Ohara Joji

Ohara Joji was a Japanese cameraman and cinematographer born in Tokyo. He is the father of bassist and composer Ohara Ray. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin Middle School, he joined Matsutake Kamata Photo Studio in 1924, when he was 19 years old. In 1927, he was promoted to a cameraman and made his…

Mizushima Ryotaro

Mizushima Ryotaro was a Japanese actor and film director born in Higashifukuda-cho, Kanda-ku, Tokyo. His wife is actress Suzuki Utako, and actor Mizushima Michitaro is his nephew. After graduating from the Japanese-French Law School, he entered "Kawakami Otojiro Ichiza". After that, he joined the Yoshizawa…

Matsuzaka Keiko

Matsuzaka Keiko is a Japanese actress, born in Outa, Tokyo. Her father was a naturalized South Korean while her mother was Japanese. Active as a child actress in the 1960s, she came into her own as an adult with Daiei, then in 1972 with Shochiku. Keiko played the "Madonna" role in the 1981 film Naniwa…

Kato Junpei

Kato Junpei is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He graduated from Dokkyo University Faculty of Law. He has been involved in more than 200 works, including a regular appearance in the role of Nakamura Baijaku in "Choshichiro Edo Nikki" (first series) and a regular appearance in the "Shinano Colombo" series.…

Sato Atsuhiro

Sato Atsuhiro was born on August 30, 1973. When he was in his 3rd year of primary school, during the 2nd term, he moved to Fujisawa, Kanagawa. In 1986, aged 13, he joined Johnny's Entertainment as a "scholarship student" instead of passing an audition. The following year, he debuted with Hikaru GENJI…

Makoto Naoya

Makoto Naoya debuted as an actor in 1971. His first appearance was as a guest performer in the film Gendai Yakuza: Sakura Chi Sankyoudai at the age of 23. In 1971 and 1972, Makoto appeared in the film series Furyou Banchou. Over the next few years, Makoto performed in a variety of small roles. He also…

Matsudaira Ken

Matsudaira Ken, born in Toyohashi, Aichi, is a Japanese actor. His real name is Sueshichi Suzuki. Active both on television and on stage, he also sings. Matsudaira is most widely known for jidaigeki roles, having made his debut with Shintaro Katsu in an episode of the television series Zatoichi. For…

Hayashi Yuki

Originally training as a rhythmic gymnast, Yuki Hayashi was never really interested in music. He became annoyed that the tracks he was selecting didn't suit his performance, and as the arranger had no experience in gymnastics, and it was difficult to convey his image. So, he decided to create his own…

Suzuki Nobuyuki

Suzuki Nobuyuki is a Japanese dancer, singer and and actor. He is a member of the all male group ''Gekidan EXILE'' and is currently one of the two Guinness World Record holders for "Most marshmallows caught by mouth in one minute". He rose to fame by acting as a charming and handsome villain in several…

Kishida Kyoko

Kishida Kyoko was a Japanese actress, voice actor, and fairy tale writer born in Toyotama-gun, Tokyo as the second daughter of playwright Kishida Kunio. She graduated from Jiyu Gakuen High School. While she was a student at said school, she became interested in performing arts and aspired to become…

Last Ninja - Blue Shadow

The second of a two-part ninja action series depicting the elaborate espionage campaign occurring behind the scenes of the 'Toba-Fushimi Battle'. Japan at the end of the Edo Period brought the era of the samurai to…

Oichi Fushigi Gatari

Oichi dreams of becoming a doctor and helping her father, a doctor named Shoan, in their tenement house in Fukagawa, Edo. She has a special power: the power to hear the "voices" and see the "figures" of those who have…

Ooka Echizen Season 7

Calm and collected but energetic and humanist, the film depicts the activities of a famous magistrate who protects the lives and livelihoods of the common people of Edo. (Source: Japanese = NHK || Translation = unbeliebubble…

Shin Abarenbo Shogun

7.5

The eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, fights against evil rampant in Edo while blending in with the common people as Tokuda Shinnosuke, the third son of a poor samurai retainer, commonly known as "Shin-san". The story…

Nemuri Kyoshiro

During the Bunsei era, under Shogun Tokugawa Ienari, senior councilors Mizuno Tadaakira and Mizuno Tadakuni fiercely compete for power within the shogunate. Into Edo arrives a mysterious rōnin, Nemuri Kyoshiro, carrying…

Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun

6.8

Kanzo Hattori, an apprentice ninja, leaves his hometown of Iga to go to Edo (Tokyo). There, for his final training, he must find himself a master, and protect his master with his life, whilst upholding the ninja code.

Nekonin

7.0

Young ninja Kagerota of the Kiryu family was separated from his father when he was 10 and has lived without knowing love. His father is the legendary ninja, Kenzan. One day, Kagerota goes to Edo on a mission with fellow…

Last Ninja - Red Shadow

The first of a two-part ninja action series depicting the elaborate espionage campaign occurring behind the scenes of the 'Toba-Fushimi Battle'. At the end of the Edo Period which brought the era of the samurai to…

Akahige

9.0

Niidekyo Jo is in charge of Koishikawa Yojosho, a hospital located in Koishikawa, Edo. He treats patients there and cares about their personal problems. He is also referred to as "Red Beard." Yasumoto Noboru is a young…

Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace

7.2

The year is Seitoku 2 (1712), and Japan has a new ruler. But Ietsugu, the 7th Tokugawa shogun, is only four years old. The power vacuum this creates has Edo Castle roiling in political intrigue and personal positioning…