Wakamizu Midori

In 1910 (Meiji 43), he appeared as a female onnagata in a silent movie produced by Yoshizawa Shoten . At that time, even the director's credit was not given, and the appearance work is uncertain . In his last years (around the first year of the Showa era), he became paralyzed for some reason and seemed…

Izumo Yaeko

Izumo Yaeko was a Japanese actress born in Hachinohe Town, Aomori Prefecture. Her death date is unknown. After graduating from high school, she learned to dance under Eliana Pavlova. In May 1930, she joined Shochiku Kamata Photo Studio and made her movie debut with "Hohoemu Jinsei" directed by Gosho…

Sono Kayako

Sono Kayako was a Japanese actress born in Tokyo and raised in Tennoji Ward, Osaka. She graduated from Kobe College Faculty of Letters. In 1953, she became an auditor of NHK's Osaka Broadcasting Theater Company, appeared in the station's "Bonus", and has been active since the early days of television.…

Kawarasaki Kunitaro IV

Kawarasaki Kunitarô IV was a promising wakaonnagata actor, who excelled in daughter and princess roles but unfortunately died (a mysterious way) too young. He spent a few years in a Shinpa troupe in the forties of the Meiji era and was also involved in the early modern stage projects of Ichikawa Ennosuke…

Kobayashi Tsuneo

Graduated from Nihon University Art Department in 1934 . Selected and performed in the Takarazuka Revue review script open call for participants. In 1935, he joined the production department of the Tokyo Vocal Film Factory of the same Toho affiliate and studied under Shiro Toyoda , triggered by the…

Yamamuro Ko

Yamamuro Ko, born Nishimori Takashige (西森高茂), was a Japanese actor from Kochi, Japan. He graduated from Kochi Castle East Commercial School. In 1927, he joined the Nikkatsu Daishogun Studio under the stage name Murakami Eiji ((村上英二), occasionally working under his real name. In 1933,…

Okamoto Ippei

Painter, cartoonist, writer and Buddhist scholar. Husband of Kanoko Okamoto , a poet and novelist. Most of his family, starting from his son, painter Taro Okamoto, or nephew, actor Ryo Ikebe, were related to art world. He planned a trip around the world, which he ended after visiting 9 countries in…

Godo Masaharu

Born in Kyoto . Writer. Since April 2007, he has been a professor and vice president of the Faculty of Tourism and Culture , Kobe Shukugawa Gakuin University , and then the president in 2010. He retired from the president at the end of March 2012. So far, only one of his books, "Return Match" , was…

Hwang Ryeo Hui

Born in Seoul in 1928, her real name is Hwang Young Hee. After she finished Gyeonggi Girls' High School, she applied for the 2nd Actress Recruitment hosted by Koryo Film Company, and she was selected as No. 1, and she played the role of Lee Hye Ja in Director Choi In Gyu's 'Viva Freedom!' (1946). Her…

Shima Koji

Shima Koji was a Japanese actor, film director and screenwriter. Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He joined the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1925. He appeared in over 90 films as an actor, playing mostly romantic leads. He turned to directing…

Hawaiian Boy

Eddie, a Hawaiii-born Filipino, levaes his birthplace for the Philippines in the company of Ronnie who believes that the former has better chances to be a successful singer in Manila. True enough, Eddie is a hit but…

A Woman's Testament

6.5

A Film in Three Parts. The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. She is investing in a company on the one hand, and…

Kaidan Onibi no Numa

Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn’t bear him any more, attempts to kill him, but without success. Saburouta is rescued by his nephew, Keisuke at the last moment.…

A Story of Three Loves (Part 2)

10.0

Continuing the story of Part I, the plot follows the tragic fate of teahouse songstress Shen, who is forced to become the mistress of the evil warlord Liu. When the latter discovers that she has had a secret rendezvous…

The Desperate Chase

A murder happens, but there is no any key to the case. A newspaperman thrusts himself into it. At the risk of his life, he makes a thorough investigation of the case and gets a picture of it. The suspect is a gangster…

The Messengers to Hamheung

Early in the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), King Tae Jo goes to his hometown Hamheung in retirement, disappointed with the fact that King Tae Jo's son holds power after murdering his brother Bang Seok. Then Tae Jo sends…

Sorrow Even Up In Heaven

6.9

Lee Yun Bok in his fourth grade lives in a poor family. His father is indulged in gambling, and his mother, who can no longer tolerate the cruelty of her husband, leaves home. Yet, Yun Bok comforts his younger brothers,…

Taro Hiwa

At the end of the Warring States period, Taro Hiwa, who lived in Dainichi in the Kii Mountains, lived in peace with his father. Taro was often deceived by the merchants in the village. Each time he was covered by the…

Battleship Yamato

A work depicting the tragedy of Battleship Yamato and its crew during the Tianyi operation . In April 1945, the military commanded the second fleet to perform a “water attack” that would cause the battleship Yamato,…

A Female Spy, Elisa

During the Korean War (1950-1953), Park Ho, a Korean secret agent staying in Tokyo has relations with a female spy, Elisa. She, becoming a slave to his love, at last, confesses her identity. Later, she begins providing…