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…

Kumano Ryuji

Kumano Ryuji was a Japanese actor born in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Mukojima Technical High School. After a career as a professional boxer, he joined Toho and the theater company "Gekidan Sedai". In his later years, he performed primarily under the stage name Katsushika…

Shimegi Shigako

Shimegi Shigako is a Japanese actress born in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Atomi Gakuen High School. After training at the Actor's Training Institute, she joined the Bungakuza theater company. From around 1960, she was active mainly in movies and TV dramas produced by Nikkatsu, Daiei, and…

Yamamoto Koichi

Yamamoto Koichi was a Japanese actor born in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the first literature department of Waseda University. After graduation, he joined the Haiyuuza Theater Company in the 8th term. After leaving Haiyuuza, he joined the Shinjinkai theater company and made his debut in…

Yamada Harumi

Yamada Harumi is a former Japanese actress born in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Yakumo High School. She was affiliated with Ichitani Planning and later with Hosoya Office. Since elementary school, she has been active as a model in girls' magazines and in commercials. In June 1969, while…

Ichikawa Hisao

Ichikawa Hisao was a Japanese producer born in Honjo, Tokyo, Japn. He graduated from the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. After working as a civil servant in the Ministry of Communications, he joined Shinko Kinema in 1939. He initially worked in the publicity department. He was called up for military…

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…

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)

Ose Ro

Ose Ro is a Japanese actor born in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. His real name is Ose Motasaburo (小瀬元三郎). (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation = MyDramaList)

Abe Tetsuro

Abe Tetsuro was a Japanese screenwriter and broadcast writer born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. His name is also written as Abe Tetsuro (阿倍徹郎) and Abe Tetsuro (安部徹郎). In 1948, he joined the Japanese Communist Party. During his early membership, he was involved in the party’s movement to…

Ura Aka - L'Aventure

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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

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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

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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…

The Terrible Couple

6.5

Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrolls in a prestigious high school in Tokyo. Plans are made for him to live in his uncle’s house,…

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…

Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City

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School teacher Ichikawa, sometimes known as Zebraman, suddenly awakes 15 years later in the year 2025. The megapolis known as Tokyo has now been renamed to Zebra City. The city has become virtually crime free due to…

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…

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…

Cobalt Blue

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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…