The Notorious Bandit

The violent tale of an undercover agent's mission to topple a Chinese opium ring that is headed by a ruthless kingpin known only as "The Tongfather." (Source: IMDB)

Daimon: Otoko de Shinitai

4.0

The story of three brothers who, after loosing their parents in the Great Kanto Earthquake, continued their respective yakuza family business and the revenge of the youngest one when his siblings were killed by a rival…

Karate Bearfighter

6.7

Based on the true-life story of a Korean fighter named Choi Bae Dal (who later changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama), the founder of Kyokushin Karate in Japan. Young karate prodigy Oyama denounces martial arts after…

Tears of No Regret

6.5

Sun Wu Kong, who began fighting and defeated Buddha, was actually bewitched by the wraiths, and Tang San Zang suffered a disaster! At a critical juncture, Sun Wu Kong pulled out the source of the spirit of resentment…

Little Tiger of Canton

6.6

Hsiao Hu has been secretly training in martial arts, though his "father" had forbidden him. Later, some local store owners ask Ah to help protect them from a greedy Chinese extortion ring. Ah discovers that the crime…

The Crossing 2

7.4

A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Based on the sinking of the steamer "Taiping" in 1949. The…

Yamamura Misa Suspense: Black Runway 4 - The Investigation Ended with the Dying Message Left by the

~~ Adapted from the novel "Osaka Kokusai Kuko Satsujin Jiken" (大阪国際空港殺人事件) by Yamamura Misa (山村美紗).

Okawa Ryuho

Born in Kawashima, Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan. The Founder, CEO, and "god" of controversial new religious movement Happy Science. First presenting himself as a spiritual channeler in contact with Buddha and Jesus Christ, he'd later claim a spiritual awakening in which he discovered he was…

Unagami Hideo

After dropping out of college in 1932, Unagami began a career as a theater actor, only for his career to be interrupted when he was drafted to serve in the military during World War II. After the war, Unagami became an actor for Shochiku and appeared in the 1946 film Comedy is Endless. He soon left…

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland was an award-winning Canadian actor whose film career spanned over six decades. He was the father of actors Kiefer, Rossif, and Angus Sutherland. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, he began his tertiary education at the University of Toronto before transferring to Victoria…

Lee Min

Lee Min Young, known professionally as Lee Min, was an American musical actress, singer, and member of AS ONE (애즈원). She was born in South Korea, but her family moved to the United States when she was 3 months old, where she grew up. She returned in 1999 and made her debut as part of the musical…

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…

Uehara Ken

Uehara Ken was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1990. He was born to wealthy, well-connected parents. He graduated from Rikkyo University, where he was first recognized for his musical talents and handsome appearance. Uehara joined Shochiku in 1935, debuting…

Ikehiro Kazuo

One of Daiei’s most flamboyant directors of chanbara, Ikehiro served as assistant to such luminaries as Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon Ichikawa, and Kaneto Shindō before making his debut with TheRoseDaimyo (Baradaimyō, 1960). His third film, the Shin Hasegawa adaptation TokijiroofKu­tsukake…

Tanaka Noboru

Tanaka Noboru was a Japanese film director known for his Roman Porno films, including three critically respected films known as the Showa trilogy: A Woman Called Sada Abe (aka Sada Abe: Docu-Drama) (1975), Watcher in the Attic (1976), and Beauty's Exotic Dance: Torture! (1977), all three starring Nikkatsu…

Ishihara Yujiro

Yujiro grew up in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in Otaru, Hokkaido, and in Zushi, Kanagawa. His father, an employee of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, was from Ehime Prefecture, and his mother was from Miyajima, Hiroshima. Yujiro attended Otaru Fuji Kindergarten and then Otaru City Inaho Elementary School. During his…

Kwak Ji Gyun

Kwak Jung Gyun, later legally changed to Kwak Ji Gyun, was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Daejeon High School and later obtained an associate's degree in Film from Seoul College of the Arts. He entered the entertainment industry in 1980 as an assistant director and…

End Afresh

6.8

Death is the end of all humans, but humans can always have choice and all these choices make the meaning of life difference. When Mok was interviewed by Lok, the trenches had been attacked by enemy air force. After…

The Coin Bearer

8.0

DEATH IS A TREASURE. The film set in a decadent world where even death becomes a provider. In a country where a cadaver may serve as license for holding a sakla operation (illegal gambling) in wakes, people may exploit…

Demon Out of Chang An

6.6

Death of Uyghur Guard starts a series of bizarre murders in Chang'an... These mysterious deaths need to be explained to prevent political upheaval.