Sakamoto Kyu

Sakamoto Kyu was a Japanese actor, talent, singer, and moderator from Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. His wife is actress Kashiwagi Yukiko. Together they have two daughters. He spent his childhood during World War II and evacuated to Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, where his mother's…

Watanabe Fumio

Fumio Watanabe was a Japanese actor most known for his work with Japanese New Wave director Nagisa Oshima. He was born in Tokyo and graduated from the University of Tokyo before joining the Shōchiku studio in 1956.

Morishige Hisaya

Morishige Hisaya was a Japanese actor and comedian born in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. He graduated from Kitano Middle School (now Kitano High School) and attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in Manchukuo. He appeared in nearly 250 films,…

Yoshino Sayaka

Yoshino Sayaka is a Japanese actress, model, and television personality. One of the first popular teen models/idols, she has appeared in numerous TV dramas, commercials, and films. Born in Tokyo and raised in both Tokyo and Chiba, Yoshino as a child wondered how children appeared on TV programs until…

Tanaka Noboru

Tanaka Noboru was a Japanese film director known for his Roman Porno films, including three critically respected films known as the Showa trilogy: A Woman Called Sada Abe (aka Sada Abe: Docu-Drama) (1975), Watcher in the Attic (1976), and Beauty's Exotic Dance: Torture! (1977), all three starring Nikkatsu…

Kinugasa Teinosuke

Teinosuke Kinugasa (衣笠 貞之助 Kinugasa Teinosuke) (1 January 1896 – 26 February 1982) was a Japanese actor and film director. He was born in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture and died in Kyoto. Kinugasa won the 1954 Palme d'or at Cannes for Jigokumon (The Gate of Hell). He was among the pioneers of…

Imai Rica

Rica Imai (born February 29, 1984, in Ageo, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese model, entertainer, and actress. After graduating from high school, Imai was listed in Vivi's "Vivi Nintei! Shin Charisma Dokusha File" Volume 7 as a reader model on February 2003. She later worked as a regular model in the fashion…

Shimizu Kei

Keita Shimizu, born in Uji, Kyoto, Japan, is simply known as Kei Shimizu. He is a Japanese comedian who is represented by the talent agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo. After graduating from Doshisha Kori Junior and Senior High School, he graduated from Doshisha University Faculty of Commerce by going on to internal…

Takahashi Yu

Takahashi Yu is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He grew up in Yokote, Akita, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. In February 2002, Takahashi released his debut album, the self-produced Sepia, of which only 200 copies were produced. He moved to Tokyo in January 2008, to further his music career. In 2010 he…

Nakayama Takuya

Takuya Nakayama is an actor and producer, known for Omiyasan (2002), Kamisama no karute (2011) and Danchi (2016). He is from Fukui prefecture, Japan.

Afro Tanaka

6.7

Hiroshi Tanaka sports an intense perm which looks like the afro hairstyle favored by some African-Americans back in the 1970's. He doesn't get his hair done at a hair shop, he was actually born with his hair like that.…

Godzilla vs. Megalon

6.7

In the year 1973, the most recent underground nuclear test, set up near the Aleutians, sends shockwaves as far south as Monster Island. For years, Seatopia, an undersea civilization, has been heavily affected by this…

Hotelier

6.8

An incident in the past causes Ogata Kouhei to resign his position and leave the country in shame. Now, at the hotel's 30th anniversary, the hotel is facing a crisis; the president has just been submitted to the hospital,…

The Village

6.8

Katayama Yu is a young man who lives in the remote but beautiful village of Kamonmura. He has lived there since he was a child and is unable to leave due to an incident in his past. To pay off his mother's debt, Katayama…

Saraba, Yoki Hi

7.0

"Newlyweds" Keiichi and Akira Hirose have moved to a new city. Keiichi, who works as an author, and Akira, who works with kindergartners, are hiding a big secret from the people around them. (Source: Japanese = TV…

Asako I & II

7.0

Asako is a 21-year-old woman living in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, who has a free spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo, and she meets Ryohei. He looks just like…

Mothra vs. Godzilla

7.1

News reporter Ichiro Sakai and photographer Junko Nakanishi take pictures of a wreckage caused by a typhoon and they uncover a giant egg on the shore. The local villagers salvage it, and an entrepreneur of Happy Enterprises…

Shanghai Fortress

6.7

In 2035, alien dark forces raided the earth in an attempt to capture the survival of mankind. Energy treasures, the earth where the energy is located, have been hit hard in turn. The borders of the country were broken,…

Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!

6.3

19-year-old beautiful Shiratori Reiko is a self-professed ultimate princess. Despite her haughty attitude, she is actually a very late bloomer and knows nothing of the real world. Reiko has had feelings for Akimoto…

Patisserie Coin De Rue

7.1

Tomura was once widely lauded as a legendary patissier, but some 8 years ago he inexplicably left the field. Since that time, Tomura has lectured at culinary schools and wrote a guidebook for pastry critics. Natsume…