Fujiwara Kamatari

Fujiwara got his start in the Asakusa Opera Company at the age of 15 and continued pursuing music until the Great Kanto Earthquake. He transitioned into theater, performing in comedy with fellow actor Enomoto Kenichi. Fujiwara began appearing in comedies for PCL in the 30s; after the merger with Toho,…

Uchida Asao

Uchida Asao, born Uchida Tomoo in Pyongyang, Korea, during Japanese rule, was a Japanese actor. He was affiliated with Kohinata Project after working with Enkei Theater and the Gekkoai theater troupe. After graduating from Pyongyang First Middle School, Uchida worked for Higashiman Waryu Coal Mine,…

Suzuki Seijun

Seijun Suzuki was a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are known for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility. He made 40 predominately B-movies for the Nikkatsu Company between 1956 and 1967, working most prolifically…

Mito Natsume

Mito Natsume is a Japanese model, presenter, and singer. She debuted as a singer on April 8, 2015 with the song "Maegami Kirisugita," which was produced by Japanese musician Nakata Yasutaka. Mito started working as a model in 2010 and was able to make her 2013 modeling debut in Japanese magazines like…

Matsuo Satoru

Matsuo Satoru is a Japanese actor, entertainer, and commentator born in Amagasaki, Hyogo. He is affiliated with FMG. He worked as a part-time worker in the organization department of the Sankei Shimbun Osaka headquarters for 3 years, declined the offer to become a full-time employee, and aspired to…

Takahashi Ai

Takahashi Ai is a Japanese pop singer associated with Hello! Project, best known as the current leader of Morning Musume, former member of its popular subgroup, Mini Moni, and most recently given the leadership role as Hello! Project's leader. Takahashi Ai joined Morning Musume in 2001 as part of the…

Sakai Miki

Sakai Miki is an actress and J-pop idol singer from Shizuoka, Japan. As a teenager she made her feature film debut in the 1995 Shunji Iwai film "Love Letter" playing the role of Itsuki Fujii as a young girl. The film was a huge box-office success and Miki picked up a number of awards for her role including…

Mackenyu

Mackenyu Maeda, known simply as Mackenyu, is a Japanese-American actor born in Los Angeles and is the son of a famous Japanese actor, producer, director, and martial artist Sonny Chiba. He attended Beverly Hills High School in their Advanced Placement Program and appeared in a few films and TV shows…

Ishihara Satomi

Ishihara Satomi is a Japanese actress managed by HoriPro talent agency. She began her career at the age of 17 in 2003 by starring in different supporting roles both for TV and films and later appeared for advertisements. Her role in ‘Shitsuren Chocolatier’ was so popular that she was the most searched…

Tamaki Hiroshi

Tamaki Hiroshi, born in Nagoya, is a Japanese actor represented by Aoi Corporation. His wife is actress Kinami Haruka, his sister-in-law is actress Kinami Sayaka, and his cousin is comedian Capybara. When he was in his third year of junior high, he was influenced by the drama "Wakamono no Subete" to…

Paris Tokyo Paysage

Junya and Nanami are two Japanese documentary filmmakers who are in a relationship. After 15 years together, they decide to separate. Seeing this situation as an artistic opportunity, the former couple decide to turn…

The Tokyo Wind Orchestra

Shiori Higuchi works at a town hall in Yakushima Island. She is in charge of a plan to hold a concert for the famous Tokyo Wind Orchestra. 10 members of the orchestra from Tokyo arrive on Yakushima Island, but they…

Baile Tokyo

A documentary that follows the 2015 season of the J1 soccer club FC Tokyo based at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu City. With a population of about 13 million people, Tokyo has enthusiastic supporters who love FC Tokyo…

Yokai: Tokyo Taro wa Ima

Meiji Tokyo Renka

6.1

Mei Ayazuki is a female high school student. One day, she meets mysterious magician Chari at an amusement park. Chari takes her back in time to Tokyo in the Meiji period. There, Chari takes Mei to the Rokumeikan building.…

Map of the Sounds of Tokyo

6.7

Ryu (Kikuchi Rinko) is a loner who at night works at a fish market and occasionally is a contract killer. David (Sergi Lopez) is a wine-store owner devastated by his girlfriend's suicide. When Ryu is hired to bump…

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

6.7

Mika works in Tokyo as a nurse during the day and at a girl's bar at night. She meets Shinji, who works as a day labourer, and they become attracted to each other. ~~ Adapted from the poetry book "Yozora wa Itsudemo…

Shibuya-Tokyo

6.7

JR (Japan Railway Company) Yamanote Line is one of the Japan’s busiest lines, consisting of 29 stations and running as a loop. The film shows scenes around the entrances of 20 stations, from Shibuya Station to Tokyo…

Giga Tokyo Toy Box

6.8

Momo (Rika Adachi) hopes to become a video game designer. She has applied for numerous jobs in that field, but has failed every time. Finally, Momo is hired as an apprentice to a game programmer. While accumulating…