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,…

Nishio Toku

Nishio Toku was a Japanese actor and voice actor born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. He was represented by Tokyo Actors' Consumer's Cooperative Society. (Source: Wikipedia)

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,…

Omiya Teiji

Omiya Teiji was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and a member of the Tokyo Actors Consumer Cooperative Society when he died. He attended Nihon University, but withdrew before completing his degree. He was known for playing the roles of kind old men in many 1970s anime series. During his life, he achieved…

Sekiguchi Gen

Sekiguchi Gen is a Japanese commercial and film director born Saitama, Japan. He graduated from Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo.

Matsumoto Sayuki

Matsumoto Sayuki is a Japanese talent and former gravure idol. She debuted as a singer under the name Jimi Shijimi (ジミ・シジミ) on August 17, 2011. She graduated from Mie Prefectural Yokkaichi Nishi High School. Scouted during junior high, she moved to Tokyo at age 18 and began her career in…

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…

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.…

Natsume

Natsume is a former Japanese actress, TV personality, and gravure idol from Tokyo, Japan. Previously, she was known by her stage name Sano Natsume (佐野夏芽). On October 18, 2009, she announced at an event and on her blog that she would retire from gravure activities with the release of a DVD in…

Takeguchi Roncha

Roncha Takeguchi is a Japanese actor born in Fukuoka, Japan. He is affiliated with Mai Promotion and is a member of the theater troupe Hagewa, focusing primarily on stage productions. In 2000, after relocating to Tokyo, he became a member of Hagewa. (Source: MyDramaList)

Kakedashi Jidai

The news reporter from the Social Affairs Department, Asahina Goro, was assigned a job of exploring the great Tokyo night. While wandering the city at night, he got caught by a woman. He even got thrown into a detention…

Ten'yawan'ya

6.0

Wary of being accused of war crimes, Inumaru Junkichi moves to his mentor's hometown, where he meets various eccentric characters. This movie depicts the contrast between the devastation of Tokyo and the laid-back…

Entotsu no Mieru Basho

7.0

The movie focuses on the life of a lower-middle class couple and their two tenants, living in a poor suburbs of Tokyo.

Faceless Man

5.0

Lupine, a jewel thief, came to Japan and impersonated Arisaka, the manager of the Tokyo Hotel, and was also disguised as a buyer Yamada. The purpose is to steal jewels, from a foreigner named Mason. ~~ Adapted from…

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)

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…

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…

Kinkanshoku

The story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimura Kinue, when they leave their hometown for the metropolis of Tokyo. They are in love with each other,…

Keisatsukan

6.0

During a random road-check, rookie police officer Itami is reacquainted with his old high school buddy Tomioka Tetsuo, who is travelling back to Tokyo from a day at the golf range. Over the years, the two have taken…

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…