Ozawa Zo

Ozawa Zo is a Japanese actor.

Mine Rantaro

Mine Rantaro is a Japanese actor.

Nakamura Tamao

Nakamura Tamao is a Japanese actress from Sakyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. She was married to Katsu Shintaro. (Source: Wikipedia)

Yakusho Koji

Yakusho Koji is a Japanese actor. In 1976, he saw a production of Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths and was inspired, first to watch, and then later to take part in, as many plays as possible. In 1983, he landed the role of Oda Nobunaga in the year-long NHK drama Tokugawa Ieyasu and was catapulted to fame.…

Nakata Jouji

Nakata Jouji is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with the Office Osawa agency. His major voice roles include Giroro in Sgt. Frog, Alucard in Hellsing, Roy Revant in Solty Rei, and the title character in Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo. In video game franchises, he voices Kirei Kotomine…

Ishihara Mariko

Ishihara Mariko is a Japanese actress and former singer born in Tokyo, Japan. She made her film debut in the 1980 adaptation of "Tonda Couple", a popular manga series. She gained further renown for her role in the TV series "Fuzoroi no Ringotachi". She published her autobiography in 2006. (Source: Japanese…

Sato Kei

Sato Kei was a Japanese character actor and narrator. He is known for his work with Japanese New Wave director Oshima Nagisa, and for several films with Shindo Kaneto, such as Onibaba and Kuroneko. He won the best actor award from Kinema Junpo for the films The Ceremony and Nihon no Akuryōo He also…

Takashima Masahiro

Takashima Masahiro is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan. He comes from a family of actors, including his father (Tadao Takashima), mother (Hanayo Sumi) and younger brother Masanobu Takashima. He married the stage actress Sylvia Grab in 2005. Takashima debuted in the 1987 film "Totto Channel". His…

Nomura Mansai II

Nomura Mansai II, born April 5, 1966 under the name Nomura Takeshi, is a well known Kyogen stage actor, and film actor. Takeshi is the eldest son of Nomura Mansaku II, a Kyogen master. His debut was at the age of three in the drama, Quiver of The Monkey. Since then he has also been cast in the dramas:…

Otake Shinobu

Shinobu Otake is a Japanese film and stage actress, known for The Wind Rises (2013), Go (2001), and Like Asura (2003). She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 2000 Best Actress award for Poppoya, and the 1979 awards for both Best Actress (Jiken) and Best Supporting Actress (Seishoku no ishibumi).…

Sanadamaru

7.8

NHK's 55th taiga drama series. Sanada Yukimura was born to a lord who owned a small piece of land in Shinsu (present-day Nagano Prefecture). He survived using wisdom, courage and much effort during the Sengoku period…

Shogun's Ninja

6.6

Set in 17th-century Edo, an era of unprecedented peace under the rule of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, samurai govern the land. However, beneath this tranquility, a gripping tale of revenge and survival unfolds. Kagaribi…

Ninjutsu Gozen Match

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who settled the world of the Warring States period, built an iron wall in Osaka. He asked Masanori Fukushima's vassal, Yamashiro Dairikimaru, to protect the drawing of the hidden fort of Osaka Castle.…

Sekigahara

7.1

In order to end the Sengoku period and determine a ruler for the new era, on October 21, 1600, the Battle of Sekigahara takes place between the Western Army, led by Mitsunari Ishida, and the Eastern Army, led by Ieyasu…

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

7.0

The 37th NHK Taiga Drama is Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The series focuses on the life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and final ruler of the Tokugawa period. Born the seventh son of Lord Nariaki of Mito, Yoshinobu is named…

Aoi Tokugawa Sandai

8.1

The 39th NHK Taiga Drama is Aoi Tokugawa Sandai. It is James Miki's dynamic and colorful tale of three generations of the Tokugawa dynasty from its founder Ieyasu to Iemitsu, the third Shogun who solidified the Tokugawa…

Tokugawa Bugei Cho Yagyu Sandai No Ken

2.0

A 12 hours long drama depicting the three generations of Yagyu swordsmen, in connection with the political events of the early Edo period. Yagyu Sekishusai is a consummate swordsman teaching the Yagyu Shinkage style…

Tokugawa Kengouden: Sorekara no Musashi

8.5

The story of Musashi Miyamoto is one of the most famous and often filmed sagas in Japanese film and television history. Almost every production is based upon Eiji Yoshikawa's monumental MUSASHI novel and starts with…

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi - Inu to Yobareta Otoko

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was the fifth shogun of the Tokugawa bafuku. During his reign, some of his laws emphasized on the safety of dogs, earning him the nickname of Inu Kubo, or simply "Dog Shogun". This tanpatsu covers…

Tokugawa Fuunroku

4.0

This 10-hour New Year's special follows the life of the eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune and his rise to power.