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.

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2018: Journey

Second installment in the Asian Three-Fold Mirror coproduction omnibus project featuring films by three cuttingedge Asian directors on a single concept. - "The Sea" by director Degena Yun from Inner Mongolia probes…

I'm Not Here

Film school instructor Tahara is dismayed that his students are stymied in their creative pursuits because of the school's profit-oriented management. When Tahara unexpectedly becomes the head of the film department,…

Shinjuku Punch

2.0

Hosei (Ren Ozawa) is 22-years-old and he has yet to have sex. Even though he likes women a lot, he has always had bad luck with them. Wishing to experience a big change in his life, Hosei goes to the Kabukicho. The…

Randen: The Comings and Goings on a Kyoto Tram

9.0

"If you ride this train, you can go anywhere." A story about the Randen train line in western Kyoto and the people that ride it. Eisei is a nonfiction writer searching for urban mysteries related to the train line…

Dai Zenryoku Shissou

7.8

Seven years after his disappearance, Isoyama Takeshi, who returned home, runs a bakery with his wife Seiko and daughter Nanami, but it has been in the red. The only happy news is that Nanami is engaged to Shirogane…

Terebi Engeki Success So

"Success-so" is an apartment building that stands quietly in a corner of the city. There is a legend that young people who dream of becoming a star live there and one day they will leave and achieve their dreams. Actors,…

Vtuber Nagisa

Akiko is a girl who is modest and shy, but has a strong desire to be loved by everyone. She aims to be an idol, but she is frustrated because she is not popular. Looking for an outlet for her desire for approval, she…

Soredemo Koi Suru

7.0

A port town set in a small bay in Mie Prefecture is close to Kumano. Many people come for the Kumano pilgrimage route which is a designated World Heritage site. However, barely anyone comes to such a quiet town. Childhood…

Kohaku no Yume

6.0

In the year 1879, a fourth child is born to Narue Gihei, the owner of Narueya, a rice shop in Osaka Senba, and his wife Chiyo. They give their second son the name Manjiro. He grows up to be outstanding in his studies.…