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…

Osamura Koki

Osamura Koki is a Japanese actor, best known for his roles in Ansatsu Kyoshitsu (2015), Nyusankin Inryo Hanbaiin no Onna (2017), and Ju-on: Origins (2020).

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.…

Hatakeyama Baku

Hatakeyama Baku, real name Hatakeyama Akio, was the Japanese actor who played Oiwa Daita, the first Kirenger in Himitsu Sentai Gorenger. He is currently the only known deceased actor who has played a ranger in Super Sentai. Hatakeyama was born in Minamimaki, a village located in the Minamisaku district…

Hanafusa Mari

Hanafusa Mari is a Japanese musical theatre actress and a former Top Musumeyaku (female lead) of the Takarazuka Revue's Snow Troupe and Cosmos Troupe. She made history as the first performer to portray Elisabeth in the Japanese production of the musical "Elisabeth" in 1996. Currently, she is signed…

Okada Mariko

Okada Mariko is a Japanese actress. She was married to film director Yoshida Yoshishige, until his death in 2022. Her father was the noted silent film actor Okada Tokihiko, who before his early death (the year following his daughter's birth) starred in Ozu Yasujiro's Tokyo Chorus (1931). As an adult,…

Sugata Shun

Sugata Shun is a Japanese actor from Yamanashi, Japan. He is currently represented by the T-Artist talent agency. On February 20, 2006, he assisted police in the apprehension of a purse-snatcher and received a commendation from the Mejiro Police Station in Tokyo.

Tasaki Ryuta

Tasaki Ryuta is a Japanese film director noted for his work on tokusatsu television dramas. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from Waseda University's School of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 1987, while working as a part-time document organizer, Tasaki auditioned for the main role in "Kamen Rider Black."…

Tokushige Satoshi

Satoshi Tokushige is an actor, known for Lady Joker (2004), Ryuu ga gotoku 6: Inochi no uta (2016) and Dr. Irabu Ichirô (2011).

Kim Ji Mi

Kim Ji Mi was a South Korean actress, producer, and film planner. She dropped out of Deokseong Girls' High School after 3 years as she was cast to debut in Kim Ki Young's film, "Twilight Train" in 1957. She worked throughout the 1990s, leaving behind nearly 700 works, and swept all major awards during…

Dakara Korosenakatta

7.4

“Try stopping my murders with words.” This is one of the lines in the first letter delivered to Ippongi Toru, a roving journalist for Taiyo Shinbun’s local news desk. The serial killer designates Ippongi and…

American Girl

7.5

During the SARS outbreak of 2003, 13-year-old Fen returns to Taiwan. Depicts the director's experiences: her mother's illness, a feud with classmates. (Source: TIFF) ~~ Release dates: Oct 31, 2021 (Tokyo International…

Liar x Liar

7.5

University student, Takatsuki Minato, likes things to be clean and in order while her stepbrother, Takatsuki Toru, is a bit of a player. One day, while cosplaying as a high-school student in a fashionable district…

Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou

7.5

Three years ago, a disappearance known as the Joker Case went unsolved, and the file closed. Renewed interest in the case demands a second examination of the evidence. Investigator Kinoshita Ichiro from the Public…

Soshite, Ikiru

7.5

Ikuta Toko has been raised by her uncle in the city of Morioka. She's been active as a local idol with the hopes of eventually becoming an actress someday. When she's 19 years old, she's anxiously looking forward to…

Yaiteru Futari: Kosai 0-Nichi Kekkon kara Koi wo Hajimeyo

7.5

This is a love story about a weekend marriage between two people who are clumsy when it comes to love. Fukuyama Kenta, whose hobby is barbecuing, meets Yamaguchi Chihiro, who loves to eat, on a dating app. When he…

Freeter, Ie o Kau. Special

7.5

One year has passed since Take Seiji became a full time employee at Oetsu Construction. The Take family, having moved into their new home, have been living there peacefully until Sumiko’s brother shows up one day…

366 Days

7.4

In 2003, Makiya Minato attends high school in Okinawa as a senior. He meets junior student Tamashiro Miu from the same high school. They share the same love for music and are attracted to each other. On Minato’s…

Koinaka: Best Friends in Love

7.4

Aoi Miura was born and grew up in Toyama Prefecture. He has an indecisive personality and does not like summer. He was the focal member of the high school swimming team, but he now works as an assistant at a small…

Ultraman

7.5

The storyline begins in the near future, as referenced from the mid-1960s. Sinister aliens and giant monsters constantly threaten civilization during this period. The only Earth organization equipped to handle these…