Kitagawa Machiko

Born as a daughter of a stationery store in Tokyo (Chikada Co., Ltd., a sales and wholesale company for office supplies). She had an older brother, but he died in the war. In 1949, while a student at the higher girls' school decided to try out for new Toho when she went to visit the studio. She was…

Miki Takashi

Real name Watanabe Tadashi, he left junior high school wanting to be a singer. But instead he debuted as songwriter in 1967 and went on to write over 2,000 songs. Together with Aku Yuu, who passed away in 2007, he was regarded as one of the best songwriters of the late 20th century. His heyday for churning…

Gretchen Barretto

Gretchen Barretto is a Filipino actress. She was launched as one of the newest Regal Babies, and it features former child actress Janice de Belen and upcoming actress Nadia Montenegro. Barretto released her debut single entitled "Going Steady", which was also the official theme song of the movie "14…

Nakayama Keiko

Nakayama Keiko is a singer from Tokyo and a former idol singer. Her agency at the time of her idol period was Sun Music Productions. Her father is Satake Akio, an actor. Her maternal grandfather is film director Fuyushima Taizo. In 1975, she was scouted for Fuji TV's "All-star Kazoku Taiko Utagassen"…

Ishimaru Hiroya

Ishimaru Hiroya is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. After working for Himawari Theater Group, Taiyo Theater Group, JK Planning, and Aoni Production, he belongs to Production Baobab. Ishimaru graduated from Tokyo High School and dropped out of the Faculty…

Aono Hirayoshi

Born in Tokyo Prefecture Tokyo City Azabu-ku, Roppongi (now Tokyo, Minato-ku, Roppongi). His birthplace had the long-established Japanese confectionery shop "Aono Sohonpo", and the popular product "Umochi" was also made by Aono's suggestion "a confectionery that can be eaten in the dressing room without…

Oonaka Seiji

A Japanese professional baseball player and actor. He appeared in numerous small roles in many of Toho's science-fiction films from 1956 to 1970. He was also cast as Godzilla in Son of Godzilla due to his tall stature, but a hand injury forced him to bow out of the role shortly after filming started…

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…

Oku Keiichi

Oku Keiichi is a Japanese keyboardist, composer, and arranger born in Shiga prefecture. He is presided over "or-lab." Oku graduated from the Department of Composition, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, and dropped out of the master's program at the same university. He joined Hiromi Go's…

Matsuo Fumindo

Matsuo Fumindo was a Japanese actor born in Minami-Ota, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He began his acting career as a child actor at the Shinpa Theater at age four in 1920. He achieved early success at Makino Production in Kyoto and later took leading roles at Kawai Film Production in Tokyo. In May 1924,…

The Angel Strikes Again

Lily Ho is a secret agent out to thwart the sale of a powerful explosive to the wrong people. (Source: IMDB)

The Young Avengeress

A scholar taking money to bail out his falsely accused father is rescued from bandits by a swordswoman in red, who is looking to avenge her parents' death. An evil lord had kidnapped 12 sisters to start his harem,…

The Toughest Guy

Sometimes the toughest guy turns out to be a woman. This film depicts the heroic actions of a female spy during the Eight-Year Resistance (1938-1945). The brilliant secret agent called Widow Chok earned the title Yangtze…

The Duel

7.2

Tan Jen Chieh’s life spins out of control when he’s forced into exile to clear his name following the murder of his adopted father. He’s hunted in the streets. His lover, "Butterfly", turns to prostitution. And…

Flyer and Magic Sword

Wei Sheng's gang are out for old Ho and his small band of swordsmen to gain control of the local salt mine. (Source: IMDb)

The Mad Killer

A lovelorn pompous knight lashes out after losing a friendly bout with a rival classmate who’s also betrothed to the teacher’s daughter. Enraged, the estranged knight threatens his own clan who withholds a closely…

Lady of the Court

7.3

The king 's three concubines were driven out of the palace, and one of them was a young woman. A week after she gave birth, she entered the palace as a maid of honour to escape from poverty.

Operation Revenge

An ex-cop goes rogue and sets out to hunt down a ruthless drug cartel, even though it goes against his professional code of conduct. Meanwhile, the beautiful daughter of the ringleader who was killed in an internal…

The Thundering Sword

6.9

A righteous clan’s effort to seek out and destroy the powerful Thundering Sword turns into a tragedy as a fierce yet impulsive beauty falls in love with the leading clansman, mistakenly poisons his brother and only…

Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown

Keiko Aizawa a vengeance-crazed vixen sets out on a journey to avenge the death of her older sister. (Source: IMDb)