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'.…

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…

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.

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…

Enami Kyoko

Kyoko Enami was discovered through Daiei's New Face program in 1959, and was promptly made a star in 1960. An awesome beauty with remarkably pale skin, she also conveyed a kind of steeliness that turned out to make her ideal for the popular film series "Gambling Woman," which made her one of the first…

Kim Jong Hak

Kim Jong Hak was a South Korean television director and producer. He graduated from Whimoon High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Broadcasting from Kyung Hee University. He joined MBC in 1977 and made his debut in 1981 as one of the directors of the long-running drama,…

Hayashi Yuki

Originally training as a rhythmic gymnast, Yuki Hayashi was never really interested in music. He became annoyed that the tracks he was selecting didn't suit his performance, and as the arranger had no experience in gymnastics, and it was difficult to convey his image. So, he decided to create his own…

Ishibashi Ryo

Ishibashi Ryo is a Japanese actor and international celebrity born in Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. He is known around the world for his roles in the classic Japanese horror films "Suicide Club" and "Audition." He is also recognized in America for his role as Nakagawa in "The Grudge" and "The Grudge…

Bela Padilla

Bela Padilla is a Filipino-British actress, film producer, screenwriter, occasional host, and model. She first attended a Montessori education-style international school in Forbes Park, Makati, before attending the foreigners class of Colegio San Agustin, Makati. She took up journalism as an elective…

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…