Takada Kokichi

Takada Kokichi is a Japanese actor and singer born in Sonoda Village, Kawabe District, Hyogo Prefecture. His real name is Kajiura Takeichi. He is a historical drama star representing Shochiku before the war, and is known as the first "Singing Movie Star". His second daughter is actress Takada Miwa,…

Pauleen Luna

Pauleen Marie Jimenez Luna-Sotto (born November 10, 1988) is a Filipina actress and television personality. She appears on the GMA Network, particularly as one of the regular hosts of the long-running Philippine variety show Eat Bulaga! where she portrays the child-woman character Baby Poleng. Luna…

Ishihara Yujiro

Yujiro grew up in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in Otaru, Hokkaido, and in Zushi, Kanagawa. His father, an employee of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, was from Ehime Prefecture, and his mother was from Miyajima, Hiroshima. Yujiro attended Otaru Fuji Kindergarten and then Otaru City Inaho Elementary School. During his…

Ohkawa Hashizo II

Ohkawa Hashizo was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred Jidaigeki films from 1955 to 1967. Born in Tokyo, the son of a Yanagibashi geisha, he was soon adopted by the Ono family. His adoptive father was a kabuki actor named Ichikawa Takinoyo II, who trained him in dance and kabuki…

Kishida Shin

Kishida Shin was a Japanese actor, best known for his memorable supporting roles in films and television series. Kishida Shin was born at Kawakita General Hospital in Asagaya, Suginami, Tokyo. His uncle was playwright Kunio Kishida, and actress Kyoko Kishida and children's author Eriko Kishida were…

Kung Wannasiri Srivarathanabul

Wannasiri Srivarathanabul, nicknamed Kung, is a Thai writer, architect and actress. She started writing on architectural articles for the Association of Siamese Architect and later expanded into writing short-story. In 2001, her writing career has taken-off from publishing the first volume of her short…

KC Concepcion

KC Concepcion is a Filipina actress. The only daughter of actors 'Gabby Concepcion' and 'Sharon Cuneta', Kristina Cassandra Concepcion, simply known as K.C. to the entire Philippines, has always been considered showbiz royalty, even recognizing her as the nation's "princess" given the fact that her…

Bang Su Il

Bang Su Il was born Kim Young So in 1932 in Hamju, South Hamgyeong Province, Korea (Now North Korea). In October 1957, as one of the 30 first-year trainees of the actor training centre at the capital film company, he began his career as an actor after six months of training. After auditioning in 1958,…

Name Prakarn Raiva

Prakarn Raiva, nicknamed Name, is a songwriter and vocalist frontman of experimental pop band Getsunova. He was born in Bangkok, Thailand as the son of Pravesvudhi and Kessuda, chairman and CEO of S&P respectively. He graduated from the London College of Fashion and started work with Bangkok Apparel…

Golf Ornanong Thaisriwong

Ornanong Thaisriwong, nicknamed Golf, is an award-winning actress, writer, director and producer born in Bangkok, Thailand. She graduated from the faculty of Sociology and Anthropology at Thammasat University. She began working in theatre in 1999 and joined B-Floor in 2002 after seeing "Crying Century."…

Stars & Roses

6.3

Lau Gai Jou travels to Vietnam for a story. Once in Vietnam, he briefly meets Yun Hung, a translator and is involved in an accident after crashing a motorised rickshaw. The courts hand him a prison sentence in a strict…

Doctor's Heart

8.0

Wong is an idealistic young intern, the son of a doctor. Wong writes an honest report about the state of the hospital, which offends the administrator, Dr Chu. Worse, Chu's lovely girlfriend Anita begins to notice…

Fly High, Run Far

9.0

This film revolves around the life of Choi Shi Hyong, head of the religious sect, Chondogyo, in the later part of the Chosun Kingdom. He is constantly sought and harassed by the authorities. In 1864, Choi Jeh Woo,…

Shoot to Kill

Lo Shek On comes from a low social class. From a young age, he grew up at his parents’ poultry stall, facing the bloody scenes of slaughtering chickens every day, which shaped his brutal personality. From the age…

The! Tetsuwan! DASH!!

The!Tetsuwan! DASH!! is a long running variety show that started out in late night with TOKIO in 1995 doing all sorts of crazy experiments. It moved to prime time and became an hour show and one of the projects was…

Nakai-kun Onsen

From July 1996, broadcasts were started every Saturday at midnight on the Osaka area local ( Nippon TV , West Japan Broadcasting, etc., with some delayed broadcasts). Initially, they enjoyed talks at the public bath…

Nihon Philharmonic Orchestra: Hono no Dai go Gakusho

5.0

Japan Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1965. While many Japanese orchestras have mainly played German music, they performed Japanese composers' works, representing as the orchestras of Japan, ans received the…

Love Becomes Bitterness

Yong Pil forms a music group called "Funny Kit" with his friend Dong Hyub. They meet Hye Ryun and she becomes their sponsor. Hye Ryun recognizes Yong Pil's talent and they soon fall in love. Yong Pil overcomes many…

Blue Moon

7.3

There is usually only one full moon every month, but occasionally there are two - and that second full moon is called the "Blue Moon". It is said that when a person sees a blue moon and makes a wish, he will be granted…