Yamagata Isao

Yamagata Isao was a Japanese actor born in London, England, where his acrobat father toured. He grew up in Ichibei-cho, Azabu-ku, Tokyo. In 1935, he graduated from the Japan Academy of Actors. After completing his military service, he joined the Toho Theater Company in 1936. In 1942, he formed the theater…

Okada Tokihiko

Okada Tokihiko was an actor in the Taisho and early Showa eras born in Miyamoto-cho, Kanda-ku, Tokyo. He entered Zushi Kaisei Junior High School with outstanding results, but was impressed by the "Broken Coin" he saw at the movie theater in Ise Sakicho, and went to Asakusa Rokuku without studying. He…

Mizuki Ichiro

Mizuki Ichiro was a Japanese vocalist, lyricist, composer, voice actor and actor born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. For over 40 years, he recorded over 1200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He was referred to by fans and fellow performers alike as the Aniki ("big brother") of…

Yamada Tatsuo

Yamada Tatsuo was a Japanese actor from Toyama best known for his portrayal of biker Jin, the protagonist of Sōgo Ishii's 1980 film Crazy Thunder Road. He died of stomach cancer on July 26, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. (Source: Wikipedia, AsianWiki)

Kishida Shin

Kishida Shin was a Japanese actor, best known for his memorable supporting roles in films and television series. Kishida Shin was born at Kawakita General Hospital in Asagaya, Suginami, Tokyo. His uncle was playwright Kunio Kishida, and actress Kyoko Kishida and children's author Eriko Kishida were…

Katou Seizou

Seizō Katō (加藤精三 Katō Seizō?, February 14, 1927 – January 17, 2014) was a Japanese voice actor who worked for Haikyo (Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society). Kato was born in Tokyo. He was noted for his role as Megatron and Galvatron from the 1st Transformers series until Transformers:…

Nakaya Noboru

Nakatani Noboru, a Japanese actor born in Takanawa, Shiba, Tokyo, Japan, initially enrolled in Chuo University’s Faculty of Law but left to pursue a career in theater. He began his theatrical journey with Bungakuza Theatre Research Institute in 1950, becoming a full member in 1951. His film debut…

Fujita Sokyu

Fujita Sokyu is a Japanese actor born in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, who belongs to the theater group Yen. He graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Department of Russian Language. In 1973, after graduating from college, he became a research student at the theater company Un. In 1976,…

Kato Daisuke

Kato Daisuke, whose real name was Kato Tokunosuke (加藤徳之), was a Japanese actor born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Prefectural Seventh Junior High School and began his career as a kabuki actor before transitioning to film. His father, Takejima Denzo, was a playwright and assistant…

Inoue Jun

Inoue Jun is a Japanese talent, singer, actor, and comedian from Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. He is known for his work on "Rajio no Jikan", "Megane wo Kakete Mask wo Suruto Itsumo Kumoru" and "Nishi no Petenshi Higashi no Sagishi". He was previously married to Aoki Emi.

Women Document Detectives Season 3

7.5

Narumi Risa is an eccentric, intellectually brilliant detective with a pen fetish. She has been holed up in the 6th Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division's Special Investigation…

Jinsei Saiko no Okurimono

7.5

Sasai Ryosuke, a translator who used to be a university lecturer, stays in a small Western-style house that stands at the back of Kishimojindo Temple in Tokyo’s Toshima ward. He has been living alone ever since his…

Pocket ni Boken wo Tsumekonde

7.5

Madoka Akagi grew up in a port town in the Kanto prefecture of Japan. After graduating from university, she moved to work at ADventure, a small advertising agency in Tokyo. She came to Tokyo in search of her dreams,…

Ryosangata Riko: Saigo no Puramo Joshi no Jinsei Kumitate Ki

7.5

Komukai Riko is the family's second daughter, with an elder sister who is sturdy and a younger sister who is more free-spirited. Riko was working briefly in Tokyo when she returned to her parent's residence after her…

Keishicho Zero Gakari

7.5

Superintendent Kobayakawa Fuyuhiko is a naive career police officer who cannot read situations. He was transferred from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s National Research Institute of Police Science to…

Izakaya Fuji

7.6

Eiichi Nishio is an aspiring young actor, who is not well-known yet and only receives roles to play dead bodies. While wandering around Nakameguro, Tokyo, he recognizes the restaurant/bar Izakaya Fuji, which he had…

My Sons

7.6

After the death of his wife, an old man begins to live alone in his old home in Iwate Prefecture. One year later, his youngest son Tetsuo, who lives in Tokyo, returns to his old home town and begins to discuss with…

Nile Perch no Joshikai

7.5

Career woman, Shimura Eriko, works for a large general trading company on equal footing with the men. She is beautiful and highly educated. Her parents have a house in Tokyo’s Setagaya ward. Life seems to be going…

Silent Voice

7.5

People tell lies with words through their cerebral neocortex. However, the moment before a person speaks, the mental reflexes of the limbic system will be apparent. There is a police sergeant with the Tokyo Metropolitan…

Unreachable

7.6

Misaki, Yuuka, and Sakura live together in an old house on a corner of Tokyo. Though they are not related by blood, they have been bound together by a strong bond for the last twelve years. (Source: Mubi.com)