Takami Jun

Takami Jun is a Japanese novelist born in Mikuni-cho, Sakai-gun , Fukui Prefecture . Illegitimate child 0f Sakamoto Sannosuke (bureaucrat, politician, and poet). In 1908, he moved to Tokyo with his mother. He grew up in a sword shop near his father's mansion in Azabu Iikura , Tokyo, without ever meeting…

Rock Murakami

Murakami Rock born in Obihiro , Hokkaido, is a Japanese ghost(Kaidan) storyteller and actor. He mainly works as a ghost storyteller at the ghost story live bar in Kabukicho , Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. As an actor, he mainly appears in works directed by Koji Shiraishi . (Source: Wikipedia)

Ishibashi Kiyomi

Born in Hiroshima City, Ms. Ishibashi at the 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam officially presented a long-length cell phone film called SPYDER, which she directed and produced herself. She obtained a master's degree at the University of Tokyo, and completed a doctorate course at the University…

Kataoka Kimio

Kataoka Kimio is a Japanese producer from Kure, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. He began his career as a part-time job at Mifune Productions. From 2007 to 2011, he was a part-time lecturer in the Film Department, Graduate School of Film and Design, Tokyo University of the Arts. (Source: Wikipedia)

Chen Xu Zhi

Chen Xu Zhi is a Chinese fashion designer, born in Shaoxing, but grew up in Shenzhen, China. He is the designer behind Xu Zhi, a London-based fashion label stocked in London’s Dover Street Market , Bejing-based Lane Crawford and Beams in Tokyo. Xu Zhi’s textile innovation and construction techniques…

Yamaoka Sohachi

Yamaoka Sohachi was a Japanese novelist and writer born in Koide, Kitauonuma, Niigata. He was active mainly in historical novels. In 1920, he dropped out of high school. He then moved to Tokyo, where he studied at the Ministry of Communications' research institute while working as a literary technician…

Asao Kuzaemon IV

Asao Kuzaemon IV was a versatile koshibai actor. He was for example able to play most of the major male or female roles of the famous drama "Terakoya", not only Matsuômaru, Takebe Genzô, Chiyo or Tonami, but although the evil Shundô Genba! He was a mainstay at the Miyatoza, Sakaeza or the Misakiza…

Onoe Taganojo III

Onoe Taganojo III was a Kabuki actor who was popular around the World War II. His real name was Higuchi Kisaburo. His Haimyo (kabuki actor's offstage name) was Baika. His trade name was Otowaya. His uncle was the kabuki actor Asao Kuzaemon. He made a debut in "Suzuki Mondo Uwasa Sinjuku" (Suzuki Mondo)…

Enomoto Misae

Enomoto Misae was a Japanese singer born in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture. Due to her underprivileged family, she was sent to servitude by the theater owner in Asakusa in 1934. In 1938 she became a geisha in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, and moved to Tokyo in 1940. She later studied singing at the…

Hatta Naoyuki

Hatta Naoyuki was a Japanese screenwriter born in Otaru, Hokkaido. Actress Hosho Ayako is his wife. In 1927, when he was 21, he joined Katsumi Yotaro Productions. The following March, in 1928, his original story was adapted and made into a movie as a script. In November of the same year, he debuted…

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…

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…

Naito Daisuke Monogatari

6.0

Naito Daisuke grew up in Hokkaido, where he was bullied all through school. Bitter and lonely, he sits around the house after graduation, refusing to look for a job. His mother tires of this attitude and kicks him…

R246 Story

5.0

The anthology film R246 Story centres around the major Japanese highway Route 246. The film consists of six segments. Arifureta Kisho: The number of UFO sightings around Route 246 is on the rise. Four young men are…

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…

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…

Teacher and Three Children

6.3

Set at the end of the Taisho era (1920s) at Ishiuchi Jinjo Higher Elementary School in the mountains of Hiroshima prefecture, there was a fervent teacher called Mr. Ichikawa. He always placed his pupils first and took…