Lanterns on Blue Waters

8.0

The story of a Japanese man who as a 16-year-old went to Maui to work in the sugar cane fields in order to support his family back in Japan. Now 89 and still living in Hawaii he is visited by his granddaughter who…

Four Love Stories

An omnibus movie of four love stories. Story 1: First Love A female student grows close to the son of the family, who takes her in to live with them. Story 2: Even Parting is Enjoyable A couple who have been living…

Own Night with a Shooting Star

An installment in an omnibus film from three up-and-coming directors who depict "small miracles" that happen to Japanese living in Southeast Asia. >> Story 1: "Chiang Rai Girl" (チェンライの娘) [Director: Tomita…

A Tiger in Winter

6.4

One winter day, a tiger escapes from the zoo. Gyeong Yu, who has been living off of his girlfriend, is suddenly abandoned by her for reasons he can't understand. Having nowhere to go, Gyeong Yu finds himself on the…

The Rain's Ark

Toko was roaming around a forest in the middle of a downpour. She wakes up in a home where four people of both genders reside together. However, there is something unnatural about them. As she is taught how to boil…

Love of My Life

7.7

The setting is in Yokohama. Hiroto Kanzaki works hard every day and night for the survival of a small ship repair factory (inherited from his father) as well as the survival of his mother and younger brother, who are…

Superstar Minami Is My Boyfriend!?

7.1

Chiyomi is a high school girl, who was born and raised in a retro Showa-era shopping district in Shonan. She is a member of the basketball club and has a kind personality that stays cheerful despite her somewhat complicated…

Marry Him in Her Place

7.4

On her wedding night, wealthy heiress Liang Yi is disfigured and thrown into the river by her husband Song Zhi Chu. Unexpectedly rescued, she is forced to take on a new face and live as Xu Yin, a courtesan. "The best…

10 Count to the Future

7.8

When Kirisawa Shogo was a high school student, he was a brilliant amateur boxer. He won 4 boxing tournaments and he seemed to have a bright future in the sport. During his university student days, he quit the sport…

Love Is in the Air

7.4

Two years have passed since white collar worker Jiang Yi Yi and her first love Chu Tian Qi broke up. Even though Yi Yi pretends to not be affected anymore, she still can’t forget him. Then she meets the trainee guardian…

Kaneko Suzuyuki

Shiro

Shimomoto, born August 14, 1948 in Osaka, Japan, is a Japanese actor and director best known for appearing in many pink and V-cinema films. He started his career as an actor in director Takahashi Banmei’s pink films in the early 1970s. He has worked with Takahashi in many other films and has also…

Matsuoka Kikko

Matsuoka Kikko is a Japanese actress, entertainer, and moderator. (Source: Japanese Wikipedia)

Takahashi Kasumi

Ishibashi Shoji

Ishibashi Shoji is a Japanese actor and singer. (Source: Japanese Wikipedia)

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.

Irikawa Yasunori

Irikawa Yasunori was a Japanese actor, moderator, voice actor, narrator, and talent from Higashinada Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. He graduated from Kwansei Gakuin High School and dropped out of Kwansei Gakuin University. He started acting on TV in Osaka since he was a student. In July 2010, he…

Lao She

Lao She was a Chinese novelist and dramatist. He was one of the most significant figures of 20th-century Chinese literature and is best known for his novel "Rickshaw Boy" and the play "Teahouse" (茶館). Lao She was a major popularizer of humor writing in China, especially through his novels, his short…

Mayumida Kazuo

Born in Tojo Village (currently Nagano City ), Hanashina District, Nagano Prefecture . Graduated from Hohashi High School of Technology, dropped out of Nihon University College of Engineering . Joined the NHK Osaka Broadcasting Company in 1944, and changed to the NHK Tokyo Broadcasting Company after…

Shimizu Masashi

Shimizu Masashi is a Japanese screenwriter.