Iida Joji

Iida Joji is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, television drama director, and novelist born in Suwa, Nagano, Japan. He attended Suwa Seiryo High School (諏訪清陵高等学校) and later dropped out of Meiji University (明治大学). Iida began his career as an independent filmmaker and has…

Imamura Keisuke

Imamura Keisuke is a Japanese photographer, cinematographer, and director of photography from Toyama, Japan. He graduated from Toyama Prefectural Yao High School and the Film Studies Department, specializing in Cinematography and Sound Recording, at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Nihon University. During…

Shino Hiroko

Shino Hiroko, born on March 8, 1948 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, is a Japanese actress. She is known for Midare Karakuri (1979), Kinyobi no Tsumatachi e (1983) and Daitokai - Tatakai no Hibi (1976). She is married to Shizuka Ijuin. She retired from entertainment business in 1997.

Hasegawa Kazuo

Hasegawa Kazuo was a Japanese actor born in Rokujizo, Horiuchi-mura, Kii-gun, Kyoto Prefecture. His old stage names are Hayashi Chomaru and Hayashi Chojiro. He entered Shochiku from the Kabuki world and became a leading actor in the Shochiku period dramas. After that, he moved to Toho and Daiei and…

Ishii Kenichi

Ishii Kenichi is a Japanese actor and director from Numata, Gunma, Japan, affiliated with Office Boardville (オフィスボードビル). He graduated from Gunma Prefectural Numata High School (群馬県立沼田高等学校) and initially worked for a chemical company. In 1965, he became an assistant…

Mori Kikue

Mori Kikue, born Kobayashi Kiku in Numata, Tone, Gunma, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She dropped out of Gunma Prefectural Takasaki Girls' High School and in 1925, joined the Shin Geki Research Institute as a member of its first class. In 1929, she made her stage debut with the comedy troupe Kigekiza…

Uchimura Teruyoshi

Uchimura Teruyoshi , half of the Japanese comedy duo Utchan Nanchan, is one of the most famous and influential comedians in the owarai community. His nickname is Utchan, and his partner, Kiyotaka Nanbara, is known as Nanchan. He was born on July 22, 1964 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto. Though he has worked…

Furusawa Takeshi

Furusawa Takeshi began making 8mm films in college and won the scriptwriting award for his film home sweet movie at the 1997 Pia Film Festival. He enrolled at the Film School of Tokyo in 1997. After graduating, he worked as a director's assistant for Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shinji Aoyama, and Takahisa Zeze,…

Asato Mari

Mari Asato is a Japanese film director born in Okinawa on March 14, 1976. Primarily known for the film Ju-On: Black Ghost (2009) as part of The Grudge film instalments. Other films include the politically undertoned Samurai Chicks (Dokuritsu Shôjo Gurentai) (2004), the cinematic rendition Boy From…

Kudo Shizuka

Kudo Shizuka (工藤静香) is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She was very popular from the late 1980s through the early 1990s. She was also member #38 of the super idol group Onyanko Club and member of the gravure group Momoko Club. In 1984, Kudo Shizuka auditioned for the Miss Seventeen Contest…

Treasures over the South Sea

~~ Adapted from the work by Tsunoda Kikuo (角田喜久雄).

South Sea Wolf

~~ Adapted from the work by Tsunoda Kikuo (角田喜久雄).

Yamamura Misa Suspense: The Kyoto Beautiful Actress Serial Murder Case

~~ Adapted from the novel "Kyoto Kiyomizuzaka Satsujin Jiken" (京都清水坂殺人事件) by Yamamura Misa (山村美紗).

Tokyo Jima

6.5

On their 20th wedding anniversary Kiyoko and Takashi take a trip around the world. They encounter rainstorms and find themselves adrift in the Pacific Ocean until they wash ashore on a deserted island. One day, 16…

Master Fencer Sees the World

~~ Adapted from the novel by Obayashi Kiyoshi (大林清).

Furin Chosain Katayama Yumi 13

~~ Adapted from the novel "Kikkyo-dera Satsujin Jiken" (桔梗寺殺人事件) by Yamamura Misa (山村美紗).

Peperoncino

7.3

10 years since that day. Life is simple and difficult. Onodera Kiyoshi, the chef and owner of an Italian restaurant, lost his restaurant in the tsunami and became addicted to alcohol. He rebuilds the restaurant and…

The Demon

7.5

When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife Oume - and disappears.

Sanbiki no Ossan Season 2

7.4

One year later, Kiyo, Shige and Nori are still doing night patrols, keeping the town safe from bag-snatchers, molesters and… a ghost? Meanwhile, Yuuki and Sanae are starting university and still trying to get time…

Kamakura dono no 13 nin

7.7

Following the ascension to power of Taira no Kiyomori, the Minamoto clan is exiled. Minamoto no Yoritomo meets Masako, the sister of Hojo Yoshitoki and later marries her. Following this marriage, the gears of Yoshitoki's…