Inoue Umetsugu

Inoue Umetsugu was a Japanese film director and scriptwriter. He directed 115 movies, wrote 101 screenplays, and is credited with the original story for five films. In addition, he worked with all six major Japanese film production companies. His film work extended to Hong Kong, and he did the technical…

Kimura Takeo

Kimura Takeo was a Japanese art director of more than 200 films, writer and film director. He begun his career in 1945 and was one of Japan's best known art directors, most famously for his collaborations with cult director Suzuki Seijun through the 1960s at the Nikkatsu Company, exemplified by 'Tokyo…

Ashida Shinsuke

Shinsuke Ashida was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1952 and 1996.

Okada Masumi

Okada Masumi was a professional actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and film producer. Also known by his nickname, "Fanfan", he was born in Nice, France, to a Japanese father, Minoru Okada, who was an artist, and a Danish mother, Ingeborg Sevaldsen, who was the sister of Eline Eriksen, the model for the…

Nakamura Meiko

Kawatani Takuzo

Kawatani Takuzo was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 56 films between 1967 and 1995. He was most famous for playing villains. (Source: Wikipedia)

Ishimatsu Guts

Yuji Suzuki, known as Guts Ishimatsu or Ishimatsu Susuki, is a former boxing world champion from Kanumashi, Japan. After retiring from boxing, he has gained popularity as an actor and comedian. He often appears as a foolish boke character on television, but this is an act he puts on for media purposes.…

Minegishi Toru

Minegishi Toru was a Japanese actor. He died of lung cancer at the age of 65.

Yamamura Michi

Michi Yamamura is a Japanese actress, known for "Battle Royale" (2000), "Battle Royale II" (2003) and "Rasuto Furankenshutain" (1991).

Watanabe Ikkei

Watanabe Ikkei, born Watanabe Kazuyoshi (渡辺一惠) in Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator affiliated with Seinenza Film & Broadcasting (青年座映画放送). He attended Ichinomiya Municipal Yamato Elementary School (一宮町立大和小学校), Toyokawa Municipal…

Given

7.4

Sato Mafuyu, clutching his Gibson guitar, meets fellow student Uenoyama Ritsuka after a chance encounter on the gym staircase. Uenoyama, knowledgeable about guitars, agrees to fix Sato's and teach him how to play.…

Burning

7.4

Jong Su, a part-time worker, bumps into Hae Mi while delivering, who used to live in the same neighborhood. Hae Mi asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa. When Hae Mi comes back, she introduces…

The Pride of the Temp Season 2

7.4

Traditionally a Japanese company would hire an individual to work full-time, where they would remain until retirement. Thanks to reforms involving outsourcing, the introduction of AI and other new methods, the 2020…

Dr. DMAT

7.6

DMAT, the acronym for the "Disaster Medical Assistance Team", was first established in 2004. For the past 10 years, the team has been providing on-site emergency assistance at disaster-hit areas. Yakumo Hibiki was…

Innocence, Fight against False Charges

7.7

This work is a human drama in which attorney Kurokawa Taku challenges a reversal play with weapons, passion, and science as a weapon to cause a "miracle" to clear false charges. Kurokawa, who plays Sakaguchi, actively…

Ultraman Z

7.8

Once upon a time, shards of evil called “Devil Splinters” were scattered across space, throwing the universe into chaos. While the Ultra Heroes fight to restore peace to the galaxy, the parasitic lifeform Celebro…

Drive My Car

8.0

Kafuku Yusuke is a stage actor and director. He is married to Oto, who works as a playwright. They have a happy marriage, but Oto suddenly disappears and leaves behind a secret. Two years later, Yusuke takes the director…

Kekkon Shinai

7.3

Tanaka Chiharu is a contract employee for a travel agent. She’s 34 years old and hasn’t had a boyfriend in over five years. All of her friends of similar age are getting married, so she’s starting to feel anxious…

Sengyou Shufu Tantei ~Watashi wa Shadow

7.3

Asagi Serina, a devoted housewife, is frustrated by her husband's attempts to avoid her excessive affection. Unaware of his potential infidelity, she remains naïve. After a meal with her friend Motoko and her coworkers,…

Drawing Closer

8.9

Hayasaka Akito is a talented artist. He is working hard to be accepted for the Nika Exhibition, but a tumor is discovered in his heart, and he is told that he has one year left to live. Hayasaka Akito doesn't express…