Nakamura Nobuo

Nakamura Nobuo was a Japanese actor, who made notable appearances in the films of Kurosawa Akira and Ozu Yasujiro in the 1950s and 1960s. Perhaps his most famous roles in the West were those of the callous deputy mayor in Kurosawa's Ikiru (1952), and the hairdresser's henpecked husband in Ozu's Tokyo…

Katsube Nobuyuki

Katsube Nobuyuki is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He graduated from Keio University Faculty of Economics. He worked for the theater company NLT, the Roman Theater, and also belonged to the theater group Yen. In 1964, after graduating from the 13th term of the Haiyuza Theater Company,…

Azuma Chiyonosuke

Azuma Chiyonosuke was a Japanese actor and dancer. He appeared in more than forty films from 1954 to 1993. Born in Tokyo, Azuma attended the Tokyo University of the Arts, while studying Japanese dance under Bando Mitsugoro VIII. He joined the Toei studio in 1954 and became a star after his debut film,…

Ninagawa Yuki

Ninagawa Yuki, born in Yokohama, is a Japanese actress, filmmaker and painter. She is a daughter of the poet Mizuno Akiyoshi and elder sister of the actress/singer Ninagawa Miho. Ninagawa's acting debut was a role in the 1978 rock opera "Salome". In films, she appeared in "Kurutta Kajitsu" in 1981,…

Tamba Yoshitaka

Yoshitaka Tamba (丹波 義隆 Tamba Yoshitaka?, born July 13, 1955) is a Japanese actor. He is the eldest son of actor Tetsurō Tamba. In 1973, while attending high school, he landed a part in the movie Sumi yuriko directed by Omori Kenziro. He also appeared in the movie Aoba shigeru reru around the…

Ishii Kenichi

Ishii Kenichi is a Japanese actor and director from Numata, Gunma, Japan, affiliated with Office Boardville (オフィスボードビル). He graduated from Gunma Prefectural Numata High School (群馬県立沼田高等学校) and initially worked for a chemical company. In 1965, he became an assistant…

Hasebe Takeshi

Hasebe Takeshi is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto, Japan. His real name is Itsumi Ryuji (逸見竜治). He dropped out of Meiji Gakuin University. In 1948, he made his first appearance in Daiei's 'Doburoku no Tatsu' under the stage name Nakano Ryuichi (中野竜一). In 1949, after joining Daiei, he…

Atsumi Hiroshi

Born in Tateshi , Saitama Prefecture and is a stuntman and actor that belongs to TEAM HANDY . At the age of 13, he made his debut as a child actor in the movie "Butō ken mōko geki ya!" . He is regarded as Japan's top stuntman. He has a good reputation among the shooting staff as "Hiroshi in the fall",…

Aoyama Shinji

Born in Fukuoka, Aoyama Shinji is a film and stage director and screenwriter. He made his feature debut with Helpless (1996) and won the FIPRESCI Award and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Eureka (2000). His film Desert Moon (2001) was invited to compete at the…

Ikebe Ryo

Ikebe Ryo was born on February 11, 1918 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kyuketsu-ga (1956), Desertion at Dawn (1950) and Madame White Snake (1956). He died on October 8, 2010 in Tokyo. He graduated from Rikkyo University and originally wanted to be a screenwriter, but ended up debuting as…

Phone Call to the Bar 2

7.4

"The Detective" and his partner Takada have their own case to investigate when their friend, a cross-dresser named Masako-chan, is murdered. Soon they begin a series of awkward conversations with Masako-chan’s colleagues…

Mourning Recipe

7.4

Through the mother's recipe for living happily, a family is able to overcome their personal wounds and move on with their lives. Ryohei's wife suddenly passes away, leaving Ryohei without the strength to live. Two…

Tokeikan no Satsujin

7.5

The story is set in 1989 at a mysterious mansion called the “Clock House,” located on the outskirts of Kamakura. After graduating from graduate school, rookie editor Kawaminami Takaaki, otherwise known as Konan,…

Jinsei Saiko no Okurimono

7.5

Sasai Ryosuke, a translator who used to be a university lecturer, stays in a small Western-style house that stands at the back of Kishimojindo Temple in Tokyo’s Toshima ward. He has been living alone ever since his…

Great Escape x Sisters Who Make Waves

7.5

"Great Escape x Sisters Who Make Waves" is a special plan for the 2020 Youth Mango Festival (and the 9th Hunan Network Culture Festival), featuring "Great Escape" players Yang Mi , Deng Lun , Huang Minghao , and Da…

Kao

7.5

Ino Seira is a "masked artist" who is sweeping the music world. Although she has a beautiful face and singing voice, there is a "certain reason" why Seira was an artist who "won't show her face." That was because she…

Don't Cry, Mr. Ogre

7.5

Obuchi Takashi was a high school baseball coach well known as the "Red Demon Teacher" because of his tan red face and energetic instructions. He is now a tired, middle-aged man. One day, Obuchi Takashi meets his former…

Shitsuji Saionji no Meisuiri Season 2

7.4

Saionji Hajime serves the wealthy Ijuuin family. He graduated at the top of the London school for butlers. As the perfect butler, housekeeping skills and management of the mansion go without saying. He mastered martial…

Brighter Days

7.3

Summer of 2024. Takahashi Saho is a mid-career nurse working at Sakuragaoka General Hospital in Sumida Ward. She is good at her job but has no spirit and is low-spirited as if she has lost her youth. Saho has been…

Bayside Shakedown: The Movie

7.6

In the Bayside Precinct, the body of a drowned person bearing the evidence of crude surgery sewn up with embroidery thread is discovered. When a teddy bear is found in the victim's stomach during the postmortem, the…