Nagashima Takeo

Nagashima Takeo is a Japanese actor.

Motoki Sojiro

A Japanese filmmaker who served primarily as a film producer, but also as a writer and director. He was most famous for producing several films for Akira Kurosawa, including Seven Samurai, Ikiru and Throne of Blood. He also produced films for other directors, including Mikio Naruse, for whom he produced…

Sanjo Rikie

Rikie Sanjô is an actress, known for Tanoshiki kana jinsei (1944), Stray Dog (1949) and The Mysterians (1957).

Mimura Akira

Mimura Akira was a cinematographer and film director during the Taisho and Showa periods, born in Etajima, Aki, Hiroshima, Japan. He was one of the pioneers of Japanese cinema photography and is known internationally as Harry Mimura (ハリー・三村). He graduated from Zushi Kaishin Junior High School…

Hattori Ryoichi

Hattori Ryouichi was a Japanese composer, arranger and lyricist born on October 1, 1907 in Osaka, Japan. He is one of the most important musicians in the history of Japanese pop music who honed his musical sensibilities with jazz. He passed away on January 30, 1993 from respiratory failure. His sons…

Shima Kohei

Shima Kohei is a Japanese art director.

Shima Kazuko

Shima Kazuko is a Japanese actress.

Shida Masayuki

Shida Masayuki is a Japanese actor.

Shida Mirai

Shida Mirai, born in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese actress. She became recognized after her breakthrough role as Kanda Kazumi in Joo no Kyoshitsu, leading her to more prominent roles, such as Ichinose Miki in 14-year-old Mother. On September 14, 2018 she announced her marriage to…

Nagai Ryutaro

Nagai Ryutaro, born Takahashi Yoshimatsu (高橋由松), was a Japanese actor from Monobe, Kurita, Shiga, Japan. He left elementary school early and began his acting career as a disciple of Shinpa actor Iii Yoshimine in 1920. Over his career, he worked with various companies including Shinpa, Bungeidan,…

Kuni Tori Monogatari

1.0

The drama is set in Japan several centuries back. It depicts the struggles of three historical warriors, Dosan Saito, Oda Nobunaga and Mitsuhide Akechi. (Source: DramaWiki) ~~ Adapted from the novel by Shiba Ryotaro.

Hotoke

Rai pedals his bike and trailer about town, collecting old iron and sowing flower seeds. Because his face never seems to show emotion, everybody calls him Hotoke - meaning Buddha. His elder brother Shiba, however,…

Kaze no Bushi

5.0

Hired on a mission by the government, Shinzo soon finds himself in the center of a conspiracy looking to unearth a mythical clan and their hidden gold. (Source: IMDB) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Kaze no Bushi" (風の武士)…

Furikaereba Yatsu ga Iru

7.5

This is a story of two physicians who are complete opposites. Although he's a skilled surgeon, Dr. Shiba does not believe that every life is worth saving, but is willing to perform any surgery for the right price.…

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger: The Light Samurai's Surprise Transformation

7.2

A special DVD that is used to show some of the items in the series. Taking place after Act 35, Genta finds a starved member of the Nanashi Company who tells Genta that he has run away from the Rokumon Junk after being…

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

7.3

Toshizo Hijikata, the "Baragaki" of Bushu Tama, heads to Kyoto with Isami Kondo, Souji Okita, and other comrades, with the dream of becoming a samurai in his heart. Under the auspices of the Tokugawa Shogunate, he…

Saka no Ue no Kumo

7.8

The 19th Century was a turbulent one for Japan. Enduring the throes of change brought about by the Meiji era, it still struggled to join the world and be considered a “civilized, modern nation.” After 300 years,…

Snakes and Earrings

7.0

Lui is nineteen years old, beautiful, bored and unmotivated. When she meets Ama in a bar, she finds herself mesmerized by his forked tongue and moves in with him and has her own tongue pierced. Determined to push her…

Watashi no Oyome-kun Tokubetsu-hen

7.0

Hayami Honoka and Yamamoto Chihiro are in a long-distance relationship between Tokyo and Fukuoka. A year has passed since then, and although their feelings for each other haven't changed, they haven't been able to…

Mr. Bride

7.4

Hayami Honoka is a top saleswoman at a major consumer electronics company, admired by colleagues for her perfection at work. However, her home is a mess. Yamamoto Chihiro, a co-worker, discovers this and offers to…