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…

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…

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…

Sawamoto Natsuki

Natsuki is a member of a Jpop group Fantastics from Exile Tribe, managed by LDH. He started dancing at the age of 4, first as a hobby then with the intention of becoming a professional dancer. In order to achieve his dreams he moved to Tokyo to attend LDH's dance school EXPG. His dancing talent led…

Yazaki Hiroshi

Yazaki Hiroshi, born in Yamagata prefecture, is a Japanese theatre actor under Tristone Entertainment Inc. agency. Occasionally, he plays roles in some dramas and films. Hiroshi abandoned his studies and moved to Tokyo at only 16 to pursue a career in acting. He auditioned at Himawari Theatre Group…

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare was born in Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden, to Gunhild (Holm) and Karl Ingvar Storm. He began his acting career at the Royal National Theatre of Sweden, performing for eleven years. In 1990 he became the Associate Artistic Director at the Tokyo Globe Theatre and directed productions…

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…

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…

Oba Mina

Oba Mina is the former Captain of Team 4 in AKB48. She became a full member of AKB48 in December 2010. In September 2011, Mina was suspended from activities because of underage drinking from some time ago. However, she resumed activities again in January 2012. Team 4 was disbanded during the Tokyo Dome…

Shiozaki Airu

Shiozaki Airu is a Japanese actor. He was born in Ireland and came to Japan at the age of 5. He lives in the Osaka prefecture. He is always known as IRE. He belongs to the GIG MANAGEMENT JAPAN. Airu was a model during his highschool life and he went to Tokyo in 2001. Now, he's a real fashion model from…

Spectreman

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Banished from the peaceful simian Planet E, the mad scientist Dr. Gori and his brutish assistant Karras [Lla in the Japanese version] search for a new planet to rule after Gori's plot to conquer Planet E had been foiled…

Tenkosei: Sayonara Anata

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After his parent's divorce, Saito Kazuo moves with his mother from Onomichi and must leave his girlfriend behind. At his new school, Kazuo is surprised to reunite with his childhood friend Kazumi. "Remember I kissed…

Summer Night Sky, Autumn Sunset, Winter Morning and Spring Breeze

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An omnibus featuring four stories about the four seasons. 1: "With you when cherry blossoms bloom" Elementary school teacher Naoya has just quit his job for his wife, Mana. Naoya spent the remaining time with Mana.…

Unfair: The End

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Set 4 years after the movie "Unfair: The Answer". Natsumi Yukihira receives secret documents about an organization that controls the country from the shadows. Because of this, Natsumi's ex-husband, Kazuo Sato, pays…

Mothra

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Shipwreck survivors are found on Beiru, an island previously used for atomic tests. Amazingly free of radiation effects, they believe they were protected by a special juice given to them by the natives. A joint expedition…

Akka

7.3

Counterfeit money which no one is able to see through, is not counterfeit money any longer. The sophisticated counterfeit million yen bills which a homeless man picked up is being recirculated into the public and starts…

The Chinese Widow

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It brings a realistic depiction of the atrocities committed during the Second World War. The story is told through the heart-wrenching romance between an American pilot who crash lands in China and the widow who saves…

Marks no Yama

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Twenty years ago, a boy was rescued after his parents' apparent suicide in the mountains. Now released from a mental institution, he mentions a dark mountain shadow to his girlfriend. Meanwhile, a murder occurs in…

Fuji Family

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At the foot of Mt Fuji, there is a small old-fashioned shop ‘Fuji Family’ that is a convenience store in name only. It is run by three sisters who are known in the neighbourhood as beauties. Oguni Takako is the…

Komugi no Manpuku Ki

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It is a late-night, immoral carbohydrate gourmet story in which Tachibana Komugi, a girl who loves wheat dishes, visits various restaurants in search of delicious dishes without worrying about calories. Komugi accidentally…