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).…

SMTOWN The Stage

7.9

A documentary of the overwhelming stage and live-time events of the SM Entertainment global concert SM TOWN LIVE and behind-the-scene stories. (Source: Letterboxd)

Have a Song on Your Lips

7.9

Yuri Kashiwagi is a genius pianist and part-time teacher in Tokyo. When her former colleague Haruko goes on maternity leave, she asks Kashiwagi to take over for her as the choral advisor at a middle school on one of…

Queen of Tears Special

7.9

"Queen of Tears" two-part special broadcast that includes a unique time where actors directly answer questions rather than a simple highlight reel. (Source: Allkpop)

Rearrange

7.9

If you had the chance to turn back time and fix just one thing, what would you choose? Forty-four-year-old office worker Win leads a life devoid of purpose after losing his close friend Nut along with the dream they'd…

Dinner Mate

8.0

A young woman going through a rough breakup with a long-time boyfriend and a man who had a painful first love, meet unexpectedly on Jeju Island. Upon their return to Seoul they remain acquainted due to their shared…

Natsuzora

8.1

The story is set during the high economic development time of the Showa period. Natsu lost her parents during the war so she moves to the Tokachi region in Hokkaido with her foster father who is a dairy farmer. While…

Doctor X Season 4

8.2

Surgeon Daimon Michiko is sent to Totei University Hospital this time. Although it reigns as the top university hospital in the country, the hospital’s reputation has suffered greatly from various cover-ups, medical…

Love Affairs in the Afternoon

7.9

Son Ji Eun is a housewife who works part-time at a mart. She is quiet and sincere, even as she feels trapped in her unhappy life and lonely marriage. One day, she meets biology teacher Yoon Jung Woo and her heart starts…

Uprising

7.9

Set in the Joseon era during a tumultuous time in the aftermath of war, take a journey through the lives of two childhood friends-turned-adversaries: Cheon Yeong, a slave with remarkable martial prowess, and Jong Ryeo,…

What a Good Girl

8.3

Duan Xiu Zi met Li Ming Yu for the first time at a wedding. She was stunningly beautiful but with the look of a good girl. She was forced by her family to paint the bride and groom, and Xiu Zi commented: “Boring…