Ikeuchi Junko

Ikeuchi Junko, whose real name was Nakazawa Sumiko, was born in Honjo-ku, Tokyo. She made her screen debut with “Kotaishi no Hanayome” (“The Crown Prince’s Bride”) in 1955 after working at a department store and becoming a marquee actress for Shintoho Pictures Co. In her long career, Ikeuchi…

Nogawa Yumiko

Nogawa Yumiko is a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She has starred in several movies, notably "Gate of Flesh" (1964), a Japanese erotic film, part of a trilogy of films she made with director Seijun Suzuki. Including "Story of a Prostitute" (1965) and "Carmen from Kawachi" (1966). These films…

Hama Mie

Hama Mie is a Japanese actress. She was working as a bus conductor when she was spotted by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka. She went on to become one of the most in-demand actresses in Japan. Notable appearances included the 1965 spy comedy Kokusai Himitsu Keisatsu: Kagi no Kagi, which was the source for the…

Hoshida Yoshiko

Hoshida Yoshiko is a Japanese producer and director from Tokyo, Japan. She served as the general director and managing director at Kyodo Television (共同テレビジョン). Hoshida developed an interest in the entertainment industry early, influenced by her father's career. She graduated from the…

Ishihara Yujiro

Yujiro grew up in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in Otaru, Hokkaido, and in Zushi, Kanagawa. His father, an employee of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, was from Ehime Prefecture, and his mother was from Miyajima, Hiroshima. Yujiro attended Otaru Fuji Kindergarten and then Otaru City Inaho Elementary School. During his…

Nishida Hikaru

Nishida Hikaru is a Japanese J-pop singer and actress. She made her singing debut with the release of the single Fifteen on April 6, 1988, named after her age at the time. Hikaru is well known for her ability to speak English. She was born in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture but her family quickly moved…

Ito Aiko

Ito Aiko, born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a former Japanese actress who was affiliated with Stardust Promotion. She played the role of Ranru Itsuki (Abare Yellow) in the 2003 Super Sentai TV series "Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger". In 1999, Ito debuted in a commercial for Otsuka Pharmaceutical.…

Dazai Osamu

Osamu Dazai was born Tsushima Shuji in Aomori Prefecture. His father, Genemon, was a landlord. Osamu was born as the sixth son of the Tsushima family. Due to his mother being ill and his father busy working after his birth, he was raised by a nanny for a year before his aunt, Kie, took over until he…

Inoue Mao

Mao Inoue is a Japanese actress. She debuted as a U-15 idol in 1999. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as Akane Imai in Kids War and as Makino Tsukushi in the popular Hana Yori Dango series. Inoue Mao started her career as an actress at five years old. She has been in many dramas…

Sorimachi Takashi

Sorimachi Takashi, born in Urawa City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese model, actor and singer. Sorimachi is mostly famous for his portrayal of Onizuka Eikichi in the live-action drama adaptation of the popular manga series "GTO", and the assassin O in Hong Kong action film "Fulltime Killer".…

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

7.2

In 1992, science fiction writer Kenichiro Terasawa is writing a book about Godzilla and learns of a group of Japanese soldiers stationed on Lagos Island during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign. In February…

Higashino Keigo Mysteries

7.3

11 mysteries, 11 actors. Japan's favorite mystery author, the world of Higashino Keigo comes to life on screen through an assortment of short stories. For every episode, there will be a different lead actor and story,…

Water Boys

7.2

Two years ago, five high-school boys brought fame to a small town in Japan. What was so unique was that they formed a "men's synchronized swimming club." Their involvement and struggles while learning synchronized…

Haikei, Chichiue-sama

7.4

Set in an old prestigious Ryotei (Japanese-style restaurant) in a small town in the center of Tokyo, a young Itamae (cook for Japanese dishes) struggles his life, love and work while the long-lasted ryotei and the…

Lovesick Ellie

7.4

Eriko Ichimura has an ordinary and unnoticed student life at her high school. Her only joy is watching popular male student Akira Omi and imagining them being a couple. She writes down those thoughts on her social…

Zettai Kareshi

7.5

Robot maker, Kronos Heaven, finally develops "Night Tenjo", the perfect male humanoid programmed to be devoted and completely loyal to his lover. The company chooses temp worker Izawa Riiko to take part in a 5-day…

Final Cut

7.5

During his high school years, Nakamura Keisuke’s mother was accused of the murder of a young girl. The story is set 12 years after this incident, and Keisuke sets out on a revenge mission to find the actual murderer…

Toshi Densetsu no Onna 2

7.1

"Toshi Densetsu no Onna" is a comedy mystery that features a beautiful female detective Otonashi Tsukiko, who has an obsession with urban legends. Using her beauty and maniac point of view, she solves various unsolved…

Himitsu no Hanazono

7.1

A 28-year old female magazine editor who is tired of work and feels she doesn't have a life is assigned to be in charge of a very popular cartoonist with a most lovely name, Yuriko Hanazono. But as she goes to Hanazono's…

Dr. Coto's Clinic 2006

7.6

February 2006, Shikina Island. Dr. Koto is riding his bicycle to visit his patients. He is told by one of them that Takehiro, one of the boys who was brought up on this island, has passed the entrance exam for a junior…