Choi Yong Bae

Choi Yong Bae is a South Korean producer. He entered Seoul National University in 1982 and spent his college life as an aspiring film director who "watched about 95% of the Korean films released from 1982 to the early 2000s". After graduating from college, he joined the Daewoo Research Foundation, gained…

Sakai Miki

Sakai Miki is an actress and J-pop idol singer from Shizuoka, Japan. As a teenager she made her feature film debut in the 1995 Shunji Iwai film "Love Letter" playing the role of Itsuki Fujii as a young girl. The film was a huge box-office success and Miki picked up a number of awards for her role including…

Kaku Kento

Kento Kaku (born July 3, 1989) is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo. He has appeared in several feature films, television series, and stage productions. He is represented with Amuse, Inc. His wife is actress Nana Eikura. They married in August of 2016 and welcomed their first child in June of 2017. On…

Lee Yi Kyung

Lee Yi Kyung is a South Korean actor under HB Entertainment. He graduated from the Seoul Institute of the Arts. He made his acting debut in 2011 and first gained recognition by playing a rebellious student in the teen drama "School 2013". Thereafter, he played minor and supporting roles in television…

Sawamura Sadako

Sawamura Sadako was a Japanese actress and essayist born in Saruwakacho, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. Her real name was Ohashi Teiko (大橋貞子). She was also known as an essayist, publishing memoirs such as "Song of Shells" and "My Asakusa." Her older brother, Tomokazu, became the fourth-generation Sawamura…

Atsumi Kiyoshi

Atsumi Kiyoshi (Born Tadokoro Yasuo) was a Japanese film actor. He started his career in 1951 as a comedian at a strip-show theater in Asakusa. After two years of fighting pulmonary tuberculosis, he made his debut on TV in 1956 and on film in 1957. His vivid performance of a lovable, innocent man in…

Takashima Masahiro

Takashima Masahiro is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan. He comes from a family of actors, including his father (Tadao Takashima), mother (Hanayo Sumi) and younger brother Masanobu Takashima. He married the stage actress Sylvia Grab in 2005. Takashima debuted in the 1987 film "Totto Channel". His…

Yamada Anna

Yamada Anna is a Japanese actress represented by Amuse. In 2011, Yamada won the Grand Prix at Ciao Girl 2011 Audition and joined the talent agency Amuse Inc. She attended the audition because she wanted the Nintendo 3DS, which was the prize of the Grand Prix. Since then, she has been active as a model…

Ito Kentaro

Ito Kentarō, formerly known only by his given name, "Kentaro", is a Japanese actor and model. He was born in Tokyo and began his early career as a model in 2012 at age 14. In 2014, he joined Bonn Image, a modeling agency, at first for advertising jobs. Then, he landed a supporting role in the highly…

Fukuhara Haruka

Fukuhara Haruka is a Japanese actress, singer, and model from Saitama Prefecture. She debuted as a child actress during her first grade of elementary school and has been involved with various projects throughout her career as a multi-talented entertainer. Haruka debuted as a singer in 2009, where she…

A*B*C Tours

Thanks to their appearance in hit Asian films, locations throughout Japan are being thrust into the spotlight. We visit these new tourist hotspots with the stars of the films that made them famous, hearing the behind-the-scenes…

Muta Keijikan Jiken File 1

~~ Adapted from the novel "Muta Keijikan Jikenbo" (牟田刑事官事件簿) by Ishizawa Eitaro (石沢英太郎).

The Fate of Corruption

A compilation of five short films produced by Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). Based on real-life cases, the films portray the devastating impact of corruption on individuals, communities, and…

The Cave of the Silken Web

7.1

The ten-reel silent film produced by Shanghai Yingxi Company was thought to be a lost film, until 2013, when an original copy of The Cave of the Silken Web was discovered in the archives of the National Library in…

Women of the Night

6.9

After World War II, Mizoguchi was inspired by Italian neorealism to make one of the most emotionally and visually raw films of his career. Filmed on location in Osaka, Women of the Night concerns two sisters—Fusako,…

Ashes To Honey

The films shows the possibilities and future prospects of using renewable energy sources, which have long been widespread in countries like Sweden. The inhabitants of a village on a small island in Japan, 30 km as…

Mai Sin Rai Fai Sawart

6.9

Patawee’s and Chitchaba’s fathers had built a successful business together. Unfortunately, Patawee's father committed suicide after Chitchaba’s father cheated him, which resulted in his family wallowing in poverty.…

Sabae to Yattara Owaru

6.8

Uji spends his days consulting with Sabae Reika, Sakurai's best friend and Uji's friend, about his feelings for his classmate, Sakurai. However, sometimes, he becomes strangely conscious of Sabae, gets nervous, and…

Mifune: The Last Samurai

9.0

Documentary about the life of the legendary actor Mifune Toshiro, who created Japan's Golden Era of cinema. The film explores Mifune's legacy in bringing 'Samura cinema' to the world's attention with interviews of…