Tanaka Chikao

Tanaka Chikao was a Japanese playwright, director, and scholar of French literature born in Nagasaki, Japan. He was a member of the Japan Art Academy. He graduated from the Department of French Literature at Keio University Faculty of Letters after attending the former Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki…

Mayaku Gai no Satsujin

A suspense drama depicting the war of the police force against the drug crimes in the streets of the international city of Kobe. ~~ Adapted from a novel written by Kashiwara Ichiro (樫原一郎).

Warm Current

6.0

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital, and who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich girl. (Source: Letterboxd) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Danryu"…

Warm Current

4.0

Against the backdrop of the issues facing a privately owned hospital in financial difficulty, this love romance depicts the destined love wavering between love and hate, and the complicated human relationship between…

Kamifusen

4.8

Kamifusen (紙風船) is a Japanese omnibus movie with segments directed by Shoichi Akino, Satoru Hirohara, Kohei Sanada, Ryo Yoshikawa which are based on the work of the famous dramatist Kunio Kishida.…

Matsumoto Seicho Tokubetsu Kikaku: Hachiue wo Kau Onna

6.0

Kamihama Narae is a single office lady who has worked 30 years at the general affairs section of a precision instruments company’s sales department. The people around her cannot stand her because of her critical…

Utsubokazura no Yume

7.3

18-year-old Saito Mifuyu is a simple girl who grew up in Nagano. After her mother’s death, her father brings his lover over which displaces Mifuyu in her own home. She arrives in Tokyo following an invitation from…

Kakekomi

7.3

The story is set in the late Edo period when the divorce rate was two times higher than the present. In feudal Japanese society, men could easily divorce their wives whereas wives had great difficulty exercising the…

Mitsu to Doku

7.3

This is a non-stop crisis suspense drama about a couple who are swept away by temporary emotions and end up having an affair with each other and are cornered by their respective partners. The main character, Kosaka…

Kaito Royale

7.0

Thieves lurk at a high society party hosted by a jeweler. Their target is an Alexandrite ring called "Alexander's Tear", which is said to be the best jewel among jewels. Kamimura Rei has been recruited by Nishizaki,…

Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro

7.1

Uchiyama Kaede and Shiina Kasumi used to be best friends. Now in high school, Kasumi grew more popular than Kaede, which has led her to continually bully her ex-best friend. One day after school, Kaede meets Kishida…

Mitsui Koji

Mitsui Koji was a Japanese movie, TV, and stage actor. He appeared in more than 150 films from 1925 to 1975, including 29 of Kinema Junpo’s annual Top-10 winners and three of its Top-10 best Japanese films of all time. The son of a Shochiku movie theater owner, Mitsui joined the studio in 1924, making…

Kuramochi Yutaka

Graduated from the Economics Department of Gakushuin University. Began acting, playwriting and directing as a member of the college drama club in 1992. In 1994 he appeared as an actor in the production of "Ice Cream Man" directed by the playwright, director, and actor "Ryo Iwamatsu" for young actors.…

Terayama Shuji

Japanese avant-garde poet, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. His works range from radio drama, experimental television, underground (Angura) theatre, countercultural essays, to Japanese New Wave and "expanded" cinema. His oeuvre includes a number of essays claiming that more can be…

Kiki Kirin

Kiki Kirin was a Japanese actress from Kanda-ku, Tokyo. After graduating from high school, she started her acting career in the early 1960s as a member of the Bungakuza theater troupe using the stage name Yuki Chiho. She was aiming to become a pharmacist but abandoned college because her leg was injured…