Shimojo Masami

Shimojo Masami was a Japanese actor born in Busan, South Korea, to parents from Iki, Nagasaki, Japan. He graduated from Busan First Commercial School and lived in Busan until age 20 before moving to Tokyo to pursue a career as a film director. In 1936, he joined the Shinkyo Theatre Company and debuted…

Koyama Shigeru

Koyama Shigeru was a Japanese actor born in [Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture. He graduated from the Naval Accounting School. His ex-wife is actress Fumino Tomoko. In his later years, he lived in Kyoto Prefecture.

Yamashiro Shingo

Yamashiro Shingo was a Japanese television and film actor. Yamashiro, who was originally from Kyoto, Japan, was born Watanabe Yasuji but used Yamashiro Shingo as his stage name. He made his film acting debut in 1957. Yamashiro starred in the television series Hakuba Doji, beginning in 1960. During the…

Katsu Shintaro

He was born Okumura Toshio on November 29 1931. Shintaro Katsu began his career in entertainment as a shamisen player. He switched to acting because he noticed it was better paid. He played the role of blind masseur Zatoichi in a series of films in 25 movies between 1962 and 1973, starred and directed…

Omori Mika

Oomori Mika is a Screenwriter-Director. She is a graduate of Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College. After leaving the Tokyo Bureau of Nagoya Broadcasting Network, she became an assistant director within the drama production division of Fuji Television Network, Inc. In 1998, she made her screenwriting…

Sato Koichi

Sato Koichi is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan. He's the son of actor Mikuni Rentaro. He married Ayako Hirota in 1993 and their child is Kanichiro Sato. Sato won the 1st Tokyo Drama Awards as Best Actor three times: for "Kaze no Hate", "Tengoku to Jigoku" and "Honto to Uso to Tequila". He's currently…

Maya Miki

Miki Maya born in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture is a Japanese actress, and also a former top star of the Takarazuka Revue. Her real name is Miki Sato. During her childhood, she lived in several different cities because of her father's job. It was Toyonaka, Osaka, where she had spent most of her teen…

Shima Koji

Shima Koji was a Japanese actor, film director and screenwriter. Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He joined the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1925. He appeared in over 90 films as an actor, playing mostly romantic leads. He turned to directing…

Yasuda Narumi

Narumi Yasuda is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Inuji ni seshi mono, Minami he hashire, umi no michi o! and Sorobanzuku. She also won the award for best actress at the 13th Hochi Film Award for Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad. Initially she was…

Murata Chieko

Chieko Murata was a Japanese actress, known for "Kaze no naka no mendori", "Inazuma" and "Yokihi". (Source: IMDb)

Kaze wa Gogatsu wo

After his son dies, his father, an influential politician, visits all the places that were important to him.

Kaze to Kumo to Toride

Kaze ga Yonderu Senpuji: Ginza Burai Cho

Kaze to Ki to Sora to

Kaze Kozo

It consists of two parts: the first part (up to episode 13) depicts boyhood, and the second part (after episode 14) depicts adulthood. Part 1: Mr. Suzuki, the owner of Oshu Smoke Gokujo Castle, is murdered by his former…

Kaze ni Mukatte Maiuei

~~ Adapted from the story "Slowly Tokyo Women's Marathon" (ゆっくり東京女子マラソン) by Agata Hikari (干刈あがた).

Atarashii Kaze

8.0

Niimi Takashi, an experienced political reporter for a Tokyo newspaper, is unexpectedly chosen by a parliamentary faction to run for a seat in the Japanese legislature. The compromises and sacrifices necessary to succeed…

Tsumuji Kaze

1.0

Minami kaze

6.9

This is directed by Koji Hagiuda, the man who helmed the wonderful adaptation of Akira Saso’s novel Shindo. The story is markedly different in the sense that it’s a road trip that two girls, one Japanese and one…

Hashi Monogatari: Fuku Kaze wa Aki

3.0

Yahei is an elderly gambler who betrayed his chief and left Edo for a short while to let things to cool down. However, he is at an advanced age and feels homesick for the place he is used to living in. Fully prepared…