Ono Daisuke

Born in Chiba in 1988, Daisuke graduated from The Film School of Tokyo in the narrative program. His first film, Sainara, BAD SAMURAI (2016) won the Grand Prix at the Kanazawa Film Festival. His second film, Wolf na Sissy (2005) won the Grand Prix and Best Actor at the 18th TAMA NEW WAVE. (Source: Chicago…

Sakamoto Haruya

Stocky, imposing, and big-eared actor who rarely played anything other than a soldier, a policeman, or a samurai. He was apparently strong enough to share the role of King Ghidorah in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) with Shoichi Hirose. He very rarely had speaking roles. Ironically, despite…

Wanibuchi Emi

Emi Wanibuchi was born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. She is a descendant of a samurai warriors clan,the Wanibuchi-no-Kami. She studied for two years at NIDA -the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. She played the lead in the Japanese movie "An Unwanted Baby". The movie won a number of awards…

Tokutomi Kenjiro

Tokutomi was born on December 8, 1868 in Minamata, Japan to a samurai family. He was the younger brother of journalist and historian Tokutomi Sohō. He converted to Christianity in 1885, and moved to Imabari, Ehime, where he lived with Shiro Sokabe and was a student of Tokio Yokoi. This is also where…

Motoki Sojiro

A Japanese filmmaker who served primarily as a film producer, but also as a writer and director. He was most famous for producing several films for Akira Kurosawa, including Seven Samurai, Ikiru and Throne of Blood. He also produced films for other directors, including Mikio Naruse, for whom he produced…

Kataoka Asuka

Asuka Kataoka was born in Souja, Okayama, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ghostwriter Go, Samurai purinsesu: Gedou-hime (2009) and Shiawase Nara te o Tatakou (2005).

Tsushima Keiko

Keiko Tsushima was a Japanese actress, whose real name was Naoko Mori. She was notable for her prominent role in Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. She also starred in Japanese television series such as Sakura and Kimi ga Jinsei no Toki.

Saito Kosei

Saito Kosei was a Japanese film director. He is known for directing the film G.I. Samurai. (Source: Wikipedia)

Kayama Yoshiko

Actress | Writer. Yoshiko Kayama was born on January 1, 1944 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress and writer, known for Three Outlaw Samurai (1964), Arashi wo yobu jûhachinin (1963) and Edogawa Rampo no injû (1977).

Ohara Go

A brother of actor Ken Ohara. Action Director: - Gothic & Lolita Psycho | Gosurori shokeinin (2010) - Slackers 2 | Surakkazu: Kizudarake no yujo (2009) - Oneechanbara: The Movie - Vortex (2009) - Shaolin Baba (2008) - Chanbara Beauty: The Movie | Oneechanbara: The Movie (2008) - Death Trance (2006)…

Tokyo Scramble

6.9

The omnibus movie by Shindo Kaneto is separated in three parts, each one of which following a different life problem of the Japanese citizen and their way of facing the world. The first story consists of a high school…

Yoisho no Otoko

10.0

Sakurai (Inagaki Goro) is a section chief in an insurance company who is well-known for his tremendous ability to suck up to his bosses, sometimes to the embarrassment of his girlfriend and OL co-worker Naomi (Yada…

Koneko no Kimochi

Sakurai Haruka (Endo Mai), who attends a fashion school, has lived a vague life with her mother, Kyoko (Inoue Naomi), since her father died in an accident two years ago. And Kyoko hasn't been able to overcome the grief…

My Anniversaries

Sakurai Shoji was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 29 years in prison, where he wrote poems, songs, letters, and diaries to stay sane. Since his release on parole in 1996, he has been fighting for his own acquittal,…

Girl's Life

7.2

Sakurai Rina, a popular model of Koakuma Ageha, a hair and make-up magazine for gals, makes her actress debut. Abandoned by her family and betrayed by her boyfriend, Haruka Ichinose comes to Tokyo with her pet turtle,…

Gekokujo Juken

7.6

Sakurai Shinichi is married to Kanako and they have a daughter named Kaori. Both, Shinichi and Kanako received only a middle school-level education. Even though they don't have much money, they are a happy family.…

Key of Life

7.5

Sakurai is an aspiring actor who becomes frustrated with his life. Sakurai then decides to kill himself, but before committing suicide Sakurai heads off to a public bathhouse. At the bathhouse, Sakurai then witnesses…

A Girl & Three Sweethearts

8.0

Sakurai Misaki is a pastry chef who dreams of someday working for a renowned Patisserie overseas; she has prioritised work to the extent that she has forgotten how to kiss. When she loses her job at a bakery and has…

Does the Flower Bloom?

6.9

Kazuaki Sakurai is a 37-year-old man working at an advertising agency. For a CM shooting, he goes to a beautiful house. At the house, he meets Yoichi Mizukawa while he is painting a picture. Yoichi is a 19-year-old…