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…

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…

Miki Norihei

Miki Norihei, born Tanuma Tadashi (田沼則子) in Hamacho, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor, director, and comedian. He served as the 5th president of the Japan Comedy Association (日本喜劇人協会). Raised by a mother involved in entertainment and a father with a medical doctorate,…

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…

Fujiki Yu

Fujiki Yu was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1954 to 2005. Born in Tokyo, Fujiki graduated from Doshisha University and joined the Toho studio in 1954. He began by playing straight male leads but later shifted to more comical roles, especially in combination with…

Furuhata Yasuo

Yasuo Furuhata is a Japanese film director, who won the 2000 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for 'Poppoya'. A proficient commercial director, Furuhata made his debut with the youth film Bad Girl Yoko (Hikō shōjo Yōko, 1966), about a girl who, along with her boyfriend, escapes Japan by…

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…

Shashwad Babalgaon

Shashwad Basavaraj Babalgaon, known by his stage name "Ip Man Babalgaon," is a multifaceted individual hailing from Maharashtra, India. He has earned recognition in various fields, including martial arts, stunt performance, graphic design, web development, app development, UI/UX design, authorship,…

Kim Hyun Sik

Kim Hyun Sik was a South Korean singer and one of the most notable musicians of the 1980s. He attended Myongji High School but dropped out because music was always his main interest. He later passed the high school certification test but never attended college. He began working on his first album, "Spring…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

Get Undressed

Instant death if you wear clothes. (Source: JFDb)

Life Against the Light: The White Moonlight Awakening Project

7.1

In death, Shu Shu finds out she and her children are actually cannon fodder characters in a novel with tragic fates. Now enlightened with knowledge of their outcome, she travels to the future to rescue them. The biggest…

Three Lives, Three Worlds, White Twilight Tears

The death of Bai Zhen shocks the world. After taking revenge, Zhe Yan discovers something suspicious about the situation. At this time, a youth named Ge Yun enters his life. The love and hatred between Ge Yun, Zhe…