Kawatake Mokuami

Kawatake Mokuami was a playwright of Kabuki and Kyogen during the late Edo period and Meiji era. Born Yoshimura Yoshisaburo (吉村芳三郎) in Nihonbashi, Edo, Japan, he used the pen name Sosui (其水) and was also known by the alternate name Furukawa Mokuami (古河黙阿弥) He was born the second…

Tokiwa Misako

Tokiwa Misako was a Japanese actress born in Osaka, Japan. Sometimes her name is also spelled as Tokiwa Misako (常磐 操子). She was born as Awazu Yuki (粟津ゆき) and after marrying Ogawa Takashi, her name became Ogawa Yuki (小川 ゆき). In September 1912, at the age of 14, she entered the…

George Wang

George Wang, born named Wang Chun Yang (王春陽), was a Chinese-born Taiwanese actor, producer, and director. In 1935, he entered the Department of Economics at National Northeastern University, later transferring to the Department of History. After the Lugou Bridge Incident in 1937, he joined the…

Horiuchi Keizo

Horiuchi Keizo was a Japanese composer, lyricist, translator, and music critic born in Kaji, Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. He also used the pen name Yasutani Shizuo (安谷鎮雄). He was the third son of Horiuchi Iataro, the owner of "Asada Ame". However, he abandoned his inheritance rights to Asada Ame at…

Namihira Akio

Namihira Akio was a Japanese singer known for his wartime songs. His real name was Namihira Yoshihiro (波平惠弘). He was born in Hirara, Okinawa, Japan. He attended the Kanto State Dai-Ren Second Junior High School but transferred to Miyako Junior High School to prepare for entrance exams to a music…

Kyozuka Masako

Kyozuka Masako, born Hiratsuka Masako (平塚マサ子) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She graduated from Tochigi Prefectural Sano High School (栃木県立佐野高等学校) in 1946 and joined the Shinpa (新派) theater group as a research student. She gained recognition from screenwriter…

Shiraishi Naomi

Shiraishi Naomi was a Japanese actress and culinary researcher born in Vancouver, Canada. Her birth name was Nakajima Naomi (中島奈緒美). She was previously the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Koreisha Journal," focusing on issues related to aging society. She graduated from Musashino Women's…

Kokontei Shincho III

Kokontei Shincho III was a Japanese rakugo performer born in Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. He was the second son of Kokontei Shinsei V, younger brother of Kanbaratei Basso X, niece of actress Ikebata Shino, and nephew by marriage of actor Nakao Akira. It should be noted that there are two other individuals…

Okamoto Kido

Okamoto Kido was a Japanese novelist and playwright born in Tokyo, Japan. His real name was Okamoto Keiji (岡本啓二). He was a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts. At the age of three, he began studying classical Chinese texts under his father's guidance, and at nine, he began learning Chinese…

Nakamura Umenosuke IV

Nakamura Umenosuke IV, born Mitsui Tetsuo (三井鐵男) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor and kabuki performer. He represented the renowned theater troupe Zenshinza, founded by his father, the third-generation Nakamura Kanyemon. His mother was the daughter of the second-generation Dansuro Enji.…

99 Cycling Swords

6.5

When political rebels begin to cause trouble in a small town, the warlords command a village official, to roust them. He in turn passes the job onto four martial arts masters. (Source: IMDB)

When We Grow Up

8.0

Ye Won and Young Su are both seniors in high school. They need to enter the university at any cost. They make a promise to make it to the university and pursue the dreams of their life together. Though Ye Won passes…

Hua Jai Gookgik

10.0

Tick has an argument with her father and leaves the house. Tunsmai receives a letter from his old boss saying that Panee, his sister, is coming to town and wants him to take good care of her. The next day, he goes…

Salak Jit

10.0

A forbidden romance between an uncle (not related by blood) and niece. It starts off with Salak Jit at the age of 14 to her early twenties. She was sent to live with her grandfather since her father just passed away.…

Sam Anong

10.0

Sarin takes his wife and two daughters, Sa and Su, to live in Chiang Mai, but he gets really sick and passes away soon after. The girls' grandmother sends Poom and her grandson Siwa to fetch them. Due to heritage reasons,…

Tenno no Ryoriban

8.1

At the end of the Meiji era, Atsushi was sent to a temple in Fukui Prefecture for training and had poor days since he was a boy and did not even practice or study. One day, a fragrant scent passed through Atsushi's…

The Story of Woo Viet

7.0

Wu Viet is a Vietnamese refugee who wants to leave his country behind and start over in the United States. First, he must make his way to Hong Kong, but as he passes through Thailand, he meets a beautiful woman who…

Seishun Kazoku

Story about nine siblings, from Hara family, whose parents have already passed away, two pet dogs , and two ducks. (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation = MyDramaList)

The Bloody Fists

6.5

A small Chinese town is being torn apart by a conflict between local farmers and Japanese soldiers of fortune, who have been brought to town to liberate supplies of a rare Chinese herb. A martial arts expert gifted…

Salak Jit

10.0

A forbidden romance between an uncle (not related by blood) and niece. It starts off with Salak Jit at the age of 14 to her early twenties. She was sent to live with her grandfather since her father just passed away.…