Tsukigata Ryunosuke

Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Tsukigata entered the actor's school at Nikkatsu in 1920, but earned his first starring role working at Makino Shozo's studio in 1924. He became a star of chanbara films, but got into trouble when he ran away with Makino's daughter, Makino Teruko, even though he was married.…

Shih Szu

Shih Szu is a Taiwanese actress. A ballet student from the age of six, at the age of sixteen, she joined the Shaw Brothers Studio after secondary school and began appearing in films such as "The Crimson Charm" and "The Rescue". However, the film that would rocket her to stardom would be her appearance…

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…

Shindo Kaneto

Shindo Kaneto was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and author. He directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island, Onibaba, Kuroneko and A Last Note. Shindo was born in Hiroshima Prefecture, and he…

Tien Feng

Tien Feng was a Chinese actor, assistant director and producer born in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China. When he was a student, he was fond of drama and began participating in stage performances. In 1949, he joined the Army Drama Troupe and went to Taiwan with the army. Immediately afterwards, he made…

Yuen Cheung Yan

Yuen Cheung Yan was an actor, director, stuntman, and fight choreographer who worked for many years in the Hong Kong film industry. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he worked with his elder brother, Yuen Woo Ping, and other members of the Yuen family on several films, some of them kung fu comedies…

Bryan Leung

Bryan Leung is a Hong Kong actor. His action film career began in 1969, his good looks and natural athleticism taking him to Shaw Brothers, where he appeared in several renowned period Kung Fu films, although he was rarely offered leading roles. His big break came under the direction of Sammo Hung,…

Andy Lau

Andy Lau is a Hong Kong singer, actor, and producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s and has performed in more than 120 films while also maintaining a successful singing career. Once the 1990s arose, he was branded by the media as one of the…

Lee Soon Sung

Born in 1972, Seongnam, Korea. Starting as a sound director of Gangster High (2006), he worked on various feature films. His directorial debut , An Misfortune (2019) was selected as the Fantastic Short Films 6 at the 24th Bucheon Intl. Fantastic Film Festival. (Source: HanCinema, Jeonju Film Festival)

Gu Hye Seon

Gu Hye Seon is a South Korean actress, singer, songwriter, and director. Hye Seon entered the entertainment industry after gaining popularity on the internet as an ulzzang (meaning "best face" or "good-looking"). She began her acting career in one-act dramas and the sitcom "Nonstop 5" and was also a…

Shards of Moon

From the music of French composer Evgueni Galperine, Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan crafts a story that harkens back to the phantom rides of yore as he constructs a visual poem befitting the propulsive composition. This…

The Flower and the Sword

5.0

A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman’s mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees the building of a bridge in Japan, a powerful gangster plans to stop the project. By any means necessary. (Source:…

The Black Square

Struggling painter Zhao Ping lives in the outskirts of Beijing. One day he becomes captivated by a painting called the "Black Square," which is completely black. The next day he chases the black object as it flies…

Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight

In the first two films, we learn the character’s origins, including his childhood and how he learned his fighting skills. Later, he must face his friend, who has joined a gang of criminals. [Letterboxd]

The Man's Crest: I Shall Kill

4.0

A vengeful swordsman goes hunting for the evil men who murdered his mother in this historical action tale. The 9th of the Otoko no Monsho series of 11 films.

The Gun Like Lightning

Sadao, is saved from death at the hands of Goro, a killer belonging to a rival gang by Joji just released from prison who has resolved to turn over a new leaf. He has returned, however, because of Keiko, his sweetheart,…

Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe

6.6

A mysterious tribe with bizarre rules and a string of strange incidents!? Panda Hu Hu and international superstar Jackie accidentally travel into a primitive tribe cut off from the outside world. The innocent and adorable…

Don't Feed the Stray Cats

8.6

When the sun goes down, an electric wheel chair sound fills every corner of the alley. Na Yeong is a "cat mom" who takes care of cats' meals day in, day out, every day. Due to congenital disabilities and worsening…

Tokyo Miracle City: Anime - Captivating the World Frame by Frame

8.0

In this third episode, we delve into one of Japan's most successful exports: "anime." Every year Japan produces some 2,300 hours of animated films and series: an incredible 400 plus titles, with the vast majority made…

The Cravings

7.0

All singles want to try it and eat it! The story of a single woman's gluttony. {Episode 1 - The Taste of Going Home From Work} - Stress at work? Eat more. It's all that lasts. {Episode 2 - Taste of Taboo} - Maybe you'll…