Kawano Naoki

Naoki Kawano (川野 直輝 Kawano Naoki, February 22, 1982—) is a Japanese actor and musician from Mobara, Chiba Prefecture. He is a former Johnny's Jr. member, and is no longer represented by Johnny & Associates. While a Johnny's Jr., he was part of Kaidan Trio, TOKYO, and Kawano Band. He was also…

Hira Mikijiro

Hira Mikijiro was a Japanese actor and director born in Koami-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. He was affiliated with Kei Factory. At the beginning of sixth grade, Mikijiro evacuated to the home of his maternal great-uncle in Kamigeshi-cho, Konu, eastern Hiroshima, Japan. His mother remained in Hiroshima.…

Kinoshita Houka

In 1980, Kinoshita auditioned for the film, Gaki Teikoku, which he passed and made his acting debut. After graduating from Osaka University of Arts, he entered Yoshimoto Kogyo and joined Yoshimoto Shinkigeki troupe, but he did little to stand out on the comedy stage, and quit after three years. In 1989,…

Kondo Yoshimasa

Yoshimasa Kondo, born on August 13, 1961, in Nagoya, Japan, is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He debuted as an extra in the series Chu-gaku-sei Nikki and was later written into the script. He later gained notability while working with the theatrical troupe Tokyo Sunshine Boys, though he is not a…

Murakami Hiroaki

Hiroaki Murakami is a Japanese actor. He specializes in jidaigeki roles, and has also taken parts in tokusatsu and modern productions. Born in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, he enrolled in Hosei University but withdrew when he successfully auditioned for a part in Kamen Rider. He made his debut as…

Saori

Saori is a Japanese actress and former member of the idol group Snappeas under the agency Stardust Promotion. Saori got her start in 2003 when joined the short-lived idol group Snappeas under her birth name "Koide Saori". Soon after, she starred in her first dorama, Tokyo Shoujo. In 2010, she changed…

Watari Tetsuya

Watari Tetsuya was a Japanese actor, enka singer, entertainer, and businessman. He was born in Yasugi, Nogi, Shimane, Japan and raised in Awaji, Hyogo. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University (青山学院大学) with a degree in economics after attending Ishiya Elementary School and Mita Gakuen…

Inoue Harumi

Inoue Harumi is a Japanese actress, model, and swimmer. She has a younger sister, Mami Inoue, who is also pursuing a similar career. Also, a younger brother, Eiki Kitamura, with whom she performed alongside in Rock Musical Bleach. Because of her spontaneity, poise and effortless abilities in front of…

Kyomoto Masaki

Masaki Kyomoto is a Japanese actor, singer, tarento, and guitarist from Suita, Osaka Prefecture. He was Scouted by Kitigawa Johnny in 1975, visited junior training Camp and moved to Tokyo but declined to join as he was already in band activites in high school. Yamaha Popular Song Contest is where his…

Fuse Eri

Fuse Eri is a Japanese actress and a member of the comedy troupe "Bishi Bashi Stem". She was born on September 16, 1962, in Tokyo. She's currently represented by talent agency Jinrikisha Inc. (Source: asiacue)

Haru no Sanmyaku

After graduating from high school in Tokyo, Tomoko returns to her hometown. She wants to find a job there, to help her mother and younger brother. Due to the fate, immediately after her arrival, she manages to find…

She and He

7.8

A middle-class woman in Tokyo, Ishikawa Naoko lives with her husband in a shining new apartment building on a hill overlooking a slum. As her husband Eiichi becomes more entangled in his life as a businessman, Naoko…

Dangerous Blues

A North Korean spy working in Tokyo cabaret, luring in South Korean tourist for information.

Red Paper Lantern

6.1

A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings.

The Tattooed Hitman

The most dangerous hired gun in Tokyo’s underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there’s a contract on his life. Though nobody is more skilled in the arts of dealing death, can the tattooed…

Brother And Sister

9.0

Set in a rural village outside of Tokyo, 'Brother And Sister' is a dark drama of obsessive family relationships marked by both violence and tenderness. Mon, the eldest daughter of an authoritarian father who has come…

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.

Beauty the Enemy

4.0

In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of an orchid farmer 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…

Kieta Kyojingun

All the players of the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, a professional baseball team, who got on the Shinkansen to move to Koshien Stadium, suddenly disappeared. A newly-married detective, Susumu Sagami and his wife, Fumiko who…