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,…

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…

Yokoyama Jun

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

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…

Aoki Tomio

Tomio Aoki aka Tokkan Kozō was a Japanese film actor. Aoki became famous as a child actor after debuting at the age of six in silent films directed by Yasujirō Ozu. His leading role in Ozu's 1929 short comedy Tokkan kozo gave Aoki his nickname.

Miyagi Chikako

Nishi Iichiro

Nishi Iichiro is a Japanese art director.

Goto Junpei

He is a member of comedy duo "Jarujaru".

Tokyo Adios

3.0

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

Tokyo Miracle City: Anime - Captivating the World Frame by Frame

8.0

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: 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…

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 Design ga Umareru Hi

6.8

Mutsumi is a rookie designer and she is employed at small design company Lemon Design. She is busy with prep work for magazine shoots, like scouting locations and working with photographers. She has doubts about her…

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 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 Creative Salon Ginza "Special Movie"