Phuongchi

Phongchi is a Japanese idol of Vietnamese descent, born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Often dubbed "Idoling No. 8", she is a former member of the Japanese all-girl idol group Idoling. She was one of the original members and had been the most popular member of the group. She also does glamour modeling…

Yoshi Ikuzo

Yoshi Ikuzo is the stage name of Yoshihito Kamata, a Japanese famous enka singer-songwriter. Enka is a popular genre akin to Japanese folk music or blues music in the Western world. He has released several popular albums. Amongst his most famous hits are "Sake-yo", "Suika", and "Yuki Guni". (Source:…

Kayama Yuzo

Kayama Yuzo is the son of one of one of Japan's biggest male stars of the 1930s, 'Ken Uehara'. The handsome and likeable Yuzo Kayama became one of Japan's biggest male stars of the 1960s. And just as Uehara embodied the idea of a modern Japanese wartime hero, Kayama became symbolic of postwar Japanese…

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…

Tsukamoto Takashi

Takashi's interest in seriously pursuing an acting career was stimulated by his memorable experience while filming the popular cult classic Battle Royale, in which he played tech-savvy Shinji Mimura. He is a talented young drama and film actor with the natural ability to bring to life a wide variety…

Uzaki Ryudo

Uzaki Ryudo is a Japanese musician, composer, and actor from Kyoto, Japan. His group, the Down Town Boogie-Woogie Band, was one of the most prominent 1970s Japanese rock music bands. He also composed many of Momoe Yamaguchi's songs with Aki Yoko, whom he's married to. Uzaki began his popular music career…

Suzuki Seiichi

Suzuki Seiichi was a Japanese composer born in Tokyo. He has been familiar with organs and songs since he was a child. He studied composition with the Italian vocalist Adolfo Sarcoli with a mandolin and began his career as a composer and mandolinist. In 1927, "Sky" won 2nd place in the 1st Mandolin…

Hara Setsuko

Hara Setsuko became one of Japan's best-loved stars over her 30-year film career. Her signature character type, variations on a daughter devoted to her parents and home, inspired the nickname that stayed with her until retirement: the Eternal Virgin. To some extent, reality mirrored her roles in these…

Katsumata Kunikazu

Katsumata Kunikazu is a Japanese talent and idol popular in the 1980s, born in Sendai, Miyagi. He was a member of the idol group CHA-CHA. He dropped out of Nihon University College of Arts and Sciences Department of Japanese Literature.

Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis (born Michael Brian Curtis) is a Japanese actor, singer, and media personality. He was born to English-Japanese parents. A pivotal figure in Japanese popular music, Mickey is considered one of the three big Japanese names in rock music, helping to popularize the genre in the 1950s where…

Kamijo Reiko no Jiken Suiri 2

The second in a popular series in which a brilliant female accountant, Kamijo Reiko, uses her expertise and natural instincts to solve a murder case. This time, Reiko and Daijiro, an accountant who forms a duo, set…

Sen no Kaze Ni Natte

6.0

An impressive drama that made a popular corner of Niigata's long-lived radio program "The letter to heaven" into a movie. Female reporters cover the program, meet the senders of letters and learn various thoughts of…

Bananaman no Sekkaku Gourmet!!

10.0

This food travelogue show hosted by a popular comedy duo, Bananaman introduces delicious dishes recommended by locals throughout Japan. Himura Yuki, Shitara Osamu, and guests travel the country door-to-door gleaning…

Sugisaki Hana no Satsukyu

7.3

Sugisaki Hana is a popular actor who leads a busy life. How does she spend her "shooting break" that suddenly comes when she is off during the shooting period of a drama or movie? Creators have expanded their imaginations…

Saigo no Restaurant

7.5

Heaven's Door was once a popular fine dining restaurant, but after a change in management, the customers have been in a steady decline. When high school student Chie Ariga comes to work part-time for the restaurant,…

Anata no Shiranai Sekai

2.0

Two thriller and parallel world works by popular screenwriters will be broadcast for two weeks.

Saotome Chiharu no Tenjo Hokoku-sho 17: Nasushiobara Yukemuri Tour Satsujin Jiken

The 17th installment of the popular series in which Natori Yuko plays as the famous tour operator Saotome Chiharu. Chiharu and her boss, Sudo (Kanie Keizo), are in charge of employee travel for a resort development…

Kyoto Chiken no Onna Season 9

7.0

The 9th season of the very popular drama is about a female public prosecutor named Tsurumaru Aya in Kyoto who proves that the instinct of a housewife can be the most powerful weapon to settle all kinds of cases. This…

Yukemuri Bus Tour Sakuraba Sayaka no Jikenbo 7

The 7th installment of a popular series in which the combination of Sakuraba Sayaka, a sloppy but compassionate veteran bus guide, and Tondabayashi Taro, also known as Ton-chan, a handsome but lazy bus driver, solve…

Game no Na wa Yukai

7.3

Sakuma Shunsuke, a popular and enigmatic advertising planner, approaches both work and life as a game. While managing a project for a car company, he is unexpectedly excluded by the vice president, Katsuragi Katsutoshi.…