Kiyama Hiroshi

Graduated from Fuji Normal Elementary School in Tokyo City. Before the war, he served in the Shizuoka Oi Navy Air Corps. In 1946, he established the theater company Jiyoza and appeared on stage and in TV dramas as an actor. He also acted as a voice actor for Chinn Ho Kelly and Ward Bond dubbed in "Hawaii…

Ase Wang

Ase Wang is a Singaporean actress, model and entrepreneur based in Bangkok, Thailand. She has graced the covers of numerous magazines and was voted 'Sexiest Asian' by FHM magazine five times in her career. Being of Chinese and Swedish descent, Ase is fluent in Swedish and English and speaks basic Mandarin…

Akagawa Jiro

Born in Hakata Ward , Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Novelist. Son of Koichi Akagawa, film producer. Influenced by Tezuka Osamu 's manga when he was three years old, he started drawing manga when he was in elementary school. He's known from his mystery/detective novels. Many movies, dramas and games,…

Thompson Kao

Hong Kong born So Daan was an appreciated stuntman-action director and character actor in Kung-Fu cinema. He worked mainly for independent companies and was a regular in the movies directed and/or produced by Yeo Ban Yee. Thompson Kao Kang (aka Ko Kung) made a total of 30 action films, usually playing…

Joe Yamanaka

Yamanaka Joe was a Japanese musician, actor, and professional boxer from Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. His real name is Yamanaka Akira and his ring name during his professional boxer days was Jo Akira. Born as the only mixed-race child of the seven siblings. His father is "African-American". He…

Shine Kuk

Kuk Son Young, known professionally as Shine Kuk, is a South Korean actress, television presenter and singer active in the Philippines. She came into prominence after winning Eat Bulaga's "You're My Foreignay" contest in 2014. Kuk has since gone on to star in various television shows. An aspiring student,…

Pongsakorn Jindawatana

Dr. Pongsakorn Jindawatana, born and raised in the Ratchaburi province, began writing from an early age when he was in elementary school. His passion was supported by his parents who always encouraged him to read and write. Dr. Pongsakorns first work was a short story titled "Puk Pui" and it was published…

Maureen Wroblewitz

Maureen Christa Pojas Wroblewitz is a Filipino-German actress, beauty queen, and model best known for winning the fifth season of Asia's Next Top Model. She represented the Philippines in the competition and became the first Filipina to win. She lived in Riyadh for 12 years before relocating to Germany…

Naoki Sanjugo

Naoki Sanjugo was a Japanese novelist, screenwriter, and film director, born in what is now Andojimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka Naoki studied at Waseda University's English Department Preparatory Course and then at Waseda University's Higher Normal School English Department, but dropped out due to unpaid monthly…

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks is an American actress, director, writer and producer. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012-2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in Pitch Perfect film series (2012-2017). Banks made her directorial debut with Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), whose $69 million…

The First Half of My Life

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Thirty-seven-year-old Zi Jun leads a peaceful life as a housewife yet is unaware of the cracks in her marriage. She is taken aback when her husband asks for a divorce and is unsuccessful in her attempts to save their…

Rich Man, Poor Woman

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29-year-old Hyuga Toru is a wealthy man. He first started to run an internet website in his small room, and his hobby began to make a lot of money. Nowadays, he doesn't like to socialize, and if somebody comes to him,…

The Full-Time Wife Escapist

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25-year-old Moriyama Mikuri graduated but had no job offers. She became a temporary employee but was even laid off. So while she is taking a break right now, Mikuri feels unwanted and displaced. She starts work as…

Somehow 18

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28-year-old Kyung Hwi, a hospital resident, was once bullied in high school and nearly took his own life. He was saved by Han Na Bi, a mysterious girl who later committed suicide. Ten years later, Kyung Hwi wakes up…

Police in a Pod

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20-year-old rookie police officer Kawai Mai works hard at a police box and feels both physically and mentally drained. She has never felt appreciated even though she supposedly works for the sake of the area’s residents.…

Kazoku no Katachi

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39-year-old Nagasato Daisuke is a bachelor who works for a stationery manufacturer. Although he is attuned to trends and interacts with other people flawlessly, he hates being hurt by love. Daisuke is not disatissified…

Dear Sister

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27-year-old Fukazawa Misaki and 29-year-old Hazuki are sisters with opposite personalities. Misaki, charming but carefree, suddenly moves in with Hazuki, a meticulous ward office worker aiming for early marriage. Both…

Wind Direction

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17-year-old Cheng Miao Miao and her brother, 16-year-old Cheng Ya Ya, were born in the No. 1 Oil production plant of Linqi Oilfield. Three generations of their family are oilfield workers. Their father, Cheng Peng…

If Cats Disappeared from the World

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A 30-year-old postman learns that he doesn't have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. He is plagued by a constant headache, visits a doctor and is told that he has a brain tumour. A devil then appears…

The Karate Kid

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12-year-old Dre Parker moves from Detroit, Michigan, to Beijing, China with his mother, and runs afoul of the neighborhood bully Cheng. He makes an unlikely ally in Mr. Han, an aging maintenance man and kung fu master…