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…

Murakoshi Ichiro

Murakoshi Ichiro was a Japanese narrator, actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was a Waseda University graduate. His real name was Murakoshi Yoshikazu.

Ichikawa Danjuro XII

Ichikawa Danjuro XII, a Japanese Kabuki actor born in Tokyo, Japan, was known for his contributions to traditional theater. He inherited the stage name Naritaya and was affiliated with the Japan Art Academy, holding the rank of Senior Fifth Rank. His birth name was Horikoshi Natsuo, and he also used…

Hirokawa Taichiro

Hirokawa Taichiro was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator born in Tokyo, Japan. He died on March 3, 2008, from cancer. His death was announced at the beginning of the 2nd Seiyu Awards. (Source: Wikipedia)

Yuzuki Asako

Yuzuki Asako is a Japanese novelist born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. She attended Keisen Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School and graduated from Rikkyo University with a degree in French literature. She is married and a member of the Japan PEN Club. Since her university days, she aimed to become a…

Kusano Hayato

Kusano Hayato is a Japanese actor born in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. When he was 2 years old, his family moved to Ibaraki, Japan. He debuted as a professional boxer at the age of 18 from the Yamaguchi Tsuchiura Boxing Gym, but retired at the age of 21 due to injury. He then pursued acting under the mentorship…

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…

Nakamura Masato

Nakamura Masato, born in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese musician, music producer, and actor, best known as the leader and bassist of DREAMS COME TRUE. Nakamura attended Doshisha Kori Junior High School but transferred to Ichikawa Municipal Daiichi Junior High School after one semester. He began…

Kumano Ryuji

Kumano Ryuji was a Japanese actor born in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Mukojima Technical High School. After a career as a professional boxer, he joined Toho and the theater company "Gekidan Sedai". In his later years, he performed primarily under the stage name Katsushika…

Shimegi Shigako

Shimegi Shigako is a Japanese actress born in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Atomi Gakuen High School. After training at the Actor's Training Institute, she joined the Bungakuza theater company. From around 1960, she was active mainly in movies and TV dramas produced by Nikkatsu, Daiei, and…

Dr. Koto Shinryojo 2022

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The movie follows the titular Dr. Goto, a surgeon who left Tokyo after making a mistake and took charge of a clinic on a small island in Okinawa. His presence there helped the islanders and he became a valued member…

Sunset Sunrise

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In 2020, the world is forced into lockdown by the COVID pandemic. As remote work is popularized in order to keep the infection rate under control, a young man employed by a company in Tokyo moves to a country town…

A Little Pond

7.4

The Korean war does not start well for the US. They are being routed by the North Koreans and despite US reinforcements from Tokyo, the US army is making a hasty disorganized retreat to the southern-most city of Pusan.…

Gekikaradou

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Sarukawa Kenta, a marketer for a mid-range drinks company based in Osaka, is transferred to the Tokyo office for a good job. But in the new place, all difficult clients were thrown off on him, and his colleagues are…

Tora-san 14: Lullaby

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During his travels Tora-san meets a troubled father with a baby. He shares a drink with the man who then abandons the baby into Tora-san's care. At his hometown in Shibamata, Tokyo, the family is worried about who…

Hokusai to Meshi Saeareba

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Yamada Fumiko, nicknamed Bun, is a poor university student who lives alone in Kita Senju, Tokyo with her talking soft toy Hokusai. A shy person and a day dreamer, Bun makes the people around her happy with imaginative,…

I Did Not Go to School Until I Wrote "AnoHana" and "KokoSake"

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Okada Mari was a hikikomori back when she went to school. She was socially isolated and alone. However, this all changes when she forces herself to go to Tokyo and become a scriptwriter. (Source: MyDramaList)

Mei no Mei

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Ozu Takaichiro is a 32-year-old single man. He is rationalistic and modernistic in his beliefs. He works and lives in Tokyo, but he is lethargic about everything in his daily life. One day, his older sister and her…

Anata no Tonari ni Dareka Iru

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Azusa the wife, Otaro the husband, and their only daughter Suzu. They live in a little public dwelling in Tokyo. They're a fairly ordinary family of three living a normal but happy life. That is, until they move into…

We are Medical Interns

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Ameno Ryuji graduated from a medical school out in a province. He is now a doctor-in-training in the surgery department at a hospital in Tokyo. Every day, he is scolded by senior doctors for not being able to do something…