Futagawa Buntaro

A specialist in jidai-geki, Futagawa is remembered largely for the silent films he made at Makino Productions in collaboration with popular action hero Tsumasaburō Bandō. Several of these survive: Kageboshi (Edo Kaizokuden: Kagebōshi, 1925) is admired for having introduced a greater psychological…

Takei Emi

Takei was born in Nagoya. Aspiring to become a model, she declared to her parents on her entry to junior high school that she would become a model within three years. In 2006, she entered the 11th Japan Bishōjo Contest and won in not only one but two categories: she received the Model Division Award…

Aragaki Yui

Aragaki Yui is a Japanese idol, model, actress, singer, seiyuu and occasional radio show host of Ryukyuan ancestry. She is particularly recognized for her pleasant face and her movie projects. Aragaki's career started when her sister volunteered to turn in an audition profile for her after being informed…

Kirishima Karen

She gained experience as a model while in school. In 1986, debuted as a Shiseido of campaign Girl model. In 1989, made a vocal debut with the Sadistic Mika Band (reunion/second term). Also participated as a guest in the same year's tour of Yukihiro Takahashi. In 1993, photographer Yoshihiko Ueda and…

Kusumi Kinichi

Was active as a suit actor for tokusatsu series/movies. Since the 1980s, he has appeared in adult movies and also active as one of the indispensable actors in pink movies .

Kadota Maiko

Kadota Maiko was born in 1979 in Ibaraki Prefecture. She's mostly active as a stage play actress, with performing in all productions of "遙かなる時空の中で".

Yoshida Akio

Akio Yoshida (1951) has directed a large number of series and films for both television and cinema. He has been recognized as a master of characterization. His known titles include Tales of Terror (2004) and Intern (2016). (Source: AsianFilmFestival)

Inaba Manaka

Inaba became a Hello Pro trainee in 2013, then made her debut as a member of Country Girls in 2014. After graduating from the group in 2016, she carried out her solo activities from her birthplace of Sapporo. She then joined Juice=Juice in 2018 and has stood out for her dance skills and her bright and…

Uemura Akari

Akari Uemura is a Japanese pop singer and idol pop singer signed to Hello! Project as a member of Japanese pop idol group Juice=Juice and Hello! Pro Kenshuusei. She was first introduced at the 2012 March Nama Tamago Show! concert. Her official nickname is Ari. Uemura is represented by Up-Front Promotion.…

Yamashita Yoshiichi

Yamashita Yoshiichi was a Japanese screenwriter born in Taichung, Taiwan. He graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Letters, Department of English in 1945. He became a screenwriter after working as a director of Bungakuza and a member of Toho Screenplay. He was also the secretary of the Japan Broadcasting…

A Bedsore

7.7

As a festering bedsore on the suffering mother's body opens old family wounds and grievances, Shim Hye Jung's strong debut feature makes us also think about the issues around the ethics of care for the elderly and…

Raya Sirena

As a famous social media personality, Raya tends to be dismissive and snobby with people. This stems from her family's situation since she feels overlooked by her father who is a workaholic. She finds comfort from…

Pay for Sex

6.1

As a pickpocket, Hye Bin gets stuck on Seok Gwang's gambling table one day and doesn't realize that those days are the beginning of darker days in her life. Who will survive the last round of gambling? After all the…

Flash Girl

As a female college student, Yu Wenxin encountered a campus loan to satisfy her vanity. After her friend Wang Xiaowei knew about this, she tried her best to help her return to a normal life, but she did not expect…

Kaohsiung City, Yancheng District, Fubei Rd., No.31

As a storied apartment complex awaits its eventual demolition, its inhabitants teeter on the edge of poverty - unaware that the deadliest building fire in the city's history will soon arrive. (Source: taipeiff.taipei)

Nishinari Goro no Shi Oku En: Shito Hen

As Goro gradually regains his lost memories, a new virus begins to spread. His friends become infected with the virus and collapse. Eventually, the news reports said that Goro was the one who intentionally brought…

Three Days of Heo Hwang Ok: 2000 Years of Lost Memories

As the historical community regards the marriage voyage of the 'Indian Princess, Heo Hwang Ok' 2,000 years ago as a myth or a legend, the roots of 8 million descendants, including the Kim and Heo clans in Gimhae are…

All About Chiaki Mayumura (Provisional)

As an idol who does everything from songwriting to running her own company, Chiaki Mayumura has been described as both a genius and a maverick by the Japanese music industry. "Is Chiaki Mayumura just a single person?"…

Puer Aetemus

As a child, Loktung loved a TV series called “UltraStar Warrior”. When she was growing up, she found that the TV series never existed. Once she met the UltraStar Warrior, who had become a product promoter, he told…

Will You Look at Me

7.3

As a young Chinese filmmaker returns to his hometown in search of himself, a long-due conversation with his mother dives the two of them into a quest for acceptance and love. (Source: shulihuang.com)