Aoyama Shinji

Born in Fukuoka, Aoyama Shinji is a film and stage director and screenwriter. He made his feature debut with Helpless (1996) and won the FIPRESCI Award and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Eureka (2000). His film Desert Moon (2001) was invited to compete at the…

Higo Katsuhiro

Higo Katsuhiro is a Japanese comedian and actor from Naha, Okinawa. He is the leader of the comedy trio Dachou Club (ダチョウ倶楽部) and is affiliated with Ohta Production (太田プロダクション). He graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Naha Technical High School (沖縄県立那覇工業高等学校).…

Tsuburaya Hiroshi

Hiroshi Tsuburaya was a Japanese actor. The grandchild of Eiji Tsuburaya, who was also the first creator of the Ultraman Series, and the third son of Hajime Tsuburaya who became the second creator of the Ultraman Series after Eiji Tsuburaya's death on January 25, 1970. He was born in Setagaya, Tokyo.…

Kase Taishu

Kase Taishu is a Japanese former actor and model. TBS on Monday said it had pulled the drama “Kippari!” after star Taishu Kase, 38, whose real name is Nobuhiro Kawamoto, was arrested on Saturday for illegal use and possession of amphetamines and cannabis at his apartment in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward.

Chou

Cho (Born as Nagashima Shigeru) is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Kōnosu, Saitama. His former stage name was Nagashima Yuichi. He is a graduate of the Nishogakusha University Department of Literature and received training at Bungakuza's research establishment and the Seinenza Theater Company…

Nishida Hikaru

Nishida Hikaru is a Japanese J-pop singer and actress. She made her singing debut with the release of the single Fifteen on April 6, 1988, named after her age at the time. Hikaru is well known for her ability to speak English. She was born in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture but her family quickly moved…

Morohoshi Kazumi

Morohoshi Kazumi is a Japanese singer and former member of "Hikaru Genji". He went from Johnny's Office to GOLD RUSH K Co., Ltd. (“Stars Crew Co., Ltd.”). In 1984, in his second year of junior high school, he left home with a friend and moved to Tokyo. At Harajuku's station, Johnny's president,…

Hoshino Yuka

Hoshino Yuka is an actress known for supporting roles in Bayside Shakedown and Onsen Maruchi Daisakusen series. She graduated from Kyoto Sangyo University (specialty: Kyoto dialect; other interests: playing clarinet, piano, ocarina). In 1995, she moved to Tokyo where she made her debut in dramas.

Imai Masayuki

Imai Masayuki was a Japanese playwright and actor born in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. He was a member of the Ground Self-Defense Force before starting his acting career in the second half of the 1980s. The founder of the stage company Elle Company, he was the author and the main actor of the play…

Tokunaga Chinami

Tokunaga Chinami, born May 22, 1992 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese pop singer and idol managed by Up-Front Agency and part of Hello! Project. She is a member of Berryz Koubou. Tokunaga Chinami joined Hello! Project as one of the 15 Hello! Project Kids. In 2004, she was one of the 8 members…

Kaze no Fukushima

An omnibus drama with one-episode stories inspired by 12 real-life migrants set in 12 cities, towns, and villages of Fukushima. Each episode is full of humour and hope and tells the story of how the migrants overcome…

Konya wa… Junretsu

7.4

The story follows the protagonists of each episode as they struggle with various circumstances, conflicts, and inner turmoil, only to be inspired by Junretsu's way of life and songs to let go of their doubts and conflicts…

Yoyogi Johnny’s Depressing after School

Yoyogi Johnny, a slightly unusual high school boy, spends his after-school time at his own pace, making his strong-willed girlfriend angry, spending all his time talking in the squash club room with the eccentric members,…

I Am Kirishima

On January 25th, 2024, Hiroshi Uchida, a 70-year-old man with terminal cancer made a deathbed confession to the Kamakura hospital staff treating him: “I am Satoshi Kirishima.” On January 29th, he died. For 49 years,…

Ano Yoru wo Sukui ni

6.5

Asuka, Hayato, and Shota, childhood friends in Osaka, formed a detective agency inspired by their favorite show, "Detective! Night Scoop." When Shota moved away, the agency disbanded, but they made a final appearance…

JO1 the Movie: Unfinished - Bon Voyage

"This is the middle of our journey." JO1 is a global boy band formed by 11 members selected in 2019's "PRODUCE 101 JAPAN." Since their debut in 2020, they have been steadily moving forward with the motto "Go to the…

Ninosan Special: Ninosan to Asobo 7

The seventh installment of Ninosan special program Ninosan to Asobo has been confirmed! Joining the cast in having loads of fun and excitement this summer are Yoshitaka Yuriko, who is making her first appearance on…

Pension: Koi wa Momoiro Season 3

In Season 3, it is all about autumn. The calm daily lives of Shiro, Yoshi, and Haru are about to undergo changes, along with the change of the season. Haru meets a mysterious man named Keita on social media, who comes…

Bussanten no Onna: Miyazaki Hen

7.4

The story focuses on the unique profession of food buyers who make their living by “finding” products for a product fair, offering a fresh perspective on local specialty “gourmet items”. In order to host the…

Yagate Umi ni Naru

Etajima City is located in the Seto Inland Sea archipelago in western Hiroshima Prefecture. Born there and never having left the island, Shuji has always felt responsible for his father's sudden death in the family…