Butsuda Hiroshi

Butsuda Hiroshi, also known as Harada Hiroshi (原田洋), is a Japanese special effects director from Yamagawa, Kumamoto, Japan. He is the representative of Tokusatsu Kenkyujo Co., Ltd. Hiroshi completed his education at Kumamoto University Junior High School, Kumamoto Prefectural Sasebo High School,…

Nakahara Sanae

Nakahara Sanae was a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She starred in over 80 films and television shows, the most prominent being her role in the films Lady Snowblood (1973), Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978), and Day of Resurrection (1980). Her husband was famed Japanese film director Kinji Fukasaku, and her…

Yoshino Sayaka

Yoshino Sayaka is a Japanese actress, model, and television personality. One of the first popular teen models/idols, she has appeared in numerous TV dramas, commercials, and films. Born in Tokyo and raised in both Tokyo and Chiba, Yoshino as a child wondered how children appeared on TV programs until…

Ishino Yoko

Ishino Yoko is a Japanese actress and talent born in Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan. She debuted in 1985 as a pop singer and first appeared on television in 1986. Her older sister is Ishino Mako. Ishino attended Horikoshi High School.

Tsuruta Koji

Ono Eiichi, better known by his stage name Tsuruta Koji, was a Japanese actor and singer. He appeared in almost 260 feature films and had a unique style of singing. His daughter, Tsuruta Sayaka, is an actress. Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Tsuruta was raised in Osaka by his grandmother, following his…

Sugimura Haruko

Sugimura Haruko was a Japanese actress born in Nishijido, Hiroshima, Japan, then a military town. Her mother was a geisha, and her father, reportedly a military man, died when she was young. She was adopted by a building materials merchant and a teahouse owner in the entertainment district. Her adoptive…

Ryu Chishu

Ryu Chishu was a Japanese actor born in Tamamizu, Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan. His family resided in Ryojoji Temple, which belonged to the Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha sect, where his father served as a priest. He graduated from Tamamizu Elementary School and then from Tamana Junior High School. Following this,…

Asada Miyoko

Asada Miyoko is a Japanese actress, talent, and former idol singer born in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Her agency is Geiei Productions → Theater de Poche, and the record company at the time of her singing activity was CBS Sony. She dropped out of Tokyo Jogakkan High School. In the summer of 1972, while attending…

Fuji Sumiko

Fuji Sumiko is a Japanese actress and moderator from Gobo City, Wakayama Prefecture. She received the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2007, and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays in the spring of 2016. She graduated from Osaka Municipal Honjo Junior High School. She became a fan of Takarazuka Revue…

Hira Mikijiro

Hira Mikijiro was a Japanese actor and director born in Koami-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. He was affiliated with Kei Factory. At the beginning of sixth grade, Mikijiro evacuated to the home of his maternal great-uncle in Kamigeshi-cho, Konu, eastern Hiroshima, Japan. His mother remained in Hiroshima.…

The Foreign Girl and the Samurai

Yamamura Misa Suspense: Red Hearse 30 - The Tatsuno Samurai Parade Murder Case

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~~ Adapted from the novel "Sogiya Shacho Ishihara Akiko Series" (葬儀屋社長 石原明子シリーズ) by Yamamura Misa (山村美紗).

Itosato A Kyoto Courtesan at the End of Samurai Era

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Itosato is a geisha who belongs to the Shimabara wachigaiya in the geisha quarter of Kyoto during the closing years of the Edo Period. She has her heart set on the deputy commander of the Shinsengumi, Hijikata Toshizo,…

Utai to Dai Yohin

Shinsengumi Monogatari Yori

Ude ni Oboe Ari

Ude ni Oboe Ari 2

Ude ni Oboe Ari 3

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Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

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Before Himura Kenshin met Kaoru, he was a fearsome assassin known as Hitokiri Battousai. "Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning" tells the story of a young Kenshin who became the number one assassin for the Ishin Shishi (which…

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

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Himura Kenshin is a legendary swordsman who has stopped killing people with his sword. Instead, he uses a dull-edged sword. He tries to live a peaceful life with Kaoru who runs a swordsmanship school in their village.…