Fujimoto Akio

Fujimoto Akio is a film director and screenwriter from Osaka, Japan. He studied family psychology in college. After he enrolled in the Visual Arts Academy Osaka, he worked as selection committee chief for the student film category at the Nara International Film Festival. In 2013, he directed his first…

Fukushima Mototake

Fukushima Mototake, a Japanese actor born in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan, graduated from Meiji University. During his university years, he began his career in the entertainment industry as a stagehand with the Gekidan Mingei theater troupe. He later transitioned to acting with the Seihai theater troupe.…

Ueki Mariko

Ueki Mariko is a former Japanese actress born in Numata, Gunma, and originally from Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Chuo University with a degree in literature and was affiliated with the Nishioka Akira Office. Ueki began her acting career at age four with the Wakakusa Theatre Company, later joining…

Hino Satoshi

Hino Satoshi is a Japanese actor and director from Kyoto, Japan. He is affiliated with Final Baroque. At the age of 16, he moved to Tokyo and joined the Tokyo Theater Seminar. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the Theater Department of Tama Art University. He later joined the Haiyūza…

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…

Ezaki Eiko

Ezaki Eiko is a Japanese actress and singer from Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. She graduated from the Takarazuka Music School. She made her debut as a singer in the late 1960s. In 1969, she joined NHK's Young 101 as a member of the first generation. After graduating from Young 101 on April 1, 1973, she pursued…

Chigiri Kosai

Chigiri Kosai was a Japanese radio scriptwriter, playwright, novelist, and folklorist born in Kure, Hiroshima. He studied under Kubota Bantaro. After World War II, he worked as a writer for NHK and conducted research on supernatural phenomena, including demons, tengu, and hermits. (Source: MyDramaList)

Kitamura Hisao

Kitamura Hisao was a screenwriter and children's literature writer born in Tokyo, Japan. He dropped out of Waseda University. He studied under Oyama Kaoru and became a member of the "Geki to Hyoron" literary magazine. In 1936, he became a chief writer at NHK's literary department. In 1947, he took turns…

Hasegawa Hiroki

Hasegawa Hiroki is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. His nickname is "Hasehiro". He is affiliated with Hirata Office. He graduated from the Faculty of Letters of Chuo University; and worked part time at Magazine House publishing. In 2001 he joined the Bungakuza literary arts theater institute as a part of…

Soga Machiko

Machiko Soga (曽我町子 Soga Machiko?, March 18, 1938 – May 7, 2006) was a Japanese voice actress and actress. achiko had humble upbringings and was raised to be a singer, though her talents were with acting. She was “discovered” after doing a play in Tokyo Center. From that night on, her life…

Mitsuhide no Smartphone

7.0

In the 16th century, during The Sengoku Period, Akechi Mitsushide uses a smartphone to meet people, search about himself, and fight his enemies. (Source: Japanese = NHK || Translation = MyDramaList)

Venue101

Together with two MCs, Hamaie Ryuichi and actor and singer Ikuta Erika, this is a music program that delivers highly enthusiastic live performances created by various artists. (Source: Japanese = NHK || Translation…

Talking About Periods

7.7

How do people around the world talk about menstruation? We look at the values and attitudes that people bring to this subject and offer some fresh ideas about something that we are all familiar with. (Source: NHK World-Japan)

My Street Piano

Pianos are placed in airports, stations and street corners around the world for anyone to play. Join us as we unfold life stories of each piano player and watch them through fixed camera lenses. (Source: NHK World-Japan)

Feel English

Grasp the feelings of native English speakers when using phrases and improve your conversation skills! (Source: Japanese = NHK || Translation = MyDramaList)

Kadono Eiko's Colorful Life: Finding the Magic Within

A documentary that closely follows the daily life of Kadono Eiko, best known as the author of "Kiki's Delivery Service". Based on the NHK program of the same name that was broadcast from 2020 to 2022, directed by Miyagawa…

Return to Sender

A quiet little shop in downtown Tokyo serves as a haven for Japan's lost young souls. They share their innermost feelings with their future selves in letters they'll receive exactly one year later. (Source: nhk.or.jp)

Otoko no Misao

6.8

A struggling enka singer and single father tries to raise his only daughter and realise their family's dream of him performing on the NHK Kouhaku show.

Nogizaka46 no Gakutabi!

7.9

Nogizaka46 no Gakutabi! is a television program featuring Nogizaka46. It is broadcast on NHK BS Premium, but not on a regular schedule. Members of Nogizaka46 play the part of transfer students to various high schools…

New Era of J-Pop and K-Pop: Setting the World on Fire

K-Pop has taken the world by storm, thanks to its unique performances and business strategy. This documentary follows its growth and the ways in which J-POP artists are rising to the challenge. (Source: NHK.or.jp)