Yamada Rei

Yamada Rei is a Japanese actress, model and soprano singer. Born in Zushi city, Kanagawa prefecture. Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music Vocal Music Course and Opera Soloist Course, and completed Master Class at the Nikikai Opera Training Institute. She also works as a soprano duo music group…

Umemura Yoko

Umemura Yoko, born Suzuki Hanako (鈴木花子) in Nihonbashi Kakegawa, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She made her stage debut in 1910 at the Hongoza Theatre (本郷座) while in elementary school. In 1922, she joined the Shochiku Kamata Studio (松竹蒲田撮影所) and debuted in film in…

Ima Harube

Ima Harube, born Takasaki Eiichi (高崎英雄) in Kiyase, Kurate, Fukuoka, Japan, was a Japanese writer and playwright. He also used the pen name Ima Uhei (伊馬鵜平) earlier in his career. Born into a merchant family with roots dating back to the Edo period, Ima graduated from the former Kurate…

Ichimura Uzaemon XV

Ichimura Uzaemon XV was one of the best tachiyaku of the first half of the twentieth century. He had a great physical appearance, a strong presence on stage and an amazing voice. He was the nimaime or the sabakiyaku par excellence. He kept on playing young lover roles even in his latter years and never…

Yokoyama Unpei

Yokoyama Unpei was a Japanese actor from Hikone Town, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture. He became the first Japanese film actor to appear in Japan's first feature film. His real name is Yokoyama Yasushi. In 1893, he joined the troupe of Sudo Sadanori, a pioneer of the Shinpa drama, and debuted on…

Asahina Junko

Asahina Junko, born Echigo Akiko (越後亜紀子) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress known by her former stage name, Kobayakawa Jun (小早川純). She was affiliated with the Hiiragi Planning (柊企画) agency. Asahina was of mixed heritage, with a Russian grandfather, making her one-quarter…

Yamabuki Mayumi

Mayumi Yamabuki was a Japanese actress born in Tokyo, Japan. Her real name was Okawa Mitsuyo (大川光代). She graduated from Osaka Jogakuin High School and Takarazuka Music School. She was a former member of the Takarazuka Revue and belonged to Japan Pro. She moved to Beijing with her family at the…

Fujiwara Reiko

Fujiwara Reiko was a Japanese actress born in Kobe, Japan. In 1950, she joined the Takarazuka Revue and performed as a male role star under the stage name Yamato Namiji (大和七海路). She belonged to the 37th class and was assigned to the Hana-gumi (Flower Troupe) in 1950. In 1954, she made her…

Ichikawa Raizo VIII

The star of Daiei Studio, Ichikawa Raizo got his start as a kabuki actor. Born Kamezaki Akio, he was adopted at six months old by kabuki actor, Ichikawa Kudanji. He was then given the name Takeuchi Yoshio. He debuted as a kabuki actor officially at the age of 17 (1948) in the play "Nakayama Shichiri".…

Yorozuya Kinnosuke

Yorozuya Kinnosuke was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Ogawa Kinichi, son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizo III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name Yorozuya as his surname in 1971. In addition to his kabuki activity,…

Kaidan - Horror Classics

6.8

"Kaidan - Horror Classics" features ghost stories written by award winning modern Japanese writers Yasunari Kawabata, Osamu Dazai, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, & Saisei Muro. Ep. 1: One Arm / Kataude / 片腕 Ep. 2: The Leafy…

She Taught Me Serendipity

7.2

Toru returns to the campus of his Kyoto university after a long hiatus. He’s carrying an open umbrella on a sunny day with not a trace of self-consciousness. He meets his only friend, the goofy loquacious Yamane…

Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger: The Legacy of the Master's Soul

7.2

Just before the Druidon returned to invade Earth, three masters took much care in assessing their successors-to-be. Isuka, confident in her strength, could not accept Master Pink’s favoring Asuna. Her impatience…

Aikatsu Planet!

7.2

Its story is set in Aikatsu Planet, a world where everyone can become cute idols using an avatar. While spending school life, the main characters are aiming to become top idols. Everyday parts such as the main character's…

Universal Kokokusha

7.4

Sugiyama used to be the most popular copywriter at the largest advertising agency. He quit his job there to open up his own advertising agency, but his company doesn't do very well. He decides to move his company to…

Massan Spin-off

7.5

Episode 1: Massan's sister runs away from Osaka, following a fellow teacher that she admired very much. Episode 2: Yoshiko elopes and finds her way to Ellie's house in Hokaido, just when the family was planning their…

Sideline

7.6

Daigo, his cousin Kensho, Hyuga, Sora, Takaaki, Shinya and Hiromi are longtime friends. They belong to the youth men's club of their neighborhood association. When they were kids, they were always hanging out together,…

Amagi Go e

Set in the Amagi Pass in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, this work is based on the theme of "the preciousness of unfading memories" and "eternal atonement." In 1956, Jiro Mochizuki, who runs a printing business in Shizuoka…

Neo Portraits

7.7

A story of rural Japan in the near future. "Cutting-edge technology" and "things that haven't changed" coexist in this depopulated town. Takumi, an eighth-year junior high school student, felt it strange that the adults…

Paradise

7.1

Mi Kyeong is just released from prison. She is a stranger to the outside world, having no home or family. She decides to take a train and head south. While on the train, Mi Kyeong notices an advertisement for Hana…