Hirokawa Taichiro

Hirokawa Taichiro was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator born in Tokyo, Japan. He died on March 3, 2008, from cancer. His death was announced at the beginning of the 2nd Seiyu Awards. (Source: Wikipedia)

Kusano Hayato

Kusano Hayato is a Japanese actor born in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. When he was 2 years old, his family moved to Ibaraki, Japan. He debuted as a professional boxer at the age of 18 from the Yamaguchi Tsuchiura Boxing Gym, but retired at the age of 21 due to injury. He then pursued acting under the mentorship…

Yuzuki Asako

Yuzuki Asako is a Japanese novelist born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. She attended Keisen Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School and graduated from Rikkyo University with a degree in French literature. She is married and a member of the Japan PEN Club. Since her university days, she aimed to become a…

Shimegi Shigako

Shimegi Shigako is a Japanese actress born in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Atomi Gakuen High School. After training at the Actor's Training Institute, she joined the Bungakuza theater company. From around 1960, she was active mainly in movies and TV dramas produced by Nikkatsu, Daiei, and…

Kumano Ryuji

Kumano Ryuji was a Japanese actor born in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Mukojima Technical High School. After a career as a professional boxer, he joined Toho and the theater company "Gekidan Sedai". In his later years, he performed primarily under the stage name Katsushika…

Yamamoto Koichi

Yamamoto Koichi is a Japanese actor born in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the first literature department of Waseda University. After graduation, he joined the Haiyuuza Theater Company in the 8th term. After leaving Haiyuuza, he joined the Shinjinkai theater company and made his debut in the…

Murakoshi Ichiro

Murakoshi Ichiro was a Japanese narrator, actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was a Waseda University graduate. His real name was Murakoshi Yoshikazu.

Ichikawa Danjuro XII

Ichikawa Danjuro XII, a Japanese Kabuki actor born in Tokyo, Japan, was known for his contributions to traditional theater. He inherited the stage name Naritaya and was affiliated with the Japan Art Academy, holding the rank of Senior Fifth Rank. His birth name was Horikoshi Natsuo, and he also used…

Ichikawa Hisao

Ichikawa Hisao was a Japanese producer born in Honjo, Tokyo, Japn. He graduated from the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. After working as a civil servant in the Ministry of Communications, he joined Shinko Kinema in 1939. He initially worked in the publicity department. He was called up for military…

Yamada Harumi

Yamada Harumi is a former Japanese actress born in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Yakumo High School. She was affiliated with Ichitani Planning and later with Hosoya Office. Since elementary school, she has been active as a model in girls' magazines and in commercials. In June 1969, while…

Wait for Tomorrow

4.0

Misugi Kohei works in a vegetable market, but his ambition is to be a photographer. He is given his first opportunity to demonstrate his talent by the Sakura Film Company, which offers him an assignment to “Cover…

Obon's Dipping Contest

Obon, the proprietress of the Oden restaurant "Obon" in Kanda, Tokyo, was originally the female boss of the pickpocket group "Atomic Gumi". Soon, a woman gets into trouble when she takes over photos, which was planned…

3000 En no Sekai Ryoko

2.0

A fantastic musical drama where dreams and reality are intertwined. A gentleman with a mysterious power appears in front of a man and a woman who go out for a date in Tokyo with a budget of 3000 yen, and magically…

I Hate But Love

6.9

In the high-octane, unorthodox romance I Hate But Love, a celebrity, dissatisfied with his personal and professional lives, impulsively leaves face-paced Tokyo to deliver a much-needed jeep to a remote village. When…

Theater of Life: Hishakaku

8.0

Story of yakuza's honor, duty and loyalty. Hishakaku asks his woman, Otoyo, a former geisha, to move to Tokyo, where they are taken in by Boss Kokin. Due to his obligation to Kokin, he is involved in a gang war and…

Black Sun

6.2

One is a young, jazz-obsessed Japanese drifter and other is a black American GI on the lam in Tokyo. The two outsiders become outlaws and the movie depicts their growing bond as an alternately absurd and tragic culture…

The Scent of Incense

7.3

After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble. (Source: TMDB)

Vampire Bride

6.0

Fujiko Shirai, Hideko Shinohara, Kiyoko Takiuchi, Rie Tamaki, Sanae Mitsutake are friends of “New Tokyo Dance School”. Newspaper reporter Ota moved from Eiko to Fujiko and was hated by Eiko. Satoeda, who was led…

Passport to Darkness

A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in search of the real killer in this dark and beautiful noir from master…

A Female Spy, Elisa

During the Korean War (1950-1953), Park Ho, a Korean secret agent staying in Tokyo has relations with a female spy, Elisa. She, becoming a slave to his love, at last, confesses her identity. Later, she begins providing…