Inagaki Hiroshi

A skilled and versatile filmmaker best known for his jidai-geki, Inagaki worked as an actor before directing. In the silent era, he narrated traditional stories with visual flair and melodramatic intensity: his extant second film, Vagabond Gambler (Hōrō zanmai, 1928), reveals his instinctive talent…

Ono Mayumi

Ono Mayumi is a Japanese gravure idol, singer, and actress. She got her first chance in show business when she passed the Sun Music New Face audition and took lessons at their office. A year later, she would join the idol group and campaign girls for the amazement park 'Joypolis, Really? Omelet Puzzle'.…

Zig Dulay

Zig Dulay is a Filipino screenwriter, editor, and director. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts major in Journalism and minor in Broadcasting at the University of the Philippines in Baguio. He obtained his Master of Arts in Araling Pilipino (Creative Writing and Film), at the University…

Shing Fui On

Shing Fui On was a Hong Kong actor. His only lead role was in the 1994 Category III film "The Blue Jean Monster". His last feature film role was the 2007 film "The Detective". Shing worked on a total of 95 feature films in a four-year span (1988–1991) and earned over 230 credits during his career.

Tanba Tetsuro

Tanba Tetsuro, born Tanba Shozaburo (丹波正三郎), was a Japanese actor, voice actor, entertainment promoter, and paranormal researcher. He founded the Tamba Production Company (丹波プロダクション) and the actor training institute Tamba Dojo (丹波道場). Additionally, he researched spiritualism…

Matsuo Satoru

Matsuo Satoru is a Japanese actor, entertainer, and commentator born in Amagasaki, Hyogo. He is affiliated with FMG. He worked as a part-time worker in the organization department of the Sankei Shimbun Osaka headquarters for 3 years, declined the offer to become a full-time employee, and aspired to…

Ibu Masato

bu Masato, born Murota Satoru (室田悟) in Nogata, Nakano, Tokyo, is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator. His previous stage names included Ibu Sen (伊武専) from 1966 to 1969, Ibu Masami (伊武正巳) from 1970 to 1973, and Ibu Masayuki (伊武雅之) from 1973 to 1980. He is currently…

Yusuke Santamaria

Yusuke Santamaria, born Nakayama Yusuke, is an actor and singer born in Ōita Ōita Prefecture, Japan who premiered primarily on Japanese networks such as JDTV and JHJ. He was best known for his work on many popular game shows, television programs, and shorts. He is also known simply as "Yūsuke". His…

Kagawa Teruyuki

Kagawa Teruyuki is a Japanese screen and stage actor. Born in 1965, his parents are the kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III and the cinema actress Hama Yuko. His grandmother is the film actress Takasugi Sanae. In the Kabuki world, it is usual for the son of an actor to follow the father's footsteps since…

Son Na Eun

Son Na Eun is a South Korean singer, dancer, actress and former member of APINK (에이핑크). She graduated from Seoul Performing Arts High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Theater from Dongguk University. She made her debut in April 2011 as the group's lead dancer, vocalist, rapper,…

At the Scene of Life 5

Set in a general hospital aiming for patient-oriented medical care, in this fifth installment of "At the Scene of Life" series, we will ask about what life is and what medical care should be through various interactions…

Akai Nurse Call

7.1

Haruno Shotaro and his girlfriend Mimori Arisa get into a car accident. The next moment, when he wakes up, he finds out that he is in the hospital and has a cast on his right foot and left hand. Soon, Haruno Shotaro…

Nocebo

7.9

A fashion designer is suffering from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband, until help arrives in the form of a Filipino carer, who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying…

Shin Inochi no Genba Kara

The "New At the Scene of Life" series was set in a hospital aiming for patient-oriented medical care, and through various interactions between doctors and nurses working there and patients, we have asked what life…

Dying at a Hospital

6.0

Director Jun Ichikawa draws a documentary that touches on the fighting illness of inpatients and their families who have been notified of cancer and the doctors and nurses who are engaged in terminal care. A unique…

Life Express

A child dying of leukemia needs a bone marrow transplant immediately. With only 24 hours, the doctors must fight the usual red tape bureaucracy and political obstacles in order to retrieve the marrow and carry out…

Brighter Days

7.3

Summer of 2024. Takahashi Saho is a mid-career nurse working at Sakuragaoka General Hospital in Sumida Ward. She is good at her job but has no spirit and is low-spirited as if she has lost her youth. Saho has been…

The Travel Nurse

7.5

Nasuda Ayumi is a young travel nurse who gives a bad first impression. In fact, he had been an excellent nurse practitioner in the US. He has the qualifications to carry out certain medical procedures and assist doctors…

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

7.6

Yowai Konosuke is a psychiatrist and he runs his own small psychiatric clinic in a back alley in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. He listens to his patients carefully and faces their symptoms patiently. He can identify…

Iryu Team Medical Dragon 2

7.9

In Iryu 2, Asada Ryutaro wages a new battle against the realities of Japan's medical care system. The government has drafted legislation to tackle the recent inflation of medical fees; hospitals have entered an era…