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…

Yamamuro Ko

Yamamuro Ko, born Nishimori Takashige (西森高茂), was a Japanese actor from Kochi, Japan. He graduated from Kochi Castle East Commercial School. In 1927, he joined the Nikkatsu Daishogun Studio under the stage name Murakami Eiji ((村上英二), occasionally working under his real name. In 1933,…

Kobayashi Tsuneo

Graduated from Nihon University Art Department in 1934 . Selected and performed in the Takarazuka Revue review script open call for participants. In 1935, he joined the production department of the Tokyo Vocal Film Factory of the same Toho affiliate and studied under Shiro Toyoda , triggered by the…

Shima Koji

Shima Koji was a Japanese actor, film director and screenwriter. Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He joined the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1925. He appeared in over 90 films as an actor, playing mostly romantic leads. He turned to directing…

Hwang Ryeo Hui

Born in Seoul in 1928, her real name is Hwang Young Hee. After she finished Gyeonggi Girls' High School, she applied for the 2nd Actress Recruitment hosted by Koryo Film Company, and she was selected as No. 1, and she played the role of Lee Hye Ja in Director Choi In Gyu's 'Viva Freedom!' (1946). Her…

Sawamura Gennosuke IV

Sawamura Gennosuke IV was an outstanding onnagata actor, who was also able to play a wide range of male roles. Akuba roles were his field of excellence, like Otomi ("Kirare Otomi") or Dakki no Ohyaku ("Hyaku Monogatari"). He moved at the beginning of the 20th century from ôshibai, where he was supporting…

Izumo Yaeko

Izumo Yaeko was a Japanese actress born in Hachinohe Town, Aomori Prefecture. Her death date is unknown. After graduating from high school, she learned to dance under Eliana Pavlova. In May 1930, she joined Shochiku Kamata Photo Studio and made her movie debut with "Hohoemu Jinsei" directed by Gosho…

Sono Kayako

Sono Kayako was a Japanese actress born in Tokyo and raised in Tennoji Ward, Osaka. She graduated from Kobe College Faculty of Letters. In 1953, she became an auditor of NHK's Osaka Broadcasting Theater Company, appeared in the station's "Bonus", and has been active since the early days of television.…

Horikawa Hiromichi

Horikawa Hiromichi was a Japanese director. He was assistant director to Kurosawa Akira for the production of Seven Samurai (1954) and Throne of Blood (1957). Akira Kurosawa’s assistant on numerous films including Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai, 1954), Horikawa has never achieved…

Han Woon Sa

Born on January 15, 1923 , Goesan, Chungcheongbuk - do, South Korea. His real name is Han Gan Nam (한간남,韓看南) . Religion is Buddhism . After graduating from Cheongju Commercial High School in 1941, he studied in Japan and attended the Department of Philosophy at Chuo University . He was conscripted…

Oyu

It is the last day of the year and night falls on the small town of Toyama, Japan. A man goes to the public bath to retrieve a forgotten object. But once inside, the promise of a hot bath compels him to stay. (Source:…

Xin Huan Jiu Ai Quan Shi Ni

In her last life, Xu Jia Yu trusted a scumbag who plotted with her half-sister to kill her and the entire Xu family for greed. Now reborn, she's back with a vengeance and will never make the same mistake twice. Given…

The God Lei Zhen Zi

5.5

In the last years of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou is unruly in his governance. He is seduced by the fox demon Su Daji and becomes licentious, while demons and disasters are rampant in the city of Shang. Ji Chang's…

Little Room

Tsz Ching remembered the last time she saw Ho Fung, which was an evening spent at a hotel. That night felt like nothing had happened, yet it was long and exhausting. (Source: microfilm-music.hk)

Chai Wan Cineclub

If this were the last film you could ever watch, what would you choose? Chai Wan Cineclub faces imminent closure, leaving the community without its cherished gathering space. Uncle Ting, the club’s chairman, grapples…

A Cute Guy from Korea

In her last year in her twenties, Moka (29), the heroine who is anxious to get married, suddenly finds herself face-to-face with Min U (25), a man straight out of a Korean drama. He's a younger man with perfect looks,…

Dan's Family No. 1

6.1

Kang Dan is the last descendant of Dangun Wanggeom, the legendary god-king of Gojoseon, yet he is treated as an errand boy by his high school classmates. But when his girlfriend becomes the new target of school bullying,…

When the Dust Blows Through

Over the last hundred years, while the mystery of the ruins of ancient Kingdom Loulan, in the Lop Nor desert in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have attracted lots of researchers and expeditionists, countless…

The Power of Love

Follow the last footsteps of the late Father Lee Tae Seok who devoted his life and still remains in Sudan, Africa! Father Jhon Lee from Tonj, South Sudan is a priest, doctor, teacher, conductor, and architect who had…

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean

6.3

In the last months of the Second World War, the Empire of Japan receives a final gift from the collapsing Nazi Germany: the I-507, a highly-advanced submarine equipped with experimental technology. The mission, as…