Ikeuchi Junko

Ikeuchi Junko, whose real name was Nakazawa Sumiko, was born in Honjo-ku, Tokyo. She made her screen debut with “Kotaishi no Hanayome” (“The Crown Prince’s Bride”) in 1955 after working at a department store and becoming a marquee actress for Shintoho Pictures Co. In her long career, Ikeuchi…

Nishimura Shogoro

Born in Japan in 1930, Shogoro Nishimura joined Nikkatsu Studios in 1954, and was first promoted to director in 1963 with the well-received Keirinshô ningyô jôki. He spent the rest of that decade directing Nikkatsu programmers of varying quality. With the 1970s came the studio's shift to making exclusively…

Naraoka Tomoko

Tomoko Naraoka is a Japanese actress and narrator. The daughter of a painter, she was born in Komagome, Hongou (present-day Bunkyo), in the city of Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design. Naraoka debuted as a cinema actress in the 1949 film Chijin no Ai, based on the novel…

Choi Moo Ryong

Choi Moo Ryong was born in Paju, Gyeonggi province, Korea. He was one of the popular actors of the 1960s, along with Shin Young Kyun and Kim Jin Kyu. Choi gained popularity for his handsome appearance and masculine image. Choi's personal life was as dramatic as his starred films, so he always garnered…

Tsuruta Mayu

Tsuruta Mayu, born in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, is a Japanese actress. In 1996, she was nominated by the Award of the Japanese Academy for Best Supporting Actress in the film Kike Wadatsumi no Koe Last Friends. Following the chaos of Kenya's 2007 presidential election, on March 30, 2008, she visited…

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…

Murakami Hiroaki

Hiroaki Murakami is a Japanese actor. He specializes in jidaigeki roles, and has also taken parts in tokusatsu and modern productions. Born in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, he enrolled in Hosei University but withdrew when he successfully auditioned for a part in Kamen Rider. He made his debut as…

Ito Shiro

Ito Shiro is a Japanese comedian, actor, talent, and moderator born in Takecho, Shitaya-ku, Tokyo. He is a consultant to the Japan Comedy Association. He belongs to Orte Planning. His son is actor and talent Ito Takaaki. After graduating from Tokyo Metropolitan Ichigaya Commercial High School, he hoped…

Suzuki Hiroki

Hiroki Suzuki (born October 3, 1983) is a Japanese actor and singer from Kitakami city, Iwate Prefecture. He is known most notably for his roles as Shuichiro Oishi in The Prince of Tennis (musical series, Tenimyu, live film adaptation), and as Jyan Kandou (GekiRed) in the tokusatsu television series,…

Kitamura Takumi

Kitamura Takumi is a Japanese actor, singer, and model. He is the vocalist of the pop-rock band named DISH// and is represented by Stardust Promotions. Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, he started his acting career when he was just 10 years old. (Source: DramaWiki, Stardust Co)

Tokyo Shojo

7.3

A TV drama series in an omnibus format. Bittersweet girlhood memories are introduced in various episodes. (Source: Film Affinity)

Tokyo Hinkon Joshi.

7.3

Single mother Kariya Mako returns to her job as a contract editor for an economic magazine after her divorce and is in charge of a series on the theme of "women's poverty". However, she is irritated by the interview…

Tokyo Wine Party People

7.3

Sakuragi Shino is an OL. She attends a wine party recommended by her boss, even though she isn't comfortable at such a fancy get together. There, Sakuragi Shino meets Oda Kazushi. He is knowledgeable about wine and…

Tokyo Chorus

7.3

Okajima Shinji works as an insurance agent for a decent wage in a time where jobs are scarce. Because his bonus ought to be arriving soon, he decides to splurge and spoil his family a bit—the centerpiece gift being…

Tokyo Tower 2007

7.4

Based on the autobiographical book by Lily Franky. The novel is about Franky's family and the time he spent with his mother.

Tokyo Control

7.4

There are various of planes, approximately 30,000 flights, flying everyday in Tokyo Haneda airport, including jumbojet, helicopter. During peak time, the separation between preceeding a/c is 2 mins, when the airspace…

Tokyo Sunrise

7.4

Ren has trouble accepting the death of Kaoru, his best friend growing up. When he finds a painting of a woman that Kaoru left behind, he begins a journey to find her. This film depicts Ren's radiant rediscovery of…

Tokyo Daikushu

7.2

When Sakuragi Haruko's father's factory is bombed, Oba Hiroto stops Haruko when she tries to rescue her father from the fire. They meet again a few years later when Haruko is working as a nurse and Hiroto is brought…

Tokyo Story

7.2

"Tokyo Story", a live-action adaptation of a manga by Rieko Saibara and the prequel of 2009's "Your Story", focuses on the trials and tribulations of Natsumi Takahara's life as she moved from Nishihara (a small town…

Tokyo Family

7.4

An old retired couple, Shukichi Hirayama and his wife, Tomiko, come from their island near Hiroshima, to visit their children in Tokyo. They have 3 children. The oldest son, Koichi is a doctor, his sister Shigeko runs…