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)

The Ex-idol, Stuck in Life, Decided to Live with a Complete Stranger

8.2

Akiko had to quit life as an idol due to mental illness. Facing having no job, nobody to support her, and only 100,000 yen in her bank account, she takes up her friend’s suggestion that she move in with 56-year-old…

Sasuke

8.3

Sasuke is a Japanese sports entertainment television special in which 100 competitors attempt to complete a four-stage obstacle course. An edited version, named Ninja Warrior, is screened in at least 18 other countries.…

Run for Money the Movie

6.4

In high school, Yamato, Eijiro, Ken, Riku, Yugo and Joji were all members of the track and field team. They were close friends who wore matching bracelets. After high school, though, they went their separate ways.…

Mitsu to Doku

7.3

This is a non-stop crisis suspense drama about a couple who are swept away by temporary emotions and end up having an affair with each other and are cornered by their respective partners. The main character, Kosaka…

Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!

6.3

19-year-old beautiful Shiratori Reiko is a self-professed ultimate princess. Despite her haughty attitude, she is actually a very late bloomer and knows nothing of the real world. Reiko has had feelings for Akimoto…

Shanghai Fortress

6.7

In 2035, alien dark forces raided the earth in an attempt to capture the survival of mankind. Energy treasures, the earth where the energy is located, have been hit hard in turn. The borders of the country were broken,…

Afro Tanaka

6.7

Hiroshi Tanaka sports an intense perm which looks like the afro hairstyle favored by some African-Americans back in the 1970's. He doesn't get his hair done at a hair shop, he was actually born with his hair like that.…

No No Girls

8.2

"To all the girls who fight against 'No'." This audition started with an unprecedented application message: "We don't care about your height, weight, or age. Just show us your voice and your life." Over 7,000 applications…

Toto Nee-chan

8.2

The eldest daughter of the Kohashis, Tsuneko, was 11 years old when her father Takezo died of tuberculosis. Taking her father’s teachings about the importance of ordinary life to heart, she became ‘Toto One-chan’,…

Godzilla vs. Megalon

6.7

In the year 1973, the most recent underground nuclear test, set up near the Aleutians, sends shockwaves as far south as Monster Island. For years, Seatopia, an undersea civilization, has been heavily affected by this…