Miyazaki Shinichi

Shinichi Miyazaki, formerly a producer at Nippon Educational Television in Japan, began his career with Toei Company in 1954 after graduating from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Economics. Initially based at Toei's Kyoto and Tokyo studios, he later moved to Nippon Educational Television (NET)…

Wada Ayao

Wada Ayao was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and stage producer born in Tokyo, Japan. He was the former president of Theater Echo (テアトル・エコー). He graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. In November 1946, he joined the Baraza theater…

Shiba Eizaburo

Shiba Eizaburo was a Japanese screenwriter born in Kojimachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. His real name was Maeda Kosaburo (前田孝三郎). He graduated from the Army Officer Academy and experienced the end of World War II while at the academy. After that, he attended Hokkaido University but dropped out. He apprenticed…

Minami Shinsuke I

Minami Shinsuke was a Japanese comedian, actor, TV host, and talent born in Hongo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. His eldest son is the second-generation comedian Minami Shinsuke. He studied at Suginami Daiichi Elementary School. In 1940, when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school, he joined the children's…

Kokontei Shincho III

Kokontei Shincho III was a Japanese rakugo performer born in Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. He was the second son of Kokontei Shinsei V, younger brother of Kanbaratei Basso X, niece of actress Ikebata Shino, and nephew by marriage of actor Nakao Akira. It should be noted that there are two other individuals…

Suzuki Terue

Suzuki Terue, born as Enoki Terue (榎木輝江), is a Japanese actress from Oshima, Koto, Tokyo, Japan. In 1989, she changed her stage name to Suzuki Terue (木てるえ). (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation = MyDramaList)

Tanimoto Sayoko

Tanimoto Sayoko is a Japanese actress from Hyogo, Japan. In 1950, she joined the Toei Tokyo Studio, making her debut in the film "The Metropolitan Police Department Story: 73 Hours of Pursuit" in 1956. She left Toei in 1979 to become a freelance actress. (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation…

Tomita Suguru

Tomita Suguru is a Japanese director born in Ibaraki, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Visual Arts College. (Source: f-hearts.com)

Yasukawa Goro

Yasukawa Goro is a Japanese composer from Aichi, Japan, raised in Iida, Nagano, Japan. He dropped out of the Composition Department of the Faculty of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts. During his studies, he began working as a studio musician, and it was around 1989 when he met Ishii Takashi that…

Kujira

Matsumoto Wakako, better known by the stage name Kujira, is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She is employed by 81 Produce. (Source: Wikipedia)

Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou

7.5

Three years ago, a disappearance known as the Joker Case went unsolved, and the file closed. Renewed interest in the case demands a second examination of the evidence. Investigator Kinoshita Ichiro from the Public…

Soshite, Ikiru

7.5

Ikuta Toko has been raised by her uncle in the city of Morioka. She's been active as a local idol with the hopes of eventually becoming an actress someday. When she's 19 years old, she's anxiously looking forward to…

Theatre: A Love Story

7.5

The film is about Nagata, a clumsy unsellable theater director and his brave lover Saki who purely loves him. Their romance began when Nagata spoke to Saki and noticed that he wore the same sneakers as her. Saki dreams…

Yaiteru Futari: Kosai 0-Nichi Kekkon kara Koi wo Hajimeyo

7.5

This is a love story about a weekend marriage between two people who are clumsy when it comes to love. Fukuyama Kenta, whose hobby is barbecuing, meets Yamaguchi Chihiro, who loves to eat, on a dating app. When he…

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…

Ultraman

7.5

The storyline begins in the near future, as referenced from the mid-1960s. Sinister aliens and giant monsters constantly threaten civilization during this period. The only Earth organization equipped to handle these…

Aoi Honoo

7.6

Set in the early 1980's, Moyuru is a student at an art school in Osaka. He is full of passion and desire in his pursuit to become a manga writer. He also doesn't lack confidence in his abilities. Morinaga Tonko is…

Liar x Liar

7.5

University student, Takatsuki Minato, likes things to be clean and in order while her stepbrother, Takatsuki Toru, is a bit of a player. One day, while cosplaying as a high-school student in a fashionable district…

American Girl

7.5

During the SARS outbreak of 2003, 13-year-old Fen returns to Taiwan. Depicts the director's experiences: her mother's illness, a feud with classmates. (Source: TIFF) ~~ Release dates: Oct 31, 2021 (Tokyo International…

Tampopo

7.6

Tampopo is a celebration of the role of food in Japanese culture. Acclaimed director Juzo Itami's (The Funeral. A Taxing Woman) hit satire was dubbed the first "noodle western" for its delightful parody of American…