Isayama Hiroko

Isayama Hiroko, a Japanese actress and writer born in Fukuoka, Japan, graduated from Fukuoka Jogakuin High School before pursuing a career in acting. Moving to Tokyo in 1971, she trained at the Actor's Studio attached training institute and made her film debut in 1972 with "Play of White Fingers" (白い指の戯れ).…

Nakano Ryoko

Nakano Ryoko, born Kawasaki Ryoko (川崎良子), in Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, is a Japanese actress. She graduated from Aichi Prefectural Tokoname High School (愛知県立常滑高等学校) and initially joined an amateur theater troupe in Nagoya after graduation. Seeking to pursue acting professionally,…

Kijima Ichiro

Kijima Ichiro is a Japanese actor.

Nishimura Kou

Nishimura Kou was a Japanese actor who appeared in supporting roles in such films as Kurosawa Akira's "The Bad Sleep Well" and "Yojimbo", Okamoto Kihachi's "Sword of Doom", Nomura Yoshitaro's "Zero Focus", and Ichikawa Kon's "The Burmese Harp". (Source: Wikipedia)

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…

Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare

6.4

A tough police detective is falsely accused of corruption, and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man.

Otaki Hideji

Hideji Otaki was a Japanese actor. After serving in World War II, he became interested in the theater and helped found the Gekidan Mingei troupe in 1950. He gained fame for his television work from the 1970s, but he also appeared in many films, especially those of Juzo Itami. His last film, Anata e,…

Harada Yoshio

Yoshio Harada (原田 芳雄 Harada Yoshio, 29 February 1940 - 19 July 2011) was a Japanese actor best known for playing rebels in a career that spanned six decades.

Born in Tokyo, Harada joined the Haiyūza theater troupe in 1966 and made his television debut in…

Nishimura Juko

Nishimura Juko was a Japanese novelist, born in Kagawa, Japan. He gained popularity due to his style called hard romance. Writer Bo Nishimura is his brother.

Aoyama Hachiro

Aoyama Hachiro is a Japanese composer.

Sato Junya

Sato Junya was a Japanese director and screenwriter. He was born in Tokyo and graduted from University of Tokyo Faculty of Letters. His son is director Sato Toya. Sato died in Tokyo of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome at the age of 86.

Kimi Hannin Janai yo ne?

6.8

Morita Sakura is a peculiar "freeter" (freelance part-timer) who dreams of becoming a mystery novel writer. While switching between various jobs throughout the series, she also becomes an assistant to Officer Udagawa,…

God Bless You

Shinji is a debt collector who has battled with dependency on drugs and the death of his younger brother. His gangster boss pairs him up with a mysterious young man to collect cash and Shinji grows attached to him.…

Yo nimo Kimyouna Kimi Monogatari

7.1

1. "Sheahausa Nai" Hiroko Tagami is a freelance writer. She wants to write about why self-sufficient adults live together in a share house. She decides to go undercover and begins to stay at a shared house where 4…

Kimi Ga Kureta Natsu

7.6

A young couple gets married because the girl is pregnant. Their son is healthy until they find out he has cancer at the age of five. How does the young couple deal with that?

Kimi Dake ni Ai wo

Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 1994 Fall Special

An omnibus special comprised of three segments: >> Story 1: "Derarenai" (出られない) >> Story 2: "Kimi Dake ni Ai wo" (君だけに愛を) >> Story 3: "Omoide wo Uru Otoko" (思い出を売る男)

Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 2002 Fall Special

An omnibus special comprised of five segments: >> Story 1: "Saiyo Shiken" (採用試験) >> Story 2: "Shirana Sugita Otoko" (知らなすぎた男) >> Story 3: "Rensai Shosetsu" (連載小説) >> Story 4: "Koe wo Kikasete"…

I Don't Love You Yet

7.9

Mitarai Yo is a successful career woman working for a shoemaker, but her love life is a mess. Her best friend, Ishida Ren, works for a developer and is the one person she can confide in. On Yo's 29th birthday, they…

Kimiyo Shirazuya