Kojika Ban

Kojika Ban, born Kojika Atsushi (小鹿敦) in Asakusa, Kappabashi, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. Initially interested in painting, he became passionate about theater after joining his high school drama club at Omiya High School (大宮高等学校). He later pursued a degree in Theater Studies…

Ishikawa Rei

Ishikawa Rei, born Ishikawa Ryohei (石川良平) in Honjo, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. Following his marriage, he was also known as Saito Ryohei (齋藤良平). His wife was dancer Fujima Tsumie (藤間寿美枝), whose birth name was Saito Chiyoko (斎藤千代子). Ishikawa's father was a…

Iizuka Mayumi

Japananese voice actress , actress , singer and DJ. Born in Tokyo. She's most known from her anime and video games voice roles, such as characters in "Pokemon", Super Smash Bros. Series or " Sorcerous Stabber Orphen ". She also works in many internet radio stations, CM's and appears on stage. She also…

Hanashima Kiyoko

Hanashima Kiyoko was a Japanese actress and singer born in Takanawa, Shiba-ku, Tokyo. She married Enomoto Kenichi and they had a baby together, but the baby died of tuberculosis. The two divorced, but re-married later. Her subsequent whereabouts are unknown, and she has an unknown year of death.

Kido Shiro

Japanese film producer . Former Chairman of Shochiku . The current president of Shochiku, Junichi Sakomoto, is his grandson. Born in Tokyo Chuo-ku Tsukiji . He was also book author and director of 1931 movie "Lumpen and his Daughter" (ルンペンとその娘).

Noguchi Hisamitsu

Noguchi Hisamitsu was a Japanese film, jazz, and musical critic born in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. He was also a painter and graphic designer. He is said to have painted over 1000 movie posters in his lifetime. In 1933, he graduated from the Design Department of the Crafts Department of Tokyo…

Kawashima Ippei

Old stage name Kinoshita Hiotto (木下 陽夫 ). Belongs to the theater company NLT . Born in Tokyo .

Seiroku Saito

Seiroku Saito is a Japanese actor and comedian, born in Kita-ku, Tokyo. He was a member of the Kin-chan family - a family of entertainers who collectively refer to talents raised by Kin-chan, (Kinichi Hagimoto), or who made a break in his variety show.

Kishi Matsuo

Kishi Matsuo was a Japanese film critic, journalist, screenwriter, and film director born in Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo. He is known as the critic who discovered the filmmaker Yamanaka Sadao. He graduated from Keio University. In 1937, at the strong recommendation of film director Shimizu Hiroshi, he retired…

Fujiyama Ichiro

Fujiyama Ichiro was a Japanese singer, vocalist, composer, and conductor born in Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo, He graduated from Tokyo Music School. He was active as a tenor national singer and popular singer with the orthodox vocal technique, singing method, anf music theory cultivated at Tokyo Music School,…

Summer Rescue

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Hayami Keigo, a young heart surgeon, is sent to a remote mountain clinic during the summer, far from advanced medical equipment. There, he faces a harsh environment and a medical culture that relies on traditional…

Mothra vs. Godzilla

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News reporter Ichiro Sakai and photographer Junko Nakanishi take pictures of a wreckage caused by a typhoon and they uncover a giant egg on the shore. The local villagers salvage it, and an entrepreneur of Happy Enterprises…

Patisserie Coin De Rue

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Tomura was once widely lauded as a legendary patissier, but some 8 years ago he inexplicably left the field. Since that time, Tomura has lectured at culinary schools and wrote a guidebook for pastry critics. Natsume…

Straw Shield

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Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing…

Ojiichan wa 25 Sai

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Fujiwara stars as a man who was in an accident on a snowy mountain 46 years ago. His frozen body is discovered in the present day, and despite being actually 71 years old, he has the appearance and personality of a…

Mirrored Mind

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Renowned cyber-punk director ISHII Sogo strays from his roots, entering the realm of the subconscious with Mirrored Mind, a composed, contemplative and also a very personal film. Guiding us along with an actress who…

Until Rainbow Dawn

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When Hana falls in love with Ayumi, a girl she meets in her sign language group, she comes out to her parents who swiftly reject her. In an effort to cheer her up, Ayumi takes Hana to a deaf LGBTQ group in Tokyo, as…

Asako I & II

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Asako is a 21-year-old woman living in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, who has a free spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo, and she meets Ryohei. He looks just like…

Noriko's Dinner Table

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A family portrait from contemporary Japan about the generational rebellion of otherwise obedient daughters - since Nagisa Oshima started making movies, it seems that a strong generational conflict slumbers under the…

Ogon no Buta

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The Board of Audit's Special Investigations Division punishes civil servants who cheat and waste the taxes paid by the hard-working people. The heroine, Shinko, is a daring character who doesn't get impressed by power…