Kitabayashi Tanie

Kitabayashi Tanie was a Japanese actress. Born Reiko Ando in Tokyo, she began as a stage actress. Early in her career, she became well-known for portraying older women. Kitabayashi was a founding member of the famed Mingei Theatre, founded in 1950. In 1960, she won best actress awards at the 10th Blue…

Matsumoto Seicho

Matsumoto Seicho was a Japanese author born on February 12, 1909 but his birthday is listed as December 21 on his family register. His real name is Matsumoto Kiyoharu. While Matsumoto himself stated he was born in Hiroshima, official records state he was born in Itaku Village, Kiku District, Fukuoka…

Nam Doh Hyeong

Nam Doh Hyeong is a South Korean voice actor. He graduated from Seonjeong High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Korea University. He made his debut in 2006 as part of the 32nd open recruitment for voice actors at KBS. He spent 3 years at the network before deciding…

Masumura Yasuzo

Masumura was born in Kōfu, Yamanashi. He would become known as a maverick director whose main legacy was films portraying and promoting individualism, which was the opposite of the norm in Japanese society. He entered the law department of Tokyo University, but his studies were interrupted when he…

Bruce Leung

Bruce Leung is a Hong Kong martial arts actor and action choreographer born in Hong Kong. He was the eldest of twelve brothers (which included stuntman/martial arts actor/action choreographer Tony Leung), and he obtained his martial arts training from his father at the Cantonese Opera. He also learned…

Iwaki Koichi

Koichi Iwaki is a Japanese Actor and Racer of Korean descent, born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. He debuted in 1975 at the age of 24, but shot to international fame with his role in the TV drama Kita no Kuni kara. He is very good friends with Tachi Hiroshi, with the two of them crazy over motorbikes.…

Hara Izumi

Her mother died at the age of 10, and went to Tokyo at the age of 17 because she did notget along with her stepmother. Although initially she was taking advantage of her talent and joined Okamoto Kokage disciples of calligraphy. In order to earn the tuition, she joined the Tokyo Yanaka belong model…

Miura Mitsuko

Mitsuko Miura was a Japanese actress active from 1938 to 1964. After graduating from Otsuma Girls' High School, Tokyo, Mitsuko Miura joined the Nichigeki dancing team before signing to the Shochiku film studio. She gave her film debut in 1938 with Hotaru no hikari and appeared in films of Hiroshi Shimizu,…

Kosaka Yuka

Kosaka Yuka is a Japanese entrepreneur, child counselor, and former entertainer born in Kanagawa, Japan. She began her career as a gravure idol with A-team (エーチーム), later known as A-PLUS, from 2004 to 2009. On August 29, 2015, she adopted the professional name Kosaka Yuka (小阪有花) for…

Liu Kai Chi

Kai Chi Liu is a Hong Kong actor. Liu was interested in acting at an early age and decided to enter the film industry after graduating high school. He took on various film crew positions to accumulate industry experience and was initially rejected from acting school because of his height and "ordinary"…

Demon Subduing Division 3

7.3

Fortieth year of the Yuanwu of Zhao Dynasty. Beastmasters returns from the Western Regions. (Source: Letterboxd)

Omukade

6.8

Thailand, 1941—Japanese soldiers, Allied PoWs and Thai locals are trapped in a cursed mine. The shaft has been blocked by a bomb. In the confinement of the mine, they soon discover that they’re not alone. This…

Maze of Fear

10.0

Recreates the experience of Fuji-Q Highland amusement park's Senritsu Meikyu, reputed to be the world's greatest haunted house. The film recreates the sheer terror of the actual haunted house using theater-quality…

Friendly Ghost

Male chauvinist Ah Wai often boasts of his wife’s submission to him. He even persuades her to pretend to be obedient in the presence of his friends who are impressed. This leads to a separation when his wife’s…

The Elephant Keeper

Chai, a forestry official, tells a campfire tale about his first days on the job and why he believes the forest is protected by an elephant's spirit. It's a story about his hot-headed first boss, Kamron, who wages…

Garo: Makai Senki

7.8

Ryosei Konishi, Mika Hijii, Ray Fujita, Yasue Sato, Hironobu Kageyama, and Yukijirō Hotaru reprise their roles from the original television series. Shouma Yamamoto reprises his role from the Beast of the Midnight…

Shin Kuko Senkyo

7.3

Another large-scale takeover incident has occurred somewhere in Kanagawa Prefecture! The perpetrators are an armed group hiding their faces with masks. Caught up in it are several hostages and the man, Musashi Saburo.…

BEAST Showtime

8.3

A reality show based on the members of BEAST before their comeback.

MTV B2ST Almighty

7.9

BEAST returns to season 2 of MTV B2ST/BEAST . MTV will produce 'MTV B2ST/BEAST Almighty' with group BEAST. It is a concept program that will directly listen to the wishes of fans and viewers in the second season of…

MTV B2ST

8.0

A documentary recording the story of BEAST/B2ST's debut.