Azuma Kenji

Azuma Kenji was a Japanese manzai (comedic duo) performer who formed the duo "W Kenji" with Miyagi Kenji. His real name was Otani Kenji (大谷健二), and he was born in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan. Azuma's father served as the mayor of Otawara Town. After finishing middle school, Azuma began working…

Jeon Hun Young

Jeon Hun Young is a South Korean archer. She graduated from Inil Girls' High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Sports Coaching from Kyunghee University. While attending middle school in 2009, she was selected to the youth national team and then set a world record in the cadet category…

Nakamura Miyoko

Nakamura Miyoko, born Iwamura Miyoko (岩村美代子) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress known for her work in theater. She was initially associated with the Geijutsu Shogekijo before joining the Haiyuza Theatre Company, where she primarily performed on stage. Nakamura passed away from heart failure…

An Ba Ul

An Tae Yang, later legally changed to An Ba Ul, is a South Korean judoka. He graduated from Geumgok High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Judo Coaching from Yongin University. He began his career as a junior World Champion and was ranked #1 in the world before he transitioned to the…

Otsu Daisaku

Otsu Daisaku is a Japanese actor and singer, known for his involvement with the unit RisK. He is from Musashino, Tokyo, and graduated from Nihon University Sakuragaoka High School. In high school, Otsu gained recognition as a reader model for the magazines "BOYS RUSH" and "Tokyo Street News," which…

Sakaguchi Minako

Sakaguchi Minako was a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. She was affiliated with the Mingei Theatre Company. Sakaguchi's husband was actor and voice actor Maeda Masaaki, and their daughter is dancer and choreographer Maeda Nina. Inspired to become an actress after watching…

Oya Ichijiro

Oya Ichijiro was a Japanese actor born in Asakusa Suga, Tokyo. He made his stage debut in 1907 at the age of 13, performing as a child extra in Beggar's Child or Nobleman's Child (乞食の子か大名の子か). He studied under actor Fujii Rokusuke (藤井六輔), adopting the stage name Fujikawa…

Sora Neo

Sora Neo is an American director. Raised in New York and Tokyo, he is the son of musician Sakamoto Ryuichi and his long-time manager, Sora Norika. (Source: Wikipedia)

Torii Yuki

Torii Yuki is a Japanese fashion designer known for her brand "Yuki Torii." Born in Tokyo, she graduated from Bunka Gakuin in 1961. She debuted her collection at 19, participating in her mother Kimiko's fashion show in 1962. In 1970, she founded Torii Co., Ltd., a women's clothing manufacturing and…

Arai Tamao

Arai Tamao, a former Japanese actress from Setagaya, Tokyo, was affiliated with Hirata Kon Promotion in 1984 and later with Natsuki Production in 1989. She is the niece of actress Ishihara Maki. Encouraged by her mother, Arai joined the Wakasou Theater Company at age four and pursued acting from her…

Bread of Happiness

7.5

Young married couple Rie and Nao move from Tokyo to Tsukiura in Hokkaido Prefecture to start a bakery restaurant named Mani. Nao bakes bread and his wife Rie makes food that complements the bread. Spring, Summer, Autumn…

River’s Edge Okawabata Tanteisha

7.6

Set within a small detective agency located along the riverside of Sumida River in Asakusa District, Tokyo. At the detective agency, there are 3 employees: researcher Muraki, the head of the detective agency and reception…

Aoi Honoo

7.6

Set in the early 1980's, Moyuru is a student at an art school in Osaka. He is full of passion and desire in his pursuit to become a manga writer. He also doesn't lack confidence in his abilities. Morinaga Tonko is…

Ya Boy Kongming!

7.7

General of the Three Kingdoms, Kongming had struggled his whole life, facing countless battles that made him into the accomplished strategist he was. So on his deathbed, he wished only to be reborn into a peaceful…

Iribito

7.8

Naho is the deputy curator of the art gallery established by her grandfather, an avid art collector. Naho's husband is the managing director at a different art gallery in Ginza which his family has run for several…

Miss Sherlock

8.0

"Miss Sherlock" is set in modern day Tokyo and both lead characters are Japanese women – Dr. Wato Tachibana, a surgeon recently returned from a volunteer doctors’ mission in Syria and Sara Shelly Futaba, an investigation…

Soul Mate

8.1

After inadvertently destroying the life of his best friend, Narutaki Ryu abandons everything and leaves Japan. He nearly dies at a church in a foreign country before he is saved by a Korean boxer named Hwang Jo Han.…

Bloody Monday Season 2

8.3

Two years have passed since the world’s most heinous act of biological terror took place. Japan is threatened anew by an unfolding and sinister plot to destroy Tokyo with a nuclear device. A plane is hijacked, among…

Detroit Metal City

7.5

Negishi Soichiro is a music obsessed teenager who makes the jump from his rural hometown to the big city of Tokyo. His goal is to become a successful musician, but not the typical J-pop star: Negishi has a love for…

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

7.6

Set in 1958 Tokyo. Norifumi Suzuki owns a small auto body shop named “Suzuki Auto”, where he works and lives with his loving family. One day, he comes back home with a new employee, Mutsuko Hoshino, who moves in…