Furukawa Roppa

Furukawa Roppa was a Japanese comedian. He was born the sixth son of Baron Kato Terumaro, making him the grandson of Baron Kato Hiroyuki. The family custom, however, was to have the younger sons adopted by related families, so Furukawa was adopted by his father's sister and her husband, Furukawa Taketaro.…

Takashima Tadao

Born in Kobe, Japan. Was an actor from 1952–2019. Married to Hanayo Sumi and father of Masahiro Takashima and Masanobu Takashima.

Nomura Hiromasa

Nomura Hiromasa was a Japanese director and screenwriter.

Takakura Miyuki

Miyuki Takakura was born in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She is an actress, known for Mekura Okami (1963), Meiji Keppurouku: Taka to Oukami (1968) and Yakuza Bangaichi: Massatsu (1969).

Hosokawa Toshio

Nakayama Shoji

Nakayama Shoji was a Japanese actor from Yushima Tenjin, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan.

Mikimoto Shinsuke

Mikimoto Shinsuke was a Japanese actor. His credits include at least fifty films, as well as numerous television appearances, in a career that spanned several decades. Born in Kanazawa, he graduated from high school there. Then he attended Rikkyo University in Tokyo, graduating from the Faculty of Economics.…

Egawa Ureo

Egawa was born in Kanagawa Prefecture to a German father and a Japanese mother. His name "Ureo" is a Japanification of his German name "Willy". He joined the Taikatsu film studio in 1920, but not finding stable work, he joined a gang of delinquents. Egawa of this period became the model for Ton Satomi's…

Tanba Tetsuro

Tanba Tetsuro, born Tanba Shozaburo (丹波正三郎), was a Japanese actor, voice actor, entertainment promoter, and paranormal researcher. He founded the Tamba Production Company (丹波プロダクション) and the actor training institute Tamba Dojo (丹波道場). Additionally, he researched spiritualism…

Yamamoto Naozumi

Yamamoto Naozumi was a Japanese composer and conductor from Tokyo, Japan.

Renzoku Kigyo Bakuha Tero 40-nen-me no Shinjitsu

Semi-documentary About 40 years ago, there was a time when the whole of Japan trembled with fear of terrorism. The bombing of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marunouchi Headquarters in August 1974. It is an unprecedented…

Own Night with a Shooting Star

An installment in an omnibus film from three up-and-coming directors who depict "small miracles" that happen to Japanese living in Southeast Asia. >> Story 1: "Chiang Rai Girl" (チェンライの娘) [Director: Tomita…

Les Neuf Fenetres

7.7

Movie is a collaboration between idol group AKB48 and Japan based short film festival “Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia”. Segments: Kaiso Densha - Odenwa Arigatou Gozaimasu - Saori - Akai Ito - Gyosen no Hikari…

Pieces of the Future

6.8

Working on the building site of a new house, apprentice carpenter Souta is asked by his boss, Oikawa, to build a shed by himself. Souta approaches this first real job, which will test his skills as a fully-fledged…

Jose's Tour de Tokyo

8.0

“Jose’s Tour de Tokyo” is a story of a young Mexican man, Jose, and his first visit to Tokyo as he works for a social media influencer, Alex. Running around town in an attempt to fulfil his demands, Jose discovers…

The Old Woman Skin

7.9

"I don't like to be told I'm beautiful." Before going to Tokyo from her hometown of Mishima, Fukushima Prefecture, Kyoko stopped by at Tsuchiyu Onsen and was handed an "old woman's skin." This allowed her transform…

A Fond Face from the Past

4.9

A Fond Face from the Past is also set in a rural community, specifically a village outside Kameoka, near Kyoto. In some ways this short, thirty-six-minute film is Naruse's most moving negotiation of the militarist…

Forbidden Management: The Virgin Staff’s Sex Club Diary

After failing to find a job and getting fired from his part-time work, Negishi Makoto hides his unemployment from his parents. Lost and aimless, he ends up working at an adult club specializing in "sexy teacher" cosplay…

Stardust Children

Maruta is driven out of his land after he is considered to be cursed. After wandering through the forest, he encounters a stardust children who are righteous and pure. Maruta befriends Senebu, Bella and other children,…

Just Another Summer Day

7.4

It was "just" a summer day spent with someone she didn't know, who was drunk and had lost her memory. (Source: Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia)