Atsumi Mari

Born in Tokyo to parents who were also actors, Atsumi went on to appear in 28 films after quitting high school in 1968 to pursue the profession. She flaunted her attractive body, which soon made her into a sex idol in Japan. Daei, the company under which she was on contract, went bankrupt however in…

Okada Yoshiko

Yoshiko Okada was a Japanese film and stage actress who was most famous for her defection to the Soviet Union. She made her film debut in 1923 at Nikkatsu in Eizo Tanaka's Dokuro no mai. On 3 January 1938, Okada defected to the Soviet Union with her lover Ryokichi Sugimoto, seeking freedom from Japanese…

Sugimura Haruko

Sugimura Haruko was a Japanese actress born in Nishijido, Hiroshima, Japan, then a military town. Her mother was a geisha, and her father, reportedly a military man, died when she was young. She was adopted by a building materials merchant and a teahouse owner in the entertainment district. Her adoptive…

Nakata Hideo

Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as Ring (1998), Ring 2 (1999), and Dark Water (2002). Several of these were remade in America as The Ring (2002), Dark Water (2005), and The Ring Two. Nakata was scheduled to make his…

Hashiguchi Ryosuke

A subtle dramatist and chronicler of gay subculture in Japan, Hashiguchi won the PIA Film Festival scholarship for his short film, A Secret Evening (Yūbe no Himitsu, 1989), and thus was able to fund his first low-budget feature, A Touch of Fever (Hatachi no binetsu, 1993). This bleak yet compassionate…

Park So Hee

Arai Soji was born in Niigata, Japan. After graduating from Waseda University, one of the top private institutions of higher education in Japan, he began acting with the Bungakuza theater company. In 2002, he made a major impact on the Tokyo theater world with his starring role of Max in Bent, directed…

Tokiwa Takako

Tokiwa Takako is a Japanese film and stage actress. She was born in Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture. Tokiwa is one of the most highly praised actresses by both critics and viewers in Japan. She made her sensational debut in Fuji Television drama "Akuma no Kiss" in 1993. Since her debut, she continually…

Kamiki Ryunosuke

Kamiki Ryunosuke is a Japanese actor. He entered the industry in 1995 when he was only 2 years old. He made his drama debut in “Good News”, which gained him immense popularity through his first full-time role as Naoya, playing the son of SMAP’s Masahiro Nakai. In 2001, he was discovered by Hayao…

Satoh Takeru

Satoh made his acting debut on TV asahi's school comedy drama "Princess Princess D" in 2006, at the age of 17. The following year, he landed his first leading role in a TV drama as Nogami Ryotarou in "Kamen Rider Den-O". He would soon become a popular young actor and would land roles in TV dramas such…

Nakamura Shido II

Born in Tokyo, the son of Kabuki actor Nakamura Shido I, young Nakamura made his Kabuki debut at the age of eight. He took the name Shido the following year, following his father's retirement. Twenty-one years later, despite being a relative latecomer to the silver screen, the 30-year-old Kabuki actor…

Assatsu no Umi: Dai Ni-sho — Henoko

This documentary is all about the protestors who try to disrupt the building of the new American base on Okinawa and the police response against it. In December 2013, Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima approved a landfill…

Fuji Family 2017

7.6

There is a small old-fashioned shop called ‘Fuji Family’ at the foot of Mt Fuji that is a convenience store in name only. It is run by three sisters who are known for their beauty. Dependable Oguni Takako is the…

High Heels Revolution!

Documentary covering the experiences of transsexual Majikina Natsuki from teenage years to the present. Vivid depiction of how Majikina made her choice to live as a woman, interspersed with drama sequences. Majikina…

Seventeen, Hokuto Summer

5.5

Kawaguchi Ayami is a 17-year-old high school student. Her family runs a tofu shop where the tofu is made with local spring water. She is a member of her high school's kyudo club, but she doesn't do well there. One…

You May Dream

8.0

This story depicts the path how the legendary band "SHEENA AND ROKKETS" was born. Etsuko, the later "SHEENA" was born in Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu City. Her parents ran a fashion retailer. Etsuko grew up in a stylish surrounding…

Deadvlei - Aoi Satsui

7.5

21-year-old Fujita Naoki is poor at interpersonal relationships. He has never held a proper job so far and the only one he opens up to and converses with is Erina, an AI app in his smartphone. Naoki’s father Takahiko…

Bansousha

7.0

On a day before the new year’s long-distance relay race, the final roster of the members who have made Hiyori Foods’ track and field team are announced. Awashima Yuichi has been dropped, and his track and field…

Tokyo Westside Story

6.0

22-year-old Takayama Mineko (Hayami Akari) is a fourth-year university student who is looking for a job. She has completely smothered her childhood dream of becoming a news announcer and taken a pragmatic line. However,…

Meikyu Sousa

6.8

Detective Yoichiro goes to a murder scene involving the brutal murder of 3 family members at their home. He finds the family's 5-year-old son hiding in the closet. Detective Yoichiro worries about the boy because when…

Adult's Situation

6.8

Under a full moon. seven friends dine together when the therapist among them suggests that if smartphone messages and e-mails were made public, not many relationships could survive the secrets that they keep. Intrigued,…