Araki Michiko

Araki Michiko, born in Misaki-cho, Kanda, Tokyo, was a Japanese actress. Michiko attended Meika Elementary School and graduated from Joshi Gakuin in 1934. She worked in the language department of the YWCA and as a librarian at the Imperial University. In 1938, she joined the Bungakuza Research Institute…

Watanabe Mototsugu

Watanabe Mototsugu is a highly revered filmmaker in the Pink Eiga world. A consummate entertainer, he was born December 2nd, 1957 in Tokyo and studied filmmaking at Nihon University. From there he entered Mukai Productions (the ‘father of Pink Eiga’, Hiroshi Mukai’s production company), where…

Shima Koji

Shima Koji was a Japanese actor, film director and screenwriter. Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He joined the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1925. He appeared in over 90 films as an actor, playing mostly romantic leads. He turned to directing…

Yakumaru Gaku

Yakumaru Gaku is a Japanese novelist born in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture. He graduated from Komazawa University Senior High School in 1988. He made his debut in 2005 and is a current member of the Mystery Writers of Japan. He passed the Tokyo Kid Brothers enrollment test, but musicals didn't feel…

Yoshiyuki Aguri

Yoshiyuki Aguri was a Japanese pioneering beauty specialist. Born in Okayama Prefecture, Yoshiyuki opened a beauty shop in Tokyo after marrying writer Eisuke Yoshiyuki at age 15. Despite the sudden death of her husband in 1940, she raised three children while working as a beautician. In 1985 Yoshiyuki…

Oku Keiichi

Oku Keiichi is a Japanese keyboardist, composer, and arranger born in Shiga prefecture. He is presided over "or-lab." Oku graduated from the Department of Composition, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, and dropped out of the master's program at the same university. He joined Hiromi Go's…

Takashiro Tsuyoshi

Takashiro Tsuyoshi is a Japanese DJ, filmmaker, and writer. Takashiro was born in Tokyo, Japan on August 18, 1964. At university, he received the “Tokyo International Video Biennale" prize. It was the first in his career. After that, he became a filmmaker of CF and music videos. He married actress…

Ose Itaru

Ose Itaru, born Sato Kakuto (佐藤格), was a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School (東京都立新宿高等学校) and the Faculty of Literature at Waseda University (早稲田大学). In 1955, he joined the Bungakuza (文学座) theater company,…

Yomo Harumi

Yomo Harumi is a former Japanese actress and former child actress from Denenchofu, Ota-ku, Tokyo. In 1962, she made her debut as a child in the movie "Boku Chin Wandering Record". She announced her retirement in 1975. Yomo was helping with a small restaurant run by her mother but returned temporarily…

Misawa Akemi

Misawa Akemi is a Japanese enka singer and actress born in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture. She currently lives in Tokyo. She passed the 7th Toei New Face, after which she joined Toei and made her debut in 1959 with the NET TV drama "Fuebuki Doji". She made her movie debut in 1961 and is active in historical…

Hanamizuki

7.4

Sae is a high school student who is studying hard for her college entrance exams. She lost her father when she was very young, and so she lives with her mother, Ryoko, in Hokkaido, Japan. Her father Kemimichi once…

Itoshi Kimi e

7.4

What if the one you love were destined to lose his eyesight in three months? What would you like him to see last? If you were him, what would you want to see last? Shiki Tomokawa is a new pediatrician who is enjoying…

The Little House

7.4

Takeshi finds several notebooks by his late aunt Taki Nunomiya, who never married. Through the notebooks Takeshi learns of his aunt's life. Prior to World War II, in a little house with a red triangular roof in Tokyo,…

Koinaka: Best Friends in Love

7.4

Aoi Miura was born and grew up in Toyama Prefecture. He has an indecisive personality and does not like summer. He was the focal member of the high school swimming team, but he now works as an assistant at a small…

Dakara Korosenakatta

7.4

“Try stopping my murders with words.” This is one of the lines in the first letter delivered to Ippongi Toru, a roving journalist for Taiyo Shinbun’s local news desk. The serial killer designates Ippongi and…

366 Days

7.4

In 2003, Makiya Minato attends high school in Okinawa as a senior. He meets junior student Tamashiro Miu from the same high school. They share the same love for music and are attracted to each other. On Minato’s…

American Girl

7.4

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…

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…

Summer Nude

7.3

Asahi Mikuri‎ya works at a photography studio located near the sea. In the past, Asahi Mikuri‎ya dreamed of becoming a famous photographer, but now he is a cameraman for weddings and school events. Asahi Mikuri‎ya…

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…