Seki Sanjuro V

Seki Sanjûrô V was a tachiyaku actor, who spent the best years of his career in Tôkyô koshibai, performing in venues like the Asakusaza (which became the Hôraiza when he managed it for a few years in the 1910s), the Engiza, the Azumaza or the Waseda Gekijô. His forte were jitsugotoshi roles in…

Ichikawa Raizo VII

Ichikawa Raizo VII was a Japanese film and kabuki actor His father was the chief priest of the Honganji temple in Tôkyô. Disciple of Ichikawa Danjûrô IX, he made his debut on stage in January 1896, performing under the name of Ichikawa Eitarô. He took the name of Ichikawa Raizô VII in March 1908.…

Kato Naoki

A film director, writer and producer. Born in Tokyo, Japan. Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2007.

Ogawa Natsumi

Hamada Minako (née Shimamura; born in Chōfu, Tokyo), better known as Ogawa Natsumi, is a Japanese actress and entertainer managed by Yoshimoto Creative Agency. Her aunt is actress Megumi Tama. (Source: Wikipedia)

Kaga Yoshiji

Kaga Yoshiji is a Japanese producer born in Setagaya, Tokyo. He graduated from Keio University Faculty of Economics. After college, he hoped to become a film director, but his father opposed this decision. He joined NTV in 1962 as a part-time worker in the performing arts departments. Two years later,…

Hoshi Reiko

Real name Kotoko Tada (多田 琴子). Born in Tokyo. After working as a dancer in the Takarazuka Revue , she joined Nikkatsu at the age of 17. During World War II , she traveled to Manchuria with her husband, who was the managing director of Toei after the war. Michiko Hoshi, another actress was her…

Tanaka Mayuko

Tanaka Mayuko is a Japanese stage actress and voice actor. She is from Tokyo. She has an O blood type. She is 162 cm tall. She belongs to Group Impact (Kitazawa section) and the theater company Sugoroku.

Motegi Hiroshi

Known as the third chef of the long-established Western restaurant " Taimeiken " in Nihonbashi, Tokyo (currently Managing Director of Taimeiken).Mostly known from cooking variety shows.

Tsunehiko Kasahara

Former rugby player, actor. Born in Tokyo City Koishikawa Ward. As a rugby player, his main positions during his active career were Fullback (FB) and Five Eighth (FE). After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Nikkatsu and became an actor. His last movie apperance was in 1942. It is not known…

Azusa Eiko

Actress. Born in Chiyoda-ku , Tokyo.

Hocho Mushuku

Kure Ryusuke worked as a cook at Kirinoya, a Japanese restaurant in Tsukiji, Tokyo. But because of some stabbing incident , inflicted by his son, he got kicked out. For now on, wandering around Japanese restaurants…

Totsugawa Keibu Series 13: Tokkyu Shina no 21-go Satsujin Jiken

The mystery of the fortune-telling left at the murder scene, is it an invitation to serial murder? In this work, we will follow the mystery of the serial murders hidden in the fortune-telling from Tokyo to Zenkoji…

Sono Toki ga Kita

Orthopedic doctor Akino is 48 years old. Her husband, Meiji, is the same doctor, but she is now away from Tokyo to concentrate on treating alcoholism. One day, Soeda, who used to be a painter, comes to her clinic as…

Ten Urara

The 58th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Ten Urara. Story's settings include Nikko, Tochigi and Koto, Tokyo. This drama is the tale of one high spirited, strong-willed young woman and her struggle to fulfill her lifelong…

A

7.5

"A" is a Japanese documentary film about the Aum Shinrikyo cult following the arrest of its leaders for instigating the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995. The film focuses on a young spokesman for the cult…

Higa Hashiru

The drama is based on a comic book and manga, both created by Joe Shigetsu. Misako Matsumoto, was the daughter of the famous potter Ryuya Matsumoto. However, by studying in Tokyo, she hadn't been to her hometown for…

The Doctor

Kazuma Asou, who helps out in his friend's clinic, is a doctor enjoying a peaceful life on rural Ishigaki Island. However, his father's death causes him to move to Tokyo and he starts working for a big hospital where…

Tetto Musashino-sen

A sixth-grade elementary school student, because his parents are separated, he will follow his mother to go to Nagasaki in the next semester. This is his last summer vacation in Tokyo. One day, seeing the weather,…

Asami Mitsuhiko Series 8

Asami Mitsuhiko, a nonfiction writer, happens to discover the body of a man at a shrine in Tokyo. The deceased is identified as Ashino Takajiro, a master doll artisan who rose to fame more than a decade earlier after…

Best Friend

8.5

While growing up in a blessed family, Makoto, a cousin of Kiyoka's who has a cold personality, came to Tokyo dreaming of a singer. Makoto, who grew up in the country and is innocent, and Kiyoka, who has the opposite…