Saga Zenpei

Saga Zenpei was a Japanese actor and filmmaker born in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. He graduated from the Western Painting Department of the Japanese Art School. In 1929, he joined the Japan Proletarian Artist Alliance, but became an actor, and in the same year he entered the Tokyo Left Wing…

Tsurumaru Mutsuhiko

He was born in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, as the eldest son of six siblings of a doctor, Bunko. After graduating from Waseda High School, he moved to the United States in 1923 and then went to Spain to save his travel expenses when he saw a picture of El Greco. He returned to Japan in 1927.…

Azumi Shinichiro

While attending the Faculty of Letters, Meiji University, he belonged to Takashi Saito Seminar. Later, he co-starred with Saito in "Information 7DAYS Newscaster", Saito appeared as a regular commentator. Initially, in high school, he aspired to be a teacher, the same as his sister, and to get a job…

Date Shin

In 1925 he became a member of the theater company Tsukijishogekijo, where he made his debut in the play Gasu. When this theater company was disbanded in 1929, he joined forces with, among others, Osamu Takizawa and transferred to the left-wing theater company Tokyo sayokugekijo . There he spent a lot…

Kato Masayuki

Graduated from Waseda University. After working for NHK Kokura Broadcasting Theater and NHK Fukuoka Broadcasting Theater , he was a member of Ezaki Productions. Played a lot of middle-aged male roles on the stage , appeared in a similar role in TV dramas such as NHK . In addition, dubbed movies and…

Kai Minori

Kai Minori is a Japanese writer from Shizuoka. She graduated from the Osaka University of Arts. Following graduation, she moved to Kyoto and helped out at a small published. She started her general brand "Loule" before getting her start as an author. After moving to Tokyo, she became an assistant to…

Tamiya Jiro

Tamiya Jiro was born on August 25, 1935 in Kyoto City, Japan as Shibata Goro. He was an actor and producer, known for Miyamoto Musashi (1973), 3000 kiro no wana (1971) and Showdown at Night's End (1964). He was married to Fuji Yukiko. He died on December 29, 1978 in Tokyo, Japan.

Ryuzaki Katsu

Ryuzaki Katsu, born Takashima Fumiaki (高島史旭) in Kochi, Japan, was a Japanese actor and gourmet reporter. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Hosei University (法政大学). During his fourth year, he passed the 5th Generation Nikkatsu New Face (日活ニューフェイス) audition.…

Wakamiya Chuzaburo

Wakamiya Chuzaburo was a Japanese actor born in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. He graduated from Kyoto City Second Commercial School. While still attending commercial school, he began treading the boards in theater productions, with his debut stage performance dating back to 1927. Around this time, he also…

Takada Kyo

Born in artistic family, from 4-year-old he played organ , from 5-year-old he began classical piano. In high school, he formed a rock band and started playing guitar . In the music college he had a band EGO-WRAPPIN ' where he and Hataya Tetsuya met, next he turned to jazz. After moving to Tokyo, he…

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…