Lu Chuan

Lu Chuan (born 8 February 1971) is a Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He is the son of novelist Lu Tianming. He was born in Xinjiang, China. Hailed as a major new voice in Chinese cinema, Lu's first two films were small-budget productions which garnered both Chinese and international acclaim:…

Amano Chihiro

Chihiro Amano is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who has been described as "profusely talented" by movie critic Tom Mes. Amano was born on July 30, 1982. After five years working in the corporate world, she turned to film and made her debut with the 2009 Sayonara Muffler which was shown at…

Shiraishi Kazuya

Shiraishi Kazuya is a Japanese filmmaker from Hokkaido. He participated in a video school sponsored by Director Nakamura Genji. After that, he studied under Koji Wakamatsu and worked as a free director. He worked as an assistant director for works such as "A Street Corner Without Tomorrow" (97), "Complete…

Kumazawa Naoto

Naoto Kumazawa is a Japanese film director and screenwriter from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Graduated from Seijo University. While studying at Seijo University he was selected for the Shueisha BJ Image Award, and was exhibited at the Yu -bird International Fantastic Film Festival in the off-theater division.…

Tokoshima Yoshiko

Tokoshima Yoshiko is a Japanese actress represented by Horipro Inc. She attended Seika Girls High School and began training, working, and performing as a ballerina before transitioning to acting in the early 1990s. She made her actin debut in 1991 with the drama "Vingt Cinq Ans Marriage”. She has…

Ito Ran

Ito Ran is a Japanese actress and previous member of the 1970s legendary idol group Candies. As the leading member of Candies, Ito Ran was in charge of the solo of most hit songs. Her real name is Mizutani Ran. Ito Ran was born in Kichijoji, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. She is married to Mizutani Yutaka,…

Hayakawa Sessue

Kintaro Hayakawa , known professionally as Sessue Hayakawa, was a Japanese actor. He was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood during the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. Hayakawa was the first actor of Asian descent to achieve stardom as a leading man in the United States and Europe. His "broodingly…

Ko Chun Hsiung

Ko Chun Hsiung was a Taiwanese actor, director and politician. He had been acting since the 1960s and had appeared in more than 200 films. His career accolades included three Golden Horse Awards, two Asia Pacific Film Festival Awards for Best Actor, a Panama International Film Festival Award for Best…

Yamaguchi Tatsuya

Under Johnny's and Associates. And a part of the band TOKIO which debuted 1994, joined TOKIO 1989 and is the band's bassist. He married a former model Yuko Yamaguchi in March 2008. On 5 August 2016, he announced that they had divorced. On 25 April 2018, news broke that Yamaguchi had been referred to…

Hatakeyama Baku

Hatakeyama Baku, real name Hatakeyama Akio, was the Japanese actor who played Oiwa Daita, the first Kirenger in Himitsu Sentai Gorenger. He is currently the only known deceased actor who has played a ranger in Super Sentai. Hatakeyama was born in Minamimaki, a village located in the Minamisaku district…

Mama ga Ikita Akashi

7.4

Takehiro lives the busy day-to-day life of a sport reporter in charge of a new program. His wife, Kyoko, is pregnant. Somehow he figures out how to get a break from work and visits his parents and in-laws. Meanwhile,…

The End of the Special Time We Were Allowed

Sota Masuda won the band contest at the age of 17, and his debut with his band was a matter of time. However, the band broke up with their members going to college, and he headed to Tokyo to succeed in music. Eventually,…

His Master's Voice

8.5

A heartwarming drama devised by rakugo performer Hayashia Taihei. It presents an affectionate depiction of the highs and lows of ordinary people, and weaves a traditional rakugo story into its narrative. Music video…

Magic Night

4.0

Akio is a young man with a complex over his appearance. One day, he receives a ring a magician, Jumonji. The ring transforms Akio into a handsome man. He is so attractive that he is scouted to work at a host club in…

Piano Barn

5.7

Two sisters living on a peach farm in Koori town, Fukushima Prefecture,are opposites. Haruka Miyamoto feels less beautiful than her sister Akiba Miyamoto and hates being compared to her. She finds comfort in playing…

Ogawacho Serenade

7.6

Manami runs the snack bar “Snack Bar Sayoko.” She raised her daughter Sayoko alone. Her father is known as Angel and works as a drag queen dancer. Sayoko doesn't know that Angel is her father. Manami and Angel…

Shin Keiji Yoshinaga Seiichi

6.7

Yoshinaga Seiichi is a detective of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police’s First Investigative Division. He believes “there is no case that cannot be solved”, and he never gives up on an investigation. His partner…

Fukushima: A Town of Love and Hope

6.0

In 1945, Hideo, who was a student, was mobilized to work at a mine in Ishikawa, Fukushima Prefecture during World War II. Hideo did not know what he was mining, but it was uranium. In 1966, at Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture,…

Right Here Right Now

College dropout Kudo was approached with a job opportunity overseas by chance. He accepts the opportunity to get out of his days in a rut, but becomes involved in a crime caused by an old friend, Yano, whom Kudo reunites…

Tanikawa san Shi o Hitotsu Tsukutte Kudasai

A documentary that uses the poem "Kotoba" (WORDS), written by poet Tanikawa Shuntaro about the Great East Japan Earthquake, as an entry point for exploring precious words spoken by people living in various regions.…