Yokoyama Unpei

Yokoyama Unpei was a Japanese actor from Hikone Town, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture. He became the first Japanese film actor to appear in Japan's first feature film. His real name is Yokoyama Yasushi. In 1893, he joined the troupe of Sudo Sadanori, a pioneer of the Shinpa drama, and debuted on…

Yorozuya Kinnosuke

Yorozuya Kinnosuke was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Ogawa Kinichi, son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizo III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name Yorozuya as his surname in 1971. In addition to his kabuki activity,…

Ichikawa Raizo VIII

The star of Daiei Studio, Ichikawa Raizo got his start as a kabuki actor. Born Kamezaki Akio, he was adopted at six months old by kabuki actor, Ichikawa Kudanji. He was then given the name Takeuchi Yoshio. He debuted as a kabuki actor officially at the age of 17 (1948) in the play "Nakayama Shichiri".…

Qusumi Masayuki

Qusumi Masayuki is a mangaka and an essayist. Best known for his work of Kodoku no Gurume / Solitary Gourmet.

Oku Keiichi

Oku Keiichi is a Japanese keyboardist, composer, and arranger born in Shiga prefecture. He is presided over "or-lab." Oku graduated from the Department of Composition, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, and dropped out of the master's program at the same university. He joined Hiromi Go's…

Sakura Hisako

Sakura Hisako, born Kanzaki Fujiko (神崎不二子) in Otemachi, Hiroshima, Japan, was a Japanese actress and former musume-yaku performer of the Takarazuka Girls' Revue (宝塚少女歌劇団). Later in life, she became a Buddhist nun under the name Ogasawara Nichio (小笠原日凰). She was also…

Isayama Hiroko

Isayama Hiroko, a Japanese actress and writer born in Fukuoka, Japan, graduated from Fukuoka Jogakuin High School before pursuing a career in acting. Moving to Tokyo in 1971, she trained at the Actor's Studio attached training institute and made her film debut in 1972 with "Play of White Fingers" (白い指の戯れ).…

Horikawa Tonko

Horikawa Tonko was a Japanese TV drama director, producer, and movie director from Nakanojo Town, Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture. His wife is screenwriter Takagi Rin. He studied at the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters. In 1958, he won the Ginkgo Namiki Award for his novel "Suna no Toei".…

Ichikawa Danjuro XIII

Ichikawa Danjuro XIII is a Japanese actor. He is the eleventh and current holder of the Ebizo name. He is a famous Kabuki, television and film actor and heir to the prestigious Ichikawa clan of kabuki actors. The son of Ichikawa Danjuro XII, he was born in Tokyo and began his career at the age of six…

Okuda Eiji

Okuda Eiji is a Japanese actor and film director. He was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 1990 Japanese Academy Awards for his performance in "Sen no Rikyu". He won the award for best actor at the 37th Blue Ribbon Awards for "Like a Rolling Stone". He made his directing debut in 2001 and has…

Hana's Miso Soup

7.2

Chie enjoys happy days with her boyfriend Shingo, but she is diagnosed with breast cancer. Chie is shaken with anxiety, but her boyfriend asks her to marry him. Chie gives up hope of having a baby due to the drugs…

Hana-Kimi

8.2

This hilarious comedy follows the chaos, troubles, and friendship at a boys' boarding school after a girl disguised as a boy joins. Ashiya Mizuki has just come back to Japan from California where she was raised. She…

Hana Ikusa

7.2

Inoue Mao plays the role of Mineko, a young maiko (apprentice geisha) in the Gion district of Kyoto. -- Tokyograph

Hana Kimi Remake

7.2

Ashiya Mizuki has just come back to Japan from California where she was raised. She fell in love with Sano Izumi, a hopeful high jump hero, who has quit after an accident. As she wants him to go back to the sport once…

Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill

7.8

Yuri is a high school student in the present day. She isn't happy with her life at home or school. One day, she has an argument with her mother and runs away from home. Somehow, when Yuri later opens her eyes, she…

Sexual Overture

Studying in Music Institute, Akane is specialized in playing flute but suddenly loses her confidence one day. Her school friend Midori recommends the psychiatrist Dr. Kuroko. Through hypnosis therapy, Akane gradually…

Lupin no Musume Season 2

7.5

Hana and her family of master thieves hides from the world by pretending to be dead. They live at Kazuma’s home. Hana’s father Takeru never stops stealing. Due to that, Kazuma’s father Norikazu gets sick. Hana’s…

Yama no Tom-san

7.9

Hana, who had been living in Tokyo, starts life in the countryside with her friend Toki and Toki’s daughter Toshi, an elementary school student. It is a life that they are unaccustomed to. Hana is a writer and goes…

Oyashiki no Kamisama

Machida Toru, a school teacher who was assigned to Nishiizu Town, led a busy life with irregular daily routines. On a certain holiday, Hana-chan, a tsukumogami, appeared at Toru's rented teacher's residence. Surprised,…

Kiseki no Hito

7.7

Ittaku lives without having a reason. One day, he falls in love with Hana who struggles with her harsh life. Hana's daughter Umi has problems with her ears and eyes. Umi has a hard time dealing with her daily life.…