Esumi Eimei

Esumi Eimei was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He died of stomach cancer on August 22, 2004, at the age of 68. (Source: Wikipedia)

Furyu Enka Tai

Daigo Fukuryuu Maru

6.5

The story of a Japanese fishing boat whose crew were accidental victims of fallout from the Bikini hydrogen bomb tests. (Source: IMDb)

Furyu Fukagawa Uta

~~ Adapted from the novel "Furyu Fukagawa Uta " (風流深川唄) by Kawaguchi Matsutaro (川口松太郎).

Furyu Koban Nikki

Deep River Melody

At the bustling entrance to the Fukagawa Festival in Fukagawa Tomioka Hachiman Shrine stands a traditional restaurant called "Fukagawa-tei," renowned for its old-fashioned curtains. The charming Osetsu, the daughter…

Morikawa Kinya

Morikawa Kinya was a Japanese actor and voice actor born in Harbin, Manchukuo. He graduated from the Department of English Literature at Meiji University. He spent his early years in Manchukuo until the end of World War II. After the war, he repatriated to Hiroshima, Japan, and graduated from Kure Mitsuta…

Shimada Ton

Shimada Atsushi was a Japanese actor. On November 7, 1965, he killed himself and his 4 years old son. (Source: Wikipedia)

Nagai Tomoo

Nagai Tomoo was a Japanese actor.

Nagata Yasushi

Nagata Yasushi was a Japanese actor born in Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan. He graduated from Taipei High School's humanities program and later moved to Tokyo, where he joined the Shinkyo Theater Company in 1930. Nagata made his stage debut in "The New Account of the Battle of Coxinga" and his film debut…

Matsuyama Teruo

Hara Yasumi

Hara Yasumi was a Japanese actor. He appeared in several dramas such as Ten to Chi to and Horror Theater Unbalance. He passed away in 1997.

Inaba Yoshio

Yoshio Inaba was a Japanese actor best known for his role as one of the title characters (the good-natured, second-in-command Gorobei) in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. He died of a heart attack at the age of 77.

Shindo Kaneto

Shindo Kaneto was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and author. He directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island, Onibaba, Kuroneko and A Last Note. Shindo was born in Hiroshima Prefecture, and he…

Tanaka Kunie

Tanaka Kunie is a Japanese actor. He had his first notable role in 1960 as a thug in Kurosawa Akira's The Bad Sleep Well and worked with the director again on Sanjuro. Tanaka is well known for his roles in Fukasaku Kinji's yakuza films, namely the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. He also appeared…