Matsuyama Zenzo

Matsuyama Zenzo was a Japanese screenwriter and director. He was married to actress Takamine Hideko.

Shirakawa Yumi

Yumi Shirakawa was a Japanese film and television actress. She starred in Rodan and many other Japanese movies and TV shows. She was married to actor Hideaki Nitani until his death in 2012. She died of heart failure on June 14, 2016 at the age of 79.

Murakami Fuyuki

Murakami Fuyuki, born Murakami Saishu (村上済州) in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He completed his education at Fukuoka High School and graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Tokyo Imperial University. Murakami began his acting career as a research student at the Shinchiku…

Izumi Masayuki

Izumi Masayuki was a Japanese actor born in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. He was affiliated with the talent agency Gift during his lifetime. He completed his education at Komagome High School and later graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Tokai University's Second Engineering Faculty. Izumi…

Otsuka Michiko

Otsuka Michiko was a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Tokyo, Japan. Otsuka Michiko (大塚道子) was a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Tokyo. She attended Tokyo Women's High School (東京女子高等師範学校付属高等女学校) but did not complete her studies. After training…

Fuyushima Taizo

Fuyushima Taizo was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born at a brewery house in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. He dropped out of the mechanical department of the Osaka Higher Technical School and became an assistant in the mechanical department of Kyoto University. He joined the Hanshin Electric…

Kusanagi Kojiro

Kusanagi Kojiro was a Japanese actor. Kusanagi made his film debut in 1956 in Darkness at Noon, which was based on the true story of an innocent man arrested, tried and executed for a crime he didn't commit. Kusanagi appeared in over 40 films, mostly in supporting roles, in films such as Alone on the…

Hatanaka Tsuneo

Hatanaka Tsuneo is a Japanese director.

Kitahara Fumie

Kitahara Fumie, born Abe Fusae (阿部房枝) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress and voice actress. She graduated from the Faculty of Arts at Nihon University (日本大学). In 1937, she began her career in small theater and later joined the Haiyuza Theater Company (劇団俳優座) upon its founding…

Kubo Shunji

Kubo Shunji is a Japanese actor.

Kaerenai

A middle-aged office worker is treated as garbage by his wife and ignored by his son. One day he doesn't want to go home anymore, he complains at a food stall and finally calls home telling them he will not return.…

Winter's Flower

7.9

A thug is released after 15 years in prison for the murder of a Yakuza gang leader. Things were never going to be simple and bygones were never going to be bygones but to make matters more complicated, the murdered…

Summer Night Sky, Autumn Sunset, Winter Morning and Spring Breeze

7.3

An omnibus featuring four stories about the four seasons. 1: "With you when cherry blossoms bloom" Elementary school teacher Naoya has just quit his job for his wife, Mana. Naoya spent the remaining time with Mana.…

Mukashi Mitai

One day, an ordinary office worker sees a nostalgic picture at a department store. When he heads toward the painting, his old lover appears. A woman whom he rejected a long time ago.

Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 1991 Winter Special

An omnibus special comprised of six segments: >> Story 1: "Dai Yogen" (大予言) A man is predicted by a fortune-teller to "die in three days" in a live broadcast program. This becomes known to the public and it starts…

Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 1991 Winter Special

An omnibus special comprised of five segments: >> Story 1: "Osho" (王将) A brilliant player with an exceptional memory is set to face a legendary Shogi master who retired seven years ago. The player uses a personal…

Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 2024 Winter Special

7.4

An omnibus special comprised of four segments: >> Story 1: "City Lives" Sato Shori and Mizutani Kentaro, the program's making cameraman, were waiting in their car after hearing that they were filming for an animal…

Goodbye Newspaper

7.8

Kodera Masao, the president of Japan’s largest newspaper has finally reached a decision. He has assessed that the sale of his newspaper, which is a symbol of Japan, to a foreign investor is inevitable after a sharp…

Last Winter, We Parted

7.7

Kyosuke Yakumo works as a reportage writer. His fiancée is Yuriko Matsuda, and they will marry soon. For his next book, Kyosuke Yakumo begins research on a burned-to-death murder case involving a beautiful blind woman.…

The Kitazawas: We Mind Our Own Business

7.7

Taizo Kitazawa works as a middle school principal. He has three children. His first child, Hirofumi, is 38 years old and works as a heart surgeon. His second child, Chiaki, is 27 years old and works as a lawyer. The…