Ayu Yuki

Ayu Yuki is a Japanese actress born in Tokyo, Japan. Ayu was a member of a voice acting company as a child, and entered the Takarazuka Revue in 1985. She originally played male roles, but after starring (as a female character) in a TV drama in 1987, began playing female roles on her return to the stage.…

Matsumoto Kio

Fujima Kioko, born in Tokyo, is a Japanese stage and screen actress. She is a graduate of Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College. She was born into a traditional Buyo house as the eldest daughter of Matsumoto Koshiro IX (Ichikawa Somegoro VI at the time) and Matsumoto Noriko. Her brother…

Isshiki Sae

Isshiki Sae is a Japanese actress born in Tokyo, Japan.

Yup'in

Yup'in is a Japanese R&B singer from Tokyo under the avex label.

Sumikawa Ryuju

Sumikawa Ryuju is a Japanese actor born in 2003 in Tokyo. He debuted as an actor in 2015 as a stage play actor, but has since diversified in appearing in TV Dramas, Movies, CM's, and music videos. His special talent is illustration. He's also good at dancing, having studied it for 6 years, two years…

Akisada Riho

Akisada Riho, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress. She is a graduated of Joshibi University of Art and Design. She is represented by the agency, J.CLIP.

Yamashita Hiroko

Yamashita Hiroko is a Japanese actress born in Tokyo, Japan.

Watanabe Marina

Marina Watanabe was born and raised within the Tokyo area. It is said that her father named his daughter "Marina", an unusual name in Japan which comes from Latin because he enjoyed yachting. In 1986, she was discovered by star agents and subsequently passed her audition tests to become an idol in the…

Miyake Kyoko

Kyoko is a Peabody award winning filmmaker from Japan. Her latest documentary film, Tokyo Idols, is premiering in World Cinema Documentary Competition at 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Her documentary Brakeless was supported by BBC / ITVS / IKON / NHK / DR and won the prestigious Peabody Award 2014 after…

Kawahara Ren

Kawahara Ren is a writer and screenwriter from Tokyo.

Starting Over

6.7

Nana is 19 and lives in a corner of Tokyo. Her birth mother and Marin, a girl the same age who she loves, were the only people she could trust. Nana confronts them in her yearning for love, but the world does not give…

The Executioner

6.8

Three street toughs are hired to take down a Tokyo drug dealer in this hard-hitting Toei karate action film.

Flowing

6.8

Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mothers trade in the late days of Geisha. But Otsuta will not give up. This film…

Intimate Strangers

6.9

A psychological thriller set in the post-COVID Tokyo. The film follows a woman looking for her missing son, and a shady young man who approaches her, claiming to know her son. (Source: TIFF)

Hypnosis

6.9

Three apparently unrelated suicides occur on the same day in Tokyo. One involves a young athlete, one a groom at his wedding reception, and the third an elderly man celebrating his wife’s birthday. A middle aged…

Love Come

6.9

Matsuda Makie works as a manager of a flower shop in Tokyo and hasn't had a date in 2 years. Even though she is attractive, her personality is tomboyish. She then meets geeky old acquaintance Miharu, who works as an…

Blue Hour

6.9

Sunada is a 30-year-old TV commercial director based in Tokyo. Tired of pleasing others and torn between her husband and lover, she yearns for a breather. With great help from her weird friend Kiyoura, Sunada decides…

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

6.6

The story takes place in the outskirts of Tokyo in the aftermath of the Great Kanto Earthquake. Overflowing with orphans and refugees from the disaster, the district gets a visit from the female sumo group Tamaiwa…

Is There a Vet in the House?

6.5

Shiba Kentaro is a compassionate vet in an old Tokyo neighborhood. He doesn't only treat pets, but also interferes in the problems of pet owners and struggles to be of help.

Strawberry Shortcakes

6.9

Follows the ups and downs of four female friends in Tokyo looking for love and trying to cope with the responsibilities in their lives. The main characters, impeccably played by four powerful actresses, are modern,…