Yanagi Sakuko

Yanagi Sakuko was a Japanese actress born in Nicho-cho, Asakusa-ku, Tokyo. Her real name is Kuroyanagi Chiyoko. In the 1920s, she was the heroine of numerous Shochiku films. She lost her father shortly after birth, and her mother died when she was five years old. Yanagi, who became an orphan, was taken…

Nakayama Keiko

Nakayama Keiko is a singer from Tokyo and a former idol singer. Her agency at the time of her idol period was Sun Music Productions. Her father is Satake Akio, an actor. Her maternal grandfather is film director Fuyushima Taizo. In 1975, she was scouted for Fuji TV's "All-star Kazoku Taiko Utagassen"…

Matsumoto Seicho

Matsumoto Seicho was a Japanese author born on February 12, 1909 but his birthday is listed as December 21 on his family register. His real name is Matsumoto Kiyoharu. While Matsumoto himself stated he was born in Hiroshima, official records state he was born in Itaku Village, Kiku District, Fukuoka…

Ishii Gakuryu

Ishii’s career divides into two distinct halves: the brash early films, which earned him a reputation as a punk filmmaker, and the slower, pictorial, sometimes meditative work of his mature period. His early features were the fruit of the amateur short films he directed, while still a student, on…

Daito Shunsuke

Daito Shunsuke, born Daito Hironori (大東弘典) in Sakai, Osaka, Japan, is a Japanese actor, television personality, fashion model, and bassist. He is affiliated with BLUE LABEL (ブルー・ラベル) and is a member of the band HONEY BADGER (ハニー・バッジャー). Daito graduated from Osaka…

Hayasaka Fumio

Hayasaka Fumio is a Japanese composer born in the city of Sendai on the main Japanese island of Honshū. In 1918, Hayasaka and his family moved to Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaidō. In 1933, Hayasaka and Akira Ifukube organized the New Music League, which held a new music festival the year…

Nakayama Erika

Erika Nakayama is a Japanese director, screenwriter, and actress. She started studying acting in 2010, working primarily with stage performances until 2019 when she made her directorial debut with "Tekkin Hanabi" (鉄筋花火). Before working in the entertainment industry, she was a teen instructor…

Kaneko Shusuke

Shusuke Kaneko was born in Tokyo, 8 June 1955. Drawn to film as a young boy, he filled his early years with science fiction and kaiju movies, giant monsters such as Godzilla and Gamera. Much of TV in Japan in the early and mid-60s was made up of imported shows from America, and Kaneko's imagination…

Yokoi Takeshi

Kaneko Fuminori

Kaneko Fuminori is a Japanese director from Nagano Prefecture. He graduated from Waseda University.

Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 2012 Spring Special

7.5

An omnibus special comprised of five segments: >> Story 1: "Sweet Memory" (スウィート・メモリー) >> Story 2: "7-sai ni Nattara" (7歳になったら) >> Story 3: "Kazoku (Kari)" (家族（仮）) >> Story…

Eiga Senko Issenri

A making-of documentary on the production process of the film "Bangkok Nites". The film is written and directed by Tomita Katsuya of the production team Kuzoku, who put together over 100 hours of behind-the-scenes…

Rensa Kaidan

Ep. 1 "Hyaku Monogatari" (trans. "100 Stories") Ep. 2 "Saisei" (trans. "Reborn") Ep. 3 "Yami no Oku" (trans. "The Depth of Darkness") Ep. 4 "Onnen" (trans. "Grudge") Ep. 5 "Kioku" (trans. "Memory") Ep. 6 "Shukumei"…

Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Special: Zekkyo Hen

10.0

An anthology special consisting of two stories. >> Story 1: “Sugoi Kao” (すごい顔) At a certain school, there is a portrait of a woman whose face has been painted over. If you scrape away the painted-over part,…

Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 2006 Fall Special

7.1

An omnibus special comprised of five segments: >> Story 1: "Kyoko-san" (鏡子さん) A young therapist at a hospital investigates when a spirit appears and kills people who say "Kyoko-san, Kyoko-san, please make me…

Azami Jou no Lullaby

3.0

Omnibus-style fantasy romance tales depicting women returning home from work. Episode 1: "Himitsu wo Suu (秘蜜を吸う)" Episode 2: "Ai wo, Koushin suru (愛を、更新する。)" Episode 3: "Shiro Hebi no Namida…

Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 2019 Fall Special

7.3

An omnibus special comprised of five segments: >> Story 1: "Nabebuta" (鍋蓋) One day, Furukawa Naomi receives a recommendation on her smartphone for a product favored by her senior, Atsushi Arai. She starts buying…

Dear Family

7.6

Tsuboi Nobumasa runs a small factory in a small town. He has a daughter, Tsuboi Yoshimi, who suffers from a congenital heart disease. A doctor tells Nobumasa that his daughter will only live for about 10 more years.…

Miracle Apples

7.8

Based on the true story of Akinori Kimura and his wife Mieko Kimura. Their story was first brought to the public's attention via an NHK program titled "Way of Professional Work". Takuji Ishikawa then wrote a novel…

Kazokugari

7.5

Hizaki Yuko, a child psychologist, is overwhelmed by her work at a childcare center and her home life, where she cares for her father, Seitaro, who has Alzheimer's, while enduring her mother Tamiko's complaints. Sudo…