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,…

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,…

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…

Mizukawa Asami

Mizukawa Asami is a Japanese actress. She grew up in Ibaraki, Osaka. She made her debut in 1997 at the age of thirteen in an advertisement for Asahi Kasei's "Hebel Haus". In 2000, she won the Grand Prix at the “3rd Miss Tokyo Walker” competition (the first winner was Chiaki Kuriyama) and gained…

Nakajima Yuto

Nakajima Yuto is a Japanese actor, singer and dancer. He is a former member of the group Hey! Say! JUMP. He can tap dance and play drums at their concert. He joined Johnny's Jr. on March 28, 2004, in his 5th year of elementary school. After joining Johnny's Jr., he began performing together with J.J.Express…

Shirota Yu

Shirota Yu (Birth name: Yu Shirota Fernandez) is a Japanese-Spanish actor, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live-action adaption of Hana-Kimi, Kunimitsu Tezuka in the Prince of Tennis Musicals and as Kei Shinjo in Rookies. In 2009, he was named one of the…

Abe Hiroshi

Abe Hiroshi, born in Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a Japanese model and actor. He began his career as a model, but successfully made the transition to acting, becoming one of the most regularly visible presences in Japanese media. Abe graduated from Chuo University in 1988 with…

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…

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…

Kitahara Rie

Kitahara Rie is a Japanese idol and actress born in Aichi. She is a former member of idol groups NGT48, AKB48, and SKE48. She's currently a member of the AKB48 derivative unit Not Yet. She made her idol debut in 2008 after passing the AKB48 research student audition and moving to Tokyo. She debuted…

Shibuya-Tokyo

6.7

JR (Japan Railway Company) Yamanote Line is one of 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…

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…

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…

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 Trial

6.2

A historical film recounting the trial of top Japanese war criminals at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East 60 years ago. The movie focuses on the trial of 28 Japanese war criminals at the end of World…

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…