Shimojo Masami

Shimojo Masami was a Japanese actor born in Busan, South Korea, to parents from Iki, Nagasaki, Japan. He graduated from Busan First Commercial School and lived in Busan until age 20 before moving to Tokyo to pursue a career as a film director. In 1936, he joined the Shinkyo Theatre Company and debuted…

Ninagawa Yuki

Ninagawa Yuki, born in Yokohama, is a Japanese actress, filmmaker and painter. She is a daughter of the poet Mizuno Akiyoshi and elder sister of the actress/singer Ninagawa Miho. Ninagawa's acting debut was a role in the 1978 rock opera "Salome". In films, she appeared in "Kurutta Kajitsu" in 1981,…

Hashimoto Shinobu

Hashimoto Shinobu was a Japanese screenwriter, film director and producer. A frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa, he wrote the scripts for such internationally acclaimed films as "Rashomon" and "Seven Samurai". Hashimoto was born in the Hyogo Prefecture of Japan on 18 April 1918. In 1938 he enlisted…

Nishida Toshiyuki

Nishida Toshiyuki Nishida was an actor born in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Nishida Toshiyuki won two Best Actor awards at the Academy Awards, one for "The Silk Road" (敦煌) in 1988 (Best Actor) an the other for "Free and Easy 6" (釣りバカ日誌６) in 1993. In 2003, he won the Blue Ribbon Award…

Tono Eijiro

Tono Eijiro was a Japanese actor and essayist born in North Kanra, Tomioka, Nanokaichi, Gunma, Japan. His stage name before the war was Honjo Katsuji (本庄克二). He was affiliated with Actor's Studio (俳優座). He was born into a sake brewing family. Tono's father moved to the Kanto region from…

Matsumoto Seicho

Matsumoto Seicho was a Japanese author born on February 12, 1909 but his birthday is listed as December 21 on his family register. His real name is Matsumoto Kiyoharu. While Matsumoto himself stated he was born in Hiroshima, official records state he was born in Itaku Village, Kiku District, Fukuoka…

Tsugawa Masahiko

Tsugawa Masahiko (January 2, 1940 - August 4, 2018) was born in Nakagyo District, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, whose real name is Kato Masahiko. He is a right-wing actor, film director, acting producer, and critic. He was affiliated with the entertainment firm Grand Pa Production, and served…

Chiba Kazuhiko

Chiba Kazuhiko is a Japanese art director.

Konoe Toshiaki

Konoe Toshiaki was a Japanese actor from Iwamizawa, Hokkaido. His real name is Kakizaki Toshikazu, and his old stage name is Omi Toshiaki. He graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Economics. In 1934, he entered the Shochiku Kamata Photo Studio and starred in "Kaishain Kakka" the same year. After…

Yokoyama Jun

Yokoyama Jun is a former Japanese actor. His stage name as a child actor was Bakudan Kozo.

Tokyo PR Woman

6.7

Misaki Rena works at a bank, but she lacks self-confidence. Because of this reason, she begins working for a PR company. As she struggles to work under her new boss, Kusakabe, Rena grows as a person.

Tokyo 23-ku Onna

6.8

Freelance writer Harada Ririko and former lecturer on folklore Shimano Hitoshi go around Tokyo’s hidden spots with horror stories. They encounter many apparitions in places that everyone knows about in the 23 wards.…

Tokyo Newcomer

6.7

The movie is the fourth Sino-Japanese co-production directed by Jiang Qin Ming. It tells the story of how a young Chinese Weiqi player manages to fulfill his dream in Tokyo.

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

6.8

The movie begins in 1912 with Yasumasa Hirai explaining to Baron Eiichi Shibusawa Tokyo's long history as one of the most haunted cities in all of Japan. He specifically warns Shibusawa that the onryo Taira no Masakado…

Tokyo Eyes

6.8

Police are tracking a shooting suspect who wears thick glasses. The young sister of a detective meets a similar young man and wonders whether or not he might be the mad vigilante portrayed in the media. (Source: IMDb;…

Tokyo Marigold

6.8

21-year-old Eriko breaks up with her boyfriend after their date at the circuit. But life without a boyfriend is indeed dull. Boredom occupies her even after she completely switches her job. Then she meets Tamura at…

Tokyo Camouflage Hour

6.8

A naive, fair-skinned country boy from Yamagata moves to Tokyo for work and has a one-night stand with an older city woman. As they navigate their feelings, they question whether their connection is real or just a…

Tokyo Serendipity

6.7

In "Tokyo Serendipity," Yui Aoki (Yui Aragaki) is a young art student, suddenly facing the real world on her own. Her older sister abruptly announces that she is getting married and moving out of their shared apartment.…

Tokyo Kaiki Sake

6.7

Actor Yosuke Sugino is not very good at horror, but he gets an offer to star in a horror movie. Then one day, he hear the story of "Mysterious Sake" from Toru Seino, a manga artist who made a guest appearance on his…

Tokyo Blood

6.8

It is an omnibus film of 4 short stories featuring various characters entrapped in Tokyo landscapes.