Nokubo Naoki

Nokubo was born in Iwata-shi, which was formerly known as Toyodacho, Iwata-gun, Shizuoka. After graduating from Kinshin High School, Nokubo wanted to be part of the entertainment industry and went to an acting school in Tokyo. He later became a Watanabe Entertainment affiliate, and in August 2004, became…

Fujiyama Ritsuko

Fujiyama Ritsuko, born Tada Kayo (多田佳代) in Tokushima, Japan, is an actress, voice actress, and narrator. She initially performed under the stage name Tada Kimiko (多田きみこ). Fujiyama is affiliated with Will Alliance (ウイルアライアンス). She graduated from Tokushima Prefectural…

Higuchi Shinji

Higuchi Shinji, born in Tokyo, is a Japanese director and former special effects director. Higuchi has done much to overhaul the visual effects landscape of Japanese films, starting with the critically acclaimed Gamera trilogy in the 90s. He encouraged the melding of CGI with traditional “suitmation”…

Tanaka Michiko

Tanaka Michiko is a Japanese model and actress. On April 22, 2024, it was announced that she has tied the knot with former Japanese national soccer player Kengo Kawamata, who currently plays for Azul Claro Numazu. (Source: Tokyohive)

Nonami Maho

Nonami Maho is a Japanese actress and stylist from Tokyo. She is under Toho Entertainment. In 1996, she started performing activities after winning the Grand Prix at the 4th Toho "Cinderella" audition. The following year, she made her first appearance in a TV drama with "Sushi, Kui Nee! 4". In 1998,…

Otsuru Gitan

Gitan Ôtsuru is an actor and director, known for Hadaka no itoko (2013), Kirin (2012) and Watashi no naka no 8 miri (2009). He was previously married to Marcia.

Hankai Kazuaki

Hankai Kazuaki is a Japanese actor who has starred in various projects such as Kodoku no Gurume Season 8, Iyasaretai Otoko, Legal V, and many more. (Source: MyDramaList)

Kamikawa Takaya

Kamikawa Takaya is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor born in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. He started his career as an actor at 30, with a role in the NHK television series "Daichi no Ko". (Source: Wikipedia)

Nakayama Yuma

Nakayama was born January 13, 1994 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Nakayama Yuma is a singer and actor from the Japanese male idols agency Johnny's Entertainment. He released a the song "Akuma na Koi" in July 2009 along with the 4-membered Johnny's Jr unit B.I.Shadow, under the name Nakayama Yuma w/B.I.Shadow.…

Furuoya Masato

Masato Furuoya was a Japanese actor who was born in Kawasaki city of Kanagawa Prefecture. He made his debut in 1977 and starred in many movies and TV dramas. He won the award for best actor at the 2nd Yokohama Film Festival and at the 5th Hochi Film Award for Disciples of Hippocrates and at the 12th…

Breathe

6.5

At times claustrophobic, at times liberating; amidst this contradictory atmosphere of Taipei City, Ping lives with her boyfriend, but she would kill to get the keys to her secret crush’s apartment. Little did she…

PTS Original: The Night of Salvation

A fire brigade medic involved in a hit-and-run accident tries to redeem himself after realising he may be his victim’s only hope. (Source: Taipei Film Festival YouTube) ~~ Release dates: Jul 7, 2018 (Festival) ||…

In From The North East

6.5

The film tells the story of Northeast girl Wang Dachun who was mocked by his classmates because of a spoof of Northeastern dialects and airborne Taipei classes, and the new popular English teacher Chen Yingxiong played…

As We Like It

7.3

Energetic, colourful reworking of Shakespeare’s love story played entirely by women, set in the bustling metropolis of Taipei. (Source: International Film Festival Rotterdam) ~~ Adapted from the comedy play "As You…

Irritable Boy

Growth is learning to live with trouble. Kai, a ten-year-old boy with irritable bowel syndrome, plans to send the love letter to his crush, Jenny on Moon Festival. (Source: taipeiff.taipei)

The Summer Temple Fair

7.2

In the summer vacation of junior year, Xia Zhi Xun, who was studying in Taipei , brought his art classmate Chen Nuan Nuan, who had a crush on him, and returned to Daxi, Taoyuan, his hometown after seven years of absence.…

Far Away Eyes

As he turns thirty, a penniless young man is overwhelmed with artistic doubt. In order to forget a recent break-up, his slim figure drifts aimlessly through the streets of Taipei, buzzing with the rumours of the autumn…

Missing Johnny

6.5

A story about a young woman who raises parrots in her apartment and keeps getting phone calls for someone named Johnny. Xi Zi Qi who has been living alone in Taipei is trying to figure out what direction she must take…

Time to Say Goodbye

Life is full of suffering and happiness, but being separated from the loved one is quite tormenting. This drama tells a story of Chen Mei Hui, a chief nurse at the palliative-care ward of Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital. Her…

The Islands

This documentary film follows the journey of former student activist and current political staffer Chen Ting Hao after his decision to escape the cynical politicism of Taipei City to the political backwater of Matsu,…