Yashiro Miki

Yashiro joined Toho fresh out of high school, and became a full fledged actress in 1963 after graduating from the studio’s performing arts school. Her career was brief, however, and she apparently retired from film in 1966. Before she quit she made a memorable appearance as a castaway in Matango (1963).…

Ishiyama Kenjiro

Omura Senkichi

Small, thin, weasely, buggy-eyed actor typically cast as comic relief. Born the son of a vaudeville entertainer in 1922, Omura made his film debut in 1933 at age 11. He joined PCL (later Toho) in 1934. In 1938 he was sent to war, and was away from Japan until the war’s end in 1945. His first major…

Fujiwara Kamatari

Fujiwara got his start in the Asakusa Opera Company at the age of 15 and continued pursuing music until the Great Kanto Earthquake. He transitioned into theater, performing in comedy with fellow actor Enomoto Kenichi. Fujiwara began appearing in comedies for PCL in the 30s; after the merger with Toho,…

Sada Yutaka

Sada Yutaka is a Japanese actor. He was active from 1932-1978.

Takahashi Choei

Takahashi Choei is a Japanese actor.

Yoshizawa Taiyo

Yoshizawa Taiyo is a Japanese actor represented by Stardust Promotion.

Miho Jun

Miho Jun is a Japanese actress.

Tsugawa Masahiko

Tsugawa Masahiko (January 2, 1940 - August 4, 2018) was born in Nakagyo District, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, whose real name is Kato Masahiko. He is a right-wing actor, film director, acting producer, and critic. He was affiliated with the entertainment firm Grand Pa Production, and served…

Steve Lee

Steve Lee Ka Ting is a Hong Kong actor under TVB since 1966.

Tomorrow, Take Mom Home

Young Fu Xiao Nian goes in search of his father, the wealthy Fu Si Yu, at the behest of his mother, Xu Zhi Yi, who resides in a mental hospital. Years earlier, Xu Zhi Yi's family ran into financial trouble and her…

Ooku Sai Shusho

7.0

Tokugawa Yoshimune, the eighth Tokugawa shogun, instituted the Kyoho Reforms aimed at rebuilding the government’s finances. He is called the ancestor who restored the Tokugawa family and is also well-known as the…

All's Well, Ends Well 2009

6.9

Kei's eldest sister, Yu Chu, is a hot-tempered magazine editor and her temperament has left her single all this while. They have a traditional family, and one of the rules is that none of the siblings could get married…

My Brother, My Mum

Jyu Man Chyun treats people with enthusiasm and is nosy. There are some mothers-in-laws who are called "Sister Jyu". Man Chyun has been fascinated by the story of "Ten Brothers" since he was a child, and hopes that…

The Lowlife

6.6

This is the story of three Japanese women in the glamorous world of adult film. There is Miho who is a house wife in her thirties and needs to do something new with herself. There is Ayako the teenage high school girl…

The General and His Empire of Joy

3.0

Zenjiro is a lowlife criminal, roaming the country with his merry band of crooks, gamblers and rapists. When he gets done with his latest escapade of banging a samurai’s wife, he finds that his love Okoyo, has managed…

Detarame Hero

7.2

Kuzumi Kenta is a lowlife moocher whose tendency is to always do absolutely nothing because he thinks doing anything is troublesome is a sure sign that he is NOT a hero. However, upon eating the mysterious candy, Kenta…

Beasts Clawing at Straws

7.6

Different desires of these lowlifes slowly gather around the money bag. The destinies of hard-luck lowlifes slowly converge and come crashing down: Jung Man barely gets by working at a sauna and taking care of his…

Miracle on 1st Street

7.0

The film begins with useless lowlife gangster Pil-Je being sent to the titular slum neighbourhood to clear out the remaining residents and make way for a modern apartment complex. He sets about his task by trying to…