Umezu Sakae

Umezu Sakae, born Umezu Shigeru (梅津榮) in Tomari, Shimoniikawa, Toyama, Japan, was a Japanese actor. Throughout his career, he was affiliated with several agencies, including Dojin Kai (同人会), Miya Pro (ミヤプロ), Hitomedia (ヒトメディア), and Dual Production (デュアルプロダクション)…

Nagayama Kozo

After graduating from Gakushuin High School , graduated from Seijo University in literary arts at the Department of European Culture in 1981 [1] before joining Fuji TV. As a TV director, he worked on numerous TV dramas and produced numerous hits centered on Fuji TV Month 9 Drama such as “ Tokyo Love…

Ishidate Tetsuo

Ishidate Tetsuo was a Japanese actor born in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. After working as a 13th gen member of the Haiyuza Theater Company and a member of the Bungakuza Theater Company, he made a big break in the 1970 TV drama "Oku-sama wa 18-sai". He starred in a number of family dramas in…

Chii Takeo

Takeo Chii was born on May 5, 1942 in Chiba, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kaigun tokubetsu nenshô-hei (1972), Trucker Yaro IX: A 5000 Km Run (1979) and Bee Bop High School (1985). He was married to Saori Maki. He died on June 29, 2012 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (Source: IMDb)

Higo Katsuhiro

Higo Katsuhiro is a Japanese comedian and actor from Naha, Okinawa. He is the leader of the comedy trio Dachou Club (ダチョウ倶楽部) and is affiliated with Ohta Production (太田プロダクション). He graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Naha Technical High School (沖縄県立那覇工業高等学校).…

Imai Masayuki

Imai Masayuki was a Japanese playwright and actor born in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. He was a member of the Ground Self-Defense Force before starting his acting career in the second half of the 1980s. The founder of the stage company Elle Company, he was the author and the main actor of the play…

Ishii Kenichi

Ishii Kenichi is a Japanese actor and director from Numata, Gunma, Japan, affiliated with Office Boardville (オフィスボードビル). He graduated from Gunma Prefectural Numata High School (群馬県立沼田高等学校) and initially worked for a chemical company. In 1965, he became an assistant…

Ichige Yoshie

Yoshie Ichige was born in Shuzenji-cho, Shizuoka, Japan. She is an actress, known for "Aoba Gakuen Monogatari" (1981), "Zatoichi Monogatari" (1974) and "Yamato Nadeshiko".

Shishido Joe

Shishido Joe was a Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He appeared in some 300 films but is best known in the West for his performance in the cult film Branded to Kill (1967). In Japan, he is also known by the nickname…

Yoshimata Ryo

Yoshimata Ryo is a Japanese composer, arranger, and music producer from Katokucho, Kagoshima, Japan. He graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration at Yokohama City University. From elementary school, he began learning the piano and acquired a level of music theory equivalent to that of a…

On the Way

He came to Tokyo to become an actor but found himself struggling in the city. His life becomes intermingled with a writer who had written a novel that closely resembles his own life. What did he discover about his…

The Light of Spring

8.0

In a tiny suburban Tokyo apartment, the Hirabuki family, a couple with two children, is getting ready for a trip. The question, “Where are we going?” is met with silence. The camera does not follow them on their…

Crank

8.0

Maru runs around Tokyo. Maru hears from his fellow messenger Hide that he might be leaving Tokyo. (Source: shortshorts.org)

Instruments of a Beating Heart

First graders in a Tokyo public elementary school are presented with a challenge for the final semester: performing "Ode to Joy" at the ceremony for the new incoming first graders. Ayame, who often struggles to keep…

S-ku no Kimyona Hitobito

S Ward is Tokyo's mysterious and unknown 24th ward. Fuka stumbles into S Ward and encounters its peculiar inhabitants. Taketo is a writer specialising in urban legends, who infiltrates the “S District” to uncover…

Vampire Clay

6.1

After studying in Tokyo, Kaori returns to Aina Academy to finish her prep classes for art school. Quickly outshining her jealous classmates, she soon becomes the star of the class when she discovers a bag of old, mysterious…

The End of Life

Saya who came to Tokyo after being traumatized by an incident eight years ago. She learns that the man involved in the case has been engaged to her sister and returns home without being able to stand. Saya's radical…

Restart

6.8

Mio came to Tokyo with her sights on becoming a singer/songwriter, but that dream was dashed by a scandal without her ever becoming successful. She returns heartbroken to her hometown of Shimokawa where connecting…

This Country's Sky

6.4

Set in Tokyo, Japan near the end of World War II. 19-year-old Satoko lives with her mother and her aunt. The war is turning more grave. Even though Satoko is near the age to get married, she can't even think of marriage…