Terajima Susumu

He was born in Koto-ku, Tokyo. He is a member of Office Kitano.

Beat Takeshi

Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese comedian, television personality, director, actor, author, and screenwriter. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, abroad he is known almost entirely for his filmwork. With the exception of his works as a film director, he is known almost…

Gekidan Hitori

Gekidan Hitori was born on February 2, 1977 in Chiba, Japan as Shogo Kawashima. He is a popular comedian, an actor and writer, known for Memories of Matsuko (2006), Rebirth (2011) and Paco and the Magical Book (2008). On February 16, 2009 he married a TV Personality Osawa Akane.

Matsui Chieko

Tomiko Kurakazu, known by the stage name Matsui Chieko, is a Japanese actress born in Suwa-cho, Asakusa-ku , Tokyo. She died because of kidney disease.

Mizushima Mitsuyo

Mizushima Mitsuyo is a Japanese actress born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan.

Shirei Masaaki

Businessman , actor , singer-songwriter. He made his debut in 1982 with the single "Body and Mind Scandalous". However, after about two years, he quit his career as a singer and moved to a TV drama . Since 2000, he has been running a computer school "Forty Co., Ltd." in Asakusa , Taito-ku .

Higo Katsuhiro

Higo Katsuhiro is a Japanese comedian and actor from Naha, Okinawa. He is the leader of the comedy trio Dachou Club (ダチョウ倶楽部) and is affiliated with Ohta Production (太田プロダクション). He graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Naha Technical High School (沖縄県立那覇工業高等学校).…

Shimizu Hiroshi

Shimizu Hiroshi was a Japanese film director active during the Taisho and Showa periods in Japan. He was born in Nishiwataru, Yama-ka, Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. Due to his parents' strained relationship, he was raised by his grandfather at his mother's family home upstream of the Tenryu River. His father…

Honma Chiyoko

Honma Chiyoko is a Japanese singer and actress.

Kongochi Takeshi

Kongochi Takeshi is a Japanese actor.

Dengeki Raidenmaru

When Japanese ghosts (yokai) emerge from the shadows to do evil to the citizens of Asakusa, a trio of armored ninjas leap into battle to stop them. The thundering ninja Raidenmaru, the wind ninja Shippumaru, and the…

Pelican: 74 Years Of Japanese Tradition

Pelican, a bakery located at Asakusa, Tokyo, becomes crowded every morning. There are only two types of bread sold. It looks ordinary but meet a bakery that has been loved for 74 years with a taste you won't get tired…

Kin-chan no Hatsukoi

8.0

When he was still a student, Hagimoto Kinichi (now a comedian in Asakusa) fell in love with a dancer. At first, when he tries to approach her, he always fails but at some point Miyuki sees him and began to fall in…

Kin-chan no Sumi-chan: Hagimoto Kinichi wo Aishita Josei

7.3

March 1960. Hagimoto Kinichi, a newcomer at the Asakusa Toyo Theater, is captivated by Sumiko, a very popular dancer at the theater at the time. To Kinichi, who is still just starting out, Sumiko, who receives rave…

Kahogona Wakadanna-sama no Amayakashi Kon

7.2

It tells the story of Someya Yukito, the young master of a long-established inn in Asakusa, and Tsuruoka Io, a pure girl who is training to be a chef and who was comforted by the sweet sugar candy that Yukito gave…

Raiga: The Monster from the Deep Sea

6.7

When the Earth's ecosystem is disrupted due to global warming, a plethora of prehistoric sea monsters wage war on Japan. Led by the powerful Raiga, the monsters ravage the city of Asakusa. (Source: IMDb)

Dengeki Raidenmaru Season 2

Raidenmaru and his companions have successfully defeated the Dark Martial Arts Troupe that invaded from the future. It seemed that peace would now return to Asakusa... But Rock and Komashichi, who were supposed to…

A Bolt from the Blue

7.0

Haruo has a dream to become the best magician, but so far, he is only a marginal magician. Haruo also doesn't have parents. He then goes back 40 years in time to Asakusa, Tokyo. There, he meets his parents when they…

Sera-fuku to Kikanju

7.0

High school student Izumi Hoshi loses her father suddenly in an accident. One day, Sakuma, the waka gashira of a small and weak Yakuza gang in Asakusa - the Medaka Gumi - pays Izumi a visit along with the gang members.…

Tokio

7.5

The year is 1979, and Miyamoto Takumi's life suddenly changes when he meets a mysterious young man named Tokio at a park in Asakusa. The young man says, "I've come from the future. I'm your son, Tokio." Thinking it's…