Goda Mamora

Goda Mamora is a Japanese manga artist born in Ise, Mie, Japan. He studied graphic design at the Osaka General Design Technical School and began working as a freelance illustrator after graduation. In 1993, he debuted with two works, "Tora no Ko ga Yuku!" (虎の子がゆく!) and "Hana no Saku Niwa"…

Takamine Mieko

Mieko Takamine was born on December 2, 1918 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Inugami Family (1976), Sanada Yukimura no bouryaku (1979) and Hana no nagadosu (1954). She died on May 27, 1990 in Japan. She had a hit song - "Kohan no yado" (Lakeside Hotel) in 1940. (Source: IMDb)

Nomura Mansai II

Nomura Mansai II, born April 5, 1966 under the name Nomura Takeshi, is a well known Kyogen stage actor, and film actor. Takeshi is the eldest son of Nomura Mansaku II, a Kyogen master. His debut was at the age of three in the drama, Quiver of The Monkey. Since then he has also been cast in the dramas:…

Igarashi Izumi

Shimizu Yukiko is a former Japanese actress. She makes her debut in 1987 in a drama, Shoujo Commander Izumi. Even after the drama Shoujo Commando Izumi ends, she appeared mainly in TV dramas, but she did not receive as much attention as when she was a teenager. However, she was selected as the youngest…

Matsumoto Hakuo II

The 9th generation Matsumoto Koshiro was born in Tokyo, Japan. A graduate of Waseda University and a versatile actor, Matsumoto Koshiro IX has performed extensively in Kabuki and Western stage plays. He made his stage debut in 1945, at the age of three, under the name Matsumoto Kintaro II, and took…

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,…

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…

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).…

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.…

Hana Kimi

7.4

After watching a high jump competition on TV, Lu Rui Xi was so inspired by a jumper named Zuo Yi Quan that she decides to transfer to his school, which happened to be an all-boys school; therefore, she disguises herself…