Hata Mineaki

Hata Mineaki is a Japanese screenwriter who started as an actor, using the name Shimazu Gen. In the spring of 2009, he formed the "Theatrical Yaroukai". He's also an author and rarely appears in television programs until his death on October 12, 2023 at the age of 80.

Chiba Yasuki

Though remembered largely for his inventive postwar shomin-geki, Chiba specialized initially in period films before achieving commercial success with such popular romances as Hideko the Cheerleader (Hideko no ōendanchō, 1940), a vehicle for the teenage Hideko Takamine. Among his wartime films, Women’s…

Shiozawa Toki

Shiozawa Toki, born Shiozawa Toyoji (塩沢登代路) in Nakasato, Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She graduated from Jissen Women's High School (実践女子高等学校) and was affiliated with Toho Entertainment (東宝芸能) until her death. In 1947, Shiozawa advanced to the second…

Kawazu Seizaburo

Kawazu Seizaburo, born Nakajima Seiichi (中島誠一) in Kakigara, Nihonbashim Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He was adopted by Kawazu Kaichi (河津嘉一), who operated a machiai, a tea house, in Hamacho. After graduating from Toka Elementary School (東華小学校), he attended Seisoku English…

Fujiki Yu

Fujiki Yu was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1954 to 2005. Born in Tokyo, Fujiki graduated from Doshisha University and joined the Toho studio in 1954. He began by playing straight male leads but later shifted to more comical roles, especially in combination with…

Miki Norihei

Miki Norihei, born Tanuma Tadashi (田沼則子) in Hamacho, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor, director, and comedian. He served as the 5th president of the Japan Comedy Association (日本喜劇人協会). Raised by a mother involved in entertainment and a father with a medical doctorate,…

Uehara Ken

Uehara Ken was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1990. He was born to wealthy, well-connected parents. He graduated from Rikkyo University, where he was first recognized for his musical talents and handsome appearance. Uehara joined Shochiku in 1935, debuting…

Ishihara Yujiro

Yujiro grew up in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in Otaru, Hokkaido, and in Zushi, Kanagawa. His father, an employee of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, was from Ehime Prefecture, and his mother was from Miyajima, Hiroshima. Yujiro attended Otaru Fuji Kindergarten and then Otaru City Inaho Elementary School. During his…

Ryu Chishu

Ryu Chishu was a Japanese actor born in Tamamizu, Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan. His family resided in Ryojoji Temple, which belonged to the Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha sect, where his father served as a priest. He graduated from Tamamizu Elementary School and then from Tamana Junior High School. Following this,…

Watari Tetsuya

Watari Tetsuya was a Japanese actor, enka singer, entertainer, and businessman. He was born in Yasugi, Nogi, Shimane, Japan and raised in Awaji, Hyogo. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University (青山学院大学) with a degree in economics after attending Ishiya Elementary School and Mita Gakuen…

Being toward Death

Death March

A historic portrayal of the most thrilling episode in a people's struggle for freedom and democracy amidst a reign of terror and oppression. (Source: IMDb)

Death Row Woman

7.1

Rich industrialist Imai wishes to marry his elder daughter Kyoko off to Aoki, who he sees as the ideal candidate to take over his business. Kyoko, however, prefers the rugged but poor Soichi to Aoki's goody-two-shoes.…

Death, End Our Bond!

An older woman, Bae Mu So, married to a younger man, Cha Gang Jun, struggles with a spicy black comedy romance as her younger husband is after her wealth. (Source: WeTV)

Death on the Mountain

Masako cannot understand why her brother, an experienced climber, died in a valley. She asks an expert climber to analyze a magazine article on the accident written by a survivor. (Source: IMDb)

Lovely Death

Three friends arrive at a guesthouse for a getaway. Their purpose, however, is death. Just as they each hang themselves in separate rooms, “Death” appears and refuses to let them die. If they wish to leave this…

Social Death Vote

6.2

A teenager opens a Facebook page named "Sex Vote" to post intimate videos of students filmed illegally, making fans choose through likes and comments who they want to spy from time to time. (Source: Wikipedia)

Till Death Tear Us Apart

7.7

Liu Yu Sheng hails from a rich family. After studying abroad, he returns home to find his asset/inheritance stolen by his other family members. To make a living, he has to work as a teacher at a small school. In this…

Til Death Do Us Part

7.0

This sci-fi thriller anthology plunges headlong into our deepest desires -- and darkest fears. (Source: Netflix) ~~ Adapted from the speculative short stories of MirrorFiction.

Dalah: Death and the Flowers

7.9

As the police race to track down suspects in a high-profile murder case, the mysterious death proves to be just the beginning in a series of dark revelations waiting to be uncovered. The series follows Dalah, a stylish…