Tokyo, Aidano, Koidano

7.5

Tokyo Adios

3.0

The semi-autobiographical story of an underground comedian in Japan's vibrant comedy scene. (Source: IMDB)

Tokyo Miracle City: Shinise - Tokyo's Time-Honored Businesses

In this fourth episode, we focus on Tokyo's "shinise" or long-established businesses. Tokyo is home to more than 3,000 shops and businesses with over a century of history. In the 20th century, Tokyo was razed to the…

Tokyo Butterfly

"SCORE" was a popular band formed by four university students. The band was offered a major contract, but they broke up after a minor misunderstanding. 6 years later, they are living their lives in their late twenties…

Tokyo Telepath 2020

Summer 2018. Tokyo has become a giant building site in the run-up to the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Behind the ambitious buildings' facades, an even more far-reaching transformation is unfolding: the city is…

Tokyo Creative Salon Ginza "Special Movie"

Tokyo Design ga Umareru Hi

6.8

Mutsumi is a rookie designer and she is employed at small design company Lemon Design. She is busy with prep work for magazine shoots, like scouting locations and working with photographers. She has doubts about her…

Tokyo Miracle City: Anime - Captivating the World Frame by Frame

8.0

In this third episode, we delve into one of Japan's most successful exports: "anime." Every year Japan produces some 2,300 hours of animated films and series: an incredible 400 plus titles, with the vast majority made…

Tokyo Chiken no Otoko

7.0

Tokyo Bicycle Festival

Director Taku Aoyagi, who has lost his job in his hometown of Yamanashi, goes to Tokyo without knowing right or left and starts delivering bicycles. What gradually came to light under the state of emergency was the…

Nakajima Hiroko

Nakajima Hiroko is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She belongs to MR. She debuted in 1989 at the age of 17 with "Music Box". She starred in "The Cherry Orchard" in 1990 and won various movie awards such as the 14th Japan Academy Award for Newcomer Actor.

Hagino Takashi

Hagino Takashi is a Tokyo-born Japanese actor. He is noted for his roles in tokusatsu dramas, such as the lead role in Choukou Senshi Changerion and his supporting role in Kamen Rider Ryuki as the psychopath known as Kamen Rider Ouja. (Source: Wikipedia)

Nishida Masafumi

He was born in Tokyo. While studying at Gakushuin University, Nishida performed in a comedy unit which was later disbanded. He made his directing debut with the web movie ”Kikikomi”. He was also in charge of the composition of NHK's educational program ”Shakiin!”. Since then, he has been working…

Jojo Hideo

Born in Tokyo in 1975. After making 8mm films as a college student, Jojo Hideo worked as an assistant director on softcore “pink films” and direct-to-video (“V Cinema”) films before debuting as a filmmaker. He has since released many films and has directed over 100 films at this point. On the…

Nakagawa Ryutaro

Nakagawa Ryutaro, born in 1990 in the Kanagawa prefecture, released his first feature film in 2012. His sixth feature Summer Blooms (2017) was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the Moscow International Film Festival. He has attracted further attention both in Japan and abroad through his latest work Silent…

Tsukikawa Sho

Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts as a Master of Film New Media, at where Tsukikawa learned film making under Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Takeshi Kitano. His short film “The Time Walker” won the Jury Prize of LOUIS VUITTON Journeys Awards (2009) from juries included Wong Kar-Wai and Sofia Coppola.…

Kagawa Kyoko

Kagawa was born in Tokyo in 1931. She originally wanted to become a ballerina. She was discovered by a film studio after winning a beauty contest and began a career in acting. Her first major film role was in a movie Mado Kara Tobidase (Jump Out of the Window). She became a household name for her role…

Ogawa Sara

Born in Tokyo, Japan. She made her debut as an actress and first starred in Innocent 15 (2016). As a filmmaker, all of her three independent short films are selected by film festivals and she gains acclaim as a director too. The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea is her first feature film. (Source: JIFF)

Uchiyama Shinji

Born in Tokyo, Japan, he's both an actor and a comedian. His talent agency is Ishii-Mitsuzo Office.

Park Romi

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Romi Park is mostly a voice actress.