Takarada Akira

Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor who is most known in the west for his roles in the Godzilla film series. Takarada was born in Japan-occupied Korea, and lived for a time in Harbin, China. His father worked as an engineer on the South Manchuria Railway. After the war, he remained in Harbin, and…

Yoshiya Nobuko

Yoshiya Nobuko was a Japanese novelist active in Taisho and Showa period Japan. She was one of modern Japan's most commercially successful and prolific writers, specializing in serialized romance novels and adolescent girls' fiction, as well as a pioneer in Japanese lesbian literature, including the…

Ogawa Mayumi

Ogawa Mayumi is a Japanese actress born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from a Japanese and Western Women's Junior College with a degree in Japanese literature. Her father, Shin, was an actor affiliated with the theater group Shin Tokyo, founded before the war. She began studying ballet and Japanese…

Koyama Akiko

Koyama Akiko is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut in 1955 and appeared in nearly 90 films. She was married to director Oshima Nagisa, until his death in 2013. (Source: Wikipedia)

Nogawa Yumiko

Nogawa Yumiko is a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She has starred in several movies, notably "Gate of Flesh" (1964), a Japanese erotic film, part of a trilogy of films she made with director Seijun Suzuki. Including "Story of a Prostitute" (1965) and "Carmen from Kawachi" (1966). These films…

Oyamada Sayuri

Oyamada Sayuri is a Japanese actress and model who began her career in Japan but is currently based in New York City and Tokyo. Oyamada was born in Niigata, Japan, and made her acting debut in 2000 in the film "Body Drop Asphalt", accruing widespread acclaim in Japan and globally. In 2010, Oyamada ventured…

Kakizawa Hayato

Hayato Kakizawa is a Japanese actor born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He is represented by the talent agency Horipro. A prominent figure in Japanese theater, he gained acclaim for his portrayal of Light Yagami in the stage production of "Death Note: The Musical". He made his TV debut in the drama…

Fueki Yuko

Yuko Fueki is a Japanese actress, born in Tokyo, Japan. She is most popular in South Korea, where she is known as Yoo Min. Fueki made her feature film debut in the 2001 film Hotaru (Firefly) and, in the same year, her Korean TV debut. She is more popular in South Korea than in Japan. Fueki was the subject…

Kanno Miho

In 1992, Kanno made her debut as a member of a group called Sakurakko Kurabu Sakura Gumi (trans. Sakurakko Club Sakura Group) after passing the orientation for the TV variety show Sakurakko Kurabu. As a member of the Sakura Gumi, she started to participate actively from the group's second single DO-shite…

Tsukamoto Shinya

In 1986 a new film blasted to the centre of Japanese cinema, gaining international acclaim with its singularly inventive style and cataclysmic violence. Shinya Tsukamoto directed this 16-mm sci fi horror called Tetsuo - a story of a human being who becomes a monster of metal. This radical auteur quickly…

Ai no Komuragaeri

Sato Kaori, who worked as a local government employee, was moved by an independent film she saw at a local film festival and quit her job to move to Tokyo. Kaori, who was working in the film industry, met Kohei, who…

Oyaji Camp Meshi Season 3: Shiga Hen

Sakamoto Akio, a former owner of a Chinese restaurant, continues to live a solo camping life in a corner of a campsite, his interactions with the eccentric campers who visit from time to time, and Chinese dishes that…

Mada Kimi wo Shiranai

A series of stories involving a group of young people, the first centering on a coffee shop where an odd collection of items is left in the lost and found section while a part-timer named Anne writes the day’s menu…

The Beast Hand

Kogure Osamu lived a simple and mundane life despite being poor. One day, his senior colleague Inuiaki suddenly appeared before him. Inuiaki entered Osamu's house and made him summon Koyuki, someone with whom Osamu…

Bibalam

25 years ago, the three sons of a gang boss, Hyakki Tsuyoshi. made their names known throughout the country, but when their father was assassinated, they went their separate ways. The second son, Kaname, took over…

Bussanten no Onna: Miyazaki Hen

7.4

The story focuses on the unique profession of food buyers who make their living by “finding” products for a product fair, offering a fresh perspective on local specialty “gourmet items”. In order to host the…

I Am Kirishima

On January 25th, 2024, Hiroshi Uchida, a 70-year-old man with terminal cancer made a deathbed confession to the Kamakura hospital staff treating him: “I am Satoshi Kirishima.” On January 29th, he died. For 49 years,…

Debriz

Unsatisfied commercial director Wada, young cameraman Sasaki, and producer Aoki come to a scrap factory to shoot a corporate advertisement. Wada and Sasaki find a doll made of garbage lying on the ground. Then, they…

Real⇔Fake Final Stage

6.4

The group Stellar CROWNS, who are active under the president of Queen Records, Akane, are visiting a Western-style mansion deep in the mountains on a recreational trip. When the five of them were filmed for the fan…

Ano Yoru wo Sukui ni

6.5

Asuka, Hayato, and Shota, childhood friends in Osaka, formed a detective agency inspired by their favorite show, "Detective! Night Scoop." When Shota moved away, the agency disbanded, but they made a final appearance…