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…

Uchida Tomu

Uchida Tomu’s filmography spans two great filmmaking periods separated by a 15-year hiatus due to the war, although his output of primarily genre films and lack of an immediately obvious signature style has meant that he has been overshadowed by contemporaries such as Ozu Yasujirô, Naruse Mikio,…

Yamashiro Shingo

Yamashiro Shingo was a Japanese television and film actor. Yamashiro, who was originally from Kyoto, Japan, was born Watanabe Yasuji but used Yamashiro Shingo as his stage name. He made his film acting debut in 1957. Yamashiro starred in the television series Hakuba Doji, beginning in 1960. During the…

Lu Li Ping

Lu Li Ping was born in Beijing on April 3, 1960. After graduating from Central Academy of Drama in 1984 she was assigned to Shanghai Film Studio as an actress. Lu Li Ping married Actor Sun Hai Ying in 2002. Her career accolades include one Golden Rooster Award, Flying Apsaras Award, Golden Horse Award…

Yokoyama Unpei

Yokoyama Unpei was a Japanese actor from Hikone Town, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture. He became the first Japanese film actor to appear in Japan's first feature film. His real name is Yokoyama Yasushi. In 1893, he joined the troupe of Sudo Sadanori, a pioneer of the Shinpa drama, and debuted on…

Kamihoriuchi Kazuya

Kazuya Kamihoriuchi is a Japanese television drama director and stage director specializing in tokusatsu. He is from Kagoshima, Japan. After high school, Kamihoriuchi worked as an assistant director for variety programs at a television station in Kagoshima. He later moved to Tokyo to pursue a career…

Murakami Fuyuki

Murakami Fuyuki, born Murakami Saishu (村上済州) in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He completed his education at Fukuoka High School and graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Tokyo Imperial University. Murakami began his acting career as a research student at the Shinchiku…

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…

Nokubo Naoki

Nokubo was born in Iwata-shi, which was formerly known as Toyodacho, Iwata-gun, Shizuoka. After graduating from Kinshin High School, Nokubo wanted to be part of the entertainment industry and went to an acting school in Tokyo. He later became a Watanabe Entertainment affiliate, and in August 2004, became…

Yonemura Shoji

Yonemura Shoji is a Japanese writer who has done work for various anime and tokusatsu television shows and films. He is originally from Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu Island, Japan. Mainly, Yonemura works on screenplays for anime. After having graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, he worked as a freelance…

You May Dream

8.0

This story depicts the path how the legendary band "SHEENA AND ROKKETS" was born. Etsuko, the later "SHEENA" was born in Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu City. Her parents ran a fashion retailer. Etsuko grew up in a stylish surrounding…

Watashi wa Zettai Yurusanai

6.0

At the age of 15, Yoko is raped by a group of guys. Her family neglects her and she becomes the target of bullies at school. She turns to an older man. Yoko later moves out to Tokyo. She receives plastic surgery and…

Beyond the Blue

Music Video director「廣賢一郎」Hiro Kenichiro's debut movie. A feature film set in a world where people receive letters called "Blue Mail" from their future selves. Kagari, a young man, meets a runaway girl,…

Person Who Loves The Sun: 1964 The Day's Paralympic

6.4

In 1960, Yutaka Nakamura (Osamu Mukai) works as an orthopedist in Japan. He travels overseas for a few months to research rehabilitation techniques. In Britain, Yutaka Nakamura learns about using organized physical…

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.…

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…

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…

Kanazawa Shutter Girl

8.6

Set in Ishikawa Prefecture's Kanazawa City. Hanana, a 16-year-old girl, was best buddies in junior high school with Kotoko, Shoko, and Kaede. In high school, Hanana gets stuck with longing for their junior high school…

Namae no nai Onnatachi: Usotsuki Onna

6.5

Shimura Atsushi is a journalist and his specialty is reporting on AV actresses. He meets AV actress Maeda Hanako. She is different from other AV actresses. Meanwhile, Maeda Asuka is the younger sister of Hanako and…

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,…