Kazunari Ninomiya

Acting

Kazunari Ninomiya

Born

1983-06-17 (43)

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

100 titles

Kazunari Ninomiya (二宮 和也, Ninomiya Kazunari, born June 17, 1983), often called Nino, is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and radio host. He is a member of the Japanese boy band ARASHI and is best known to Western movie audiences for his portrayal as Private Saigo in the 2006 Clint Eastwood war film Letters from Iwo Jima. Ninomiya began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 13. Prior to his debut as a singer with ARASHI in 1999, Ninomiya started an acting career when he was cast as Chris for the stage play Stand by Me, which was based on the film of the same name. Since then, he has…

Known for

Exit 8 poster
7.0

A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?

Exit 8

2025

Vivant poster
7.4

Yusuke Nogi of Ryosho's Energy Development Division said that 10 times the official down payment was mistakenly sent to GFL, a local infrastructure company involved in a solar energy plant to be built in the Balkan Republic in Central Asia. Suspected of involvement, he heads to the Balkan Republic to collect the difference of $90 million. With the cooperation of his CIA friend Sam, Nogi obtained information that the terrorist al-Zaer had laundered the full amount of the contract money into diamonds and brought it out.

Vivant

2023

Arashi ni Shiyagare poster
10.0

Arashi ni Shiyagare (嵐にしやがれ) (Must Be ARASHI!) is an ongoing Japanese variety show on NTV starring the members of Arashi. The show began on 24 April 2010 and it airs from 10:00 to 10:54 p.m. (JST) every Saturday. It is Arashi's sixth and current variety show to be aired on NTV as well as their third show to be aired during primetime. There will be a male guest, which the members of Arashi addresses as 'Aniki' (Brother), who will teach Arashi different things. The other section, called 'Encounter the Unknown', is where Arashi will pick up new skills, such as interviewing celebrities, learning the tips to climb a mountain, from meeting experienced professionals they usually have not met before.

Arashi ni Shiyagare

2010

Anpan poster
8.3

In wartime Japan, spirited Nobu transforms from a militarist schoolgirl into Kochi’s first female reporter, as she and childhood friend Takashi endure personal loss and struggle to find their own truths amid the upheaval of the Showa era.

Anpan

2025

Last Samurai Standing poster
7.8

In the early Meiji era, Shujiro, once known as an undefeated samurai, decides to participate in a deadly survival game to save his family and villagers.

Last Samurai Standing

2025

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen poster
8.0

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (NHK紅白歌合戦, "NHK Red and White Song Battle"), more commonly known simply as Kōhaku, is an annual New Year's Eve television special held on December 31 every year, and produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on NHK General TV, BS4K, BS8K, and NHK radio (nationally) and internationally on NHK World Premium and some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters who buy the program. The program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The "red" team or "akagumi" (紅組) is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while the "white" team or "shirogumi" (白組) is all male (or groups with male vocals).

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen

1951

Film credits

2020s · 15 titles

Exit 8 poster
7.0

A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?

Exit 8

2025

Oshi no Ko -The Final Act- poster
6.4

Goro is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Goro realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol’s weapon!

Oshi no Ko -The Final Act-

2024

Analog poster
7.1

Satoru Mizushima is a designer, who prefers traditional things like handmade items and handwritten works. One day, he happens to meet a mysterious woman, Miyuki Miharu, at the cafe named Piano. She seems to have similar values to him and he is attracted to her. Satoru asks for Miyuki's cellphone number, but she doesn't own a cellphone. They make a promise to meet at the cafe every Thursday. Since then, Satoru and Miyuki meet every Thursday and their relationship develops romantically. Satoru decides to propose Miyuki, but she doesn't show up at the cafe.

Analog

2023

The Asadas! poster
7.3

Masashi is a photographer. He has his parents and an older brother Yukihiro. Through the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Masashi begins to take staged photos of his family.

The Asadas!

2020

Fragments of the Last Will poster
7.9

Based on a true story - a true love story of a man and his wife who are at the mercy of fate, but wish to be reunited for 11 years. With thoughts of his wife and his fellows, Yamamoto Hatao never gave up hoping that he'd return home despite hopeless circumstances.

Fragments of the Last Will

2022

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2026 「We are ARASHI」 poster
NR

Livestream of the final tour of J-pop group, Arashi.

