Forgotten Japanese: Japanese lingering in the Philippines and China

A documentary that looks at the Japanese people left behind during the Pacific War, whether as immigrants in foreign lands or as returnees who suffered discrimination because they were born outside of Japan. The crew…

The Never-Ending Torment, In Remembrance of the Sewol Ferry Disaster

What and how to remember. The media team of the People's Countermeasures against the Sewol ferry disaster started from these questions. Between you and me, there is a sea of ​​wailing that must cross together.…

The Friends in Croatia

8.4

"The Friends in Croatia" will clearly fulfill the fantasy and romance of anyone who dreams of a trip to Europe. From Zagreb, the heart of Croatia to Istria peninsula, every experience, and challenges of Jang Hyuk,…

Women Who Love Women: Conversations in Singapore

Singapore's first lesbian documentary was shot in 2006 and used interview footage with 3 Singaporean lesbians - Amanda Lee, Sabrina Renee Chong and Gea Swee Jean - to get a rare glimpse into lesbian lives in Singapore.…

The Friends in Taiwan

4.0

A real travelogue of stars who are very close friends with each other, 'Friends Series' must go on. Here are three guys, a characterful actor Lee Jeong Jin and two hot designers Kang Dong Jun and Ko Tae Yong. These…

Wo Ai Ni Kho Yut Chai Wai Thi Thoe

Five grandparents who had pledged to be siblings walked all the way from China to Thailand. They dream of having their grandchildren marry each other so they can be relatives. While the grandchildren had met in their…

Men Suddenly in Black 2

6.8

The war between men and women never ends... Last time, Tin, Dr. Lee and Chao failed in the "mission", but they didn't take this as a lesson. They are more cautions these years and success to fool around behind their…

The Boy Made in Japan

Tanaka Yamato, who attempted to murder his father in the past, used to work as a janitor in a theme park. Now unemployed, Yamato lives in a very humble apartment. He lost his family because of the crime he committed…

The Film Crew Born in Yanan

The film tells the story of the first people's film "Yan'an and the Eighth Route Army" under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, from shooting to printing, and going through ups and downs. Yuan Mu Zhi,…

Genkai in a Black Company

5.7

On a hot steamy day in Yurakupo, a man falls down onto the asphalt. Salarymen and OL's walk by him, before he gets himself up. The 26-year-old man's name is Oneta Masao. When Masao arrives home he turns on the computer…

Nakagawa Nobuo

Born in Kyoto, Nakagawa was early on influenced by proletarian literature and wrote amateur film reviews to the Kinema Junpō film magazine. He joined Makino Film Productions in 1929 as an assistant director and worked under Masahiro Makino. When that studio went bankrupt in 1932, he switched to Utaemon…

Tsukigata Ryunosuke

Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Tsukigata entered the actor's school at Nikkatsu in 1920, but earned his first starring role working at Makino Shozo's studio in 1924. He became a star of chanbara films, but got into trouble when he ran away with Makino's daughter, Makino Teruko, even though he was married.…

Ikezawa Ayaka

Ikezawa Ayaka is a Japanese talent, engineer, and programmer born in Tokyo. She graduated from the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University. She belongs to Toho Entertainment. On January 9, 2006, she was selected for the Jury's Special Award at the 6th Toho "Cinderella" audition.…

Boo Eun Joo

Born in Jeju Island in 1993, she is attending Korea National University of Arts as a film arts major. The short film ''May 14th'' is her debut. (Source: JIFF)

Takigawa Koito

Born in 1984 in Tokyo and raised in Sapporo from the age of 3. He initially began training in soccer to become a member of the national team before suffering a setback. He moved to Tokyo in 2002 and began working at a restaurant. He became interested in rakugo and started being mentored by Takigawa…

Cong Shan

Born in Beijing, Cong Shan is a Chinese actress of French nationality. She made her official debut in 1981, during her first year at the Central Academy of Drama, when she was chosen to play in the movie "Herdsman". For this role the following year she won a nomination for the Best Actress Award at…

Yasui Shoji

Born in Tokyo, Yasui first joined a troupe led by Kazuo Hasegawa. He entered the Nikkatsu studio in 1954 and made his debut in a film scripted by Ozu Yazujirou. After starring in The Burmese Harp, he starred with his own family in the television show Chako-chan. He joined the Gekidan Shinpa troupe and…

Koyama Seijiro

Born in Gifu Prefecture, Koyama attended Nihon University but quit midway to join the independent production company Kindai Eiga Kyokai, where he worked as an assistant director under such directors as Shindo Kaneto, Yoshimura Kozaburo, and Imai Tadashi. He made his directorial debut in 1971 with the…

Okawa Ryuho

Born in Kawashima, Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan. The Founder, CEO, and "god" of controversial new religious movement Happy Science. First presenting himself as a spiritual channeler in contact with Buddha and Jesus Christ, he'd later claim a spiritual awakening in which he discovered he was…

Lou Ye

Born in Shanghai, Lou was educated at the Beijing Film Academy. In 1993, he made his first film Weekend Lover, but it was not released until two years later, having its world premiere at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg where it received the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award. Between…