Silent Rain

7.2

Yukisuke, a young bio-archeologist with a limp, gets to know Koyomi, a young woman, selling Taiyaki on the street, similar to Korean fish-shaped bun. He is fascinated by her and visits her stall often. The two talk…

Tanaka Akiko

Screenwriter. Born in Fuchu, Tokyo .

Mikura Mana

Mana Mikura and Kana Mikura are Japanese identical twin sister actresses. They are mostly collectively referred to as ManaKana. They were born in Osaka, Osaka. Mana is the older one, born 7 minutes before Kana. -- Wikipedia

Tasha Tudor: A Still Water Story

Documentary exploring the lifestyle of the great American illustrated book author Tasha Tudor, who passed away in 2008 at the age of 92. Directed by Matsutani Mitsue, who documented Tasha's final years. Living in the…

Nakamura Shizuka

Nakamura Shizuka is a Japanese gravure idol and actress who is represented by the talent agency Oscar Promotion. She was a member of Pretty Club 31 and Teenage Club.

Kimura Takuya

Kimura Takuya is a Japanese actor, entertainer, singer, and voice actor born in Tokyo. He is represented by Johnny's. He was a member of the male idol group SMAP from 1988 until they disbanded in 2016 and is currently a solo artist. He is known by the nickname "Kimutaku". After joining Johnny's in November…

Nogiwa Yoko

Nogiwa Yuko was a Japanese actress. She was born in Tsubata Town in Kawakita, Ishikawa, and raised in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, as well as Amanuma, Tokyo. She attended Rikkyo University's Department of English and American Literature. She was selected as the university's first Miss Rikkyo. After graduating…

Fujita Sokyu

Fujita Sokyu is a Japanese actor born in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, who belongs to the theater group Yen. He graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Department of Russian Language. In 1973, after graduating from college, he became a research student at the theater company Un. In 1976,…

Fueki Yuko

Yuko Fueki is a Japanese actress, born in Tokyo, Japan. She is most popular in South Korea, where she is known as Yoo Min. Fueki made her feature film debut in the 2001 film Hotaru (Firefly) and, in the same year, her Korean TV debut. She is more popular in South Korea than in Japan. Fueki was the subject…

Kaai Gamon

Kaai Gamon, born in Warabi, Saitama, is a Japanese actor and entertainer. His son, Ryuto, is also an actor who portrayed a young Takatora Kureshima in Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Zangetsu. (Source: Wikipedia & Kamen Rider Wiki)

Tanaka Ken

Tanaka Ken, born in Fukuoka, is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than forty films since 1974. In 1993, at the Hochi Film Award, he won "Best Actor" for "Bokyo". At the Nikkan Sports Film Award, he won "Best Supporting Actor" for "Bokyo". In 1994, at the Mainichi Film Concours, he won "Best…

David Ito

David Ito is a Japanese comedian, actor and businessman. He is nicknamed Debi.

Kensou no Machi, Shizuka na Umi

7.7

At a street corner in Osaka at night, an elderly man speaks to high school girls doing "JK business." "JK" is an acronym standing for joshi kosei (female high school students) and "the business" involves dating services.…

R246 Story

5.0

The anthology film R246 Story centres around the major Japanese highway Route 246. The film consists of six segments. Arifureta Kisho: The number of UFO sightings around Route 246 is on the rise. Four young men are…

Shizukana Ayashii Gogo ni

Collection of three short films. "Suika o Katta"「スイカを買った」a monochrome animation film without any sound effects and dialogues that pictures a boy who went to buy a watermelon. "Gaku no Ehon"「ガクの絵本」tells…

Ankokugai no Shizukana Otoko

A Quiet Life

7.1

Melodrama about the life of a mentally handicapped young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.

A Scene at the Sea

7.5

Born with a hearing impairment, Shigeru is a part timer working for the sanitation service. His girlfriend Takako has the same condition as well. On his usual pickup route, Shigeru finds a broken surf-board in a pile…

Let Him Rest in Peace

7.5

Because his friend was framed for a crime he did not commit, Tsuyoshi Shindo returns to his hometown to settle the score with yakuza boss Ryuichi Sakaguchi (Ryuzo Hayashi).