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2026 「We are ARASHI」

2026

ARAFES 2020 at NATIONAL STADIUM poster
NR

ARASHI's ARAFES that took place at the National Stadium in 2020.

ARAFES 2020 at NATIONAL STADIUM

2021

Sensuikan Cappellini-gou no bouken poster
8.2

Based on a real story during WWII where Japanese naval soldiers met Italians who were in the submarine Comandante Cappellini used to transport strategic materials to and from Japan.

Sensuikan Cappellini-gou no bouken

2022

ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM “Record of Memories” poster
7.0

Captures the group in one of its last concerts on its 2018-2019 "5×20" anniversary tour.

ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM “Record of Memories”

2021

This is ARASHI LIVE 2020.12.31 poster
NR

The last concert held by Japanese boy band Arashi on December 31, 2020 at Tokyo Dome, one day before the start of their indefinite hiatus. Includes live performances of songs from their final studio album of the same name.

This is ARASHI LIVE 2020.12.31

2021

Tang poster
4.6

Ken Kasugai has been deserted by his wife, because he was absorbed in a game. One day, missing child robot Tang appears in front of him.

Tang

2022

Beyond the Game: Samurai 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC poster
8.0

The pressure of glory. A shocking loss.​ Raw locker room talk. Go behind the scenes into their reality as Samurai​ Japan's camera keeps rolling.

Beyond the Game: Samurai 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

2026

No artwork available
NR

Curated and specially edited by group member Jun Matsumoto, this Farewell Special features exclusive footage from their final 5-city, 15-show stadium tour from their Live Tour 2026 「We are ARASHI 」.

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2026「We are ARASHI -Prime Video Edition-」

2026

5 - The Time Called Arashi - poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

5 - The Time Called Arashi -

2026

ShinaPushu THE MOVIE Pushu Cheek Dancing PARTY poster
NR

Pushu Pushu and Nyuu arrived on vacation at “Acorn Island,” a paradise-like island where summer and autumn blend together. Upon landing at the airport, Paruti, a taxi driver who looked just like Nyuu, welcomed them with lively music. Pushu Pushu got caught up in the lively rhythm, but in the excitement, one of his cheeks flew off somewhere. Boarding Paruti's pride-and-joy taxi, they set off on a journey to find the cheek. Along the way, they met unique companions like Taiyo-san, Hairy-na, the Fishy Brother, Kawa-chan, and Shina-ta-san, and discovered wonderful music.

ShinaPushu THE MOVIE Pushu Cheek Dancing PARTY

2025

2010s · 29 titles

Gantz poster
6.5

After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.

Gantz

2010

Assassination Classroom poster
7.2

A mysterious creature destroys part of the moon and then warns that, if it is not destroyed before March of the following year, Earth will be next. It also demands to become the homeroom teacher of Class E, a third-year class at Kunugigaoka High School.

Assassination Classroom

2015

Gantz: Perfect Answer poster
6.6

Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.

Gantz: Perfect Answer

2011

Assassination Classroom: Graduation poster
7.1

A mysterious creature destroys part of the moon and then warns that if it is not destroyed before March of the following year, Earth will be next. It also demands to become the homeroom teacher of Class E, a third-year class at Kunugigaoka High School. As the deadline for the assassination and the date of the end of the world approach, the students discover their true abilities and Koro-sensei's shocking identity.

Assassination Classroom: Graduation

2016

Platinum Data poster
5.3

Set in the year 2017, the Japanese government attempts to secretly control the DNA of its people. Ryuhei Kagura is a top scientist in the field of DNA analysis. He works at the DNA analysis institution run by the National Police Agency. When the inventor of the DNA analysis system is murdered, Ryuhei Kagura's own DNA is found at the murder scene. Ryuhei Kagura becomes the prime suspect and then he becomes a fugitive. Veteran detective Reiji Asama goes in pursuit.

Platinum Data

2013

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son poster
6.9

Nobuko works in Nagasaki, Japan as a midwife. Her son died 3 years earlier from the atomic bomb. On August 9, 1948, her son appears in front of her again. Since that time, Koji appears in front of her and they reminiscence about pleasant times. These happy, but bizarre moments seem eternal.

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

2015

Another Gantz poster
6.9

Before finding out the Perfect Answer, discover Another Gantz. Aired on Nippon Television network before the theatrical release of Gantz: The Perfect Answer, this film is an alternate perspective version of the first Gantz film from the same writing-directing team of the two-part theatrical film. In addition to condensed scenes from the Gantz film, Another Gantz features a new subplot that follows an investigative journalist not included in the theatrical film. Delving deep into the mystery, Another Gantz offers another piece towards solving the complex puzzle that is the world of Gantz.

