Kawarasaki Kunitaro IV

Kawarasaki Kunitarô IV was a promising wakaonnagata actor, who excelled in daughter and princess roles but unfortunately died (a mysterious way) too young. He spent a few years in a Shinpa troupe in the forties of the Meiji era and was also involved in the early modern stage projects of Ichikawa Ennosuke…

Ibe Harumi

Ibe Harumi, born in Tokyo, was a Japanese composer and guitarist, having a wide repertoire from flamenco to modern jazz. He worked on numerous film scores centered mainly on Toshio Masuda 's works and he released many instrumental albums of kayokyoku and enka music.

Lu Xun

Lu Xun was the pen name of Zhou Shuren, a Chinese writer, essayist, poet, and literary critic. He was a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. Writing in Vernacular Chinese and Classical Chinese, he was a short story writer, editor, translator, literary critic, essayist, poet, and designer. In…

Yoshiya Nobuko

Yoshiya Nobuko was a Japanese novelist active in Taisho and Showa period Japan. She was one of modern Japan's most commercially successful and prolific writers, specializing in serialized romance novels and adolescent girls' fiction, as well as a pioneer in Japanese lesbian literature, including the…

Lu Xiao Ran

Lu Xiao Ran is a Mainland actress from Fuzhou, Fujian. She graduated Beijing Modern Music Academy in 2012 and officially debut in 2015.

Lin Yu Tang

Lin Yutang was a famous writer, scholar, translator, and linguist of modern China. He was nominated twice for the Nobel Prize in Literature (1940, 1950).

Kevin Yeh

Yeh Tsung Hsuan (English name: Kevin) is a Taiwanese director. His films focus on self-identity and relationships in modern society.

Park Joon Woo

Park Joon Woo is a South Korean-Belgian cook and food columnist. He was born in South Korea but moved to Belgium when he was 18 due to his father's military deployment. He dropped out of the Modern Languages program in college and then worked as a sculptor for over a year before quitting. He took a…

Irie Mayuko

Mayuko Irie is a Japanese actress and model. She has also written her name 入江まゆこ. Irie is represented by Blare International and Splash Model Agency. Her roles have ranged from historical-period parts to modern people, and encompassed tokusatsu as well.

Tashi Dawa

Tashi Dawa is a Chinese novelist of half-Tibetan, half-Han ethnic background. He is a distinguished Tibetan writer in China, and one of the most controversial figures associated with modern Tibet. (Source: Wikipedia)

Heaven-6-Box

Commissioned by the city of Kochi to mark the opening of its Museum of Modern Art, this experimental feature by Japan’s foremost gay indie film-maker almost defies description. The film is divided into six 10-minute…

Cause We Are So Young

6.5

Three men have unforgettable encounters as they wind their way through the maze of modern relationships. (Source: hmvod.com.hk)

Ruriko Joou no Karei Naru Hibi

6.0

The story approaches the hearts of sick people living in a distorted modern age. The neat painting teacher and S&M Queen, Ruriko, will train you. (Source: Letterboxd)

Niwatori wa Hadashi da

6.8

The movie is about people who live strong while facing the problems of modern society such as care for people with intellectual disabilities and discrimination against Koreans living in Japan. (Source: MyDramaList)

Avalokitesvara of Guanyin

"Avalokitesvara" is a Buddhist-themed costume drama that integrates the spirit of Avalokitesvara into modern life and exerts the spirit that "Avalokitesvara has tens of billions of incarnations, as long as they have…

I'm Living with Nature

A program that conveys the meaning of healing and true happiness to modern people who want to return to nature. (Source: Korean = Naver || Translation = MyDramaList)

The Magic Thousand - Character Classic

8.0

A children's drama about the leading characters who are reincarnated to the modern world; they are on a struggle to find 10 of the magic characters that are scattered all over the human world.

The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen

As befits the telling of the story of perhaps the most universally beloved hero of modern-day Chinese history Dr. Sun Yat Sen (1866-1925), this lavishly produced biographical film uses techniques culled from Chinese…

Utamaro's World

5.0

Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. This film, which has a complex and wide-ranging storyline, recreates the world of that time, as it appeared…

Vendor Knight Hirano Great

7.4

Vending machines, a marvel of modern civilization, allow us to buy drinks anytime, anywhere, 24/7. Behind these vending machines are the operators who keep them running. Shiozaki Ryoma, a passionate operator at Hirano…