Asano Shinjiro

Born in Fukagawa, Tokyo. Aiming for a career in acting, he joined the newly opened drama research institute and received guidance from Sawada Shojiro. He made his film debut in 1929 with a small role after joining Nikkatsu's Uzumasa Studio. His oldest recorded appearance is 1931's Kimura Jiro directed…

Akagi Keiichiro

Born Akatsuka Chikahiro in Tokyo, Akagi and his family moved to Shonan, during World War II, to avoid air attacks, eventually settling in Hayama. His childhood was largely a pleasant affair, though it was sometimes punctuated by hardships typical for most Japanese families during the postwar years.…

Iijima Ai

Iijima Ai was a former Japanese AV actress and talent from Koto-ku, Tokyo. She dropped out of Takinogawa Girls' Academy High School. Before and after graduating from junior high school, she was repeatedly running away from home, and after a short time of cohabitating with her boyfriend, she was scouted…

Shimizu Kinichi

Shimizu Kinichi was a Japanese comedian and film actor born in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. He began his career at 16 in Tokyo, becoming a disciple of Shimizu Kintaro, a leader in Asakusa Opera. During this period, he took the name Shimizu Kinichi and had a child with actress Mine Rei. After Kintaro's death…

Pancho Kagami

Pancho Kagami was a Japanese drummer who also worked as a voice actor and actor. His real name was Kagami Kuniaki. He was affiliated with Altross Music Agency. He was born in Taito Ward, Tokyo. He was the second son of three brothers (one older and one younger). He graduated from the Tokyo University…

Nagisa Mayumi

Nagisa Mayumi is a Japanese actress and singer. She was born in Tokyo. After dropping out of high school, she made her debut in 1961 in the film Yuyake Ko yake no Akatonbo. She went sold out as Daiei Film's fresh star. Her stage name, "Nagisa Mayumi", was named by composer Yamada Kosaku. She appeared…

Yoo Sung Ho

Yoo Sung Ho is a South Korean forensic scientist, researcher, professor and author. He graduated from Seoul High School and later obtained a bachelor's and master's degrees in Medicine and a Ph.D. in Forensic Toxicology, all from Seoul National University. He decided to become a forensic scientist expert…

Wu Yong Gang

Wu Yong Gang was a Chinese director. Wu was one of the major leftist film directors of pre-Communist China. For the early part of his career, Wu was a set designer with Dazhonghua Baihe, before transferring to the Shaw Brothers' Tianyi Film Company. He was eventually noticed by Shi Dongshan at the newly…

Ito Daisuke

Ito Daisuke was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born in Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture. He is one of the famous directors who laid the foundation for historical films, and is also called the "father of historical films". After graduating from junior high school, he gave up going to school…

Takasugi Sanae

Takasugi Sanae, born Kinoshi Hiroko (喜熨斗弘子) in Asakusa, Japan, was a Japanese actress whose former stage name was Shimizu Hiro (清水ヒロ). She was married to thirdgeneration Ichikawa Danjiro (三代目市川段四郎), and they had three children: Ichikawa Eno, fourth-generation Ichikawa…

Mori no Asagao

8.6

New prison guard Oikawa Naoki gets asigned to the death row section. He strikes a friendship with Mitsuru Watase who is on death-row for the revenge murder of the man who killed his parents. Gradually Naoki begins…

In Space

A young monk slips between the realms of life and death to be reunited with his grandmother. (Source: IMDb)

Tengoku no Shima

As a capital punishment to replace the abolished death penalty, Japan in 20X0 years has revived island exile. To fulfill a certain purpose, Mikoshiba dares to commit a crime himself and sets foot as an exile on the…

Moomoo Mia

Gerry wants to inform his family about his death by the help of Madame Luring. (Source: Wikipedia)

Level 7

6.5

An elderly person who lives alone is shot to death in his home. Detective Inuyama and other detectives go to the crime scene. There, they learn that the elderly person's 50 million yen that was hidden is now gone.…

Indio

7.1

The story begins in Central Visayas followed by the death of Amaya and Bagani, and the story was setting during the pre-colonial period, where human natives and diwatas (Visayan gods and goddesses) are living together…

Memories Corner

7.6

A young French reporter visits Japan to investigate the phenomenon of ‘Death By Loneliness," which seems to have occurred following the 1995 Kobe earthquake. She interviews various people in Kobe and meets Kenji…

Seven Days in Heaven

6.3

Covers the 7 days of the Taoist morning ritual after the death of Lin Guo Yuan (Po Tai). The movie examines the effects of his death on his children, nephew, and sister-in-law. (Source: AsianWiki)

Damashie Utamaro

4.0

Constable Senba Ichinoshin launches an investigation into the death of Oryo, whose husband Kitagawa Utamaro works a popular woodblock print artist. Shortly later Senba Ichinoshin is ordered by his superiors to cease…

The Morning Set, Milk and Spring

3.0

Middle-aged salaryman Ichiro Sasaki hears of the death of his childhood friend Okabe. Okabe left a message for Ichiro right before his death. From the message, Ichiro learns the truth of a sad cast from the past and…