Yamazaki Mitsuru

Yamazaki Mitsuru is a Japanese actor, known for Village of Eight Gravestones (1977), The Castle of Sand (1974) and Kemonomichi (1982).

Ikegami Kimiko

Takeda Tetsuya

Tetsuya Takeda, born April 11, 1949, is a Japanese folk singer and actor. Takeda is perhaps most known in Japan for his starring role in the Tokyo Broadcasting System's long-running, highly rated television drama Sannen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei.

Inoue Shobun

Inoue Shobun was a Japanese actor born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. He graduated from Chukyo Commercial High School and was a second-term student at Haiyuza Acting School. After graduating, he co-founded the Shinginkai theater troupe and also worked with Rokugeisha and Group 71. Inoue began his acting career…

Tanabe Seiichi

Tanabe Seiichi is a Japanese actor and film director from Tokyo. He belongs to enchanté. Since 2002 his wife is actress Otsuka Nene. In 1985, at the age of 16, he formed "Art Project Swim" which developed creative activities such as self-produced films, paintings and novels, and photography. Later,…

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…

Tsugawa Masahiko

Tsugawa Masahiko (January 2, 1940 - August 4, 2018) was born in Nakagyo District, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, whose real name is Kato Masahiko. He is a right-wing actor, film director, acting producer, and critic. He was affiliated with the entertainment firm Grand Pa Production, and served…

Yamaoka Sohachi

Yamaoka Sohachi was a Japanese novelist and writer born in Koide, Kitauonuma, Niigata. He was active mainly in historical novels. In 1920, he dropped out of high school. He then moved to Tokyo, where he studied at the Ministry of Communications' research institute while working as a literary technician…

Todo Shinji

Todo Shinji, born Mochizuki Kenichi (望月賢一), is a Japanese actor from Yokohama, Kanagawa. He was previously known by the name Kayama Kosuke (香山浩介). A graduate of the Faculty of Literature at Kanto Gakuin University (関東学院大学), he is currently affiliated with A4 Co., Ltd. (株式会社A4).…

Tokugawa ☆ Ieyasu: The Movie

Honda no Kitsune: Tokugawa Ieyasu no Hiho

~~ Adapted from the novel "Honda no Kitsune" (本多の狐) by Yuhei Hata (羽太雄平).

What Do You Do, Matsumoto Jun? Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Great Adventure

8.3

Features Matsumoto Jun visiting places where key episodes in Ieyasu's life took place. (Source: natalie.mu)

Tenka Souran

6.0

The drama depicts the power struggle in the Tokugawa family in the twenty years following Tokugawa Ieyasu's death.

Shinobi No Mono 4: Siege

7.2

Tokugawa Ieyasu is the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread must be tied up before his domination is complete -- the destruction of the Toyotomi clan, now beseiged in Osaka castle. Ieyasu's ninja are the only…

Sanada Taiheiki

8.0

The drama tells the story of the Sanada family. Originally serving the Takeda Clan they ruled the northern district of Shinano. The story begins right after the death of Takeda Shingen, continues through the rise of…

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.