Ishimaru Katsuya

Sakakida Keiji

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…

Kita Takeo

Kita Takeo was an art director and producer of Japanese films and President of Toho Built. He was born in Osaka. He was the first deputy director of the Japan Film and Television Art Directors Association. His younger brother Kita Tatsuo is also an art director. In 1926, he graduated from Ichioka Junior…

Kataoka Haruo

Suen Kwok Ming

Suen Kwok Ming is an actor, action director, and assistant action director who worked in the early 1980s to 2005 in both movies and television.

Wang Jui

Wang Jui was a Taiwanese actor. He has received three Golden Bell Awards: Best Leading Actor in a Television Series for "Gold Drama Exhibition - Colorless Love Series - Reversal of Fortune", Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series for "Gold Drama Exhibition - Dream Soil", and Best Leading Actor…

Takata Erina

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,…

Gao Chao

Gao Chao is a Chinese comedian. He has a twin brother, Gao Yue, who is also a comedian.

Journey to the West

8.0

The film content consists almost entirely of long, minimalist sequences showing a Buddhist monk in saffron robe walking very (almost imperceptibly) slowly — according to the Zen kinhin (walking meditation) practice…

You Turn: Love Not Reversible

The 23rd true love short film was inspired by the love story of a couple who had been through the cold for eight years. Zen, a flirtatious musician and Straw, a woman who was dedicated to love. The pair always argue…

Shin Kiseki no Doubutsuen

6.7

The zookeepers of Asahiyama Zoo of Hokkaido face personal challenges as Izumi Sawako developed a fear of animal births and deaths after her experiences. Nakagawa Shinichi, the new leader of the breeding staff, has…

Masayume

Yoshigai Nao, who lost her mental and physical balance at 34, starts training at a Zen temple. Through Zen, she reexamines "eating", "sleeping", and "breathing", viewing her body and mind as a "bag of flesh". Inspired…

The Drummer

7.4

Sid, the rebellious son of a ruthless triad boss in Hong Kong, flees to Taiwan after angering a powerful enemy. There, he discovers a group of Zen drummers, whose disciplined lifestyle and intense training captivate…

Raijingu Jakuchu Tensai Kaku Kakusei Seri

7.6

It tells the rise of Ito Jakuchu, a rich merchant turned talented artist in mid-Edo era Kyoto. He receives the support and admiration of his friend and mentor, Zen monk and poet, Daiten Kenjo. An apprentice from a…

Akogare no Sakka wa Ningen ja Arimasen Deshita

7.7

It follows the trouble-filled daily life of a mysterious and strikingly beautiful vampire novelist who assists the police in criminal investigations, and a rookie editor who finds himself at the mercy of a non-human…

Saihate kara, Toho 5-fun

7.3

Unable to live or die due to certain circumstances, Koda Sumomo visits Auberge Gilda which is a five-minute walk from Cape Shide, a famous suicide spot. She listens to its owner Shiraishi Yuko and ends up working with…

The Great Shaolin

8.0

During the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, the Jiajing Emperor was incompetent, and the court was dominated by the corrupt Yan faction. Corruption ran rampant within the government, and coastal pirates terrorized…