Yumi Kaoru

In junior high school, Kaoru joined the Nishino ballet group. She gained popularity with her appearance in the 1967 program "Re Gaaruzu" with Katsuko Kanai and Etsuko Nami in a mini-skirt number. In 1973, she did her first nude scene in the movie "Dosei Jidai ~Kyoko to Jiro~". In the same year, she…

Wada Koji

Wada Koji was a Japanese actor from Mito, Ibaraki, Japan.

Shiraishi Kayoko

Shiraishi Kayoko is a Japanese stage actress. Her first film role was as Oba in Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41. She is the narrator in the 1992 film of Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex directed by Julie Taymor. (Source: Wikipedia)

Ooka Taizo

Matsumoto Takumi

Matsumoto Takumi is a Japanese actor and former child actor. He debuted as a child actor in a Yamaha English Classroom (ヤマハ英語教室) commercial in 2005 and made his television debut in TV Asahi's series "My Girl" (マイガール). In 2010, he made his stage debut in the play "Ooku: The First…

Onoe Taganojo III

Onoe Taganojo III was a Kabuki actor who was popular around the World War II. His real name was Higuchi Kisaburo. His Haimyo (kabuki actor's offstage name) was Baika. His trade name was Otowaya. His uncle was the kabuki actor Asao Kuzaemon. He made a debut in "Suzuki Mondo Uwasa Sinjuku" (Suzuki Mondo)…

Yamaguchi Izumi

After dropping out from high school, she joined Watanabe Productions. By the time she was in elementary school, she belonged to the theatre company "Kojika" (her first drama appearance is The Human Condition in the role of a Chinese child). In 1972, she made her debut in the entertainment world with…

Koseki Yuta

Koseki Yuta, alternatively written as 'Koseki Yuuta', is a Japanese actor. He's been active in the entertainment business since 2003 and has starred in commercials for products such as "Phantasy Star Portable 2" and plays such as "Musical Shugo Chara!". He is mainly known for his part in the "Prince…

Okura Tadayoshi

Okura Tadayoshi is a Japanese idol, singer and actor. He is from Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan. He's a member of popular boys band under Johnny & Associates called Kanjani8. Okura Tadayoshi had been chosen to be a part of V West (a Johnny's Jr. group) before its formation. His interest being in dancing…

Fukushima Eita

Kasuga no Tsubone

8.0

The 27th NHK Taiga Drama is Kasuga no Tsubone. This is the story about the a very powerful Lady Kasuga who established Ooku the inner palace. (Source: DramaWiki)

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:…

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

7.4

Set in 1885, Kikunosuke Onoe is in line to succeed his adopted father, a talented Kabuki actor. He falls in love with his brother's nurse, Otoku, who is the only one honest about his acting skills. Defying his father,…

Kumokiri Nizaemon Season 5

This series depicts the battle between the Kumoichi party, led by Nizaemon Kumo, and the fire thief's secretary-general, Abe Shikibu. The rare thief, Nizaemon, aims at the hidden money in Ooku, targeting Takiyama,…

Atsu Hime

7.7

The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Atsuhime who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. She accedes to the…