The Curry Songs

7.4

Amasawa Yoichiro was abandoned by his parents and has been wandering the world alone. Some trouble leads to his encounter with a shy university student Suzuki Nita who hopes to become an artist. A penniless and homeless…

Following the Sound

7.5

Three individuals, Haru, Yukiko, and Tsuyoshi, cross paths in a series of everyday encounters. Haru meets Yukiko while seeking directions, and they visit a café that is closed. Yukiko takes Haru home, making her an…

The Dogs of Karma Season 2

The story unfolds when Kamo's former best friend comes to visit him. (Source: Japanese = natalie.mu || Translation = MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Gedo no Uta" (外道の歌) by Watanabe Daisuke (渡邊ダイスケ).

Ballad

7.0

A love story between a Sengoku general (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) and a young princess (Yui Aragaki). Matabe Ijiri is the tough general of the small region known as Kasuga in Sengoku-era Japan. His nickname is "Ijiri," which…

The Lament of Lamb

6.2

Ever since his mother died, Kazuna Takashiro has been living under the roof of Mr. And Mrs. Eda, who are his father's friends. One day, he passes out while working as a model in an art class. Repeated nightmarish imageries…

The Mole Song: Final

7.3

Kikukawa Reiji is suddenly appointed to infiltration investigator Mole. His mission is to infiltrate the biggest yakuza organization in Japan and approach Todoroki Shuho, who is the head of the organization. Kikukawa…

Happily Ever After

7.3

A hopeless woman and a hopeless man. A woman that loves the man whatever happens, and a man that can't exactly express his feelings and just turns over the table, out of irritation, short temper, and sometimes love.…

Songs of Kamui

More than anything, brilliant Teru longs to attend school with other girls. But in early 20th-century Japan, Teru is excluded because she is Ainu. Instead of writing, the Ainu—indigenous people from Japan’s Hokkaido…

The Mole Song: Hong Kong Crazy Uproar Song

7.3

When undercover cop Reiji takes on a new mission to take down the Chinese mafia, elite police officer Shinya moves to arrest Reiji.

Kyrie

7.4

In the Great East Japan Earthquake, a young girl named Luca loses her family and is left with a disability that prevents her from speaking properly. She can, however, make her voice heard when she sings. When she remembers…

Araki Shinobu

Araki Shinobu was born in 1891 in Niigata. He spent the early part of his life in a small traveling theater company and performing in Asakusa, before joining Nikkatsu Mukojima in 1921, stepping into the world of acting for the first time. He began by appearing in the Shinpa dramas Futari Shizuka (Two…

Ueki Hitoshi

Actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist, Ueki came to fame through the comic jazz-band The Crazy Cats led by Hajime Hana. His hit song, Sūdara-bushi, placed in the Oricon top ten and landed him an appearance on the NHK annual music spectacular Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Ueki received the Purple Ribbon Medal…

Sakata Megumi

Sakata Megumi is a Japanese singer-songwriter, lyricist, composer, singer, actress, and television personality from Tokyo, Japan. Her father is Sakata Osamu, the 7th Uta no Oniisan on the popular children's television show "Okaasan to Issho". She made her debut as a child actress in the drama "Mado…

Jinde Tatsuro

Jinde Tatsuro was a Japanese historical fiction writer and served as the third President of the Japan Writers Club. Born in Ishikawa, Japan, he initially moved to Manchuria due to his older brother's job with the South Manchuria Railway, where he attended Fengtian Middle School before returning home…

Ochiai Naobumi

A Japanese poet and literary scholar. Ochiai Naobumi was adopted by the Ochiai family in 1878 while he was studying at their Shinto school. In 1881 he went to Tokyo and continued his education there at the University of Tokyo , where he also taught at times. As a lyricist, he strove to fill the traditional…

Wada Shu

Wada was born in Kagoshima prefecture. After graduating from Haiyuza Theatre Company, he formed the Yoru no Ki theater troupe in 1980. He appeared in the Katsu Kaishū and Musashi Musashi NHK Taiga dramas, the Nurse no Oshigoto and Aibō live-action television series, and Odoru Daisōsasen THE MOVIE.…

Asano Shinjiro

Born in Fukagawa, Tokyo. Aiming for a career in acting, he joined the newly opened drama research institute and received guidance from Sawada Shojiro. He made his film debut in 1929 with a small role after joining Nikkatsu's Uzumasa Studio. His oldest recorded appearance is 1931's Kimura Jiro directed…

Oda Motoyoshi

An English major who graduated from Waseda University, one of Japan's most prestigious, in 1935, Motoyoshi Oda was promptly accepted into the directors' program at Tokyo's P.C.L. (Photo Chemical Laboratories, a film company later incorporated into Toho Studios). He studied under director Kajiro Yamamoto,…

Kobayashi Shigeo

Shigeo Kobayashi is a Japanese actor. Born and raised in Tokyo, Kobayashi worked on over 80 films, theatrical productions and TV drama series. In 2008, he played the leading role in a short film "Todai (the Light House)" a part of Otokotachi no Uta. His most recent work includes the role of a Japanese…

Matsumura Tatsuo

Matsumura Tatsuo was born December 18, 1914 in Yokohama City, Kanagawa as the third son of his family. His father, Takeshige, served as a board member for Nippon Columbia. During college, he belonged to a rugby club. In 1938, he graduated from Hosei University and formed a theater troupe. He was recruited…