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…

Tanimoto Hajime

Tanimoto Hajime is a Japanese actor.

Terakado Jimon

Terakado Yoshito, better known as Terakado Jimon, is a Japanese comedian who is represented by the talent agency, Ohta Production. He is part of the comedy trio, Dachou Club.

Suzuki Haruo

Suzuki Haruo is one of those ubiquitous supporting actors tucked away in the background of several sci-fi films and easily mistaken for other actors with a similar appearance. His roles rarely offered any dialogue. His most prominent speaking role is as the general trying to keep the giant electrodes…

Omura Senkichi

Small, thin, weasely, buggy-eyed actor typically cast as comic relief. Born the son of a vaudeville entertainer in 1922, Omura made his film debut in 1933 at age 11. He joined PCL (later Toho) in 1934. In 1938 he was sent to war, and was away from Japan until the war’s end in 1945. His first major…

Kato Masato

Kato Masato is a Japanese screenwriter.

Tachibana Masaaki

Ubiquitous, well-liked, Toho-exclusive actor, nicknamed “Bana” on set. Tachibana joined Toho in 1950 and remained until the contract system collapsed in 1970. He appeared in numerous sci-fi films and is perhaps best known as the unintentionally funny, doomed reporter going down with Tokyo Tower…

Shibuya Hideo

Toho 's exclusive actor. He has appeared in numerous films regardless of genre, and often plays a newspaper reporter , especially in special effects films . There is no record of movie appearances since 1970, but it seems that he retired when the actor-exclusive system collapsed in the same year.

Tsuchiya Yoshio

Tsuchiya Yoshio was a Japanese actor. He had a long-standing interest in UFOs and had written several books on the subject. He preferred starring in science fiction films, usually as aliens or people possessed by them. He lobbied for the title role in "Tomei Ningen" (1954), but was forced by the studio…

Takachi Noboru

Takachi Noboru is a Japanese actor, singer, and entertainer born in Kochi, Japan. From 1991 until 1996, Noboru was married to AV actress Aida Momo, and from 1999 until 2016, he was married to actress Takashima Reiko.

Egao no Hosoku

7.2

Yumi (Takeuchi Yuko) is a 23-year-old office worker. Out of the blue, she is fired from her job. A few days later, wearing kimono, she is rushing to an interview for some part-time work at a publishing company. She…

Mi wo Tsukushi Ryoricho

7.4

It is the Spring of 1814. The restaurant "Tsuru-ka" is gaining much popularity after its chef, Mio, won the prestigious cooking competition. One day, the owner of "Tsuru-ka", Taneichi, employed young Fuki to be the…

Hei no Naka no Biyoshitsu

7.6

Inside a women's prison, there is a beauty salon where inmate Haru Komatsubara cuts the hair of ordinary people. Haru Komatsubara, who committed a serous crime, is the only hairdresser at the beauty salon. Her customers,…

Kobe Shinbun no Nanokakan

7.7

Also known as the "Kobe earthquake," the massive earthquake struck the southern Hyogo prefecture on January 17, 1995 and resulted in more than 6,400 casualties. The drama will focus on the reporters working for the…

Keiji 7-nin

7.8

Amagi Yu is a slightly eccentric detective who has been assigned to the Twelfth Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigative Division from the Lost and Found Centre. The Twelfth Section…

Born to Be on Air!

7.8

Koda Minare is a 26-year-old single woman working part-time at a curry restaurant. She's recently gone through a series of troubling events, including being dumped by her boyfriend and getting conned out of money.…

Ojisama to Neko

7.9

Kanda Fuyuki is a world-famous pianist who has been keeping his life busy after his wife's death. One day, Fuyuki meets an unsold cat, Fukumaru, at a pet store. Fuyuki is not good with animals but decides to get Fukumaru…

LINK

7.2

Former police officer, Terahara Ken, works for a private security firm. He is suddenly summoned back to Japan while on duty in Taiwan and ordered to protect Matsuoka Takanori, the secretary-general of the Democratic…

The 47 Ronin

7.2

In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun’s palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit seppuku and deprives the palace and lands from…

D no Arashi

8.0

The show's theme was about at least one member acting as a reporter and document on different topics. Later in the show, the group would split into one MC and two teams of two to compete in a "Fool's Curiosity" competition,…