Ochiai Ken

Ochiai Ken is a Japanese director. He made his first film at age 12. Immediately following his high school graduation, he left his hometown of Tokyo to pursue his dream of becoming a film director in the United States. Ochiai graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2006 with a BA in production.…

Shiozawa Kaneto

Shiozawa Toshikazu, better known by the stage name Shiozawa Kaneto, was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. At the time of his death, he was attached to Aoni Production. His stage name originated from the Japanese director Shindo Kaneto. He was best known for his performances as Rei…

Umeda Shuichiro

Umeda Shuichiro is a Japanese voice actor. He was inspired to become a voice actor after seeing voice actress Suegara Rie at the Tokyo Game Show. He decided to enroll at School Duo, the training school Suegara graduated from. He completed his training at School Duo in 2018 and became affiliated with…

Suzuoki Hirotaka

Suzuoki Hirotaka was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi. He graduated from Tokyo Keizai University. His best known roles include Bright Noa in Mobile Suit Gundam, Hyuga Kojiro in Captain Tsubasa, Dragon Shiryu in Saint Seiya, Tenshinhan in Dragon Ball, Kuno Tatewaki in Ranma…

Naya Rokuro

Naya Rokuro was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and the younger brother of fellow voice actor Naya Goro. He was a lifelong resident of Tokyo and was affiliated with Mausu Promotion at the time of his death. He died of pneumonia on November 11, 2014. (Source: Wikipedia)

Yada Koji

Yada Koji was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who was represented by Aoi Production. He died in Tokyo due to chronic kidney disease on May 1, 2014. (Source: Wikipedia)

Kojika Mirin

Kojika Mirin, formerly known as Akimoto Miri (秋本未莉), is a former Japanese gravure idol born in Tokyo, Japan. In 2004, she was selected as a member of NTV's "Nittere Genic 2004" group. In October 2006, she changed her stage name to Kojika Mirin due to an agency transfer. Currently, it appears…

Enomoto Kanako

Enomoto Kanako is a Japanese talent, businesswoman, former actress, and former idol born in Minato-ku, Tokyo. After working at Lucky Come Come, her entertainment agency was Talent x Kids x Talent. She graduated from Minato Ward Asahi Junior High School and dropped out of the full-time regular course…

Oki Hiroyuki

Oki Hiroyuki was a Japanese director and visual artist. He studied in the Department of Architecture at the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Engineering, and started experimenting with film around the same time. In 1990, he received the Special Jury Prize at the Image Forum Festival for his film Swimming…

Tanonaka Isamu

Tanonaka Isamu was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Taito, Tokyo. He was best known for voicing Madame Oyaji in nearly every adaptation of GeGeGe no Kitaro animation series during his lifetime. Previously, he had been attached to Gekidan Togei and then to Theater Echo. At the of his death,…

Taxi Hanten

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Taxi carry customers every day. At that moment, the life of a driver who lives in a taxi intersects with a customer who has each situation. A conversation of just a few minutes to a few tens of minutes can create a…

Ranman

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Mantaro comes from a rich family in Kochi who owns a brewery but because of him being sickly, he becomes the target of bullying. As a child, he has been fascinated with plants and decides to quit school so as to head…

A Table!: Nostalgic na Kyujitsu

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This is a story that will soothe you and satisfy your intellectual curiosity as it depicts the peaceful daily life of Jun and Yoshio, a married couple who have spent a long time together, their seasonal cooking that…

The Silent Service: The Battle of Arctic Ocean

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In the depths of an icy sea, can one cross the line between life and death? The nuclear submarine Yamato dives into the cold, deep northern ocean to the sound of Mozart. Named after the phrase “Great Peace,” Yamato…

Toto Nee-chan

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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’,…

No No Girls

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"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…

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

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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…

Yell

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In 1909, a long-awaited baby boy was born to a family which has run a dry goods store for generations in Fukushima Prefecture. He would later become the talented composer Koyama Yuichi who wrote many famous songs.…

Bakudan

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A drunk middle-aged man is taken to the police station after assaulting a vending machine at a liquor store and the store's clerk. He states that his name is Suzuki Tagosaku and he also reveals that he has psychic…

Sasuke

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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.…