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,…

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…

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.

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…

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…

Han Jae Un

Han Jae Un is a South Korean singer, dancer and former member of INX (인엑스) and ARGON (아르곤). He made his debut in August 2016 (using the stage name Win) as INX's lead rapper, vocalist and maknae with their first single, "Alright". Unfortunately, the group was not successful and disbanded…

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…

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…

Amatsu Bin

Amatsu Bin was a Japanese actor born in Miyagi Prefecture Kanan Town, Momou District (now Ishinomaki City). After graduating from Miyagi Normal School, he started teaching. During the war, he served as a child soldier instructor in the Marine Corps. He got married in 1944, adopted his son-in-law, and…

Shimizu Hiroshi

Shimizu Hiroshi was a Japanese film director active during the Taisho and Showa periods in Japan. He was born in Nishiwataru, Yama-ka, Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. Due to his parents' strained relationship, he was raised by his grandfather at his mother's family home upstream of the Tenryu River. His father…

The Promise in July

Jiro, a high school senior born and raised in Teine, has formed a band with Satsuki, Ryo, and Koji, and is practicing guitar to perform a solo concert, but they can't find a vocalist. When Jiro hears rumors that transfer…

Kakenai n Janai, Kakanai nda

Izumi Shuri, who became a famous writer overnight when the first novel she wrote in college won the Akutagawa Prize, moved to her husband's family home in the countryside after getting married. She had fallen into…

Ninosan Special: Ninosan to Asobo 4

In the fourth installment of the special program Ninosan to Asobo, Nino-san family members will once again come out of from the studio and have a blast with some amazing guests in this 2 hour special episode. The program…

Shinpei: Uta Koso Subete

Born and raised in Shinshu, Nakayama Shinpei was captivated by the traveling band Jinta he saw as a boy and dreamed of pursuing a career in music. At the age of 18, he got the opportunity to become a student of Waseda…

Capcap

7.4

Okita Kaito and Takami Ryo are fourth-year university students who have finished their job hunting and are about to graduate. Although they have completely opposite personalities, the two best friends decide to go…

Noroi wo Ageru

Ten years after graduation, a group of former classmates reunite and reminisce about the past. On a whim, they decide to sneak back into their old high school. However, they are suddenly trapped inside the school,…

A Woman of Local Specialities: Miyazaki Edition

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 speciality “gourmet items”. In order to host the…

Tea for Three

Set in the Mimasaka region of Okayama Prefecture, famous for its tea, this is a love story about the drama of a female pianist and her brother who runs a tea shop. Keiya is a ronin student who spends his days listlessly…

Warriors Within Season 2

7.4

50 years ago, a match between a Chinese and a Japanese karate expert ended in a dead heat. Together, they wrote a martial arts book that has caused storms across the martial arts world ever since. In 2019, Chong Wai…

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…