Aiko Melendez

Aiko Melendez is a Filipino actress and former politician. Her father, Jimmy Melendez (born Jim Shinoji), was an actor. Her half-brother, Jam Melendez (son of Jimmy Melendez and Deborah Sun), also entered showbusiness. Aiko Melendez started as child star in the early '80s under Regal Films among them,…

Lee Seung Chul

Lee Seung Chul is a South Korean singer and former member of BOOHWAL (부활). He graduated from Daishin High School. He joined BOOHWAL in late 1985 as guitarist and leader Kim Tae Won was looking for a replacement after original vocalist Kim Jung Seo decided to leave. He made his debut in October 1986…

Tamagawa Isao

Tamagawa Isao is a Japanese actor born January 11, 1922 in Shinjuku, Yotsuya, Tokyo (now Yotsuya, Shinjuku, Tokyo). He is known for playing intellectual villain roles. He debuted as an actor in 1954's "The Street Without Sun". He died on January 1, 2004 at the age of 81.

Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai was a Japanese comedian, actor, and musician. From his days at Keio University, Sakai worked as a jazz drummer at American Army camps during the Occupation of Japan, often doing comic routines with his music. Becoming a professional comedian, he appeared in many famous film comedies, such…

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…

Abe Nagisa

Abe Nagisa is Japanese singer and actress from Obihiro City, Hokkaido. In charge of trumpet at the brass band from junior high to high school. She went to Tokyo as a musical audition when she was in high school, and had experience as a musical back dancer while taking lessons at the theater company.…

Ieki Miyoji

Though he has never acquired a reputation abroad, Ieki was a distinguished exponent of domestic drama whose films deserve admiration for their intelligence and humanity. He worked initially at Shochiku as assistant to Heinosuke Gosho and Minoru Shibuya, and his debut, Torrent (Gekiryū, 1944), made…

Ko Myoung Sung

Ko Myoung Sung is a South Korean director and screenwriter, born in Busan. He studied film directing at the Japan Institute of the Moving Image in Tokyo. His debut feature documentary Good Bye (2010) was shown in the 2nd DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. The 12th Suspect (2019) is a new film…

Maie Hiromi

Profession: Actor / taxi driver / essayist Alias: Shotaro Tachibana (Tachibana Shotaro) Old stage name: Maie Hiromi Group name: Johnny's Born in Meguro-ku, Tokyo, he's the middle of three brothers (sister and brother). He was scouted by the second generation Johnny Kitakawa who worked for the US Embassy,…

Kusanagi Kojiro

Kusanagi Kojiro was a Japanese actor. Kusanagi made his film debut in 1956 in Darkness at Noon, which was based on the true story of an innocent man arrested, tried and executed for a crime he didn't commit. Kusanagi appeared in over 40 films, mostly in supporting roles, in films such as Alone on the…

Hawthorn Tree Forever

Set against the backdrop of the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s, Hawthorn Tree Forever follows an introverted high school girl, who is sent down to a small village to write teaching material. Taking lodge at the home…

Under Changbai Mountains My Family

8.0

At the end of 1958, the director of the mountain region post office, Li Zhi Hao, unexpectedly died in the line of duty, and the tragic news nearly devastated his wife, Kim Jung Seok, who was about to give birth. Jung…

Buddhist Nuns

"Baekhong Temple" is a training temple for female monks only. The temple opens its doors two times a year. "Bhikkuni - Buddhist Nuns" follows 300 days of temple stay with the female monks. Sang Wook graduated from…

Don't Talk About High, Rich and Handsome

7.1

Bai Lu, a rich lady, is unsatisfied with her arranged marriage with Chen Wei Ran. She runs out with her roommate, Ye Xiao Qi, for relaxation. On the road, they meet Li Xiao Han and Sun Da Hai. Is Bai Lu's choice only…

Letters From The South

5.0

You can find Chinese people all over the world. Hence also in other parts of Southeast Asia. In this omnibus film, six directors from the region each reflect on the Chinese diaspora: 'Now Now Now' by Aditya Assarat,…

One Day

8.0

ONE DAY comprises 9 warm and inspirational stories, which describe the life and dreams of 9 different groups of disadvantaged children: "My Little Cinema", "Qiu Zha", "Present", "Crazy Bread", "You Don't Need Eyes…

The Friends in Taiwan

4.0

A real travelogue of stars who are very close friends with each other, 'Friends Series' must go on. Here are three guys, a characterful actor Lee Jeong Jin and two hot designers Kang Dong Jun and Ko Tae Yong. These…

When Women Powder Twice

5.3

Soo Ji, who was adopted by an American couple, meets swindler Joon Soo and falls in love with him. Soo Ji gets pregnant, but Joon Soo runs back to Korea. Soo Ji decides to go to South Korea to find Joon Soo, but Soo…

Life Story: The Perfect Past of if

A Li was a child abandoned by her parents and raised by her grandmother in a village where she was looked down upon. Her only friend in this village was Guo Feng, but despite growing up together, they took different…