Uchida Yasuo

Uchida Yasuo was a Japanese cinematographer, video producer, and director. Active during the Showa era, he worked on cinematography for films and television at Shintoho and Toei from the 1950s. In the 1980s, he transitioned to Daiei TV productions and later moved into directing and producing erotic…

Matsubara Koji

Matsubara Koji was a former Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan. After leaving the English literature department at Meiji Gakuin University, he joined Shintoho in 1959 and made his film debut under the name Matsubara Ryokuro (松原緑郎). In 1962, he joined Shochiku. After becoming a freelance actor,…

Uchikawa Seiichiro

Uchikawa Seiichiro was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born in Tadakawa, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. He served as an assistant director at Shintoho, which was established in 1947. From 1948, he served as chief assistant director of Ichikawa Kon, Shimizu Hiroshi, Ozu Yasujiro, and others. In…

Egawa Ureo

Egawa was born in Kanagawa Prefecture to a German father and a Japanese mother. His name "Ureo" is a Japanification of his German name "Willy". He joined the Taikatsu film studio in 1920, but not finding stable work, he joined a gang of delinquents. Egawa of this period became the model for Ton Satomi's…

Hatsumi Masaaki

Hatsumi was born in Noda, Japan on December 2, 1931. He heavily participated in sports during his school years, along with martial arts and theater, including becoming "captain of the football team". While attending the Meiji University, he continued learning judo and eventually rose to Yudansha or…

Nakagawa Nobuo

Born in Kyoto, Nakagawa was early on influenced by proletarian literature and wrote amateur film reviews to the Kinema Junpō film magazine. He joined Makino Film Productions in 1929 as an assistant director and worked under Masahiro Makino. When that studio went bankrupt in 1932, he switched to Utaemon…

Endo Tatsuo

Endo Tatsuo was a Japanese actor born in Shimogyo, Kyoto, Japan. The eldest son in a family involved in manufacturing and selling confectionery machinery, Endo graduated from Kyoto City Commerce School and supported the family business while attending night classes at Karasuma Technical High School…

Takita Yojiro

Takita Yojiro is a Japanese filmmaker. Takita received an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for his 2008 drama Departures. It marked the first time a Japanese film won the award after the category first became competitive in 1957. Takita Yojiro entered the film industry through Mukai Productions,…

Fujiwara Tatsuya

Fujiwara Tatsuya is a Japanese theater and film actor. In theatrical works, he is known for collaborating with Ninagawa Yukio, one of the most influential directors in Japan. He started his career in theatre, before his screen debut, with the title role of Shintoku-maru, the boy who has an obsessive…

Taira Yuna

Taira Yuna, born in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, is a Japanese actress and idol. She is currently under Peach the affiliation of K Dash Group. She was a member of the girl group Oha Girl Chu! Chu! Chu! and was represented by the pink color. She was raised in Akashi City. in 2011, when she was in the…

Ikiro!! Hashire!!

The protagonist, Rei, rushes to the hospital after hearing that her husband is critically ill. Rei is a Chinese citizen, and married a man named Akio (55) in order to obtain a residence permit in Japan in order to…

Taika no Kaishin

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A drama introduces the well known coup d'etat in the 7th Century Japan followed by the Taika reform which marks the start of the nation by portraying the friendship and betrayal between two young men, Nakatomino Kamatari…

Nonko 36-sai

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Nobuko tried to be successful as an actress in Tokyo (stage name ‘Nonko’), but wasn’t popular. She married her manager and soon divorced. Now a once-divorced woman in her mid-30s, she returns home to the Shinto…