Hayashi Hiroshi

He was born in Kyoto on January 31, 1905. His real name is Inagaki Saburo. He dropped out of his junior high school and moved to Tokyo. He began acting on stage soon after. In 1940, he married Takeda Moto. With her, he had two children but the two divorced in 1965. After WWII, he joined Shin Toho and…

Takasugi Sanae

Takasugi Sanae, born Kinoshi Hiroko (喜熨斗弘子) in Asakusa, Japan, was a Japanese actress whose former stage name was Shimizu Hiro (清水ヒロ). She was married to thirdgeneration Ichikawa Danjiro (三代目市川段四郎), and they had three children: Ichikawa Eno, fourth-generation Ichikawa…

Umemura Yoko

Umemura Yoko, born Suzuki Hanako (鈴木花子) in Nihonbashi Kakegawa, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She made her stage debut in 1910 at the Hongoza Theatre (本郷座) while in elementary school. In 1922, she joined the Shochiku Kamata Studio (松竹蒲田撮影所) and debuted in film in…

Tazaki Jun

Jun Tazaki was a Japanese actor best known for his various roles from Kaiju films produced by Toho, often cast in the roles of scientists or military personnel.

Olivia M. Lamasan

Olivia M. Lamasan is a Filipina television and film director, writer and producer known for her works such as Sana Maulit Muli and Madrasta which were both successful. Lamasan is the head of ABS-CBN's Creative Department, and is referred to as master director due to her expertise and excellence in her…

Tommy Abuel

Tommy Abuel is a Filipino lawyer and an award-winning stage, film and television actor. He has been nominated eight times for the FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actor. He won twice for his roles in "Manila in the Claws of Light" (1975) and "Karma" (1981).

Jennifer Sevilla

Jennifer Sevilla is a Filipino actress, model, and business entrepreneur. She began her career at the age of 7, starring in commercials and then as a child actress. In 2007, she decided to take a break from showbiz after marrying businessman Seymour Go, and the next year the couple had their first child.…

Mayuzumi Toshiro

Mayuzumi Toshiro was a Japanese composer. He studied at Tokyo University of Art and Music and Le Conservatoire de Paris. Mayuzumi organized the "Three Composers' Group" in Tokyo and was a pioneer of contemporary music in the 1950s. Among his achievement was making some of the first electronic music…

Im Hae Rim

Im Hae Rim, born as Lim Jang Suk, is a South Korean film and theater actor and has been acting since childhood in 1932. After accidentally participating as a child actor in the 1939 "The Destination" and "Seonghwangdang", he became interested in acting and later worked in youth theaters. After the Korean…

Taichi Kiwako

Taichi Kiwako, also known by her stage name Shimura Taeko, was a Japanese actress born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. She was separated from her biological mother shortly after birth and adopted by her foster parents, a fact she discovered during high school. Kiwako attended Ushigome Nakano Elementary School,…

The Master Spearman

7.3

Kurando is a retired samurai. Granted a last-second reprieve from the obligation to commit Harakiri, he decides to settle down and marry one of two kabuki actresses who helped him enjoy what he thought would be his…

Future Memories: Last Christmas

6.5

Ginko, a fortuneteller in the street, talks to a girl walking. She is Yuuko, an unsuccessful manga writer. They exchange the phone numbers. The next day, Yuuko suddenly dies... but she awakens in the year 1981. She…

Last Love

6.8

A dating reality program about single men and women over 50 looking for their 'last love' to spend the latter half of their lives with. In an aging society where the average life expectancy of Koreans is 82.7 years…

KBS Drama Special 2010: Last Flashman

6.8

Jo Bok Nam is a sweet country girl who likes the cartoon character Flashman and learns taekwondo to be like him, making her considerably different in comparison to her mature peers. At home amongst her noisy family…

Last Hurrah for Chivalry

7.0

Last Hurrah for Chivalry is a story about two killers for hire. The two assassins are master swordsmen with no allegiance. They decide to help out a local merchant to seek out revenge against a kungfu master. The plot…

Last One Standing

7.4

Cheung Sing Hei was sent to prison for murdering his stepfather. The key witness of the case turns out to be his cousin Tong Lap Yeen. Ten years later, Sing Hei is released from prison. Lap Yeen is now one of the most…

Last One Standing

7.4

They're comedians starring in a thrilling drama, but if their jokes don't land in the unscripted scenes, they're off the show. Let the mayhem begin! (Source: Netflix)

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

7.6

Will his first case be his last? Detective Dee Ren Jie arrives in the capital city of Luoyang to work as an officer of the law, known as the Da Li Si. A sea monster has been terrorizing the town, and city officials…

Last Audition

On a night of thunder, popular idol Akira fell to his death from the rooftop. Why did Akira die? To uncover the truth behind his brother Akira's death, his younger brother Nagakazu joins an idol audition program hosted…

Last Hold

7.1

Okajima, a fourth-year university student, is worried about the survival of the Bouldering Club, whose members all left. In order to avoid its closure, he manages to recruit six new students as members. However, all…