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…

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)

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…

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:…

Kato Daisuke

Kato Daisuke, whose real name was Kato Tokunosuke (加藤徳之), was a Japanese actor born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Prefectural Seventh Junior High School and began his career as a kabuki actor before transitioning to film. His father, Takejima Denzo, was a playwright and assistant…

Aida Shoko

Aida Shoko is a female J-Pop artist and actress. She was born in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, and debuted as a member of the J-Pop duo Wink. She began working as a solo artist on April 1, 1996, one month after Wink dissolved. She collaborated with Kaori Iida from Morning Musume for one DVD and one photobook…

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…

Kirari

Kirari is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and actress. She is represented by Taiwan based agency, OFFICE 303. Kirari was born in Tokyo and grew up in Okinawa prefecture. Originally, her stage name was Kamuzaki Risa and appeared in the variety shows during mid 90s. Her debut as an actress in the drama…

Maikawa Aiku

Maikawa Aiku is a Japanese actress, model, photographer, and TV personality from Tokyo. She is a former second-generation Taiwanese living in Japan. Both her parents are Taiwanese. She is affiliated with the entertainment agency Pearl Co., Ltd. (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation = MyDramaList)

The Winds of God

6.7

Two Osaka comedians, Makoto and Kinta, are riding bicycles in Tokyo when they're hit by a dump truck. They regain consciousness in 1945, but not of their own bodies. Somehow, their souls have been transported into…

Chiemi and Kokkunpatcho

Spring in Aomori is dirty... In a snowy northern town, Noriko works as a dental technician. Her father, who had gone to Tokyo to work, brings back a woman younger than herself. Meanwhile, Noriko receives a wedding…

Throws Out My Hometown

9.0

Aiko and Meri are best friends. But they are to be apart in the next spring, because Aiko is going to Tokyo to attend the university there. In their home town, they meet various people. A bus driver looking for his…

Undercover Boss Ga-me

7.5

Don-Game is a cafe owner who loves jazz and long epic songs. But that’s actually him in disguise. He’s in fact the chief of a secret organization called The Tokyo Police Confidential Investigation Division and…

Blue Sky

7.1

In 1920, a combat fight training school named "Willows" is founded in California. People who want to fight for Korea's independence from Japan gather at the school. Their mission is to bomb the palace of the Japanese…

Japonica Virus

2.0

A mysterious infectious disease, "Canie Virus" said to have started in north-east China comes ashore to Japan. The nation falls into disorder and the government tries to enact "The Public Safety Law.” Yoichiro and…

Roomshare no Onna

4.0

The 21st NHK Yorudora, Roomshare no Onna centers on recently divorced Usami Usako, who also has a young son named Tarou. Usako leaves Tarou at her mother's home in Nagano to begin a new life in Tokyo, finding a job…

Secret Journey

8.0

I, documentary video maker, saw a guy named Yuda in the middle of Tokyo. I was curious about Yuda and begun following him around, but one day he disappeared with my video camera. A couple of months later, a lady name…

Saikai: Yokota Megumisan no Negai

One day in June 2004, there was a taxi from Niigata prefecture to a hotel in Akasaka, Tokyo. Mr. and Mrs. Hasuike, the abductees who returned from North Korea, were on board. Megumi Yokota's parents and younger brother…