Another Gantz

2011

The Lady Shogun and Her Men poster
6.1

In the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the gender roles have become reversed in Japan. Woman become the dominant members of society and males are sought out for the ability to produce children. A young man named Unoshin Mizuno hopes to marry childhood sweetheart Onobu, but due to class differences realizes this is almost impossible. To raise his social status and also save his poor family, Unoshin Mizuno enters the Ohoku (inner chambers of the Shugun's castle) and attempts to vie among 3,000 other men for the affection of the female shogun. What Unoshin Mizuno quickly learns about the Ohoku is that the men there are all beautiful, but highly ambitious and conniving. In this environment, the 7th shogun Tokugawa passes away and the new shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa takes the thrown and enters the Ohoku.

The Lady Shogun and Her Men

2010

Killing for the Prosecution poster
6.3

Young public prosecutor Keiichiro Okino is assigned to the department of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office that deals with violent cases, where he will work with Takeshi Mogami, whom he admires. When a money lender is killed and it is suspected that someone from Mogami’s past is the perpetrator, the team prepares to do his best in order to prove the alleged criminal’s guilt.

Killing for the Prosecution

2018

The Last Recipe poster
6.9

A famous chef who is tasked with tracking down a 70-year-old missing recipe.

The Last Recipe

2017

ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii poster
NR

Concert film featuring ARASHI's 2-day concert held on September 19 & 20, 2014 in Hawaii at Ko Olina Resort to commemorate the 15th anniversary of their career,

ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii

2014

Aka Medaka poster
7.8

One of the hottest selling tickets in town is to see the hugely popular rakugoka, or comic storyteller, Danshun. Danshun himself was inspired as a little boy to become a rakugoka after seeing the legendary Danshi.

Aka Medaka

2015

ARASHI 10-11 TOUR “Scene” ~The scenery you and I see~ STADIUM poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

ARASHI 10-11 TOUR “Scene” ~The scenery you and I see~ STADIUM

2011

Botchan poster
8.3

Botchan (Kazunari Ninomiya) has sense of strong justice and does not lie. He is offered a teaching job at a middle in a small village far away from his hometown of Tokyo. Botchan accepts the position and begins to work as a math teacher. The assistant principle there wields absolute power. Botchan has a hard time dealing with his fellow teachers and the students.

Botchan

2016

ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE" poster
9.0

ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE" 2014.07.30 RELEASE

ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE"

2014

Murder on the Orient Express poster
6.9

The Japanese adaption of Agatha Christie's famous whodunit "Murder on the Orient Express".

Murder on the Orient Express

2015

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Japonism poster
NR

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Japonism

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Japonism

2016

I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair poster
8.0

(I will Soar to the Skies in my Wheelchair ) Hasebe Yasuyuki is living his life carelessly alone in his apartment, until one day, he jumps from the top of a building escaping a street gang and injures his spinal cord. And the doctor tells him that he can't walk anymore. His mother, Haruko, hurries to the hospital for her son, however Yasuyuki is on bad terms with her, so he asks her to leave him alone. There he meets an ill kid in the hospital named Ishii Daisuke who is living his life positively, and the store staff Katou Kumi, who always smiles even though she had a sad past. He gains confidence and decides to start his rehabilitation. After Yasuyuki is discharged from the hospital, he starts relying on everybody everywhere, so he falls into despair and starts thinking of committing suicide seeing no future for himself.

I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair

2012

The Last Promise poster
8.0

"Saigo no Yakusoku" is described as a human suspense story involving the hijack of a major building. The members of Arashi play five young men who happen to be inside, and the story depicts their attempt to escape and their interactions with the other people caught up in the incident.

The Last Promise

2010

Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy poster
4.0

Pikanchi Half is a spin-off of the two previous movies in the Pikanchi series, showing the five friends, now in their 30s, having a reunion as they are running into problems with family and work

Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy

2014

Documentary of "BLAST in Hawaii" poster
NR

Documentary featuring behind the scenes, rehearsals, and more of Arashi during their 15th anniversary concert in Hawaii in 2014.

