Koike Asao

Koike Asao was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Tokyo. He graduated from Aoyama High School and joined the Bungakuza Acting Research Institute in 1950, making his stage debut in "The People of Mount Kunlun." In 1963, following a split in Bungakuza, he helped found the modern theater…

Sato Shimako

Sato Shimako is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Her husband is the film director Takashi Yamazaki . In 1992, she made his directorial debut in the movie “Tale of a Vampire” and won the Aboriaz Grand Prize at the Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival. (Source: Japanese Wikipedia)

Jeffrey Rowe

Canadian actor, voice actor and producer. Originally from Prince Edward Island though living on and off in Tokyo and Vancouver since 2003. Speak English, French and Japanese. Involved in drama and theatre since his teens (Macbeth; The Merchant of Venice). Many lead and featured roles in TV and film…

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Japanese film director from the 1950s to 1970s. He directed at least six films about Zatoichi, The Blind Swordsman. Born in Shinagawa- cho , Tokyo (now Shinagawa-ku , Tokyo ). In the 1930s Nikkatsu Kyoto studio joined in, Sadao Yamanaka studied with, Marne SanTaro , Kinugasa fourteen San , Hiroshi Inagaki…

Mariya Tomoko

Mariya Tomoko is a Japanese actress, singer, writer, and Musashino Art University lecturer from Minato-ku, Tokyo. She graduated from Takarazuka Music School in 1980, scoring the highest points in her graduation exam. She joined the Takarazuka Revue as a 66th gen member. In 1989, she won the 39th Minister…

David Sakurai

David Sakurai was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the age of 18, he moved to Japan where he received his theatrical training and honed his skills in the indie film scene in Tokyo. After relocating back to Denmark in 2008, Sakurai proved himself a strong, versatile actor having been cast in a variety…

Yang Yong Hi

Yang Yong Hi is a Japanese-born Korean (or Zainichi) film director. Born in Osaka in 1964 as a second-generation Korean. She studied Korean literature at Korea University in Tokyo and media studies in New York. She has worked as a teacher, actress, radio host and foreign correspondent for TV. Having…

Nishikiori Kazukiyo

Japanese actor , voice actor , director , dancer , leader of the male idol group " Shonentai". Nicknamed " Nikki " by fans , " Nishiki " among members . Born in Tokyo. He auditioned in his fifth year of elementary school and entered the office in July 1977, 6th year of Hirai Minami Elementary School…

Tane Rakuko

Tane Rakuko is a Japanese actress born in Ishikawa, Japan, represented by Office PSC (オフィスPSC). At 20, she moved to Tokyo and began hosting shows at Mikado (ミカド) in Akasaka, marking the start of her acting career. She joined the research institute of the Sanjuninkai Theater Company (劇団三十人会)…

Kaneko Nobuo

Kaneko Nobuo was a Japanese actor, culinary researcher, host, and talent born in Shitaya, Tokyo, Japan. He grew up in a family of dentists and struggled with tuberculosis from a young age, facing a prognosis that he might not live past 20. Despite his health challenges, he graduated from Kyoka Gakuen…

Dog and People

This documentary looks at the different relationships formed between dogs and people. From rescue dogs, to guide dogs, therapy dogs, and friends, we get a whole range of canines living in places such as Saga Prefecture,…

Kokando Josho Sapuri

Tanimura Yuji, who works in the Sales Department at a publishing company, has been plain since his school days and has never been good at anything. One day, while living such a life of low self-esteem, he happens to…

Fun! Fun! Fantastics Season 3

A situational comedy where the members of FANTASTICS from Exile Tribe gather at a certain teahouse to learn about the culture of the 80s and 90s from legendary figures in various fields. Featured guests include seiyuu…

Natsuzora Dance

High School girl Kawabe Natsuko is the leading member of the dance troupe and is deeply committed to a video project. Meanwhile, her father works for the city office and is tasked with rebuilding the city after it…

Inochi no Michikake

Shota, an older brother who has lived selfishly, forgetting about his family, and Yusaku, a younger brother who has fallen into drug addiction and lives in a rehabilitation facility. After their grandmother, their…

Whale Restaurant

A documentary by Keiko Yagi that approaches whales from the perspectives of "food'' and "science". Whale was once the top protein source for Japanese people and was eaten more than cows, pigs, and chickens. However,…

Hakushi Project Vol. 2

The second installment of the Hakushi Project contains two works. "Oneechan no Damedashi (お姉ちゃんのダメ出し)" is about two siblings who lost their parents in a car accident. Older sister Hazuki has raised…

Where Love Goes

Junior high schoolers Sudo Ai and Sosuke Ito live together as a patchwork family in a small town in Hokkaido, all thanks to Ai’s mother, Yumi, creating an environment of love. Bullying and the harsh environment cannot…

Akuma wa Soko ni Iru

7.5

Imanishi Uta and Kujo Misono are cousins ​​who have been raised together since childhood. Uta is a hard worker who aims to become a freelance writer while working part-time at an izakaya, but she is stubborn and…

Push Pause

7.8

The Coco guesthouse cultivates new relationships, providing a platform for confronting personal pasts and futures. Shiko, leaving her hometown due to family issues, lacked confidence and avoided connections. Yet, at…