Takigami Yuka

Takigami Yuka, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a former Japanese idol and talent. She was previously affiliated with Horipro. In 1999, she passed a magazine audition, and in 2000, she joined the entertainment industry as a member of the idol group P-chicks, following a public internet vote. After P-chicks…

Higuchi Ichiyo

Higuchi Ichiyo was a Japanese novelist born in Tokyo, Japan, and the second daughter of Higuchi Noriyoshi, a low-ranking official in the Tokyo Prefecture. She is recognized as the first professional female writer in modern Japan. She began her education at Hongo Elementary School in 1877 but withdrew…

Ogasawara Ryoichi

Ogasawara Ryochi is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan, affiliated with the theater company Haiyuza. He began his training at Haiyuza's institute in 1959 as part of the 8th class. In recent years, he has continued to work actively in stage performances. (Source: MyDramaList)

Misaki Fuko

Misaki Fuko is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. She was formerly affiliated with Office Junior. Initially starting her career as an actress, she later transitioned to voice acting, participating in Toei Animation productions. (Source: MyDramaList)

Ishihara Tatsumi

Ishihara Tatsumi is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with Chikyugi and was previously associated with En Theatrical Group, Shinkokugeki, Cosmo Project, and Stardas 21. (Source: MyDramaList)

Kishi Kotaro

Kishi Kotaro is a former Japanese actor and singer born in Tokyo, Japan. His real name is Ishikawa Kotaro (石川浩太郎). From 1989, he changed his name to Onodera Mitsuru (小野寺充). At one point, he directed adult films under his real name. (Source: MyDramaList)

Aimono Mitsuo

Aimono Mitsuo was a Japanese screenwriter born in Tokyo, Japan.

Amanashi Mayuko

Amanashi Mayuko is a Japanese producer born in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Department of Cultural Policy Studies at Aoyama Gakuin University. She is the CEO of Studio Neco, Inc.

Umeura Yoichi

Umeura Yoichi is a Japanese television and film producer born in Tokyo. He has served as the head of Toho Television and as the President of Tokyo Eiga Shinsha. In 1993, Umeura became President of Tokyo Eiga Shinsha, a subsidiary of Toho, where he continued his work in television film production. However,…

Utena Masataka

Utena Masataka is a Japanese film decorator based in Tokyo, Japan, currently affiliated with Toho Eizo Bijutsu Co., Ltd. During his student years, Utena worked part-time on commercial sets and was inspired to pursue a career in the film industry after visiting a film set of Kurosawa Akira. In 1990,…

IZO

6.3

Almost defying description, Miike's film opens with found documentary footage about sperm-production in young males and then turns to a graphically violent recreation of the execution in 1865 of the 28-year-old Okada…

After the Quake

6.3

In 1995, Komura, who is distraught over his wife's sudden disappearance, visits Kushiro. There, he hears about a mysterious UFO. In 2011, a runaway girl named Junko begins to reflect on herself through exchanges with…

The Place Where the Sun Sits

6.3

Former high school classmates, now adults, hold jealous thoughts, hidden intentions and lust for revenge. Graduates from a high school have held reunions since they graduated 10 years ago. The high school itself is…

Dragon Head

6.3

Based on the manga of the same name by Mochizuki Minetaro. On the way home from a school trip, a tragic accident traps Aoki Teru's express train in a collapsed tunnel. The only other survivors of the catastrophe are…

Techno Brothers

6.3

In the desolate Kanto plain, the thunderous sound of techno music reverberates. The performers are the mysterious trio known as "Techno Brothers". One day, with the cold-hearted manager, Himuro, they embark on a journey…

Higanjima

6.4

At midnight, a middle-aged man desperately tries to run away from a police officer. He enters an abandoned house with the cop right behind him. The police officer grabs the middle-aged man and bites his neck with his…

Mitsu no Tsuki

6.4

Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture is a beautiful town in the mountains where nothing – the mountains, river and the greenery – ever changes. Though beautiful, it also gets boring. Kosaka Mayu is a wife, mother and…

Mr. Inukai Keeps a Dog

6.3

Tamotsu Inukai is a married middle-aged man with a wife, daughter and son. He loves his family and is a family man, but because of his work he is sent to sent to an island. His family stays behind in Tokyo. With the…

Varan

5.9

When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight…

Ultra Miracle Lovestory

6.4

Yojin is a quirky young man living in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Yojin has a difficult time sitting still and can't focus on extended conversations. His life revolves around farming his grandmother's vegetable garden.…