
Production
Johnny Kitagawa
Born — Died
1931-10-23 — 2019-07-09
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for
Production
Credits
12 titles
Known for
6.0Three childhood friends grow up & grow apart in a musical conflict themed by "family", "friendship", "bonds" & their "vows to the future". The story is told set-dressed in boxing & entertainment industries, with flying, fighting, comedy & improvisation. Acting alongside Tamamori Yuta , Senga Kento & Miyata Toshiya of Kis-My-Ft2 are Johnny’s Junior groups, Love-tune & a special promotional unit "Johnnys’5" composed of Mr.KING’s Takahashi Kaito & HiHi Jets’ Hashimoto Ryo, Inoue Mizuki, Igari Soya & Takahashi Yuto. This production features a new "Dream Boys Suite" at the Imperial Theatre, for a total audience of other a million.
DREAM BOYS
2017
NRRestored after 34 years, the ‘Boys’ musical theatre production now stars A.B.C-z & Kis-My-Ft2 in the Tokyo production & Kansai Jr. in the Osaka production. The core story of friendship, peace & the future dream of boys is reinterpreted by these new trainees directing their own performance. This allows for two different takes between the different regions with each boy shining individually.
Boys: Prison without Bars
2011
8.0In September 2007, the musical "DREAM BOYS" was staged at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, featuring a main cast of KAT-TUN members Kazuya Kamenashi & Koki Tanaka, alongside Tomoyuki Yara of MA (Musical Academy); the production garnered high acclaim & saw tickets sell out on the very first day. This release is packed with highlights, featuring the full two-act musical—showcasing innovative, dynamic, & intricate staging, such as Kamenashi’s aerial performance that made full use of the theater space—as well as the "SHOW TIME" segment, which is filled with famous songs and hits.
DREAM BOYS
2008
7.0Roller skating boy band Hikaru GENJI face a series of strange events after a baby one day suddenly appears in their dormitory.
Fu · Shi · Gi · na BABY
1988
7.3Johnny Kitagawa’s legendary male-only talent agency trained young boys to become superstars. But for over 50 years, Japan has kept Kitagawa’s dark secret – a long history of allegations of sexual abuse, made by boys in his agency. Even after the music mogul’s death in 2019, the Japanese media remained largely silent. Why? Journalist Mobeen Azhar explores the suffocating reality of being a J-pop idol and the influence that Kitagawa had on the media, and exposes the brutal consequences of turning a blind eye.
Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop
2023
NROne is a designer and company president, the other an athlete and model. Although on different paths in life and from different backgrounds, in high school these two were once good friends. This movie tells the story of their friendship.
Korekara monogatari - Shonen tachi no buruusu
1988
Film credits
Behind the camera
6.0Three childhood friends grow up & grow apart in a musical conflict themed by "family", "friendship", "bonds" & their "vows to the future". The story is told set-dressed in boxing & entertainment industries, with flying, fighting, comedy & improvisation. Acting alongside Tamamori Yuta , Senga Kento & Miyata Toshiya of Kis-My-Ft2 are Johnny’s Junior groups, Love-tune & a special promotional unit "Johnnys’5" composed of Mr.KING’s Takahashi Kaito & HiHi Jets’ Hashimoto Ryo, Inoue Mizuki, Igari Soya & Takahashi Yuto. This production features a new "Dream Boys Suite" at the Imperial Theatre, for a total audience of other a million.
DREAM BOYS
2017
6.0Three childhood friends grow up & grow apart in a musical conflict themed by "family", "friendship", "bonds" & their "vows to the future". The story is told set-dressed in boxing & entertainment industries, with flying, fighting, comedy & improvisation. Acting alongside Tamamori Yuta , Senga Kento & Miyata Toshiya of Kis-My-Ft2 are Johnny’s Junior groups, Love-tune & a special promotional unit "Johnnys’5" composed of Mr.KING’s Takahashi Kaito & HiHi Jets’ Hashimoto Ryo, Inoue Mizuki, Igari Soya & Takahashi Yuto. This production features a new "Dream Boys Suite" at the Imperial Theatre, for a total audience of other a million.
DREAM BOYS
2017
NRRestored after 34 years, the ‘Boys’ musical theatre production now stars A.B.C-z & Kis-My-Ft2 in the Tokyo production & Kansai Jr. in the Osaka production. The core story of friendship, peace & the future dream of boys is reinterpreted by these new trainees directing their own performance. This allows for two different takes between the different regions with each boy shining individually.
Boys: Prison without Bars
2011
8.0In September 2007, the musical "DREAM BOYS" was staged at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, featuring a main cast of KAT-TUN members Kazuya Kamenashi & Koki Tanaka, alongside Tomoyuki Yara of MA (Musical Academy); the production garnered high acclaim & saw tickets sell out on the very first day. This release is packed with highlights, featuring the full two-act musical—showcasing innovative, dynamic, & intricate staging, such as Kamenashi’s aerial performance that made full use of the theater space—as well as the "SHOW TIME" segment, which is filled with famous songs and hits.
DREAM BOYS
2008
8.0In September 2007, the musical "DREAM BOYS" was staged at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, featuring a main cast of KAT-TUN members Kazuya Kamenashi & Koki Tanaka, alongside Tomoyuki Yara of MA (Musical Academy); the production garnered high acclaim & saw tickets sell out on the very first day. This release is packed with highlights, featuring the full two-act musical—showcasing innovative, dynamic, & intricate staging, such as Kamenashi’s aerial performance that made full use of the theater space—as well as the "SHOW TIME" segment, which is filled with famous songs and hits.
DREAM BOYS
2008
7.0Roller skating boy band Hikaru GENJI face a series of strange events after a baby one day suddenly appears in their dormitory.
Fu · Shi · Gi · na BABY
1988
NROne is a designer and company president, the other an athlete and model. Although on different paths in life and from different backgrounds, in high school these two were once good friends. This movie tells the story of their friendship.
Korekara monogatari - Shonen tachi no buruusu
1988
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Aitsu to lullaby
1983
NRJapanese dance and musical film presenting Toshihiko Tahara, a singer then noted for his abilities as a dancer, with a large supporting cast of singers and dancers – mainly drawn from the roster of the Johnny & Associates talent agency of Johnny Kitagawa. The film was shot in the Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre Tokyo and Yurakucho on January 29–30.
Toshi in Takarazuka: Love Forever
1983
NRA filmed performance of the long-running stage musical Endless SHOCK: a driven performer chases Broadway dreams as rivalries, accidents, and the credo “Show must go on” test his troupe and himself.
Endless SHOCK 2008
2008
NRConcert movie.
Shonen budokan
1988
