Koike Ayame

Ayame Koike (小池彩夢, Koike Ayame, born February 13, 1995) is a Japanese actress under the Sony Music Artists. Koike made her acting debut in the Japanese television drama Botan to Bara as Rika Nojima in 2004. In 2007, Koike appeared in NHK Educational TV's Yuhigaoka Boy Detectives (夕陽ヶ丘の探偵団,…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

Master Fencer Sees the World

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

The Brass Pickers

~~ Adapted from the novel "Yokaden" (妖花伝) by Tsunoda Kikuo (角田喜久雄).

Tanin Miman: Shinainaru Utomashii Anata

6.2

The day her first crush became her "older brother," Kiyoka's faint feelings of love as a child were quietly contained. With a nameless love in her heart, Kiyoka continued to gaze upon her "older brother," Fuuto. However,…

Meet the Monkey

7.2

Mako, Kiyo, and Satsuki are three college students visiting Nikko Toshogu Shrine for winter vacation, a place said to have many power spots and benefits for romance. Kiyo has had a relationship before, but Mako and…

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…

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…

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.

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…

Sanctuary

7.8

Pushed to the brink, delinquent Kiyoshi Oze takes on the world of sumo as a wrestler under the name "Enno," captivating fans with his cocky attitude — and upsetting an industry steeped in tradition. While sumo is…