Hanashima Kiyoko

Hanashima Kiyoko was a Japanese actress and singer born in Takanawa, Shiba-ku, Tokyo. She married Enomoto Kenichi and they had a baby together, but the baby died of tuberculosis. The two divorced, but re-married later. Her subsequent whereabouts are unknown, and she has an unknown year of death.

Namiki Ichiro

Namiki Ichiro Namiki was a manzai master and actor from Hongo-ku, Tokyo, in the Showa and Heisei eras. He belonged to the Dosa troupe and toured various places. In 1936, he joined the Sumiko Kurishima Theater Company after traveling around and studied under Kurishima Sagoromo. In 1938, he turned to…

Kitamura Takeo

Kitamura Takeo was a Japanese actor and singer. He belonged to "Pierre Brillant" and "Pupe Dansant", but withdrew in October 1932. After that, he made many appearances in movies starring Enomoto Kenichi. After "Enoken no Tobisuke Boken Ryoko" in 1949, his whereabouts have not been confirmed, and although…

Suzuki Toshitsugu

Suzuki Toshitsugu was a Japanese director. He had engaged in acting activities under the name Suzuki Takashi. After 1976, there were no confirmations of his activities in the related field. Although his passing has been confirmed, due to distancing from people in the film industry during his later years,…

Ito Koichi

Ito Koichi is a Japanese actor born in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Kinjo Commercial School in 1925. In 1932, he joined Shochiku Kamata Photo Studio. He later moved to the Shochiku Ofuna studio and appeared as a supporting role in numerous works. After the end of the war, he transferred…

Shishi Bunroku

Shishi Bunroku was a Japanese novelist and director from Tsukioka-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama. He was a member of the Japan Art Academy and a recipient of the Order of Culture. He went to Keio University's Department of Finance but dropped out. In 1942, he won the Asahi Prize for Culture for "Kaigun" which…

Hata Mineaki

Hata Mineaki is a Japanese screenwriter who started as an actor, using the name Shimazu Gen. In the spring of 2009, he formed the "Theatrical Yaroukai". He's also an author and rarely appears in television programs until his death on October 12, 2023 at the age of 80.

Akiyoshi Kaoru

Akiyoshi Kaoru was a Japanese manga artist and painter from Tokyo. While attending Takachiho Junior High School, he took a sick leave for two years due to pulmonary tuberculosis. During that time, he posted in the manga section of Asahi Graph and became a disciple of the manga artist Tsutsumi Kanzo.…

Mano Tsuruko

She appeared on the stage of Tsukiji-za and Moulin Rouge Shinjuku-za , but joined Toho in 1939 (Showa 14) . Beside being a movie actress, she also worked in a tobacco shop, which is her mother's business. In 1940 (Showa 16), she made her movie debut with the movie " Snake Princess " directed by Teinosuke…

Negishi Toichiro

Negishi Toichiro was a Japanese actor, film director, and screenwriter born in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture. After graduating from Waseda University's Faculty of Commerce, he entered the new theater company Venus and made his stage debut. In February 1925, he joined the Nikkei Kyoto Studio, and in…

The Young Avenger

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A swordswoman is out to avenge her father's death at the mid-autumn festival. The story includes a hunchbacked, one-armed character and showcases the "Poisonous Dragon Sword" style. (Source: Letterboxd)

Unsubdued Furies

The story of a Chinese patriot who avenges his father’s death, agitates Chinese tungsten miners against their Japanese masters and falls in love with a Japanese beauty at the same time. (Source: Letterboxd)

Saburai: Way of the Bohachi

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A ronin desperado who turns into a criminal is condemned to death sentence. However, he is saved by the notorious Bohachi clan, who contemplate to use his sword skills against their rivals. The ronin now finds himself…

Marco Polo

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Four friends learn Kung Fu to avenge the death of their friend against the Manchus. (Source: IMDb)

Mon Rak Asoon

Terd is a rich widow who became an alcoholic after the death of his wife, Da. He lives with his son Num, a troubled kid who has no parental guidance. When the two moved to the country to live in the farmhouse, his…

The Terrible Night

A horror movie based on the 1967 "Colorful Art Garden Death" in Taipei City's Yuhua District. A man seeking to have a son has two wives, one of whom is horribly abused and dies, which of course is not the end of the…

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village

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Tarao’s services are called upon to solve the mysterious death of bride-to-be, Mariko, who was found dead with an eerie mask of a devil. (Source: Letterboxd)

Swordmen of the Eight Provinces

Jung-yeop Lee and Dae-gam Kim suffered an unfair death from the conspiracies of the gangsters, and only his son, who survived his life, enters the mountain and learns martial arts from Muundosa. He meets strong swordsmen…

A Taste of Cold Steel

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It’s a no-holds-barred battle to the death for possession of the invaluable Purple Sword.

Mon Rak Asoon

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Terd is a rich widow who became an alcoholic after the death of his wife Da. He lives with his son Num, a troubled kid who has no parental guidance. When the two moved to the country to live in the farmhouse, his son…