Renewable Japan: The Search for a New Energy Paradigm

The lawyer and director Kawai Hiroyuki present how pioneering individuals, communities, and companies are meeting their energy needs in Japan and around the world. Together with Iida Tetsunari, the director shows the…

Japan's Tragedy

5.9

A retired widower, Murai Fujio, who after being diagnosed with lung cancer, refuses treatment and shuts himself in his room with his wife’s altar. Meanwhile, his unemployed son is suffering with depression after…

Blow the Earth in Japan

Toshinori Kondo is a famous trumpeter who performed around the world. In this documentary Mr Kondo is doing a musical improvisation of electronic trumpet on the natural scenery of various parts of Japan. This is a…

Dashi & Shoyu: Essence of Japan

Slow motion shots of liquid droplets drizzling the air, diced mushrooms dropped into boiling water It’s all part of a co-production between Japan and France that looks at Japanese food culture over the last 1000…

Sukatto Japan

5.9

Weekly, prime-time show hosted by Uchimura Teruyoshi. Each episode they have on a handful of guest talent and they watch mini dramas that are re-enactments of stories that will make you feel good (because a person…

Japan Local Heroes Great Battle

5.0

The story begins with Takeru Yamato (Yatsurugi) lying on the ground, unconscious, struck down by a force that possesses a little girl. This witch and her four generals go to war against our heroes. A fight that seems…

Nuclear Japan: The Nightmare Continues

A complete picture of Japan's nuclear problem is drawn in this documentary. Based on interviews with concerned parties and experts as well as documents and information gathered on-site, the film seeks out the truths…

China to Japan - Japanese Woman with Chinese Mother Tongue

Yamada Shizuka (59) belongs to the second-generation of Japanese who were displaced by the war and left in China. She returned to Japan 20 years ago, a country that was foreign to her, and raised her half-brother’s…

Bushido Katana (Samurai Sword): The Soul of Japan

A documentary revealing episodes of famous swords and the high-ranking samurai or swordsmen who bore them while shining a spotlight on the techniques of master sword smiths and sword polishers who carry on the skill…

The Bachelor Japan

7.3

The romantic reality series takes the Bachelor and the viewers on the ultimate romantic journey filled with drama and passion, as 25 women compete to win his heart through a variety of group dates and intimate meetings.…

Mitsuya Utako

Mitsuya Utako was a Japanese actress born in Japan. She was married to Onoda Yoshiki. She died on March 24, 2004, in Tokyo, Japan. (Source: IMDb); edited by MyDramaList)

Sugiyama Tatsuji

Born in Kyoto, Japan. Sugiyama Tatsuji belongs to the talent agency「株式会社POPは」POP CO., LTD.

Nakano Ryunosuke

Nakano Ryunosuke was a former contestant on Produce 101 Japan and was ranked 52nd.

Mori Eto

Eto Mori has been a literary star in Japan for over thirty years. She has won numerous major awards in Japan including the Naoki Prize, one of Japan’s most prestigious awards for popular fiction. Her 1998 novel 'Karafuru' (Colorful, winner of the Sankei Children's Book Award) has been translated into…

Hannah Grace

Hannah Grace is an American actress and narrator based in Japan. When she was 16 years old, she debut as a musical actress. She went to Japan in 2011 after graduating from university. In 2014, she was reportedly engaged to a Japanese and was said to be 27 years old at the time of the press release.…

Ichikawa Sadanji II

Ichikawa Sadanji II was one of the most popular actors in Japan in the first half of the twentieth century. He was an open-minded reformist, working hard to promote new plays, and an adept of revivals of long-forgotten classical dramas. His close collaborations with Okamoto Kidô, Osanai Kaoru and Mayama…

Ikeda Akira

Ikeda Akira, born in Japan, studied English literature at the Bunkyo University in Tokyo. He made his first feature film, Blue Monkey, in 2006 and received the Audience Award at the Pia Film Festival. His film Anatomy of a Paper Clip (2013) won a Hivos Tiger Award at IFFR 2014. (Source: IFFR)

Seki Chieko

Her husband is producer Kiichi Ichikawa. After graduating from Japan Women's University High School (currently Japan Women's University Junior High School/High School ), she passed Daiei Second Phase New Face and joined Daiei in 1948 and debuted as the leading role in "Nurse's Diary" in 1947.

Mitsutake Kurando

Originally from Tokyo, Japan. Graduated with an MFA from California Institute of the Arts. A member of the Directors Guild of Japan and Screen Actors Guild. Mitsutake made his feature film directorial debut with MONSTERS DON’T GET TO CRY in 2004. In 2008, Mitsutake produced, wrote, and directed his…

Yamaguchi Naoya

Yamaguchi Naoya is a Japanese filmmaker who lives and works in Japan. In 2009, he enrolled in BA Design at the Tokyo University of the Arts.