Masumura Yasuzo

Masumura was born in Kōfu, Yamanashi. He would become known as a maverick director whose main legacy was films portraying and promoting individualism, which was the opposite of the norm in Japanese society. He entered the law department of Tokyo University, but his studies were interrupted when he…

Ito Yukio

Yukio Itou (born 16 December 1955) played Kenji Asuka (Midorenger) in Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, and Kensaku Shiraishi (Battle Cossack I) in Battle Fever J.

Hanayagi Shotaro

Hanayagi Shotaro was a theater actor. His film debut was in Mizoguchi Kenji's "The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum" (1939) playing a kabuki actor. Hanayagi remained primarily a theater actor, only appearing in five more films.

Ikehiro Kazuo

One of Daiei’s most flamboyant directors of chanbara, Ikehiro served as assistant to such luminaries as Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon Ichikawa, and Kaneto Shindō before making his debut with TheRoseDaimyo (Baradaimyō, 1960). His third film, the Shin Hasegawa adaptation TokijiroofKu­tsukake…

Furuya Ikko

Furuya Ikko was a Japanese actor who was born in Tokyo. After completing his training in Haiyuza Theatre Company, he became known for his role as detective Kosuke Kindaichi in the TV drama series. His son is Furuya Kenji (Dragon Ash, Kj) and daughter-in-law is MEGUMI. He passed away on August 23, 2022.

Kariya Yuiko

Kariya Yuiko is a Japanese fashion model and actress born on November 30, 1996 in the Aichi Prefecture. Yuiko works for the agency FOSTER. She debuted in 2010 with a role in the TV Asahi drama Kenji Onijima Heihachiro. In the same year, she acted in the movie Confessions. (Source: French Nautilijon)

Matsuoka Masahiro

Matsuoka Masahiro is a Japanese drummer and actor. He is a member of Tokio, a Johnny Entertainment musical group. His nicknames are Mabo and Maa-kun. He starred as Shinichi Ozaki in "Godzilla: Final Wars" and the comedy series "Yasuko to Kenji". Matsuoka joined the pop/rock band Tokio as a drummer in…

Fukuda Mayuko

Fukuda Mayuko, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese child actress who made her debut in 1998. She is contracted to talent agency FLaMme. Her father, Kenji Fukuda, is a drummer in the band Kasutera. (Source: Wikipedia)

MEGUMI

MEGUMI is a Japanese talent, actress, singer and former gravure idol. She married rock band Dragon Ash vocalist Furuya Kenji in July 2008. Their son was born in January 2009. On December 30, 2023, they announced that their divorce had been finalized. (Source: Tokyohive)

Yoda Yoshitaka

Yoshikata Yoda was a Japanese screenwriter. He wrote for over 130 films between 1931 and 1989. He is most famous for his work with Kenji Mizoguchi. (Source: Wikipedia)

Violent Love

10.0

When Maki was 12 years old, her mother Toshie had a relationship with a man, Kenji Hashimoto. But Hashimoto's twisted desire made him extend his magic claws to his daughter Maki. Although Junjiang vowed to protect…

December 17

8.0

In the not too distant future, in Tokyo. Six year old Yuta is confined by his parents at home and has been taught to do all his activities inside, including exercise and study, while his brother Kenji goes outside…

Water, Winds, and Living Creatures Keiko Nakamura – Weaving Biohistory

A documentary that closely follows Nakamura Keiko who serves as Director General of the JT Biohistory Research Hall in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture. After re-reading the works of author Miyazawa Kenji following…

Moonlight Over Baler

In the summer of 1986, Fidela, a freshly retired schoolteacher in Baler, meets Kenji, a young Japanese photojournalist. Kenji looks so much like her fiancé, a soldier in World War II who never returned. (Source: IMDb)

Alice's Resident

Tsugumi was sexually abused by her father as a child and is gripped by regret and trauma for not telling her mother. One day, she meets Kenji in whom she confides and begins to see a future for herself. The hurt and…

Kino Yori Akaku Ashita Yori Aoku -Cinema Fighters Project-

8.6

The fourth instalment of LDH Pictures, Cinema Fighters project. This time with all the main characters of the six short stories being portrayed by the members of Generations from Exile Tribe. > "Blue Bird" (Director:…

Bagmati River

Natsuki, a young woman working for a publishing company, receives an anonymous postcard with a picture of Mt. Everest printed on the back. It reminds her of her brother Kenji, a well-known mountain climber who went…

The Next Generation: Patlabor Dai 3 Sho

6.7

This is the third in a seven-part series of films that act as a continuation of the Patlabor series with a brand new set of characters. Kenji Kawai is returning to the franchise to compose the music. There’s a lot…

Besotted with Yuri

Hiro decides to throw a party at Yuri's suggestion. In response to his call, Kenji, Tamotsu, and Ken gather at Hiro's shop for the first time in a while. While waiting for Yuri, who will be a little late, each of their…