Gosho Heinosuke

Gosho Heinosuke was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and haiku poet. He is famous for directing Japan's first domestically produced talkie film, "Madame and Wife." His real name was Gosho Heieimon (五所平右衛門). His haiku pen name was Goshotei (五所亭). He was born as the illegitimate…

Ishibashi Etaro

Ishibashi Etaro was a Japanese actor, pianist in the jazz band "Hana Hajime and Crazy Cats", and cooking expert. Born in Shinbashi, Tokyo as the son of musician Rando Fukuda and grandson of painter Shigeru Aoki. When Etaro was three years old, his father, Rando, raped actress Hiroko Kawasaki. Rando…

Hidari Bokuzen

Hidari Bokuzen, born Mikajima Ichiro (三ヶ島一郎) in Kitano, Kotesashi, Iruma, Saitama, Japan, was a Japanese actor and opera singer. He was the second son of an elementary school principal, and his family had been priests at Hikawa Shrine in Mikajima Village for generations, though his grandfather…

Teng Atsawin Rattanapracha

"Teng" Atsawin Rattanapracha was an actor and model from Chanthaburi province. He's the brother of former Channel 7 actor Phon Plaporn. Atsawin started his acting career in 1971 when he applied to be a drama actor for Channel 4 (later Channel 9). One of his most famous leading roles was in the 1978…

Kitagawa Mika

Kitagawa Mika, born Ono Teruyo (大野照代) in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress. She initially pursued ballet and aspired to become a ballerina during her time at Hosui Elementary School (芳水小学校), later attending Osaki Junior High School (大崎中学校) and Teikyo Girls' High…

Senda Korenari

Japanese stage director, translator, and actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. He is known mostly for founding the Haiyūza theatre company, and translating and directing the works of Bertolt Brecht in post-World War II Japan. He appeared in over 50 films between 1936 and 1970. His stage name comes…

Manuel Chua

Manuel Chua is a Filipino model and actor born in Nueva Ecija. He was discovered in the 2009 Filipino version of the reality game show, Pinoy Fear Factor. Prior to entering the entertainment industry, he worked in a self-owned small appliance retail store and was raising a four-year-old daughter. Chua…

Kimura Kinka

His real name is Kinnosuke. He was born in Tokyo Iwato-cho (now Ushigome of Shinjuku-ku, Iwato-cho) and grew up in Shintomicho (now Chuo-ku Shintomi ). His father was the first member of the first Ichikawa Sandan troupe, and Kinnosuke also worked as a writer after serving as a child under the name of…

Iizuka Ken

Born in Gunma Prefecture in 1979, Iizuka Ken is a Japanese film director, novelist, and theater director. In 2003, he made his directoral debut in the movie "Summer Nude" at just 22 years old. Married actress Waka Inoue in May 2012 and had their first child 3 years later.

Nida Blanca

Dorothy Guinto Jones, popularly known by her stage name Nida Blanca, was a Filipina actress. After a successful acting career in films during the 1950s, many of which are with actor Nestor de Villa, she gained further prominence in television for her role in the sitcom John en Marsha (1973–1990).…

No Con Kid

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45-year-old Reiji Watanabe visits his parents' home. His parents used to run an arcade. While there, Reiji fondly yearns for his friends Kido and Takano. Back in 1983, their family's arcade "Game Center Watanabe" was…

Secret Garden

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Eighteen years old, Xiao Min is a new college student who loves to dream up strange and unusual illusions. Going to Taipei to study, Xiao Min can finally escape from the high school uniform and move away from her mother's…

Princess Maison

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26-year-old Numagoe Sachi works for a Japanese-style bar and earns an annual income of 2.5 million yen. She lives with the goal of buying an apartment. Her routine is to spend her off-days going around to an apartment…

Gappa Sensei

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Aiko is 24-years-old and a new teacher at an elementary school in the city. She comes from a rural area in Ishikawa. While giving her first greeting, she becomes nervous and resorts to using her hometown expression…

Saving Rock

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30-year-old Takao Matsumoto is single and a salaryman. He loves rock music. His girlfriend is Makiko and they have dated for 3 years. Due to Takao Matsumoto's spendthrift ways, his girlfriend dumps him. In hopes of…

Dear Etranger

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40-years-old Makoto Tanaka has remarried and is now caring for Nanae, his new wife, and the two daughters from Nanae's prior marriage. Makoto tries to have an ordinary family, but when Nanae gets pregnant, things begin…

Utsubokazura no Yume

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18-year-old Saito Mifuyu is a simple girl who grew up in Nagano. After her mother’s death, her father brings his lover over which displaces Mifuyu in her own home. She arrives in Tokyo following an invitation from…

Hope Frozen

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A two-year-old girl from Bangkok, nicknamed "Einz" became the youngest person in the world to undergo cryo-preservation. After her death from brain cancer, her family stores her remains in an American lab. Her head…

Go! Beach Volleyball Girls

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Eighteen year old genius volleyball player, Chen Wei Lan, receives a heavy blow after failing to qualify for the national youth team. After a quarrel with her mother, she returns to her home village and enrolls in…

When Morning Comes, I Feel Empty

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24-year-old Nozomi quit her job at an ad agency and now works part-time at a convenience store. Her ordinary days are enlivened by funny and kind co-workers, but her heart is troubled because she cannot tell her parents…