Umeda Haruo

Umeda Haruo, born Umeda Akira (梅田晃) in 1920 in Tokyo's Yotsuya district, was a Japanese scholar, playwright, novelist, and essayist specializing in French literature. He graduated from Keio University Graduate School and was involved in writing scripts for stage plays and radio dramas, as well…

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…

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…

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…

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.

Sugi Hiroyuki

Sugi Hiroyuki is a former Japanese actor born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Myojo Gakuen High School. Coming from an acting family, his father, Sugi Kyoji, and brothers, Sugi Giichi and Sugi Yukihiko, were also actors, as was his nephew, Sugi Kinya. Sugi Hiroyuki began his career with the…

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…

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…

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)

Legal Enforcement with Dogs

7.5

Yoshino Hikari has a bright and friendly personality. She works at a credit association in her hometown. To pursue her dream of doing pet-related work, she moved to Tokyo and began to work at a pet salon. Unfortunately,…

Tora-san 14: Lullaby

7.5

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…

Kazoku no Urajijo

7.5

The Isawas are the average, ordinary Japanese family. Husband Yasuhiko and wife Yukari are the owners of Isawaya, a restaurant that serves set meals in the old downtown district of Tokyo. They are a happy couple despite…

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…

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…

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…

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…

FAKE MOTION: Tatta Hitotsu no Negai

7.5

In 20XX, it is not the strength of study or fighting that determines the superiority or inferiority of high school students, but "table tennis". There used to be fierce battles over the top spot in Tokyo. Ebisu Nagato…

Sakanoue Animal Clinic Story

7.5

Tatsuya is a veterinarian who recently quit his job. He lands a new job at Veternarian Tokumaru in Kagurazaka, Tokyo where he was born and raised. Suddenly, the owner of the hospital entrusts the hospital to Tatsuya…

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…