Kobayashi Satoru

Kobayashi Satoru was a Japanese film director most famous for directing the first pink film, the type of softcore pornographic films that became the most prolific film genre in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s. Japanese sources claim that Kobayashi directed over 400 pink films between 1960 and 1990,…

Kurahara Koreyoshi

He was born in the city of Kuching, then part of the kingdom of Sarawak (now a state of Malaysia) on Borneo. He was the nephew of literary critic Korehito Kurahara, and older brother of film director Koretsugu Kurahara. His son Jun Iwasaki, a former producer for Ishihara International Productions Inc.,…

Yamaguchi Maho

Yamaguchi Maho is a Japanese artist. She is a former member of NGT48, which she left on May 18, 2019. On December 8, 2018 she was assaulted by 2 male fans inside of her apartment building. Details of the incident were not disclosed until January 8, 2019, when she came forward on social media, stating…

Kinoshita Keisuke

Kinoshita Keisuke was a Japanese film director. Kinoshita was highly prolific, turning out some 42 films in the first 23 years of his career. For this, Kinoshita explained that he "can’t help it. Ideas for films have always just popped into my head like scraps of paper into a wastebasket. Although…

Shindo Kaneto

Shindo Kaneto was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and author. He directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island, Onibaba, Kuroneko and A Last Note. Shindo was born in Hiroshima Prefecture, and he…

Chiba Reiko

Chiba Reiko is a Japanese businesswoman, yoga instructor, voice actress, and former actress, gravure idol, and occasional J-Pop singer. She started her career as a model in 1991 before making her acting debut in the 1992 Super Sentai series "Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger" as Mei/Ptera Ranger. When the series…

Komuro Tetsuya

Komuro Tetsuya is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and convicted fraudster. He is recognized as the most successful producer in Japanese music history and introduced dance music to the Japanese mainstream. He was also a former owner of the disco Velfarre located in Roppongi,…

Yamaguchi Momoe

Momoe Yamaguchi is a Japanese former singer, actress, and idol whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980. Often simply referred to by her given name, "Momoe", Yamaguchi was one of the most successful singers in Japanese music in her day, releasing 32 singles, including three number one hits, and 21 albums.…

GACKT

Gackt Camui is a Japanese musician, actor, and author under Glab Entertainment. Usually referred to by his mononymous stage name, he is known for his career as a solo artist and as the former vocalist for the defunct band Malice Mizer. He has released fourteen albums and thirty-nine singles as a solo…

Sho

Sho is an up-and-coming child model and actor. He first became popular in Japan when his mother posted a picture of him on Instagram. Sho has since signed with Seventh Avenue and made his modelling debut in March 2018. His acting debut with in "Hana Nochi Hare" as the child version of Hirano Sho's character.…

Rage

Middle-aged detective Fukama has a bad habit of going violent when enraged. Although this quirk served his unorthodox approach to cleaning up the streets, repeated scandals - and even a death - have led to his being…

Portal-X: Door no Muko no Kansatsu Kiroku

A portal to another dimension is suddenly discovered. What spread out beyond the nondescript door was a parallel world with a history different from this one. This year marks 50 years since the world behind the door…

Grandson of Yokai

The late Shinzo Abe was the longest-serving prime minister of all time, having held office for 2,822 consecutive days. Even after stepping down as prime minister, he was known as a kingmaker and maintained his exceptional…

Kadono Eiko's Colorful Life: Finding the Magic Within

A documentary that closely follows the daily life of Kadono Eiko, best known as the author of "Kiki's Delivery Service". Based on the NHK program of the same name that was broadcast from 2020 to 2022, directed by Miyagawa…

Motokare Zukan

This anthology, titled “Ex-Boyfriend Encyclopedia”, shares various female perspectives on the “loser guy” who somehow always manages to captivate women. The series offers relatable stories, such as “Why can't…

Hikiko San no Sangeki

6.4

Kaikai Channel is an internet TV show that researches about spooky rumors. The host of the show is an idol, Chie Inami. One day, information about a woman ghost called HIKIKO comes. HIKIKO drags to death, all the bullies…

Engimono: Unlucky Days - Natsume no Mousou

6.4

Fuji-TV reserves the late-night time period to be used for experimental projects, giving up-and-coming young screenwriters, producers and directors a place to develop their skills and televise their works. Each renzoku…

Juvenilizm: Seishun Shugi

After graduating from high school on March 7, 2020, Sano Hayato, Shiozaki Daichi, Sono Shunta, Yamanaka Jyutaro, and Yoshida Jinto, who were walking new paths, spent several years without seeing each other. Faced…

New Asami Mitsuhiko Series 3

Asami Mitsuhiko, a travel reporter, set out for Kochi to cover the legends of the Heike fugitives. On the ferry to Shikoku, he encountered Hashimoto Katsuya (Kaneda Akio), a former police officer traveling alone, and…

Chohatsu Daikaiju Gehara

6.9

Two fishermen were on a boat. The boat suddenly began shaking and soon exploded as Geharha rose from the ocean. One fisherman survived Geharha's attack and was found completely bald. He was admitted into a hospital…