Tokyo Miracle City: Anime - Captivating the World Frame by Frame

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In this third episode, we delve into one of Japan's most successful exports: "anime." Every year Japan produces some 2,300 hours of animated films and series: an incredible 400 plus titles, with the vast majority made…

Tokyo Noir

Yakuza's Narumi decides to retire, after doing his last job, but the gun fires during weapons trafficking transaction, killing an undercover investigator disguised as his opponent. Narumi, who has been chased by the…

Tokyo Kurds

It is difficult to get refugee status in Japan. In 2016, the number of recognized as refugees was 28 out of 10,901. For the past 20 years, Turkish Kurds have been fleeing from prejudice and persecution and coming to…

Tokyo Miracle City: Gargantuan Rail Network - The Passionate Pursuit of Punctuality

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In this second episode, we explore the vast rail network that crisscrosses the metropolis. With 148 train lines carrying some 40 million passengers daily, Tokyo hosts the world's largest and most interconnected urban…

Tokyo Miracle City: Gourmet Capital - Keeping Alive the Spirit of Tsukiji

8.3

In the series Tokyo Miracle City, we unravel the secrets behind some of the capital's most intriguing wonders. In part one, we delve into Tokyo's famed and tantalizing food culture, exploring the role the iconic Tsukiji…

Tokyo Friend Park Special 2019

9.0

Tokyo Friends Park special feature. Takuya Kimura, Kyoka Suzuki and Sawamura Ikki from the Sunday Theater, Grand Maison Tokyo. From Tuesday's drama "You and I on the G-String" Haru, Taishi Nakagawa and Yuki Matsushita.…

Tokyo High Tide

Murakami Hiroyasu, director of the documentary Nagare, turns his camera on an elderly homeless man who digs for freshwater clams along the Tama River estuary. His life brings into relief numerous issues confronting…

Tokyo Blood Type House

8.0

The story is about 3 people who live together in a share house.

Tokyo Adios

3.0

The semi-autobiographical story of an underground comedian in Japan's vibrant comedy scene. (Source: IMDB)

Tokyo Furugi Biyori

Park Romi

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Romi Park is mostly a voice actress.

Uchiyama Shinji

Born in Tokyo, Japan, he's both an actor and a comedian. His talent agency is Ishii-Mitsuzo Office.

Jojo Hideo

Born in Tokyo in 1975. After making 8mm films as a college student, Jojo Hideo worked as an assistant director on softcore “pink films” and direct-to-video (“V Cinema”) films before debuting as a filmmaker. He has since released many films and has directed over 100 films at this point. On the…

Nakagawa Ryutaro

Nakagawa Ryutaro, born in 1990 in the Kanagawa prefecture, released his first feature film in 2012. His sixth feature Summer Blooms (2017) was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the Moscow International Film Festival. He has attracted further attention both in Japan and abroad through his latest work Silent…

Tsukikawa Sho

Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts as a Master of Film New Media, at where Tsukikawa learned film making under Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Takeshi Kitano. His short film “The Time Walker” won the Jury Prize of LOUIS VUITTON Journeys Awards (2009) from juries included Wong Kar-Wai and Sofia Coppola.…

Kagawa Kyoko

Kagawa was born in Tokyo in 1931. She originally wanted to become a ballerina. She was discovered by a film studio after winning a beauty contest and began a career in acting. Her first major film role was in a movie Mado Kara Tobidase (Jump Out of the Window). She became a household name for her role…

Ogawa Sara

Born in Tokyo, Japan. She made her debut as an actress and first starred in Innocent 15 (2016). As a filmmaker, all of her three independent short films are selected by film festivals and she gains acclaim as a director too. The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea is her first feature film. (Source: JIFF)

Nakajima Hiroko

Nakajima Hiroko is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She belongs to MR. She debuted in 1989 at the age of 17 with "Music Box". She starred in "The Cherry Orchard" in 1990 and won various movie awards such as the 14th Japan Academy Award for Newcomer Actor.

Tajima Shogo

Tajima Shogo from Tokyo, Japan was a contestant on the idol competition show 'Produce 101 Japan Season 2' where he placed 3rd in the final rankings. He went on to become a member of the resulting boy group INI.

Hagino Takashi

Hagino Takashi is a Tokyo-born Japanese actor. He is noted for his roles in tokusatsu dramas, such as the lead role in Choukou Senshi Changerion and his supporting role in Kamen Rider Ryuki as the psychopath known as Kamen Rider Ouja. (Source: Wikipedia)