Nakano Eiji

Real name Eisaburo Nakano (中野 榮三郎). Born in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture. He was baseball player, musican and later on director. His wife was Yuriko Hanabusa, also an actress. He last appeared in a movie in 1977. He died because of gastric cancer

Mayama Tomoko

Mayama Tomoko is a Japanese actress and quilt writer born in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. She graduated from Tokyo Kasei University Women's High School. Her husband is director Ninagawa Yukio, and her daughter is photographer Ninagawa Mika. Her grandfather is actor Tanizaki Juro. Her nieces are actresses Ninagawa…

Mori Hideharu

Miro Hideharu is a Japanese composer and arranger born in Osaka, Japan. He plays the keyboard in the band Picasso. His brother is the composer Mori Yukinojo. (Source: Wikipedia)

Shimizu Yoshiko

Yoshiko Shimizu is a Japanese actress. She joined a theater troupe in 1984 and formed the comedy duo, "Pink Phone" (ピンクの電話) with Miyako Takeuchi in 1986. In 1996, Shimizu voiced Yuriko Asai in the anime adaptation of Boys Over Flowers. She has had several small roles in television and film.

Hiraiwa Yumie

The daughter of the chief priest of Yoyogi Hachiman shrine, Hiraiwa Yumie was born in Tokyo in 1932. After graduating from the Department of Japanese Literature at Japan Women's University, the aspiring author studied under novelist Togawa Yukio and became a member of Shinyo-kai, an organization to…

Okada Kyoko

Okada Kyoko, born Handa Kyoko, was a Japanese actress who portrayed Misaki Yuriko/Elecronic Wave Humanoid Tackle in Kamen Rider Stronger. She was introduced to the entertainment industry through an acquiantance and made her acting debut in 1974. Her stage surname was given to her by then president of…

Yajima Koichi

Koichi Yajima is a Japanese screenwriter, director and actor. He was born in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. He is the leader of the theater company "Tokyo Mahalo". He is a member of Keidash Inc. A graduate of Nakano High School attached to Meiji University, he founded and presides over the theater company Tokyo…

Kamimura Shuhei

Kamimura Shuhei is a Japanese composer from Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Tokyo College of Music majoring in composition. Starting in 2007 with the stage play " Othello " directed by Yukio Ninagawa , he has worked on numerous stage productions, musicals, movies, TV dramas, theme…

Kokubo Toshihito

Kokubo Toshihito is a Japanese actor from Handa, Aichi, Japan. He is affiliated with Evergreen Entertainment. He was a member of the first generation of the young theater group "Saitama Next Theater" under the direction of Ninagawa Yukio. In February 2020, after 11 years with JFCT, he moved to Evergreen…

Kawaguchi Satoru

Kawaguchi Satoru is a Japanese actor known for his stage work, such as playing the title role in Hamlet directed by Yukio Ninagawa, and for playing Hiromichi in the Bollywood Hindi film Rangoon, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

Into the White Night

7.1

A pawn shop owner in Osaka is murdered, but due to a lack of conclusive evidence the police lists the man's death as a suicide. Detective Sasagaki, who investigated the case, can't forget the dark eyes of the main…

Heaven?

7.2

Iga Kan works at a family restaurant. He is sincere, but rigid in his ways. He can't even fake smiles for his customers. Kan doesn't have a good reputation with his co-workers or customers, but Kurosu Kanako recognizes…

No Call No Life

7.3

In the summer of the third year of high school, guided by an answering machine message from the past left on a mobile phone, Sakura Umi meets and falls in love with Harukawa Mahiro, the most problematic child in school.…

Gift

7.3

Naomi, a middle-aged woman, arrives at a house to meet her boyfriend and escape the country with 50 billion yen, only to find him gone, the money missing, and a blood trail leading to a closet. Inside, she finds a…

Akumu-Chan Special

7.4

What would you do if all of your dreams had a way of coming true...including nightmares? Beautiful and young, Ayami has a solid reputation as a dedicated and reliable elementary teacher, but her true character is solely…

Kaiji 2

7.4

Kaiji Ito, having erased his debts through risky games, finds himself in debt again a year later. He gets a chance to clear his 200 million yen debt by taking on "The Swamp," a dangerous pachinko machine with a 1 billion…

200 Pounds Beauty

7.5

Kang Han Na is a lip sync vocalist for the famous Korean pop singer Ami. Even though everyone ignores her because of her appearance, Han Na is a bright and lighthearted girl. Until one day when Ami humiliates her in…

Patisserie Coin De Rue

7.1

Tomura was once widely lauded as a legendary patissier, but some 8 years ago he inexplicably left the field. Since that time, Tomura has lectured at culinary schools and wrote a guidebook for pastry critics. Natsume…

Nibun no Ichi Fuufu

6.9

Nakayama Aya is a 32-year-old housewife who has been happily married for two years. To others, Aya and her husband seem like a perfect couple. Aya notices a message from a mysterious woman on her husband’s cellphone,…

The Legend of Rosy Clouds

7.2

In the legendary Nine Cities, Fan Yun, a fallen noblewoman, crosses paths with Qi Zheng, the cunning and ambitious city lord. What begins as suspicion soon turns into an alliance as they navigate power struggles, hidden…