Tamayama Tetsuji

This model turned actor is a popular TV and film star who has starred in many TV shows, films, commercials and music videos. The youngest of four children, he had always loved sports and was his high school track and field top athlete. During this time he worshipped his Senpai Kashiwabara Takashi which…

Okura Tadayoshi

Okura Tadayoshi is a Japanese idol, singer and actor. He is from Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan. He's a member of popular boys band under Johnny & Associates called Kanjani8. Okura Tadayoshi had been chosen to be a part of V West (a Johnny's Jr. group) before its formation. His interest being in dancing…

Asano Tadanobu

Tadanobu Asano is an actor and musician born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He grew up with parents engaged in a bohemian lifestyle - his mother often drove Asano around while listening to Led Zeppelin and his father was a painter. At school, Asano often felt like an outcast, sometimes being taunted…

Maeda Goki

Maeda Goki, born in Kanagawa Prefecture, is a Japanese actor, singer, and model managed by Horipro. He debuted at the age of 6in 1998 and from 2003 to 2006 appeared as a TV warrior on NHK Educational TV " Tensai TV-kun MAX ". In 2010, he played his first lead role in the stage play "Byakkotai: The Idol".…

Ella Chen

Ella Chen is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She is a member of the group S.H.E. The name Ella was chosen by her record company following a personality test of the singer. In 2002, Ella started to participate in the acting industry, starting with the drama "Magical Love".

Matsushima Nanako

Matsushima Nanako, born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a Japanese actress and model. She is known outside Japan for her role in the horror film Ring. She was also the main character in A Story of Love, where she starred next to Hiroyuki Sanada, who also played Ryuji Takayama in Ring. On February…

Koreeda Hirokazu

Hirokazu Koreeda is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. He is best-known for works such as Nobody Knows (2004) and Still Walking (2008). Before embarking on a career as a director, Koreeda worked as an assistant director on documentaries for television. He later directed his…

Yonekura Ryoko

Yonekura Ryoko is a Japanese actress and ex-fashion model. She studied classical ballet for 15 years from the age of five. A member of the Oscar Productions agency, she won a national young beauty award in 1992. In 1993, she started her career as a model, working for fashion magazines such as CanCam.…

Yamada Anna

Yamada Anna is a Japanese actress represented by Amuse. In 2011, Yamada won the Grand Prix at Ciao Girl 2011 Audition and joined the talent agency Amuse Inc. She attended the audition because she wanted the Nintendo 3DS, which was the prize of the Grand Prix. Since then, she has been active as a model…

Haru

Haru, born June 17, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress, fashion model and singer. On December 23, 2025, she announced her marriage to actor Takasugi Mahiro via her Instagram.

Futari Dojoji

2.0

A dance extracted from the play Hana Kiso Ninin Dojoji (Two people at Dojo Temple), which was being performed by Eizaburo Onoe, later known as Baiko Onoe VI and Kakitsu Ichimura, later Uzaemon Ichimura XV, at the Kabuki-za.

Kitty K7

6.4

After her boyfriend broke up with her, Hana, an underpaid graphic artist, reinvents herself as Kitty K-7, the newest camgirl of the alter world. (Source: neplych.com) ~~ Inspired by the life of adult content creator,…

Fukuyado Honpo - Kyoto Love Story

7.6

Fukuyoshi Hina, Arare, and Hana are three sisters whose family run Fukuya, a 450-year-old traditional Japanese confectionery shop in Kyoto. This is the story of their individual romances, love of family and sacrifices…

Kaisha Monogatari: Memories of You

5.0

In this downbeat, comedic portrait of '80s corporate Japan, a section chief and family man (Hajime Hana) fights off the gloom of his impending retirement by rekindling his youthful love of jazz music. (Source: IMDb)

Ryukyu no Kaze

8.0

The 31st NHK Taiga Drama is Ryukyu no Kaze. This is part one of a three-part renzoku drama series (Homura Tatsu, the 32nd Taiga Drama (1993) is part two, and Hana no Ran (1994) is part three.)

Koibumi Biyori

6.0

Four stories: Atashi o shiranai kimi e, Binsen-biyori, Ikarusu no koibito-tachi, and Yuki ni saku hana. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Koibumi Biyori" (恋文日和) by George Asakura (ジョージ朝倉).

Bride of Noto

6.0

This movie is about how families get separated between city and country life. The director, Mitsuhito Shiraha, lost his cousin at an earthquake in Kobe. The cameraman, Hideo Yamamoto, known from "Fireworks" (Hana-Bi),…

Neo Portraits

7.7

A story of rural Japan in the near future. "Cutting-edge technology" and "things that haven't changed" coexist in this depopulated town. Takumi, an eighth-year junior high school student, felt it strange that the adults…

Meteor Rain

6.9

Three side stories of Meteor Garden told from the point-of-view of Dao Ming Si, Xi Men and Mei Zuo. The stories happen at different times, including before, during, and after Meteor Garden. ~~ Adapted from the manga…

Run Nueng Tuek Ha Na Doen

9.0

The story follows the lives of a group of teenagers in a school. (Source: MyDramaList)