Ryu Keiichiro

Ryu Keiichiro was a Japanese screenwriter and novelist born in Akasaka-ku, Tokyo. His real name is Ikeda Ichiro. He graduated from the Department of French Studies, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo. During the war, he departed as a student soldier and fought in mainland China as an army officer.…

Azumi Shinichiro

While attending the Faculty of Letters, Meiji University, he belonged to Takashi Saito Seminar. Later, he co-starred with Saito in "Information 7DAYS Newscaster", Saito appeared as a regular commentator. Initially, in high school, he aspired to be a teacher, the same as his sister, and to get a job…

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…

Aoe Shunjiro

Aoe Shunjiro, whose real name is Oshima Chosaburo (大嶋長三郎), was a Japanese playwright and critic. He was born in Akita, Japan, as the eldest son of the drug merchant Eiseido. Initially named Eiichi (衛一), he adopted the name Chosaburo after his father's death in 1915. Aoe attended Akita…

Kuramochi Yutaka

Graduated from the Economics Department of Gakushuin University. Began acting, playwriting and directing as a member of the college drama club in 1992. In 1994 he appeared as an actor in the production of "Ice Cream Man" directed by the playwright, director, and actor "Ryo Iwamatsu" for young actors.…

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…

Shimada Chiemi

An artist-filmmaker from Chiba, Japan. Working with both analogue (8, 16mm film) and digital materials, her films explore themes of intimacy, domesticity, and displacement while utilising documentary, fiction and experimental approaches. Her practice attempts to elicit contemplation, which results in…

Yamaoka Sohachi

Yamaoka Sohachi was a Japanese novelist and writer born in Koide, Kitauonuma, Niigata. He was active mainly in historical novels. In 1920, he dropped out of high school. He then moved to Tokyo, where he studied at the Ministry of Communications' research institute while working as a literary technician…

Kosai Sekine

Kosai Sekine is a Japanese short film director. His sophisticated and witty sensibility is evident throughout all his work. His outsized creativity and storytelling stands poised at the crest of a new wave of branded and interactive content in Japan’s creative community. Sekine made his debut in 2005…

Naoto Inti Raymi

Nakamura Naoto, better known by his stage name Naoto Inti Raymi, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and composer. "Inti Raymi" is Quechuan (Incan language) for "festival of the sun." He was born in Mie Prefecture in Japan and later grew up in Chiba Prefecture. For two years from 2001, he used his given…

Shooting Stars

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Set in the Anti-Japanese War period, the story is about Xia Ji Cheng, a proud son from a wealthy high-ranking political family, who originally wanted to join the Navy to fulfill his dream of becoming a captain. However,…

Strawberry Night

7.7

Himekawa Reiko is a female detective at the Metropolitan Police Department. Reiko doesn't come from an elite background but has risen fast through the ranks with hard work. Reiko then becomes involved in a murder case…

YG Treasure Box

7.8

In this survival show, YG Entertainment introduces all their male trainees in the agency. YG Treasure Box determines the member selection of YG's new boy group that debuted in 2020. There are a total of 29 trainees…

Confidence Queen

7.8

Three con artists with different backgrounds team up for a daring and adventurous scheme of revenge against the villains of this era. Yun I Rang, a con artist with an IQ of 165 and a genius-level mind in the top 1%,…

Battle Royale

7.8

A group of ninth-grade students from a Japanese high school have been forced by legislation to compete in a Battle Royale. The students are taken to an abandoned island, each given a bag with a randomly selected weapon…

Oh My General

7.9

During the Song Dynasty, Ye Zhao dressed to become a general of outstanding ability, receiving the top rank of general. The Empress Dowager constantly worries about Ye Zhao holding too much power and takes the opportunity…

Kakegurui Season 2

7.9

Hyakkaou Private Academy is a prestigious institution for the privileged, which was first established 122 years ago. The students there are ranked by their gambling winnings. The winners receive everything including…

Midnight Sun

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Sheltered since childhood, a 17-year-old girl lives with a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Her world opens up after dark when she ventures out to play her guitar for random travelers. One night, the girl…

The Legend of Xiao Chuo

7.7

In the late 10th century, the Liao dynasty reigns supreme. Prime Minister Xiao Si Wen and Princess Yan’s youngest daughter, Xiao Chao, loves the ambitious Han De Rang, but is married off to the Emperor, Jin Zhong.…

Sunshine by My Side

7.9

Jian Bing, a well-known advertising director, and Sheng Yang, a newcomer in the industry, randomly crossed paths inside a restaurant one day. One has just ended a marriage, while the other was waiting for a love to…