Kuriyama Kaori

Kuriyama Kaori is a Japanese actress born in Fukuoka, Japan. She graduated from Showa University of Music Junior College. Her agency is R. Crew Co., Ltd. (Source: r-crew.co.jp)

Okuzaki Kenzo

Kenzo Okuzaki was a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, writer, actor, anti-monarchist and anarchist. He was known for an attempted assault on Emperor Shōwa, and his starring role in the documentary The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987). (Source: Wikipedia)

Kamiyama Yumiko

Kamiyama Yumiko is a Japanese screenwriter from Hyogo, Japan. She graduated from Showa Women's University and completed her studies at the Shochiku Scenario Research Institute. (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation = MyDramaList)

Namiki Ichiro

Namiki Ichiro Namiki was a manzai master and actor from Hongo-ku, Tokyo, in the Showa and Heisei eras. He belonged to the Dosa troupe and toured various places. In 1936, he joined the Sumiko Kurishima Theater Company after traveling around and studied under Kurishima Sagoromo. In 1938, he turned to…

Watanabe Mokuzen

Depends on the sources, he was born or in July 10 or June 12, 1870. Novelist from the Meiji era to the Showa era. Born in Uzen Province (currently Yamagata Prefecture). His real name is Watanabe Matsuzo (渡辺末蔵). After working as a journalist at various newspapers, he began writing novels.

Kawabe Goro

Kawabe Goro was a Japanese actor born in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. He is a star actor who played an active part in Nikkatsu movies in the early Showa period. On August 15, 1925, when he was 38 years old, he said goodbye to his long-standing stage play life and joined the Nikkatsu General Film Studio.…

Mano Tsuruko

She appeared on the stage of Tsukiji-za and Moulin Rouge Shinjuku-za , but joined Toho in 1939 (Showa 14) . Beside being a movie actress, she also worked in a tobacco shop, which is her mother's business. In 1940 (Showa 16), she made her movie debut with the movie " Snake Princess " directed by Teinosuke…

Aizawa Haruo

Aizawa Haruo was a Japanese actor born in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from the Drawing Course at Showa Industrial Technical School, he was detained in Siberia before joining the Theater Arts Academy. In 1959, he co-founded the Tokyo Theater Seminar. He passed away on March 10, 1995, at…

Nakai Asakazu

Born in Hyogo prefecture . In 1927 he joinedEmpire Kinema . Later, he moved to Shinko Kinema, and then moved to Oizumi Studio via Kyoto Studio. In 1932 (Showa 7), he was promoted to a cameraman at Shinko Kinema. Contracted with Toho in 1941 (Showa 16) . Before and after, he was in charge of shooting…

Uno Koji

He was born on April 21 , 1924 in Fukuoka Prefecture Omuta born in Fukuoka Prefectural Miike Junior High School (now Fukuoka Prefectural Miike high school), 1944 (Showa 19) he graduated from the Japan film school. In the same year, he was dispatched to the acting section of Toho Photo Studio. After…

Rinchi

2.0

Around the Showa era. The Sugawara group of mid-sized Yakuza ruling Tokyo suburbs was crowded with the annual Jinji temples festival banquet. However, recently, Kiyoshi, who has been emerging as a young member of the…

Bakuto hyakunin

4.5

Set in Kyushu in the early Showa period, the son of a boss who was killed after being territorialized by a greedy boss takes over and takes revenge on his nemesis. (Source: Wikipedia)

Sinking the Unsinkable

4.0

In 1941 the navy strictly ordered Showa Precision Machine Company to increase the number of parts for weapons by 100 percent. All of the workers slaved over and finally achieved the goal. (Source: SHOCHIKU)

The Black House

6.2

A meek agent at the Showa Life Insurance company receives a phone call from a customer who says that she's planning to commit suicide and wants to know if her policy will pay out. Concerned about her safety, the agent…

Tsumatachi no Shinkansen

In the summer of 1955 (Showa 30), Shima Hideo who wishes to build a bullet train, is persuaded by Sogo Shinji, the president of Japan National Railways, to take the post of chief engineer for the "Bullet Train Development"…

G-Men

7.0

"G-Men" follows the story of Shouta Kadomatsu, who transfers to an all boys school in hopes of finding a girlfriend, as the school is surrounded by four all-girls schools. A rumor at his school states that there is…

Haruko no Ningyo

7.1

In the early days of the Showa era in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture a newborn baby is abandoned with a doll under the eaves of a merchant house along the pilgrimage route in Shikoku. It seems to be a pilgrim struggling…

Agri

7.7

It chronicles the life of a Showa period hairdresser, and is based on a true life story of Moshizuki Agri. Agri has worked for over 70 years as a beautician. She is a successful business woman who survived the war…

Anpan

7.9

At the beginning of the Showa era, there was a girl running through the town of Kochi at an incredible speed. Her name was Asada Nobu, also known as 'Hachikin Onobu'. Meanwhile, Yanai Takashi, who lost his father to…

Oshin

8.2

In the spring of 1983 (Showa 58), Tanokura Shin, the elderly founder of a supermarket chain in Mie Prefecture, mysteriously disappeared on the day of her 17th store's grand opening. Her adopted grandson, Kei Yashiro,…