Yanagi Sakuko

Yanagi Sakuko was a Japanese actress born in Nicho-cho, Asakusa-ku, Tokyo. Her real name is Kuroyanagi Chiyoko. In the 1920s, she was the heroine of numerous Shochiku films. She lost her father shortly after birth, and her mother died when she was five years old. Yanagi, who became an orphan, was taken…

Takagi Akimitsu

Takagi Akimitsu was the pen-name of a popular Japanese crime fiction writer active during the Showa period of Japan. His real name was Takagi Seiichi. Takagi was born in Aomori City in Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. He graduated from the Daiichi High School (which was often abbreviated to Ichi-ko)…

Ohwaku Morimasa

Ohwaku Morimasa is a Japanese screenwriter from Honjo, Tokyo, Japan.

Shimizu Ichiro

Shimizu Ichiro was a Japanese actor from Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan.

Kitabayashi Sanae

Kitabayashi Sanae is a Japanese actress from Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan.

Torii Keiko

Torii Keiko is a Japanese actress from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan.

Nakamura Shikaku

Nakamura Shikaku II was an important 20th century supporting onnagata actor. "Active in both Tôkyô and Ôsaka, he was well versed in old onnagata customs and wrote books such as "Kabuki Zuihistu" ("Kabuki Jottings") and "Yakusha no Sekai" ("The Actor's World")." (Samuel Leiter in "New Kabuki Encyclopedia")(Source:…

Tachikawa Mitsutaka

Tachikawa Mitsutaka is a Japanese male actor and voice actor born in Tokyo. He dropped out of Tamagawa University Faculty of Arts. He belongs to Empathy after working for the theater company Yun and the theater group Yen. Tachikawa dropped out of college and joined the theater company Cloud in 1974.…

Inagawa Junji

Inagawa Junji was born in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for "Shinrei" (1996), "La Ronde" (1988) and "Tanba Tetsuro no Daireikai Shindara Odoroita!!" (1990). (Source: IMDb)

Ri Reisen

Ri Reisen is a Japanese actress, born in Tokyo and graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo High School. Her parents are the second-generation of Koreans living in Japan. Her birth name is Lee Cho Ja, and her Japanese birth name is Hoshiyama Hatsuko. She made her debut under the name of Hoshiyama Hatsuko…

Naniwa Nadeshiko

7.8

The concept of the show is 'NMB48 meets Tokyo'. NMB48's homebase is Osaka and its members come from the surrounding Kansai region in West Japan so Tokyo is an unknown place for them. The show makes use of that and…

A Song I Remember

7.5

At a train station in the suburbs of Tokyo, an accident takes place causing death and injury. Tsuyoshi is at the scene and witnesses the death of a woman. Right before the accident occurred, Tsuyoshi took a photograph…

Hari Komi

A robbery-murder incident occurred in a luxurious mansion in Tokyo. Yamada, who had a previous criminal record, was arrested after being identified from the security cameras. While Yamada admitted to the robbery, he…

It All Started with Taking It All Off

6.3

Morishita, who came to Tokyo from Akita, made her debut as an AV actress at the age of 18 and quickly became so popular that she was called an AV queen. After retiring from AV after 10 years of activity and publishing…

Honcho Azumi Season 5

6.7

Assistant Inspector Azumi Tsuyoshi is transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police which is at the heart of criminal investigations. Azumi was prominent at his precinct, but is completely out of his league among the…

Odayaka

7.0

Saeko and Yukako live next door in a small Tokyo apartment complex. After the March 11th earthquake, Saeko and Yukako both feel heavy unease. Saeko, whose husband has asked for a divorce, worries whether her daughter…

Aragure

6.7

Seiya Himuro is a member of the gang "Tokyo Mugen." One day, Seiya hears that Takakura, the original leader of the "Tokyo Mugen," is released from jail. Seiya blames himself for Takakura's arrest and apologizes to…

Valley of Dreams

10.0

Tomoko is a young woman who had headed to Tokyo to pursue her dreams, but returns in frustration to her hometown. There, she becomes an okami at a hot spring inn and turns her life around.

A Warm Ray of Light

Misaka is living a lonely college life in Tokyo and during her month long spring break decides to go back home to Fukushima. Going home without notice, she is surprised her mother won't let her in their home and won't…

Plastic Love Story

4.0

This is an intriguing example of an indie film collective (Tokyo New Cinema) and what they can do. Lots of energy and beautiful scenes, a film about the lives of three women. Stalkers, suicide and love all feature.…