Masuda Toshio

Masuda Toshio is a Japanese film director and screenwriter from Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. In 1944, he entered Kobe Prefectural First Kobe Middle School and then enrolled in Niihama Technical College. However, in July 1945, he was expelled from the school for opposing the military training conducted by the…

Nozawa Hisashi

Nozawa Hisashi was a Japanese screenwriter and mystery novelist. He won the Kuniko Mukōda Prize in 1998 for his screenplay Nemureru Mori (A Sleeping Forest) and Kekkon Zen'ya (The Night before the Wedding). He also won the Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1997 for Hasen no marisu (Dotted-line Malice) and the…

Hanaoka Kikuko

Hanaoka Kikuko was a Japanese actress born Takigawa Ikuyo (瀧川幾代) in Teramachi, Shizuoka, Japan. After marriage, she was legally known as Matsuzaki Ikuyo (松崎幾代). She was recognized for her work as a comedic actress at Shochiku Kamata Studio in the late 1920s and as a supporting actress…

Eric Bossick

Eric Bossick is an American actor and voice actor. He was born in Pennsylvania, but grew up in Singapore and Canada. He often works with Japanese productions and has a taste of Japanese culture. He is currently based in Tokyo.

Utjung

Utjung is a Taiwanese singer, actor and songwriter of indigenous Paiwan descent. In 2017, he won the XXIX Summer Universiade theme song competition and was the opening performer with his hit song "Embrace the World with You." He also broke new ground in Paiwan traditional music, becoming the first Paiwan…

Senda Korenari

Japanese stage director, translator, and actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. He is known mostly for founding the Haiyūza theatre company, and translating and directing the works of Bertolt Brecht in post-World War II Japan. He appeared in over 50 films between 1936 and 1970. His stage name comes…

Aoe Shunjiro

Aoe Shunjiro, whose real name is Oshima Chosaburo (大嶋長三郎), was a Japanese playwright and critic. He was born in Akita, Japan, as the eldest son of the drug merchant Eiseido. Initially named Eiichi (衛一), he adopted the name Chosaburo after his father's death in 1915. Aoe attended Akita…

Shinagawa Ryuji

Shinagawa Ryuji is a Japanese actor, lyricist, and narrator from Nakazumori, Takamura, Minamitsuru, Yamanashi, Japan. When he was in the third year of Tsuru Junior High School, his brother died in a traffic accident, prompting him to run away from home and head to Tokyo. Afterward, with the support…

Sugawara Hiroshi

Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Arts at the Department of Film and Television, studying movie production and production, winning the Cumuldee Award (Excellence Award). After returning home, in 1988 he made his directorial debut…

Kawago Hina

Kawago Hina is a member of Nogizaka46's 1st Generation. She is a "Popteen" exclusive model. On November 23, 2018 she announced her graduation from the group. Her activities in Nogizaka46 will end on December 20, 2018 after the group's concert at Musashino no Mori Sogo Sports Plaza in Tokyo.

Equation of Love and Tone Deafness

8.0

Midori Yamabuki (Natsuna Watanabe) wanted to become an idol group member, but she now she works as a bus guide in Kagawa Prefecture. She has a special treasure which her mother gave to her. The treasure is a mic which…

Slight Fever of 100°C - Island Breeze of Love

8.5

Awajishima, the beautiful Seto Inland Sea island with a rich natural environment. One day, Chinami, an island resident, witnesses her boyfriend and hopefully fiancé, cheating on her. On top of that, she loses her…

Gachiban New Generation 1

6.9

Oomoto Tokio is a yankee (troubled kid). He is from Nishi-Kawaguchi in Kawaguchi, Japan. Tokio hates to lose. He decides to make money and also throw away his virginity. He goes to Ikebukuro, Tokyo and begins to work…

The End of the World and the Cat's Disappearance

5.4

Itsuko a budding star on the 2035 equivalent of YouTube. As she sings, dances and muses for the webcam in her bedroom, comments from fans flash all over her futuristic transparent computer screen. All is not well in…

Good Stripes

6.2

Midori Mantani and Masao Minamisawa are both 28 years old. They have dated for 4 years, but their relationship seems to be just going through the motions. They think about breaking up. At that time, Midori became pregnant.…

Dance! Dance! Dance!

8.0

DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! is an original concept combining traditional cinema with Live state-of-the-art electronic music. Together they tell the story of a Japanese musician (Furu) who is confronted with ghosts from the…

Rolling

7.3

Kanichi works at wet tissue company in Mito, Japan. He runs into Gondo. 10 years ago, Gondo was fired from his job as a teacher for secretly filming others. He is now with Mihari who works as a hostess. He took away…

Jouryuu Kaikyuu - Fukumaru Hyakkaten Gaishoubu

7.5

At the venerable Fukumaru Department Store in Kobe, Samejima Shizuo, who worked her way up from a part-timer, has been through a lot and built a career at the western confectionery department. She became a full-fledged…

Oedo Sosamo - Onmitsu Doshin Aku o Kiru!

7.0

A special New Year edition of the highly popular period drama series “Oedo Sosamo”. This year’s installment is called “Onmitsu Doshin Aku o Kiru!,” which roughly translates as “Secret agents cut down evil!”…

Aruhi, Ahiru Bus

7.9

40-year-old Asakura Hazuki used to work for a big publishing company and was the editor of the female magazine ‘Us’. However, the magazine is discontinued. Hazuki’s contract with the publishing company is not…