Kimura Kinka

His real name is Kinnosuke. He was born in Tokyo Iwato-cho (now Ushigome of Shinjuku-ku, Iwato-cho) and grew up in Shintomicho (now Chuo-ku Shintomi ). His father was the first member of the first Ichikawa Sandan troupe, and Kinnosuke also worked as a writer after serving as a child under the name of…

Somboonsuk Niyomsiri

Somboonsuk Niyomsiri is a film director and the 2015 "National Artist of Thailand" in the field of cinema for helping shape the Thai screen of the 70s. He is known with the artist nick 'Piak Poster'. The National Artist title rightly recognises his contribution in making movies — 29 of them — though…

Mitsui Koji

Mitsui Koji was a Japanese movie, TV, and stage actor. He appeared in more than 150 films from 1925 to 1975, including 29 of Kinema Junpo’s annual Top-10 winners and three of its Top-10 best Japanese films of all time. The son of a Shochiku movie theater owner, Mitsui joined the studio in 1924, making…

Mochizuki Yuko

Mochizuki Yuko was a Japanese actress, film director, and politician, serving as a member of the House of Councillors for the Japan Socialist Party. She was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and in 1930, she left Tokyo Municipal Shinobugaoka High School without graduating. Under the stage name…

Woo Jacky

He was born and grown up in Yokohama with his father who is the second generation Chinese.
He had a dream of the world of Show business that he's had and passion to Asia for long time.
In 1999, he had started new career from Hong Kong.
He had met many people in Asian countries. He…

Lai Man Wai

Lai Man Wai was a pioneering figure in early Chinese cinema and a democratic revolutionary born in Japan to a Chinese father who ran a rice business. He first visited Hong Kong at the age of six and later attended St. Paul's College there. During his time in Hong Kong, Lai became involved in Sun Yat…

Wang Ying

Wang Ying is a Chinese actor, born in Hangzhou and graduated from the May 7th Art Institute of Zhejiang Province. At aged 12, he attended Zhejiang Art School to learn ballet, but because of his interest in Yue opera, he switched to learning Yue opera. At aged 13, he was selected to become a Yue opera…

Fujita Makoto

He was born in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, the son of silent-film actor Rintarō Fujima, and started his career as a comedian in 1952.Fujita appeared in both jidaigeki and contemporary roles. He starred as Nakamura Mondo, a samurai, in sixteen Hissatsu ("Kill") series on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation from 1973.…

Igami Masaru

Igami Masaru, also known by his real name Inoue Masaki (井上正喜), was a Japanese screenwriter born in Gunma, Japan. Other pen names he used include Inoue Masaru (井上勝) and Mori Toshio (森利夫). After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Takasaki High School, he went on to study French literature…

Matsuda Seiko

Seiko Matsuda is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. Due to her popularity in the 1980s and her long career, she has been dubbed the "Eternal idol" by the Japanese media. Matsuda was born in the Kamachi clan, which was from the Saga Genji line and was also a former sengoku daimyo of Yanagawa Domain. However,…

Dun Huang Ying Xiong

Dunhuang was called Shazhou during the Tang Dynasty in ancient times. After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tubo forces captured Shazhou, and the defenders of the Tang Dynasty all died in their country. During the more than…

The Legend of the Condor Heroes

7.4

~~ Adapted from book 1 "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" (射鵰英雄傳) in the novel series "Condor Trilogy" (射鵰三部曲) by Jin Yong (金庸). ~~ Two versions available: 60 episodes (TV) || 70 episodes (online)

Deadbeat

Some heartless parents deliberately default on child support by hiding their assets in bizarre ways. In Korea, the rate of unpaid child support is a staggering 60%! This issue is a significant social problem not only…

Life on a String

6.5

A blind man's master told him that after he has broken 1000 strings on his Banjo, he can open the Banjo to get a script for his eyes. After 60 years, he broke the 1000th string.

Twilight's Kiss

7.2

A love story of two elderly gay men in Hong Kong. Park is a 70-year-old taxi driver who lives with his wife. His son is happily married with children, and his daughter is pregnant and about to be married. Hoi lives…

Chinese Hero Zhao Zi Long

7.2

There is no other historical figure that captures the hearts and imaginations of people everywhere. Zhao Zi Long, also known as Zhao Yun, was a great military general who lived in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and early…

Embrace You through the Ashes

7.4

Jiang Wu has lived under the shadow of her father’s debts until she meets the mysterious and protective Jiang Yan—unaware he is actually undercover cop Lu Xiao. Years later, their paths cross again, and she discovers…

Final Fantasy XIV: Hikari no Otousan

7.6

The original material for this drama comes from a blog titled "Gekikakusatsu SS Nikki" by a person named Maidy. In the drama, Inaba Hirotaro, who has only been devoted to working so far, is hooked on online games now…

The Empress of China

7.9

In 637 AD, a young girl named Wu Ru Yi from Jingzhou County was selected into the imperial harem of the Tang Dynasty. Ru Yi danced very well and outshined all the other girls. During a rehearsal, she caught the attention…

The Eternal Zero

8.2

Tells the story of Saeki Kentaro, who continues to fail the National Bar Examinations and lose sight of the goal of his life, and his old sister Keiko, who is a freelance writer looking up their grandfather Miyabe…