Abe Yutaka

A director from the mid-twenties, Abe had trained in Hollywood, where he played bit parts in films starring his compatriot, Sessue Hayakawa. After returning home, he became known as the Lubitsch of Japan, a reputation founded on his witty and polished social satires. A Mermaid on Land (Riku no ningyo,…

Furuhata Yasuo

Yasuo Furuhata is a Japanese film director, who won the 2000 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for 'Poppoya'. A proficient commercial director, Furuhata made his debut with the youth film Bad Girl Yoko (Hikō shōjo Yōko, 1966), about a girl who, along with her boyfriend, escapes Japan by…

Nakamura Nobuo

Nakamura Nobuo was a Japanese actor, who made notable appearances in the films of Kurosawa Akira and Ozu Yasujiro in the 1950s and 1960s. Perhaps his most famous roles in the West were those of the callous deputy mayor in Kurosawa's Ikiru (1952), and the hairdresser's henpecked husband in Ozu's Tokyo…

Fujiki Yu

Fujiki Yu was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1954 to 2005. Born in Tokyo, Fujiki graduated from Doshisha University and joined the Toho studio in 1954. He began by playing straight male leads but later shifted to more comical roles, especially in combination with…

Lu Ping

A native of Wugu Hsiang of the Taipei province, Lu was born as Lin Lu and had studied in an agricultural school. Lu went for an audition at Taiwan's Jian Nan Films in 1956 and became the only one recruited. He began his acting career in Taiwanese-dialect films using his stage name Qi Feng. Lu was offered…

Kim Ki Duk

Kim Ki Duk was a South Korean film director and professor. Best known outside of Korea for his 1967 giant monster film "Yongary", Kim directed 66 movies in total from his directorial debut in 1961 until his retirement from the film industry in 1977. Along with Kim Soo Yong and Lee Man Hee, Kim was one…

Soda Hirohisa

Hirohisa Soda (曽田博久 Soda Hirohisa) is a long-time tokusatsu writer. He was a Sentai writer from Himitsu Sentai Gorenger through Gekisou Sentai Carranger. Most notably, he was the main writer for the entire franchise from 1982's Dai Sentai Goggle V through 1990's Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman. He was…

John Regala

A Filipino actor, christian minister and environmentalist better known by his screen name as John Regala. He is a Filipino of Spanish, German, French and Italian descent. Regala is popularly known for portraying antagonist roles in Philippine movies and television series especially in the 1990s. He…

Sheena Belarmino

Sheena Belarmino is a Filipino singer and dancer/performer, often referred to as Inday Wonder. In 2015, Sheena joined "Dance Kids" and made it into the top 16. She also became a grand finalist on "Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids" in 2017 alongside TNT boys where she was hailed as the fourth placer. Belarmino…

Lee Michelle

Lee Michelle, or sometimes shown in the Western version as Michelle Lee, is a South Korean singer, vocal trainer, professor and musical/theater actress. She graduated from Munsan Sueok High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Music from Dong-Ah University of Media and Arts. She was born…

Building N

5.9

Shiori is a university student and she suffers from an extreme fear of death (thanatophobia). Along with her schoolmates Keita and Maho, they scout a location for her ex-boyfriend's graduation film project. The location…

Noriben: The Recipe for Fortune

6.9

Komaki Nagai is a 30-ish woman that has had it with her aspiring writer, but holds no job, husband. She then divorces him and moves back to her hometown area of Kyojima, Tokyo, along with their young daughter Non-chan.…

All's Well, Ends Well Too

7.0

Chow Tung is a licentious man, who was arranged to get married along with his ugly sister, Gut, to partners not of their choice. Chow, being a filial son, agrees to go along with his mother's plans. The plot thickens…

Hole in Love

7.1

‘Hole in Love’ is a dating reality program in which six men and women participate in a golf game and start a complicated and subtle love line. 'Golf' and 'love' have something in common and the more you do it,…

Drama Special Season 11: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

7.1

An Na is a planner at a start-up company who has trouble with the only developer of the company. She wants to get along with the developer, but he seems to be anti-social. One day, she gets a mission from her CEO to…

Juuken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle

7.1

While in the middle of fighting, the Gekirangers and Mele are telported to Hongkong, along with Rio and various other martial artists around the world. Just as Rio and Jan were about to fight, they meet the mysterious…

Shino Can't Say Her Own Name

7.2

Ooshima Shino is a 1st-grade high school student. She has difficulties pronouncing words that start with vowels in front of people. Because of her speech impediment, she does not get along with others. Shino meets…

Ghost Photos

5.9

Toshiko, a high school student, receives a message to her cell phone from her brother who she has been separated from since their parent’s divorce. In her text message, there was a mysterious picture of a strange…

Bussiere Garden

It tells the story of French doctor Béchier and Huang Hao, an underground member of the Communist Party of China, along with other patriots from all walks of life in Beiping, who, using the Bei Family Garden as a…

The Neuron Doctors

7.5

A renowned hospital is recruiting experts from all over the world to assist with the establishment of a world-class research and treatment center. Han Xi Lin is a Chinese medicine apprentice, who had been aboard for…