Togawa Yukio

Togawa Yukio was a Japanese novelist and children's writer born in Saga City. He established animal literature based on correct observations and knowledge about animals and is a leading figure in Japan alongside Muku Hatoju. He has also worked on reportage, war stories, and manga. From an early age,…

Suzuki Toshitsugu

Suzuki Toshitsugu was a Japanese director. He had engaged in acting activities under the name Suzuki Takashi. After 1976, there were no confirmations of his activities in the related field. Although his passing has been confirmed, due to distancing from people in the film industry during his later years,…

Yanagiya Gontaro I

The first Yanagiya Gontaro was a Japanese rakugoka born in Honjo-ku, Tokyo. In 1939, he belonged to the Toho Meijinkai. In addition, h becomes a signboard rakugoka of Toho along with the 3rd generation Kinba Sanyutei. Even after the war, he remained popular but fell ill in 1950. At the same time, a…

Philippe McKie

Philippe McKie is a Montreal native and graduate of Concordia University’s film school. He has spent the better part of the last seven years in Japan making a series of short films, while involving himself in artistic side-quests that include stints as DJ and club event organizer. At the same time,…

Ito Koichi

Ito Koichi is a Japanese actor born in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Kinjo Commercial School in 1925. In 1932, he joined Shochiku Kamata Photo Studio. He later moved to the Shochiku Ofuna studio and appeared as a supporting role in numerous works. After the end of the war, he transferred…

Mano Tsuruko

She appeared on the stage of Tsukiji-za and Moulin Rouge Shinjuku-za , but joined Toho in 1939 (Showa 14) . Beside being a movie actress, she also worked in a tobacco shop, which is her mother's business. In 1940 (Showa 16), she made her movie debut with the movie " Snake Princess " directed by Teinosuke…

Hatta Naoyuki

Hatta Naoyuki was a Japanese screenwriter born in Otaru, Hokkaido. Actress Hosho Ayako is his wife. In 1927, when he was 21, he joined Katsumi Yotaro Productions. The following March, in 1928, his original story was adapted and made into a movie as a script. In November of the same year, he debuted…

Ohara Joji

Ohara Joji was a Japanese cameraman and cinematographer born in Tokyo. He is the father of bassist and composer Ohara Ray. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin Middle School, he joined Matsutake Kamata Photo Studio in 1924, when he was 19 years old. In 1927, he was promoted to a cameraman and made his…

Kondo Keiko

Japanese nursery rhyme singer and actress She studied under Masayuki Yamamoto, who was a composer exclusively for King Records from the age of 7, and made her debut in 1951 with "Pig Pig Trumpet" . In 1954, King Records became exclusive, and Gyoji Osada, who later became a music culture researcher,…

Mizunoya Kiyomi

Mizunoya Kiyomi, born Sada Mizutani (水谷貞) in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She began her career at the age of nine, debuting alongside her aunt, actress Mizutani Yaeko (水谷八重子). As a child, she was a member of the Geijutsuza (芸術座) and its Children’s Drama Group (芸術座童話劇部).…

Bangshipop

tvN gives each host one hour of air time in which they can broadcast any contents they want. Jang Dong-min, Yoo Se-yoon, Lee Sang-min, and Yoo Jae-hwan each produces his own TV show from scratch, but the shows must…

My Home

7.0

A man decides to visit his mother after a long time only to find a stranger in his old home.

Wake Up

6.9

A man and a woman are enjoying their time at the beach when they realize that it's a dream.

Mother

Three young women are murdered within a short time, and they are found with an X mark written in lipstick on their faces. The investigation proceeds as serial murders, but Keiko, who is in charge of the investigation,…

Midnight in Seoul

5.9

A man and a woman meet for the first time in the evening and spend 10 hours together. This is cut down to 116 minutes to create a comical, melodramatic, fantastic movie. In the background of beautiful Seoul and the…

Distance

2.0

When her family comes together for the first time in a while for her brother's wedding, the director is given an opportunity to reflect on her family's past - seen in footage from home videos taken at a happier time,…

Great Secret 25

A horror comedy drama about inhuman creatures appearing at the time of 24 and 25 O'clock. The drama is also known as "GS25" which aroused from the convenient store name 'GS25'. (Source: HanCinema)

Fan Kong Xing Dong Zhi Lang Man Man Wu

Ben Xi and Xu Liang meet for the first time as part of a carefully staged “setup.” At first, they don’t get along, and each harbors their own biases, not realizing they’ve already spent three years as a virtual…

Present for You

6.0

Kajiwara Shigeru, a part-time worker at a dubious health food firm, gets into the good graces of its president, a ringleader in the criminal underworld, and is placed in charge of a dummy company. His new job entails…

Awake

6.0

Two best friends from the province share a common past time: writing down any dreams that they have and discussing them together. One of the soon realizes that his own dreams are haunted by someone he would rather…