Okamoto Kido

Okamoto Kido was a Japanese novelist and playwright born in Tokyo, Japan. His real name was Okamoto Keiji (岡本啓二). He was a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts. At the age of three, he began studying classical Chinese texts under his father's guidance, and at nine, he began learning Chinese…

Nakamura Kinnosuke II

Nakamura Kinnosuke II is a kabuki actor born in Tokyo, Japan. His real name is Ogawa Shinjiro (小川信次郎). He belongs to the house name Manya and his crest is the paulownia butterfly, with an alternate crest being Manya Manegazumi. He dropped out of Keio High School. He is the second son of the…

Hong In Gyu

Hong In Gyu is a South Korean comedian. He graduated from Jeongseok Aviation Science High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Broadcasting Entertainment from Induk University. He made his debut in 2004 as part of the 19th open recruitment for comedians at KBS. He endured a difficult childhood…

Angel Esmeralda

Ángel Esmerelda is a prewar Filipino actor under Parlatone Hispano-Filipino and Sampaguita Pictures. He was the husband of Sampaguita Pictures leading lady Corazon Noble and the father of Jay Ilagan also known as Ángel Ilagan. Incidentally, Angel did his first and last films under the same studio.…

Rogelio de la Rosa

Rogelio de la Rosa was one of the most popular Filipino matinee idols of the 20th century. He is also remembered for his statesmanship, in particular his accomplishments as a diplomat. Elected to the Philippine Senate from 1957 to 1963, he was the first Filipino film actor to parlay his fame into a…

Shitara Koji

Shitara Koji is a Japanese composer, arranger, and music producer, as well as a former actor, born in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan. Koji's acting career began in 1951 when he was discovered by director Nakamura Noboru while his father was working in the foreign film publicity department at Shochiku. Koji…

Emi Suiin

Emi Suiin was a novelist, translator, and editor born in Ichibancho, Okayama City. Starting with literary works, he left his works in a wide range of fields such as popular novels, detective novels, adventure novels, and expeditionary stories, and was involved in the editing and publishing of magazines…

G.E.M.

Gloria Tang Tsz Kei, better known by her stage name G.E.M., is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter. The stage name is an acronym for Get Everybody Moving. Her debut music release, the self-titled EP G.E.M. (2008), brought her the attention of the music industry, winning her the title of 'Best New Artist'.…

Tony Leung

Tony Leung Chiu Wai is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He has won the Hong Kong Film Awards five times, the Golden Horse Best Actor awards three times (in 1994, 2003, and 2007), and many international acting prizes, including the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actor for his performance in the film…

Zhang Jia Yi

Zhang Jia Yi is a Chinese actor, born in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He married a fellow actress Wang Hai Yan in 2007, and they have a daughter called Zhang Yi Xin, who was born in 2010. He made his acting debut in 1990, a year before graduating from the Beijing Film Academy. He has since gone on to appear…

Shanghai Triad

7.1

A provincial boy related to a Shanghai crime family is recruited by his uncle into cosmopolitan Shanghai in the 1930s to be a servant to a ganglord's mistress. ~~ Co-production with France.

Kaew Lerm Korn

7.5

Kaew and Chidchanok are twins who lived separate lives because of their uncle who wants to inherit their father's fortune. Kaew grew up in poverty with a cruel mother and sister, while Chidchanok lives with her father…

Zai Yan Huo Shen Chu Shuo Ai Ni

7.4

A young girl, desperate to escape her scumbag uncle and survive, "buys" the protection of the most ruthless street thug with an old pocket watch. From mutual exploitation to mutual redemption, they ignite a glimmer…

All for the Winner

7.5

Sing is a mainland China country boy who arrives in Hong Kong to visit his Uncle "Blackie Tat". When Sing stays with his uncle and his friends in their apartment, Blackie soon learns of Sing's supernatural ability…

The Hedgehog

7.6

A friendship story between a stuttering and rebellious teenager and his mentally ill uncle. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted from the short story "Xian Zheng" (仙症) by Zheng Zhi (郑执). ~~ Release dates: Jun 20, 2024…

Green Grass by the River

7.8

Hsiao Tsao is a young orphan living with her cruel aunt and uncle. She has a sisterly bond with her neighbour, Ching Ching, who is being forced into a marriage with a much older man by her older brother. Desperate…

Believe In You

It is in early summer when Wei runs from home and follows his uncle to Tainan to help with his field research. During a temple fair, he accidentally disrupts the parade, causing huge trouble. But his clumsiness allows…

Casino Raiders 2

7.1

Chicken Feet assists in running an honorable gambling den owned by the crippled Uncle Fan and his son Kit. Having previously tried to shut down the gambling den and take over by paralyzing Fan and framing Kit for another…

Pom Rak Roi Adit

6.9

Tawan Chai rushes back to Thailand from England after hearing that his grandfather and uncle have passed away in an accident. Tawan Chai believes he is the only living heir to his family fortune. After his uncle and…

Her Legend

7.0

Jung Soo, orphaned young and mistreated by her uncle, loses her chance at adoption to her jealous cousin Seo Hyun. Despite growing up without money, education, or connections, Jung Soo becomes a talented, cheerful…