Documentary of "BLAST in Hawaii"

2014

ARASHI ARAFES NATIONAL STADIUM 2012 poster
10.0

Originally held in September 2012, the ARAFES LIVE video was taken on the 5th anniversary since the opening of the National Stadium. Featuring a total of 240 songs from singles, coupling tracks and albums, as well as songs requested by fans, it was a must-see concert for people of all ages and genders, showcasing the true essence of Arashi.

ARASHI ARAFES NATIONAL STADIUM 2012

2012

ARASHI アラフェス'13 NATIONAL STADIUM 2013 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

ARASHI アラフェス'13 NATIONAL STADIUM 2013

2014

ARASHI LIVE TOUR Popcorn poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

ARASHI LIVE TOUR Popcorn

2013

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2017-2018 「untitled」 poster
10.0

To support their new album Untitled, Arashi performed a live tour called Arashi Live Tour 2017-2018 Untitled.

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2017-2018 「untitled」

2017

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2016-2017 Are You Happy? poster
NR

Features behind the scenes of Arashi going on the Are You Happy? tour.

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2016-2017 Are You Happy?

2017

ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi poster
NR

Concert film featuring the final day of Arashi's special concert "BLAST in Miyagi" held on September 23, 2015 at Hitomebore Stadium in Miyagi (Miyagi Stadium).

ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi

2015

Arashi - 5×20 All the BEST!! Clips 1999-2019 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Arashi - 5×20 All the BEST!! Clips 1999-2019

2019

嵐 LIVE & DOCUMENT ~15年目の告白~ poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

嵐 LIVE & DOCUMENT ~15年目の告白~

2014

2000s · 14 titles

Letters from Iwo Jima poster
7.5

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

Letters from Iwo Jima

2006

Tekkonkinkreet poster
7.4

Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight of their life.

Tekkonkinkreet

2006

Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy poster
4.5

Sequel to the 2002 film Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy, starring members of boy band Arashi.

Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy

2004

Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy poster
6.7

"Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy" centers around five friends who are residents in a Tokyo apartment complex. Now senior high school students, the five friends live the wild life in Harajuku before encountering unforeseen surprises.

Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy

2002

The Blue Light poster
7.4

Shuichi Kushimori is a 17 year old high school student who lives happily with his mother and stepsister. One day, without warning, his estranged stepfather returns home from a long absence. He quickly falls into a circle of drinking and starts abusing his ex-wife and daughter. When he begins making sexual advances towards Shuichi’s stepsister, Shuichi is compelled to take matters into his own hands.

The Blue Light

2003

ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008 in TOKYO poster
9.0

The climax of ARASHI's 2008 tour, which rocked the huge stadium at the end of summer. Shooting the final performance on September 6, 2008 at the National Kasumigaoka Stadium in Tokyo, the start of ARASHI's second Asia tour, where the members and 70,000 audience members became one in a vast open-air space for the first time.

ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008 in TOKYO

2009

Door To Door poster
9.3

Based on a true story about about a man who was told for many years that he was not employable, but threw all of his effort into working as a door-to-door salesman. Despite the pain attributed to his cerebral palsy, he walked eight to ten miles a day to meet his customers and achieved the highest sales for his company.

Door To Door

2009

Yellow Tears poster
5.0

The movie is centered around five friends as they end up spending the summer of 1962 shackled up together in a tiny studio apartment in Tokyo. The five friends are Eisuke - the manga artist, Shoichi - the singer, Ryuzo - the novelist, Kei - the painter and Yuji – the 5th wheel (?). The friends spend the summer in pursuit of their own ideals of personal freedom - being able to do what they want. In the process of pursuing their dream they learn firsthand that however ideal it may seem, its not as easy as they think.

Yellow Tears

2007

Marathon poster
7.5

Remake of the 2005 South Korean movie "Marathon", this special is about an autistic boy guided by his mother and his coach in training for a marathon.

Marathon

2007

Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima' poster
NR

Documentary on the making of Clint Eastwood's film 'Letters from Iwo Jima'.

Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima'

2007

Returning the Favor poster
7.1

Kitahara Kazunori was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma in the fall of his second year in high school, and thereafter spent a year and 10 months battling the disease. Although he studied hard for the university examinations and was successfully admitted to his first choice, [the prestigious] Tokyo University, he only managed to visit it for a day before passing away. After that, last January [i.e. 2005], Kazunori's mother compiled the thoughts he had left behind and published it as a book, and it was adapted into this drama. Even as Kazunori had to fight his serious illness, he received support from his friends, school teachers and family members, and had warm relations with many people. This drama illustrates the 1 year and 10 months young Kazunori persevered together with the people around him.

