Nakamura Shikaku

Nakamura Shikaku II was an important 20th century supporting onnagata actor. "Active in both Tôkyô and Ôsaka, he was well versed in old onnagata customs and wrote books such as "Kabuki Zuihistu" ("Kabuki Jottings") and "Yakusha no Sekai" ("The Actor's World")." (Samuel Leiter in "New Kabuki Encyclopedia")(Source:…

Ito Hideaki

Hideaki Ito was born in Nagasaki, Japan. His father was an official in the Japan Self Defense Force and his mother is a housewife. As a child, he became very sick and was hospitalized for about three years. During this time, he said that he wanted to become a pilot because he felt isolated in his hospital…

Tsushima Keiko

Keiko Tsushima was a Japanese actress, whose real name was Naoko Mori. She was notable for her prominent role in Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. She also starred in Japanese television series such as Sakura and Kimi ga Jinsei no Toki.

Matsukane Yoneko

Yoneko Matsukane was born on October 22, 1949 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Gôgô sentai Bôkenger (2006), Berusaiyu no bara (1979) and Taan (2001).

Onoe Toka

Onoe Toka, born Ishida Tsunekichi (石田常吉), in Osaka, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He initially trained under the Osaka actor Ichikawa Danjaku and performed with various theater troupes. In 1925, he became a disciple of Onoue Matsunosuke and joined the Nikkatsu Daishogun Studio. There is no information…

Kahara Natsuko

Kahara Natsuko, originally Tsukahara Natsuko (塚原初子), was a Japanese actress and director associated with the Bungakuza theater company. Following the "Koto no Yoru" incident in December 1963, she left Bungakuza and co-founded the NLT Theater Company in January 1964, where she later became the…

Furuoya Masato

Masato Furuoya was a Japanese actor who was born in Kawasaki city of Kanagawa Prefecture. He made his debut in 1977 and starred in many movies and TV dramas. He won the award for best actor at the 2nd Yokohama Film Festival and at the 5th Hochi Film Award for Disciples of Hippocrates and at the 12th…

Wakui Emi

Wakui Emi is a Japanese actress and singer, she was born in Yokohama. She She had her debut in 1988. She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 1994 Best Actress award for her performance in Niji no hashi, and the 1992 awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Newcomer for her performance as Seiko…

Imaizumi Rikiya

Won the Mito Short Film Festival Grand Prix for Stop Jerking Off(2007) and the Tama New Wave Grand Prix for Two-Timer(2009). He made his commercial feature film debut with the music documentary Tama no Eiga in 2010. I Catch a Terrible Cat(2012) was screened at numerous film festivals overseas, and won…

Kamishiraishi Moka

Kamishiraishi Moka is a Japanese actress, fashion model, singer and TV personality from Kagoshima prefecture. She adopted the name 'adieu' as her singer stage name. Her noteable performances include the films Mirai and A Forest of Wool and Steel, and the dramas Gibo to Musume no Blues and 3 Nen A Gumi.…

Wife's Power Outage

7.1

Hana and Yusuke, a couple living in Tokyo, have been distant in their relationship after an incident three years ago, and spend more and more time alone. Unable to close the gap between them, the two are in a karaoke…

Goldfish on the Seaside

7.4

Hana is an 18-year-old girl who lives in a foster home. At the age of 18, she is about to leave the facility. Then, an 8-year-old girl, Harumi, enters the foster home. Identifying her past self with Harumi, some feelings…

Treasure Hunt

"Wanna know a secret?” Lan, the new, quiet girl in class gives Mie and Hana an origami rabbit. In the rabbit’s folds hides a treasure map. Answering riddles one by one leads Mie and Hana to an adventure through…

Tree of Heaven

7.5

Hana is a bright young girl who lost her father at a young age. When her mother returns to Japan, she comes with her new Korean husband and his son Yunsuh. Yunsuh's mother died during his 10th birthday and after her…

Kyu-Chan's Upside-Down Jackpot Battle

10.0

Hisashi Namiki (Kyu Sakamoto) who admires the singer and Miyoshi Tange (Jerry Fujio) who admires the yakuza go to Tokyo. Because of this, Yakuza was involved in a territorial battle, and against his will, Kisa became…

Bride of Noto

6.0

This movie is about how families get separated between city and country life. The director, Mitsuhito Shiraha, lost his cousin at an earthquake in Kobe. The cameraman, Hideo Yamamoto, known from "Fireworks" (Hana-Bi),…

She Taught Me Serendipity

7.2

Toru returns to the campus of his Kyoto university after a long hiatus. He’s carrying an open umbrella on a sunny day with not a trace of self-consciousness. He meets his only friend, the goofy loquacious Yamane…

Fireworks from the Heart

7.4

On September 9th, the day of the Katakai Fireworks Festival, high school student Hana comes home from the hospital after six months of treatment for leukemia. She then discovers that her older brother Taro has become…

Ashita Tenki ni Naare

8.6

Hana Sakai is a single mother, and she lives alone with her 5-year old daughter, Mimi. By chance, she meets a producer from NTV, Tokumura Shuji. He sees potential in her, and decided to recruit her for the position…

Laundry Snow

7.2

The two-part drama of Shiseido short drama morning version titled "21:25 Tokyo Hatsu Prague Iki" and night version titled "Natsu no Sora ni, Furu Yuki Wa". The morning story features Takahashi as the owner of a 24-hour…