Fujita Sokyu

Fujita Sokyu is a Japanese actor born in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, who belongs to the theater group Yen. He graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Department of Russian Language. In 1973, after graduating from college, he became a research student at the theater company Un. In 1976,…

Yamagata Isao

Yamagata Isao was a Japanese actor born in London, England, where his acrobat father toured. He grew up in Ichibei-cho, Azabu-ku, Tokyo. In 1935, he graduated from the Japan Academy of Actors. After completing his military service, he joined the Toho Theater Company in 1936. In 1942, he formed the theater…

Nakaya Noboru

Nakatani Noboru, a Japanese actor born in Takanawa, Shiba, Tokyo, Japan, initially enrolled in Chuo University’s Faculty of Law but left to pursue a career in theater. He began his theatrical journey with Bungakuza Theatre Research Institute in 1950, becoming a full member in 1951. His film debut…

Mizuki Ichiro

Mizuki Ichiro was a Japanese vocalist, lyricist, composer, voice actor and actor born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. For over 40 years, he recorded over 1200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He was referred to by fans and fellow performers alike as the Aniki ("big brother") of…

Okada Tokihiko

Okada Tokihiko was an actor in the Taisho and early Showa eras born in Miyamoto-cho, Kanda-ku, Tokyo. He entered Zushi Kaisei Junior High School with outstanding results, but was impressed by the "Broken Coin" he saw at the movie theater in Ise Sakicho, and went to Asakusa Rokuku without studying. He…

Yamada Tatsuo

Yamada Tatsuo was a Japanese actor from Toyama best known for his portrayal of biker Jin, the protagonist of Sōgo Ishii's 1980 film Crazy Thunder Road. He died of stomach cancer on July 26, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. (Source: Wikipedia, AsianWiki)

Murakami Shosuke

Born in 1963 , Shosuke Murakami worked on several television dramas as second assistant director before serving as chief director of the TV series “ Tokyo Wa n Kei” in 2004 . This film marks his feature film directorial debut .

Taguchi Kiyotaka

Taguchi Kiyotaka is a Japanese film and special effects director from Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. After graduating from Muroran Sakae High School in 1999, he moved to Tokyo and began training at Nikkan Geijutsu Gakuin. He dropped out of the school in 2000. (Source: MyDramlist)

Katou Seizou

Seizō Katō (加藤精三 Katō Seizō?, February 14, 1927 – January 17, 2014) was a Japanese voice actor who worked for Haikyo (Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society). Kato was born in Tokyo. He was noted for his role as Megatron and Galvatron from the 1st Transformers series until Transformers:…

Kishida Shin

Kishida Shin was a Japanese actor, best known for his memorable supporting roles in films and television series. Kishida Shin was born at Kawakita General Hospital in Asagaya, Suginami, Tokyo. His uncle was playwright Kunio Kishida, and actress Kyoko Kishida and children's author Eriko Kishida were…

Saibaku: Madi ni Shamisen Kanaderube

A documentary that records the last two years of Yujiro Takahashi, a Japanese folk song singer and Tsugaru shamisen master who passed away in September 2012. Born in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture in 1934, Yujiro moved…

Gachiban Expanded

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Monji, the proud 20-year-old school uniform wearing Yankee gang leader, is invited to Tokyo by a member of a Yakuza gang. Trouble happens, a fight breaks out, and Monji inadvertently stabs the younger brother of the…

Sonjo Sokora Shotengai

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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…

The Next Generation: Patlabor Dai 2 Sho

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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…

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

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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,…

Aji Ichimonme: 2013 Special

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One day, Ihashi Satoru, the assistant chef at the venerable Tokyo restaurant Fujimura, receives news of a class reunion. It has been 20 years since he graduated from culinary school. Proud that he has become a chef…

Harajuku Denier

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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…