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…

Aoe Shunjiro

Aoe Shunjiro, whose real name is Oshima Chosaburo (大嶋長三郎), was a Japanese playwright and critic. He was born in Akita, Japan, as the eldest son of the drug merchant Eiseido. Initially named Eiichi (衛一), he adopted the name Chosaburo after his father's death in 1915. Aoe attended Akita…

Hosokawa Chikako

Hosokawa Chikako was a Japanese actress born in Uchisaiwai, Kojimachi, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Koran Women's School and joined Osanai Kaoru’s Tsukiji Little Theater in 1925, making her stage debut in "Kakujin Kakusetsu". In 1929, at age 23, she left the theater to help form the Shinjuku Theater…

Miki Norihei

Miki Norihei, born Tanuma Tadashi (田沼則子) in Hamacho, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor, director, and comedian. He served as the 5th president of the Japan Comedy Association (日本喜劇人協会). Raised by a mother involved in entertainment and a father with a medical doctorate,…

Kitagawa Mika

Kitagawa Mika, born Ono Teruyo (大野照代) in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress. She initially pursued ballet and aspired to become a ballerina during her time at Hosui Elementary School (芳水小学校), later attending Osaki Junior High School (大崎中学校) and Teikyo Girls' High…

Kawago Hina

Kawago Hina is a member of Nogizaka46's 1st Generation. She is a "Popteen" exclusive model. On November 23, 2018 she announced her graduation from the group. Her activities in Nogizaka46 will end on December 20, 2018 after the group's concert at Musashino no Mori Sogo Sports Plaza in Tokyo.

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…

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…

Yamamoto Shohei

Yamamoto Shohei was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator, born in Penghu, Taiwan. He was affiliated with Office Yamamoto (オフィス山本) after previously working with Freeport Pro (フリーポートプロ). He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Edogawa High School (東京都立江戸川高等学校).…

Taichi Kiwako

Taichi Kiwako, also known by her stage name Shimura Taeko, was a Japanese actress born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. She was separated from her biological mother shortly after birth and adopted by her foster parents, a fact she discovered during high school. Kiwako attended Ushigome Nakano Elementary School,…

Road

An international crime thriller that follows two detectives, Kang Cheong Do and Inose, as they track a series of gruesome cross-border murders, characterized by twisted bodies and mysterious dying messages. The story…

Hell Is Other People

6.8

Yuu feels trapped in his hometown. He decides to go to Tokyo and visit his girlfriend, Megumi. Yuu tells her that he wants to live with her in Tokyo, but she is confused by his sudden visit. They end up having an argument.…

Sh15uya

6.9

If you are with me, you can get it. This is Shibuya, but it is not Shibuya. This is where Shibuya 109 is next to 108 (Tokyo), and the highways signs write Shibuya. The people who live in this virtual world are "Shibuya…

Hajimari no Uta

7.1

Wataru, a freelance cameraman who works for a travel magazine in Tokyo. In actual fact, he had aimed to be a teacher when he was in his hometown but failed to achieve his goal and left home to go to Tokyo. However,…

First Class

7.3

Yoshinari Chinami, who has been selling buttons and fabric at a clothing material store in an old neighbourhood of Tokyo, unexpectedly finds herself working at the editorial division of a fashion magazine and is thrilled.…

Godzilla X Mechagodzilla

7.4

As a typhoon is raging across Japan, a loud roar alerts the populace that they are once again being visited by a rampaging monster. The military manages to drive the beast back into the ocean, but another attack looks…

Freeter, Ie o Kau. Special

7.5

One year has passed since Take Seiji became a full time employee at Oetsu Construction. The Take family, having moved into their new home, have been living there peacefully until Sumiko’s brother shows up one day…

Followers

7.5

Nara Rimi, an established and popular photographer, meets Hyakuta Natsume who has come to Tokyo with dreams of becoming an actress. Although Natsume suffers setbacks, she grows from these experiences in this story…

A Table!: Nostalgic na Kyujitsu

8.0

This is a story that will soothe you and satisfy your intellectual curiosity as it depicts the peaceful daily life of Jun and Yoshio, a married couple who have spent a long time together, their seasonal cooking that…

Living no Matsunaga-san

7.1

Matsunaga Jun is a 29-year-old single man who works as a freelance graphic designer in Tokyo. He lives in a share house that has residents from various age groups. He seems like a feisty person, but he is affectionate…