Ifukube Akira

Akira Ifukube was born on 31 May 1914 in Kushiro, Japan as the third son of a police officer Toshimitsu Ifukube. The origins of this family can be traced back to at least the 7th century with the birth of Ifukibe-no-Tokotarihime. He was strongly influenced by the Ainu music as he spent his childhood…

Lee Ji Hye

Lee Ji Hye is a South Korean singer, actress and former member of SHARP (샵; stylized as S#ARP). She dropped out of high school but later passed the High School Graduation Certification Examination. She then obtained an associate's degree in Broadcasting and Entertainment from Dong-Ah Broadcasting…

Ichikawa Kon

Ichikawa Kon was a Japanese director born in Ujiyamada, Mie. He has worked on a wide range of films, from entertainment films to documentaries to TV historical dramas, and was involved in film production for a long time. His major directorial films include "The Burmese Harp," "Flame," "Ototo," "Key,"…

Ba Ge

Ba Ge was a Taiwanese actor and the founder of Zilan Art Design Company. He held various leadership positions, including executive director of the Republic of China Actors' Association, executive director of the Taiwan Performers' Association, and chairman of the Taiwan Quality of Life Association.…

Sugimura Haruko

Sugimura Haruko was a Japanese actress born in Nishijido, Hiroshima, Japan, then a military town. Her mother was a geisha, and her father, reportedly a military man, died when she was young. She was adopted by a building materials merchant and a teahouse owner in the entertainment district. Her adoptive…

Ko Chun Hsiung

Ko Chun Hsiung was a Taiwanese actor, director and politician. He had been acting since the 1960s and had appeared in more than 200 films. His career accolades included three Golden Horse Awards, two Asia Pacific Film Festival Awards for Best Actor, a Panama International Film Festival Award for Best…

Princess V. Na Pramuanmarg

HRH Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit was born Her Serene Highness Princess (Mom Chao) to her author parents His Highness Prince Bidyalongkorn and HSH Princess Princess Pornpimolpan Rajani (Voravarn). Educated at Mater Dei School and the Finishing Course in Bangkok, she worked as a secretary for her poet father,…

Agatha Christie

Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (née Miller), later Lady Mallowan, was a British author renowned for her detective novels, short stories, and plays. Best known for creating the iconic fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, Christie wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections.…

Yoshizawa Hitomi

Hitomi Yoshizaw is a former singer, actress, and model. Yoshizawa grew to fame as a member of the Japanese idol girl group Morning Musume. Following her graduation, she was part of the pop duo Hangry & Angry as Hangry and a member of Japanese pop group Dream Morning Musume. On January 11, 2007, Yoshizawa's…

Lau Kar Leung

Lau Kar-leung, also known as Liu Chia-liang, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor, filmmaker, choreographer and martial artist. Lau is best known for the films he made in the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio. One of his most famous works is The 36th Chamber of Shaolin which starred Gordon…

Ju Hee from 5 to 7

Ju Hee, a professor of theater, is diagnosed with a possible malignant tumor at the hospital. She goes back to school and tries to settle her affairs, but many people come to her lab out of the blue. (Source: BIFF)…

Flowers

Upon learning that today may be the grandfather’s last day, the mother and daughter bring condolence flowers to the hospital. Their relatives come as well. But the flowers arrive before the grandfather’s death,…

Hell Hole

"Hell Hole" consists of three short stories connected by characters. From the past to modern times, the story scene is set in the same place that first was a hospital, later converted into a school, and at last into…

And Miles to Go Before I Sleep

Nguyen was reported for a car theft and ended up being shot nine times by police officer Chen Chung Wen. Nguyen bled to death on the way to the hospital. The public supported Chen’s use of firearms against the runaway…

2022

Jeung Ji Ling stood up for her friend Yi Yan, but the consequences were unexpected. The bully was injured and admitted to the hospital, and the parents of the other party asked to call the police. The two are in the…

Island Nation: Hoping

8.1

Two doctors helping abandoned medical workers and patients to fight against the ruthless government. The SARS epidemic, an infection in the municipal Bo Ai Hospital, exploded in Taiwan of ignorance and miscalculated…

Omokage

Takewaki Shoichi, who retired at the age of 65 as a trading company man, collapses in a subway on the way home from a farewell party and is taken to the intensive care unit of a hospital. Shoichi, who has not regained…

Bonus Trip

7.7

Huang Jui Chieh, a man with a successful career and happy family. The same day he is suddenly forced into retirement, he collapsed without warning from a physical illness. After two days in the hospital, he can do…

Still Me

In order to prevent families from falling apart due to dementia, Cao Wen Long, director of the department of neurology of Dealim Tzu Chi Hospital organized a team to set up a dementia center with the help of the clinical…

Haikei, Kimyona Otonari-sama

Yamamura Riku, a high school student who was involved in a traffic accident, finds himself in a hospital bed a few days later. Immediately after that, two patients in the same room - high school teacher Kuwabe Tatsuro…