Horiuchi Keizo

Horiuchi Keizo was a Japanese composer, lyricist, translator, and music critic born in Kaji, Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. He also used the pen name Yasutani Shizuo (安谷鎮雄). He was the third son of Horiuchi Iataro, the owner of "Asada Ame". However, he abandoned his inheritance rights to Asada Ame at…

Nagai Go

Nagai Kiyoshi, better known by the pen name Nagai Go, is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating popular 1970s manga and anime series such as Cutie Honey,…

Harada Yoshio

Yoshio Harada (原田 芳雄 Harada Yoshio, 29 February 1940 - 19 July 2011) was a Japanese actor best known for playing rebels in a career that spanned six decades.

Born in Tokyo, Harada joined the Haiyūza theater troupe in 1966 and made his television debut in…

Nabeshima Hisao

Nabeshima Hisao is a Japanese producer.

Uzaki Ryudo

Uzaki Ryudo is a Japanese musician, composer, and actor from Kyoto, Japan. His group, the Down Town Boogie-Woogie Band, was one of the most prominent 1970s Japanese rock music bands. He also composed many of Momoe Yamaguchi's songs with Aki Yoko, whom he's married to. Uzaki began his popular music career…

Asaoka Ruriko

Asaoka Ruriko is a Japanese actress born in Xinjing, Manchukuo (now Changchun, Jilin, China). She won the Medal with Purple Ribbon (2002) and Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2011). She married actor Koji Ishizaka in 1971 after appearing in the same TV drama. They separated…

Onoe Kikunosuke V

Onoe Kikunosuke V, born August 1, 1977 as Terashima Kazuyasu, is a Kabuki and film actor. Kazuyasu came from an established Kabuki house. He is the second child of Onoe Kikugoro VII and actress Fuji Sumiko, and his older sister is actress Terajima Shinobu. Kazuyasu made his Kabuki debut in February…

Hashizume Jun

Hashizume Jun is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Nihon University Buzan High School and Nihon University College of Art. He is represented by Toho Entertainment.

Takakura Ken

Takakura Ken was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brought to his roles. He won the Japan Academy Prize four times, more than any other actor. After graduating from Meiji University in Tokyo, Takakura attended an audition on impulse in 1955 at the Toei Film…

Miyazawa Rie

Miyazawa Rie is a Japanese actress. Her father is Dutch while her mother is Japanese. She was previously married to a Hawaii-based surfer-turned-entrepreneur with who she has a daughter. She finalized the divorce in March 2016 after 7 years of marriage. On March 16, 2018, it was reported that she and…

Marubashi Chuya

a rōnin (masterless samurai) from Yamagata, and instructor in martial arts and military strategy, most famous for his involvement in the 1651 Keian Uprising which sought to overthrow Japan's Tokugawa shogunate.

Dokuru Sen

A story about a ronin who was involved in the battle over the four "Skull Coins", that describes the whereabouts of the buried treasure. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from a novel by Kikuo Tsunoda (角田喜久雄).

Good Rascals

Naojiro is a ronin who has cheated on the food bill of a water teahouse by gambling. One day, Naojiro cried to his brothers, asking them to do something about his mother. His mother was under the impression Naojiro…

Characterful Stars

A job-hunting ronin is entrusted with a project to make the three idol candidates debut as a unit ''RED'' by their childhood friend Tojo, who is like an older brother to them. Supported by the three unique members,…

Punk Samurai Slash Down

6.3

Junoshin Kake is a ronin. To get hired by the Kurokaze Han, he lies and tells them that a religious group is trying to destroy them. He gets hired by the Kurokaze Han, but they learn that Junoshin Kake lied. Junoshin…

Samurai Wolf

7.2

A charismatic ronin gets snared into a conflict between officials at a waystation, and gains the enmity of a group of thugs.

Hitokiri

7.4

Okada Izo is a ronin born into poverty who joins the Tosa loyalists, a group headed by Hanpeita Takechi. Izo soon becomes a well known and successful killer, and he is stubbornly loyal to Takechi.

Harakiri

8.3

An elder ronin samurai arrives at a feudal lord's home and requests an honorable place to commit suicide. But when the ronin inquires about a younger samurai who arrived before him things take an unexpected turn. (Source:…

Nemuri Kyoshiro Burai Hikae

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin. (Source: Letterboxd) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Nemuri Kyoshiro Burai Hikae" (眠狂四郎無頼控) by Shibata Renzaburo (柴田錬三郎).

Kazaguruma

The story revolves around a ronin named Kinnosuke, who, due to a certain incident, leads a dissolute life drowning in alcohol. Gradually, he starts to recover with the help of a servant named Otsuyu. (Source: MyDramaList)