Matsubayashi Shue

Matsubayashi Shue was a Japanese film director, former naval officer, and a monk, born in Sakurae-cho, Gotsu-shi, Shimane. His Dharma name is Shaku Shue. After he graduated junior high school in 1938, he went to Kyoto and graduated from the Ryutani University specialized department. He moved to Nihon…

Kato Noriko

Born in Suzuka, Mie, Japan, Kato Noriko graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Yoyogi High School. Kato's career began in 1991 as a member of Sakurakko Club, together with Anza Oyama, Miki Nakatani, Miho Kanno, and Hiroko Kurumizawa. On July 25, 1992, she released her first single, a cover of Chisato Moritaka's…

Takiguchi Shintaro

Takiguchi Shintaro was a former Japanese actor and announcer born in Shiba-ku, Tokyo. His wife is actress Okada Yoshiko. In April 1925, he joined Inoue Masao's troupe after graduating from Sakurada Elementary School and appeared as a child actor in the stage play "Rashamen no Chichi". He made his movie…

Tsushima Keiko

Keiko Tsushima was a Japanese actress, whose real name was Naoko Mori. She was notable for her prominent role in Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. She also starred in Japanese television series such as Sakura and Kimi ga Jinsei no Toki.

Takano Shiho

Takano Shiho is a Japanese fashion model turned actress. Her first starring role is the title character in Sakura.

Nishi Kanako

Nishi Kanako is a Japanese novelist born in Tehran, Iran, where her father was stationed on an overseas assignment, but returned to Japan at the age of two when the Iranian Revolution occurred. After that, she spent her first to fourth grade of elementary school in Cairo, Egypt, and then grew up in…

Oyama Mirei

Oyama Mirei is a Japanese idol singer active in both Taiwan and Japan. She is a member of AKB48 Team TP, formerly known as TPE48, under Unit Sakura (one of the team's three sub-groups). Mirei has a quarter Taiwanese ancestry; her grandmother is Taiwanese.

Otsu Daisaku

Otsu Daisaku is a Japanese actor and singer, known for his involvement with the unit RisK. He is from Musashino, Tokyo, and graduated from Nihon University Sakuragaoka High School. In high school, Otsu gained recognition as a reader model for the magazines "BOYS RUSH" and "Tokyo Street News," which…

Uchida Hiroki

Uchida Hiroki is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist associated with BLUE LABEL (MMJ). He graduated from Tokyo Polytechnic University's Department of Film Arts. Influenced by Sakura Momoko's essays during his childhood, Uchida aspired to be a writer and pursued screenwriting in high school. He began…

Hishikawa Seiichi

Born in Tokyo in 1969. After a few years career in NYC, he helped establish DRAWING AND MANUAL with other founding members. He has directed short films, photography, TV commercials, dramas and programs such as NHK historical dramas "Komyo ga Tsuji”, “Saka no Ue no Kumo”, "Yae no Sakura”, “MORIBITO:…

Yo-Kai Watch the Movie: Sora Tobu Kujira to Daburu Sekai no Daiboken da Nyan

7.3

The third installment of the very popular franchise “Yokai Watch” will be a hybrid featuring both anime and live action. A giant whale appears and flies above Sakura New Town. With the whale’s sound of crying,…

You Dance With The Summer

7.3

Five years after leaving Kochi for Tokyo to pursue his dream of becoming a cameraman, Shinpei returns home when his mother is hospitalized. There, he reconnects with Nogami Sakura, the younger sister of his high school…

Wait for Tomorrow

4.0

Misugi Kohei works in a vegetable market, but his ambition is to be a photographer. He is given his first opportunity to demonstrate his talent by the Sakura Film Company, which offers him an assignment to “Cover…

We Love Quintuplets Season 3

The third installment follows the five siblings as they enter the third grade, now bigger in size and leaving the Sakurai household feeling more cramped than ever. The couple begins seriously considering buying a larger…

We Love Quintuplets Season 6

The sixth installment revolves around the theme of “family responsibility.” Now in their final year of elementary school, the Sakurai quintuplets find themselves in a position where they must take on more responsibility…

We Love Quintuplets Go!!

Takuya, Miho, Shingo, Norika, and Go jump from sixth grade to their first year of high school. Now high school students, the Sakurai quintuplets face a wide range of teenage challenges: future dreams, self-discovery,…

Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon Meets Kamen Rider Shinobi

7.3

Amakusa Shiro Tokisada has taken over the Konsei Company and wishes to take over the world as well. Meanwhile, siblings Keiwa and Sara Sakurai are sucked into the World of Shinobi, and become puzzled by the society…

Stove League

7.2

The professional baseball team “Dreams” has long been stuck in last place. Factional disputes within the team, players repeatedly making defensive errors—the organization is on the verge of collapse. Entrusted…

Shura no Koya 6: Gi no Hakaba

Ogasawara, who was once driven out of his position as boss by Iwakuma and has since switched allegiance to the Ginza Rikidokai, sets a trap using underhanded tactics for Yuto’s close friend Ryosuke, attempting to…