Ryu Keiichiro

Ryu Keiichiro was a Japanese screenwriter and novelist born in Akasaka-ku, Tokyo. His real name is Ikeda Ichiro. He graduated from the Department of French Studies, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo. During the war, he departed as a student soldier and fought in mainland China as an army officer.…

Ohki Minoru

Ohki Minoru, born in Osaka, was a Japanese actor. After serving as a lighting assistant at the Nikkatsu Tamagawa Photo Studio for 10 years, he became an actor at the recommendation of actress Kogure Michiyo. He made his movie debut in 1951 and since then he starred in many Shochiku works as a hard-line…

Hara Chisako

Chisako Jissōji, better known under the stage name Chisako Hara, was a Japanese actress best known for starring in Akai Giwaku, Kishibe no Album, and the Ultra Series franchise.

Tanaka Kunie

Tanaka Kunie is a Japanese actor. He had his first notable role in 1960 as a thug in Kurosawa Akira's The Bad Sleep Well and worked with the director again on Sanjuro. Tanaka is well known for his roles in Fukasaku Kinji's yakuza films, namely the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. He also appeared…

Kameishi Seiichiro

Kameishi Seiichiro is a Japanese actor, screenwriter, novelist and lyricist.

Igawa Hisashi

Igawa Hisashi is a Japanese actor who has appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's "Dodesukaden", "Ran", and "Madadayo". He starred in Abe Kōbō's production of "The Man Who Turned Into A Stick", a surrealist play, in 1969.

Inuyama Inuko

Inuko Inuyama was born on December 16, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan as Chie Tozuka. She is an actress, known for Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998), Tokyo Godfathers (2003) and Pokémon (1997).

Hara Izumi

Her mother died at the age of 10, and went to Tokyo at the age of 17 because she did notget along with her stepmother. Although initially she was taking advantage of her talent and joined Okamoto Kokage disciples of calligraphy. In order to earn the tuition, she joined the Tokyo Yanaka belong model…

Dai Nihon Koso Doro Den

2.0

Kaidan

Muddy Planet

Haruki, a student at an agricultural high school, spends his days caked in mud and engaged in lotus root-harvesting practice. One day, he meets Aki, a transfer student who does not seem to let anyone in. One night,…

Muddy River

7.5

In post-WWII Osaka, a young boy befriends the son of a riverside prostitute.

The Bride from Hades

6.7

On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named Otsuyu. Not knowing she's a ghost, he becomes infatuated by her. (Source: Letterboxd) ~~ Based on the Japanese ghost story…

Returning Spirit

A tryst between the young warrior Hagiwara Shinzaburo and beautiful Otsuyu is discovered, and the shamed Otsuyu commits suicide with her maid. Their ghosts subsequently appear to Shinzaburo. He obtains a door-protecting…

Lanterns Of Peonies 1990

1.0

Boneless Lantern

A man carrying the remains of his dead wife wanders around, looking for a place to die. He sees a resemblance of his wife, to a woman in a “lantern girl” poster. The man starts working as an apprentice, but the…

Make Up with Mud

7.4

Yuzuhara Miku, a self-conscious temporary employee at a department store, wears minimal makeup to please her elite lawyer boyfriend, Haruhisa, who prefers her "modest" look. When she meets Takakura Eve, a man passionate…

Crash Season 2

Follows the T.C.I. team of Namgangseo Police Station as they are reborn as a regional investigation unit under the National Office of Investigation. They now tackle nationwide traffic crime cases. With criminals becoming…

Kawarasaki Kunitaro IV

Kawarasaki Kunitarô IV was a promising wakaonnagata actor, who excelled in daughter and princess roles but unfortunately died (a mysterious way) too young. He spent a few years in a Shinpa troupe in the forties of the Meiji era and was also involved in the early modern stage projects of Ichikawa Ennosuke…

Orita Himari

Orita Himari is a Japanese actress born in Osaka Prefecture. Her talent agency is Stardust Promotion. She is also a member of pop unit BREAK TIME GIRLS. In February 2022, she was chosen as the Grand Pix winner of the 9th Japan Uniform Award, an image model contest by CONOMi. (Source: MyDramaList)