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.…

Tokunaga Reiko

Tokunaga Reiko, born Sato Reiko (佐藤礼子) in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, is a former actress. She graduated from Shoei Women's Academy High School and, in 1968, passed the Toho New Faces audition, subsequently becoming a trainee at Toho. That year, she made her acting debut in the TV drama "Dekkai…

Makoto Naoya

Makoto Naoya debuted as an actor in 1971. His first appearance was as a guest performer in the film Gendai Yakuza: Sakura Chi Sankyoudai at the age of 23. In 1971 and 1972, Makoto appeared in the film series Furyou Banchou. Over the next few years, Makoto performed in a variety of small roles. He also…

Kaku Kento

Kento Kaku (born July 3, 1989) is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo. He has appeared in several feature films, television series, and stage productions. He is represented with Amuse, Inc. His wife is actress Nana Eikura. They married in August of 2016 and welcomed their first child in June of 2017. On…

Kitano Kie

Kitano Kie is a Japanese actress, singer and gravure idol. She is signed with the Foster agency. Kitano is a former member of the celebrity girls futsal team Miss Magazine. In 2005, Kitano won a Miss Magazine Award, becoming the youngest (age 14) to receive that award. In 2007, Kitano was chosen for…

Hoshii Nanase

Hoshii Nanase is a Japanese actress, singer and gravure idol. She was born in Tochigi, Japan. Other than acting in ddramas, Hoshii has also been a voice actor for the anime Kemono no Souja.

Kurose Manami

Manami Kurose is a japanese actress and singer. She made her debut in the 2006 film "Rough" after having achieved the Grand Prix title in the 6th Toho Cinderella Audition. She is best known for her role in "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e" as Imaike Komari.

Nogiwa Yoko

Nogiwa Yuko was a Japanese actress. She was born in Tsubata Town in Kawakita, Ishikawa, and raised in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, as well as Amanuma, Tokyo. She attended Rikkyo University's Department of English and American Literature. She was selected as the university's first Miss Rikkyo. After graduating…

Maeda Atsuko

Maeda Atsuko is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She was in Team A and was one of the most prominent members in the group, being voted number one in the 2009 and 2011 Senbatsu Elections. However, in the 2010 Senbatsu Election, she lost to fellow member Yuko Oshima, who was the lead…

Nakahara Sanae

Nakahara Sanae was a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She starred in over 80 films and television shows, the most prominent being her role in the films Lady Snowblood (1973), Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978), and Day of Resurrection (1980). Her husband was famed Japanese film director Kinji Fukasaku, and her…

Umi de no Hanashi

7.3

This movie is about a girl named Kaede Fukino (Aoi Miyazaki) who finds out that her dad is having an affair. When she questions her mum about this she gets more than she bargained for. She soon learns that her life…

Ki no umi

6.9

At the foot of Mt. Fuji lies the so-called suicide forest, a notorious place where people wary of life can exhale their last gasp. The four different stories in Jyukai all focus on this truly existing forest in Japan,…

Ruten no Umi

It is an autobiographical story, covering half-life of Kumago Matsuzaka modeled after novelist Miyamoto Teru's father. ~~ Adapted from the novel "Ruten no Umi" (流転の海) by Miyamoto Teru (宮本輝)

Fumiko no Umi

8.0

A blind girl faces a series of hardships — poverty, discrimination, the death of a friend, and more, but she never gives up hope. To make a living, Fumiko, who is around 10, is apprenticed to a masseuse. While coping…

Karera no Umi

Part of documentary serie, " Their Sea" (彼らの海) aired between 1999-2008. Part 7-8, as this one, were dramatized, then they back to their documentary style. Aired on Kumamoto TV, related to Fuji TV .

Sorekara no Umi

A drama that looks at the current state of the disaster-stricken area filmed in Tanohata-mura, Iwate Prefecture, which was affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. A family living in temporary housing takes a step…

Ao no Umi

7.3

Odate Mai is the daughter of the president of a construction company in Tokyo. When she was 17 years old, she discovered that her mother was actually not her real mother, and by chance she found out that her real mother…

Assatsu no Umi: Dai Ni-sho — Henoko

This documentary is all about the protestors who try to disrupt the building of the new American base on Okinawa and the police response against it. In December 2013, Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima approved a landfill…

Nagi no Umi

A family drama set in a small village along the Uwakai, which is rich in nature and has islands of various sizes. Keisuke, who came to Tokyo to become a musician 10 years ago, receives a call from his hometown. It…

Chichi no Umi, Boku no Sora

7.2

Kyouhei is a young guitarist who is trying to become a professional musician, but after he learns that his father is dying of cancer, he decides to give up his dream of becoming a musician. A heartwarming story about…