Masuda Kiiton

Masuda Kiiton, born Kimura Hajime (木村一) in Aoyanagi, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, was a Japanese actor and comedian, also known by the name Masuda Kiiton (益田キートン). His family, originally samurai from the Aizu domain, relocated to Hakodate after losing a battle in Niigata. They initially…

Maki Noriko

Maki Noriko (real name Makino Noriko) is a Japanese actress. Born in Manchuri, she moved to Tokyo after the war. She retired from acting in 1973 and an article in 2009 stated that she had died, but the detailed date of her death is unknown. (Source: wikipedia)

Shiozawa Toki

Shiozawa Toki, born Shiozawa Toyoji (塩沢登代路) in Nakasato, Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She graduated from Jissen Women's High School (実践女子高等学校) and was affiliated with Toho Entertainment (東宝芸能) until her death. In 1947, Shiozawa advanced to the second…

Enomoto Kenichi

Actor and comedian, known as the “Comedy King of Japan.” Enomoto actually debuted in show business in a Japanese production of the opera Carmen, singing in the chorus. He leveraged his improvisational skills to transition into film. He was also a talented singer and recorded for Columbia, Victor…

Ryu Keiichiro

Ryu Keiichiro was a Japanese screenwriter and novelist born in Akasaka-ku, Tokyo. His real name is Ikeda Ichiro. He graduated from the Department of French Studies, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo. During the war, he departed as a student soldier and fought in mainland China as an army officer.…

Suzuki Utako

Suzuki Utako was a Japanese actress born in Kanda-ku, Tokyo. Her husband is actor Mizushima Ryotaro. She graduated from Kanda Elementary School. In 1938, she retired from the actress business, which lasted more than 30 years. Her whereabouts after her are unknown. However, her husband Mizushima died…

Bessho Masue

Under the name "Onoe Baikiyo" she performed on stage in Kabuki plays labeled as a "Female Actor". Her first film appearance was "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami" Produced by Yokota Shokai and directed by Shozo Makino. With the merger to form Nikkatsu there is a gap in her works from 1909 to 1917 but she…

Ichikawa Sumizo VI

Ichikawa Jukai III was an outstanding tachiyaku actor, excelling in nimaime roles. From the end of the Meiji era to the first decade of the Shôwa era, he was an active member of the troupe led by Ichikawa Sadanji II, which was involved in the creations of many Shinkabuki dramas, written by playwrights…

Xie Jin

Xie Jin (Chinese: 谢晋; 21 November 1923 – 18 October 2008) was a Chinese film director. He rose to prominence in 1957, directing the film Woman Basketball Player No. 5, and is considered one of the Third Generation directors of China. Most recently he was known for the direction of The Opium War.…

Chiba Kichizo

He belonged to the magic lantern club of Yoshizawa Shoten , he worked as a developing engineer, and became a photography engineer when the company started producing newsreels in 1903 (Meiji36) .. In 1905 (Meiji 38) Togo Taisho Katsudo Shashin was filmed and according to Edamasa, Chiba was the first…

Nikushimi ni Hohoende

6.0

The lives of two half brothers are irrevocably changed at the death of the younger brother's real mother. The drama unfolds into a fascinating perspective on human passions and conflicts as contrasted with the mystic…

All in a Family

~~ Remake of the British TV series "Till Death Us Do Part" [1965].

Scorpio

Liu Bang inherited a sum of $40 million on the death of his aunt. At the funeral, he met and fell for a woman named Hua. He could not forget her. It wasn't long until the two started an affair and Bang asked his friend…

A Drifting Life

Historical drama about a man coping with the tragic death of his young wife. As he makes new connections, he works to be a better man and father. (Source: IMDB)

Beautiful Killing Machine

6.3

Cheryl is a bodyguard whose latest assignment becomes a death trap when she crosses paths with a deadly hit man from her past. She'll need to use every trick in the book...as well as her skills in seduction...to survive…

Khang Paed

7.6

Daosawai is sent to jail after shooting her cheating boyfriend to death. The story centers around her life in the dark world of prison. (Source: MyDramaList)

Lost Control

5.0

Comprised of two wonderfully kinky tales mating sexuality with death. The first story puts a shocking spin on the Fatal Attraction scenario. The second story involves a mortuary make-up artist whose new boyfriend is…

Joaquin Bordado

After murdering the men he deems responsible for his son’s death (or injury, the boy seems to be alive again at the end of the movie), Joaquin Bordado is imprisoned with a mysterious elderly man who covers his new…

Kkochimi

8.0

The last work of popular screenwriter Yoo Yeol before his death in 1989, "Kkochimi" shows the complex fight between main character Park Man Sul's existing beliefs, conscience and "gentleman complex" and his wish to…