Takahashi Yu

Takahashi Yu is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He grew up in Yokote, Akita, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. In February 2002, Takahashi released his debut album, the self-produced Sepia, of which only 200 copies were produced. He moved to Tokyo in January 2008, to further his music career. In 2010 he…

Tokoshima Yoshiko

Tokoshima Yoshiko is a Japanese actress represented by Horipro Inc. She attended Seika Girls High School and began training, working, and performing as a ballerina before transitioning to acting in the early 1990s. She made her actin debut in 1991 with the drama "Vingt Cinq Ans Marriage”. She has…

Tanaka Sogen

Sôgen Tanaka was born on September 23, 1978 in Chiba, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kamen Rider Den-O (2007), Sword of Desperation (2010) and Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo (2013). (Source: IMDb)

Yoshikawa Hinano

Yoshikawa Hinano (Born Takada Ai) is a Japanese actress, fashion model, and singer. She started her fashion model career at the age of 14 and still is a model. She made her acting debut in 1997 in "Moonlight Serenade". The following year she made her international debut in Jean-Pierre Limosin's "Tokyo…

Hong Sung Ho

Hong Sung Ho is a South Korean singer, model, and former member of APEACE (에이피스). He graduated from Hoengseong High School. He made his debut in 2010 as a main vocalist of the 21-member group Double B 21 with the single "S.O.S." performed by all members. After a short hiatus, many lineup changes…

Sugimura Haruko

Sugimura Haruko was a Japanese actress born in Nishijido, Hiroshima, Japan, then a military town. Her mother was a geisha, and her father, reportedly a military man, died when she was young. She was adopted by a building materials merchant and a teahouse owner in the entertainment district. Her adoptive…

Yashiro Aki

Yashiro Aki is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name, "Yashiro", is adopted from her hometown, "Yatsushiro" (八代). Yashiro originally sang jazz standards in hostess clubs, but made her debut as an enka singer in 1971, with the single "Ai wa Shindemo", under the label of Teichiku Records.…

Asato Yuya

Asato Yuya is a Japanese stage, film, TV, and voice actor. After graduating from high school, he was enrolled in a preparatory school but decided to quit midway through his summer course to move to Tokyo. In January 2011, he joined Ruby Parade after being introduced to an event company president through…

Gamo Mayu

Gamo Mayu is a Japanese actress born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She has starred in many films, most notably in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger as Succubus Hells/Human Fatale Camille. Gamo is an active amateur marathon competitor and triathlete, having competed both in the Tokyo Marathon and in Hawaii,…

Beppu Ayumi

Beppu Ayumi is a Japanese actress from Osaka prefecture. When she was in her third year of high school, she was scouted, which allowed her to enter the entertainment world. After working as a reporter on the Kansai local program "Ohayo Call ABC," she moved to Tokyo and joined the agency Yellow Cab.…

Four Days of Snow and Blood

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On February 26, 1936 a cadre of radical ultra-nationalist junior officers, with the tacit approval of some generals, launched a wave of assassinations targeting those they felt were too liberal in an attempt to convince…

Any Crybabies Around?

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Young parent Tasuku has spent his life assiduously avoiding any responsibility in his small town in northern Japan. But when he’s caught drunk and naked on live national TV coverage at the local Namahage festival,…

Game Change

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Kusamichi Sota once believed he had landed his dream job at a game company, but he quit after three years. Now, he spends his days as a so-called “NEET,” living at his family’s bakery, a local favorite, while…

Hakobiya

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A man with two faces, a Western restaurant owner and a courier, Shiratori Ken, delivers things, which require minute-by-minute accuracy that is impossible for normal couriers, unusual requests, and even people. That's…

Epitaph

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In 1979, Dr. Park receives an old photo album from his twenties in 1941 when mysterious things befell him and his colleagues at Ansaeng Hospital. In 1942, as a young medical intern, Park was bound by his parents to…

Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen

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Ukyo Tatsuya, who left behind the unprecedented record of ten consecutive wins in the underground fighting circuit called Dragon Heat, headed to Las Vegas by himself to banish his sorrow over the deaths of his older…

Side By Side: Tonari ni Iru Hito

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Miyama is a young man with a mysterious special ability. His special ability allows him to see the thoughts of other people. With his power, he heals people who suffer from their own worries or traumas. Miyama lives…

Gakeppuchi no Eri

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"Gakeppuchi no Eri" describes the turbulent life of Eriko, who has been extremely poor since childhood, due to the debt left by her parents. Despite constant misfortune, she aims to achieve happiness and money by moving…

Catch a Wave

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Taiyo, a 16-year-old high school boy and his two best friends Taguchi and Kobayashi, decide to spend their summer, completely free from their parents, at Taguchi's vacation house in Shonan, a coastal city couple of…

Women in Taipei

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Yi Shan, a girl from Tainan, longs to go to Taipei. With a stroke of luck, she manages to find room to stay at her aunt's apartment in Taipei, and begins to work hard. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted from the column "Tokyo…