Actress

6.0

The film tells the story of famous Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka.

The Way of the Director

4.0

Kitagawa and Saito, both aspiring to be a movie director, win awards at a movie festival but can't become a professional movie director. With support from a small theater manager named Araki, Saito decides to make…

Watari Ninja Boy

6.9

~~Based on the manga by Shirato Sanpei.

Miss Kurosawa 2

On December 23, Kurosawa Kazuko goes to her favorite bar with friends Mitsuura Yasuko, Ookubo Kayoko, and Tsubaki Oniyakko to drown her sorrows. Not wanting to go home, Kuzuko and Kayoko then goes to another bar. There…

BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues

Two brothers start working as benshi narrators of silent films in a cinema in the early 20th century. This premise is the jumping-off point for an epic family saga that follows the protagonists and their descendants…

Neko no Kioku

Goodbye, Flickmania

10.0

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

6.9

Nagisa Oshima explores the first century of Japanese cinema.

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

7.0

A documentary film on the life and works of director Kenji Mizoguchi

Miss Kurosawa

Kurosawa is the only member of the female comedy trio Morisanchu who is still unmarried. Miyuki Oshima has married a broadcast writer and Tomoko Murakami’s husband is in the apparel industry, leaving Kurosawa as…

Hayashi Tsuchitaro

Hayashi Tsuchitaro was a Japanese sound engineer born in Kyoto, Japan. His interest in movies began during the era of silent films, leading him to frequent the Chiezo Production Studio in Sagano, run by Kataoka Chiezo. In April 1937, at age 15, he joined the sound department of Nikkatsu's Kyoto Studio…

Kawaguchi Setsuko

Kawaguchi Setsuko is a former Japanese actress who was active in the early 1950s. She was born in Kiryu, Gunma, Japan. Her husband is the former actor Namishima Susumu (波島進), and their eldest daughter is also a former actress, Ogura Kayo (小倉加代). She graduated from Gunma Prefectural Kiryu…

Sugi Giichi

Sugi Giichi, born Sugi Yoshikazu (杉義一) in Uzumasa, Ukyo, Kyoto, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He was the eldest son of actor Sugi Kyoji (杉狂児). In 1941, while attending Meisei Gakuen (明星学園), he joined the children’s theater troupe Kamoshikaza (かもしか座) and made his stage…

Fujiishi Osamu

Fujiishi Osamu is a Japanese cinematographer and focus puller from Niigata, Japan. He studied at the College of Art at Nihon University (日本大学) but left in his third year due to financial difficulties. He is a member of the Japan Society of Cinematographers (J.S.C.; 日本映画撮影監督協会).…

Ichikawa Hisao

Ichikawa Hisao was a Japanese producer born in Honjo, Tokyo, Japn. He graduated from the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. After working as a civil servant in the Ministry of Communications, he joined Shinko Kinema in 1939. He initially worked in the publicity department. He was called up for military…

Saki Cato

Saki Kato was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1989. She is a choreographer, actor and filmmaker. Kato began dancing from a young age and appeared in musicals in middle school. After experiences in theater production, choreography and acting, she studied at the Actor’s Course at Eiga Bigakkou where she…

Horikoshi Kenzo

Horikoshi Kenzo is a Japanese film producer. He is the representative of the film production and distribution company Eurospace and also holds the position of Honorary Professor at Tokyo University of the Arts. Since 2021, he has been a professor at the Anime and Manga Faculty of Kaishi Professional…

Nagase Ren

Nagase Ren is a Japanese idol, singer, and actor. He is a member of the Japanese idol group King & Prince. Nagase joined the talent agency Johnny & Associates on April 3, 2011, starting activities as Kansai Junior. In May 2018, he made his CD debut as a member of "King & Prince" with the single "Cinderella…

Satoh Takeru

Satoh made his acting debut on TV asahi's school comedy drama "Princess Princess D" in 2006, at the age of 17. The following year, he landed his first leading role in a TV drama as Nogami Ryotarou in "Kamen Rider Den-O". He would soon become a popular young actor and would land roles in TV dramas such…

Kanjiya Shihori

Kanjiya Shihori is a Japanese actress. As a middle school student, she was discovered by talent scouts at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. She attended Otsuka Women's University but left early to pursue her acting career. She is currently managed by ABP, Inc. talent agency. Her family name, Kanjiya, is extremely…