Matsumoto Akihiko

Tokyo born Akihiko Matsumoto is a 2­ time Academy Award winning, renowned music composer. Currently he holds the record for the 4th highest ranking of all movie soundtrack sales throughout Japan’s history. Akihiko started his career as a music producer in 1987. Since then, he has proven to be as…

Soda Hirohisa

Hirohisa Soda (曽田博久 Soda Hirohisa) is a long-time tokusatsu writer. He was a Sentai writer from Himitsu Sentai Gorenger through Gekisou Sentai Carranger. Most notably, he was the main writer for the entire franchise from 1982's Dai Sentai Goggle V through 1990's Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman. He was…

Kelly Cheung

Kelly Cheung is a Hong Kong-American model, television host, and actress. She was born in Hong Kong and was raised there until her move to Chicago when she was ten years old. She attended St. Therese Chinese Catholic School in Chicago [1] and later graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with…

Ang Lee

Ang Lee is a Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer. Lee's earlier films, such as The Wedding Banquet, Pushing Hands, and Eat Drink Man Woman explored the relationships and conflicts between tradition and modernity, Eastern and Western. Lee also deals with repressed, hidden emotions in many…

Hirose Kohmi

Hirose Kohmi is a Japanese pop singer, songwriter, composer, lyricist, arranger, music producer, and voice trainer, born in Nachi-Katsuura, Wakayama, Japan. She is affiliated with Muse Endeavor Inc. (ミューズ・エンデバー株式会社) and contracted with JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment (JVCケンウッド・ビクターエンタテインメント).…

Keisuke Hoashi

American stage, film and television actor, playwright, screenwriter and film producer of Japanese descent. Hoashi attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City, including three summers (1982–85) at the New York State Music Camp, before attending the Crane School of Music. He retired from music…

Brian Tee

Jae-bum Takata, known professionally as Brian Tee, is a Japanese-American actor. Tee was born in Okinawa, to a Korean-American father and Japanese mother. At the age of two, he moved to Hacienda Heights, California, and was raised in Southern California. He attended Glen A. Wilson High School where…

Dayo Wong

Dayo Wong Tze Wah is a Hong Kong stand-up comedian and actor. Wong gained a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Alberta in Canada. He began his career in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong in 1984, but he is best known for his works in live stand-up comedy which he started performing…

Nakashima Mika

Nakashima Mika is a Japanese singer, model, and actress who achieved five no.1 albums in Japan and also successfully embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action manga adaptattion, Nana. Born and raised in Kyushu, she grew up in the small town of Hioki, Kagoshima, where she has said…

Ikenami Shotaro

Ikenami Shotaro was a prominent Japanese novelist known for his historical fiction and period novels that depicted the post-war era in Japan. Besides his literary contributions, he was also renowned as a film critic, particularly fond of French cinema and film noir. He was born in Seitencho, Asakusa-ku,…

Hoshisuna no Shima no Chiisana Tenshi - Mermaid Smile

2.0

On an Okinawan island, residents think of ways to boost tourism. Their spirits are crushed until one day a mysterious girl is found on a beach. This enigmatic girl brings smiles and healing to the residents of the…

Lauriana

9.0

Set in 1955, the residents of a small idyllic village in Quezon are jolted to discover the dark, disturbing secret of a soldier and his common-law wife. Guilt and recrimination abound in the town and forces our protagonist…

There’s a Strong Wind in Beijing

Documentary giving a sense of the feelings and attitudes of the residents of Beijing. (Source: Letterboxd)

Wonderland Junior Season 4

This summer, 15 young residents gather for a brief escape from the city, landing in Wonderland to begin a journey of wilderness and adventure. Over eight days of social exploration, they will start from scratch, reboot…

Summer Arouse

A succession of rogue molestation cases in a small town has stirred up the residents. Police station chief Lao Hu takes police officer Xiao Cai along to solve the case. As the investigation deepens, Proctologist doctor…

Love Song from Hiroshima

One day, two young Hiroshima residents, Mochi and Ayaka, meet a mysterious American tourist named John and end up showing him around the city of Hiroshima. John has a mysterious power and discovers something in the…

The Lower Depths

7.1

In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family. (Source: IMDb)…

Pika*nchi Life Is Hard However Happy

7.3

"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 wildlife in Harajuku before encountering unforeseen…

She's Dating the Gangster

8.1

It all started when 17-year-old Athena Dizon unwittingly plays a trick on resident heartthrob and bad boy, Kenji de los Reyes. All of a sudden, she finds herself pretending—unwillingly at that—to be his girlfriend…

Somehow 18

8.1

28-year-old Kyung Hwi, a hospital resident, was once bullied in high school and nearly took his own life. He was saved by Han Na Bi, a mysterious girl who later committed suicide. Ten years later, Kyung Hwi wakes up…