Sasaki Sumie

Sasaki was born on June 22, 1928 in Tokyo, Japan. She has a younger brother and sister. In 1951, she married journalist Akira Aoki. The two remained married until Aoki's death of lung cancer in 2003. In 1951, Sasaki joined a theater troupe and acted in her first play, Sono Imoto. She won an award for…

Nakamura Anne

Nakamura Anne is a Japanese model, tarento, and actress, her real name is Nakamura Yuko. She is represented by Platinum Production. Nakamura was born in Fukagawa, Koto, Tokyo. She graduated from Koto Ward Elementary School, Meijiro Gakuen Junior and Senior High School (now Mejiro Kenkokoro Junior and…

Kondo Yoshimasa

Yoshimasa Kondo, born on August 13, 1961, in Nagoya, Japan, is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He debuted as an extra in the series Chu-gaku-sei Nikki and was later written into the script. He later gained notability while working with the theatrical troupe Tokyo Sunshine Boys, though he is not a…

Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis (born Michael Brian Curtis) is a Japanese actor, singer, and media personality. He was born to English-Japanese parents. A pivotal figure in Japanese popular music, Mickey is considered one of the three big Japanese names in rock music, helping to popularize the genre in the 1950s where…

Nakai Masahiro

Nakai Masahiro is a Japanese singer, actor, and host for music events and variety shows such as the long-running music show Utaban. Until 2016, he was the leader of the now-disbanded boy group SMAP. He remained a part of Johnny's Entertainment until 2020 when he left to create his own man agency, Nonbiri…

Ishimaru Kenjiro

Kenjirou Ishimaru is a Japanese actor and announcer. He is best known for his role in Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Den-O as the owner of the DenLiner. He has also appeared in multiple competitions of Sasuke as a competitor and during that time has become one of only two people to fall off the Rolling…

Tanimura Mitsuki

Tanimura Mitsuki is a Japanese actress. Mitsuki's mother encouraged her to join an Osaka theater troupe as a second-grader. She began her career in the entertainment industry as a photo model. She made her acting debut on the NHK TV drama "Manten" in 2002. In 2005, she got her first starring role in…

Takeda Rina

Rina Takeda is a Japanese actress and black belt in Ryukyu Shorin-ryu Karate. She was born on June 15, 1991 in Kanagawa Prefecture. She is currently represented by Sony Music Artists, Inc. Reportedly, Takeda was first inspired to get into karate at the age of 10 when she witnessed her father get eliminated…

Shiina Kippei

Shiina Kippei is a Japanese actor whose first true breakthrough performance was in the 1993 film, Nûdo no yoru. His portrayal of a young yakuza enamored with his boss led to a Best New Actor Award at the 9th Takasaki Film Festival. He met actress Yamamoto Mirai on the set of TV Asahi's drama 'BLACK…

Maeda Atsuko

Maeda Atsuko is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She was in Team A and was one of the most prominent members in the group, being voted number one in the 2009 and 2011 Senbatsu Elections. However, in the 2010 Senbatsu Election, she lost to fellow member Yuko Oshima, who was the lead…

You Were Unknown Then

6.2

Kazumi is a successful music composer in Tokyo. He receives a telephone call from his mother and is told about his former teacher's death. Getting on to a train to attend the funeral, Kazumi's thoughts wonder back…

You at 7:45

7.5

Aya and Kumi are high school girls who go to school by bus. Aya has a crush on a boy who always misses the bus. Kumi who noticed Aya's feelings ends up hijacking the bus and she would give Aya only 5 minutes to confess…

You Are the Film

One day, Madoka, a playwright based in Shimokitazawa, and Kazuma, who plays in a band in Sangenjaya, go to see a movie, only for an “impossible structure” to emerge in which each of their own experiences is projected…

My Sweetheart

It had been a year and four months since Mitsuo, whose eyes were injured in an unexpected accident, made a miracle comeback. Welcomed back by the director and his film crew, Mitsuo is excited to star as the lead in…

You Are the Sea

6.7

A university student Kaito, having distrust against women, finds real love when dating Toko. However, Toko comes to be attracted to a woman, Hiroka. Kaito, who happens to know Toko's feelings, tries to keep her around.…

You're My Pet

7.7

29-year-old Iwaya Sumire has had a bad day. Make that the worst of all bad days. She has been dumped by her boyfriend of 5 years when she was anticipating a marriage proposal (although she read the situation and dumped…

Calling You

7.7

The story revolves around two lonely young people who find each other in an uncommon manner. Shy, quiet, and unsure of herself, Aihara Ryo doesn't quite fit in anywhere. Though she wants to make friends, she has trouble…

You Shine in the Moonlit Night

7.8

Takuya Okada is a high school student. He visits his classmate Mamizu Watarase in the hospital. Mamizu Watarase suffers from the mysterious ailment “Luminescence disease.” People who have the disease show a faint…

The Gift of Your Heart

7.7

Aihara Ame, once insecure in high school in Nagasaki, found solace in Asano Taiyo, the only person who treated her warmly. After graduation, she moved to Tokyo to pursue her dream of becoming a patissier, never revealing…

I Will Be Your Bloom

7.9

Nakamachi Asuka is 30 years old and single. She achieved her dream of working as a teacher by teaching at a high school. Due to a case, she is unable to continue her teaching position. She suddenly begins work at a…