Mikawa Yoichiro

Mikawa Yoichiro was a Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan. His birth name was Mikawa Yoshikazu (三川義一), and he was previously known by the stage name Mikawa Yoichiro (美川洋一郎). Following his graduation from Setagaya Junior High School, he left home due to a strained relationship with…

Higuchi Ichiyo

Higuchi Ichiyo was a Japanese novelist born in Tokyo, Japan, and the second daughter of Higuchi Noriyoshi, a low-ranking official in the Tokyo Prefecture. She is recognized as the first professional female writer in modern Japan. She began her education at Hongo Elementary School in 1877 but withdrew…

Tatsu Noriko

Tatsu Noriko is a Japanese actress born in Tokyo, Japan. Previously known by her stage name Ryu Noriko (龍のり子), she graduated from the 14th class of the Haiyuza Theatre Company's training institute. Tatsu has worked with the Bungakuza Research Institute and the Zenshinza Theatre Company, and…

Kaneko Katsumi

Katsumi Kaneko is a former Japanese actress from Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University and was a member of the Tokyo Actors' Cooperative Society. (Source: MyDramaList)

Amanashi Mayuko

Amanashi Mayuko is a Japanese producer born in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Department of Cultural Policy Studies at Aoyama Gakuin University. She is the CEO of Studio Neco, Inc.

Aida Shigekazu

Aida Shigekazu is a Japanese musician and music producer from Tokyo, Japan. He started his career as a guitarist in 1989 while studying at Meiji Gakuin University. Early in his career, he auditioned for the band GO-BANG'S but was turned down due to his age. However, he was later asked to substitute…

Aimono Mitsuo

Aimono Mitsuo was a Japanese screenwriter born in Tokyo, Japan.

Takigami Yuka

Takigami Yuka, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a former Japanese idol and talent. She was previously affiliated with Horipro. In 1999, she passed a magazine audition, and in 2000, she joined the entertainment industry as a member of the idol group P-chicks, following a public internet vote. After P-chicks…

Ogasawara Ryoichi

Ogasawara Ryochi is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan, affiliated with the theater company Haiyuza. He began his training at Haiyuza's institute in 1959 as part of the 8th class. In recent years, he has continued to work actively in stage performances. (Source: MyDramaList)

Misaki Fuko

Misaki Fuko is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. She was formerly affiliated with Office Junior. Initially starting her career as an actress, she later transitioned to voice acting, participating in Toei Animation productions. (Source: MyDramaList)

The Bright Day of My Life

6.0

Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob. (Source: TMDB)

Utau Maboroshi Goten

Harumi wanted to meet her mother in Tokyo. Chotaro is sad and goes into the mountains looking for her.

A Slope in the Sun

7.0

A college aged woman arrives in Tokyo to study while finding work at the wealthy Tashiro family home as a tutor of the daughter, while two brothers vie for the attention (Source: IMDb)

The Unknown Future

Two rural young men go to Tokyo with the ambition of success. The two young men try to work in several places, but both are fired because they don't fit their aptitude. This is a comedy film about the fact that while…

Beauty the Enemy

4.0

In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of an orchid farm is abandoned by her two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city. (Source: Filmaffinity.com) ~~ Adapted from a novel by Kawaguchi Matsutaro (川口松太郎).

Family Meeting

Shigezumi is a young stock broker from Tokyo. He is in love with young Taiko who lives in Osaka. The marriage seems impossible as Shigezumi had a difficult relationship to Taiko' father who bankrupted and drove Shigezumi's…

The Twilight Story

4.0

A village girl lives in Tokyo as a prostitute to support her ailing mother. One day she meets an allegedly unmarried teacher and falls in love.

Nobody Knows

8.3

Four siblings and their young mother move into a small Tokyo apartment. Despite their mother's wild lifestyle, the family lives in chaotic yet loving harmony. After their mother leaves for a new life in Osaka, the…

Ototo no Otto

8.0

Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian…

MIU404

8.5

The Mobile Investigative Unit (known as "MIU") of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department attempts to solve cases within 24 hours. Detective Shima Kazumi is selected as a new member of MIU. He is intelligent, with…