Arishima Ichiro

Arishima Ichiro, born Oshima Tadao (大島忠雄) in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He was the eldest son of a steel factory owner. After attending Hioki Elementary School (日置尋常小学校) and Nagoya Middle School (名古屋中学校), where he developed an interest in theater, he…

Bando Tsumasaburo

Bando Tsumasaburo was a Japanese Kabuki actor and movie actor born in Hashimoto-cho, Kanda-ku, Tokyo. His brother, sister, and mother died one after another, and his father failed in business and went bankrupt. In 1916 he graduated from Jinjo Elementary School High School. In 1920, when the Shochiku…

Mochizuki Yuko

Mochizuki Yuko was a Japanese actress, film director, and politician, serving as a member of the House of Councillors for the Japan Socialist Party. She was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and in 1930, she left Tokyo Municipal Shinobugaoka High School without graduating. Under the stage name…

Kawazu Seizaburo

Kawazu Seizaburo, born Nakajima Seiichi (中島誠一) in Kakigara, Nihonbashim Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He was adopted by Kawazu Kaichi (河津嘉一), who operated a machiai, a tea house, in Hamacho. After graduating from Toka Elementary School (東華小学校), he attended Seisoku English…

Uchida Asao

Uchida Asao, born Uchida Tomoo in Pyongyang, Korea, during Japanese rule, was a Japanese actor. He was affiliated with Kohinata Project after working with Enkei Theater and the Gekkoai theater troupe. After graduating from Pyongyang First Middle School, Uchida worked for Higashiman Waryu Coal Mine,…

Ogawa Tomoko

Ogawa Tomoko is a Japanese actress born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. When she was a child, her family moved to Tokyo and she attended Kitaku Public Prince Elementary School. She also studied ballet while being part of the Toei Young Actor's Group. She made her acting debut in 1960 by appearing in…

Yeoun

Lee Kyeong Bin, known professionally as Yeoun, is a South Korean singer, dancer and former member of ARGON (아르곤). He made his debut in March 2019 as the group's lead vocalist with their first single album, "Master Key". Later that year, they launched their first Japan Live "Master Key" showcase…

Roel

Kim Sun Ho, known professionally as Roel, is a South Korean singer, dancer and former member of ARGON (아르곤). Before debuting, he used to be part of the broadcasting club during middle school and high school and even wanted to become an announcer. He made his debut in March 2019 as the group's…

Chikamatsu Yoshie

Chikamatsu Yoshie, born Uematsu Yoshie (植松芳枝) in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She previously performed under the stage names Chikamatsu Yoshie (近松よし枝) and Chikamatsu Yoshie (近松良枝) She joined the Shinpa Theater Company (劇団新派) in 1945 and left in…

Yakumaru Hirohide

Yakumaru Hirohide is a Japanese talent and moderator. His wife is former singer Ishikawa Hidemi (who retired from the entertainment industry after marriage), and the eldest son is actor Yakumaru Sho. The second son is Yakumaru Hayato, a soccer player from CE Sabadelvenir B (youth). The third son is…

Marks no Yama

7.3

Twenty years ago, a boy was rescued after his parents' apparent suicide in the mountains. Now released from a mental institution, he mentions a dark mountain shadow to his girlfriend. Meanwhile, a murder occurs in…

Second Blue

7.3

Tateishi Daichi, a book designer working at a design company in Tokyo, is so absorbed in his love of reading that he has little interest in real-life romance. One day, his contact at Marufuji Publishing is replaced,…

Sway

7.3

Takeru returns to his rural hometown for a Buddhist ceremony honoring his late mother, urged by his older brother Minoru, who stayed behind to run the family gas station while Takeru built a successful photography…

Hagoku

7.4

One late night in June 1942, Sakuma Seitaro dangles from the frame of a skylight in an isolation cell in Akita Prison. He forces open the glass window and breaks out of jail. This crime even reaches the ears of Urata…

We are Medical Interns

7.4

Ameno Ryuji graduated from a medical school out in a province. He is now a doctor-in-training in the surgery department at a hospital in Tokyo. Every day, he is scolded by senior doctors for not being able to do something…

Miyazawa Kenji no Shokutaku

7.4

In 1921, Miyazawa Kenji left a wealthy family and went to Tokyo. Standing on his own two feet, he lived there for 8 months. Late summer, Kenji received a telegram from his family. Worried about his younger sister Toshi,…

Haruka's Pottery

7.4

Twenty-year-old Haruka doesn’t know what to do with her life when she stumbles upon an exhibition of Bizen pottery. She becomes so fascinated with a beautifully crafted bowl that she spontaneously decides to quit…

Sakanoue Animal Clinic Story

7.5

Tatsuya is a veterinarian who recently quit his job. He lands a new job at Veternarian Tokumaru in Kagurazaka, Tokyo where he was born and raised. Suddenly, the owner of the hospital entrusts the hospital to Tatsuya…

Deka Wanko New Year Special

7.3

Hanamori Ichiko uses her leave to come to Paris. She encounters the members of the Thirteenth Section who are enjoying sightseeing in Paris after cooperating in an investigation with Interpol. Ichiko is thrilled by…

Tora-san 14: Lullaby

7.4

During his travels Tora-san meets a troubled father with a baby. He shares a drink with the man who then abandons the baby into Tora-san's care. At his hometown in Shibamata, Tokyo, the family is worried about who…