Returning the Favor

2006

2004 ARASHI! いざッ、 NOW TOUR!! poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

2004 ARASHI! いざッ、 NOW TOUR!!

2005

Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara poster
NR

Nonoue Junichi is a psychiatrist working in the counseling room of a cancer treatment center by the beach. While tending to the patients, part of his job involves taking dictation from them when they want to send a letter to a loved one.

Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara

2009

SUPPIN ARASHI poster
NR

Footages from Arashi's first tour, "ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2000", which took place from April 6h to April 30th. It includes performances as well as interviews with the members, footage of their travels and Typhoon Generation's album jacket behind. Arashi's first VHS release.

SUPPIN ARASHI

2000

Series credits

Vivant poster
7.4

Yusuke Nogi of Ryosho's Energy Development Division said that 10 times the official down payment was mistakenly sent to GFL, a local infrastructure company involved in a solar energy plant to be built in the Balkan Republic in Central Asia. Suspected of involvement, he heads to the Balkan Republic to collect the difference of $90 million. With the cooperation of his CIA friend Sam, Nogi obtained information that the terrorist al-Zaer had laundered the full amount of the contract money into diamonds and brought it out.

Vivant

2023

Arashi ni Shiyagare poster
10.0

Arashi ni Shiyagare (嵐にしやがれ) (Must Be ARASHI!) is an ongoing Japanese variety show on NTV starring the members of Arashi. The show began on 24 April 2010 and it airs from 10:00 to 10:54 p.m. (JST) every Saturday. It is Arashi's sixth and current variety show to be aired on NTV as well as their third show to be aired during primetime. There will be a male guest, which the members of Arashi addresses as 'Aniki' (Brother), who will teach Arashi different things. The other section, called 'Encounter the Unknown', is where Arashi will pick up new skills, such as interviewing celebrities, learning the tips to climb a mountain, from meeting experienced professionals they usually have not met before.

Arashi ni Shiyagare

2010

Anpan poster
8.3

In wartime Japan, spirited Nobu transforms from a militarist schoolgirl into Kochi’s first female reporter, as she and childhood friend Takashi endure personal loss and struggle to find their own truths amid the upheaval of the Showa era.

Anpan

2025

Last Samurai Standing poster
7.8

In the early Meiji era, Shujiro, once known as an undefeated samurai, decides to participate in a deadly survival game to save his family and villagers.

Last Samurai Standing

2025

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen poster
8.0

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (NHK紅白歌合戦, "NHK Red and White Song Battle"), more commonly known simply as Kōhaku, is an annual New Year's Eve television special held on December 31 every year, and produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on NHK General TV, BS4K, BS8K, and NHK radio (nationally) and internationally on NHK World Premium and some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters who buy the program. The program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The "red" team or "akagumi" (紅組) is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while the "white" team or "shirogumi" (白組) is all male (or groups with male vocals).

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen

1951

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen poster
8.0

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (NHK紅白歌合戦, "NHK Red and White Song Battle"), more commonly known simply as Kōhaku, is an annual New Year's Eve television special held on December 31 every year, and produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on NHK General TV, BS4K, BS8K, and NHK radio (nationally) and internationally on NHK World Premium and some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters who buy the program. The program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The "red" team or "akagumi" (紅組) is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while the "white" team or "shirogumi" (白組) is all male (or groups with male vocals).

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen

1951

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen poster
8.0

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (NHK紅白歌合戦, "NHK Red and White Song Battle"), more commonly known simply as Kōhaku, is an annual New Year's Eve television special held on December 31 every year, and produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on NHK General TV, BS4K, BS8K, and NHK radio (nationally) and internationally on NHK World Premium and some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters who buy the program. The program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The "red" team or "akagumi" (紅組) is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while the "white" team or "shirogumi" (白組) is all male (or groups with male vocals).

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen

1951

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen poster
8.0

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (NHK紅白歌合戦, "NHK Red and White Song Battle"), more commonly known simply as Kōhaku, is an annual New Year's Eve television special held on December 31 every year, and produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on NHK General TV, BS4K, BS8K, and NHK radio (nationally) and internationally on NHK World Premium and some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters who buy the program. The program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white. The "red" team or "akagumi" (紅組) is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while the "white" team or "shirogumi" (白組) is all male (or groups with male vocals).

