Matsumoto Taisuke

Matsumoto Taisuke was a Japanese actor born in Tachikawa-cho, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture. He was a big star who starred in a large number of historical and contemporary dramas, mainly films directed by Ito Daisuke, in Teikoku Kinema and Nikkatsu. In 1911, he dropped out of the old Tokyo Academy…

Chiba Yasuki

Though remembered largely for his inventive postwar shomin-geki, Chiba specialized initially in period films before achieving commercial success with such popular romances as Hideko the Cheerleader (Hideko no ōendanchō, 1940), a vehicle for the teenage Hideko Takamine. Among his wartime films, Women’s…

Tokutomi Kenjiro

Tokutomi was born on December 8, 1868 in Minamata, Japan to a samurai family. He was the younger brother of journalist and historian Tokutomi Sohō. He converted to Christianity in 1885, and moved to Imabari, Ehime, where he lived with Shiro Sokabe and was a student of Tokio Yokoi. This is also where…

German Moreno

German Molina Moreno, also known as Kuya Germs and "The Master Showman", was a Filipino television host, actor, comedian, and talent manager. Moreno was born to Jose Moreno y Caloy (Pepe), a Spanish Filipino mestizo, and Aurora Molina, a Filipina. He had one sister, Pilar Moreno Nite. His father died…

Hara Hisako

Hara Hisako was a Japanese actress. Her birth name was Ishijima Hisa (石島久). She used the stage names Hara Hisako (原緋紗子) and Hara Hisako (原緋沙子). She was born in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan, as the youngest of four siblings. Her father was a banker, but he passed away when she was…

Tsubaki Sanshiro

Tsubaki Sanshiro was a Japanese actor born in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan. His real name was Mase Matsutaro (間瀬 松太郎), and he also went by the stage name Tsushima Keiichiro (津島 慶一郎). In March 1924, he completed his education at the former Nishikiko Commercial School in Kanda Nishiki-cho,…

Ubukata Kenichiro

Ubukata Kenichiro was a Japanese actor born in Aramaki, Niihari, Tone, Gunma, Japan. After attending Gunma Normal School, he graduated from Kansai University's Faculty of Law and became a teacher at Nihonbashi Women's School. In 1916, he began his acting career with Osanai Kaoru's New Theater. He was…

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…

Yoshikawa Mitsuko

Yoshikawa Mitsuko was a Japanese actress born in Kyobashi, Tokyo, Japan. Her birth name was Yoshikawa Man (吉川マン). After graduating from Taimei Elementary School, she joined the Shochiku Kinema Research Institute in 1924 and later joined the Shochiku Kamata Studios in 1925. The following year,…

Yamaoka Hisano

Yamaoka Hisano was a Japanese actress born in Magome, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The rights to her past works were entrusted to Office Tendo by her adopted daughter. In 1942, she enrolled in the 33rd class at the Takarazuka Music School. She aimed to become an otokoyaku (male role performer) and had planned…

Prince Yeon San

The death of his birth mother, Queen Yun, leaves a deep wound and longing in little Yeon San's heart. He continues to struggle with his quest for maternal love and lives a life of debauchery when Jang Nok Su enters…

Shinano no Colombo Jiken File 10

Accidental death or murder? The sadness of a daughter who lost her father. Ikeno Mariko, a photoshop owner, was asked by Shimizu Shuji, who runs a design office, about a photo taken by her father who died a year earlier.…

Dr. Koishi no Jiken Chart 3: Dokuyaku

4.0

The death of millionaire Sakurai Seiichiro sparks an ugly battle amongst his three daughters over his inheritance. When one of Sakurai's daughters is poisoned to death, Dr. Koishi's expertise is called upon to solve…

Paper Crane Palanquin

The death of a samurai in a palanquin leads girl detective Oshichi to take action to crush a plot to overthrow the Shogunate. (Source: Letterboxd)

Jakkotai

Four death row inmates with unique personalities are given a stay of execution with the condition that they go on a suicide mission as ordered by the Shogun. Their team is called the "Jakkotai". Dragged into this is…

Higashino Keigo Samayou Yaiba

7.8

After his wife’s death, Shigeki has raised his daughter, Ema, alone. One night, Ema is found dead after failing to return from her part-time job. Devastated, Shigeki receives a call revealing the name and address…

The Yuzuki Family’s Four Sons

7.9

After their parents' sudden death two years ago, Hayato, the eldest son of the Yuzuki family, is left to care for his three younger brothers. Struggling with both work and household duties, he is often overwhelmed.…

Sweet Home

8.7

Following the death of his family in an accident, loner Cha Hyun Soo moves to a new apartment. His quiet life is soon disturbed by strange incidents that start occurring in his apartment, and throughout Korea. As people…

Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

8.6

After a heroic death, Kim Ja Hong navigates the afterlife with the help of three guardians Kang Rim, Hae Won Maek, and Deok Chun. All deceased must meet the gods of hell and face trials of murder, indolence, deceit,…

Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

8.9

Jang Uk returns from death, and three years later, the story of the mages unfolds anew. Jang Uk becomes a hunter of the soul-shifters when a young woman, a prisoner in her own home, seeks his help to reclaim her freedom.…