Koike Ayame

Ayame Koike (小池彩夢, Koike Ayame, born February 13, 1995) is a Japanese actress under the Sony Music Artists. Koike made her acting debut in the Japanese television drama Botan to Bara as Rika Nojima in 2004. In 2007, Koike appeared in NHK Educational TV's Yuhigaoka Boy Detectives (夕陽ヶ丘の探偵団,…

Nakai Kie

Nakai Kie is a Japanese actress and essayist. She graduated from Rural Chofu Akiba Junior and Senior High School and Waseda University. Her younger brother is the actor Nakai Kiichi. She made her debut as an actress while attending Waseda University School of Letters, transferred from one part to the…

Ishido Toshiro

Toshiro Ishido was born on July 17, 1932 in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for Black Rain (1989), Eight Below (2006) and Return of Ultraman (1971). He died on November 1, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan. He went by the pen name Ishido Yoshi Akira. (Source: IMDb)

Naoki Sanjugo

Naoki Sanjugo was a Japanese novelist, screenwriter, and film director, born in what is now Andojimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka Naoki studied at Waseda University's English Department Preparatory Course and then at Waseda University's Higher Normal School English Department, but dropped out due to unpaid monthly…

Kanai Dai

Kanai Dai was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture. He dropped out of the Chuo University, Department of Law. In 1952, he founded the theater company Izumiza. His eldest son is the actor Kanai Setsu. On June 17, 2001, at the age of 74, he died of pneumonia at a hospital…

Sato Takuma

Sato Takuma is a Japanese director born in Akita, Japan. He graduated from Akita Prefectural Akita Minami High School (秋田県立秋田南高等学校). During his school years, he played soccer, representing the Akita Prefecture select team in elementary and middle school. He also participated in…

Shimizu Kei

Keita Shimizu, born in Uji, Kyoto, Japan, is simply known as Kei Shimizu. He is a Japanese comedian who is represented by the talent agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo. After graduating from Doshisha Kori Junior and Senior High School, he graduated from Doshisha University Faculty of Commerce by going on to internal…

Sharnie Alice Fenn

Sharnie Alice Fenn is a Japanese-Austrailian influencer, model, and actress. She was born in Sendai, Japan, and later moved to Queensland, Australia, at the age of 4. She attended a Japanese school while in Australia. She was interested in modeling from a very early age and finally started her modeling…

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…

Eiko Kyoju no Jikenbo

6.8

Unobe Eiko is a professor at a famous university and tries to solve a serial murder case which happened on campus with a useless police detective named Nanba Haruto that is serious about his work and has a strong sense…

Nishimura Kyotaro Travel Mystery 66: Kushiro - Obihiro Satsujin Route

Inspector Totsugawa investigates a case that begins with the murder of Hatano Hiroshi, an executive at a major apparel company, but quickly expands into a larger mystery when a second killing occurs aboard a train…

Keiji Inukai Hayato

7.5

One morning in mid-summer, a dead man with a knife in his chest is discovered on a park bench. The victim is Shinojima Taku, the vocalist of a famous rock band who had made waves after winning a literary prize for…

Hakodate Coffee

7.4

An old western style apartment named Hisuikan is located in Hakodate, Japan. Various artists gather at Hisuikan following Tokiko Ogiwara’s (Yoko Natsuki) intention to support young artists. Tokiko Ogiwara is the…

Mr. No Problem

6.4

Shot in stylish black-and-white, this three-act fable, set in wartime Chongqing, focuses on the indifferent rich, the head clerk on a farm, and some young intruders. (Source: Tokyo International Film Festival) ~~ Adapted…

A Sower of Seeds 3

7.3

27-years-old Ayane Kataoka works at city hall in Akaiwa, Okayama Prefecture. The area is famous for its peaches and Ayane also grows peaches at her home. She hopes to register a new type of peach that her older brother…

Katana Onkososhin 4K Katana Project

Documentary shot in 4K resolution that follows the creation of a Japanese sword from start to finish. Japanese swords are mesmerizing works of art, and this documentary shows the master sword maker, sword polisher,…

Tsutakantoku Kokoyakyu wo Kaeta Otoko no Shinjitsu

Documentary about the famed high school baseball coach Tsuta Fumiya. Commentaries from his contemporaries reveal the true persona of Tsuta, who led a prefectural high school baseball team in Tokushima to over ten appearances…

Hobohobo: Mayonaka no Tsugikuru Mono Sagashi

A high-energy midnight variety show brought to you by Yamazato Ryota and Karahashi Yumi! The people who are "almost" trending introduce "almost" trending things! The next generation of idols and young comedians introduce…

Stop

6.0

Sabu and Miki, a young couple in Fukushima, are disturbed by a sudden explosion at the nearby nuclear plant. As instructed, they quickly make their escape from the area contaminated with radiation. After finding a…