Onda Seijiro

He was born in 1907 (Meiji 40) at Tokyo Prefecture Tokyo City Asakusa District (now Tokyo, Taito-ku, Asakusa) . His father was a landowner in Saitama prefecture . In 1925 (Taisho 14), at the age of 18 , entered the gate of Toyo Kinema 's famous actor Kondo Iyokichi .He was a movie benshi until 1935.…

Ota Rikako

Ota Rikako is a Japanese child actress from Tokyo.

Oshima Kota

Oshima Kota is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo.

Mori Momoko

She is an actress and model born in Tokyo, Japan.

Otsuka Michiko

Otsuka Michiko was a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Tokyo, Japan. Otsuka Michiko (大塚道子) was a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Tokyo. She attended Tokyo Women's High School (東京女子高等師範学校付属高等女学校) but did not complete her studies. After training…

Ikawa Kotaro

Kotaro Ikawa was born in 1976. At Hitotubashi university, he learned cinema theory from Kan Nozaki and started to make films. He began his film career as a cameraman. His directorial debut is the work of a one-man film crew: he receives credit not only for direction, but for script, production, cinematography,…

Suzuki Mitsue

Born in Kanda Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo (currently Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo ). and dropped out of Tokyo City First High School (currently Fukagawa High School, Tokyo ). She studied under Masao Inoue and took her first stage in 1932 . In 1942, she formed a theater company Bunkaza with her husband Takashi Sasaki…

Sakai Wakako

Sakai Wakako is a Japanese actress born in Tokyo, Japan.

Iijima Shuna

Shuna Iijima is a bilingual Japanese actress trained in London. Her acting career started from theatre acting, including Shakespeare, Physical Theatre and other various forms. She is currently based in Japan, working mainly for films. She speaks fluent English and is always aiming for international…

Asano Shinjiro

Born in Fukagawa, Tokyo. Aiming for a career in acting, he joined the newly opened drama research institute and received guidance from Sawada Shojiro. He made his film debut in 1929 with a small role after joining Nikkatsu's Uzumasa Studio. His oldest recorded appearance is 1931's Kimura Jiro directed…

16-18-4

3.0

A day at the Tokyo Race course. (Letterboxd)

Moon Dream

6.0

When Bob visits Tokyo on a business trip, he forgets his passport and bag on a bus and gets help from Sayuri, who he happens to meet there. However, as soon as he was relieved to find his bag, he losses all his money…

Yoru no Chimata wo Haikaisuru

Matsuko Deluxe wanders around Tokyo, randomly visits shops that he finds on the road, and interacts with people in the city. (Source: Wikipedia)

Kakashi to Racket

6.8

Aki transferred from Tokyo to a school on a rural island. Tamako was born and raised on the island. Now, they attend the same middle school. Aki was a member of the soft tennis club back in Tokyo, but an incident caused…

Arashi no Namida

7.4

Fall 2006 in Tokyo, Satoko lives happily with her husband Yusuke, baby daughter Haruko and parents-in-law. One day, Satoko loses her husband and daughter by accident. She meets a crying a baby girl and calls her Haruko.…

Convenience Store Yume Monogatari

6.0

Koichi lives in Tokyo. He hears that his father Kozo has a heart attack and rushes back to his hometown. Kozo ran a liquor store for years. Despite the opposition of Kozo and people around him, Koichi changes the liquor…

Eternal Maria

Maria came to Tokyo from her countryside and started working as an AV actress. However, as her name grew, her younger brother in her hometown began to be teased at school, and her worried mother repeatedly calls her.

Average 2

2.0

Based off the popular Tokyo FM radio show of the same name, Average is an omnibus drama with the word "average" as the central theme.

Cinderella Formula

7.6

The University of Tokyo is the most prestigious national & public university in Japan. A charismatic teacher who suffers cancer meets the poor-but-clever girl and he teaches how to overcome the barrier of the entrance…

Gonenme no Hitori

6.0

Set in Tokyo, May 2015. A middle-school girl Ami was suddenly stopped by a stranger named Shuji. He says she looks exactly like his daughter Reiko who died in the Tsunami of the Great Quake 5 years ago. Despite the…