Naruse Masahiko

Naruse Masahiko was a Japanese actor and director affiliated with Oda Production. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from the Arts Department of Nihon University. In the 1940s, he joined the mobile theater troupe "Fuyotai," which was linked to the Actor's Studio. After World War II, Naruse continued with the…

Hongo Kojiro

Hongo Kojiro was a Japanese actor born in Omotecho, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture. He was perhaps most well-known for his roles in Daiei's tokusatsu and kaiju films in the 1960's, particularly the Gamera films. His acting career lasted from 1959 to 2004, at which point he suffered a stroke and was…

Sakamoto Takeshi

Sakamoto Takeshi was a Japanese actor born in Sakagoshi, Ago, Hyogo, Japan. His real name was Nagai Takehei (永石武平). After graduating from Sakagoshi Elementary School, he initially worked at a watch shop in Osaka, Japan. However, his life took a turn when he attended a magic show performed by…

Taniguchi Senkichi

Born in Tokyo, Japan, he attended Waseda University but left before graduating due to his involvement in a left-wing theater troupe. He joined P.C.L. (a precursor to Toho) in 1933 and began working as an assistant director to Kajirō Yamamoto alongside his longtime friend, acclaimed Japanese filmmaker,…

Joe Yamanaka

Yamanaka Joe was a Japanese musician, actor, and professional boxer from Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. His real name is Yamanaka Akira and his ring name during his professional boxer days was Jo Akira. Born as the only mixed-race child of the seven siblings. His father is "African-American". He…

Shiomi Yo

Shiomi Yo, born Katasayama Kisaburo (片山喜三郎) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. Previously known as Shiomi Shigeru (汐見蓊), he pursued a career in theater after leaving Keio University’s Faculty of Economics in 1917. In 1920, Shiomi co-founded the New Theater Group Kenkyiza with Ishikawa…

Kudo Eiichi

Kudo Eiichi was a Japanese film director from Tomakomai, Hokkaido. His 1982 film Yajudeka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. His 1963 film 13 Assassins was the basis for the 2010 remake by Takashi Miike. Born into a merchant family in Numanohata, he is the eldest of eight…

Hirayama Hideyuki

Hirayama has sustained parallel careers as a proficient craftsman of big-budget commercial entertainments and as an artist realizing small-scale, offbeat, and imaginative projects. After a long freelance apprenticeship to such directors as Jūzō Itami and Kichitarō Negishi, he made his debut, a comic…

Okumura Koen

Okumura Koen, born Okumura Susumu (奥村進) and formerly known as Okumura Shinji (奥村進二), was a Japanese actor from Akita, Japan. He graduated from Senshu University (専修大学) and was affiliated with the production company Gendai Seisakusha (現代制作舎). He was also involved in the…

Kishimoto Kayoko

Kayoko Kishimoto (岸本加世子 Kishimoto Kayoko, born 29 December 1960 in Shizuoka, Japan) is an actress.
She has appeared in several of Takeshi Kitano's films, such as Hana-bi, Kikujiro and Dolls. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 23rd Japan Academy…

Moon Whistle Sun Whistle Volume 1 Young Warrior under the Moon

The story of the 16th year of the Warring States period. A horse race between Kinmon and Samurai was held at Kamo no Miya Baba, the capital of Kyoto. The knight of the Kinmon is the prestigious Rokujo Hidarimezu of…

Buddha's Palm - Part 4

Kau Yuk Kuen is delivered to safety by the mythical condor with one of the tripods while her foster father, Ku, continues the fight until his last breath. The Three Evils brutally beat and cripple Auyeung to intercept…

Ren Zui

20 years ago, rural student Zhao Cheng, under the secret manipulation of his uncle, Chen Geng Yin, who was the principal of the County No. 1 Middle School, "civet cat for prince", replaced Chen Zui in college and continued…

Prince Yeon San

The death of his birth mother, Queen Yun, leaves a deep wound and longing in little Yeon San's heart. He continues to struggle with his quest for maternal love and lives a life of debauchery when Jang Nok Su enters…

Aristocratic Birth: Prince of Legend

7.2

“Shintaro, if we do our best, we could be noble someday.” A town located in the center of the world at night, commonly known as a night ring. In this host-controlled town, clubs continued to fight each other over…

Mob Psycho 100

7.2

Kageyama Shigeo is an average middle school boy, nicknamed Mobu (meaning “background character”) as he lacks a sense of presence. Although he looks like an inconspicuous person, he in fact has powerful psychic…

Love Forever After

7.4

A love story between the cold God of Death and a beautiful ghost who refuses to die. Tualek's a wandering spirit who one day meets Mr. Grim Reaper. Upon meeting her, he takes her to Judgement Hall, but she vehemently…

Astrophile

7.4

Nubdao is the host of a home shopping program, 'Wish You Were Home.' She's always been a strong person and a hard worker, but she still feels she doesn't have her life together. She's facing sexual harassment at work…

Squid Game Season 3

7.6

A failed rebellion, the death of a friend, and a secret betrayal. Picking up in the aftermath, the final season finds Gi Hun, Player 456, at his lowest point yet. But the Squid Game stops for no one, so Gi Hun will…