Inoue Yasushi

Yasushi Inoue (May 6, 1907 – January 29, 1991) was a Japanese writer of poetry, essays, short fiction, and novels. Born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido in 1907, Inoue was raised in Shizuoka Prefecture. Inoue studied at both Kyushu University and Kyoto University. He balanced his studies with a career as college…

Echigo Ken

Echigo joined Toho as a student in the second “New Face” class of actors in 1947 (incidentally, he was in the same class with actress Shiozawa Toki. He did not garner any lead roles, but he appeared frequently in bit parts throughout the 50s and 60s, including numerous science fiction films. He…

Tsuchiya Yoshio

Tsuchiya Yoshio was a Japanese actor. He had a long-standing interest in UFOs and had written several books on the subject. He preferred starring in science fiction films, usually as aliens or people possessed by them. He lobbied for the title role in "Tomei Ningen" (1954), but was forced by the studio…

Fujiki Yu

Fujiki Yu was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1954 to 2005. Born in Tokyo, Fujiki graduated from Doshisha University and joined the Toho studio in 1954. He began by playing straight male leads but later shifted to more comical roles, especially in combination with…

Matsui Rena

Matsui Rena is a Japanese singer, actress, writer, and YouTuber. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She originally joined as a member of SKE48's Team S, but in April 2013, she became the leader of Team E. She has participated in the main lineup of not only SKE48 but also AKB48…

Mikimoto Shinsuke

Mikimoto Shinsuke was a Japanese actor. His credits include at least fifty films, as well as numerous television appearances, in a career that spanned several decades. Born in Kanazawa, he graduated from high school there. Then he attended Rikkyo University in Tokyo, graduating from the Faculty of Economics.…

Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and musical director, known for his eminent film scores for world famous directors. Hisaishi was born as Fujisawa Mamoru, on December 6, 1950 in Nakano, Japan. At the age of five, he started taking violin lessons, at which he made rapid progress. At the age of nineteen,…

Moriguchi Hiroko

Moriguchi Hiroko, born June 13, 1968 in Fukuoka, Japan, is an actress and singer. She was the host of NHK’s “Pop Jam” and occasionally on shows such as “Yorumo Hit Parade”, “Magical Zunou Power!” and “Star Dokiri”. She was co-host with SMAP for a show called “Mori Mori” a few years…

Yakushimaru Hiroko

Yakushimaru Hiroko is a Japanese actress and singer. After passing the audition for the film produced by Haruki Kadokawa, she began her acting career. Yakushimaru made her acting debut in the 1978 movie Never Give Up. Since rising to fame, Yakushimaru has gained success as both an actress and a pop…

Fukiishi Kazue

Fukiishi Kazue is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 28th Yokohama Film Festival for What the Snow Brings, Tegami and Memories of Tomorrow. Her father, Fukiishi Tokuichi, is a former Kintetsu Buffalos baseball player. She married actor Fukuyama Masaharu on her birthday…

Samurai of the Night

6.1

Kenichi Nakamura runs a small ironworks, but since he lost his wife in a hit and run car accident 5 years ago his life has become mundane. Meanwhile, Kijima, who committed the hit and run accident, finishes his prison…

Samurai Commando - Mission 1549

6.2

On March 10, 2003, the army conducts an experiment which is meant to shield military equipment from the effects of solar flares with the use of electromagnetic shields. But something goes wrong, and all soldiers assigned…

Samurai Tenkosei

6.2

Mifune Yuta is a hard-headed boy, who is the captain of his junior high school kendo team. After losing a duel with new student Shimura, Yuta transfers to a different school and gives up kendo. Inspired by his grandfather,…

The Master Samurai

6.6

A time-traveling samurai finds himself in modern Japan in this acclaimed fish-out-of-water dramedy. (Source: AsianCrush) ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Samurai Sensei" (サムライせんせい) by Kuroe Esusuke…

Samurai Spy

6.7

The legendary samurai Sasuke Sarutobi gets caught in a web of political intrigue, deception and espionage during the early 17th century. (Source: IMDb)

Samurai Angel Wars

6.7

The story is about a group of high school students who suddenly get sucked in by a time hole while watching a Sengoku show together. After the time slip, they find themselves right in the midst of a severe battle that…

Samurai Reincarnation

7.0

"After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a Samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a…

Samurai Resurrection

5.6

37,000 peasants perished in the Shimbara Revolt: among them, the leader of that uprising, Shiro Amakusa. Amakusa is resurrected from hell bent on revenging the death of his fellow comrades by over throwing the Shoganate.…

Yoroi: The Samurai Zombie

5.5

A family taking a trip to the country has their mini-van carjacked by a pair of criminals. However, everyone is soon fighting for their lives as Yoroi, an undead samurai with a penchant for killing, attacks the family…

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.