Chiba Yasuki

Though remembered largely for his inventive postwar shomin-geki, Chiba specialized initially in period films before achieving commercial success with such popular romances as Hideko the Cheerleader (Hideko no ōendanchō, 1940), a vehicle for the teenage Hideko Takamine. Among his wartime films, Women’s…

Hanaoka Kikuko

Hanaoka Kikuko was a Japanese actress born Takigawa Ikuyo (瀧川幾代) in Teramachi, Shizuoka, Japan. After marriage, she was legally known as Matsuzaki Ikuyo (松崎幾代). She was recognized for her work as a comedic actress at Shochiku Kamata Studio in the late 1920s and as a supporting actress…

Karasuma Setsuko

Setsuko Karasuma is a Japanese actress and model born in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. She attended Chukyo University, but left before finishing. She is employed by the From First Production talent agency. She made her debut as a Clarion Girl in 1980, moving quickly into the gravure idol scene.

Han Seung Ryong

He graduated from Dongguk University’s Graduate School of Digital Image and Contents and the School of Film, TV, and Multimedia of the Korean National University of Arts after finishing a BA in English Linguistics at Hanguk University of Foreign Studies. He has served in the School of Media Arts in…

Fukasaku Kenta

Kenta Fukasaku is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. He is the son of film director Kinji Fukasaku and actress Sanae Nakahara. He made his writing debut in the popular Japanese cult film Battle Royale, which his father directed. He wrote the screenplay to the sequel, Battle Royale II: Requiem, and…

Saab Magalona

Saab Magalona is a Filipina actress, singer, and blogger who started in the TV5 youth-oriented drama series Lipgloss. She is a member of the 8-piece indie rock band Cheats, where she acts as co-lead vocalist. She is the daughter of Francis Magalona and the sister of Maxene Magalona, Frank Magalona,…

Takasugi Sanae

Takasugi Sanae, born Kinoshi Hiroko (喜熨斗弘子) in Asakusa, Japan, was a Japanese actress whose former stage name was Shimizu Hiro (清水ヒロ). She was married to thirdgeneration Ichikawa Danjiro (三代目市川段四郎), and they had three children: Ichikawa Eno, fourth-generation Ichikawa…

Kang Gil Gu

Kang Gil Gu, known professionally by his first name Gilgu, is a South Korean singer, professor and one half of the duo "GilguBonggu". He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Practical Music and Vocal Major from Baekje University of the Arts. He teamed up with Lee Bong Gu in 2006 but did not release…

Arato Genjiro

Genjiro Arato was a Japanese film producer, actor and director. In 1980, Arato produced Zigeunerweisen for director Seijun Suzuki. He was unable to secure exhibitors for the film and famously exhibited it himself in a specially-built, inflatable, mobile tent. The film won four Japanese Academy Awards,…

Emily Mortimer

Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer is an English actress and screenwriter. She began acting in stage productions and has since appeared in several film and television roles. In 2003, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in Lovely and Amazing. She is also known for playing roles in Match…

The Light

7.5

An overweight girl with low self-esteem, Yan Dan, meets a burgeoning actor Guan Xiao Kang. He employs her at his family's bakery. Facing the risk of being closed, they work together to find a way to keep the store…

Kaze no Mukou he Kakenukero

7.6

Story of a girl who lost her father, meets a man and keeps challenging the jockey's dream after the earthquake. (Source: News Yahoo) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Kaze no Mukou he Kakenukero" (風の向こうへ駆け抜けろ)…

LALIN

7.6

Lalin is a Thai girl living in Japan. She is a "net idol", short for an "internet idol" or a person who's popular online, but behind that cute facade, she's fighting with her low self-esteem due to a secret. LALIN…

Duang Jai Pisuth

7.6

The little girl Pookie lost her parents in an accident. Her Grandma takes her in but she’s also very sick herself. So, that leave Pookie in the the hands of her evil jealous aunty (Joy) (Pookie’s dad:sister-in-law)…

He's a Woman, She's a Man

7.6

Wing is a sassy girl who deeply idolizes Rose, a pop singer, and Rose's boyfriend, top record producer and song-writer Sam. Rose has been groomed by Sam, achieving stardom and international acclaim. With her success,…

Rojo no Ruka

7.6

A young girl named Ruka, who had been living a wandering life in Osaka, is taken in by Fumi, an elementary school teacher. Later, Ruka spends time in Obihiro, Hokkaido, with Natsuhiko, who was her sister's lover, and…

A Haunting Hitchhike

7.6

16-year-old girl Jung Ae is living with her father in a redevelopment area of Seoul. Her father was diagnosed with an end-stage cancer and is waiting for his death without further treatment. He tells Jeong-ae that…

Back to the 80s: Be a Stepmom

7.5

A modern college girl, Si Nian, travels back to the 1980s and mistakenly becomes a fake daughter. She meets Zhou Yue Shen, the owner of a pig farm, who is a divorced man with two children. While discussing marriage…

Elise: Inspired by A True Story

7.5

Bert tells a young girl about his past with his childhood friend Elise who also happened to be his first girlfriend and first breakup. As their paths cross again several years later, Bert has a hard time acknowledging…

A Werewolf Boy

7.7

A teenage girl moves to the countryside with her family. She meets a mysterious feral boy who lives on their property. The girl attempts to teach the boy how to behave like a human, but his wild instincts create challenges…