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,…

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…

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).…

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…

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,…

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.

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,…

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)

Yanagisawa Shinichi

Yanagisawa Shinichi was a Japanese jazz singer, actor, voice actor, welfare activist, vaudevillian, and lyricist from Tokyo. He was affiliated with M-Three and served as honorary president of the NPO Japan Abilities Association and honorary director of the Kima Makan in Higashiyamato. During World War…

Koyanagi Yukimi

Koyanagi Yukimi was born on April 9, 1958 in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Departures (2008), Bokura no nanoka-kan sensô (1988) and Ringu 0 (2000).

Songs of Triumph

A documentary set in the “National Sanatorium Tama Zenseien“, a facility for people with Hansen’s disease that is located in Higashi-murayama, Tokyo. The crew of the film interviewed former Hansen’s disease…

D Cup Girlfriend

5.6

An earnest request from a friend who can't handle the girlfriend's sexual desire! Would you like to play with my girlfriend? Jinyoung, who lives in Tokyo in a rural area and sits in the house of his university friend,…

Akogare no Sora no Shimo Kyoukasho no nai Shougakkou no Ichinen

A documentary film on the Wako elementary school, a private school in the Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. The school is known for its unique teaching method, which is to encourage the independent activity of its students rather…

One Night, Two Threads

Feeling the pressure of a strained marriage in a new country, Yi Jun wanders the streets of Tokyo until a chance encounter with Aki becomes a moment of profound connection for both women. (Source: emisaito.net)

Matsuo Suzuki to 30-pun no Joyu

6.6

In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of WOWOW, Matsuo Suzuki, the artistic director of Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon and the leader of Otona Keikaku in Tokyo, will write, direct, and perform in an original omnibus comedy…

Leo's Return

8.0

Leo, an actor playing the lead in his breakthrough role, returns home to Tokyo after the pandemic canceled his film shoot only to face more problems with his wife. (Source: MUBI)

My Father's Tracks

7.5

Kitamura Taiga's mother died when he was a child, and he blames his father’s rally racing obsession for it. Resentful, he moves to Tokyo for university. Years later, he learns from childhood friend Uechi Miho that…

Joint

After serving 2 years in prison, Ishigami Takeshi spent two years working on a construction site and building up his funds before he returned to Tokyo with the help of Yasu, his best friend. He is determined to try…

Onkio Haus Melody-Go-Round

A documentary film on the famous recording studio Onkio Haus Inc. (株式会社音響ハウス, Kabushiki-gaisha Onkyō Hausu) located in Ginza, Tokyo. Founded in December 1974, the recording studio has witnessed the…

The Unnameable Dance

Tanaka Min is a unique dancer and actor who has reconstructed on film some of his notable performances in theaters and on streets around the world. The dancer's past and present mingle in the dance, with all he sees…