Shin Matsudaira Ukon

Ukon Matsudaira, a town doctor, Yabutaro and Shogun's younger brother, is a man with two faces. He hates the samurai society and works as a town doctor, while he wields a sword against the infested evils. (Source:…

The Sun Moon Legend

Shin Jiken: Waga Uta Wa Hana Ichimonme

8.0

New Pilgrims to the West

Chan Jun Leung’s 1982 film based on The Journey to the West. The story of the Monkey King and his half man/half pig companion and their travels towards the Western Paradise. (Source: IMDB)

The New South Hand Blows and North Kick Blows

Rivals in public, allies in private: The now-legendary "Northern Kick" Shao Yi Fei has been framed for the murder of "Southern Fist" Shen Yin Wai's younger brother. Once again joining forces, they uncover the mastermind…

Rescue from Hades

All for Love

Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin

4.0

Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery

The monastery has been captured by bandits, posing as monks in order to kidnap and abuse young women who come to pray. An inspector is sent to investigate, and various factions of magicians get involved on each side.…

The Crazy Monk

Azuma Shizuko

Azuma Shizuko was a Japanese actress born in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from the Toho Acting School (東宝演技研究所), she became a contract actress with Toho (東宝). She made her film debut in the 1953 movie "Himawari Musume" (ひまわり娘). Following the end of Toho's exclusive actor…

Iizawa Tadasu

Iizawa Tadasu, born Iizawa Tadasu (伊澤紀) in Wakayama, Japan, was a Japanese playwright, director, and novelist. He graduated from the Tokyo Higher Normal School's affiliated elementary school in 1922 and entered Musashi High School (武蔵高等学校) that same year. However, he struggled with…

Annie Nguyen

Annie Nguyen is a Vietnamese-Taiwanese actress who was born in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam. Since her childhood, she loved watching Vietnamese-Taiwanese opera since she was a child, and often imagined that she could become a Taiwanese opera actor and perform on stage when she grew up. In 2005, at the…

Oya Ichijiro

Oya Ichijiro was a Japanese actor born in Asakusa Suga, Tokyo. He made his stage debut in 1907 at the age of 13, performing as a child extra in Beggar's Child or Nobleman's Child (乞食の子か大名の子か). He studied under actor Fujii Rokusuke (藤井六輔), adopting the stage name Fujikawa…

Mayama Miho

Mayama Miho, born Mayama Mihoko (真山美保子) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese playwright, actress, and director. She was the chairperson of the Shin Seisakuza Cultural Center (新制作座文化センター) and a member of the Japan Directors Association (日本演出家協会) and the International…

Fujiishi Osamu

Fujiishi Osamu is a Japanese cinematographer and focus puller from Niigata, Japan. He studied at the College of Art at Nihon University (日本大学) but left in his third year due to financial difficulties. He is a member of the Japan Society of Cinematographers (J.S.C.; 日本映画撮影監督協会).…

Lai Pak Hoi

Lai Pak Hoi was a Hong Kong actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and production manager. He began his career in the film industry as an actor in early Chinese silent films. In 1922, Lai co-founded the Minxin Film Company (民新影片公司), the first Chinese-owned film company in Hong Kong. After…

Hanayagi Yoshiaki

Hanayagi Yoshiaki, born Aoyama Masaru (青山勝) in Hyogo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He was adopted by actor Hanayagi Shotaro (花柳章太郎) at a young age. He made his stage debut in November 1933 at Meijiza Theater (明治座) in Kyoenroku (侠艶録). Later, he mentored younger actors in the…

Kako Zanmu

Kako Zanmu, born Kaku Yasugoro (賀古保五郎) in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, was a Japanese film director, producer, and novelist. He began his career in the arts as a playwright for new-school theater and later joined the Shochiku Kamata Studio (松竹蒲田撮影所), a major Japanese film studio.…

Ota Tadashi

Ota Tadashi was a Japanese composer and pianist born in Tokyo, Japan. His date of death is unknown. He became acquainted with the organ at the age of 8 and began studying piano and composition at the age of 15. After graduating from commercial school in 1919, he composed numerous songs and children's…