Naruse Masahiko

Naruse Masahiko was a Japanese actor and director affiliated with Oda Production. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from the Arts Department of Nihon University. In the 1940s, he joined the mobile theater troupe "Fuyotai," which was linked to the Actor's Studio. After World War II, Naruse continued with the…

Yamanaka Sadao

Yamanaka Sadao was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born in Hinoshitacho, Takakuradori Matsubarashita, Shimogyo, Kyoto, Japan. He is known as one of the representative directors of Japanese cinema in the 1930s, during the transition from silent films to talkies, and is recognized as a talented…

Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai was a Japanese comedian, actor, and musician. From his days at Keio University, Sakai worked as a jazz drummer at American Army camps during the Occupation of Japan, often doing comic routines with his music. Becoming a professional comedian, he appeared in many famous film comedies, such…

Yamamoto Kaichi

Yamamoto Kaichi was a Japanese actor born in Tokyo. He has been a major figure in Nikkatsu and appeared in both contemporary and historical dramas. In 1895, when he was 18 years old, he joined the new school "Otojiro Kawakami Ichiza" led by Kawakami Otojiro. In 1899 when he was 22 years old, he participated…

Takada Minoru

Takada Minoru is a Japanese actor who was something of a heartthrob in silent films during the 1920s and 1930s. In his later years, he typically played authority figures, such as military officers, which constituted the majority of his sci-fi roles. Takada dropped out of Tokyo College of Music in 1918…

Toba Yonosuke

Toba Yonosuke, born Toba Teruo (鳥羽輝雄) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He initially trained at the Tokyo Free Theatre acting school starting in 1922. He dropped out of Okura Higher Commercial School during his third year and joined Ikawa Hachiro's "Kokusei Theatre" in 1923. By 1926, he…

Kanze Hideo

Kanze Hideo was a Japanese actor and director, who specialized in the Noh form of musical drama. He was the second son of Kanze Tetsunojo VII, a descendant of Kanami and Zeami, who founded the Noh movement in the 14th century. Trained alongside his brothers by his father and grandfather, Kanze made…

Nagisa Mayumi

Nagisa Mayumi is a Japanese actress and singer. She was born in Tokyo. After dropping out of high school, she made her debut in 1961 in the film Yuyake Ko yake no Akatonbo. She went sold out as Daiei Film's fresh star. Her stage name, "Nagisa Mayumi", was named by composer Yamada Kosaku. She appeared…

Nagaishi Takao

Nagaishi Takao was a Japanese director. Making his name in Super Sentai, he would be a major factor during the revival of the Kamen Rider franchise. He passed away on March 31, 2013, as his body succumbed to progressive supranuclear palsy at the age of 68. Alongside Tohru Hirayama, who also passed away…

Funabashi Gen

Funabashi Gen was a Japanese actor born in Obihiro City, Hokkaido. In 1948, while attending the preparatory course at Hosei University, he passed the first New Face of Toyoko Film (the predecessor of Toei), dropped out of college and joined the company, and made his debut with "Thief of the Moonlight…

Poompuang

5.9

A biographical drama that dramatizes the life of Pumpuang Duangjan, a Thai megastar singer and one of the most important Luk Thung vocalists in Thailand as she's been named "Queen of Luk Thung". Although loved by millions…

One Piece

8.7

Gol D. Roger, known as the "Pirate King," was the strongest and most infamous pirate to sail the Grand Line. His capture and execution by the World Government sparked a change in the world, as his final words revealed…

The World's Morning

Chang Soo and Chang Gi, who have a blacksmith father, are brothers with completely different personalities and tempers. Chang Soo is a promising office worker who is on the road to success in the securities industry…

When I Fall in Love... with Both

7.1

From Singapore to Hong Kong to Macau, 3 different women with different lives experience the same situation of falling in love with 2 men and how they deal with the dilemma. In Singapore, meet Joy, who’s torn between…

Tender Hearts

6.0

This story is about the courtship of an older woman, Yoon Ju, 32 years old, and a younger man, Dong Guk, 27 years old. The 5-year age difference raises concern from their families, but that is minor compared to the…

Majurat See Nam Pueng

This is a story of two close families that promised and agreed of their children's marriage before they were born. Madam Lamphao, the head of Wichanee family, has two daughters: An elder daughter called Rojanasnai…

Marnya Rissaya

6.9

The story is about the rivalry of two women in the fashion industry. Piangdao is a popular fashion model. She's dating Oum, a handsome younger photographer, whom she loves very much. She's entering the end of her time…

Romance

5.1

Enlightens the value of true love through 4 young minds. In their 20's, full of life but with an uncertain future. Then come the 30's, self hypnotized to the acceptance of world as it means stability. 4 people representing…

The Mars Canon

8.0

The film explores the relationship problems of two couples, Kohei and Kinuko, and Manabe and Hijiri, and the solutions they try to devise as a way out. Kohei and Kinuko, despite their age differences, seem like a happy…