Carlos Padilla Sr.

Carlos Padilla Sr. was a Filipino Olympic boxer and actor. Padilla was also a film director, with his first film being Susi ng Kalangitan which was made in 1937. From a famous family of actors and politicians, he is the brother of actor José Padilla Jr. and actor-director-politician Roy Padilla Sr.,…

Hermogenes Ilagan

Hermogenes Ilagan was a Filipino tenor, writer, stage actor, and playwright. He was a descendant of Francisco Baltazar. His talent in singing made him popular in the field of theater arts. He became known as the Father of Tagalog Zarzuela and the Father of Philippine Zarzuela. His forty years of involvement…

Carlos Padilla Jr.

Carlos Padilla Jr. is a retired actor and boxing referee and judge from the Philippines. He is best known for refereeing the "Thrilla in Manila" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1975. The son of an Olympic boxer and actor, Padilla's professional career began as an actor, where he was known a…

Sone Yuta

Sone Yuta is a Japanese actor from Fukui Prefecture. He is affiliated with From First Production. In 2006, he changed his stage name from his real name, Sone Hideki, to the current one. His father is actor Sone Harumi, and his younger sister is figure skater Sone Miki. (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia…

Tsuburaya Hajime

Tsuburaya Hajime was a Japanese film and television director, producer, and cinematographer. The eldest son of Tsuburaya Eiji, he began his career on the 1954 film, "Godzilla" and its sequel, "Godzilla Raids Again" as an assistant special effects cinematographer. He took over Tsuburaya Productions after…

Bernard Bonin

Bernard Bonnin was a veteran actor dubbed as the "Pretty Boy of the 60s." His acting career spanned for four decades and became popular with his movie Alyas Palos in 1962. Among his other films were Gagamba, Ako ang Lalagot sa Hininga Mo, Code Name: Bomba, Target: Captain Karate, and Ay Pepita. Bonnin…

Albert Yearsley

Albert Yearsley became the first resident to shoot local films. On 30 December 1909, he shot the Rizal Day celebration at the Luneta which was shown in April of the following year. This was followed by shots of the Manila Carnival of 1910; the eruption of Taal Volcano in 1911; the first airplane flight…

Rosario Moreno

Rosario Moreno is A Pre-war Filipino actress who become famous as Queen of Tearjerkers and love-team with Rudy Concepcion and she made her debut as extra in Nepomuceno Productions she starred as rape victim who left her child played by "Tita Duran in Tunay Na Ina" (1939). She started five movies with…

Shitara Koji

Shitara Koji is a Japanese composer, arranger, and music producer, as well as a former actor, born in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan. Koji's acting career began in 1951 when he was discovered by director Nakamura Noboru while his father was working in the foreign film publicity department at Shochiku. Koji…

Eddie Mesa

Eddie Mesa, is a Filipino retired actor and singer. He was discovered by talent agents when he sang a Sammy Davis song. Afterwards he changed his surname to his mother's maiden name as Eddie Mesa, lead singer of Eddie Mesa And The Trippers. He was nicknamed Elvis Presley of the Philippines during his…

Somewhere beyond the Mist

5.7

Angela is a cop in charge of the murder of a married couple. Her father, who suffers dementia, has always been a pain in her neck. Sensitive from pregnancy, Angela discovers strange aspects of the murder while investigating…

Geisha vs Ninjas

5.8

One rainy night in the Edo period, Kotono (a geisha) confronts the samurais who killed her father. The samurais attack her one after another, but she fights hard against samurais with her sword. Kotono tries to chase…

Hyoryu Net Cafe

5.8

It all started with a "net cafe." The hero Toki Koichi is a soon-to-be father leading a complacent life. One day, he happens to stop by an internet cafe, and there he bumps into Kaho, his first love from his junior…

My Dream Girl

6.0

In a modern twist on Pygmalion, Ling is discovered by her long lost father who transports her to a world of dreams and wealth in Shanghai. While learning to be a lady, she falls in love with an unemployed guy, Joe,…

Don't Look Back

5.2

Jung Hee is a 21-year-old dancer who struggles with insecurities and other problems after her father abandoned her family 15 years ago. One day, Jung Hee's brings back their father. Keun Woo is a 25-year-old low level…

Part-Time Death Angel

The story unfolds when Sakurai Shinji, a university student who has fallen into despair over his father’s arrest, his parents’ divorce, and overwhelming debt, is invited by his classmate Hanamori Yuki to take on…

Bo Li Hun Yue

6.1

To raise money, Lu Wan Wan was forced to make a deal with her father, marrying Li Jing Chen, the heir to the Li family, who had lost his sight in a car accident. Young Master Li was prejudiced against Wan Qan, believing…