Shimada Yoko

Shimada Yoko was a Japanese actress. She was best known to Western audiences for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 miniseries Shogun. She was the only female member of Shogun's massive cast of Japanese actors shown speaking English, for which she relied on a dialogue coach, as she was not fluent in…

Yashiro Aki

Yashiro Aki is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name, "Yashiro", is adopted from her hometown, "Yatsushiro" (八代). Yashiro originally sang jazz standards in hostess clubs, but made her debut as an enka singer in 1971, with the single "Ai wa Shindemo", under the label of Teichiku Records.…

Makoto Naoya

Makoto Naoya debuted as an actor in 1971. His first appearance was as a guest performer in the film Gendai Yakuza: Sakura Chi Sankyoudai at the age of 23. In 1971 and 1972, Makoto appeared in the film series Furyou Banchou. Over the next few years, Makoto performed in a variety of small roles. He also…

Yamaguchi Tomomitsu

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi is a Japanese comedian, actor, voice actor, singer and presenter from Shijōnawate, Osaka. He is a graduate of the Osaka Prefecture North Shijōnawate Senior High School. He is currently attached to the Yoshimoto Creative Agency.

Choi Jong Ryul

Choi Jong Ryul, born in Gangneung of Gangwon-do, is a South Korean film and theater actor, playwright, performance director and a university professor. He graduated in 1973 from the department of western art of Seoul National University. He became a theater actor in 1986, and then worked as a musical…

Jang Nam Boo

Jang Nam Boo, also known as Jang Joon Nyoung, is a South Korean actor. He started out acting in plays before making his debut appearance with a minor role in the 2006 movie "Art of Fighting". Since then, he has participated in many TV series and movies. He became prominent as an actor with 10 million…

Chii Takeo

Takeo Chii was born on May 5, 1942 in Chiba, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kaigun tokubetsu nenshô-hei (1972), Trucker Yaro IX: A 5000 Km Run (1979) and Bee Bop High School (1985). He was married to Saori Maki. He died on June 29, 2012 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (Source: IMDb)

Ishikawa Sayuri

Ishikawa Sayuri is a Japanese idol, enka singer, and actress. Her real name is Ishikawa Kinuyo. She was born in Akita Village, Kumamoto (now known as Minami Ward, Kumamoto). She graduated from Horikoshi High School. Her music label is Teichiku Entertainment, and her agency is Sayuri Ongakusha. When…

Shibue Joji

Shibue Joji (born in Nagano Prefecture) is a Japanese model and actor. His first major acting role was in the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. After finishing Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Shibue has appeared in Kamen Rider Hibiki, later reprising his role for the world of Hibiki in Kamen Rider…

Lee Yang Hee

Lee Yang Hee, born in Asan-si of Chungcheongnam-do, is a South Korean film and theater actor, formerly known as Sung Min Soo. He graduated from the Theater Department of Seoul Institute of Arts in 1989. Lee made his debut appearance in the 1996 movie "Park Bong Gon's Runaway Case". Since then, he has…

Fate Relocated

This fantasy exorcism drama follows mysterious cases, blending the mundane world of moving jobs with the mystical, as they cleanse, relocate, and rewrite fate itself—one haunted object at a time. "48 Express" may…

Intimate Enemies

6.9

In an empty street, a car secretly delivering a moneybag encounters an unexpected accident. Ji Noo, following after the car, Na Mi, a tow truck driver patrol around the scene, and Yakuboo from an auto junkyard chance…

Contrail

7.0

Aoki Aya is a lonely woman who lost her husband in a random murder six years ago. The son she was expecting at the time of the incident is now 5 years old. One day, she meets truck driver Osabe Ryoji at the drive-in…

Just Do It!

7.2

Drowning in debt and evicted from their house, a family of four comforts themselves with a few drinks at a food cart. The drunken father stumbles off to take a leak and gets hit by a truck. Their saving grace? Insurance!…

Ore wa Shinji Matta ze!

7.8

Kazuhiko Sakurada works as a host at a club. One day, he is hit by garbage truck and dies. The next moment, he realizes that he is dead. He is now a ghost and can see his dead body, but people around him can’t see…

Falling for Do Jeon

7.1

Na Do Jeon is a timid but bright boy who works part-time as a Pierrot clown because he genuinely loves making people laugh. Ban Hana is a girl dreaming of starting her own food truck. The two incidentally run into…

Veteran

8.1

After an auto theft sting, detective Do Cheol meets Tae O, a ruthless heir to a mega-corporation. When Tae O humiliates a truck driver in front of his son, the boy seeks Do Cheol’s help after the father falls into…

Our Blues

8.6

"Our Blues" takes on an anthology-style drama, which tells the story of diverse characters that are somewhat interconnected, in one way or the other. Lee Dong Suk, a guy born on the beautiful island of Jeju, selling…

Vibrator

6.8

Rei Hayakawa, a freelance writer, has the ability to hear voices within her own head. Voices like that of her mother's scolding, school friends' gossip and also the voice of her true feelings left unexpressed. But…

Intolerance

7.6

Aoyagi Naoto runs a supermarket. One day, he sees a middle school student stealing cosmetics at his store. The middle school student runs from the supermarket, but she gets hits by a car and truck. She dies from the…