My Baddest Spicy Cooking

Fumi Aijima, an editor of a food magazine “Weaving Days”, is under relentless pressure from her boss, Minazuki. Her “stress gauge” is at its limit. She suffers from dysgeusia and has to shovel down food covered…

Kumokiri Nizaemon

9.0

During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there was a gang of thieves active not just in Edo but also in the Tokaido and the Nakasendo, and all across the Kansai region, stealing large sums of money…

Inland Sea

Wai-chan is one of the last remaining fishermen of Ushimado, a small village in Seto Inland Sea, Japan. At the age of 86, he still fishes alone on a small boat to make his living, dreaming about retirement. Kumi-san…

Ryuichi Hirokawa: Human Battlefield

Hirokawa has covered many of the world's combat zones and disputed regions. His activities are not limited to just reporting, however, and have extended to rescuing wounded children. The film studies the beginnings…

Are You Ok?

6.4

Mikako has been staying in her room for a long time. She doesn't trust anyone, even her friends and boyfriend. "There's nothing special about me. I only love to dance." But Syu, her boyfriend was stolen by Sachi, her…

4/Neko

Installation in the omnibus "4 Stories with a Cat" in which four young directors deal with the theme of cats. >> Story 1: "Cat Manma" (猫まんま) [Director: Ueda Shinichiro] Shota and Mihoko, a comedy duo who are…

Bonsai Warrior

A lone warrior cutting his way through the world of bonsai armed only with a strong Japanese spirit, skill, and his late master’s golden scissors. Hirao Masashi is the last apprentice of bonsai master Kato Saburo,…

Flying bodies

In-depth documentary about the Aomori University Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics Team. Follows their rehearsals for a special performance planned and produced by designer Miyake Issey under the direction of Daniel Ezralow,…

Haishin Boy - Boku ga YouTuber ni Natta Riyuu

6.9

Riku is an ordinary junior high school student. Drawn to a video on a explosive experiment created by a YouTuber, he tries to make copy the video with his friend Sogo. Their experiment to wind rubber band around a…

A Momentary Shooting Star

8.0

Kasumi goes back to her hometown for the first time in 6 years. She is going to see her younger sister Natsumi perform in a stage play during a festival. Kasumi herself was traumatized when she performed in a stage…

Togawa Kyoko

Togawa Kyoko (戸川京子), also known as Togawa Kyohko, was a Japanese actress, talent, and singer. Togawa made her acting debut when she was five years old in the movie Ai to Makoto. She also became a model for the magazine CUTiE. Before the end of the 1980s, Togawa also debuted as a singer for a…

Towake Hisao

Toake Hisao, born Ogura Hisao (小倉久雄) in Koamicho, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, was a Japanese actor. From a young age, he was involved in the performing arts. He attended Gyosei Elementary School, Kyoka Middle School, and later studied economics at Hosei University. While still a student in 1928, he joined…

Iura Arata

Arata, born Iura Arata, on September 15, 1974, is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. He used to write his name in Japanese as ARATA using capital letters. He changed his stage name to his real name Iura Arata in January 2012. Arata Iura is also a model and a fashion designer. His fashion line is called…

Park Na Rae

Park Na Rae is a South Korean comedienne. She graduated from Anyang Arts High School and later dropped out of the Theater program at Sangmyung University to pursue a career in entertainment. She made her debut in 2006 as part of the 21st open recruitment for comedians at KBS and quickly became a fan…

Tamiya Jiro

Tamiya Jiro was born on August 25, 1935 in Kyoto City, Japan as Shibata Goro. He was an actor and producer, known for Miyamoto Musashi (1973), 3000 kiro no wana (1971) and Showdown at Night's End (1964). He was married to Fuji Yukiko. He died on December 29, 1978 in Tokyo, Japan.

Suzuki Akira

Wakao Ayako

Wakao Ayako is a Japaneses actress. She has appeared in over 100 films and won a handful of Best Actress awards. During the 50s and 60s, she starred alongside Daiei’s most famous actors in many of the studios biggest movies, including 20 films from maverick director Yasuzo MASUMURA. Her most prestigious…

Amuro Namie

Amuro Namie is a former Japanese recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress and entrepreneur who was active between 1992 and 2018. At the height of her popularity, she was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". She was born in Okinawa, Japan.

Sano Reo

Japanese dancer and actor. He is one of the performers and the youngest member of the Japanese all-male dance and music group Generations from Exile Tribe. In 2006, Sano started attending Tokyo's EXPG (Exile professional Gym) where he has practiced KRUMP dance. In July 2014 he made his acting debut…

Kashiwabara Takashi

Japanese actor and muscian from Yamanashi (Born in Kobe). Winner of the 6th annual Junon Superboy Contest in 1993. Made his screen debut in Shunji Iwai's "Love Letter" in 1995, and was a main character in the series of dramas "Hakusen Nagashi."