Katono Taiko

Katono Taikou, born October 27, 1992 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese actor and model who is affiliated with Evergreen Entertainment. While in high school that aimed in the teachers in 2010, Katono entered the 23rd Junon Super Boy Contest from a document sent from his mother, he would…

Kuno Shiro

Kuno Shiro was a Japanese actor and voice actor born in Asakusa, Japan. In 1933, he debuted on stage with the Shinpa theatrical group. In 1937, he joined the Todo troupe. In 1945, he became a member of the Enoken troupe. In 1947, he joined the Toho Theater Division. In 1948, he founded the Shortcake…

Kitabayashi Sanae

Kitabayashi Sanae is a Japanese actress from Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan.

Nemoto Masakazu

Masakazu Nemoto is an actor, singer, and voice actor known for Atashira (2017), U-31 (2016) and Mado no soto no sekai (2009). (Source: IMDb)

Ishii Teruo

Born in Tokyo's Asakusa neighborhood in 1924, Ishii developed a love of cinema early. His parents would often take him to see foreign films, particularly French movies. Ishii worked at Toho Studios as an assistant director beginning in 1942. His film career was interrupted when he was sent to Manchuria…

Mizuki Ranko

Mizuki Ranko was a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan.

Mizushima Mitsuyo

Mizushima Mitsuyo is a Japanese actress born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan.

Sawamura Sonosuke II

Sawamura Sonosuke II was a Kabuki actor born in Asakusa Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture. His younger brothers are the actors Ito Yunosuke and Sawamura Shonosuke I. He debuted at the Imperial Theater in 1922. Two years later in 1924, he succeeded to the name of the second-generation Sawamura Sonosuke.…

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,…

Kitagawa Hiromi

Hiromi Kitagawa is an actress, known for Nagareboshi (2010), California Dreamin' (2002) and Toki no kaori: Remember me (2001).

Women's Victory

8.7

A socially committed film about the feudal state of many Japanese women in 1946. Hiroko Hosokawa, a female lawyer, defends Mrs. Asakura, who suffocated her child in her grief after her husband died penniless following…

CHANGE

7.8

Asakura Keita, 35, is an all-around nice guy who is a primary school teacher from rural Nagano Prefecture. His recently deceased father had been a Diet (House of Representatives) member from Kyushu and Keita finds…

Liu Ge Shou Huang De Da Xue Sheng

~~ Adapted from the novel "Roku Nin no Usotsukina Daigakusei" (六人の嘘つきな大学生) by Asakura Akinari (浅倉秋成), which was translated into Chinese by Wang Xing Xing (王星星) as "Liu Ge Shou Huang…

Gifted Season 2

7.4

Natsuki Amakusa , a detective from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division, and Yuya Shiki, a high school student with an eye for spotting murderers, are involved in the murder of a…

Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Hyaku Monogatari

7.5

An anthology special consisting of ten different short stories. >> Story 1: "Tobira no Muko" (扉の向こう) [Director: Shinozaki Makoto] >> Story 2: "Tera ni Azukerareta Riyu" (寺に預けられた理由) [Director:…

Koibumi Biyori

6.0

Four stories: Atashi o shiranai kimi e, Binsen-biyori, Ikarusu no koibito-tachi, and Yuki ni saku hana. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Koibumi Biyori" (恋文日和) by George Asakura (ジョージ朝倉).

Not Me That Went Viral

7.4

One day, a man is suddenly exposed on social media as the ‘murderer of a university student'. In no time, he is forced to face a social media backlash, with his real name and his photo revealed. He insists that it…

Wangan Midnight The Movie

7.1

"Wangan Midnight The Movie" based on hit manga written by Michiharu Kusunoki, the film stars Yuichi Nakamura of D-BOYS, Kazuki Kato, and Ryoko Kobayashi. The story centers on a young man named Akio Asakura, a 3rd-year…

Alibi Kuzushi Uketamawarimasu Special

7.4

The wealthy president of Fuzai Construction, Fuzai Kenichi, has been stabbed to death at his home, and the crew rushes to the scene of the crime! However, according to the coroner Higuchi Hideto, even though he was…

6 Lying University Students

Depicts the psychological suspense that unfolds as six applicants who make it to the final round of interviews at a global IT company are thrust into a team debate to determine the one successful candidate. Jeon Yo…