Saegusa Genjiro

Saegusa Genjiro was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born in Shibuya-mura, Toyoma-gun, Tokyo. In March 192, he graduated from Tokyo Physics School, and in May of the same year, joined the Nikkatsu Mukojima Photo Studio Supervision Department. He made his debut as a director in "Minzoku no Reimei"…

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,…

Kuni Soten

Kuni Soten was a Japanese actor born in Kikugawa, Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Shimada Town Commercial Supplementary School. He was affiliated with Kokuto Eiga, Shochiku, Toho, Shintoho, NAC, and others. His wife was actress Satsuki Fujie (五月藤江). (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia ||…

Shiba Seika

Shiba Seika was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born in Jonai-cho, Saga City, Saga Prefecture. After graduating from the former Saga Prefectural Saga Junior High School, he joined the international livelihood in Tokyo in 1922 and worked in the company's main building. In May 1923, at the age…

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…

Mimura Shintaro

Mimura Shintaro was a Japanese screenwriter born in Okayama, Japan. He moved to Tokyo and entered Meiji University but dropped out. His real name Iwai Shintaro (岩井伸太郎). He joined the screenplay collective "Narutakigumi" in Kyoto during the early days of the talkie era. In 1926, he joined the…

Tarou Kanja

A businessman , the House of Lords member and Baron . Born in Tokyo . His real name is Taro . He is also a playwright and musician , and has created many comedies and popular songs under the pseudonym of the Taro Kanja. He began writing plays under the pseudonym of Taro Kanja, and was active as a comedy…

Kobayashi Tsuneo

Graduated from Nihon University Art Department in 1934 . Selected and performed in the Takarazuka Revue review script open call for participants. In 1935, he joined the production department of the Tokyo Vocal Film Factory of the same Toho affiliate and studied under Shiro Toyoda , triggered by the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Attention Please

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Losing her mother at a young age, Misaki Yoko was raised amongst three brothers. Yoko is a slightly boyish girl who is bullheaded and hates dishonesty. Ever since she was young, she enjoyed the company of boys over…

Rondo

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Japan and Korea's biggest names star in this big-scale drama. Nishijima Sho is a Japanese detective whose father was murdered in Korea when he was still a boy. In hopes of discovering the truth behind his father's…

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…

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…

IQ246: Kareinaru Jikenbo

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Homonji Sharaku is the descendant of an esteemed, scholarly aristocratic family in Kita Kamakura, where the line of eldest sons have had a high IQ of 246 passed down from generation to generation. The present 89th…