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Maruyama Karina
Karina Maruyama is a Japanese tarento and former football player who represented the Japanese national team. After retiring from professional sports, she transitioned to a career as a television personality, working with the talent agency Horipro. Maruyama holds a degree from the Department of Physical…
Hori Ben
Hori Ben is an actor and former child actor from Tokyo. In 1974 he joined Tokyo Kid Brothers while attending Takushoku University, and left after performing in New York and London. In 1975 he participated in the founding of Mr. Slim Company with Shinsui Sansho, Kasai Kenji, Makigami Koichi, and others.…
Sawamura Haruko
Sawamura Haruko was a Japanese actress born on Rebun Island, Rebun District, Hokkaido. In March 1920 she moved to Tokyo and when she turned 19 years old, she entered the Shochiku Kinema Actor School in Tsukiji. Sawamura made her debut as a movie actress in 1921 by appearing in "Rojo no Reikon" produced…
Hirotsu Mitsuo
Graduated from Matsuyama Junior High School in1929. In 1937, he joined Shinko Kinema Kyoto Studio as an assistant director, admiring senior junior high school students Daisuke Ito and Mansaku Itami, and stayed after the merger with Daiei. He studied under Akira Nobuchi and Kazuo Mori and served as chief…
Kuwano Michiko
Michiko Kuwano was a Japanese actress. First working as a "sweets girl" for Morinaga & Company, Kuwano joined the Shochiku studio in 1934, debuting in Hiroshi Shimizu's Kinkanshoku. She gave birth to a girl in 1942, who later became the actress Miyuki Kuwano, and resumed work in 1943, but collapsed…
Uchida Asao
Uchida Asao, born Uchida Tomoo in Pyongyang, Korea, during Japanese rule, was a Japanese actor. He was affiliated with Kohinata Project after working with Enkei Theater and the Gekkoai theater troupe. After graduating from Pyongyang First Middle School, Uchida worked for Higashiman Waryu Coal Mine,…
Miura Mitsuko
Mitsuko Miura was a Japanese actress active from 1938 to 1964. After graduating from Otsuma Girls' High School, Tokyo, Mitsuko Miura joined the Nichigeki dancing team before signing to the Shochiku film studio. She gave her film debut in 1938 with Hotaru no hikari and appeared in films of Hiroshi Shimizu,…
Takamatsu Kinnosuke
Born in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Takamatsu acted in shinpa theater before joining Makino Film Productions in 1924. He left the studio in 1926 and joined director Kinugasa Teinosuke in the independent production of the avant-garde film A Page of Madness, playing the crucial role of the bearded inmate. He…
Hirosue Ryoko
Hirosue Ryoko is a Japanese actress and singer under the agency FLaMme. She was born in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. In 1994, during her second year of junior high school, she entered the 1st Clearasil "Shiny Face Contest", won the Grand Prix, and debuted in the same commercial in 1995. She…
Okura Tadayoshi
Okura Tadayoshi is a Japanese idol, singer and actor. He is from Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan. He's a member of popular boys band under Johnny & Associates called Kanjani8. Okura Tadayoshi had been chosen to be a part of V West (a Johnny's Jr. group) before its formation. His interest being in dancing…
Eiga: Suzuki Sensei
Japanese Movie - 20137.1
Teacher Suzuki Akira breaks away from long held customs and norms at his school. He tries hard to have the ideal classroom by using his own "Suzuki Method". The new semester begins. His homeroom 2-A class is about…
Sanbiki no Ossan
Japanese Drama - 2014, 8 episodes7.1
Kiyota Kiyokazu has reached the mandatory retirement age at the company where he has worked for many and has made a fresh start as a part-time employee of a group of game centres. He goes home after the last shift.…
The Emperor in August
Japanese Movie - 20157.1
In July, 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and nights, but a decision cannot be made. The U.S. drops atomic bombs…
Here Comes the Bride, My Mom!
Japanese Movie - 20107.1
45-year-old nurse and mother Yoko lives with her only daughter Tsukiko. The duo has a tight relationship that resembles more best friends rather than mother and daughter. Tsukiko's father passed away before she was…
The Flower of Shanidar
Japanese Movie - 20137.2
A strange phenomenon takes place. A beautiful flower blooms on a selected woman's body and that flower is called the "Shanidar". When the Shanidar is in full bloom, the flower produces a substance which is then sold…
Gaiji Keisatsu
Japanese Drama - 2009, 6 episodes7.3
In this world, there exists a police force that goes unnoticed, hidden deep within the city and never revealing themselves. Established after the September 11 attacks, this elite division, known as "Ura", is tasked…
Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 2019 Fall Special
Japanese Special - 2019, 1 episodes7.3
An omnibus special comprised of five segments: >> Story 1: "Nabebuta" (鍋蓋) One day, Furukawa Naomi receives a recommendation on her smartphone for a product favored by her senior, Atsushi Arai. She starts buying…
Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 2016 Spring Special
Japanese Special - 2016, 1 episodes7.0
An omnibus special comprised of four segments: >> Story 1: "Bijinzei" (美人税) The Japanese government introduces a beauty tax due to financial constraints. Beautiful women like Kijima Aiko must pay a hefty 20%…
Happy Negative Marriage
Japanese Drama - 2014, 7 episodes7.0
Keitaro Sato is a nerdy 30-year-old factory worker who is still a virgin and has never been in a real relationship before. When his parents arrange an “Omiai,” the Japanese formal system of introducing prospective…
The Kitazawas: We Mind Our Own Business Special
Japanese Special - 2019, 1 episodes7.6
Shusaku, who is the second son of the Kitazawa family, is going through hard times. He fails his job interviews for a patisserie position, which he hopes to become. Except for Shusaku, the other family members have…
