Kadota Ryusho

Kadota Ryusho is a Japanese non-fiction writer and journalist born in Aki, Kochi, Japan. His real name is Kadowaki Mamoru (門脇護). He graduated from Tosa Junior High School and High School, and later from the Faculty of Law and Political Science at Chuo University. In April 1983, he joined Shinchosha…

Ichimura Naoki

Ichimura Naoki is a Japanese actor from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He is affiliated with R Crew. Previously, he was associated with the acting department of Tsuburaya Productions and Hoei Television Productions. His official debut was in "Matsubazue no Rugbyman" (1991). At the age of 19, he joined the…

Nakamura Matagoro II

Nakamura Matagoro II was a Japanese kabuki actor. His guild name was Hamaya. His family crest was the raised butterfly, and his alternate crest was the facing diamond. He was designated as a Living National Treasure, holding the title of Important Intangible Cultural Property Holder. His real name was…

Namihira Akio

Namihira Akio was a Japanese singer known for his wartime songs. His real name was Namihira Yoshihiro (波平惠弘). He was born in Hirara, Okinawa, Japan. He attended the Kanto State Dai-Ren Second Junior High School but transferred to Miyako Junior High School to prepare for entrance exams to a music…

I-Hsuan Su

Writer and director SU I-hsuan is based in Taipei. Her TV film Where the Sun Don't Shine (2018) was awarded Best TV Film, Best Lead Actor and New Actor at the Golden Bell Awards 2018. Who'll Stop the Rain (2023) was selected for Talents Tokyo 2018, Produire au Sud workshop Taipei and Venice Gap-Financing…

Okamoto Yoshihiko

Okamoto Yoshihiko was a Japanese film director, television drama director, and journalist, born in Korea during the Japanese colonial period. He attended the Army Officer School (陸軍士官学校) and witnessed Japan's defeat in World War II. Afterward, he joined the Japan Socialist Party (日本社会党)…

Bando Choemon

Bando Choemon was a Kabuki actor. His real name was Takase Daisuke (高瀬大助), and he was born in Sendai, Japan. He began his career in theater in 1903, performing in a shinpa theater production in Sendai, under the patronage of the impresario Kase Kichibei. Afterward, he traveled and performed…

Kamisaka Kyosuke

Kamisaka Kyosuke is a Japanese composer and arranger. He is affiliated with the agency One Music. He spent most of his time playing soccer until the age of 20. However, due to a back injury, he decided to pursue a career in music at the age of 22. In 1993, he enrolled in the Faculty of Science at Rikkyo…

Saruwaka Kiyotaka II

Saruwaka Kiyokata, the second-generation holder of the name, is a Japanese traditional dancer and actor. He is the eighth headmaster of the Saruwaka school, following his father, Saruwaka Kiyokata 7th generation, who was the first-generation headmaster. His eldest son, Saruwaka Seizaburo, is the ninth…

Yamamoto Togo

Yamamoto Togo, born Yamamoto Kenzo (山本鎌藏), was a Japanese actor. He began his career in Hollywood before returning to Japan, where he worked with studios including Shochiku Kamata Studio, Nikkatsu Uzumasa Studio, and Shinko Kinema Tokyo Studio. Born in Negishi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, Yamamoto…

Asami Mitsuhiko Series 25 Himejima Satsujin Jiken

2.0

Created by Yasuo Uchida, Asami Mitsuhiko is one of the most popular amateur sleuths in Japan today. Many of the novels featuring Mitsuhiko have been made into TV by several different networks with the different casts.…

Gekai Hatomura Shugoro 3: Yami no Karute ~ Hidatakayama no Dai Byoin ni Karamu Renzoku Satsujin

Hatomura Shugoro, a well-known doctor who lost his position as a doctor for some reason, is accompanied by Tsugumi, the only daughter of Kawakami Asuka, a patient who is on the suspicion of murdering her husband and…

Island Times

8.4

Fifteen-year-old Masaharu lives on the small island of Aogashima, which has a population of 197. On the island, life is simple, and facilities are spare. As there are no high schools on the island, Masaharu, in his…

Missing You

Kanako joins a high school where she is reunited with her childhood friend, Eijun. Following the idea of Seiryo, Kanako's elder brother, they form a band. They aim to perform at the school festival, however, they are…

Pachigi! Love & Peace

5.3

He uses two story lines to slam home his points. One is the struggle of An Sung's sister Kyung Ja to rise in the 1970s' Japanese movies, which may be full of zainichi talents but forbids them from revealing their backgrounds…

Gekai Hatomura Shugoro 4: Yami no Karute

Hatomura Shugoro, who was a talented surgeon but was chased by the medical community for some reason, is the only daughter of Kawakami Asuka, a patient who is on the suspicion of murdering her husband. Tsugumi is on…

Asami Mitsuhiko Series 25

Himejima, a remote island floating in the Suo Sea off Oita Prefecture. While visiting the island on assignment, reporter Asami Mitsuhiko becomes close to the family that runs his lodging: Nakaseko Taishi, his mother…

Kuroi Taiyo

10.0

Atsushi was pursuing his studies to become an architect and dreamed to work with his father who runs a construction company. But everything falls apart when his father was deceived into guaranteeing a substantial amount…

Nishimura Kyotaro Travel Mystery 46: Akita Shinkansen "Komachi" Renzoku Satsujin!

A restaurant owner is found murdered after carrying a large sum of cash tied to a suspicious loan deal, leading Inspector Totsugawa and his team to uncover a possible fraud scheme connected to a Ginza club hostess,…

If Today was the Last Day

A story of reuniting twin sisters, who were separated when young. Maiko, who lives in Hachijo Island, organizes a local festival. Just before the festival starts, she leaves the island to look for her sister Seiko…