Kataoka Chiezo

Kataoka Chiezo was a Japanese period drama star, who was active before and after the war. He is considered one of the six big stars in Japanese period dramas. After the war, he became an executive star of Toei and remained a front-line star until his death. His eldest son Motoharu and his daughter Chie…

Taniguchi Senkichi

Born in Tokyo, Japan, he attended Waseda University but left before graduating due to his involvement in a left-wing theater troupe. He joined P.C.L. (a precursor to Toho) in 1933 and began working as an assistant director to Kajirō Yamamoto alongside his longtime friend, acclaimed Japanese filmmaker,…

Aoe Shunjiro

Aoe Shunjiro, whose real name is Oshima Chosaburo (大嶋長三郎), was a Japanese playwright and critic. He was born in Akita, Japan, as the eldest son of the drug merchant Eiseido. Initially named Eiichi (衛一), he adopted the name Chosaburo after his father's death in 1915. Aoe attended Akita…

Araki Shinobu

Araki Shinobu was born in 1891 in Niigata. He spent the early part of his life in a small traveling theater company and performing in Asakusa, before joining Nikkatsu Mukojima in 1921, stepping into the world of acting for the first time. He began by appearing in the Shinpa dramas Futari Shizuka (Two…

Kobayashi Asao

Japanese actor. Well known for his role of Hyō Asao (VulPanther) in Taiyō Sentai Sun Vulcan. On 28 December 1982, less than a year after Sun Vulcan ended, Kobayashi's co-star Kishida Shin (Arashiyama Daizaburō) died of esophageal cancer, aged 43. Asao Kobayashi was so overcome by the shock of Kishida’s…

Akane Hotaru

Akane Hotaru, also known as Akizuki Anna and Hotaru, was a Japanese actress, HIV/AIDS activist, and AV idol. She was active in many media formats in Japan including mainstream theatrical film and was a popular blogger. She retired from AV work in 2008. Akane was discovered collapsed at home on August…

Hino Michio

Hino Michio was a Japanese actor born in Hakodate, Hokkaido. He graduated from Hokkaido Hakodate Chuo High School and was affiliated with Imura Pro. After junior high school, he joined the Shinkyo Theater Company and later became a member of the Actor’s Studio Theater Company, participating in the…

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…

Kim Yun Seol

Kim Yun Seol was a South Korean singer-songwriter. She graduated from Hanlim Multi-Arts High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Applied Music from Hanyang Women's University. She first appeared on TV in 2013 as a contestant in "The Voice Kids Korea", where she ended up as the winner. She…

Hashi Takaya

Kato Takaya, known professionally as Hashi Takaya, was a Japanese voice actor. He voiced Toki in Fist of the North Star, Kakuzu in Naruto, Vearn in Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, and Donovan Desmond in Spy x Family. He was a representative director at the talent agency Apte Pro until his death.…

Resureksyon

7.0

Mara is an OFW who dies a mysterious death while abroad. When her corpse is brought home for burial, strange deaths also loomed in their hometown. (Source: IMDb)

Futari no Shikeishu

Documentary delving into problems with the Japanese judicial system through two death row inmates who insist on their innocence, as well as the lives of their families. The Hakamada incident took place in 1966, and…

Time of Miracle: Loss Time

7.3

A comedy about people who are facing sudden death but are given extra time to spend before death.

Papa's Shadows

Little Mia has a lot of questions about death even if she is only 7 years old. She has always heard about it but never fully understood it. And as she experiences the loss of her own father, she struggles to see her…

Siphayo

Bernard Bautista was left blindsided by his brother's sudden death from a hiking incident. He fell into deep grief, along with a desire to answer questions that can only be conquered through empathy. Stepping into…

Dream Theater

6.5

A man has reserved an all-night near-death torture experience with a highly sought-after femdom. (Source: AsianCrush)

Sunken Plum

A transgender Chinese woman receives news of her mother's death. As the only 'son', she feels obligated to return to her birthplace, even though she'll have to hide her true self from family and friends. (Source: IMDb)…

Joi Kuraishi Shouko: Shi no Saishuu Shindan

6.0

~~ Adapted from a novel "Final diagnosis of death" (死の最終診断) by Kirimura Yuukou.

Bamboo Flowers

7.3

The actual chandelier-shaped bamboo flowers that blossom only before death inspire this anthology about the lives of different people in Bohol, who have to deal with the ever changing world around them. The erosion…

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Jean is an aging actor troubled by his inability to feign death. Haunted by the past, he visits an old estate in order to meet the woman he once loved. She appears to him as if a mirage, as beautiful as she always…