Joe Yamanaka

Yamanaka Joe was a Japanese musician, actor, and professional boxer from Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. His real name is Yamanaka Akira and his ring name during his professional boxer days was Jo Akira. Born as the only mixed-race child of the seven siblings. His father is "African-American". He…

Wang An Yi

Wang Anyi is a Chinese writer. The daughter of renowned writer Ru Zhijuan, Wang is considered a leading figure in contemporary Chinese literature. She has been vice-chair of China Writers Association since 2006, and professor in Chinese Literature at Fudan University since 2004. Wang's stories are frequently…

Hwang Ji Sun

Hwang Ji Sun is a South Korean singer, former member of the band Loveholics (previously known as Loveholic), professor and composer. She graduated from Hongseong Girls' High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Metal Craft Design from Seoul National University of Technology and a master's…

Yongyoot Thongkongtoon

Yongyoot Thongkongtoon is a Thai film director, producer, and screenwriter. He made his debut in 2000 with the sports comedy The Iron Ladies. He graduated from Chulalongkorn University, with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Arts (Broadcasting), in Bangkok. Yongyoot is Netflix’s director of content…

Sakamoto Kyu

Sakamoto Kyu was a Japanese actor, talent, singer, and moderator from Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. His wife is actress Kashiwagi Yukiko. Together they have two daughters. He spent his childhood during World War II and evacuated to Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, where his mother's…

Ko Young Yeol

Ko Young Yeol is a South Korean pansori singer and member of RABIDANCE (라비던스; stylized as RabidAnce). He graduated from Gwangju Arts High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Korean Traditional Music from Hanyang University. As a child, his mother wanted him to become a professional…

Kwan Tak Hing

When he was 13 years old, Kwan Tak Hing joined an entertainment troupe on tour of Singapore. During these years he began to study performing. In 1932 he debuted in the film "Gor Nui Ching Chiu" ("Sentimental Song of Companions' Tide") playing a bit part, shot in San Francisco (USA). Soon he came back…

Kim Cho Hee

Kim Cho Hee, born in Busan, is a South Korean producor. She studied French literature at university and completed a master’s degree in film theory at University Paris-1. She has worked as a producer of about 10 independent films from 2008 to 2015. Her short films have been invited to numerous film…

Jo Soo Hyun

Jo Soo Hyun is a retired South Korean actress, a former third-place winner of Miss University and Miss Chunhyang, and a TV reporter in the SBS TV show "TV News At Night". During her debut work as an actress, Jo attempted to overdose on sleeping pills. She was saved after her sister called 119 after…

Ban Yutaro

Ban Yutaro is a Japanese actor who debuted in 1964 with the movie "Game is Night". He disappeared from the television world at the end of the 1990s, but in 2020, an interview article was published in the magazine "Showa no Mystery 101 2020 Summer Men's Festival", where he talks about memories of the…

Denki Groove: The Movie? - Ishino Takkyu and Pierre Taki

Biography about the musical group "Denki Groove", which in 2014 celebrated its 25th anniversary. Founded in 1989, it brought a big change to Japan's pop music. The film will show different moments throughout the entire…

Given: Ima Koko ni Aru Shiawase

6.9

Documentary about three children dealing with chronic illnesses and their supportive families. These families living with illness shed light on the joy of living and the nature of true happiness. The Shiokawa family's…

Tsutakantoku Kokoyakyu wo Kaeta Otoko no Shinjitsu

Documentary about the famed high school baseball coach Tsuta Fumiya. Commentaries from his contemporaries reveal the true persona of Tsuta, who led a prefectural high school baseball team in Tokushima to over ten appearances…

Day After Day

Documentary about potter Matsuda Yoneshi's "Kitagama" pottery in Yomitan Village, Okinawa. He uses the island's soil as clay and creates shapes using a pottery wheel, and then fires the pieces in a shared 13-chamber…

Beyond the Tsunami: Onagawa, Hearts Connected

Documentary about Onagawa Town in Miyagi Prefecture as it recovers from the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Depicts the young people who lead the recovery and the bonds between the town and Qatar, which gave aid immediately…

It's Me Season 2

6.6

Story about the last year of 6 students in a new school

Survival Game

8.0

Story about game where everybody is trying to survive by killing everyone else and going through the door but the game starts again and their memories are deleted and the game is still repeating until they find a way.

Trace of Breath

Documentary about Sato Teiichi's daily life spent doing everything by hand at his seed shop in Rikuzentakata City, which was devastated by the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. Sato's home-cum-shop was swept…

Mifune: The Last Samurai

9.0

Documentary about the life of the legendary actor Mifune Toshiro, who created Japan's Golden Era of cinema. The film explores Mifune's legacy in bringing 'Samura cinema' to the world's attention with interviews of…

Zen and Bones

Documentary about the tumultuous life of Japanese-American zen monk Henry Mitowa. Delves into Henry Mitow as a person using documentary footage along with varied techniques including animation and drama vignettes.…