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen

1951

VS Arashi poster
8.0

A variety show in which "Arashi" and a guest or two form a team to compete against a guest team in physical games.

VS Arashi

2008

Black Pean poster
7.6

Seishiro Tokai (Kazunari Ninomiya) works as a surgeon at a university hospital. He possesses excellent technique with suture and carries a surgery success rate of 100%. Due to his arrogant attitude and personality, he comes into conflict with those around him. A new doctor tries to introduce the latest medical device for surgery, which doesn't need a surgeon's hand. Seishiro Tokai is skeptical of the device. He faces the university hospital administration and reveals corruption and hidden past behind the medical device.

Black Pean

2018

OSHINOKO poster
7.1

Two fans of pop idol Ai are reincarnated as her "secret" baby twins, Aqua and Ruby, and grow up supporting her until the tragic day she is stabbed by a stalker. Flash forward a few years later, and Aqua and Ruby are high-school students determined to make it on their own in the cut-throat world of entertainment for personal reasons.

OSHINOKO

2024

No artwork available
NR

D no Arashi was a Japanese variety show that ran from July 2, 2003 to September 28, 2005 on NTV. Aired from 24:50 to 25:20, it was Japanese boy band Arashi's fifth variety show to be aired on NTV.

D no Arashi

2003

Ninosan poster
7.0

This is an all-in-one variety show with a wide range of topics and themes. Watch the witty Kazunari Ninomiya from ARASHI hosting his own show!

Ninosan

2013

ONE DAY ~It's Wonderful Christmas Ado~ poster
NR

Three people come from different backgrounds and face their own troubles. Their fate leads them to face each other as their destinies become intertwined.

ONE DAY ~It's Wonderful Christmas Ado~

2023

My Family poster
6.4

Haruto Narusawa, the president of a video game company, enjoys life in the affluent seaside town of Kamakura with his wife and daughter, who attends an elementary school. However, tragedy befalls this happy family when his daughter is kidnapped. Haruto must now face numerous hardships as he navigates through the complex web of human nature that begins to show its ugliness. The only way to save his beloved daughter is to take matters into his own hands without the police's involvement and, together with his wife, stand against the kidnappers. Can this family's story reach a happy ending? Or will theirs be a tragedy? This non-stop family suspense-thriller tests the bonds of a family facing life's worst nightmare.

My Family

2022

Ties of Shooting Stars poster
7.6

Based on a novel by mystery writer Keigo Higashino, Ryūsei no Kizuna tells the story of three orphans, whose parents were murdered long ago. Together, the three vowed on a shooting star to one day avenge their parents. After many years, the two brothers have found the murderers, and are set to carry out their plan for vengeance when they realize they've made a serious miscalculation; you see, their sister...

Ties of Shooting Stars

2008

Stand Up!! poster
6.3

Stand Up!! is a Japanese television drama which ran weekly for three months in 2003. The drama, which stars Kazunari Ninomiya of Arashi and Tomohisa Yamashita of NEWS, centers around the lives of the last four virgins left in their highschool as they struggle to lose their virginity over their final high school summer vacation. A 6-DVD Box Set featuring all eleven episodes, as well as six individual volumes were released in Japan on December 18, 2003.

Stand Up!!

2003

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G no Arashi was a Japanese variety show that ran from October 5, 2005, to September 27, 2006, on NTV. Aired from 12:50 to 1:20 a.m. (JST), it was Arashi's fourth variety show to be aired on NTV. The show centered on Arashi acting as supporters for other people, which ranged from solving personal problems to helping promote the awareness of minor sports.

G no Arashi

2005

Affectionate Time poster
8.0

This is the story about one small coffee shop located in the northern island of Hokkaido. Yukichi Wakui used to work as a successful businessman at a prestigious trading firm. He worked for several years in New York as well as other cities around the world. When his wife Megumi died at the age of 47 in a car accident three years ago, he decided to leave the company. He was only 57. When Megumi died in the accident, her 18-year-old son Takuro was at the wheel. Yukichi declined an offer to switch to an affiliate company after his retirement, and moved to Megumi's hometown Furano, Hokkaido instead. There he started a small coffee shop named "The Forest Clock."

