Yamaguchi Kyoko

Yamaguchi Kyoko, a Japanese politician and former actress, currently serves as the mayor of Hasuda, Saitama, following her election to one term. Her political career began with five terms on the Hasuda City Council and one term on the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. Born at Osho-ji in Kamo, Niigata, Yamaguchi…

Killer Khan

Killer Khan was a former sumo wrestler from the Kasugano stable and a professional wrestler. He was born in Yoshida, Nishikanbara, Niigata, Japan. His real name was Ozawa Masashi (小澤正志). In sumo, he achieved the highest rank of Makushita 40. After transitioning to professional wrestling, he…

Arnold Fanck

Arnold Fanck was a German film director and pioneer of the mountain film genre, born in Frankenthal, Germany. Together with Odo Deodatus Tauern, Bernhard Villinger, and Rolf Bauer, Fanck established the company "Berg- und Sportfilm GmbH Freiburg" in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1920. Fanck, who held a PhD…

Horiuchi Keizo

Horiuchi Keizo was a Japanese composer, lyricist, translator, and music critic born in Kaji, Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. He also used the pen name Yasutani Shizuo (安谷鎮雄). He was the third son of Horiuchi Iataro, the owner of "Asada Ame". However, he abandoned his inheritance rights to Asada Ame at…

Kim In Soo

Kim In Soo is a South Korean musician and member of CRYING NUT (크라잉넛), L.O.D. (엘오디), and DADDY O RADIO (데디오레디오). He joined CRYING NUT in 1993 as the accordionist and keyboardist when they started performing in nightclubs and small festivals. In 1995, they entered the Hongdae…

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…

Danny Lee

Danny Lee (Chinese: Lee Sau Yin) is a Hong Kong actor, film producer, screenwriter, director, action director and presenter. He is known for frequently portraying Hong Kong police officers in films such as Law With Two Phases, The Killer and The Untold Story. Lee did not do so well in school and sometimes…

Dazai Osamu

Osamu Dazai was born Tsushima Shuji in Aomori Prefecture. His father, Genemon, was a landlord. Osamu was born as the sixth son of the Tsushima family. Due to his mother being ill and his father busy working after his birth, he was raised by a nanny for a year before his aunt, Kie, took over until he…

Russell Wong

Russell Girard Wong is an American actor. He was the series lead of the TV show Vanishing Son, but the show was short-lived. The show is one of the few American TV series in television history featuring an Asian American series lead, and is also considered ground-breaking for casting an Asian male in…

Inagaki Hiroshi

A skilled and versatile filmmaker best known for his jidai-geki, Inagaki worked as an actor before directing. In the silent era, he narrated traditional stories with visual flair and melodramatic intensity: his extant second film, Vagabond Gambler (Hōrō zanmai, 1928), reveals his instinctive talent…

Angel's Revenge

7.1

Seon Yoo, training to become a nun, gives up her dream after learning her sister, Jin Yoo, was betrayed and killed by Jang Tae Jung. Tae Jung, a charming man from a humble background, had plotted to marry into wealth.…

Love Clinic

7.2

Kim Sin Seol is a virgin female urologist. Her main job is to give medical treatment to men who have lost confidence in their performance at night. Wang Seong Gi is a male obstetrician who suffers from a traumatic…

First Love, Again

7.1

A thrilling romance reality show in which first love couples, who had to part or give up on each other for various reasons, meet again with fresh memories, excitement, and regrets, and face true love. (Source: Naver)

Palms on Love

7.2

Marshal Xue Dong Feng returns from the front line to attend the funeral of his father, Governor Xue, and take over as warlord. However, he discovers that his fiancée Ji Lian Yun married his father as his concubine…

Evening Star for You

7.2

High school teacher Song Wan Xing's ex-boyfriend cheated on her, didn't give a dowry, and wanted a Mercedes-Benz as a dowry. Her family was not good either: her stepfather was a pervert and her mother was weak. She…

Howling

7.3

Homicide detective Sang Gil is passed over for a promotion, which is given to a colleague. He's assigned a simple suicide case with rookie detective Eun Yeong. As the case becomes more complex, Sang Gil seeks the promotion…

The Fire Series: Fai Ruk Game Rorn

7.4

Panat, the eldest son of Preemsuda and secretary to government official Peeradate, secretly marries Piraya in Spain. Upon their return, Panat’s younger brother, Pasin, falls for Piraya’s sister, Pasika. Panat hides…

Choco Bank

7.1

Kim Eun Haeng is a college graduate entering the workforce. His father made sure to give him a lucky start in life by bestowing him with a name that means money. Eun Haeng (meaning Bank in Korean), along with a young…

A Good Day for the Wind to Blow

7.0

Kwon Oh Bok is a 19-year-old young woman and an orphan who refuses to give up her dream of becoming a top illustrator. Because she grew up poor (and is still struggling), she is extremely frugal, and maintains an optimistic…

Hirugao

7.4

Set 3 years after the drama series. Kitano Yuichiro comes to give a lecture in the town where divorcee Sasamoto Sawa now lives quietly. The two meet again and their love story continues.