Nanbara Koji

Nanbara Koji was a Japanese actor. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He died of myocardial infarction in Chofu, Tokyo at age 74. (Source: Wikipedia)

Azuma Chiyonosuke

Azuma Chiyonosuke was a Japanese actor and dancer. He appeared in more than forty films from 1954 to 1993. Born in Tokyo, Azuma attended the Tokyo University of the Arts, while studying Japanese dance under Bando Mitsugoro VIII. He joined the Toei studio in 1954 and became a star after his debut film,…

Miura Mitsuko

Mitsuko Miura was a Japanese actress active from 1938 to 1964. After graduating from Otsuma Girls' High School, Tokyo, Mitsuko Miura joined the Nichigeki dancing team before signing to the Shochiku film studio. She gave her film debut in 1938 with Hotaru no hikari and appeared in films of Hiroshi Shimizu,…

Sudo Ken

Sudo Ken, born Sudo Kenjiro (須藤健二郎) in Azabu, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He was also known by the name Sudo Ken (須藤建). He graduated from Waseda Jitsugyo School (早稲田実業学校). Sudo began his acting career in 1934 with the Theatre Antime troupe (劇団テアトル・アンチーム).…

Oda Masao

Oda Masao, born Saiki Masao (斎木政雄) was a Japanese actor born in Waseda, Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. He later changed his name to Oda Masao (織田真佐男). He began his acting career at age six and graduated from Tokyo Prefectural School of Arts (東京府立工芸学校). In 1930, he enrolled…

Yamaoka Hisano

Yamaoka Hisano was a Japanese actress born in Magome, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The rights to her past works were entrusted to Office Tendo by her adopted daughter. In 1942, she enrolled in the 33rd class at the Takarazuka Music School. She aimed to become an otokoyaku (male role performer) and had planned…

Kanda Takashi

Kanda Takashi, born Kanda Sumitaka (神田澄孝) in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Kakashi Pro (かかしプロ), Amachi Proze (アマチプロゼ), and Kitagawa Office (北川事務所). He graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature,…

Yamaguchi Masatoshi

He is from Kobe City , Hyogo Prefecture . After graduating from Toho High School and the University of Tokyo Law School , he studied at Columbia University and acquired an MBA (Master of Business Administration) and then joined Fuji TV . He had a connection with an actor belonging to Stardust Promotion…

Fukuhara Mitsunori

Fukuhara Mitsunori is a Japanese screenwriter, theatre director and actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture and graduated from Tokyo Polytechnic University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Imaging Art. His talent agency is KNOCKS,INC.

Miki Norihei

Miki Norihei, born Tanuma Tadashi (田沼則子) in Hamacho, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor, director, and comedian. He served as the 5th president of the Japan Comedy Association (日本喜劇人協会). Raised by a mother involved in entertainment and a father with a medical doctorate,…

Suna no Utsuwa

6.5

On December 11, 1960, an elderly man was found bludgeoned to death near the Kamata Station in Tokyo. Detective Yoshimura Hiroshi is a rookie detective who has only one clue to go on - the name "Kameda". Detective Yoshimura…

Ura Aka - L'Aventure

6.5

Machiko can't shake the feeling of emptiness in her day-to-day life as a manager of a clothing store in Aoyama, Tokyo. One day, the casual words of Sayaka, a younger and charismatic store staff, stirs Machiko into…

The Egoists

6.5

Kazu is the only son of a prominent family. In spite of his distinguished upbringing, he spends most of his time gambling all his money away in Tokyo. He meets Machiko, the number one pole dancer at a club in Kabukicho,…

Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss

6.5

Tough girl biker Ako comes across Mei and her girl gang (the Alleycats/Stray Cats) as they are about to have a knife fight in Shinjuku, Tokyo with another gang of girls. When the second gang calls in their boyfriends…

Crazy Thunder Road

6.5

A nihilistic tale of warring biker gangs and ultra-nationalist militias. When the leader of the once-notorious biker gang of Tokyo falls in love with a barmaid and quickly loses his rebellious ideals, the rest of the…

Life of Mariko in Kabukicho

6.5

Mariko works as a bartender at a small bar in the alleyways of Shinjuku Golden Gai, Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo. She also works as a private detective. One day, she receives a request from an organization. Their request…

Home Away from Home

6.4

A taxi driver, young girl, and backer packer travel through fantastical Tokyo that is connected with each of their homes in Africa, Europe, and South East Asia. Akiko is a Japanese woman who figures in those travels.…

Cobalt Blue

6.6

Cobalt Blue is the story of three childhood friends—Ryoko , Kazuya , and Daisuke”who grew up together on a remote island of Okinawa. Ryoko's mother, Morishita Yukiko , is a world-renowned pianist who arrives…