Sugiura Rokuemon

Born in 1847 and raised as the eldest son in the house of a rice dealer in Suwa-cho, Edo Koishikawa (currently Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo). His father, Jinbei, took over the shares of the drug wholesaler Konishiya Rokuheiten (later "Konishiya") and moved from Suwacho to Kojimachi. In 1872, Rokusaburo took a picture…

Takao Mitsuko

Takao Mitsuko was a Japanese actress and former child actress born in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. Later in life, she moved to Tokyo, and in 1921, she joined the Nikkatsu Mukojima Photo Studio, where her father worked as a costume department worker. In 1955, after the end of World War II, she…

Kofujita Shoichi

Kofujita Shoichi was a Japanese actor born in Yushima, Hongo-ku, Tokyo. His real name is Fujita Masao. He has appeared in various Shinpa plays and is known as a child actor who played an active part in the Shochiku Kamata studio in the latter half of the Taisho era. In 1920, he joined Takeda Masanori…

Fujishiro Minako

Fujishiro Minako is a Japanese actress who was active in the 1980s. She was born on November 16, 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from the faculty of Regional Environmental sciences in Tokyo University of Agriculture. (Source: Wikipedia)

Unno Katsuo

Unno Katsuo is an actor, voice actor, and entertainer from Tokyo, Japan.

Ikeda Akira

Ikeda Akira, born in Japan, studied English literature at the Bunkyo University in Tokyo. He made his first feature film, Blue Monkey, in 2006 and received the Audience Award at the Pia Film Festival. His film Anatomy of a Paper Clip (2013) won a Hivos Tiger Award at IFFR 2014. (Source: IFFR)

Kuri Chiharu

Kuri Chiharu (real name Yamazaki Chiharu, 山崎 慈子), born in Tokyo, is a Japanese singer and actress.

Tsuchiya Tokio

Tsuchiya Tokio is a Japanese screenwriter and scriptwriter, born in Shinagawa, Tokyo. He has used several pen names, including Kurabari Shuichiro (倉成 柊一郎) and Tsuchiya Tokio O (土屋斗紀O) from 1995 to around 1999. In the "Yonimo Kimyo na Monogatari" (世にも奇妙な物語) series, he…

Nakajima Sadao

Nakajima Sadao is a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his work in yakuza films and jidaigeki. Born in Chiba Prefecture, he attended Hibiya High School and then the University of Tokyo before joining the Toei studio in 1959. Working at Toei's Kyoto studio, he served as an assistant director…

Dukar Tserang

Dukar Tserang is a notorious Tibetan independent director of movies and documentaries. He is also a musician, sound technician and composer. His works are nationally and internationally acclaimed and received numerous awards and nominations in many film festivals, such as the Tokyo FILMeX International…

Chaser Game W2: Utsukushiki Tennyotachi

7.7

Although Itsuki and Fuyu were once separated despite their feelings for each other, they successfully reunite with the understanding of Fuyu’s husband and their daughter. They spend happy times together, filling…

Galileo Season 2

7.7

Manabu Yukawa, the prodigious physicist, is without a single flaw. He is handsome and excels in sports, with a sharp mind and an impeccable character. On the other hand, he hates children and can often be unreasonable,…

5 Centimeters per Second

7.8

After transferring to the same elementary school, Takaki and Akari became best friends. However, their lives change when the families of both are forced to relocate. After a year of separation, Takaki is about to reunite…

Solitary Gourmet

7.8

Inogashira Goro is a private merchant who personally runs his imported dry goods business on his own. Being a man of few words, he prefers to live an uncomplicated, solitary lifestyle. He smokes but doesn't drink alcohol.…

Iribito

7.8

Naho is the deputy curator of the art gallery established by her grandfather, an avid art collector. Naho's husband is the managing director at a different art gallery in Ginza which his family has run for several…

Hitsudan Hostess

7.8

At the age of one, Rie Saito loses her ability to hear. She grows up as a rebellious child, running away from home frequently in her hometown of Aomori. By writing calligraphy in a club Rie starts to open her eyes…

Kamen Rider 555

7.8

The Smart Brain corporation aims for world domination by using Orphnoch, an evolved human species, to wipe out humanity. They create Rider Gear (Delta, Faiz, and Kaixa) to protect the Orphnoch King, who can cure their…

Ya Boy Kongming!

7.7

General of the Three Kingdoms, Kongming had struggled his whole life, facing countless battles that made him into the accomplished strategist he was. So on his deathbed, he wished only to be reborn into a peaceful…

Secret Love Affair

7.7

Sun Jae, a twenty-year-old piano prodigy working as a delivery man due to his humble background, stumbles upon a concert hall one day. Upon playing the piano there, he captures the attention of Hye Won, an elite art…

Prophecy

7.8

A man named Gates heads a mysterious group called “Shinbunshi”, who wear newspaper masks and post internet videos informing the public of their crimes of justice against people they deem guilty of things not punishable…