Affectionate Time

2005

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C no Arashi was a Japanese variety show that ran from July 3, 2002, to June 18, 2003, on NTV. Aired from 12:58 to 1:28 a.m. (JST), it was Arashi's second variety show to be aired on NTV. Forming Japan's first claim processing company and acting as "Claim Agents", at least one member would help process the complaints of government offices and enterprises every week.

C no Arashi

2002

ARASHI's Diary -Voyage- poster
8.2

Twenty years after their debut, join the beloved members of ARASHI on a new journey as they showcase their lives, talents and gifts to the world.

ARASHI's Diary -Voyage-

2019

Mago Mago Arashi poster
NR

Mago Mago Arashi was a Japanese variety show that ran from April 9, 2005 to October 6, 2007 on Fuji TV. Aired from 13:00 to 13:30, it was Arashi third variety show on Fuji TV.

Mago Mago Arashi

2005

As Tears Go By poster
10.0

Eguchi Yosuke plays the character of Onishi Katsuo, a 35-year-old carpenter and former college football player who sees life almost in the same balance as a football game (guts and glory along with team spirit). One day he learns that his friend (a college football teammate) was killed when his house burned down. His friend's wife is in a coma and his four kids are now homeless, Eguchi has the children live with him (in his one room apartment) above his bosses home.

As Tears Go By

2000

Dear Father poster
8.3

Set in an old prestigious ryotei (Japanese-style restaurant) in a small town in the center of Tokyo, a young itamae (cook for Japanese dishes) struggles his life, love and work while the long-lasted ryotei and the beloved old town face the change to survive the time. This heartwarming drama shows the intimate relationship of the community that has been lost nowadays, asks what the most important things in your life is, and tells how difficult it is to make a decision. The story is told in the form of a letter from him to his unknown father with lots of humor and love.

Dear Father

2007

Handoku!!! poster
7.0

As a former gang member, Hazama Ichiban witnessed the worst side of the emergency medical system and vowed to become a doctor to change it. With the aggressive passion he learned on the streets, Ichiban has worked his way to becoming a no-nonsense emergency medicine resident. But it is this same passion that he must learn to control when confronted with a situation beyond his help.

Handoku!!!

2001

Murder on the Orient Express poster
NR

The Japanese adaption of Agatha Christie's famous whodunit "Murder on the Orient Express".

Murder on the Orient Express

2015

V no Arashi poster
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Ninomiya Kazunari just moved into Tokyo from Hokkaido. He joined the volleyball team and soon discovered that there was no boys team and became the manager of the girls team alongside Matsumoto Jun and Ohno Satoshi.

V no Arashi

1999

Minami's Girlfriend poster
NR

Everything started when a high school couple, Chiyomi and Minami had a mysterious and ominous fortune cookie at a Chinese restaurant… “If you stay close to him, he will become great and the two of you will be together for a long time. However, when the two of you drift apart, horrible thing will happen”. Just as the prophesy, on the very day when Minami decided to leave Chiyomi, a magical curse struck Chiyomi. Believe it or not, it shrunk her into a size of merely 16 cm tall! What would happen when a tender boyfriend and a miniaturized girlfriend secretly starts living together?

Minami's Girlfriend

2004

The Story of Yamada Taro poster
5.6

Taro Yamada is a scholarship student at Ichinomiya High School. He’s smart, athletic, and handsome—so everyone assumes he’s wealthy. In reality, he lives in poverty with his mother and six younger siblings in one small room, and his father Kazuo is an absent wandering artist. Taro works part-time to support the family. Together with his best friend Takuya Mimura and classmates, Taro navigates comedic and touching moments. Through friendship, romance, and family bonds, the series asks what true happiness really means. It’s a heartwarming coming-of-age story.

The Story of Yamada Taro

2007

Freeter, Ie wo Kau poster
6.0

Freeter, Ie wo Kau is a Japanese television drama series that aired on Fuji Television and on Kyodo Television in 2010. The story revolves around Take Seiji, who quits his job after three months. With no dreams, no savings, and a poor relationship with his family, he becomes a hikikomori. However, after his mother falls ill with depression, he ends up having to take on a part-time job at a construction site. Because of that, he soon decides to work towards rebuilding his life: "Even though I'm just a freeter, I'm going to buy a house for the sake of my family." One of the people he meets at the construction site is Chiba Manami, who graduated from a top-class university and joined a well-known general contracting firm. Manami is the complete opposite of Seiji. But while their personalities clash at first, they gradually come to understand each other. --Tokyograph

