Restaurant from the Sky

7.4

Wataru lives with his wife and his daughter Shiori on a cattle ranch in Hokkaido. He inherited the cattle ranch from his father. He learns to make cheese at a cheese workshop. He isn't as skilled in making cheese and…

The Promise in July

Jiro, a high school senior born and raised in Teine, has formed a band with Satsuki, Ryo, and Koji, and is practicing guitar to perform a solo concert, but they can't find a vocalist. When Jiro hears rumors that transfer…

Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City

6.6

School teacher Ichikawa, sometimes known as Zebraman, suddenly awakes 15 years later in the year 2025. The megapolis known as Tokyo has now been renamed to Zebra City. The city has become virtually crime free due to…

The Tale Of Iya

7.1

As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan’s last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna’s humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo.

A Snake of June

6.6

Tatsumi Rinko, a telephone counselor at a Tokyo suicide hotline, is stuck in a sexless, distant marriage with her obsessive-compulsive husband, Shigehiko. One day, she receives a package containing voyeuristic photos…

Yoyogi Johnny’s Depressing after School

Yoyogi Johnny, a slightly unusual high school boy, spends his after-school time at his own pace, making his strong-willed girlfriend angry, spending all his time talking in the squash club room with the eccentric members,…

River of First Love

7.1

Based on Kenichi Kawakami's novel. 8-year old boy, Shinpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak constitution and lost her husband years…

Bloom of a Capable Wife: It’s Too Late to Beg

Yuka, a full-time housewife, endures constant belittlement from her chauvinistic husband Kazuo and mother-in-law Sachiko. When the president of TK Motors invites her back as Vice President, the truth emerges: she is…

The Flowers of Evil

7.4

The story is set in Hikari City, Gunma Prefecture. Surrounded by mountains, second-year middle school student Kasuga Takao lives each day feeling a deep sense of suffocation and stagnation. What saves his heart is…

Ueki Mariko

Ueki Mariko is a former Japanese actress born in Numata, Gunma, and originally from Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Chuo University with a degree in literature and was affiliated with the Nishioka Akira Office. Ueki began her acting career at age four with the Wakakusa Theatre Company, later joining…

Kamimura Shuhei

Kamimura Shuhei is a Japanese composer from Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Tokyo College of Music majoring in composition. Starting in 2007 with the stage play " Othello " directed by Yukio Ninagawa , he has worked on numerous stage productions, musicals, movies, TV dramas, theme…

Bun-O Fujisawa

Bun-O Fujisawa is a Japanese screenwriter, playwright, theatre director and lyricist born in Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. He has written, scripted, and directed musicals, straight plays, Japanese anime, video games, and readers’ theatre. On December 4, 2005, he made his debut as a playwright…

Nakamura Shusei

Nakamura Shusei, born Nakamura Hideo, was a Japanese actor and voice actor. Throughout his career he was represented by 81 Produce and later Production Baobab. He has referred to both Tokyo and Nagano Prefecture as his hometown. He was most known for the roles of Rikiishi Toru (Ashita no Joe) and Shima…

Yagi Kosei

Yagi Kosei is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Hyogo, Japan, affiliated with the talent agency 81 Produce. He leads the reading group "Korokai: Kosei Yomi Gatari no Kai." Yagi received a strict language education from his father, who was a Japanese language teacher. He graduated from the Tokyo…

Honda Minako

Kudo Minako, better known as Honda Minako, was a Japanese idol, singer, and actress. She debuted in 1985 with the single "Satsui no Vacance." On January 5, 2005, she was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia and passed away on November 6, 2005, at Juntendo University Hospital in Bunkyo, Tokyo. (Source:…

Umeda Haruo

Umeda Haruo, born Umeda Akira (梅田晃) in 1920 in Tokyo's Yotsuya district, was a Japanese scholar, playwright, novelist, and essayist specializing in French literature. He graduated from Keio University Graduate School and was involved in writing scripts for stage plays and radio dramas, as well…

Omura Masao

Masao Omura was a Japanese actor born in Odate Town, Kitaakita District, Akita Prefecture, Japan. He moved to Tokyo and made his stage debut in 1896 at the age of 18. He performed on stages across Japan and became known as a Shinpa stage actor. In 1913, he joined Nikkatsu Mukojima Studio and became…

Hino Satoshi

Hino Satoshi is a Japanese actor and director from Kyoto, Japan. He is affiliated with Final Baroque. At the age of 16, he moved to Tokyo and joined the Tokyo Theater Seminar. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the Theater Department of Tama Art University. He later joined the Haiyūza…

Aragaki Yui

Aragaki Yui is a Japanese idol, model, actress, singer, seiyuu and occasional radio show host of Ryukyuan ancestry. She is particularly recognized for her pleasant face and her movie projects. Aragaki's career started when her sister volunteered to turn in an audition profile for her after being informed…