Nakagoshi Noriko

Nakagoshi, first debuted as a model for ViVi magazine in 1999. She began acting the same year, making her acting debut as Midori Sato in the show Tengoku no Kiss. Her acting attracted her great attention and from there, she moved onto bigger roles. Her breakthrough role came in the 2003 NHK asadora,…

Otaki Hideji

Hideji Otaki was a Japanese actor. After serving in World War II, he became interested in the theater and helped found the Gekidan Mingei troupe in 1950. He gained fame for his television work from the 1970s, but he also appeared in many films, especially those of Juzo Itami. His last film, Anata e,…

Tokiwa Takako

Tokiwa Takako is a Japanese film and stage actress. She was born in Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture. Tokiwa is one of the most highly praised actresses by both critics and viewers in Japan. She made her sensational debut in Fuji Television drama "Akuma no Kiss" in 1993. Since her debut, she continually…

Watase Tsunehiko

Watase Tsunehiko was a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 2nd Japan Academy Prize for The Incident and at the 3rd Hochi Film Award for The Incident, Koutei no inai hachigatsu and The Fall of Ako Castle. His older brother is the actor Watari Tetsuya. (Source: Wikipedia)

Kato Taku

Born in 1969 in Nara, KAto Taku has been working for the Japanese public broadcasting company NHK since 1991. His documentary Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter (2017) was shown on Nippon Connection 2018. (Source: NipponConnection)

Issey Ogata

Issey Ogata (born 22 February 1952 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka), is a Japanese actor and comedian. He was interested in plays since childhood. After he graduated from Toyotama High School in Japan, he joined a theatrical company and appeared on the stage. Later, he jumped at the opportunity to be an entertainer…

Takashima Masanobu

Masanobu Takashima is a Japanese actor. He was previously married to Miwon.

Negishi Toshie

Toshie Negishi is a Japanese film and television actress.

Sakurai Hijiri

Sakurai Hijiri is a Japanese actor.

Ikeuchi Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi is a Japanese actor. Ikeuchi's mother is Salvadoran and his father is Japanese. He is an avid martial artist, mostly holding a black belt in judo and is also a keen fisherman.

Cherry Blossoms

8.0

Based on the life of Ryoji Sato , a conductor in former National Railways Bus, who continued to plant cherry blossoms along the highway. His activities were commended by the Japan Sakura Association for taking charge…

Blossoms Bloom

7.4

Shunsuke Osaki looks like an ordinary salaryman. He works as the sales department manager at a big electronics maker. He has received recognition for his work at the company, but, for many years, he has not engaged…

Looking for Cherry Blossoms

6.8

Granddad is a little absent minded and living in the hospital, but almost every day he receives a postcard depicting cherry blossoms. His grandson Tsuyoshi comes to visit him, and cannot help but notice these postcards…

Behind Her Radiance

7.2

Young Eun is a high school girl, who feels a great skepticism from the environment surrounding her life. Surrounded by a group of people, Young Eun feels ugliness, so built a wall and carries her life with elitism.…

Under the Cherry Tree

A documentary set in the municipal apartment complex of Kawasaki City which has become host to elderly people living alone and depicts their indomitable existence in the face of loneliness. 79-year-old Sekiguchi Kotoji…

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

6.8

A mountain man captures a beautiful, but manipulative city woman, and goes to excessive lengths to please her every whim.

The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming

7.0

At an all girl school, a group of girls annually stages a play. This year they pick Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard." After vigorous rehearsals the play faces cancellation because one student gets caught smoking…

Cold Bloom

7.0

After the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Shiori and Kenji, a couple working at a small factory recovering from the tragedy, are looking forward to having a baby. But Kenji dies in an accident caused by his colleague…

Sakurasaku

7.4

The story is about a gentle and easygoing girl who likes reading. One day, a piece of paper comes out of a book at the library. It is a beautiful letter called "Sakurasako". That's when she starts a correspondence…

The Cherry Orchard

7.7

At an all girl school, a group of girls annually stages a play. This year they pick Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard." After vigorous rehearsals, the play faces cancellation because one student gets caught smoking…