Horikawa Tonko

Horikawa Tonko was a Japanese TV drama director, producer, and movie director from Nakanojo Town, Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture. His wife is screenwriter Takagi Rin. He studied at the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters. In 1958, he won the Ginkgo Namiki Award for his novel "Suna no Toei".…

Ito Daisuke

Ito Daisuke was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born in Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture. He is one of the famous directors who laid the foundation for historical films, and is also called the "father of historical films". After graduating from junior high school, he gave up going to school…

Ninagawa Yuki

Ninagawa Yuki, born in Yokohama, is a Japanese actress, filmmaker and painter. She is a daughter of the poet Mizuno Akiyoshi and elder sister of the actress/singer Ninagawa Miho. Ninagawa's acting debut was a role in the 1978 rock opera "Salome". In films, she appeared in "Kurutta Kajitsu" in 1981,…

Maeda Ken

Maeda Ken, born in Tokyo, was a Japanese actor, singer, and comedian well-known for his monomane. He also created the Maeken Trance Project, of which he was the leader of several ganguro and kogal, known as LOVE♡BOOM. Maeda went to America when he was 19 and lived in Manhattan for four years. Because…

Iwashiro Taro

Iwashiro Taro is a Japanese composer, arranger, pianist, and music producer born in Tokyo. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, he entered the Department of Composition, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts. He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Music, Department…

Motomiya Yasukaze

Yasukaze Motomiya is a Japanese actor. His real name is Yasuyuki Hirai. He is represented with Triple A. Motomiya's elder brother is Ryuji Harada, also an actor. His wife is tarento Akiko Matsumoto. Motomiya was scouted after his older brother entered the entertainment industry and debuted in 1994 Spur…

Nakai Masahiro

Nakai Masahiro is a Japanese singer, actor, and host for music events and variety shows such as the long-running music show Utaban. Until 2016, he was the leader of the now-disbanded boy group SMAP. He remained a part of Johnny's Entertainment until 2020 when he left to create his own man agency, Nonbiri…

Emoto Tokio

Emoto Tokio is a Japanese actor represented by Knockout. He was born in Tokyo as the second son of actor Emoto Akira and actress Tsunogae Kazue and grew up in Shimokitazawa. His older brother is actor Emoto Tasuku and his sister reportedly works in movies. In 2003, Emoto passed an audition and made…

Kanno Miho

In 1992, Kanno made her debut as a member of a group called Sakurakko Kurabu Sakura Gumi (trans. Sakurakko Club Sakura Group) after passing the orientation for the TV variety show Sakurakko Kurabu. As a member of the Sakura Gumi, she started to participate actively from the group's second single DO-shite…

Ishikawa Homare