Tokyo Butterfly

"SCORE" was a popular band formed by four university students. The band was offered a major contract, but they broke up after a minor misunderstanding. 6 years later, they are living their lives in their late twenties…

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

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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 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 Adios

3.0

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

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 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 Furugi Biyori

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: 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…

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…

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…

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…

Kagami Masashi

Japanese actor from Tokyo.

Ito Yuki

Japanese actor from Tokyo. Height: 175cm.

Kido Yuji

Japanese actor from Tokyo. Height: 176cm. Blood type: A. Cousin of Japanese welterweight kickboxer Kido Yasuhiro.

Morioka Yutaka

Morioka Yutaka is a Tokyo-born Japanese actor represented by Production Ogi. He is married to former Takarazuka star and currently active actress Hoshina Yuri.

Nishida Masafumi

He was born in Tokyo. While studying at Gakushuin University, Nishida performed in a comedy unit which was later disbanded. He made his directing debut with the web movie ”Kikikomi”. He was also in charge of the composition of NHK's educational program ”Shakiin!”. Since then, he has been working…

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…

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)

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.…