Shoji Eiken

Shoji Eiken, born Shoji Nagataka (庄司永建) in Shinjo, Yamagata, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He graduated from Sophia University (上智大学) and later attended the People's Arts Theater Training Institute (民衆芸術劇場附属養成所). In 1948, he joined the Mingei Theater Company (劇団民藝),…

Ishida Shigeki

A Toho-exclusive actor who appeared in numerous supporting roles during the 60s in sci-fi, fantasy and comedy movies. He was active in television through the 80s. He retired and became a Buddhist monk and a chief priest in a Temple in his hometown, Kanazawa. After his death in 1997 his son, actor and…

Nishikawa Ayako

Nishikawa Ayako, born April 5, 1971 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, is a Japanese female TV star as a tarento and comedienne and a cosmetic surgeon. She is unusual in Japan in that she is willing to appear on television, as professional doctors generally show some hesitancy to appear. Her father is…

Oda Akane

Oda Akane is a Japanese actress. The affiliation office is Oscar promotion. Born in Moka City, Tochigi Prefecture. Graduated from Hinode Girls' College High School (now Hinode High School). In 1990, she was in elementary school in the upper Mikawa town adjacent to her hometown. She won the Grand Prix…

Huang Shu Li

Shuli Huang is a writer-director and cinematographer born in Wenzhou, China. After graduating from Beijing Film Academy in 2019, he moved to New York City as an MFA candidate at NYU the graduate film program. Farewell, My Hometown, his feature debut as a cinematographer won the New Currents Award at…

Suh Joo Kyung

Jo Yeon Hee, known professionally as Suh Joo Kyung, is a South Korean trot singer. She graduated from Yeonghae Girls’ Comprehensive High School. In 1990, she made her debut under her real name, releasing the single album “My Hometown, Jinju” as a representative of Jinju City in the special album…

Lim Do Hyung

Lim Do Hyung is a South Korean trot singer represented by Show Play Entertainment. He is currently studying at Seosan Yecheon School. He made his debut in the junior category of the show Mr. Trot in 2020 and, despite being eliminated early in the competition, his charisma earned him many fans. He appeared…

Wang Li Na

Wang Li Na, born in the Uighur region in Xinjiang, is a Chinese screenwriter and director. She studied at the Communication University of China. A First Farewell is her debut film and a poetic piece dedicated to her hometown. (Source: Mulan Festival)

Horie Shinobu

Horie Shinobu is a Japanese actress and tarento. She makes her debut as an actress in 1983 after winning the Heibon Punch Idol Award at the Clarion Girl Contest. In 1987, Horie want to get thinner by trying to diet herself, and later on the following year, she was admitted to the hospital for examination.…

Wang An Yi

Wang Anyi is a Chinese writer. The daughter of renowned writer Ru Zhijuan, Wang is considered a leading figure in contemporary Chinese literature. She has been vice-chair of China Writers Association since 2006, and professor in Chinese Literature at Fudan University since 2004. Wang's stories are frequently…

A Country Girl

Jang Gyeong Ho visits fellow student Kim Dong Hwan's hometown, and falls in love with his sister, Kim Ok Gyeong. Despite Dong Hwan's objections, Ok Gyeong follows Gyeong Ho to Seoul. With his help she finds a job at…

Toi Dai Yan Sang

The story follows Ko Wai Ho who leaves his hometown to venture into the gambling industry in Sanba. He meets a small-time hoodlum named Lam Ka On and together they fight against evil forces, only to discover that Ka…

Tale of Kawachi Chivalry

1.0

Chiba plays a young man returning to his hometown. He begins working as chef, but he seems more interested in fooling around and picking fights. (Source: IMDB)

Simple Days

7.3

Gu Mo Li and Zhu Jin Cao struggled all the way from their hometown to take root in Shanghai and start a family. However, marriage brought another problem that should not have been a problem - how to get along with…

Arimura Kasumi no Satsukyu

7.2

Arimura Kasumi suddenly gets a break from filming and returns to her hometown for the first time in a long while. Her mother Yumiko comes to the train station to pick her up and they head for the family home. She is…

Detroit Metal City

7.5

Negishi Soichiro is a music obsessed teenager who makes the jump from his rural hometown to the big city of Tokyo. His goal is to become a successful musician, but not the typical J-pop star: Negishi has a love for…

Sunflower

7.9

Former gangster Tae Shik is released from prison and heads back to his hometown to live in a small restaurant with a woman. Attempting to leave his past behind, he takes a job in a garage and tries to keep away from…

Restart after Come back Home

7.9

Mitsuomi Kozuka quits his job in Tokyo and decides to return to his hometown in the country for the first time in 10 years. His relationship with his Father was strained after he moved to Tokyo and didn't want to take…

Summer Again

8.2

Ballet dancer Tong Xi is forced to return from the big city to her hometown due to her mother's job transfer. She wants to hide her tough girl character by transferring to another school but is seen through by her…

My Dearest

8.9

A love-story between a noblewoman and a mysterious man who shows up in her hometown set in the 1600s during the Qing invasion. Yoo Gil Chae is a pretty, bubbly, and a bit spoiled young lady who's called the 99 tailed…