Kitagawa Keiko

Kitagawa Keiko, born in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese actress and former model. She grew up in Kobe and lost many friends in the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. As a child, she wanted to be a doctor, but by the time she reached high school, she was uncertain as to whether she could do that,…

Fujita Makoto

He was born in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, the son of silent-film actor Rintarō Fujima, and started his career as a comedian in 1952.Fujita appeared in both jidaigeki and contemporary roles. He starred as Nakamura Mondo, a samurai, in sixteen Hissatsu ("Kill") series on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation from 1973.…

Tsuruta Koji

Ono Eiichi, better known by his stage name Tsuruta Koji, was a Japanese actor and singer. He appeared in almost 260 feature films and had a unique style of singing. His daughter, Tsuruta Sayaka, is an actress. Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Tsuruta was raised in Osaka by his grandmother, following his…

Nagano Munenori

Munenori Nagano was born on February 17, 1978 in Miyazaki, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Taxi Driver Gion Taro: Subete no kuzuyaro ni sasagu (2014), Panic In (2015) and Ryoufesu!: Saigo no nanafushigi (2012).

Okano Makiko

Okano Makiko is a Japanese television producer from Kanagawa. She graduated from Gakushuin University with a degree in English and American Literature. After starting her career at the production company Telepack, she worked in drama production at WOWOW before moving to Netflix as a manager in content…

Horikawa Hiromichi

Horikawa Hiromichi was a Japanese director. He was assistant director to Kurosawa Akira for the production of Seven Samurai (1954) and Throne of Blood (1957). Akira Kurosawa’s assistant on numerous films including Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai, 1954), Horikawa has never achieved…

Yamamoto Ayaka

Yamamoto Ayaka is a former Japanese idol and former fashion model, a former member of the female idol group NMB48, and a former exclusive member of "Seventeen", from Hyogo prefecture. She belonged to Showtitle. She passed the NMB48 5th gen member audition final examination and was unveiled on June 28th…

Bando Tsumasaburo

Bando Tsumasaburo was a Japanese Kabuki actor and movie actor born in Hashimoto-cho, Kanda-ku, Tokyo. His brother, sister, and mother died one after another, and his father failed in business and went bankrupt. In 1916 he graduated from Jinjo Elementary School High School. In 1920, when the Shochiku…

Namura Shin

Namura Shin was born in Tokyo. He belongs to Father's Corporation and graduated from Meiji University in 2019. He's an actor that has appeared in stage plays, on tv dramas and in movies. Namura got his debut in drama with 2018's "Kiraware Kansatsukan SP". His movie debut occurred a year later with 2019's…

Ninomiya Kazunari

Ninomiya Kazunari, often called Nino, is a singer-songwriter, actor, presenter, and radio host. He is a member of the boy band Arashi and portrayed Private Saigo in the 2006 Clint Eastwood war film Letters from Iwo Jima. Ninomiya began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese…

The Greatest Teacher

7.7

Kujo Rina, a chemistry teacher and homeroom teacher for the 3rd grade D class at Horai High School, has no bond with her students. On graduation day, she is pushed from the 4th floor and glimpses the sleeve of the…

Tokyo Dogs

7.8

Takakura So witnessed his father's murder at a young age. Pledging to catch the killer, he grows up to become an elite cop in New York City, where the criminal lives. His character is cool-headed and disciplined, yet…

Blue Birthday: Best Birthday

7.6

10 years after the worst birthday - Jun and Karin regained their peaceful daily lives. Karin was about to turn 28. In order to make it the best birthday, the two of them decide to go on a hot spring trip. But soon,…

Okoma Saizo: Koi no Kihachijo

Hoigaku Kyoshitsu no Jiken File 27: Osowareta Konyaku-sha!

Ninomiya Saki, a forensic expert, and her husband, Ninomiya Kazuma, a police inspector, investigate the suspicious death of a caregiver found bound in her apartment. While the case initially appears to be a clear homicide,…

No Side Manager

7.8

Kimijima Hayato works for a big manufacturing company. He wants to be successful at his job, and he is mentioned for a promotion, but he opposes the company undertaking a project led by his boss. This leads to Kimijima…

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

6.7

Mika works in Tokyo as a nurse during the day and at a girl's bar at night. She meets Shinji, who works as a day labourer, and they become attracted to each other. ~~ Adapted from the poetry book "Yozora wa Itsudemo…