Yanagi Sakuko

Yanagi Sakuko was a Japanese actress born in Nicho-cho, Asakusa-ku, Tokyo. Her real name is Kuroyanagi Chiyoko. In the 1920s, she was the heroine of numerous Shochiku films. She lost her father shortly after birth, and her mother died when she was five years old. Yanagi, who became an orphan, was taken…

Takagi Akimitsu

Takagi Akimitsu was the pen-name of a popular Japanese crime fiction writer active during the Showa period of Japan. His real name was Takagi Seiichi. Takagi was born in Aomori City in Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. He graduated from the Daiichi High School (which was often abbreviated to Ichi-ko)…

Mori Shinichi

Mori Shinichi is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians. His real name is Moriuchi Kazuhiro. He has been married and divorced twice, first to Ohara Reiko and then to…

Kato Zenpaku

Kato Zenpaku, born in the Akita Prefecture, was a Japanese actor managed by SaiProduction Co.,Ltd. At the beginning of his career, he used his real name, Kato Yoshihiro. He died due to suicide by hanging at the age of 48. (Source: MyDramaList)

John Liu

Liu made his debut in 1972's Taiwanese martial art movie Great Boxer as a role of Yano Ryu Karateka. His real success came from the movie Secret Rivals, alongside Hwang Jang-lee and Don Wong Tao. Liu's strength was his leg work. He is also a director and producer. (Source: Wikipedia)

Hasebe Takeshi

Hasebe Takeshi is a Japanese actor born in Kyoto, Japan. His real name is Itsumi Ryuji (逸見竜治). He dropped out of Meiji Gakuin University. In 1948, he made his first appearance in Daiei's 'Doburoku no Tatsu' under the stage name Nakano Ryuichi (中野竜一). In 1949, after joining Daiei, he…

Yoshida Toyosaku

Yoshida Toyosaku was a Japanese actor born in Saeki-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture. His real name is Kawasaki Junjiro. He died on June 1, 1940, at the age of 52.

Kofujita Shoichi

Kofujita Shoichi was a Japanese actor born in Yushima, Hongo-ku, Tokyo. His real name is Fujita Masao. He has appeared in various Shinpa plays and is known as a child actor who played an active part in the Shochiku Kamata studio in the latter half of the Taisho era. In 1920, he joined Takeda Masanori…

Kuga Yoko

Kuga Yoko is a Japanese actress and singer born in Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Her real name and maiden name is Koga Yoko. She belongs to Oscar Promotion. Her father is Koga Seiichi, the chairman of Oscar Promotion Co., Ltd. In 1988, she made her debut as an actress in the Fuji TV drama "Netsuppoino!". After…

Ko-dai

Ko-dai is the vocalist, lyricist, and composer of the J-pop trio 'Sonar Pocket'. His real name is Kota Kawai. The origin of his stage name is that the kanji of his first name "Kota" is often read as "Kodai".

Girls College Terror

5.6

Tales of terror spreading throughout Japanese high school girls…are real! While singing karaoke with friends, Ai found a strange silent girl in the room. The legendary female ghost of Ohatsutenjin would suck the…

Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta no ka

The book and the special are based on a real criminal case - named "Hikari City Mother and Child Murder Case". We learn the story from the perspective of the journalist Kitagawa, who tracks the trial of a teenage perpetrator…

Raging Love

6.8

Serena grew up with no memory about her real identity and why she was swept off to an island. With no family to hold on to, Serena finds and forms a special bond with Ruben, the fishing village's roguish champion,…

Farm Euy Farm Ruk

7.2

Wit is a young handsome heir to a real estate empire. His father orders him to go buy a farm owned by Por Liang In, if he can’t make the deal happen, he will be cut off from the family’s fortune. It’s not an…

Edna

10.0

The movie Edna is a unique take about real and imagined fears of overseas Filipino workers. Staged in three parts- the film attempts to walk the audience from a thrilling arrival to an astonishing departure.

Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous

A story of Hong Kong told by three generations of real people: 'preschooled' children, 'preoccupied' young people, and 'preposterous' senior citizens. Source: IMDb

Tokyo Black Hole: Year Zero in Post-WWII Japan

4.0

Tokyo Black Hole reveals the rarely discussed truth about real-life events in "Year Zero" of post-war Tokyo. It follows a young man living in present-day Tokyo who travels back in time and has "hands-on" experiences.…

Love Stories From Fukuoka 5

8.0

“Love Stories From Fukuoka” is a series of real-life stories submitted by viewers in Fukuoka about their personal experiences with love, loss and longing. All the stories are based in Fukuoka, the capital city…

Love Stories From Fukuoka 4

8.0

“Love Stories From Fukuoka” is a series of real-life stories submitted by viewers in Fukuoka about their personal experiences with love, loss and longing. All the stories are based in Fukuoka, the capital city…

Koshiji Fubuki Monogatari

8.0

Koshiji Fubuki, whose real name was Kono Mihiko, loved singing since she was a child. When she was a teenager, she hated studying and was a tomboy and yet a very pure girl. With the encouragement of her father, she…