Tokyo Telepath 2020

Summer 2018. Tokyo has become a giant building site in the run-up to the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Behind the ambitious buildings' facades, an even more far-reaching transformation is unfolding: the city is…

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

7.7

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 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 Furugi Biyori

Tokyo Adios

3.0

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

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 Miracle City: Anime - Captivating the World Frame by Frame

8.0

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 Miracle City: Shinise - Tokyo's Time-Honored Businesses

In this fourth episode, we focus on Tokyo's "shinise" or long-established businesses. Tokyo is home to more than 3,000 shops and businesses with over a century of history. In the 20th century, Tokyo was razed to the…

Yoshihara Mitsuo

Yoshihara Mitsuo is a Japanese actor from Tokyo.

Yukawa Kazuhiko

Yukawa Kazuhiko is a Japanese screenwriter from Tokyo, Japan.

Sakai Masaaki

Masaaki Sakai is a Japanese performer from Tokyo. He is best known to English-speaking audiences as the title star of the TV show "Monkey".

Nakao Yuuka

Nakao Yuuka was born in Tokyo. She is a Japanese model and actress and is currently signed with Name Management. She debuted as an actress with 2018's "Boymen Shinsekisai Senshi Wasshoider".

Minemura Rie

Minemura Rie is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She belongs to Nylon 100 ℃ and SIS Company. After graduating from high school, she joined the actor training center "Maysha".

Sashide Mizuki

Sashide Mizuki is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She moved to Brazil at the early age of 1 and lived there until the age of 4. After returning to Japan, Mizuki began her career as a junior model and in 2008 she made her acting debut in the NTV produced drama called "Scrap Teacher".

Fujiwara Kaoru

Fujiwara Kaoru was born in Tokyo, Japan. (Source: IMDb)

Kaku Tomohiro

Kaku Tomohiro is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He graduated from Horikoshi High School. He belongs to the TOM company. He debuted in 1998 with the drama "Seija no Koshin". In 2001, he made his movie debut with "All About Lily Chou-Chou".

Uchida Kyara

Uchida Kyara is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She has been attending an international school since childhood, and as of 2015, she is studying abroad in the UK and focuses on her studies. She made her debut in 2010 with the movie "FURUSATO: Uchuu Kara Mita Seikaiisan". In 2011, she starred in the movie…

Kaneda Akio

Kaneda Akio is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He graduated from Kitano High School.