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…

Ishihara Tatsumi

Ishihara Tatsumi is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with Chikyugi and was previously associated with En Theatrical Group, Shinkokugeki, Cosmo Project, and Stardas 21. (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)

Kishi Kotaro

Kishi Kotaro is a former Japanese actor and singer born in Tokyo, Japan. His real name is Ishikawa Kotaro (石川浩太郎). From 1989, he changed his name to Onodera Mitsuru (小野寺充). At one point, he directed adult films under his real name. (Source: MyDramaList)

Utena Masataka

Utena Masataka is a Japanese film decorator based in Tokyo, Japan, currently affiliated with Toho Eizo Bijutsu Co., Ltd. During his student years, Utena worked part-time on commercial sets and was inspired to pursue a career in the film industry after visiting a film set of Kurosawa Akira. In 1990,…

Umeura Yoichi

Umeura Yoichi is a Japanese television and film producer born in Tokyo. He has served as the head of Toho Television and as the President of Tokyo Eiga Shinsha. In 1993, Umeura became President of Tokyo Eiga Shinsha, a subsidiary of Toho, where he continued his work in television film production. However,…

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)

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…

Endo Haru

Endo Haru was a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo. She was affiliated with Gekidan Shiki, Talent Agent, Tokyo Actor's Pro, Gekidan Ars Nova, and Gekidan Bara-za before joining Aoni Production. Endo passed away on September 20, 1999, at the age of 66. (Source: MyDramaList)

Ishiyama Katsumi

Ishiyama Katsumi is a Japanese actor and television host based in Tokyo. After leaving Meiji University’s Faculty of Literature, he joined the NBK Theatre Company in 1954. He has since worked across theater, film, television, and radio. (Source: MyDramaList)

Street of Shame

7.6

This gritty drama of six working girls in one brothel in Tokyo's Yoshiwara red-light district explores how the women came to work in such a place -- trying to pay for their children's education, trying to bail their…

Prism

7.6

Maejima Satsuki works part-time at a garden centre in Tokyo. While her aspiration is to be a voice talent, she is on the verge of giving up. Satsuki has never been serious about what she does. It is the same with romance.…

Izakaya Bottakuri

7.7

Bottakuri is a small bar located in the deserted downtown of Tokyo. In this place the beautiful sisters Mine and Kaoru, who inherited the restaurant from their late parents, serve hearty food and sake. The two sisters…

Delinquent to Doctor

7.7

Rookie doctor Tagami Kotoha is assigned to the Tokyo Metropolitan Odaiba Bay Medical Center. Strikingly beautiful, Kotoha causes a stir throughout the hospital as she heads to the neurosurgery staff room. There, she…

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

7.9

A radio play is going to go on air at a Tokyo radio station. It is a weepy melodrama written by housewife Miyako, who is the winner of the competition run by the station. Suddenly, the hot-tempered lead actress Nokko…

Himitsu no Arashi-chan

8.3

Himitsu no Arashi-chan was a Japanese variety show on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) starring Arashi and the members of Othello as their co-hosts. The show ran from April 10, 2008 to March 21, 2013 and airs from 10:00…

Smiles in the Mirror

8.0

Ryo works as a hairdresser at a successful beauty salon in Tokyo, Japan. He is popular at his workplace. A client, who works as a model, asks him to go out, but he says no. Due to turning down his client, Ryo is fired…

The Castle of Sand

7.6

Detectives investigate the murder of an old man found in a Tokyo rail yard.

Mikkoku wa Utau

7.5

Sara Masaki is a detective of Investigation Team 1 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. His colleague, Detective Saito Kota, dies during an investigation of a murder case. Afterward, Masaki is transferred to…

Moratorium Tamako

6.3

Tamako (Atsuko Maeda) graduated from a university in Tokyo, but she now lives with her father back in Kofu. Tamako doesn't help her father or tries to get a job. She spends her time just eating and sleeping throughout…