Gosho Heinosuke

Gosho Heinosuke was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and haiku poet. He is famous for directing Japan's first domestically produced talkie film, "Madame and Wife." His real name was Gosho Heieimon (五所平右衛門). His haiku pen name was Goshotei (五所亭). He was born as the illegitimate…

Sakamoto Takeshi

Sakamoto Takeshi was a Japanese actor born in Sakagoshi, Ago, Hyogo, Japan. His real name was Nagai Takehei (永石武平). After graduating from Sakagoshi Elementary School, he initially worked at a watch shop in Osaka, Japan. However, his life took a turn when he attended a magic show performed by…

Joanna Ampil

Joanna Ampil is an awarded musical theatre and film actress from the Philippines. Ampil has performed in several West End musicals, including Miss Saigon, Jesus Christ Superstar and Avenue Q, and she played the role of Fantine in Les Misérables in London until 21 June 2008. She was also invited by…

Wang Zhi Li

Wang Zhi Li is a Chinese screenwriter from Beijing, China. His screenplays are based on real life experiences and the characters in his works are mostly derived from real-life prototypes, forming a distinctive Beijing-style of creative writing. In 2018 Wang Zhi Li won the screenwriter award at the "2nd…

Suh Joo Kyung

Jo Yeon Hee, known professionally as Suh Joo Kyung, is a South Korean trot singer. She graduated from Yeonghae Girls’ Comprehensive High School. In 1990, she made her debut under her real name, releasing the single album “My Hometown, Jinju” as a representative of Jinju City in the special album…

Oda Asuka

Oda Asuka is a Japanese actress, gravure idol, and talent born in Tokyo, Japan. Her real name is not publicly disclosed. She is affiliated with GOLD STAR. She graduated from Nihon University’s Faculty of Law. While studying at university, Oda began pursuing acting and later joined a theater company.…

Kodo Kuninori

Kodo Kuninori was a Japanese actor born in Takasago City, Hyogo Prefecture. His real name is Tanigawa Saichiro. Before the war, he was active in Teikoku Kinema and Utaemon Ichikawa productions and appeared in Toho during and after the war. In 1901, after dropping out of the junior high school of Kansai…

Kawamura Reikichi

Kawamura Reikichi was a Japanese actor born in Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan. His real name was Kawamura Ishigoro (河村石五郎). After graduating from the preparatory department of Nishijin Castle Commercial School in Kanda, he made his stage debut at the age of 13 at Shinshaza in Nakasu. He joined an…

Matsuno Taiki

Matsuno Taiki was an actor and voice actor from Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, affiliated with Aoni Production. His real name, as well as his former stage name, was Matsuno Tatsuya. On June 26, 2024, he passed away due to an intracranial hemorrhage. (Source: Wikipedia)

Ishida Ira

Ishida Ira is a Japanese novelist born in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan. His real name is Ishidaira Shoichi (石平庄一). From a young age, he developed a passion for reading, often borrowing books from the library in the morning and returning them in the evening to swap for new ones. He graduated from Seikei…

Love Stories from Fukuoka 14

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“Love Stories From Fukuoka” is a series of real-life stories submitted by viewers in Fukuoka about their personal experiences with love, loss and longing. All the stories are based in Fukuoka, the capital city…

The Vow

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"Kwentong Jollibee" (Jollibee Stories) released 3 tv ads inspired from real stories in 2017. The first in the Valentine's series: Vow, tells the story of a man who fell deeply in love with “the one” from the time…

For Love to Let Go

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The plot follows a girl who longs for real love in an otherwise materialistic world where she thinks everyone masks their true feelings. She falls in love with the leader of a band, who is struggling to reconcile his…

Love Stories from Fukuoka 6

7.5

“Love Stories from Fukuoka” is a series of real-life stories submitted by viewers in Fukuoka about their personal experiences with love, loss and longing. All the stories are based in Fukuoka, the capital city…

Love Stories From Fukuoka 12

7.5

“Love Stories From Fukuoka” is a series of real-life stories submitted by viewers in Fukuoka about their personal experiences with love, loss and longing. All the stories are based in Fukuoka, the capital city…

Good Life

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Story of a family of five who realize the real meaning of family after going through a series of arguments. Father Zheng suddenly collapse and then woke up from a coma. He reflected on himself and set about unknotting…

Lighthouse

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Two leading entertainers casually get together for some real talk, shedding light on their vulnerabilities and worries, with lots of laughs along the way. (Source: Netflix)

Love Stories From Fukuoka 8

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“Love Stories From Fukuoka” is a series of real-life stories submitted by viewers in Fukuoka about their personal experiences with love, loss and longing. All the stories are based in Fukuoka, the capital city…

Love Stories From Fukuoka 10

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“Love Stories From Fukuoka” is a series of real-life stories submitted by viewers in Fukuoka about their personal experiences with love, loss and longing. All the stories are based in Fukuoka, the capital city…

VR Ojisan no Hatsukoi

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Forty-year-old Naoki lives a mundane single life in the real world but enjoys venturing into the VR world as a female avatar. One day in the VR world, he meets a young happy-go-lucky girl named Honami whom he slowly…