Nishimura Shogoro

Born in Japan in 1930, Shogoro Nishimura joined Nikkatsu Studios in 1954, and was first promoted to director in 1963 with the well-received Keirinshô ningyô jôki. He spent the rest of that decade directing Nikkatsu programmers of varying quality. With the 1970s came the studio's shift to making exclusively…

Oshima Yuko

Yuko Oshima was the captain of Japanese idol group AKB48's Team K. She was also a member of the subunit Not yet. She had been a contributing member for all of AKB48's singles since "Aitakatta" in October 2006, except for 2010's "Sakura no Shiori". Oshima participated in four number 1 singles: "River",…

Okura Tadayoshi

Okura Tadayoshi is a Japanese idol, singer and actor. He is from Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan. He's a member of popular boys band under Johnny & Associates called Kanjani8. Okura Tadayoshi had been chosen to be a part of V West (a Johnny's Jr. group) before its formation. His interest being in dancing…

Hirosue Ryoko

Hirosue Ryoko is a Japanese actress and singer under the agency FLaMme. She was born in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. In 1994, during her second year of junior high school, she entered the 1st Clearasil "Shiny Face Contest", won the Grand Prix, and debuted in the same commercial in 1995. She…

Ohno Satoshi

Ohno Satoshi, born in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, artist, radio host and member of the popular boy band Arashi. Ohno began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates, in 1994 at the age of 13. Ohno started an acting…

Gouriki Ayame

Ayame Goriki is a Japanese actress, singer and model from Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She was represented by the talent agency Oscar Promotion until 2020. Ayame Goriki liked to stand out when she was young. When she was in elementary school, she told her parents that she wanted to become…

Kimura Takuya

Kimura Takuya is a Japanese actor, entertainer, singer, and voice actor born in Tokyo. He is represented by Johnny's. He was a member of the male idol group SMAP from 1988 until they disbanded in 2016 and is currently a solo artist. He is known by the nickname "Kimutaku". After joining Johnny's in November…

Uchida Yuki

Uchida Yuki is a Japanese actress, and a popular 1990s Japanese idol, model and singer. She practiced fencing in high school and ranked 3rd in a tournament in Tokyo in 1991. She began her career as a model in commercials, notably for the confectionery company Lotte, then debuted in acting in 1992 in…

Yasuda Ken

Yasuda Ken is a Japanese actor, talent, voice actor, and suit actor from the Etomo district of Muroran, Hokkaido. His agency is CREATIVE OFFICE CUE, and his business partner is Amuse. He belongs to the theater unit TEAM NACS as the sub-leader. He graduated from Muroran Sakae High School General Course.…

Aragaki Yui

Aragaki Yui is a Japanese idol, model, actress, singer, seiyuu and occasional radio show host of Ryukyuan ancestry. She is particularly recognized for her pleasant face and her movie projects. Aragaki's career started when her sister volunteered to turn in an audition profile for her after being informed…

Genroku Ryoran

7.7

The 38th NHK Taiga Drama is Genroku Ryoran. The "Forty-seven Loyal Samurai" is one of the most enduring and best-loved stories of Japan's history. Generations have grown up hearing the stirring tale of Oishi Kuranosuke,…

Kwaidan: Eternal Love

5.6

After being forced to participate in the ordered suicide of his father, samurai Iemon gives up his position in disgust. Now masterless, he is offered the chance to marry into the family of wandering priest Mataichi.…

Ninja Vixens: Forbidden Paradise

4.9

Myst and Bell are two beautiful ninja sisters who save Iyori, a young samurai on the run. Myst and Bell have a secret, though – one they’ll do anything to protect. As they nurse Iyori back to health, love blossoms…

Redemption Night

One day, an airmail arrives to a Japanese man, Samurai, who lost his job and family and fell into desperation. Postmark is Malaysia. Inside were mysterious Arabic text and photos. Guided by a letter, Tsuji visits Malaysia.…

Miyamatsu to Yamashita

7.2

Miyamatsu divides his modest life between jobs as a cable car operator and an extra in Japanese gangster and samurai films. With no family, friends, or memories of the past, he sleepwalks through life. Through a chance…

At River's Edge

6.6

Set in the fictional Unasaka domain, the story involves a samurai who's obligated to follow an order that could destroy his relationship with his own younger sister.

The Sea Is Watching

7.3

Oshin is a prostitute in 19th century Japan. When a young samurai named Fusanosuke arrives at Oshin's brothel having fled a drunken brawl in which he injured a man, the girl hides him from the authorities. Fusanosuke…

Machibugyo Nikki

In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like an alley cat, bring order to the town of Horisoto, or is he, too a corrupt villain looking to gain wealth from the oppressed…

Burning Ambition

7.1

This is director/martial arts star Frankie Chan’s unofficial remake of the Kinji Fukasaku film "Shogun’s Samurai" (1978). Instead of Japanese samurai in a period setting, we get modern-day Chinese gangsters battling…

Shinsengumi PEACE MAKER

7.4

The story centers around a short 15-year-old boy named Ichimura Tetsunosuke who attempts to join the legendary samurai of Shinsengumi as part of his plan to avenge his murdered parents. However, he learns that he must…