Yamamoto Kajiro

Yamamoto Kajiro was a Japanese film director, actor, screenwriter, and essayist born in Ginza Uomenomachi, Tokyo, Japan. He used the pseudonyms Hirato Nobusuke (平戸延介) and Hirata Nobusuke (平田延介) when writing scripts or debuting as an actor. During his time at the Keio University Faculty…

Kono Akitake

Kono Akitake was a Japanese actor, born in Shinko, Annaka, Nagasaki, Japan. He was originally performing under the stage name Yamazaki Shinzo (山崎進蔵). He attended Shimabara Prefectural Middle School and later Tokyo Physics School, though he left in November 1930. In November 1931, Kono joined…

Kinugasa Teinosuke

Teinosuke Kinugasa (衣笠 貞之助 Kinugasa Teinosuke) (1 January 1896 – 26 February 1982) was a Japanese actor and film director. He was born in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture and died in Kyoto. Kinugasa won the 1954 Palme d'or at Cannes for Jigokumon (The Gate of Hell). He was among the pioneers of…

Uehara Takako

Takako Uehara is a Jpop singer, actress, and former radio host. She is a member of the group Speed. Uehara was born in Okinawa, Japan. Her highly anticipated first solo single 'My First Love' was released in January 1999, and was produced by legendary pop/rock superstar Ryuichi Kawamura (of Luna Sea).…

Kuninaka Ryoko

Kuninaka Ryoko is a Japanese actress and singer. She hails from Naha City in Okinawa, Japan and currently works for Vision Factory. Kuninaka Ryoko was working part-time at a Zenzai store when she was discovered by a talent scout. In 1998, she entered the "Idol High School" for aspiring female entertainers.…

Okura Takato

Okura Takato is an actor and member of dance and vocal group Genin wa Jibun ni Aru.. Takato used to do swimming from kindergarten until 6th grade in elementary school, but it did not work out due to his fear of the deep sea caused by the movie JAWS. He later thought about stopping his swimming activities…

Sakai Miki

Sakai Miki is an actress and J-pop idol singer from Shizuoka, Japan. As a teenager she made her feature film debut in the 1995 Shunji Iwai film "Love Letter" playing the role of Itsuki Fujii as a young girl. The film was a huge box-office success and Miki picked up a number of awards for her role including…

Shimura Takashi

Takashi Shimura was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan. His debut as actor was the film Akanishi Kakita (Capricious Young Man, 1936) and cast in the Kenji Mizoguchi's film Osaka Elegy (1936). In company with Toshiro Mifune, Shimura is the actor most closely associated with Akira Kurosawa…

Kohinata Fumiyo

Kohinata Fumiyo is a Japanese actor, born in Mikasa, Hokkaido. He is a graduate of Tokyo College of Photography which was later renamed Tokyo Visual Arts. He is currently represented by Father's Corporation. (Source: eiga.wikia)

Tokoshima Yoshiko

Tokoshima Yoshiko is a Japanese actress represented by Horipro Inc. She attended Seika Girls High School and began training, working, and performing as a ballerina before transitioning to acting in the early 1990s. She made her actin debut in 1991 with the drama "Vingt Cinq Ans Marriage”. She has…

Big Time Gambling Boss

7.4

Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer and suggests they choose Matsuda, who is in prison. Other clan…

Onna Keiji Otomichi Takako - Kogoeru Kiba

6.0

Tokyo detective Otomichi Takako leaves for Tachikawa City to join the investigation of a bizarre, possible, homicide case. A businessman entered a family restaurant alone. Shortly later, the man burst into flames.…

Planet of the Crabs

Tokyo High Tide director Murakami Hiroyasu returns to the Tama River estuary to document Yoshida Tadayoshi, who has been conducting independent observations of crabs over a 15-year period. The camera's relentless focus…

The Golden Demon

Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings and failures of courage, the engagement of Kanichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter of Kanichi's debtor) is canceled to enable Miya to marry Tomiyama, a…

Bird Woman

Tokyo in a pandemic. Toki is fed up with the men who take advantage of the fact that their face is hidden by the mask to molest her. One morning, Toki orders a bird mask from a friend who makes masks of animals, and…

Emergency Interrogation Room Season 4

7.7

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department decides to disband the special interrogation team Kintori. The team will be disbanded in 100 days, by September 2021, but the members of Kintori will still carry out their jobs.…

Higanbana - Women's Crime File

7.2

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department creates a new division that consists of five female detectives. The new division is called Higanbana, which is a flower with a poison root. The five female detectives have their…

Mikkoku wa Utau Season 2

7.8

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Personnel Division is an elite group responsible for inspection work to uncover misconduct among the more than 40,000 personnel who work for the police force. It is…

SPEC: Birth

8.3

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department forms a special unit called Mishou (Unidentified Crimes Unit) to tackle complex cases with no evidence, witnesses, or connections to major organizations, which are beyond the…