Mitz Mangrove

Mitz Mangrove was born in the Midori Ward of Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture on April 10, 1975. He works mainly as a crossdressing talent but is also an actor, narrator, and drag queen. His father is Tokumitsu Jiro, who served as Isetan's UK president and the deputy manager of their Shinjuku location.…

Yoshino Mayumi

Yoshino Mayumi, born Kiuchi Masako (木内昌子) in Tokyo, Japan, is a former actress. Initially known by her stage name Kiuchi Masako (木内まさこ), she was selected as the 5th mascot girl for the Unichika brand in 1984, while still in middle school. After graduating high school in 1989, she adopted…

Nishikawa Ayako

Nishikawa Ayako, born April 5, 1971 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, is a Japanese female TV star as a tarento and comedienne and a cosmetic surgeon. She is unusual in Japan in that she is willing to appear on television, as professional doctors generally show some hesitancy to appear. Her father is…

Nakamura Yuma

Nakamura Yuma is a Japanese actress, singer, and television personality born in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. She is currently represented by the agency MYS. Nakamura developed an interest in the entertainment industry during her later years in elementary school, auditioning for theater groups and participating…

Fujiyama Ritsuko

Fujiyama Ritsuko, born Tada Kayo (多田佳代) in Tokushima, Japan, is an actress, voice actress, and narrator. She initially performed under the stage name Tada Kimiko (多田きみこ). Fujiyama is affiliated with Will Alliance (ウイルアライアンス). She graduated from Tokushima Prefectural…

Mikami Kan

Mikami Kan is a Japanese folk singer, poet, and actor born in Kodomari Village in Aomori Prefecture (now Nakadomari Town) on March 20, 1950. He comes from a family of fisherman. During his time at Aomori's Goshogawara High School, he served as the student council president. At that time, he also formed…

Takahata Yuta

Yuta Takahata is a Japanese actor and tarento. Takahata graduated from Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. He is the eldest son of actress Atsuko Takahata and actor Ryosuke Otani, and his sister-in-law is actress Kotomi Takahata. Takahata is also related to Keiko Kitagawa and Daigo. Takahata was…

Nagano Mei

Mei Nagano is a Japanese actress. She is known for playing Rinko in the film My Love Story! (2015) as well as Yosano Suzume in the film Daytime Shooting Star (2017). In June 2017, she was announced as the lead for NHK's 98th Asadora, Hanbun, Aoi, due air in April 2018. Nagano was scouted in Kichijouji,…

Ishihara Satomi

Ishihara Satomi is a Japanese actress managed by HoriPro talent agency. She began her career at the age of 17 in 2003 by starring in different supporting roles both for TV and films and later appeared for advertisements. Her role in ‘Shitsuren Chocolatier’ was so popular that she was the most searched…

Mackenyu

Mackenyu Maeda, known simply as Mackenyu, is a Japanese-American actor born in Los Angeles and is the son of a famous Japanese actor, producer, director, and martial artist Sonny Chiba. He attended Beverly Hills High School in their Advanced Placement Program and appeared in a few films and TV shows…

Chain

Set against the backdrop of the Aburanokoji incident, revered as the emblem of the Shinsengumi's decline, this captivating period drama intricately weaves the tales of samurai and commoners navigating through tumultuous…

Jakkotai

Four death row inmates with unique personalities are given a stay of execution with the condition that they go on a suicide mission as ordered by the Shogun. Their team is called the "Jakkotai". Dragged into this is…

Ore ra no Tado Matsuri: Koyama Chiku San Nenkan no Kiroku

Tado Festival has a long history in Tado Town, Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture, and is said to have been started by samurai warriors in 1338. It was burned down by Oda Nobunaga's forces in 1571, and was continued during…

Sisam

Set in the early Edo period, this story follows Kojiro, the son of a Matsumae clan samurai, whose family trades with the Ainu people. After his older brother Einosuke is murdered by a treacherous servant, Kojiro travels…

Shin Abarenbo Shogun

7.5

The eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, fights against evil rampant in Edo while blending in with the common people as Tokuda Shinnosuke, the third son of a poor samurai retainer, commonly known as "Shin-san". The story…

IZO

6.3

Almost defying description, Miike's film opens with found documentary footage about sperm-production in young males and then turns to a graphically violent recreation of the execution in 1865 of the 28-year-old Okada…

Kaidan

6.5

Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river will never surface again.…

Joiuchi

Genshiro tries to hit the lord who drove his fiancé to self-harm. He leaves his domain and becomes a ronin. Jubei is appointed by the lord to kill Genshiro and forced to chase him unwillingly. Strange fate of two…

Last Ninja - Blue Shadow

The second of a two-part ninja action series depicting the elaborate espionage campaign occurring behind the scenes of the 'Toba-Fushimi Battle'. Japan at the end of the Edo Period brought the era of the samurai to…

Shogun's Ninja

6.6

Set in 17th-century Edo, an era of unprecedented peace under the rule of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, samurai govern the land. However, beneath this tranquility, a gripping tale of revenge and survival unfolds. Kagaribi…