Satoki Saburo

Satoki Saburo was a Japanese actor born in Yamamori, Yamagata, Japan. His real name was Sato Kizaburo (藤喜三郎). He was also known by various stage names, including Satoki Saburo (里木三郎), Satoki Saburo (里木左甫良), Satoki Saburo (里木三朗), Satoki Saburo (里木三甫良), Kuromaki…

Nakano Ryoko

Nakano Ryoko, born Kawasaki Ryoko (川崎良子), in Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, is a Japanese actress. She graduated from Aichi Prefectural Tokoname High School (愛知県立常滑高等学校) and initially joined an amateur theater troupe in Nagoya after graduation. Seeking to pursue acting professionally,…

Hando Hikosaburo IX

Hando Terusato is the ninth generation to wield the title Hando Hikosaburo, the head of the Otowaya Troupe, a traditional arts performing troupe. He was born on 29th June 1976. His first performance was at the National Theatre in Tokyo at the age of 5, playing the role of a young monk. He inherited…

Tokachi Hanako

Tokachi Hanako was born Sato Keiko in Kamishiboro, Kato, Hokkaido. In 1966, she made her debut as a singer. She became popular when acting in the 1971 drama "Nantatte 18-sai" as the senior colleague Shimada Hanae. She died in Tokyo on August 21, 2016, of cancer at the age of 70.

Asakura Kazuo

On April 23, 1995, he was recommended by his sister and joined Johnny's Office . Worked as Johnny's Jr. under the name of "Kazio Hamada". Synchronized with Hideaki Takizawa , Tsubasa Imai , Asayuki Yara, etc. In 1996, in addition to the back dance of a senior group, he performed as a trio on KinKi Kids…

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,…

Kurara Haruka

Kurara Harukaa, birth name Yamasaki Kumiko (山崎久美子) was a Takarazuka Revue Top Star before starting her TV and film acting career in 1984 with Toho Entertainment. Her stage name was given by the playwright Yashiro Seiichi. 'Haruka' (遥) means 'aimed at far away' while 'Kurara' is romaji for…

Fujiyoshi Kumiko

Fujiyoshi Kumiko is a Japanese actress and narrator born in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. She is married to the actor and former singer Yosuke Tagawa. They have a son born in 200, when she was 39 years old. In 2017, she was accused of having an extra-marital affair with a married producer working at Asahi…

Furuoya Masato

Masato Furuoya was a Japanese actor who was born in Kawasaki city of Kanagawa Prefecture. He made his debut in 1977 and starred in many movies and TV dramas. He won the award for best actor at the 2nd Yokohama Film Festival and at the 5th Hochi Film Award for Disciples of Hippocrates and at the 12th…

Kosai Sekine

Kosai Sekine is a Japanese short film director. His sophisticated and witty sensibility is evident throughout all his work. His outsized creativity and storytelling stands poised at the crest of a new wave of branded and interactive content in Japan’s creative community. Sekine made his debut in 2005…

Moving in Between

8.1

This film documents Erika's life journey of gradually building up her ideal body image, including when she completes the sexual reassignment surgery (SRS) and moves to Japan. Through Erika's experience moving between…

Yellow Bricks - The Man Who Tricked Frank Llyod Wright

8.0

The story will center around the Japanese city of Tokoname in Aichi prefecture, which is well known for its ceramics. Over 100 years ago, famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright reached out to Kichinosuke Hisada to procure…

Bansousha

7.0

On a day before the new year’s long-distance relay race, the final roster of the members who have made Hiyori Foods’ track and field team are announced. Awashima Yuichi has been dropped, and his track and field…

Love Stories From Fukuoka 15

6.6

A series of real-life stories submitted by viewers in Fukuoka about their personal experiences with love, loss and longing. All the stories are based in Fukuoka, the capital city of the Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu…

All About Chiaki Mayumura (Provisional)

As an idol who does everything from songwriting to running her own company, Chiaki Mayumura has been described as both a genius and a maverick by the Japanese music industry. "Is Chiaki Mayumura just a single person?"…

Tokuso 9 Season 3

7.3

It has been nine months since the previous head of the Special Investigations Unit left. Asawa Naoki and the members of the unit no longer get requests for backup from the First Investigation Division but keep getting…

Keishichou Sousa Ikkachou Season 4

7.0

Junichi Oiwa, chief of the non-carrier “slap-up” investigator who leads over 400 elite detectives, is the latest in this series that will help solve difficult cases. In this work, familiar members such as Hirotaro…

Tekkin Hanabi

Samejima Touko, who works at a production company for a picture book, has a dream to perform a picture-story show on the street with an original picture-story show device. But Touko was stuck. Unable to grasp children's…

Gekidan Sphere

The show is a collaboration between five playwrights and Sphere and is an anthology series exploring various genres. Each episode has two halves with a different director, and a new episode will debut every two weeks.…

Engawa Lovers 2

The second installment of the humanity comedy "Engawa Lovers," which depicts the everyday life of men who love the veranda, set on the veranda of an old Japanese house. A fledgling movie director, Daisuke Hagiwara…