The Man Who Stole the Sun

7.8

A misfit high-school science teacher decides to build his own atomic bomb. He steals isotopes from a nuclear reactor and manages to create two warheads, but at the same time is present at a botched school-bus hijacking…

The Man Who Changed Okinawa

6.1

Teacher Hiroyoshi Sai transfers to Ryukyu Fisheries High School and takes on the role of manager for the struggling baseball team, determined to lead them to victory at the National High School Baseball Championship…

Gaiji Keisatsu: Black Dawn

7.3

Japan falls into chaos after the earthquake in eastern Japan. The Japanese government then learns from the American CIA that uranium is being smuggled in Japan. The anti-terrorism investigators led by Kenji Sumimoto…

Man of the Gold Medal

6.9

Senichi was born in 1964 when the entire nation was excited about the Tokyo Olympics. As an elementary student, Senichi won a footrace and got a taste of what winning felt like. Since then, he has taken part in various…

A Man Called Pirate

7.3

Kunioka Tetsuzo loses everything because of the World War II. Nevertheless, he doesn't fire anyone at his company and finds success in the oil industry.

Wolf Guy

6.8

Sonny Chiba is Wolfguy, the only survivor of a clan of werewolves who relies on his feral, full-moon-activated superpowers to solve mysterious crimes. One night, a bizarre and bloody death in the Tokyo streets plunges…

The Man Who Confided Too Much in AI

Anai Ryosuke, who is set to be married the next day, appears to have a smooth and successful life. However, beneath the surface, he is tormented by feelings of inferiority and uncertainty toward his fiancée, Megumi.…

House of the Owl

7.0

At the height of his career and powers, Japan's master fixer, who has guided politicians and business heads through some of Japan's biggest scandals and triumphs, must maneuver through his last and biggest fix. Meanwhile,…

Lost Man Found

7.6

Matsudo Satoru moves to Tokyo in hopes of becoming an actor. He has trouble breaking into the industry, but his luck begins to change when he finds an airplane ticket belonging to a talent agency CEO. Time passes,…

Kobori Akio

Kobori Akio is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He dropped out of school in 1930 and studied under Inoue Masao to become an actor. He joined the Yokosuka Heavy Gun Regiment in 1941. In the same year, he married Kobori Yoneko. He returned in December 1945 and was scouted for Toyoko Eiga in July 1947, and…

Ichikawa Utaemon

Ichikawa Utaemon was a Japanese film actor famous for starring roles in jidaigeki from the 1920s to the 1960s. Trained in kabuki from childhood, he made his film debut in 1925 at Makino Film Productions under Makino Shozo. Quickly gaining popularity, he followed the example of Makino stars such as Bando…

Todoroki Kenji

Todoroki Kenji, born Sato Masao in Otake, Hiroshima, Japan, is a Japanese actor. After graduating from Hiroshima Prefectural Otake High School, he enrolled at Hiroshima University but left before completing his studies. In 1952, Todoroki became an apprentice to Ichikawa Utaemon. He joined Toei Kyoto…

Uchikawa Seiichiro

Uchikawa Seiichiro was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born in Tadakawa, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. He served as an assistant director at Shintoho, which was established in 1947. From 1948, he served as chief assistant director of Ichikawa Kon, Shimizu Hiroshi, Ozu Yasujiro, and others. In…

Sugisaku Jitaro

Sugisaku Jitaro is a Japanese manga artist, actor, entertainer, musician, writer, and film director born in Iyo, Ehime, Japan. He is the founder of Lobo no Hakaba Production. He left Aiko Junior High School but later graduated from Komazawa University. During university, he pursued comedy and formed…

Ichikawa Ennosuke II

Ichikawa En'ô I was a revolutionary and dynamic actor, who created many new dances. Ichikawa En'ô I's best dance-dramas were gathered in 1964 by his grandson Ichikawa Ennosuke III in a special collection named En'ô Jûshu: "Akutarô", "Kurozuka", "Kôya Monogurui", "Kokaji", "Koma", "Ninin Sanbasô",…

Abe Hiroshi

Abe Hiroshi, born in Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a Japanese model and actor. He began his career as a model, but successfully made the transition to acting, becoming one of the most regularly visible presences in Japanese media. Abe graduated from Chuo University in 1988 with…

Hoshida Yoshiko

Hoshida Yoshiko is a Japanese producer and director from Tokyo, Japan. She served as the general director and managing director at Kyodo Television (共同テレビジョン). Hoshida developed an interest in the entertainment industry early, influenced by her father's career. She graduated from the…

Murakami Hiroaki

Hiroaki Murakami is a Japanese actor. He specializes in jidaigeki roles, and has also taken parts in tokusatsu and modern productions. Born in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, he enrolled in Hosei University but withdrew when he successfully auditioned for a part in Kamen Rider. He made his debut as…

Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi

Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, poet, and human-rights advocate, who is a prominent figure in Japanese popular music. On September 7, 1956, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, the first son of policeman Kuniharu Nagabuchi and his wife Masuko, was born in Ijuin, Kagoshima. When he was a child,…