Park Joon Woo

Park Joon Woo is a South Korean-Belgian cook and food columnist. He was born in South Korea but moved to Belgium when he was 18 due to his father's military deployment. He dropped out of the Modern Languages program in college and then worked as a sculptor for over a year before quitting. He took a…

Mariko

Born in Fukuoka prefecture as Mariko Hiura (Koga, after her husband). In 1984, she won the Grand Prix at the 9th audition project "All Japan Young Selection Star is You !!" of Nippon Cultural Broadcasting's "Decision! All Japan Kayo Selection". She is a singer and actress. She also use sometimes stage…

Lee Wang Hyeong

Lee Wang Hyeong studied filmmaking at the Kunsthochschule für Medien in Cologne, Germany, before producing LOST TO SHAME (2017) and Jazzy Misfits (2020), both from director Nam Yeon-woo. He also produced the documentary Garden, Zoological (2019), about life in a zoo. (Source: Koreanfilm.co.kr)

Shirai Noriko

Formely known as Noriko Tsuji. Shirai was born without both arms due to the side effects of her mother taking thalidomide, and she had almost no eyesight in her right eye. She's also the first Japanese victim of thalidomide, who become a civil servant. Wanting to introduce her disease, women agreed…

Kojika Ban

Kojika Ban, born Kojika Atsushi (小鹿敦) in Asakusa, Kappabashi, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. Initially interested in painting, he became passionate about theater after joining his high school drama club at Omiya High School (大宮高等学校). He later pursued a degree in Theater Studies…

Thomas Ash

Thomas Ash earned an MA in Film and Television Production at the University of Bristol, UK (2005) and has lived in Japan for a total of 18 years. Thomas’s first feature documentary, ‘the ballad of vicki and jake’ (2006), received the Prix du Canton Vaud (best first film) at the 2006 Visions du…

Marui Taro

Marui Taro was a Japanese actor. His career was very short because of the "Five-Company Agreement". Not only was it blocking the actors and crew from joining other studios, but it also blocked film actors from appearing in TV series and vice versa. He was one of the few actors at the time who spoke…

Mori Teruo

Actor. Born in Shinmachi, Moji City, Fukuoka Prefecture. He died at the age of 23, committing suicide at a train station. His death echoed greatly, not only due to his young age and great popularity, but also rumors about the love triangle he was supposed to be in. The man is said to be meeting two…

Nakano Minoru

Nakano Minoru was a novelist and playwright born in Osaka Prefecture. He dropped out of Hosei University's liberal arts department. In 1922, Nakano's play "Basue no Haru" was performed for the first time at the Park Theater in Asakusa. In the same year, he applied for "Chabanshi" in the script recruitment…

Negishi Toichiro

Negishi Toichiro was a Japanese actor, film director, and screenwriter born in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture. After graduating from Waseda University's Faculty of Commerce, he entered the new theater company Venus and made his stage debut. In February 1925, he joined the Nikkei Kyoto Studio, and in…

Qing Palace Grudge

Drama about conflicts between Dowager Cihei and Emperor Gwongtsoi.

Missing My Mother

Drama about Prince Yeonsan's search for the truth behind his mother's death, his revenge, and his descent into tyranny and madness.

Yoshi Kawa

Story about the turbulent life of a woman, who took over the Yoshii River shipping wholesaler, before the opening of the railway. (Source: Japanese = tvdrama-db.com || Translation = MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the…

Seishun Kazoku

Story about nine siblings, from Hara family, whose parents have already passed away, two pet dogs , and two ducks. (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation = MyDramaList)

Queen Min

10.0

Drama about the life of Empress Myeong Seong.

Yoisho

Story about warm, sincere and dependable cafeteria manager at the department store is in charge of over 30 waitresses. (Source: Japanese = TVDrama-Db || Translation = MyDramaList)

Hono no Shozo

Drama about young people in the Japanese rock scene starring the lead singer of Japanese rock band The Tigers (1966-1971, 1981-1983). (Source: theMoviedb)

Japan Year Zero

Documentary about Japan that was shaken by the US-Japan security pact struggles and student disputes. (Source: theMoviedb)

The Eight Bandits

Story about the famed 8 robber gang, a band of Chinese Robin Hoods. (Source: Wu Tang Collection YouTube)

In Hot Pursuit

Comedy about a businessman who hires killers to kill himself when he goes bankrupt. When the stock market rebounds he changes his mind, but the killers are still on the job. (Source: Letterboxd)