One Liter of Tears

9.0

15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya is an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. She has been falling down often…

Kankoku Kotaishi Denka, Ito Daishi Kankoku: Omiya Nyukyo no Kokei

During his stay in Japan, a rumor broke out back in Korea that the prince had been assassinated—clear evidence of a situation of domination (or, put another way, a guarded expression of the discontent released from…

Tamura Atsushi

Tamura Atsushi is a famous Japanese comedian from the Hikoshima area of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. He and his partner, Ryo Tamura (田村 亮), form the Japanese comedic duo (お笑いコンビ owarai kombi) known as "London Boots, Mark1 Mark2" (ロンドンブーツ1号2号 Rondon…

Dan Ikuma

Dan was born in Tokyo, the descendant of a prominent family, his grandfather Baron Dan Takuma having been President of Mitsui before being assassinated in 1932. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin and Tokyo Music School in 1946. He studied with teachers including Kosaku Yamada, Kunihiko Hashimoto, Kan'ichi…

Yokota Einosuke

When Inabata Katsutaro, the Japanese businessman who introduced cinema to Japan with the Lumière Cinématographe on 15 February 1897 swiftly grew disenchanted with the work, he turned to Yokota Einosuke, the owner of a Kobe export-import business. The very opposite of the meticulous and restrained…

Soda Hirohisa

Hirohisa Soda (曽田博久 Soda Hirohisa) is a long-time tokusatsu writer. He was a Sentai writer from Himitsu Sentai Gorenger through Gekisou Sentai Carranger. Most notably, he was the main writer for the entire franchise from 1982's Dai Sentai Goggle V through 1990's Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman. He was…

Muramatsu Katsumi

Muramatsu Katsumi was a Japanese actor from Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan. He graduated from the Faculty of Education at Waseda University. In 1966, he co-founded the theater company "Rokugatsu Gekijo". After being part of the "Engeki Center 68" (a coalition organization of three theater companies: "Rokugatsu…

Ayase Haruka

Ayase Haruka is a popular Japanese actress, model and singer. Her immediate family consists of her father, mother and one brother. As a youth, Haruka was active in sports, playing basketball in middle school and competing in the Chugoku region Ekiden tournament (long-distance relay race) during junior…

Tonoyama Taiji

Taiji Tonoyama was a Japanese character actor who made many appearances in films and on television from 1939 to 1989. He was a close friend of Kaneto Shindo and one of his regular cast members. He was also an essayist. In 1950 he helped form the film company Kindai Eiga Kyokai with Shindo and Kōzaburō…

Ishii Gakuryu

Ishii’s career divides into two distinct halves: the brash early films, which earned him a reputation as a punk filmmaker, and the slower, pictorial, sometimes meditative work of his mature period. His early features were the fruit of the amateur short films he directed, while still a student, on…

Sano Asao

Asao Sano is a Japanese actor. He is famous for playing the role of Tokugawa Mitsukuni on the television jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon.

Kayama Tetsu

Kayama Tetsu is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with the Shoji Shimoda Office. On January 18, 2019, he changed his stage name from Yamashita Tetsuo (山下徹大) to Kayama Tetsu. His father is the actor Kayama Yusuke, his mother is former actress Matsumoto Megumi, his sister is…

Two Out Full Base

6.9

It is the story of Ichi and his partner Hachi, who used to be high school bases loaded as expected to become professionals. It depicts two people who were canceled from Koshien due to a scandal in the baseball club…

Joiuchi: Hairyou Tsuma Shimatsu

7.4

In the Edo period of Japan, Isaburo Sasahara is a vassal of the daimyo of the Aisu clan. Sasahara is the most skilled swordsman in the land, whose only rival in ability is his good friend Tatewaki Asano. Isaburo is…

It All Began When I Met You

7.2

The film follows various different people and couples in 6 loosely connected stories. All of the stories are set at Tokyo Station and take place just before Christmas. The different characters range from a company…

KAT-TUN no Sekaiichi Dame Yoru Ni

7.6

On New Year's Day TBS broadcasted KAT-TUN's one-time late-night variety special 'Sekai Ichi Dame na Yoru ni' The theme is 'Because it's Dame, we want to learn', and have KAT-TUN experience Dame things tonight. The…

Goldfish

"Guns" was a punk band that became a social phenomenon in the 1980s. At the height of their popularity, one of the member Hal caused an injury and the band was suspended. Thirty years later, the band starts to reunite…

Zatoichi

7.6

Shintaro Katsu took his final bow as Zatoichi, the nomadic blind swordsman, in this martial arts action saga from Japan. After being released from jail on charges of petty theft, Ichi finds himself caught between two…

London Hearts

London Hearts is a Japanese variety television show hosted by London Boots Ichi-go Ni-go and Hiroiki Ariyoshi on TV Asahi. It focuses on creating comedy by taking Japanese comedians and television personalities out…

Choujuu Sentai Liveman

7.5

Academia Island is an elite school that various genius students from across the globe attend. Among them are Yusuke Amamiya, Joh Ohara, Megumi Misaki, who with Takuji Yano, and Mari Aikawa sought to create a suit strong…