Watanabe Ikkei

Watanabe Ikkei, born Watanabe Kazuyoshi (渡辺一惠) in Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator affiliated with Seinenza Film & Broadcasting (青年座映画放送). He attended Ichinomiya Municipal Yamato Elementary School (一宮町立大和小学校), Toyokawa Municipal…

Usui Masahiro

Masahiro Usui is a Japanese actor and the second-youngest of the acting group D-BOYS, produced by Watanabe Entertainment. Usui joined D-BOYS through the 4th D-BOYS open audition, held on May 28, 2007. Winner of the audition's Grand Prix, Usui was officially added to the group on December 30, 2007, after…

Nanami Hiroki

Hiroki Nanami retired from the Takarazuka Revue in 2019 and three months later Nanami announced her signing with Andstir entertainment and the King Records music label. She made her post-Takarazuka artist debut with the release of her first mini album, 'Galaxy', and an accompanying one-man live show…

Tsukamoto Shinya

In 1986 a new film blasted to the centre of Japanese cinema, gaining international acclaim with its singularly inventive style and cataclysmic violence. Shinya Tsukamoto directed this 16-mm sci fi horror called Tetsuo - a story of a human being who becomes a monster of metal. This radical auteur quickly…

Hamasaki Ayumi

Hamasaki Ayumi is a Japanese recording artist, lyricist, model, and actress. Ayumi has been dubbed the "Empress of J-Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. She has sold over 60 million albums, making her the best-selling solo artist and the only solo artist…

Kitaoji Kinya

Kitaoji Kinya, born February 23, 1943 in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, is a Japanese actor. He is the son of famous jidaigeki film star Utaemon Ichikawa, and graduated from Waseda University School of Letters, Arts and Sciences in Tokyo. Following his father's footsteps, Kitaoji's career is renowned…

Ishibashi Natsumi

Ishibashi Natsumi is a Japanese actress and singer. When she was a student, she liked to dance and appearing in public, and started applying for auditions from the fifth grade of elementary school. After being rejected in some, she applied for the drama singing and acting audition program of TV TOKYO…

Momotsuki Nashiko

Momotsuki Nashiko is a Japanese actress, model, cosplayer, and nurse. She became interested in cosplay in high school while attending a local cosplay event. After high school, Momotsuki began working as a nurse assistant to pay for her nursing school tuition. She received her nursing license in 2016…

Kitahara Rie

Kitahara Rie is a Japanese idol and actress born in Aichi. She is a former member of idol groups NGT48, AKB48, and SKE48. She's currently a member of the AKB48 derivative unit Not Yet. She made her idol debut in 2008 after passing the AKB48 research student audition and moving to Tokyo. She debuted…

Kusakari Masao

Kusakari Masao is a Japanese actor and model. He was born in Fukuoka Prefecture (on the Southern island of Kyushu) to a Japanese mother and an American father who died in the Korean War. Considered stunningly good-looking, his debut into the public eye began when he became a model for the Shiseido Cosmetics…

LINE no Kotae Awase - Otome to Kanchigai

7.4

Yasui Tsukasa, the young CEO of an IT venture company, is one of seven men and women (Onishi Ayaka, Kuroba Mario, Kakei Miwako, Wada Masato, Mashima Hidekazu, Sakai Maki) who meet at a one-day cooking class at the…

Teruko to Rui

7.5

"Help me." A housewife, Teruko, receives a phone call from her best friend, the chanson singer Lui. "Help me."... Those words were also Teruko's own voice. Having reached her limit with her abusive husband who continues…

Doctor Y - Gekai Kaji Hideki

7.5

Surgeon Kaji Hideki has earned himself the nickname “laparoscope magician”. He is skilled but greedy. Because he chose money over title and power, his career progression has been slower than his peers. Kaji gets…

Hagetaka

7.5

A business drama set in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when the bubble economy had collapsed and Japanese businesses with conventional management cultures were exposed to corporate buyouts by foreign investors. Masahiko…

Wingman

7.5

Hirono Kenta, a second-year high school student and special effects otaku, is immersed in a world of fantasy even during class. Kenta, who is looked down upon by those around him and leads a dull daily life, is approached…

Non-rem no Mado 2023 Fuyu

7.5

This is an omnibus made of 3 stories: 1. "Nozaki-san no Yume" Nozaki, who is set to join a major entertainment agency as soon as she graduates, is approached by her classmate Ito, who asks, "Nozaki-san, is it true…

30 Made ni to Urusakute

7.5

"Why do we have to be age-bound?" A humorous and bitter depiction of the real worries, impatience, and anger of a woman living in these times. Follow the love, career and sex lives of 29-year-old single women who try…

Double Score

7.4

This is the story of two cops. One doesn't care about getting promoted and wants to be like an American cop. His arrest record is 95% but he has to file a report for just about the same amount of cases because of the…

Restaurant from the Sky

7.4

Wataru lives with his wife and his daughter Shiori on a cattle ranch in Hokkaido. He inherited the cattle ranch from his father. He learns to make cheese at a cheese workshop. He isn't as skilled in making cheese and…

Oretachi Bad Barbers

7.5

On the surface, they're barbers, but behind the scenes, they're... Ryoshi! A retro-style barbershop tucked away in a rural town. The two men who work there have hidden lives. "For 3 million yen, we'll straighten up…