Maki Yoko

Maki Yoko, born in Inzai, Chiba, is a Japanese actress who made her film debut at the age of 19 in the 2001 film "Drug". Her film career sprung when receiving a role as Aya in the highly modernized remake of the Japanese vengeance film " "The Princess Blade". Maki later began performing on stage in…

Yusuke Santamaria

Yusuke Santamaria, born Nakayama Yusuke, is an actor and singer born in Ōita Ōita Prefecture, Japan who premiered primarily on Japanese networks such as JDTV and JHJ. He was best known for his work on many popular game shows, television programs, and shorts. He is also known simply as "Yūsuke". His…

Hamamura Jun

Jun Hamamura was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 1995

Sawamura Ikki

Sawamura Ikki is a Japanese model, actor, and singer who was born in Kagoshima. After graduating high school he started in the industry as a fashion model and then later made his acting debut in 1996. He sang the ending theme song for the drama Hataraki Man.

Sawai Takako

Sawai Takako is a Japanese actress born in Osaka. Her sister is the actress Sawai Keiko. She worked at the Yajima Satoko office, and belongs to the Takarai Project. In 1964, when she was in the third year of junior high school, she moved to Tokyo with her sister who entered the entertainment world.…

Tanaka Hiroshi

Mizoguchi Kenji

Kenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Mizoguchi's work is renowned for its long takes and mise-en-scène. According to writer Mark Le Fanu, "His films have an extraordinary force and purity. They shake and move the viewer by the power, refinement and compassion with which they…

Nakamura Kanemon III

Nakamura Kanemon III was a kabuki actor and one of the founders of the Zenshinza theater company. His birth name was Mitsui Kinjiro (三井金次郎). His father was Nakamura Kanemon II, and his brother was Nakamura Nakazuke III. His son was Nakamura Baiko IV, and his grandson is Nakamura Baishi II.…

Suzuki Sarina

Munehiro Kanako was born in 1977, in Osaka. In 1992 as she participated in a national beauty contest where she won a prize, and with that, she was able to debut in the showbiz world in 1995. Instead of using her own name, she used the pseudonym Suzuki Sarina. She became a successful actress, appearing…

Kawaguchi Matsutaro

Kawaguchi Matsutaro was a Japanese writer and film producer.

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

6.9

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study…

Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

6.9

In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission of learning; with the introduction of his arch-rival Sasaki Kojiro;…

Miyamoto Musashi: Hihi Taiji no Ba

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

7.1

In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Musashi then sets…

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

7.8

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He’s sought as a teacher and vassal by the Shogun, Japan’s most powerful clan leader. He’s also challenged to fight by the supremely confident…

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

7.8

It is the second film of the Samurai Trilogy, wchich follows the adventures of Miyamoto Musashi as he wanders through Japan learning the ways of a samurai. The first part of the trilogy is Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto…

Zen and Sword

7.2

In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend. His beginning is not exactly auspicious. He sides with the Toyotomi at Sekigahara, and as a result, finds…

Nihon Kenkaku Den 1

Musashi

7.6

Many are familiar with "The Book of Five Rings" which was written by Miyamoto Musashi in the 17th century. Musashi's treatise on strategy and the way to lead instantly became the business executive's bible when the…

Ganryujima: Kojiro to Musashi

In the 16th Year of Keityo (1611), the lord of Ogura Castle in Kyushu admitted Sasaki Kojiro because of his great sword techniques. However, a group within the feudal clan that supported the use of guns considered…