Ai no Komuragaeri

Sato Kaori, who worked as a local government employee, was moved by an independent film she saw at a local film festival and quit her job to move to Tokyo. Kaori, who was working in the film industry, met Kohei, who…

Hama no Asahi no Usotsukidomo to

8.0

39-year-old Kawashima Kenji is a struggling movie director whose dream has been shattered. He has lost the desire to live and has been wandering about. Wanting to watch his favorite movie before he dies, Kawashima…

Clematis no Madobe

Eri was born and raised in Tokyo. She escapes her city life to spend her vacation time in an old house in Shimane where her late grandmother lived. The people she encounters include her architect cousin and fiancé,…

Umi no Mieru Rihatsuten

8.2

Set in a barbershop in a small town by the sea, this is a story about a quiet but passionate one-hour encounter between an old owner and a young customer. (Source: NHK)

Yoru no Agura: Ane to Ototo to Watashi

8.1

Akiko quit being a piano teacher and has been spending her days aimlessly without setting any goals for herself. One night on New Year’s Eve, she and her younger reclusive brother Yukio are summoned by their older…

Kokoro no Basho

Yume always led a controlled and disciplined life due to her mother, Kinuko, who is deeply devoted to religion. As an adult, Yume has low self-esteem and repeatedly fails in life. She starts writing a letter to her…

Ariyoshi no Kabe: Kabedemy Sho THE MOVIE

A film adaptation of one Ariyoshi no Kabe episode where comedians were asked to pretend that they were award-winning artists of the fictional "Kabedemy Award" by doing award acceptance speech. The four category winners…

Kikaijikake no Kimi

In a near-future society where androids have evolved, Teruyasu, an Al engineer, is worried and throws himself into an anti-establishment movement. Teruyasu's younger brother Houta meets Yasuaki one day and becomes…

No Privacy

On Changchi Island, Wu Xuan Wei and his brother Wang Jie Long, who grew up in an orphanage, have been making money by selling eavesdropping information for many years. Soon, they get involved in a bizarre incident…

Ano-chan no Den Den Denpa

A late-night variety show hosted by Ano-chan has begun. An unpredictable music talk variety show where interesting guests are invited to Ano-chan's home to get to know their true selves. (Source: Japanese = TVer ||…

Nagisa Mayumi

Nagisa Mayumi is a Japanese actress and singer. She was born in Tokyo. After dropping out of high school, she made her debut in 1961 in the film Yuyake Ko yake no Akatonbo. She went sold out as Daiei Film's fresh star. Her stage name, "Nagisa Mayumi", was named by composer Yamada Kosaku. She appeared…

Gosho Heinosuke

Gosho Heinosuke was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and haiku poet. He is famous for directing Japan's first domestically produced talkie film, "Madame and Wife." His real name was Gosho Heieimon (五所平右衛門). His haiku pen name was Goshotei (五所亭). He was born as the illegitimate…

Tsushima Toshiaki

Tsushima Toshiaki was a Japanese composer born in Okayama, Japan. He graduated from Ehime Prefectural Imabari Technical High School, Electrical Engineering Department. He moved to Tokyo and attempted to enter the Tokyo Institute of Technology, but was unsuccessful. Instead, he enrolled in the Music…

Xie Jin

Xie Jin (Chinese: 谢晋; 21 November 1923 – 18 October 2008) was a Chinese film director. He rose to prominence in 1957, directing the film Woman Basketball Player No. 5, and is considered one of the Third Generation directors of China. Most recently he was known for the direction of The Opium War.…

Hara Hisako

Hara Hisako was a Japanese actress. Her birth name was Ishijima Hisa (石島久). She used the stage names Hara Hisako (原緋紗子) and Hara Hisako (原緋沙子). She was born in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan, as the youngest of four siblings. Her father was a banker, but he passed away when she was…

Horikawa Hiromichi

Horikawa Hiromichi was a Japanese director. He was assistant director to Kurosawa Akira for the production of Seven Samurai (1954) and Throne of Blood (1957). Akira Kurosawa’s assistant on numerous films including Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai, 1954), Horikawa has never achieved…

Kim Yun Ji

Kim Yun Ji is a South Korean singer, dancer, and former member of ARIAZ (스타제국). She graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting Arts University with an associate's degree in K-pop. She made her debut in October 2019 as the group's leader, main vocalist and lead dancer with their first mini-album, "Grand…

Akagi Keiichiro

Born Akatsuka Chikahiro in Tokyo, Akagi and his family moved to Shonan, during World War II, to avoid air attacks, eventually settling in Hayama. His childhood was largely a pleasant affair, though it was sometimes punctuated by hardships typical for most Japanese families during the postwar years.…

Miyazono Junko

Junko Miyazono was born on May 30, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan as Junko Miyano. She is an actress, known for Furyô banchô: Inoshika Ochô (1969), Yôen dokufu-den: Han'nya no Ohyaku (1968) and Yôen dokufu-den: Okatsu kyôjô tabi (1969). (Source: IMBd)

Nawa Hiroshi

Hiroshi Nawa was born on October 16, 1932 in Kumamoto, Japan. He is an actor, known for Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963), Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban (1973) and Yôen dokufu-den: Han'nya no Ohyaku (1968). He passed away in 2018 from acute renal failure, aged 85.