Kitahara Rie

Kitahara Rie is a Japanese idol and actress born in Aichi. She is a former member of idol groups NGT48, AKB48, and SKE48. She's currently a member of the AKB48 derivative unit Not Yet. She made her idol debut in 2008 after passing the AKB48 research student audition and moving to Tokyo. She debuted…

Satsukawa Aimi

Satsukawa Aimi, born in Aoi, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a Japanese actress and idol. She was discovered by the same Horipro talent scout who discovered Yuka while shopping with her mother in Tokyo at the age of 14. After finishing middle school, she decided to start a career in the entertainment…

Tomosaka Rie

Tomosaka Rie is a Japanese actress and pop star from Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, born on October 12, 1979, in Nagano-shi, Nagano. She works for Itoh Company. From 1996 to 1997, she has also released music under the name Eri Sakatomo. In 1992, Rie Tomosaka joined the entertainment world with the commercial film…

Sato Megumi

Sato Megumi, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress and television personality managed by Stardust Promotion. She was scouted in junior high school and since then took acting lessons. She made her acting debut in 2001 in the TV drama "3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei 6" with the role of a student named…

Emoto Tokio

Emoto Tokio is a Japanese actor represented by Knockout. He was born in Tokyo as the second son of actor Emoto Akira and actress Tsunogae Kazue and grew up in Shimokitazawa. His older brother is actor Emoto Tasuku and his sister reportedly works in movies. In 2003, Emoto passed an audition and made…

Usuda Asami

Usuda Asami is a Japanese actress. On April 3, 2024, she announced her departure from 'A-Team' following the agency's announcement of suspending entertainment-related activities. She married Okamoto Reiji, the drummer of the popular band OKAMOTO’S, in January 2017. They welcomed their first child…

Nakamura Toru

Nakamura Toru is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan. He has been married to actress Washio Isako since 1995 and has two daughters. (Source: IMDb)

MEGUMI

MEGUMI is a Japanese talent, actress, singer and former gravure idol. She married rock band Dragon Ash vocalist Furuya Kenji in July 2008. Their son was born in January 2009. On December 30, 2023, they announced that their divorce had been finalized. (Source: Tokyohive)

Shinoda Mariko

Shinoda Mariko is a Japanese idol singer. She is the former captain of AKB48's Team A. After finishing high school, Shinoda Mariko auditioned for the first generation of AKB48 and failed. Not wanting to give up her dreams, she started working part-time in the cafe on the same floor as the AKB48 theater.…

Ryo

Ryo is a Japanese model, actress, and former singer whose birth name is Miyada Yumiko.

Wagaya

7.2

Following the theme "ie ni kaerou. isshoni kaerou" which means "Let's return home together", the story is about members of the Sakuragi family, who live apart but reunite at their family home near the sea. The son,…

Document 72 Hours

9.0

A documentary show that stations itself in a location (ie a local bookstore or a flower shop), and stays there for 72 hours. It focuses on the interactions between store staff and customers, and touches a little bit…

The Genealogy of Sake

6.5

Documentary follows sake master brewers Yukio Sakaguchi and Osamu Ie. (Source: AsianWiki)

Woman Who Eats

7.2

Mochizuki Tonko is the owner of a secondhand bookstore "Mochi no Ie" and also an essayist. Although she tries to live at her own pace, she surrounded by many women who are troubled by their love life and work. Through…

Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2007

6.0

Segment 1: "Watashi wo Yobu no wa...?" Segment 2: "Yuwaku Drive" Segment 3: "Rei no Toru Ie" Segment 4: "Mayonaka no Byoto"

Army on the Tree

1945, the end of the Pacific War. On Ie Island, Okinawa, the Japanese army had taken devastating damage after a fierce battle with the US forces. Yamashita Kazuo, a senior officer sent from Miyazaki Prefecture, and…

Ouroboros

8.5

Ryuzaki Ikuo and Danno Tatsuya, orphans from Mahoroba no Ie, witnessed the murder of a beloved staff member during their childhood, but their statements were suppressed by a corrupt officer. Fifteen years later, Ikuo…

How to Stop the River from Flowing?

It tells the story of Ji Won, who marries a princess after being ordered to become the royal son-in-law at his wedding to Ie Hwa. Ji Won and Ie Hwa have a secret affair, which leads to Ie Hwa's ultimate suicide. (Source:…

Sweet My Home

7.4

A sports instructor in Nagano is named Kiyosawa Kenji. He is fascinated by a model house called Mahou no Ie, which is able to warm the inside of an entire home with only one air conditioner unit. Kiyosawa Kenji decides…

Abandoned

8.2

Maki’s mother commits assault and Maki is temporarily placed in the children’s orphanage, Kogamo no Ie. Post is a young girl who reigns as the leader at Kogamo no Ie. While she has lost her parents, she is remarkably…