Yamamoto Satsuo

Yamamoto was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on July 15, 1910. He dropped out of Waseda University to join Shochiku, where he worked as an assistant director to Mikio Naruse and others. He followed Naruse when he moved to PCL, and became a director in his own right after the company was reborn as Toho.…

Araki Shinobu

Araki Shinobu was born in 1891 in Niigata. He spent the early part of his life in a small traveling theater company and performing in Asakusa, before joining Nikkatsu Mukojima in 1921, stepping into the world of acting for the first time. He began by appearing in the Shinpa dramas Futari Shizuka (Two…

Ichikawa Raizo VIII

The star of Daiei Studio, Ichikawa Raizo got his start as a kabuki actor. Born Kamezaki Akio, he was adopted at six months old by kabuki actor, Ichikawa Kudanji. He was then given the name Takeuchi Yoshio. He debuted as a kabuki actor officially at the age of 17 (1948) in the play "Nakayama Shichiri".…

Tono Eijiro

Tono Eijiro was a Japanese actor and essayist born in North Kanra, Tomioka, Nanokaichi, Gunma, Japan. His stage name before the war was Honjo Katsuji (本庄克二). He was affiliated with Actor's Studio (俳優座). He was born into a sake brewing family. Tono's father moved to the Kanto region from…

Tsubouchi Mikiko

Saruwaka Kiyotaka II

Saruwaka Kiyokata, the second-generation holder of the name, is a Japanese traditional dancer and actor. He is the eighth headmaster of the Saruwaka school, following his father, Saruwaka Kiyokata 7th generation, who was the first-generation headmaster. His eldest son, Saruwaka Seizaburo, is the ninth…

Isomura Midori

Kitahara Yoshiro

Kitahara Yoshiro was a Japanese actor.

Uraji Yoko

Uraji Yoko is a Japanese actress.

Ishiguro Tatsuya

Ishiguro Tatsuya was a Japanese actor born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He graduated from Okayama Prefectural Daiichi Junior High School. He participated in the new Tsukiji Theater Company, which was split from the Tsukiji Small Theater, and appeared in stage plays. However, on August 19, 1940, he was arrested…

Ai no Kagero

2.0

Itou Maiko's first film after starring in mostly dramas. The film is based on Hashimoto Shinobu's experience working at a company. (Source: MyDramaList)

Saotome Chiharu no Tenjo Hokoku-sho 2: Aomori Yukemuri Tour Satsujin Jiken

A tour conductor who played by Natori Yuko unravels the mystery of the murders that occur one after another at tourist attractions in Aomori. The co-stars include regular performers Kanie Keizo, Hashizume Isao, Nakayama…

Uchi no Honkan Series 5 "Honkan Yuki no Jin"

2.0

The protagonist is Kokichi Kasai, is a police officer who works at a representative office in a small town in Hokkaido, where he lives with his wife, Sachi, and daughter Yukiko. No big incidents or accidents occur,…

Agent Family: Wagaya no Tokushu Ninmu

7.1

The Sato family is a family of three, the only daughter Minami, father Toshio and mother Shinobu. At first glance, the Sato family looks like a normal family, but they have a big secret that they cannot tell their…

99-nen no Ai ~ Japanese Americans

7.8

The story follows a family of Japanese immigrants who crossed over to America 99 years ago. Kusanagi plays both the young Hiramatsu Chokichi (later taken over by Nakai) and his son, Ichiro. When the war breaks out…

Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso

7.4

Odagiri Kyoko is a flashy clairvoyant TV personality who has celebrities and politicians as clients. Yet in reality she is just a regular girl with no special power. She conducts solid detective work to solve mysteries,…

Ninja Vixens: Crimson Blades

6.0

Rogue ninja Shinobu uses all the weapons at her command to terminate the local corrupt politicians – including her seductive body! Hunted by her former lover and captured by a sadistic assassin, the helpless Shinobu…

Yellow Taped Newswoman

6.4

After an ownership change, a local newspaper changes names to the Kyoto Times. The newspaper's policy also undergoes a change to focus on increasing readership. Shinobu Kurogane is a reporter for the Kyoto Times. In…