Ueki Mariko

Ueki Mariko is a former Japanese actress born in Numata, Gunma, and originally from Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Chuo University with a degree in literature and was affiliated with the Nishioka Akira Office. Ueki began her acting career at age four with the Wakakusa Theatre Company, later joining…

Fukuda Toyoto

Fukuda Toyoto, also known by the erroneous credit Fukuda Toyoshi (福田豊士), was a Japanese actor born in Setagaya, Tokyo. He was the eldest son of Japanese painter Fukuda Toyoshiro. Fukuda attended Japan University's Faculty of Literature but later discontinued his studies in the English Literature…

Natsuki Sho

Natsuki Sho was a Japanese actor born in Matsuzawa, Ebara, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Seibi Middle School in Suginami, Tokyo, and subsequently enrolled in the acting department of the Japan Film School. After graduating in March 1945, he joined Daiei Tokyo Studio, debuting that year in the film…

Segawa Shinzo

Segawa Shinzo, born Tamura Takashi (田村隆), was a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He was a member of the Zenshinza theater troupe and performed in numerous stage productions. Segawa passed away on August 21, 1989, at the age of 63. (Source: MyDramaList)

Kura Tadaoyshi

Kura Tadayoshi was a Japanese actor born in Kameido, Koto, Tokyo. He debuted in 1963, appearing in the television drama "Tentekomai Monogatari" while in the second grade. In 1974, he graduated from Seisoku High School in Shiba Park, Minato. He retired from the entertainment industry in 1985 at age 30.…

Amano Shinji

Amano Shinji, originally known as Matsumoto Tomotaka (松本友孝), is a Japanese actor affiliated with Kindai Kikaku Center. Born in Senju Nakamachi, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan, he enrolled in Keio University's Faculty of Literature in 1952 but left in his second year after being scouted by Shinkokugeki…

Oshima Shuichi

Oshima Shuichi is a Japanese film art director. He began his career as an art assistant on the 1980 film "203 High Ground" and made his debut as an art director with the 1985 film "Be-Bop High School". He has worked with Shochiku Ofuna Studio and Toei Tokyo Studio. (Source: MyDramaList)

Okuda Seiji

Okuda Seiji is a Japanese film producer born in Aizu, Fukushima, Japan, and raised in Otowa, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. He is a board member of the Tokuma Memorial Animation Cultural Foundation and the president of the Japan Film and Television Producers Association. He has held various positions at Nippon…

Ogawa Hirooki

Ogawa Hirooki was a Japanese composer born in Shinbashi, Shiba, Tokyo, Japan. He served as a director of the Japan Composer's Association. He graduated from Daikura High School of Commerce's Junior Division in 1943, and furthered his studies in vocal music under Tachimatsu Fusako and Sonoda Seiichi,…

Ichikawa Suisen III

Ichikawa Suisen III was a Japanese actress and dancer associated with the Shochiku era of Kabuki in Japan. Born as Horikoshi Kikue (堀越喜久榮) in Tsukiji, Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan, she comes from a family deeply rooted in Kabuki tradition. Her father was the fifth-generation Ichikawa Shinnosuke,…

Swords in the Moonlight 3

7.2

In this final episode, Ryunosuke, a psychotic samurai, is in Kofu (west of the Japanese capital of Edo, as Tokyo was then known), where he is employed to test a new sword each evening by killing a passerby. But the…

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…

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…

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…

With Songs in My Heart

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make…

Obra Maestra

5 Segments, 25 Stars. 5 Cities, 5 Directors. First segment "Tokyo", second segment "Macao", third segment "Manila", fourth segment "Hong Kong", fifth segment "Singapore". (Source: IMDb)

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…