Tsunogae Kazue

Tsunogae Kazue was a Japanese actress born in Shizuoka, Japan. She was married to Emoto Akira.

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…

Kagawa Kyoko

Kagawa was born in Tokyo in 1931. She originally wanted to become a ballerina. She was discovered by a film studio after winning a beauty contest and began a career in acting. Her first major film role was in a movie Mado Kara Tobidase (Jump Out of the Window). She became a household name for her role…

Mizuki Yoko

Mizuki Yoko was a Japanese screenwriter. Born in Tokyo, she later graduated from Bunka Gakuin and began writing screenplays to support her family after her father died. Mizuki was active in the 1950s era of the Japanese studio system and is notable for her work with directors Tadashi Imai and Mikio…

Fujitani Ayako

At age 12, she won the Asian Beauty Contest, held in commemoration of the Japanese release of the film Police Story 3. At age 13 she became the sixth girl to lead the Mitsui ReHouse advertising campaign. This began her modeling career. She was featured regularly in magazines and television commercials.…

Uno Chiyo

Uno Chiyo was a Japanese author and kimono designer. She was known for her contributions to Japanese fashion, film, and literature. Born in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi. In 1915, she was fired from her job as a teacher's assistant due to an affair she was having with a colleague. In 1919, she married her cousin,…

Miura Shion

Miura Shion is a Japanese writer. She has won the Naoki Prize, the Oda Sakunosuke Prize, and the Japan Booksellers' Award. Her work has been adapted for film and television, and her books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, English, German and Italian. Being a daughter of a well-known…

Nojima Shinji

When the bubble economy was really making its presence felt, Nojima was going quietly out of his head in Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Honshu. Born in 1965, he dropped out of college before graduating, and the first job he managed to get was at a can manufacturing plant. It was this experience…

Maruyama Ryuhei

Maruyama's career as a Johnny's idol has interesting beginnings. He was among 3 fresh Johnny's Jrs selected at an audition on September 22, 1996 (along with fellow member Subaru Shibutani) and appeared in an idol magazine announcing their selection on the same day. After not hearing from the agency…

Masuda Kiiton

Masuda Kiiton, born Kimura Hajime (木村一) in Aoyanagi, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, was a Japanese actor and comedian, also known by the name Masuda Kiiton (益田キートン). His family, originally samurai from the Aizu domain, relocated to Hakodate after losing a battle in Niigata. They initially…

30 Made ni to Urusakute

7.5

"Why do we have to be age-bound?" A humorous and bitter depiction of the real worries, impatience, and anger of a woman living in these times. Follow the love, career and sex lives of 29-year-old single women who try…

When You Wish Upon A Star

7.5

Tsutsumi Kotaro is a teenager living in Toyama Prefecture who fails to get into a prestigious high school in Tokyo. Kotaro's mother, afraid of what others will think, decides to send Kotaro off to distant relatives…

My Sons

7.6

After the death of his wife, an old man begins to live alone in his old home in Iwate Prefecture. One year later, his youngest son Tetsuo, who lives in Tokyo, returns to his old home town and begins to discuss with…

It All Began When I Met You

7.2

The film follows various different people and couples in 6 loosely connected stories. All of the stories are set at Tokyo Station and take place just before Christmas. The different characters range from a company…

The Secret Message

7.3

Woo Hyun is a Korean man, and Haruka is a Japanese woman. They live different lives, but they both carry emotional scars from their first love. While looking for answers and hope, their fateful encounter will change…

366 Days

7.4

In 2003, Makiya Minato attends high school in Okinawa as a senior. He meets junior student Tamashiro Miu from the same high school. They share the same love for music and are attracted to each other. On Minato’s…

Underwear

7.5

Tokita Mayuko is a fabric otaku who was also majored in textile technology in college. She and her friend Kouno Yuri moved to Tokyo and each of them finally found a job in Ginza. Mayuko's dream is to develop new kinds…

The Fish with One Sleeve

7.5

Hikari Shintani, a trans woman, works at an ornamental fish company and lives alone in Tokyo. While occasionally feeling an indescribable distance between herself and others, she enjoys the company of her trans women…

Tora-san 14: Lullaby

7.4

During his travels Tora-san meets a troubled father with a baby. He shares a drink with the man who then abandons the baby into Tora-san's care. At his hometown in Shibamata, Tokyo, the family is worried about who…

Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City

8.0

Six real-life strangers start their lives together under one roof. All they get is a fabulous home in Tokyo, Japan and a car. As always, there is no script. Friendships, fights, intrigue, and even love follow.