Kaneda Ryunosuke

Ryunosuke Kaneda was born on June 15, 1928. He was an actor, known for Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983), The Inugami Family (1976) and Kasugano Tsubone (1989). He was married to Mariko. He died on March 31, 2009 in Saitama, Japan.

Nagao Mariya

Mariya Nagao is a Japanese television personality and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. Nagao is represented by Irving. She joined AKB48 as a 9th generation trainee in late 2009. On December 8, 2010, together with Mina Oba, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruka Shimada, Miyu Takeuchi, Mariko Nakamura,…

Araki Shinobu

Araki Shinobu was born in 1891 in Niigata. He spent the early part of his life in a small traveling theater company and performing in Asakusa, before joining Nikkatsu Mukojima in 1921, stepping into the world of acting for the first time. He began by appearing in the Shinpa dramas Futari Shizuka (Two…

Okada Tokihiko

Okada Tokihiko was an actor in the Taisho and early Showa eras born in Miyamoto-cho, Kanda-ku, Tokyo. He entered Zushi Kaisei Junior High School with outstanding results, but was impressed by the "Broken Coin" he saw at the movie theater in Ise Sakicho, and went to Asakusa Rokuku without studying. He…

Shibata Kayoko

Shibata Kayoko is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She played Matsuri Tatsumi (GoPink) in Kyukyu Sentai GoGo-V. She reprised the role in episode 23 of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. In GoGo-V, she was credited as Monika Sakaguchi (坂口 望二香 Sakaguchi Monika?), while Gokaiger credited her with…

Yokoyama Yui

Yokoyama Yui is a Japanese idol singer. She was a Research Student of AKB48 before being promoted to Team K in October 2010 to replace Ono Erena. She was transferred to Team A in the Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle in 2012 and gained a concurrent position in NMB48's Team N. The concurrency was revoked during…

Muranishi Toru

Muranishi Toru is an innovative and controversial director of Japanese adult videos (AV). Known in Japan as the "Emperor of Porn", he has been credited as one of the creators of the quasi-documentary style found in Japanese AVs, a genre that has remained popular throughout the history of the adult industry…

Tamaki Koji

Tamaki Koji is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor. He has been well-known as a frontman of the band Anzen Chitai that debuted in 1982 and enjoyed its successful career, particularly during the 1980s. As a vocalist and a songwriter of the band, Tamaki spawned multiple successful compositions which…

Baisho Chieko

Baisho Chieko is a Japanese actress and singer. In Japan, she is well known for her performance as Sakura in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series from 1969 until 1995. In addition, she has acted in many films directed by Yamada Yoji since the 1960s. She won the award for best actress at the 5th Hochi Film…

Takahashi Minami

Takahashi Minami is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 under Team A. She was also the General Director of the whole AKB48 group including all sister groups. She was described as the "eldest daughter of the 48 sisters" in the group by Yasushi Akimoto during an interview carried out by the…

Mitari Kiitari Tameshitari

Katsuta Junpei came to Tokyo with five children, Kenichi, Mariko, Fumio, Shosuke, and Ryoichi. He lives with his children in a military house where war-damaged orphans live. One of the orphans, Mariko, gets sick, and…

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village

2.0

Tarao’s services are called upon to solve the mysterious death of bride-to-be, Mariko, who was found dead with an eerie mask of a devil. (Source: Letterboxd)

Konna Tokoro de Uragiri Meshi: Arashi wo Yobu Nana Nin no Yakuin

7.1

Hidden in the shadows of local specialties is "a dish that at first glance could be eaten anywhere." It may look the same no matter where you eat it, but it is a superb meal that defies expectations and does not disappoint…

Siblings of the Cape

5.5

A pair of siblings are living together in the outskirts of society. The brother, Yoshio, has a hurt leg, the sister, Mariko, has an intellectual disability and spends most of her time at home. When Yoshio loses his…

Kasoken no Onna Final

In a special zone for smart mobility demonstration experiments in Kyoto City, multiple autonomous driving devices simultaneously malfunctioned, resulting in an explosion that killed a male development staff member…

Double Life

6.9

Philosophy graduate student Tamaki decides she wants to try "philosophical surveillance" as proposed by Sophie Calle and begins trailing a man in her neighborhood. Tamaki soon witnesses the man having an affair and…

It Will Be Breakfast at Tiffany Some Day

7.3

Supplements, sweets, and canned coffee. Such is the breakfast of Sato Mariko, who has been living with her boyfriend for seven years. They started living together, thinking that they could enjoy breakfast every morning…

Tasogare Ryuuseigun

7.4

Banker Takizawa Kanji lives only for work and has become a branch manager through relentless hard work amid a restructuring of the financial industry. Lately, his conversations with his wife Mariko have dwindled and…

Suika

7.8

34-year-old Motoko, an employee at a credit union, is stunned when she learns her best friend and co-worker, Mariko, has embezzled 300 million yen and disappeared. Motoko, still un-married, lives at home with her parents…

Anego Special

6.7

Naoko moved to another company, and Kurosawa is in Magnolia. ~~ Adapted from the novel “Anego” (アネゴ) by Hayashi Mariko (林真理子).