Matsuzaki Shohei

Shohei Matsuzaki is a Japanese actor, model, and columnist. He was born in Tsurugashima City, Saitama Prefecture. He graduated from Saitama Prefectural Art High School in 2012 and from Tama Art University in 2016. After graduating, he worked part-time for an interior company in 2017 and, in 2018, moved…

Hashiguchi Ryosuke

A subtle dramatist and chronicler of gay subculture in Japan, Hashiguchi won the PIA Film Festival scholarship for his short film, A Secret Evening (Yūbe no Himitsu, 1989), and thus was able to fund his first low-budget feature, A Touch of Fever (Hatachi no binetsu, 1993). This bleak yet compassionate…

Ishii Gakuryu

Ishii’s career divides into two distinct halves: the brash early films, which earned him a reputation as a punk filmmaker, and the slower, pictorial, sometimes meditative work of his mature period. His early features were the fruit of the amateur short films he directed, while still a student, on…

Toyoda Toshiaki

Toyoda Toshiaki is a Japanese director and screenwriter. Toyoda was first a prodigy in the game of shogi or Japanese chess. He attended the Japan Shogi Association's apprenticeship (Shoreikai) from age 9 with the aim of becoming a professional player. But his interest turned to film and he quit when…

Yamada Yoji

Yamada Yoji is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy (The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, and Love and Honor). He was born in Osaka. But because of the work of his father, who was an engineer for the South Manchuria Railway, from the…

Matsuyama Mary

Matsuyama Mary, born September 2, 1991, in Hyogo prefecture, is a Japanese actress. Possessing natural brown eyes and red hair, Mary is often mistaken as a "hafu" although she is pure Japanese. Matsuyama entered the entertainment industry in 2007 after being scouted on her way home from junior high…

Hanazawa Kana

Hanazawa Kana is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She was signed up with voice acting agency Office Osawa. As of 2021, she is currently signed to Pony Canyon. She made her voice acting debut as Holly in Last Exile. She is best known for her voice performances in anime, which include Nadeko…

Ella

Ella McKenzie Gross is a South Korean-American singer, dancer, model, and member of MEOVV (미야오). She was born in Los Angeles and holds dual citizenship. She was scouted at the age of 2 while her family was visiting South Korea and began her modeling career. Her mother had some modeling experience…

Hanae Natsuki

Hanae entered workforce while in high school. He thought about his career, but aspired to become a voice actor after watching Ouran High School Host Club. Hanae joined Across Entertainment in November 2009.[6] He made his first leading role in Tari Tari, and was credited as a composer for episodes 5…

Ishinomori Shotaro

Ishinomori Shotaro was a Japanese manga artist born in Ishinomori, Toda, Miyagi, Japan. His real name was Onodera Shotaro (小野寺章太郎). Until 1984, he used the name Ishinomori Shotaro (石森章太郎). In 1950, as a middle school student, Ishinomori sent a fan letter to Tezuka Osamu, which…

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…