Nakamura Masato

Nakamura Masato, born in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese musician, music producer, and actor, best known as the leader and bassist of DREAMS COME TRUE. Nakamura attended Doshisha Kori Junior High School but transferred to Ichikawa Municipal Daiichi Junior High School after one semester. He began…

Arai Tamao

Arai Tamao, a former Japanese actress from Setagaya, Tokyo, was affiliated with Hirata Kon Promotion in 1984 and later with Natsuki Production in 1989. She is the niece of actress Ishihara Maki. Encouraged by her mother, Arai joined the Wakasou Theater Company at age four and pursued acting from her…

Sakaguchi Minako

Sakaguchi Minako was a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. She was affiliated with the Mingei Theatre Company. Sakaguchi's husband was actor and voice actor Maeda Masaaki, and their daughter is dancer and choreographer Maeda Nina. Inspired to become an actress after watching…

Ichikawa Danjuro XII

Ichikawa Danjuro XII, a Japanese Kabuki actor born in Tokyo, Japan, was known for his contributions to traditional theater. He inherited the stage name Naritaya and was affiliated with the Japan Art Academy, holding the rank of Senior Fifth Rank. His birth name was Horikoshi Natsuo, and he also used…

Murakoshi Ichiro

Murakoshi Ichiro was a Japanese narrator, actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was a Waseda University graduate. His real name was Murakoshi Yoshikazu.

Hirokawa Taichiro

Hirokawa Taichiro was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator born in Tokyo, Japan. He died on March 3, 2008, from cancer. His death was announced at the beginning of the 2nd Seiyu Awards. (Source: Wikipedia)

Umeda Haruo

Umeda Haruo, born Umeda Akira (梅田晃) in 1920 in Tokyo's Yotsuya district, was a Japanese scholar, playwright, novelist, and essayist specializing in French literature. He graduated from Keio University Graduate School and was involved in writing scripts for stage plays and radio dramas, as well…

Sugi Hiroyuki

Sugi Hiroyuki is a former Japanese actor born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Myojo Gakuen High School. Coming from an acting family, his father, Sugi Kyoji, and brothers, Sugi Giichi and Sugi Yukihiko, were also actors, as was his nephew, Sugi Kinya. Sugi Hiroyuki began his career with the…

Kusano Hayato

Kusano Hayato is a Japanese actor born in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. When he was 2 years old, his family moved to Ibaraki, Japan. He debuted as a professional boxer at the age of 18 from the Yamaguchi Tsuchiura Boxing Gym, but retired at the age of 21 due to injury. He then pursued acting under the mentorship…

Yuzuki Asako

Yuzuki Asako is a Japanese novelist born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. She attended Keisen Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School and graduated from Rikkyo University with a degree in French literature. She is married and a member of the Japan PEN Club. Since her university days, she aimed to become a…

Doku

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“A completely undetectable poison that kills 24 hours after consumed.” It is the rumour that has spread on the internet of a lethal drug that makes the perfect crime possible. It has even become a topic at the…

Life Can Be So Wonderful

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Five short stories of life's joys and sorrows are brought together in this omnibus drama film. "The World Is Sometimes Beautiful" Noeda is 38 years old and has lived in Tokyo for 19 years. For 11 years now, she has…

Montage Sanokuen Jiken Kitan

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On December 10, 1968, the largest unresolved incident in the 20th century occurred in Fuchu, Tokyo, called the "300 million yen robbery". Although a major investigation was carried out on an unprecedented scale, it…

Jeanne no Sabaki

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The prosecutors' review committee, chosen from ordinary citizens, takes on the absolute power of the prosecutors! A single father and manga artist starts a revolution like Joan of Arc! (Source: Japanese = tv-tokyo.co.jp…

Aru Ai no Uta

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What happens when young people meet amidst the warmth, soft breezes and gentle waves of Okinawa? This is a romantic love story about a young college student on break from Tokyo who meets a handsome dive employee on…

MADDER: I am the Culprit in That Case

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Nakano Akane is a genius high school student who was admitted to Seiran Gakuen, a preparatory school with a deviation score of 78 and the highest rate of students going on to Tokyo University, with perfect scores in…

Jimoto ni Kaerenai Wakeari Danshi no 14 no Jijo

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For this anthology drama, members were selected from "Naniwa Boys", "Ae! Group", and "Lil Kansai". All 14 episodes of the drama depict an "event" that occurs in Tokyo, resulting in men who can't go home even if they…

The Summer of Whales

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Chuya, who has been living without dreams or aspirations, decides to go to Tokyo. However, his resolve wavers after Yumiko, an older girl who he looks up, returns from Tokyo. Chuya starts to doubt his decision. (Source:…

Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

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Satoshi Murayama is a player of shogi (Japanese chess) who learned the game from Mori over a 10-year period starting at the age of 15. In 1994, he decided to move to Tokyo to get Meijin, which is one of the seven titles…

Heaven Can Wait. Maybe...

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Kaoru, Hiroki and Takeshi are childhood friends. Adults now, they have gone their separate ways, but still live close to each other in central Tokyo. Hiroki works for a newspaper company, and Takeshi has followed in…