Katsube Nobuyuki

Katsube Nobuyuki is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He graduated from Keio University Faculty of Economics. He worked for the theater company NLT, the Roman Theater, and also belonged to the theater group Yen. In 1964, after graduating from the 13th term of the Haiyuza Theater Company,…

Natsuyagi Isao

Natsuyagi Isao was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1963 to 2013. In 1960, Natsuyagi began attending the Bungakuza (a Japanese theatre company) actors school while attending Keio University. He eventually left Keio before graduating and entered the Haiyuza actors…

Tajima Yoshibumi

In 1937, he participated in the founding of a small art theater. Dropped out of college in 1941. In 1946, he joined the Haiyuza Theater Company due to "the love of the actress Sumako" ( Shochiku, Kenji Mizoguchi ) In 1954, he left the Haiyuza Theater Company and entered Nikkatsu, where he resumed film…

Nogi Ryosuke

Nogi Ryosuke, born Takamine Yoshihiro (高峰祥宏) in Higashinari, Osaka, Japan, is a Japanese political activist, former actor, and former singer. He graduated from the Faculty of Commerce at Doshisha University (同志社大学). While at university, he was scouted and became the lead vocalist "SHO"…

Yamaguchi Karin

Yamaguchi Karin is a Japanese actress born in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Her parents' home is "Chiyoda Bookstore", a long-established foreign bookstore in Nihonbashi Kabutocho. After graduating from Ochanomizu University Junior and Senior High School and Toho Gakuen College Junior College, she became an actor…

Oka Satomi

Oka Satomi is a Japanese actress. She has made over 150 films in her career, including such classics as Miyamoto Musashi and Ako Roshi. While attending Amagasaki High School in Amagasaki, Japan, she was selected as Miss Cinderella in 1953 for a “Japan Cinderella Princess Contest” held by RKO Radio…

Fujita Makoto

He was born in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, the son of silent-film actor Rintarō Fujima, and started his career as a comedian in 1952.Fujita appeared in both jidaigeki and contemporary roles. He starred as Nakamura Mondo, a samurai, in sixteen Hissatsu ("Kill") series on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation from 1973.…

Ishii Kenichi

Ishii Kenichi is a Japanese actor and director from Numata, Gunma, Japan, affiliated with Office Boardville (オフィスボードビル). He graduated from Gunma Prefectural Numata High School (群馬県立沼田高等学校) and initially worked for a chemical company. In 1965, he became an assistant…

Matsukata Hiroki

Meguro Koju, better known by the stage name Matsukata Hiroki, was a Japanese actor. He was the son of jidaigeki actor Konoe Jushiro and actress Mizukawa Yaeko and has a younger brother Meguro Yuki who is also an actor. As a young man, he aspired to be a singer, but turned to acting, making his debut…

Todo Shinji

Todo Shinji, born Mochizuki Kenichi (望月賢一), is a Japanese actor from Yokohama, Kanagawa. He was previously known by the name Kayama Kosuke (香山浩介). A graduate of the Faculty of Literature at Kanto Gakuin University (関東学院大学), he is currently affiliated with A4 Co., Ltd. (株式会社A4).…

A Fake Affair

After searching and failing to find a husband for 3 years, Hama Shoko is ready to give up. Tired from work and marriage-less future prospects, she quits her job and travels on a solo trip to Korea. On the plane ride…

Seinen no Ki

At Tokyo Gakuen University, Takema, son of Tatsunosuke, chief of the Waku gang, is a freshman who wishes to prepare himself for a better life away from gang activities, despite the wishes of his father, who wants him…

Jouryuu Kaikyuu - Fukumaru Hyakkaten Gaishoubu

7.5

At the venerable Fukumaru Department Store in Kobe, Samejima Shizuo, who worked her way up from a part-timer, has been through a lot and built a career at the western confectionery department. She became a full-fledged…

Ame to Yume no Ato ni

7.3

Based on a novel by Akutagawa Prize-winning author, Yu Miri, 'Ame to Yume no Ato ni' is a story about the supernatural and the bonds between a father and daughter. Sakurai Tomoharu is a single parent who has an extremely…

Akko's Secret

7.2

“Himitsu no Akko-chan” is about a young elementary school girl called Akko-chan who received a magical compact mirror that allows her to transform into anything she wishes. The movie is going to feature an original…

Himitsu no Akkochan

“Himitsu no Akko-chan” is about a young elementary school girl called Akko-chan who received a magical compact mirror that allows her to transform into anything she wishes. Depending on the circumstances she always…

Kyu Ju Sai. Nani ga Medetai

7.9

Sato Aiko, who has won numerous literary awards. After surpassing the age of 90 and ceasing to write, reducing social interactions, and living in a gloomy state, a middle-aged editor named Yoshikawa Shinya brings a…

Imoto

5.5

Akio's sister, Neri has separated from her boyfriend. They lived in Kamakura. She moves in with her brother. Her ex-boyfriend's sister, Eiko comes to see Neri. She wonders if the separation occurred due to her because…

Over 30

Aiko, the exemplary housewife, learns that her husband is cheating on her. After a moment of shock, the woman decides to change her life and start it from scratch. The first step towards that is to find a job and move…

Oyaji Camp Meshi: Kyoto Hen

Sakamoto Akio (59 years old) is a former owner of a Chinese restaurant. Akio has been living in a campsite on the outskirts of Kyoto for about a month, pitching a tent there. In each episode, a mysterious guest appears,…