David Sakurai

David Sakurai was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the age of 18, he moved to Japan where he received his theatrical training and honed his skills in the indie film scene in Tokyo. After relocating back to Denmark in 2008, Sakurai proved himself a strong, versatile actor having been cast in a variety…

Tane Rakuko

Tane Rakuko is a Japanese actress born in Ishikawa, Japan, represented by Office PSC (オフィスPSC). At 20, she moved to Tokyo and began hosting shows at Mikado (ミカド) in Akasaka, marking the start of her acting career. She joined the research institute of the Sanjuninkai Theater Company (劇団三十人会)…

Kaneko Nobuo

Kaneko Nobuo was a Japanese actor, culinary researcher, host, and talent born in Shitaya, Tokyo, Japan. He grew up in a family of dentists and struggled with tuberculosis from a young age, facing a prognosis that he might not live past 20. Despite his health challenges, he graduated from Kyoka Gakuen…

Kurihara Hideo

Hideo Kurihara is a Japanese actor from Tochigi Prefecture. After graduating from high school in 1984, he moved to Tokyo and joined the Shiki Theatre Company. He appeared in numerous productions including the musical "The Lion King '' and left the group in 2009. After leaving the company, he continued…

Kitamura Kazuo

Kitamura Kazuo was a Japanese actor and voice actor born in Takehaya, Koishikawa, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the Arts Department of Waseda University's Faculty of Literature. Kitamura was associated with the Bungakuza theater company, where he began as a research student in 1950 and became a full…

Hirajima Natsumi

Hirajima Natsumi is a Japanese tarento and actress, born on May 28, 1992 in Tokyo, Japan. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She was part of team B and graduated from the group on January 27, 2012. She is represented with One Eight Promotion (Source: Wikipedia, AsianWiki).

Mariya Tomoko

Mariya Tomoko is a Japanese actress, singer, writer, and Musashino Art University lecturer from Minato-ku, Tokyo. She graduated from Takarazuka Music School in 1980, scoring the highest points in her graduation exam. She joined the Takarazuka Revue as a 66th gen member. In 1989, she won the 39th Minister…

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Japanese film director from the 1950s to 1970s. He directed at least six films about Zatoichi, The Blind Swordsman. Born in Shinagawa- cho , Tokyo (now Shinagawa-ku , Tokyo ). In the 1930s Nikkatsu Kyoto studio joined in, Sadao Yamanaka studied with, Marne SanTaro , Kinugasa fourteen San , Hiroshi Inagaki…

Imai Tadashi

He is a masterpiece representing the left wing humanism of postwar Japanese film . After dropping out of the Tokyo Imperial University , he entered Toho 's predecessor JO studio and was promoted to director in 2 years of joining. After World War II, he worked on a number of socialistic films as the…

Bob Werley

Bob Werley is an American actor. In 2001, he moved to Tokyo, Japan. He is currently based in Tokyo.

Shimokitazawa Die Hard

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Snack bar owner and her regular patron tell 11 different stories about the worst day in the lives of people in their neighborhood of Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. One of those instances involve a Tokyo politician being kidnapped…

The Tale Of Iya

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As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan’s last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna’s humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo.

Beijing Watermelon

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The film is based on true events. It centers around Shunzo, a popular greengrocer who lives in a city near Tokyo. His life, and that of his wife, Michi and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change when he encounters…

Yoshino's Barber Shop

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In a small town on the countryside, every young boy is forced to have the same bowl-head haircut known as the "Yoshino-gari" hairstyle. Then one day, a drastic change occurs when a transfer student with bleached hair…

Home: The House Imp

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A family in ruins recovers through their encounter with a Zasikiwarashi (Japanese yokai). A middle-aged father cannot find his place at work or home. He is transferred to Iwate from Tokyo. The father takes his wife,…

Afro Tanaka

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Based on manga by Masaharu Noritsuke, about the unique daily life of an afro-haired young guy. Tanaka has to move to Tokyo for his work, where he meets a beautiful young lady at a Goukon (group date). This is their…

Follow the Light

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In a fading village in the Japanese countryside, the school is about to be closed, which weighs heavily on the students. Freshly arrived from Tokyo with his father after an acrimonious divorce, the shy Akira escapes…

Stigmatized Properties: Possession

7.1

Unable to give up on his dream of becoming a celebrity, Kuwata Yahiro moves from Fukuoka to Tokyo and, through an unexpected turn of events, begins working as a celebrity who lives in haunted properties. "A room guaranteed…

Itsumo Futari de

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Tanimachi Mizuho has big dreams of living in Daikanyama and becoming a famous writer. In the middle of the winter, this strong-willed 26-year-old moves to Tokyo from the snowy countryside. Never doubting her ability,…

Odayaka-ya

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A short film documenting a couple who, after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake & tsunami, uproot their urban Tokyo lives and plant themselves in a traditional, natural farming community in rural Sagamiko, Kanagawa Prefecture,…