Kuni Soten

Kuni Soten was a Japanese actor born in Kikugawa, Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Shimada Town Commercial Supplementary School. He was affiliated with Kokuto Eiga, Shochiku, Toho, Shintoho, NAC, and others. His wife was actress Satsuki Fujie (五月藤江). (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia ||…

Shiba Seika

Shiba Seika was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born in Jonai-cho, Saga City, Saga Prefecture. After graduating from the former Saga Prefectural Saga Junior High School, he joined the international livelihood in Tokyo in 1922 and worked in the company's main building. In May 1923, at the age…

Ose Itaru

Ose Itaru, born Sato Kakuto (佐藤格), was a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School (東京都立新宿高等学校) and the Faculty of Literature at Waseda University (早稲田大学). In 1955, he joined the Bungakuza (文学座) theater company,…

Takashiro Tsuyoshi

Takashiro Tsuyoshi is a Japanese DJ, filmmaker, and writer. Takashiro was born in Tokyo, Japan on August 18, 1964. At university, he received the “Tokyo International Video Biennale" prize. It was the first in his career. After that, he became a filmmaker of CF and music videos. He married actress…

Mimura Shintaro

Mimura Shintaro was a Japanese screenwriter born in Okayama, Japan. He moved to Tokyo and entered Meiji University but dropped out. His real name Iwai Shintaro (岩井伸太郎). He joined the screenplay collective "Narutakigumi" in Kyoto during the early days of the talkie era. In 1926, he joined the…

Araki Michiko

Araki Michiko, born in Misaki-cho, Kanda, Tokyo, was a Japanese actress. Michiko attended Meika Elementary School and graduated from Joshi Gakuin in 1934. She worked in the language department of the YWCA and as a librarian at the Imperial University. In 1938, she joined the Bungakuza Research Institute…

Saegusa Genjiro

Saegusa Genjiro was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born in Shibuya-mura, Toyoma-gun, Tokyo. In March 192, he graduated from Tokyo Physics School, and in May of the same year, joined the Nikkatsu Mukojima Photo Studio Supervision Department. He made his debut as a director in "Minzoku no Reimei"…

Tarou Kanja

A businessman , the House of Lords member and Baron . Born in Tokyo . His real name is Taro . He is also a playwright and musician , and has created many comedies and popular songs under the pseudonym of the Taro Kanja. He began writing plays under the pseudonym of Taro Kanja, and was active as a comedy…

Watanabe Mototsugu

Watanabe Mototsugu is a highly revered filmmaker in the Pink Eiga world. A consummate entertainer, he was born December 2nd, 1957 in Tokyo and studied filmmaking at Nihon University. From there he entered Mukai Productions (the ‘father of Pink Eiga’, Hiroshi Mukai’s production company), where…

Shima Koji

Shima Koji was a Japanese actor, film director and screenwriter. Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He joined the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1925. He appeared in over 90 films as an actor, playing mostly romantic leads. He turned to directing…

Ki.Ryu

A dragon was randomly witnessed several times in the city of Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, a suburb of Tokyo. Mari Yoshida, an associate professor at Gunma University, started her own investigation upon the civilians' plea…

Shimotsukare Girl

Aiko, born and raised in Tochigi, meets Rie, a visitor from Tokyo, at Shin-Tochigi Station. Rie fell asleep on the train and is unable to return home, so Aiko takes pity on her and the two of them head to a pub. The…

Caesium and the Girl

7.0

Mimi is a 17-year-old high school student and she lives with her parents in Asagaya, Tokyo. While walking home from school, Mimi is hit by a lightning and meets Raijin Ra San (God of Lightning). Through Raijin Ra San,…

Harajuku Denier

8.0

Set in Harajuku, various young people in various professions are the stars of a story which depicts the people who make up the lively area of Tokyo known as Harajuku. A policewoman named Yokoyama finds her story is…

Dust and Fantasy

8.1

Matsuno goes back to his hometown of Asahikawa. He left Asahikawa after graduating from high school. He tells people there that he works as an artist in Tokyo. One day, Matsuno spots a flyer concerning the city's intention…

TRASH

8.0

Hondo Kento, an undefeated street fighter in his hometown, moves to Tokyo. Unfortunately, nothing goes right for him, and he falls into a life of debauchery. Upon returning to his old stomping ground, he learns that…

Kaze no Tayori

8.0

Sendai, four years after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Kurumi Yoshii was entrusted with the cafe owned by her grandfather and she left that behind to open a cafe in Tokyo, with her friend. All that changes when…

The Next Generation: Patlabor Dai 2 Sho

6.7

Labors are robots used in various industries like construction. With their introduction to Japan, a new type of crime became prevalent: Labor Crime. To combat this, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police created a unit of Patrol…

Sonjo Sokora Shotengai

4.0

In 2000, Aoyama Makoto returns to the deserted shopping street in his hometown of Bungo Takada City in Oita Prefecture for the first time in 15 years. The death of his mother spurred him to resign from the event company…

Mosh Pit

Documentary shot with 17 cameras covering a gigantic free party featuring two bands and an idol unit. November 18, 2015. Throngs of people gather at the concert hall LIQUIDROOM in Ebisu, Tokyo in response to an appeal…