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,…

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).…

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…

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,…

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)

Kanda Takashi

Kanda Takashi, born Kanda Sumitaka (神田澄孝) in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Kakashi Pro (かかしプロ), Amachi Proze (アマチプロゼ), and Kitagawa Office (北川事務所). He graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature,…

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).

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.

Twiceborn

5.7

On July 15, 1991, Satoru Ichijo is about to give a lecture at Tokyo Dome. Time goes back to a fateful spring day right before his college graduation. Satoru received a message from the spiritual world and realized…

Saikou no Bakayarou Aomori Junjou Hen

Teru, who has returned to his parents'house in the countryside, reunites with his childhood friend Michio, who has lost his dream in Tokyo and is withdrawn at his parents' house. A childhood friend, Masami also appeared…

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…

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…

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…

NiziU 9 Nizi Stories

9.5

A show to commemorate NiziU’s first anniversary. The show will begin by streaming long interviews with each of the nine members, where they will talk about their experience in the Nizi Project, as well as life in…

A Tale of the Riverside

Koji's been taking care of the guesthouse where he was born and raised since his father ran away with a strange woman. Meanwhile, Miho, a runaway from Tokyo, starts to work at Koji's guesthouse. One day, Koji tells…

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)