Yamashiro Shingo

Yamashiro Shingo was a Japanese television and film actor. Yamashiro, who was originally from Kyoto, Japan, was born Watanabe Yasuji but used Yamashiro Shingo as his stage name. He made his film acting debut in 1957. Yamashiro starred in the television series Hakuba Doji, beginning in 1960. During the…

Tanimura Masahiko

Masahiko Tanimura was born on February 25, 1927 in Yamagata, Japan as Makoto Takeda. He was an actor, known for Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen (1974), Torakku yarô: Totsugeki ichiban hoshi (1978) and Akutarô-den: Warui hoshi no shita demo (1965). He died on August 6, 2000 in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan (Source:…

Maro Akaji

Maro Akaji is a Japanese actor, butoh dancer, and director born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. He is the founder of the avant-garde butoh group Dai Rakuda-kan. He is affiliated with the talent agency Camel Arts. His mother, Yuko, suffered from mental illness following her husband's suicide, and Maro…

Inagaki Goro

Inagaki Goro is a Japanese musician and actor from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. Inagaki is a member of the Japanese pop group SMAP. His career began while he was in junior high school, when his sister submitted his picture to a talent company; he was subsequently chosen to join SMAP, which has a considerable…

Sato Kei

Sato Kei was a Japanese character actor and narrator. He is known for his work with Japanese New Wave director Oshima Nagisa, and for several films with Shindo Kaneto, such as Onibaba and Kuroneko. He won the best actor award from Kinema Junpo for the films The Ceremony and Nihon no Akuryōo He also…

Hashimoto Hajime

Hajime Hashimoto is a director and writer, known for Shin jingi naki tatakai/Bousatsu (2002), Sakura hime (2013) and Kowareta Heart wo Urimono ni (2015).

Takakura Ken

Takakura Ken was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brought to his roles. He won the Japan Academy Prize four times, more than any other actor. After graduating from Meiji University in Tokyo, Takakura attended an audition on impulse in 1955 at the Toei Film…

Iwaki Koichi

Koichi Iwaki is a Japanese Actor and Racer of Korean descent, born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. He debuted in 1975 at the age of 24, but shot to international fame with his role in the TV drama Kita no Kuni kara. He is very good friends with Tachi Hiroshi, with the two of them crazy over motorbikes.…

Miike Takashi

Miike Takashi is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over ninety theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions in the years 2001 and 2002 alone. His films range from violent and bizarre…

Mariya Tomoko

Mariya Tomoko is a Japanese actress, singer, writer, and Musashino Art University lecturer from Minato-ku, Tokyo. She graduated from Takarazuka Music School in 1980, scoring the highest points in her graduation exam. She joined the Takarazuka Revue as a 66th gen member. In 1989, she won the 39th Minister…

Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko 24: Tonari no Kankei

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Shin Domoto Kyoudai

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"Shin Domoto Kyoudai" is a variety show presented by J-Pop duo KinKi Kids: Domoto Koichi and Domoto Tsuyoshi; which was filmed in a studio with a live audience, where each episode featured a guest or a group of guest…

Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko 23: Surechigatta Ai

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Shin Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko 25: Itoshiki Hito e

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Shin Sung Il is Lost

An isolated orphanage, called the 'House of Angels'. The director of this orphanage religiously brainwashes the children into believing that eating is a shameful thing. Among the children, Shin Sung Il is the most…

Shin Sencho no Kokai Jiken Nisshi

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Shin Momotaro Zamurai

~~ Adapted from the novel "Momotaro Samurai" (桃太郎侍) by Yamate Kiichiro (山手樹一郎).

Shin Hannari Kikutaro

Tamura Kikutaro, known as “Hannari Kikutaro,” was born as the eldest son of a doshin-gashira (head officer) in the Kyoto Magistrate’s Office. However, he leaves home to pass on the family succession to his younger…

Shin Machiben - Otona no Deban

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Tokunaga Gentaro, after retiring from a newspaper company, decided to tackle being a lawyer and passed his bar exam. He meets his fellow peers, Okamura Shigekatsu and Sakaida Haruki, and the three decide to open a…

Shin Kaze no Rondo

In 1942, Arisawa Maki and Noshiro Koji are engaged, but tragedy strikes when Koji’s older brother, Ichiro, dies in the war. Koji is forced to marry Ichiro’s widow, Asami, while Maki is wed to Koji’s younger brother,…