Araki Shinobu

Araki Shinobu was born in 1891 in Niigata. He spent the early part of his life in a small traveling theater company and performing in Asakusa, before joining Nikkatsu Mukojima in 1921, stepping into the world of acting for the first time. He began by appearing in the Shinpa dramas Futari Shizuka (Two…

Otaki Hideji

Hideji Otaki was a Japanese actor. After serving in World War II, he became interested in the theater and helped found the Gekidan Mingei troupe in 1950. He gained fame for his television work from the 1970s, but he also appeared in many films, especially those of Juzo Itami. His last film, Anata e,…

Hara Hideko

Hara Hideko is a Japanese actress and talent born in Tokyo. She belongs to the Alpha Agency. She graduated from Kurume Nishi High School in Tokyo and dropped out of Nihon Kogakuin College. She debuted as an actress as a research student of Shiki Theater Company. In 1979 she made her movie debut in "Yuyake…

Riju Go

Riju Go is a Japanese film director and actor. Riju started making 8mm films in high school, and his Kyokun I earned a spot at the 1980 Pia Film Festival. In 1981, he made his acting debut with a starring role in the TBS drama Fubo no gosan. The same year, he participated in the production of Kihachi…

Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and musical director, known for his eminent film scores for world famous directors. Hisaishi was born as Fujisawa Mamoru, on December 6, 1950 in Nakano, Japan. At the age of five, he started taking violin lessons, at which he made rapid progress. At the age of nineteen,…

Im Da Young

Im Da Young is a South Korean singer, dancer, actress and member of WJSN (우주소녀, also known as COSMIC GIRLS). She graduated from Seoul Performing Arts High School. She made her debut in February 2016 as the group's lead vocalist with their first EP, "Would You Like?". In August of that year,…

Watase Tsunehiko

Watase Tsunehiko was a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 2nd Japan Academy Prize for The Incident and at the 3rd Hochi Film Award for The Incident, Koutei no inai hachigatsu and The Fall of Ako Castle. His older brother is the actor Watari Tetsuya. (Source: Wikipedia)

Yoshinaga Sayuri

Sayuri Yoshinaga (吉永 小百合 Yoshinaga Sayuri, born 13 March 1945) is a Japanese actress. She has won four Japan Academy Best Actress awards, more than any other actress, and has been called "one of the foremost stars in the postwar world of film." Her first media appearance was in the radio drama…

Ozawa Maju

Maju Ozawa was born on January 3, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Gekijôban kamen raidâ Agito: Purojekutô jî fô (2001), Hyakunin no Ijin (2006) and Dong jing gong lüe (2000).

Taki Yusuke