Koga Masao

Koga Masao was a representative composer and guitarist of the Showa period. He was a National Honor Award winner. He graduated from the School of Commerce at Meiji University. He died from acute heart failure on July 25, 1978, at the age of 73.

Sasaki Yasushi

Sasaki Yasushi was a film director in the Showa period. He dropped out of the Japanese Literature course at Hosei University. He belonged to Shochiku, Toei, and Toei Television Productions. Known as a master of fast-shooting, he produced a succession of hit movies during his Shochiku era, including…

Okada Tokihiko

Okada Tokihiko was an actor in the Taisho and early Showa eras born in Miyamoto-cho, Kanda-ku, Tokyo. He entered Zushi Kaisei Junior High School with outstanding results, but was impressed by the "Broken Coin" he saw at the movie theater in Ise Sakicho, and went to Asakusa Rokuku without studying. He…

Takehisa Chieko

Takehisa Chieko was a Japanese actress from Akita Prefecture who was active in the Showa period. After moving to Tokyo she started at Komatsugawa High School, but entered the movie world at the age of 15 and dropped out. She joined the Enomoto troupe Casino Foley in 1930 at the age of 18. She then she…

Mimura Akira

Mimura Akira was a cinematographer and film director during the Taisho and Showa periods, born in Etajima, Aki, Hiroshima, Japan. He was one of the pioneers of Japanese cinema photography and is known internationally as Harry Mimura (ハリー・三村). He graduated from Zushi Kaishin Junior High School…

Bando Kotaro

Bando Kotaro was a Kabuki actor and film actor in the early Showa period, born in Renjakucho, Kanda-ku, Tokyo. His real name is Honma Kentaro. At the age of five, he became a disciple of Sawamura Sojuro the seventh generation, and at the age of eight, he moved to the apprenticeship of Bando Mitsugoro…

Shimizu Hiroshi

Shimizu Hiroshi was a Japanese film director active during the Taisho and Showa periods in Japan. He was born in Nishiwataru, Yama-ka, Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. Due to his parents' strained relationship, he was raised by his grandfather at his mother's family home upstream of the Tenryu River. His father…

Shimazaki Toson

Shimazaki Toson was a Japanese writer active in the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. He began his career as a Romantic poet, but went on to establish himself as a major proponent of Japanese Naturalism. (Source: Wikipedia)

Yoshikawa Susumu

Yoshikawa Susumu is a former Japanese producer. He was the main producer of "Showa Rider Phase 3 Series" and various Toei tokusatsu productions. He retired in 1997 and was succeeded by Shinichiro Shirakura. (Source: kamenrider.wikia.com)

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…

AKB 0ji 59fun!

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Food Hacker

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Cooking show where Gameplay cooks easy recipes with pre-made ingredients and useful kitchen appliances so everyone can follow!

The Coming One Season 3

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The show features Stefanie Sun, Hua Chenyu, Song Dandan, Long Danni, Mao Buyi, and Meng Meiqi as the star promoters. The six-star promoters stick to different professional fields and selection angles and work together…

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This show is a reality show and variety show aimed at star couples. In the first season, three couples were invited, namely Zhang Zhilin (Julian Cheung) and Yuan Yongyi (Anita Yuen), Tian Liang and Ye Yiqian, He Ziming…

Star Golden Bell

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Game show where there are 20 celebrity guests who compete in quiz games.

Livin' The Double Life

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The show gives viewers a look into the everyday lives of the three musicians, when they’re not performing for the crowd or smiling for the camera. From the first episode, the stars got extremely candid: CL opened…

Sparks Camp Season 3

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The show returns with a brand-new location, six hopeful boys, and one massive twist: a surprise Acquaintance Party brings in four unexpected campers, shaking up the game before it even begins. New camp, new crushes,…

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The show will follow Kim So Hyun's travels to the United States in order to reflect on herself as an actress, a global star, and of course, a 20-year-old woman. Kim So Hyun will reportedly depart for the U.S. sometime…

Sing! China Season 5

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The show aims at finding new singing talents and employs four coaches/judges who guide and evaluate the performances. The coaches for this year's edition are Nicholas Tse, Li Jian, Li Rong Hao, and Chris Lee.

An Exciting Offer Season 2

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The show focuses on the real experiences of post-95s as they enter the workplace for the first time. It tells the story of interns Li Jin Ye, Wang Xiao, Zhu Yi Xuan, Wang Ying Fei, Liu Yu Cheng, Zhan Qiu Yi, Qu Ze…