Chiba Nobuo

Shiba Nobuo, born Chiba Taizo (千葉泰三) in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor and comedian. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Meiji University (明治大学). He was also known by the name Chiba Nobuo (千葉信夫). In 1946, he joined the Tokyo Broadcasting Theatre Company (東京放送劇団)…

Minami Shinsuke I

Minami Shinsuke was a Japanese comedian, actor, TV host, and talent born in Hongo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. His eldest son is the second-generation comedian Minami Shinsuke. He studied at Suginami Daiichi Elementary School. In 1940, when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school, he joined the children's…

Ikeda Masako

Ikeda Masako was a Japanese voice actress, actress, and narrator born in Koishikawa, Tokyo, Japan. She was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer Cooperative. She died from intracerebreal hemorrhage on March 3, 2026 at the age of 87.

Kinomiya Ryoko

Kinomiya Ryoko was a Japanese voice actress, actress, and narrator born in Ebara, Tokyo, Japan. She was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer Cooperative.

Shinoda Setsuo

Shinoda Setsuo was a Japanese actor and voice actor born in Gifu, Japan. He was affiliated with the Tokyo Broadcasting Company Theater Group. He graduated from Sophia University.

Wada Ayao

Wada Ayao was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and stage producer born in Tokyo, Japan. He was the former president of Theater Echo (テアトル・エコー). He graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. In November 1946, he joined the Baraza theater…

Hino Satoshi

Hino Satoshi is a Japanese actor and director from Kyoto, Japan. He is affiliated with Final Baroque. At the age of 16, he moved to Tokyo and joined the Tokyo Theater Seminar. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the Theater Department of Tama Art University. He later joined the Haiyūza…

Donie Ordiales

Donie Ordiales is an independent director-screenwriter born in Las-pinas, Metro-Manila Philippines. He graduated from the Tokyo Film Center School of Arts with a major in film directing. His is active in both Japan and the Philippines, but is currently in Tokyo, Japan. (Source: donx11.com)

Iizawa Tadasu

Iizawa Tadasu, born Iizawa Tadasu (伊澤紀) in Wakayama, Japan, was a Japanese playwright, director, and novelist. He graduated from the Tokyo Higher Normal School's affiliated elementary school in 1922 and entered Musashi High School (武蔵高等学校) that same year. However, he struggled with…

Omiya Teiji

Omiya Teiji was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and a member of the Tokyo Actors Consumer Cooperative Society when he died. He attended Nihon University, but withdrew before completing his degree. He was known for playing the roles of kind old men in many 1970s anime series. During his life, he achieved…

The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant

6.0

The elephant at Tokyo Zoo is dead. At the request of several scientists, he is posthumously implanted with a bacterium. However, when more and more people, hungry for the delicacy in the form of elephant meat, start…

The Morning Schedule

Reiko returns to Tokyo with the luggage of her best friend who died suddenly on her travels. Sensing something suspicious about her, her classmate Shimomura decided to look at the 8mm film they had taken on her trip...

This is Tokyo

7.4

It is the fall of 2019, and the streets of Tokyo are brimming with a lively energy as Tokyo hosts the Rugby World Cup. Kento, who has been selected as a team member in finalizing partnerships with a Singaporean company,…

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

6.6

The story takes place in the outskirts of Tokyo in the aftermath of the Great Kanto Earthquake. Overflowing with orphans and refugees from the disaster, the district gets a visit from the female sumo group Tamaiwa…

What Did the Lady Forget?

6.7

In the heart of Tokyo, Professor Komiya finds himself caught between his spirited niece, Setsuko, and his assertive wife, Tokio. One Saturday, despite his reluctance, Tokio insists the professor go golfing. Instead,…

Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room

8.3

Tokyo MER was formed by order from the Governor of Tokyo; it stands for Tokyo Mobile Emergency Room. The members are emergency care professionals who go to sites of dangerous accidents and disasters using ER cars.…

The Unknown Future

Two rural young men go to Tokyo with the ambition of success. The two young men try to work in several places, but both are fired because they don't fit their aptitude. This is a comedy film about the fact that while…

The Bad Losers

A young man who came to Tokyo with the dream of becoming an actor goes to see three members of a theater company that he has long admired. However, the theater company has already been disassembled in the air. Once…

What the Snow Brings

6.7

Yazaki Manabu lost his business and wife in Tokyo after the dot-com crash. He returns to his hometown in Hokkaido during the middle of winter. Manabu then takes the advice of a man and bets everything he has on a horse…

The King's Man

7.7

This is a pre-banjun drama before going into the real episodes (Tokyo Holiday, Dangerous Love, Finding Lost Time, The Uninvited Guest, Unforgettable Love, First Love, The Masked Fencer)