Ima Harube

Ima Harube, born Takasaki Eiichi (高崎英雄) in Kiyase, Kurate, Fukuoka, Japan, was a Japanese writer and playwright. He also used the pen name Ima Uhei (伊馬鵜平) earlier in his career. Born into a merchant family with roots dating back to the Edo period, Ima graduated from the former Kurate…

Naoki Sanjugo

Naoki Sanjugo was a Japanese novelist, screenwriter, and film director, born in what is now Andojimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka Naoki studied at Waseda University's English Department Preparatory Course and then at Waseda University's Higher Normal School English Department, but dropped out due to unpaid monthly…

Tono Eijiro

Tono Eijiro was a Japanese actor and essayist born in North Kanra, Tomioka, Nanokaichi, Gunma, Japan. His stage name before the war was Honjo Katsuji (本庄克二). He was affiliated with Actor's Studio (俳優座). He was born into a sake brewing family. Tono's father moved to the Kanto region from…

Satoki Saburo

Satoki Saburo was a Japanese actor born in Yamamori, Yamagata, Japan. His real name was Sato Kizaburo (藤喜三郎). He was also known by various stage names, including Satoki Saburo (里木三郎), Satoki Saburo (里木左甫良), Satoki Saburo (里木三朗), Satoki Saburo (里木三甫良), Kuromaki…

Ishii Kenichi

Ishii Kenichi is a Japanese actor and director from Numata, Gunma, Japan, affiliated with Office Boardville (オフィスボードビル). He graduated from Gunma Prefectural Numata High School (群馬県立沼田高等学校) and initially worked for a chemical company. In 1965, he became an assistant…

Kogawa Yuna

Kogawa Yuna is a Japanese actress, fashion model, and a Youtuber. She belong to Lovers Co., Ltd agency but she has a business alliance with KPOIT and I'ma Co., Ltd. In her childhood she was an EXPG student and worked as a backup dancer for EXILE. In 2014 she started her modelling career after being…

Nagahama Fujio

Nagahama Fujio, born Takemura Tokiyuki (竹村時之) in Sennichimachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He attended Azabu Junior High School (麻布中学校) and graduated from Tokyo Higher School of Landscaping (東京高等造園学校). Nagahama began his career in the theater,…

Miyata Yoyo

Miyata Yoyo was a Japanese actor born in Mikawa, Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan. His real name was Iwashita Nobuo (岩下信夫). He graduated from Kumamoto Technical High School in 1929. After working with Miss Wakana's troupe, he became an exclusive performer for Yoshimoto Kogyo in 1938. In 1942, he moved…

Manaki Reika

Manaki Reika is a Japanese actress and former Top Musumeyaku (female lead) of Takarazuka Revue’s Moon Troupe. She was born in Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. She is currently signed with Amuse. Her nickname, Chapi, originates from the sound of her real name. She entered Takarazuka Music School…

Gamo Mayu

Gamo Mayu is a Japanese actress born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She has starred in many films, most notably in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger as Succubus Hells/Human Fatale Camille. Gamo is an active amateur marathon competitor and triathlete, having competed both in the Tokyo Marathon and in Hawaii,…

Gondola

7.4

When Ryo arrives in Tokyo from the Aomori Prefecture he finds employment cleaning windows of high-rises. Pre-teen girl Kagari lives inside one of the buildings. Ryo and Kagari lock gazes for a moment. It is a moment…

Tokiwa Saien no Fuyu

8.0

The story of the farmer family Tokiwa that lives in the suburbs of Tokyo. (Source: MyDramaList)

Garage Rockin' Craze

A savage journey into the heart of underground Tokyo rock and roll, a look at the people who make it thrive, and stories of their dedication to keeping DIY culture alive. A documentary about the garage punk live event…

Mahjong Horoki 2020

6.9

Boyatetsu time travels from the year 1945 to Tokyo in the year 2020. In 2020, Tokyo is plagued by a decreasing population and an increase in unemployment. Boyatetsu is stunned by the ever worsening situation and struggles…

A Song I Remember

7.5

At a train station in the suburbs of Tokyo, an accident takes place causing death and injury. Tsuyoshi is at the scene and witnesses the death of a woman. Right before the accident occurred, Tsuyoshi took a photograph…

Gray Wall Gear

The stage of this work is Saitama, a suburb of Tokyo in the early Heisei period. Immediately after the bubble burst gangster countermeasures law, there were gangsters who defended the last territory and young people…

Hydra

6.6

Hydra - a small bar in the middle of Tokyo. There you can find Takashi, a standoffish man working at the bar, hiding his other identity of a highly skilled hit man. He now has to face a brutal killing game, in which…

Iki wo Hisomete

7.6

The Tama River, where the water flows along the border between Tokyo and Kanagawa, pours into Tokyo Bay and the large sky spreads out. People who enjoy sports, lovers who are close to each other, students who practice…

Dobutsu Dori Yume Land

Animal center "Yume Land" in the suburbs of Tokyo. The struggle of the staff members who take care of everything from the treatment of injured animals to the consultation of worries and dispute about pets. (Source:…

Intimate Strangers

6.9

A psychological thriller set in the post-COVID Tokyo. The film follows a woman looking for her missing son, and a shady young man who approaches her, claiming to know her son. (Source: TIFF)