Ikehiro Kazuo

One of Daiei’s most flamboyant directors of chanbara, Ikehiro served as assistant to such luminaries as Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon Ichikawa, and Kaneto Shindō before making his debut with TheRoseDaimyo (Baradaimyō, 1960). His third film, the Shin Hasegawa adaptation TokijiroofKu­tsukake…

Tajima Yoshibumi

In 1937, he participated in the founding of a small art theater. Dropped out of college in 1941. In 1946, he joined the Haiyuza Theater Company due to "the love of the actress Sumako" ( Shochiku, Kenji Mizoguchi ) In 1954, he left the Haiyuza Theater Company and entered Nikkatsu, where he resumed film…

Kiuchi Midori

Kinouchi Midori is a former Japanese idol and actress. In early 1978 she scored her biggest hit with "Yokohama Eleven", which reached the Oricon top 30. That same year she announced her retirement because of her marriage to composer and arranger Tsugutoshi Goto. They divorced 4 years later, and she…

Sawaguchi Yasuko

Sawaguchi Yasuko is a Japanese actress from Nishi, Sakai, Osaka, affiliated with Toho Entertainment (東宝芸能). She graduated from Sakai Municipal Hiraoka Elementary School (堺市立平岡小学校), Sakai Municipal Uenoshiba Junior High School (堺市立上野芝中学校), and Sakai Municipal…

Ozawa Yukiyoshi

Ozawa Yukiyoshi is a Japanese actor born in 1974 in the United States as his father, orchestral conductor Ozawa Seiji, was directing the San Francisco Symphony. He comes from a family involved in the arts; along with his father's work in the world of classical music, his mother is former model and actress…

Kotegawa Yuko

Kotegawa Yuko, born July 16, 1959 in Oita Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese actress. Yuko made her film debut in 1976 in Hoshi to Arashi. She was cast in the 1983 Toho adaptation of the novel The Makioka Sisters. In 1991 the Japan Academy recognized her as the Outstanding Performance by an Actress in…

Saito Rinko

Saito Rinko is a Japanese actress and singer from Ota Ward, Tokyo. She belongs to Yoshimoto Creative Agency. Her sister is the actress Saito Tomomi. On August 22, 2007, the sisters formed a trio with Oki Kunisuke and made their CD debut under the unit name "Rin, Tomo, Kansuke". In 2013, the unit name…

Mita Kazuyo

Mita Kazuyo was born in Osaka. She is the daughter of Mita Shigeo, the founder of Mita Kogyo (which became Kyocera Mita and is now known as Kyocera Document Solutions). Her older brother, Junkei, became president of the company. Her other brother is Mita Masahiro, a writer and professor. After dropping…

Mochida Maki

Mochida Maki, born in Chiba, is a Japanese actress. On September 29, 2012, she announced her marriage to a non-celebrity man and the couple registered their marriage in late-August 2012.

Koike Sakae

Koike Sakae was a Japanese actor from Kanagawa, Japan. He belonged to Seinenza theater company. Koike graduated from Kamakura Academia Theater Department.

Ningyotachi Dear Dolls

An omnibus film composed of works by four female directors, each depicting women who find life difficult using dolls as motifs. >> Story 1: "Jomon My Venus" (JOMON－わたしのヴィーナス) [Dir.: Nishikawa Fumie…

Momo to Kiji

8.8

Kojima Momo portrayed the character of Momotaro at a play in nursery school. Since then, she has dreamed of becoming an actress. At the age of 18, Kojima Momo went to Tokyo to become an actress, but it wasn't easy…

Kaiji

7.6

Ito Kaiji moves to Tokyo after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days gambling, vandalizing cars, and drinking booze. Two years later and his life…

Love Letter

7.4

Minami is a deaf girl who, through sign language, tries to relate herself to her first love, Kaiji, and in so doing nurtures their puppy love for one another. In the process, Minami begins to develop an unrealistic…

Kaiji: Final Game

7.0

Kaiji is about to have his life changed. The thrill is beyond anything he, or most people, have experienced. The adventure is not without risk and danger, however. He is given four games, which are all challenges that…

Kamisama no Nyobo

10.0

In a portrayal of Panasonic founder Matsushita Konosuke and his wife, Mumeno. Matsushita was born in 1894. In 1915, he married Iue Mumeno, who was 19 at the time. Three years later, he founded the Matsushita Electric…

Zaimu Sosakan Amamiya Ruriko 6

6.0

Matsumoto Seicho Tokubetsu Kikaku: Fuzai Enkai - Shibo Kiji no Onna

An elite bureaucrat goes to a hot spring inn to meet up with a hostess he is having an affair with, but she is found dead in the bathroom. (Source: MyDramaList)

4-go Keibi

7.3

One day, security officer Asahina is appointed to Security #4. Skills are required because it is the most dangerous of security roles. Asahina used to be a police officer but retired due to a “setback” and joined…

Kaiji 2

7.4

Kaiji Ito, having erased his debts through risky games, finds himself in debt again a year later. He gets a chance to clear his 200 million yen debt by taking on "The Swamp," a dangerous pachinko machine with a 1 billion…