Fuji Sancho

In the 23rd year of the Meiji period, weather forecasts were rarely correct, and people endlessly suffered from typhoons and natural disasters. Nonaka Itaru, a private meteorologist, settled on Mount Fuji during the…

Fuji Sancho

The film depicts how people built the Mount Fuji Radar System on the top of Mount Fuji. (Source: Wikipedia) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Fuji Sancho" (富士山頂) by Asada Jiro (浅田次郎).

Ichikawa Danjuro IX

One of the most successful and famous Kabuki actors of the Meiji period (1868–1912). Ninth in the line of actors to hold the name Ichikawa Danjuro, he is depicted in countless ukiyo-e actor prints (yakusha-e), and is widely credited with ensuring Kabuki stayed vibrant and strong as Japan struggled…

Tang Qi Cen

Profession: Screenwriter Birthplace: China Tang Qicen collaborated with Nanpai Sanshu and Zhang Yuanang on the web drama " The Mystic Nine ", which was broadcast on iQiyi , and won the annual drama king of iQIYI Screaming Night the following year and in 2018 they worked together on "Sand Sea" also known…

Hori Ben

Hori Ben is an actor and former child actor from Tokyo. In 1974 he joined Tokyo Kid Brothers while attending Takushoku University, and left after performing in New York and London. In 1975 he participated in the founding of Mr. Slim Company with Shinsui Sansho, Kasai Kenji, Makigami Koichi, and others.…

Tanaka Kinuyo

Tanaka was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. She became a leading actress at an early age, appearing in Ozu Yasujiro's I Graduated, But... in 1929. The following year she played the lead in Aiyoku no ki, and in 1931 she appeared in Japan's first talkie, The Neighbor's Wife and Mine,…

Kagawa Kyoko

Kagawa was born in Tokyo in 1931. She originally wanted to become a ballerina. She was discovered by a film studio after winning a beauty contest and began a career in acting. Her first major film role was in a movie Mado Kara Tobidase (Jump Out of the Window). She became a household name for her role…

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…

Odagiri Joe

Odagiri Joe was born in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The actor studied at Fresno State University and enrolled in the Theater and Arts Department instead of Film directing. The actor is married to actress Kashii Yuu, They got married on February 16, 2008. The actor played the main roles in movies…

Kashii Yu

Odagiri Yuko, known by her stage name Kashii Yuu, is a Japanese actress and model. She studied at Mejiro University, where she majored in English. She married actor Odagiri Joe, who is exactly 11 years her senior, on February 16, 2008, the birthday the couple shares. She reportedly gave birth to a baby…

Kagawa Teruyuki

Kagawa Teruyuki is a Japanese screen and stage actor. Born in 1965, his parents are the kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III and the cinema actress Hama Yuko. His grandmother is the film actress Takasugi Sanae. In the Kabuki world, it is usual for the son of an actor to follow the father's footsteps since…

Tsunoda Tomie

Janken Musume

A story of friendship, romance and music, based on the novel written by Nakano Minoru. The 1st part of the “three girl” series of 3 films from Toho studios [“So Young, So Bright (Janken Musume)”, “Romantic…