Freeter, Ie wo Kau

2010

Akimahende! poster
NR

Nowadays, kids have their parents wrapped around their fingers. While they appear to despise their parents, they are actually insecure and want someone to give them love, guidance, and support. Although Katsura is sometimes absent-minded, she is a strong, independent woman. Junichiro proposes to her for the second time in 30 years. During this 30-year span, Junichiro was widowed three times, and fathered four children. Katsura agrees to move into the Aoki household as a live-in housekeeper and marry him only if his children learn to love her. This is a comedic and sometimes touching story about Katsura's experiences as she tries, in her own way, to win the children's hearts and trust.

Akimahende!

1998

Chinese Cuisine Served Star Leo Style poster
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The Star Leo is a luxury cruiser shuttling between Japan and Hong Kong. On this cruise, seven top chefs known as "culinary kings" have been invited for a major event in which guests can savor a fancy dinner that they cook up. This event was planned by Shiori Tachibana, a woman who learned business management in Hong Kong. But the restaurant chefs "Heiheiro" aboard the luxury ship left in protest against the event, and to make matters worse, due to a certain slip-up, the "culinary kings" also failed to board the ship, which then set sail for Japan without them. Tachibana gets the cooperation of the "loser" chef remaining in the restaurant together with their apprentice chef, crewmembers and passengers for a team of five people to take on the cooking for the event. What will the voyage of the Star Leo turn out to be?

Chinese Cuisine Served Star Leo Style

2003

Baseball Brainiacs poster
6.8

Also Known As: Can Win Even If Weak

Baseball Brainiacs

2014

Dangerous After School poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dangerous After School

1999

Johnny's Count Down Live poster
NR

Johnny’s Countdown Live (ジャニーズカウントダウンライブ) is a New Year’s Eve countdown concert held by talents affiliated with Johnny & Associates (now SMILE-UP.), taking place from New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day in Japan Standard Time. With the exception of 2014, it was broadcast on the Fuji TV network from 1998 to 2022. It is also known as the “Johnny’s Countdown Concert.” Its abbreviated name is “Kaukon.”

Johnny's Count Down Live

1998

6SixTONES poster
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Japanese variety special starring SixTONES, produced to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the group's debut. Across six specials broadcast throughout the year, each episode features a different celebrity or guest planner who organizes an original program for the members. The series follows SixTONES as they take part in a variety of activities, challenges, and surprise events planned around a different theme in each installment.

6SixTONES

2026

Dareka to Nakai poster
NR

This is a fresh and innovative talk show. With celebrities from various industries, it promises to deliver a wide array of entertainment for all. Get ready to experience the next level of captivating entertainment!

Dareka to Nakai

2023

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Arashi no Shukudai-kun was a Japanese variety show that was first broadcast on October 2, 2006, on NTV. It aired from 11:58 p.m. to 12:29 a.m. (JST) every Monday and starred the members of Arashi and morning announcer Tomoaki Ogura (小倉 智昭, Ogura Tomoaki) as their co-host. The theme centered on homework, hence the show's title; Arashi had audience viewers send in homework for guests to do and vice versa. The show ended on March 22, 2010.

Arashi no Shukudai-kun

2006

Secret NG House poster
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Kazunari Ninomiya × Masayasu Wakabayashi (of Audrey) team up for the first time as co-hosts to present a brand-new type of survival game variety show, “Secret NG House.” In this game, Ninomiya and Wakabayashi act as the Game Masters, setting hidden rules — “Secret NGs” (absolutely forbidden actions). If a player performs any of these NG actions three times, they are immediately eliminated. The players must use the warning sounds that go off when an NG action occurs as clues to deduce what the forbidden actions are. Those who figure it out can then set traps to make their unsuspecting rivals commit the NG actions, knocking each other out in the process! Eight popular celebrities engage in an intense battle of deduction and deception. Who will survive to the end and take home the prize money?

Secret NG House

2025

Can You Quiz? Can You Not? poster
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Try an unprecedented experiment! Is it possible to make soft-serve ice cream in zero gravity? Is it possible to make trees that turn red in the summer? Predictions by a gorgeous panel of prize winners! Shinobu Sakagami Karen Hotta DAIGO Jinnai! Even scholars are stunned by the shocking results

Can You Quiz? Can You Not?

2023