Migiwa Natsuko

Migiwa Natsuko, born Miyamoto Junko (宮本順子) in Osaka, Japan, is a Japanese actress and talent. She graduated from Osaka Women's Academy Junior High School and entered the Takarazuka Music School in 1962. After graduating in 1964, she joined the Takarazuka Revue as a member of the Snow Troupe,…

Frank Nagai

Frank Nagai was a Japanese singer known for his attractive baritone voice. His real name was Nagai Kiyoto. Nagai was born in Matsuyama, Miyagi, Japan. He had his major debut in 1954 when he was discovered by composer Yoshida Tadashi. He had many hit songs such as Yurakucho de Aimasho, Tokyo Night Club,…

Kawahara Sabu

Kawahara Sabu is a Japanese actor and talent, born in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan. His original stage name was Kawahara Hiromasa (河原裕昌), which he changed to Kawahara Sabu in 1982. He is currently affiliated with Horipro Booking Agency (ホリプロ・ブッキング・エージェンシー). After…

Iikubo Haruna

Iikubo Haruna is a Japanese idol, fashion model and actress. She is a 10th generation member of Morning Musume. She is a former model for the Japanese fashion magazine Love Berry. She was born in Tokyo, Japan. In 2009, Haruna won a special award at the exclusive auditions for the fashion magazine Love…

Harada Yoshio

Yoshio Harada (原田 芳雄 Harada Yoshio, 29 February 1940 - 19 July 2011) was a Japanese actor best known for playing rebels in a career that spanned six decades.

Born in Tokyo, Harada joined the Haiyūza theater troupe in 1966 and made his television debut in…

Nogiwa Yoko

Nogiwa Yuko was a Japanese actress. She was born in Tsubata Town in Kawakita, Ishikawa, and raised in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, as well as Amanuma, Tokyo. She attended Rikkyo University's Department of English and American Literature. She was selected as the university's first Miss Rikkyo. After graduating…

Ichikawa Sumizo VI

Ichikawa Jukai III was an outstanding tachiyaku actor, excelling in nimaime roles. From the end of the Meiji era to the first decade of the Shôwa era, he was an active member of the troupe led by Ichikawa Sadanji II, which was involved in the creations of many Shinkabuki dramas, written by playwrights…

Kinoshita Keisuke

Kinoshita Keisuke was a Japanese film director. Kinoshita was highly prolific, turning out some 42 films in the first 23 years of his career. For this, Kinoshita explained that he "can’t help it. Ideas for films have always just popped into my head like scraps of paper into a wastebasket. Although…

Takahashi Minami

Takahashi Minami is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 under Team A. She was also the General Director of the whole AKB48 group including all sister groups. She was described as the "eldest daughter of the 48 sisters" in the group by Yasushi Akimoto during an interview carried out by the…

Mihara Ui

Mihara Ui is a Japanese model, YouTuber and actress. She was born in Hyogo Prefecture. She has been a model for children's clothing brand JENNI since around 2014, when she was in 6th grade. In 2020, while still in high school, she was selected as the winner of the Girls Grand Prix at the 7th Japan Seifuku…

Tokyo in April Is...

7.6

Kazuma, back in Tokyo after returning from America, reunites with his middle school friend Ren, now the top designer at their company. It’s their first meeting in 10 years since an abrupt farewell. Ren was Kazuma’s…

Tokyo Tarareba Girls

7.7

30-year-old Kamata Rinko is single and a struggling scriptwriter. She has no boyfriend and keeps having night outs at drinking spots with her girlfriends, Kaori and Koyuki. “If I become beautiful, a better guy will…

Tokyo Swindlers

7.7

The story unveils a series of unprecedented crimes committed by a cunning group of land scammers who use real estate sales as bait to steal large sums of money. (Source: Netflix) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Jimenshitachi"…

Tokyo Bandwagon

7.7

The somewhat peculiar Hotta family runs Tokyo Bandwagon, a secondhand bookstore and cafe in the old part of Tokyo. They are a big four-generation family that is rare these days. The Hottas live by rather unusual family…

Tokyo Joshi Zukan

7.7

The story follows Aya Saito from last year in high school to her 40s, as she moves from Akita, a small rural town in the Japanese countryside to the glittering metropolis of Tokyo. Aya has to adjust to the different…

Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room - The Movie

7.7

The Mobile Emergency Room (MER), newly established by the Governor of Tokyo, is a life-saving operation with the goal of preventing even one fatality. As they rush to save patients in an ER car equipped with the latest…

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…

Tokyo Ghoul

7.6

University student Ken Kaneki becomes injured by Rize, a human-eating ghoul. Ken is saved when a steel frame falls on the ghoul. They are both sent to the hospital, where Ken receives an organ transplant from Rize.…

Tokyo Bachelors

7.5

Ishibashi Taro is 38 years old, single and works for a big bank. Miyoshi Reiya is 37 years old, divorced and works as a dentist. Iwakura Kazuhiko is 45 years old, single and works as a lawyer. These three men are close…

Tokyo Salad Bowl

7.8

Koda Mari is a green-haired police officer in the International Investigation Unit of the Higashi-Shinjuku Police Department. Energetic and cheerful, she's dedicated to helping anyone in need, regardless of nationality.…