Funahashi Seiichi

Seiichi Funabashi was a Japanese novelist born in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Mito High School and later from the Faculty of Letters at Tokyo Imperial University. His younger brother, Kazuo Funabashi, was a screenwriter. Seiichi was a member of the Japan Art Academy and was recognized as a Person…

Shishido Joe

Shishido Joe was a Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He appeared in some 300 films but is best known in the West for his performance in the cult film Branded to Kill (1967). In Japan, he is also known by the nickname…

Tokutomi Kenjiro

Tokutomi was born on December 8, 1868 in Minamata, Japan to a samurai family. He was the younger brother of journalist and historian Tokutomi Sohō. He converted to Christianity in 1885, and moved to Imabari, Ehime, where he lived with Shiro Sokabe and was a student of Tokio Yokoi. This is also where…

Mori Sannosuke

Mori Sannosuke was a Japanese actor born in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. He graduated from the former Yokohama Commercial High School. In 1894, he joined Kawakami Otojiro's "Kawakami Otojiro Ichiza", and made his stage debut in Yokohama. In 1902, at the age of 27, he became independent and formed…

Araki Shinobu

Araki Shinobu was born in 1891 in Niigata. He spent the early part of his life in a small traveling theater company and performing in Asakusa, before joining Nikkatsu Mukojima in 1921, stepping into the world of acting for the first time. He began by appearing in the Shinpa dramas Futari Shizuka (Two…

Kawamura Reikichi

Kawamura Reikichi was a Japanese actor born in Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan. His real name was Kawamura Ishigoro (河村石五郎). After graduating from the preparatory department of Nishijin Castle Commercial School in Kanda, he made his stage debut at the age of 13 at Shinshaza in Nakasu. He joined an…

Leung Sing Po

Leung Sing Po made his debut in Cantonese Opera at the age of 17. In the beginning he took civil and martial roles, but later because of his round and comic appearance, he specialized in clownish roles. Such was his success that he was often called "The King of Clowns". In 1950, Leung started to appear…

Ueki Hitoshi

Actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist, Ueki came to fame through the comic jazz-band The Crazy Cats led by Hajime Hana. His hit song, Sūdara-bushi, placed in the Oricon top ten and landed him an appearance on the NHK annual music spectacular Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Ueki received the Purple Ribbon Medal…

Matsukata Hiroki

Meguro Koju, better known by the stage name Matsukata Hiroki, was a Japanese actor. He was the son of jidaigeki actor Konoe Jushiro and actress Mizukawa Yaeko and has a younger brother Meguro Yuki who is also an actor. As a young man, he aspired to be a singer, but turned to acting, making his debut…

Park Seung Hi

Park Seung Hi is a South Korean retired short track and long track speed skater. She won two gold medals and three bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She has a sister and a brother who are both speed skaters as well. After the 2014 Winter Olympics…

Ako Roshi

5.0

"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit suicide after attempting to kill Lord Kira. Once the retainers hear about their Lord's death, they sacrifice their lives…

The Great White Tiger Platoon

3.0

The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan’s last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Meant to be a reserve unit as it was made of the young,…

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5

7.0

The fifth in a powerful series about brutality, duty and honor, staring the legendary TAKAKURA Ken. Hidejuro is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family…

Crush Over

7.6

This program is a passionate survival competition reality show that comprehensively tests the body and will. The program has newly designed multiple complex challenges to test the contestants in all aspects. This is…

The Pawnshop No. 8

7.5

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…

Pirate Reboot: The Five Treasures

8.4

A real-world with eight characters of eight members sailing through the huge sea of space. ATEEZ has to successfully complete ESC's mission and recover its honor by finding a pirate license.

Flower of the Queen

7.1

South Korean society values success more than anything else. People tirelessly strive to get ahead. Meanwhile, South Korea ranks at the bottom of the list of happy countries in the world. Korea's suicide rate is the…

Brotherhood of Blades

7.5

The story is centered on three officers of the Ming Dynasty, the secret police who are tasked with disposing of an adversary of the emperor. The three officers then become entangled in a corruption scheme which reveals…

Sweet Trap

7.8

Jiang Jie is a talented young chef whose knife skills and cooking abilities have led him to the very pinnacle of traditional Chinese cuisine. His skills have landed him the coveted Five-Star Kitchen Knife, the ultimate…

Class of Lies

8.3

The drama is about a highly successful lawyer who falls from grace because of one case. He becomes a fixed-term teacher at a high school that is tied to that case in order to regain his honor. Though he goes into the…