Hanakuma Yusaku

Yusaku Hanakuma is a Japanese illustrator and cartoonist, and was born in 1967 in Tokyo. He studied art at Chiyoda Art Technical College and the premier Setsu Mode Seminar in Tokyo. He is the winner of numerous manga awards, including the GARO Magazine Nagai Katsuichi Award and the 13th Annual Award…

Sawayanagi Michiko

Sawayanagi Michiko is a Japanese actress from Osaka prefecture. She belongs to the Tokyo Actor's Co-op.

Kawarasaki Choichiro

Kawarasaki Choichiro was a Japanese actor born in Musashino Town, Tokyo. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi High School and dropped out of Waseda University's Department of Literature. He is the eldest son of Kawarazaki Chojuro IV. His wife is Ito Eiko. His younger brothers are Kawarazaki…

Kimura Kinka

His real name is Kinnosuke. He was born in Tokyo Iwato-cho (now Ushigome of Shinjuku-ku, Iwato-cho) and grew up in Shintomicho (now Chuo-ku Shintomi ). His father was the first member of the first Ichikawa Sandan troupe, and Kinnosuke also worked as a writer after serving as a child under the name of…

Sato Junya

Sato Junya was a Japanese director and screenwriter. He was born in Tokyo and graduted from University of Tokyo Faculty of Letters. His son is director Sato Toya. Sato died in Tokyo of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome at the age of 86.

Furumoto Shinnosuke

Shinnosuke Furumoto is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Fuchu, Tokyo. He also performed the opening for the anime "Sorcerer Hunters" with Megumi Hayashibara, in which he voiced the main character. He also performed an insert song for the anime "H2 "as he voiced the main character as well.

Kuga Yoko

Kuga Yoko is a Japanese actress and singer born in Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Her real name and maiden name is Koga Yoko. She belongs to Oscar Promotion. Her father is Koga Seiichi, the chairman of Oscar Promotion Co., Ltd. In 1988, she made her debut as an actress in the Fuji TV drama "Netsuppoino!". After…

Satoru Hirohara

Born in 1986, director Satoru Hirohara studied at Masashino Art University and Tokyo University of the Arts. In 2010, his first feature film “Good Morning to the World” was released and ever since then, this one as well as his following features have gained Hirohara the attention of critics and…

Yamanouchi Akira

Akira Yamanouchi was born on July 11, 1921 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kenka ichidai: Dodekai yatsu (1970), Tattooed Life (1965) and Umi o wataru hatoba no kaze (1960). He was married to Misty OTA. He died on October 29, 1993 in Tokyo Japan.

Awaji Keiko

Awaji Keiko was born on July 17, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Downtown (1957), Kottaisan yori: Nyotai wa kanashiku (1957) and Stray Dog (1949). She was married to Kinnosuke Nakamura and Bimbo Danao. She died due to cancer on January 11, 2014 in Tokyo. (Source: IMDb)

Pelican: 74 Years Of Japanese Tradition

Pelican, a bakery located at Asakusa, Tokyo, becomes crowded every morning. There are only two types of bread sold. It looks ordinary but meet a bakery that has been loved for 74 years with a taste you won't get tired…

Daybreak

6.4

In 1975, Shinichi Nakamichi studies hard at a prestigious university in Tokyo. After graduation, Shinichi Nakamichi lands a job at a big trading company and he seems to have a bright future, but he has a secret he…

The Secret of the Black Dahlia

8.1

Toyama, an office worker who has been transferred from a rural area to Tokyo. "I'm not good at socializing with people, so I was thinking of a peaceful and free life without socializing with my neighbors. Okazaki of…

Kabukicho Bengonin Rinka

7.1

A young and beautiful female lawyer Rinka has to work at her father’s law firm in Kabukicho (Tokyo’s red light district). In the beginning, she hates dealing with her clients, most of whom are hosts and hostesses…

My Hero

A story about an 'ikumen' dad and his family showcasing a dual-income couple. Matsumoto Ryo is an IT consultant in Tokyo. While on paternity leave, he becomes exhausted from looking after the children and doing chores,…

Dakaretai 12-nin no Onnatachi

7.0

A bartender runs Bar Y’zoo, a hidden bar in some part of Tokyo. Women are unattached show up at this bar. Each woman starts on her history of love affairs with men and gripes over drinks. The bartender listens to…

Ushiro no Shomen

Kyou, who is interested in the occult, moves to Tokyo after her husband is transferred. She quickly makes friends and decides to create a blog. One day someone comments about 'Kagome Kagome' on the blog, and they decide…

The River Flows

In 1960, the people of Japan are bursting with enthusiasm in anticipation of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Amid these times, Kawai bolts from Japan and goes to Laos for a dam construction survey. However, he is never…

Mishima: The Last Debate

7.4

On May 13, 1969, 1,000 students from Tokyo University await Yukio Mishima. The air in the auditorium is taut with tension. The invitation inciting students belonging to radical movements by the right-wing nationalist…