Nakasone Rino

Rino Nakasone is a Japanese dancer, entertainer and actress who began dancing after seeing Michael Jackson do his infamous moonwalk dance when she was 11 and would later see him live on tour four years later at the age of 14. At age 19, she moved to the US, and studied dance in college. While applying…

Yorozuya Kinnosuke

Yorozuya Kinnosuke was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Ogawa Kinichi, son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizo III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name Yorozuya as his surname in 1971. In addition to his kabuki activity,…

Mizuki Yoko

Mizuki Yoko was a Japanese screenwriter. Born in Tokyo, she later graduated from Bunka Gakuin and began writing screenplays to support her family after her father died. Mizuki was active in the 1950s era of the Japanese studio system and is notable for her work with directors Tadashi Imai and Mikio…

Koyama Rikiya

Koyama Rikiya, born in Kyoto, is a Japanese actor and voice actor who is a member of Haiyuza Theatre Company. He has done popular voicing roles in Hajime no Ippo, Utawarerumono and Kamen no Maid Guy. He is also known by the nicknames "Rikki" and "Riki-chan". Koyama become well known for voicing Yamato…

Matsumoto Hakuo II

The 9th generation Matsumoto Koshiro was born in Tokyo, Japan. A graduate of Waseda University and a versatile actor, Matsumoto Koshiro IX has performed extensively in Kabuki and Western stage plays. He made his stage debut in 1945, at the age of three, under the name Matsumoto Kintaro II, and took…

Leslie Kee

Leslie Kee is a Singaporean photographer based in Japan. Arriving in Tokyo in 1993, Kee was faced with a language barrier. To overcome it, he learned the Japanese language at a local institution. Kee worked 3 jobs every day for 5 years, he was well known for sleeping 3 hours per day since he was young.…

James Miki

James Miki was a Japanese screenwriter, writer, director, and former singer from Mukden City, Fengtien Province, Manchuria, from where he moved to Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture when he was in elementary school. In the second year of junior high school, his father died suddenly of heart disease. After…

HOTEI

Hotei Tomoyasu, known as HOTEI, is an acclaimed Japanese guitarist, songwriter, composer, performer and record producer, who currently resides in London. HOTEI has sold more than 40 million records in a 35 year career to date, and is best known internationally for the song “Battle Without Honor or…

Hatakeyama Baku

Hatakeyama Baku, real name Hatakeyama Akio, was the Japanese actor who played Oiwa Daita, the first Kirenger in Himitsu Sentai Gorenger. He is currently the only known deceased actor who has played a ranger in Super Sentai. Hatakeyama was born in Minamimaki, a village located in the Minamisaku district…

Kurara Haruka

Kurara Harukaa, birth name Yamasaki Kumiko (山崎久美子) was a Takarazuka Revue Top Star before starting her TV and film acting career in 1984 with Toho Entertainment. Her stage name was given by the playwright Yashiro Seiichi. 'Haruka' (遥) means 'aimed at far away' while 'Kurara' is romaji for…

Uta no Gurando Sho

A popular song program which distinguished itself from other song program for its mixing of songs, dances and tales. (Source: NHK)

Kimi no Na wa

6.0

A story of a man and a woman who meet amid the Great Tokyo Air Raid in 1945. ~~ Adapted from the radio drama "Kimi no Na wa" [1952]. ~~ The 46th NHK asadora renzoku drama.

Amakara-shan

6.0

The story's settings include Kobe and Sasayama. It is a story about the conflicts between generations and the relationships within families. A strong mother-daughter theme and a sister-brother theme exist. *The 57th…

Asian Corridor in Heaven

8.0

Part of the Insight Asia series, Asian Corridor In Heaven is a six-episode HD documentary series co-produced by KBS and NHK about the world's oldest trade route, the "Ancient Tea and Horse Caravan Road". Pre-dating…

Kimitachi ni Asu wa nai

10.0

Murakami Shinsuke is a corporate consultant on personnel restructuring who tactically leads employees into voluntary retirement through interviews. The drama is about workers that are forced to consider the meaning…

Single Mothers

7.2

A story about a woman who runs away from her violent husband and leaves home with their son. While overcoming difficulties that single mothers face in society, she gradually stands on her own feet with a help of senior…

Jikenkisha: Mahiro no Kyofu

3.0

The second movie of the same series following "Case Reporter", which is a movie adaptation of the homonymous NHK serial TV drama.

Dashi & Shoyu: Essence of Japan

Slow motion shots of liquid droplets drizzling the air, diced mushrooms dropped into boiling water It’s all part of a co-production between Japan and France that looks at Japanese food culture over the last 1000…

Tokyo Salad Bowl

7.8

Koda Mari is a green-haired police officer in the International Investigation Unit of the Higashi-Shinjuku Police Department. Energetic and cheerful, she's dedicated to helping anyone in need, regardless of nationality.…

Gochisosan

7.8

In the food themed drama, Uno Meiko is the daughter of parents who run a western style restaurant in Tokyo. She marries and moves to Osaka with her husband. Meiko experiences cultural differences between Tokyo and…