Yamashita Tadashi

Master Yamashita is born in Japan, but considers himself Okinawan. He lost his father at the age of 3. At the age of 16, Yamashita would receive his black belt and in 1960 he became the All-Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Free Sparring Grand Champion. He lived in Okinawa until in 1972 he came to the USA where he…

Linda Lin Dai

The original screen goddess of Mandarin-language films, Linda Lin Dai was born as Cheng Yue Ru to a politician’s family in Guangxi, China. Lin migrated to Hong Kong with her family in 1948. She joined Yung Hwa Motion Picture in 1952 after leaving the Great Wall Pictures Corporation, where she joined…

Lee Hyeon Ju

Lee Hyeon Ju is a former South Korean director known for her film "Our Love Story". She was found guilty in December 2017 of sexual assault against another woman in the industry in relation to an incident that occurred in 2015. She received a two-year jail sentence, suspended for three years, along…

Joo Hyun Mi

Joo Hyun Mi, also known as Zhou Xuan Mei, is a South Korean singer, who is one of the nation's most successful trot singers. She debuted in 1984, but her big break came in 1985 when she released the song "Rainy Yeongdong Bridge". She has released more than 40 albums during her career. (Source: Wikipedia)

Tsung Hua

Tsung Hua is a Cantonese actor, director and producer. Tsung Hua's family was originally from Shantung Province later moving to Hong Kong. A lover of the art of film, after finishing a college degree, Tsung joined Shaw Brothers and immediately signed an actor's contract. This Hong Kong actor's famous…

Kao Cheng Peng

Kao Cheng Peng is a Taiwanese actor and makeup artist born in Wuxing, Zhejiang, China, and moved to Taiwan in 1949. His father, a former Qing dynasty scholar, came from a well-off family. Kao attended middle school in Suzhou, China, and then went to high school and university in Shanghai, China. In…

Ike Yoshihiro

With an ever-expanding repertoire of 12 full soundtracks completed each year, Yoshihiro Ike is the most prolific Japanese composer working in the industry today. Recording his first compilation “Ahimusa” with David T Walker in Los Angeles in 1989, he began writing soundtracks for Japanese animation…

Okada Nana

Okada Nana is a former Japanese idol and actress. Okada got her start in show business in the TV Asahi program "Anata o Star Ni!" (You Are a Star!) in 1974. She was signed to NAV Records and released her first single, "Hitorigoto" (Soliloquy), in May 1975. In the spring of 1976, she released her biggest…

Ro Na

Chang Ching, known professionally as Ro Na, is a Taiwanese singer, dancer, and former member of ILY:1 (아일리원). She graduated from Juang Jing International Vocational High School. Before debuting, she spent several years as a trainee at TPE48. The group was formed in mid-2015 as the sixth international…

Sharon Cuneta

Sharon Cuneta is a Filipino actress, singer, TV host, and commercial endorser. She has been married to Francis Pangilinan since 1998. They have two children. She was previously married to Gabby Concepcion. She is known as the "Megastar" of the Philippines for her incomparable success in show business.…

Dobutsu Byoin Doctor Hanako no Satsujin Chart! … Shimatachi Aiken Dokosai Satsujin

Yamaki Hanako, a single veterinarian who has passed 40, is the director of "Hachimaki Animal Hospital", following her father's footsteps at her parents' home in the downtown area where she was born and raised. She…

BOX: The Hakamada Case

6.9

Based on the true story of former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada who has spent over 40 years incarcerated on death row. Iwao Hakamada was arrested for the June 10, 1966 murder of a family in Shizuoka . Iwao Hakamada…

Lando at Bugoy

Disrespected by his teenage son, a 40-year-old high school dropout tries to solve this problem by returning to school which only makes his son hate him even more. Amidst the struggle between them, an unexpected event…

A Folk Song of the Mill

A young man convicted for his views ends up in prison for 40 years. When he returns from the prison to his hometown, his ex-girlfriend has become an old woman with gray hair. (Source: Letterboxd; edited by MyDramaList)

Gokko

6.0

In Osaka, Shiromiya is nearly 40 years old and is unemployed. He lives with his 5 year old daughter Yoyoko. Yoyoko has a secret. One day, Shiromiya's childhood friend, who is now a police officer, appears in front…

Taiji Prodigy

7.3

The early years of legendary Tai Chi Master Zhang Jun Bao are vividly realized in this stirring 40-episode epic series. On the advice of a fortuneteller, the superstitious Zhang family sent their newborn son Bao to…

Nigeru Onna

7.4

Rieko is cleared of a false charge and released from a prison at the age of 40. She was accused of murdering a child at the orphanage where she worked and served eight years in prison. Her good friend Azumi, who was…

Don't Laugh at My Romance

6.4

Mirume is a 19 year old college student who falls in love with Yuri, an almost 40 year old art teacher at his university. Yuri isn't your typical college professor, having a quirky sense of humor and unpredictable…

Day Off

7.7

A Rui has run the family hairdressers in an old-fashioned area of Taichung for more than 40 years. With her tireless attitude and her stylist skills, she is a community institution as many have passed through her doors.…

Crazy for Me

7.3

Set in Tokyo, the story follows Kojima Haruta, a 40-year-old man who hits the rock bottom as he fell mentally ill which led him to lose his job, family, and even a place to live. After a certain turn of events, Haruta…