Ohkochi Denjiro

Ohkochi entered Shinkokugeki, training under Sawada Shojiro. Shinkokugeki was known for jidaigeki, the period drama genre, particularly for its realistic sword fights (tate) or swordplay (kengeki). With this background, Ohkochi entered the Nikkatsu studio in 1925 and soon came to fame in chanbara (sword-fighting)…

Enoki Hyoe

Enoki Hyoe is a Japanese actor.

Tsukigata Ryunosuke

Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Tsukigata entered the actor's school at Nikkatsu in 1920, but earned his first starring role working at Makino Shozo's studio in 1924. He became a star of chanbara films, but got into trouble when he ran away with Makino's daughter, Makino Teruko, even though he was married.…

Yamamoto Gaku

Yamamoto Gaku, born in Osaka, is a Japanese actor. He is the nephew of director Yamamoto Satsuo and older brother of actors Yamamoto Kei and Yamamoto Sen.

Miyaguchi Jiro

Yanagawa Keiko

Yanagawa Keiko was a Japanese actress.

Murakami Fuyuki

Murakami Fuyuki, born Murakami Saishu (村上済州) in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He completed his education at Fukuoka High School and graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Tokyo Imperial University. Murakami began his acting career as a research student at the Shinchiku…

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…

Ishibashi Masashi

Ishibashi Masashi was a Japanese actor.

Miyake Yuji

Miyake Yuji is a Japanese actor.

Samurai's Promise

7.5

Uryu Shinbei appeals to his boss’s corruption, and his appeal is denied. He is kicked out of the han. Shortly afterwards, his wife, Shino, collapses from a disease and dies. Right before her death, she tells Uryu…

Yamikin Ushijima-kun Season 3

7.5

Mayumi (Mitsumune Kaoru), who works for a publishing company, happens to meet a mysterious man who calls himself Shindo (Nakamura Tomoya). Told by a fortune teller that she will have a “destined meeting”, she pays…

Dear Sa-chan

6.4

After moving to Tokyo for college, Kyosuke finds himself torn between his long-distance girlfriend, Sa-chan, and his beautiful, married neighbor, Shino. (Source: Netflix) ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Dear Sa-chan"…

Parfait Tic

6.6

Fuko Kameyama is a happy and optimistic girl navigating her first year at high school. But her world is shaken to the core when new neighbors arrive, moving into an apartment upstairs from Fuko Kameyama's house. The…

Love Clinique

7.1

Dong Joo, who is tone-deaf, has a crush on a man and attempts to improve as a singer to become closer to him. Shing Heung, an instructor at a tone deaf clinic, by chance helps Dong Joo and begins to like her. Meanwhile,…

Burning Flame Season 3

7.1

A team of firefighters continue to strive for the safety and well-being of local citizens under extreme conditions. Through rescuing the victims, the beauty of human nature and the importance of life are realized.…

Drowning Love

7.2

Natsume Mochizuki was a magazine model in Tokyo but moves to the rural town of Ukigumocho. Mochizuki, feeling depressed about living in the boring countryside, meets Koichiro Hasegawa, a member of a locally prominent…

Wind and Cloud

7.4

Wind and Cloud are orphans raised by the powerful Lord Conqueror, who taught them martial arts in order to help him dominate the world. ~~ Adapted from the manhua "Fung Wan" (風雲) by Ma Wing Shing (馬榮成).

In His Chart 2

7.3

Dr. Kuriharai Ichito works at Honjo Hospital. His longtime friend Dr. Shindo Tatsuya, who comes from Tokyo, begins working at Honjo Hospital. In their university days, Tatsuya was referred to as "the conscience of…

Ogon no Buta

7.2

The Board of Audit's Special Investigations Division punishes civil servants who cheat and waste the taxes paid by the hard-working people. The heroine, Shinko, is a daring character who doesn't get impressed by power…