The Pawnshop No. 8

7.4

The legend has it that if you can locate Pawnshop No. 8, it will honor any request you may have, as long as you are willing to pay for the price. It accepts valuable jewelry or house deed. It also gladly accepts your…

The Haunted Drum

7.4

When his classmates die in terrible ways, an apprentice musician tries to uncover the secret of a drum that is rumored to be made of a long-dead woman's skin. (Source: Rotten Tomatoes)

Laplae the Hidden Town

7.4

The legend of a secret town shrouded in a curtain of fog, a mountain village of only women and golden turmeric, and a ceremonial hunt for the survival of their lineage. (Source: Thai = Workpoint || Translation = MyDramaList)

The Lump in My Heart

7.4

Chinatsu lives with her mother Akiko in an old house in a port city. They live ordinary lives, but enjoy happy days. Chinatsu has been accepted to an arts university and this keeps her busy. She is currently having…

The Last Cop: Another Story

7.4

First side story shows a body swap between Ryota, Kyogoku, Yui and Kanako after an especially rowdy Christmas dinner, and second story tells about Ryota and Kyogoku going to the past.

The Mistress

7.4

A young woman is torn between the affections of her two lovers. One is a young bachelor who brings passion into her life. The other is a married man who has kept her as his mistress for years. Architect JD has a chip…

The Sensible Life of Director Shin

7.4

In this quirky, meta Korean series shot from the perspective of a computer web cam, a director tries to make informative how-to videos about his creative process–and instead reveals an intimate inside look at his…

The Girl Who Runs Through Time

7.4

A high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel. The second live-action film adaptation of novel of the same name. The film was released in Japan on November 8, 1997, directed by Haruki Kadokawa, with a screenplay…

The White Storm 2: Drug Lords

7.4

The Ching Hing Gang forbids drug dealing. When Ji Zo secretly breaks this rule, his fellow gang member Tin punishes and expels him. That same night, a cop’s wife is killed in Ji Zo’s nightclub, and Tin, disillusioned…

Fujita Susumu

Fujita Susumu was a Japanese film and television actor. He played the lead role in Kurosawa Akira's first feature, Sugata Sanshiro, and appeared in other Kurosawa films including The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail and The Hidden Fortress. Later, he was a supporting actor in Honda Ishiro's Mothra…

Teshigahara Sofu

Teshigahara was the founder of the Sogetsuryu school of ikebana flower arranging, the father of director Teshigahara Hiroshi and has featured in two short documentary films directed by his son.

Rosanne Wong

Rosanne Wong is the member of a Hong Kong canto-pop music group 2R alongside younger sister Race Wong. She was born in Malaysia and moved to Singapore with her family at a very young age. Her younger sisters are Race Wong and Rhonda Wong. She was discovered by an agent while performing in a singing…

Tsuchiya Tsuneji

One of the first cameramen in Japanese cinema history. A former carpenter, Tsuchiya travelled to North America to help in the construction of a Japanese garden and tea house at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. After learning film techniques on how to operate a camera and develop film in December 1898…

Hara Izumi

Her mother died at the age of 10, and went to Tokyo at the age of 17 because she did notget along with her stepmother. Although initially she was taking advantage of her talent and joined Okamoto Kokage disciples of calligraphy. In order to earn the tuition, she joined the Tokyo Yanaka belong model…

Abe Yutaka

A director from the mid-twenties, Abe had trained in Hollywood, where he played bit parts in films starring his compatriot, Sessue Hayakawa. After returning home, he became known as the Lubitsch of Japan, a reputation founded on his witty and polished social satires. A Mermaid on Land (Riku no ningyo,…

Aoyama Kazuya

Was part of the band "Green Grass" (グリーン・グラス) with Tanaka Kiyoshi. In 1976 he retired from the entertainment industry to join the family business seaweed specialty store "Kawamoriya Inc." . In March 1989, he succeeded his father, the founder, and became President and Representative Director.

Aoyama Kintaro

He starred in the films "Kappa Cries" and "Le Misera Buranai", and the movie "NOPPERABOU", which played the role of Tanaka, won the 60-minute Grand Prix at the Fukuoka Independent Film Festival. Appeared in Fuji TV drama "Oh, My Dad !!" "Ninkyo Helper Special", TV Tokyo "I'm not good at it", TBS "To…

Takizawa Osamu

Osamu Takizawa was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ushigome, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Starting at the Tsukiji Little Theater, Takizawa participated in a number of theatrical troupes before forming Gekidan Mingei with Jūkichi Uno.

Kawase Uno

Kawase Uno is the grandmother of film director Kawase Naomi and has featured in some of her films.