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Ohara Koyu
Ohara Koyu is a Japanese film director known for his popular Roman Porno films, Fairy in a Cage (1977) and the Pink Tush Girl series (1978–1980). One of Nikkatsu's most versatile and prolific directors, filming eight movies in 1979 alone, his stylistic preoccupations led him to be known as "King of…
Abe Yutaka
A director from the mid-twenties, Abe had trained in Hollywood, where he played bit parts in films starring his compatriot, Sessue Hayakawa. After returning home, he became known as the Lubitsch of Japan, a reputation founded on his witty and polished social satires. A Mermaid on Land (Riku no ningyo,…
Onoe Matsunosuke
Onoe Matsunosuke was a Japanese actor. He was initially an actor with an itinerant kabuki troupe. In his autobiography, he claimed that he had made his stage debut as early as 1880, in a performance given by the Tamizo Onoe company. Fascinated by the stage, he left his home by the age of 14 to travel…
Asahina Junko
Asahina Junko, born Echigo Akiko (越後亜紀子) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress known by her former stage name, Kobayakawa Jun (小早川純). She was affiliated with the Hiiragi Planning (柊企画) agency. Asahina was of mixed heritage, with a Russian grandfather, making her one-quarter…
Watanabe Marina
Marina Watanabe was born and raised within the Tokyo area. It is said that her father named his daughter "Marina", an unusual name in Japan which comes from Latin because he enjoyed yachting. In 1986, she was discovered by star agents and subsequently passed her audition tests to become an idol in the…
Ronny Yu
Ronny Yu is a Hong Kong actor and director born in Hong Kong. He dreamed of making films since he was a child. At only 9 months of age, Yu contracted polio, resulting in a long recovery that prevented him from developing an active childhood and had to spend much time in isolation. To cope with the loneliness,…
Tsuruta Koji
Ono Eiichi, better known by his stage name Tsuruta Koji, was a Japanese actor and singer. He appeared in almost 260 feature films and had a unique style of singing. His daughter, Tsuruta Sayaka, is an actress. Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Tsuruta was raised in Osaka by his grandmother, following his…
Masumura Yasuzo
Masumura was born in Kōfu, Yamanashi. He would become known as a maverick director whose main legacy was films portraying and promoting individualism, which was the opposite of the norm in Japanese society. He entered the law department of Tokyo University, but his studies were interrupted when he…
Kinoshita Keisuke
Kinoshita Keisuke was a Japanese film director. Kinoshita was highly prolific, turning out some 42 films in the first 23 years of his career. For this, Kinoshita explained that he "can’t help it. Ideas for films have always just popped into my head like scraps of paper into a wastebasket. Although…
Chae Bo Hoon
Chae Bo Hoon is a South Korean singer-songwriter, musician, producer, former member of PURPLE RAIN (퍼플 레인) and current member of THE VANE (더 베인). He graduated from Keimyung University with a bachelor's degree in Music Production and later obtained a master's degree also in Music Production…
