Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

During the late Edo period, Kasahara Ryosaku works as a doctor in a small town of the Fukui Domaine. He becomes aware of a surefire way to prevent smallpox. The method originated in a foreign country. Ryosaku asks…

Snow Flowers

~~ Adapted from the novel "Yuki no Hana" (雪の花) by Akiyoshi Rikako (秋吉理香子).

Snow Flower

7.7

Hirai Miyuki is a terminally ill girl, who dreams of going to Finland to see the northern lights, and falls in love with an orphan boy Watabiki Yusuke, whom she had formed a contract relationship with. ~~ Adapted from…

Snow Flowers: Director's Cut

~~ Adapted from the novel "Yuki no Hana" (雪の花) by Akiyoshi Rikako (秋吉 理香子).

Yokoyama Unpei

Yokoyama Unpei was a Japanese actor from Hikone Town, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture. He became the first Japanese film actor to appear in Japan's first feature film. His real name is Yokoyama Yasushi. In 1893, he joined the troupe of Sudo Sadanori, a pioneer of the Shinpa drama, and debuted on…

Bando Ryota

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Ai Michiko

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Godai Takayuki

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Hasegawa Kazuo

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Kasagi Shizuko

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Sanada Hiroyuki

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Morimura Seiichi

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Saji Susumu

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Terada Minori

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Hana no Yoshiwara

Chushingura

7.4

A young lord resists Shogunate corruption by refusing a bribe, provoking a trap that forces him to commit ritual suicide. His samurai are then ordered to surrender his estate, forbidden from taking revenge, and disbanded,…

Ao no Hana Utsuwa no Mori

The pottery produced in Hasami, Nagasaki Prefecture, is made through a long-standing tradition of craftsmanship, with each piece created through the collective efforts of local artisans specializing in different stages…

Takane and Hana

7.2

After her older sister refuses to go to an arranged marriage meeting with Takane Saibara, the heir to a vast business fortune, high schooler Hana Nonomura agrees to be her stand-in to save face for the family. But…

Yamamura Misa Suspense: Kieta Hanayome

~~ Adapted from the novel "Kieta Hanayome" (燃えた花嫁) by Yamamura Misa (山村美紗).

Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Natsu no Tokubetsu Hen 2023

7.1

> Story 1: "Stagnant Marks" Emi is in charge of a cafe and is fully invested in preparing for the opening of a restaurant that she was entrusted with, alone for the first time. One day, while getting ready to go home…