Tsukamoto Shinya

In 1986 a new film blasted to the centre of Japanese cinema, gaining international acclaim with its singularly inventive style and cataclysmic violence. Shinya Tsukamoto directed this 16-mm sci fi horror called Tetsuo - a story of a human being who becomes a monster of metal. This radical auteur quickly…

Sakamoto Takeshi

Sakamoto Takeshi was a Japanese actor born in Sakagoshi, Ago, Hyogo, Japan. His real name was Nagai Takehei (永石武平). After graduating from Sakagoshi Elementary School, he initially worked at a watch shop in Osaka, Japan. However, his life took a turn when he attended a magic show performed by…

Toji Takao

Takao Toji was born on July 25, 1948 in Niigata, Japan. He is an actor, known for Shutter (2008), Departures (2008) and Princess Toyotomi (2011).

Nagano Satomi

Nagano Satomi is a Japanese actress from Kanagawa prefecture. She graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Literature, and joined the university's Theater Study Group in 1981 during her studies. From 1996, she studied abroad in London for a year as an overseas trainee of the Agency for Cultural Affairs.…

Watanabe Daichi

Watanabe Daichi was born in Kobe city, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. He is the lead vocal of a band named Kuroneko Chelsea but also an actor. He debuted in the movie Shikisoku Generation in 2009, being chosen among 2000 people as the main role. He also made countless appearances in CM. The most famous are…

Nishihara Aki

Nishihara Aki, born August 19, 1987 in Yokohama, Japan) is an actress, who portrayed Yuki Matsuoka in Hana Yori Dango. Nishihara returned to the role in Hana Yori Dango Returns and Hana Yori Dango Final.

Wada Soko

Wada Soko is a Japanese actor from Tenei Village, Iwase District, Fukushima Prefecture. He graduated from Fukushima Prefectural Seiryo Joho High School in 1995. After working as a hairdresser, he made his debut as an actor in 2000 after passing the audition for "BULLET BALLET" directed by Tsukamoto…

Shimazu Yasujiro

Shimazu Yasujiro was a Japanese director. He was one of the major creators of the Shoshimingeki genre (films depicting the lower middle classes) at the Shochiku studios in pre-World War II Japan. Born in Kanda, Tokyo, Shimazu entered the Shochiku studio in 1920 after answering an advertisement and began…

Miyajima Kenichi

Miyajima Kenichi was a Japanese actor born in Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture. His real name is Hishida Yukichi and former stage name Miyajima Kensuke. He entered a vocational school but dropped out After the war, he belonged to the Daiei Tokyo studio and played supporting roles and a bit parts in many…

Ishida Yuriko

Yuriko Ishida is a Japanese actress and essayist from Nagoya. She is the older sister of Hikari Ishida, also an actress.

Sen no Kaze Ni Natte

6.0

An impressive drama that made a popular corner of Niigata's long-lived radio program "The letter to heaven" into a movie. Female reporters cover the program, meet the senders of letters and learn various thoughts of…

Kiseki no Doubutsuen

6.0

An inspirational true story of ordinary people who dedicated themselves to preserving a small zoo in Hokkaido. Asahiyama Zoo faces a crisis when their annual visitor count hits rock bottom. On the verge of losing its…

Kiseki no Doubutsuen

6.0

An inspirational true story of ordinary people who dedicated themselves to preserving a small zoo in Hokkaido. Asahiyama Zoo faces a crisis when their annual visitor count hits rock bottom. On the verge of losing its…

Nirai No Oka: A Song of Gondola

7.0

An emotional masterpiece of the love between father and son. A junior high school student Kuwae Ryo lives in a small town, Chatan-cho which is located in the center of Okinawa's main island. He makes a friend with…

Picaru no Teiri

8.3

An entertainment show running different types of stories as projects with guest entertainers appearing in them. Stories included ones like Bibari to Rui, Tebrashka ( Тебурашка ) and many others. A lot of the…

Wagaya no Himitsu

8.0

An anthology drama about four wives, one addicted to internet auctions, the others anxious about their husbands who keep changing occupations and starting businesses. (Source: MyDramaList)

Seiya no Kiseki: Anata no Sukina Ai wa Dore?

An omnibus special that follows three pairs on Christmas Eve, 1995. >> Story 1: "Eve Nante Iranai" (イヴなんていらない) [Director: Shimoyama Ten] Two people who can't seem to reach their loved ones by phone…

Yume no Mitsuke Kata Oshietaru!

An elementary school teacher who lost his passion for his job and became lethargic is assigned to an elementary school in the Kanto region. However, the school was just a "bullying eradication model school" with many…