Watanabe Hamako

Watanabe Hamako, born Kato Hamako (加藤濱子) in Hirano, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) was a Japanese singer who was active in the music scene from before World War II through the post-war era. Her maternal grandfather was Japanese American. She graduated from Sohma Girls' School in 1929 and from Musashino…

Hayashi Tsuchitaro

Hayashi Tsuchitaro was a Japanese sound engineer born in Kyoto, Japan. His interest in movies began during the era of silent films, leading him to frequent the Chiezo Production Studio in Sagano, run by Kataoka Chiezo. In April 1937, at age 15, he joined the sound department of Nikkatsu's Kyoto Studio…

Gacha Plienwithi

Gacha Plienwithi was a Thai actor of Pakistani descent born in Ban Pong district, Ratchaburi, Siam. Throughout his career, he primarily played villains. Gacha got his breakthrough role as an actor with the leading role in the 1956 film "Phrai Kwang" ( ไพรกว้าง). Afterwards, he was selected…

Ogawa Hirooki

Ogawa Hirooki was a Japanese composer born in Shinbashi, Shiba, Tokyo, Japan. He served as a director of the Japan Composer's Association. He graduated from Daikura High School of Commerce's Junior Division in 1943, and furthered his studies in vocal music under Tachimatsu Fusako and Sonoda Seiichi,…

Sakai Kyo

Sakai Kyo, a Japanese composer from Fukui, Japan, gained recognition primarily for his association with the Takarazuka Revue, where he held an honorary board position. Despite his early interest in music, he faced adversity when his family home was destroyed in a fire. To support his family, he worked…

Fujimoto Giichi

Fujimoto Giichi was a Japanese novelist and television scriptwriter born in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. He held leadership roles in the Kansai branch of the Japan Broadcasting Writers Association and served as president of Shinsaibashi University, where he mentored aspiring writers. His wife was the talent…

Hojo Michiru

Hojo Michiru was a Japanese actress and voice actress born in Odawara, Ashigarakami, Kanagawa, Japan. She was affiliated with Rokugeisha and was the daughter of playwright Hojo Hideji. In April 1939, her family relocated to Tokyo after her father left his job at Hakone Tozan Railway to focus on his…

Azuma Kenji

Azuma Kenji was a Japanese manzai (comedic duo) performer who formed the duo "W Kenji" with Miyagi Kenji. His real name was Otani Kenji (大谷健二), and he was born in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan. Azuma's father served as the mayor of Otawara Town. After finishing middle school, Azuma began working…

Totsuka Mutsuo

Totsuka Mutsuo was a Japanese comedian born in Tokyo, Japan. His father, Fujioka Hajime, was a prominent swordsman actor. Growing up, influenced by his father who was an actor in sword-fighting dramas, he developed an affinity for chambara films and popular theater. After graduating from Tokyo Shibaura…

Gomi Yasusuke

Gomi Yasusuke was a Japanese novelist born in Namba, Osaka, Japan. He lost his father at a young age and was raised in the house of his maternal grandfather. His grandfather was a major entertainment promoter who owned many theaters and cinemas in the Sennichimae area of Osaka. He graduated from Yao…

Intimidation

7.1

Concerns the intertwined fates of a desperate bank manager, blackmailed for book-cooking, and his resentful but timid underling, passed over for promotion.

Salak Jit

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.…

Tokyo Bay

Opening with an aerial pan over post-war Tokyo, a title card informs us that this is just one frame in the “intense struggle for existence” in a city of 10 million before we arrive at the titular bay and a boat…

Magnong Mandurukot

It illustrates the story of a pickpocket who reforms and then turns pickpocket again, this time in the service of his country. Magno lifts military secrets from the pockets of Japanese officers and passes them on the…

A Daughter-in-law's Secret

Jung Seop, the only son of a rich man, is killed in a train crash. Yun Hui is one of the surviving passengers. But she is mistaken as Jung Seop's wife. Living with his parents, she gives birth to a son. Jung Seop's…

The Cabwoman

The cabwoman takes responsibility for supporting family and paying school expenses of her sisters and brothers. She threads her way on the road enduring passengers' practical jokes and unveiled temptation. Just then…

Shoten

The show is based on the Ogiri style of rakugo, a form of traditional Japanese storytelling. The ogiri system sees a host put questions to a panel of fellow rakugo storytellers who must produce a funny or witty response.…

Elegy

2.0

Wataru Naohiko who has the prosecutor general as his father became a young composer and its symphony "saint" invoked the world echoed. But his disciple Uchiyama and his best friend prosecutor Daisuke Toki accused his…

How Nazha Thrice Tricked the Six-Eared Monkey

Tong Saam Zong, accompanied by Shuen Ng Hung, Zhu Baat Gaai, and Sha Ng Zing, was on their journey to the West to retrieve Buddhist scriptures. They passed through Yeung Village, where they were robbed twice, and Ng…

Kigeki: Kyuko ressha

6.0

Kiyoshi Atsumi, famous for his role in Torasan, stars as Goichi Aoki, a veteran train conductor who dedicates himself in providing quality service to his passengers. With his many years of experience, he never fails…