Gomi Yasusuke

Gomi Yasusuke was a Japanese novelist born in Namba, Osaka, Japan. He lost his father at a young age and was raised in the house of his maternal grandfather. His grandfather was a major entertainment promoter who owned many theaters and cinemas in the Sennichimae area of Osaka. He graduated from Yao…

Higuchi Ichiyo

Higuchi Ichiyo was a Japanese novelist born in Tokyo, Japan, and the second daughter of Higuchi Noriyoshi, a low-ranking official in the Tokyo Prefecture. She is recognized as the first professional female writer in modern Japan. She began her education at Hongo Elementary School in 1877 but withdrew…

Yamada Kosaku

Yamada Kosaku, formerly known as Yamada Kosaku, was a Japanese composer and conductor. He left numerous works in Japanese music history with melodies that utilize the intonation of the Japanese language. He also worked to spread Western music in Japan, founding the country's first orchestra. Additionally,…

Kokontei Shincho III

Kokontei Shincho III was a Japanese rakugo performer born in Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. He was the second son of Kokontei Shinsei V, younger brother of Kanbaratei Basso X, niece of actress Ikebata Shino, and nephew by marriage of actor Nakao Akira. It should be noted that there are two other individuals…

Jadu

Kim Duk Eun, known professionally as Jadu, is a South Korean singer and former member of the mixed duo THE JADU. She graduated from Seonjeong High School and was later enrolled in the Practical Music program at Dongduk Women's University but dropped out. She made her debut in 2001 as the vocalist of…

Hwang Ui Jo

Hwang Ui Jo is a South Korean football player. He was selected by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the 2013 K League 1 draft. He played for the team between 2013 and 2017, scoring 35 goals in 139 appearances. During the 2015 season, he managed to score 15 goals and was chosen as part of the South Korean national…

Wi Ding Ho

Wi Ding Ho, born and raised in Malaysia, attended the film school at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, lives in Taipei these days. His first feature film Pinoy Sunday (funded and supported by NHK, Japan) garnered a pair of awards at Taipei International Film Festival and also won Wi Ding a Best New Director…

Gretchen Barretto

Gretchen Barretto is a Filipino actress. She was launched as one of the newest Regal Babies, and it features former child actress Janice de Belen and upcoming actress Nadia Montenegro. Barretto released her debut single entitled "Going Steady", which was also the official theme song of the movie "14…

Kako Zanmu

Kako Zanmu, born Kaku Yasugoro (賀古保五郎) in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, was a Japanese film director, producer, and novelist. He began his career in the arts as a playwright for new-school theater and later joined the Shochiku Kamata Studio (松竹蒲田撮影所), a major Japanese film studio.…

Bae Doo Na

Actress Bae Doo Na started her professional career as a fashion model in 1998. Her mother is Actress Kim Hwa Young. She moved to a high-profile role in the acclaimed South Korean TV series, School. Doo Na's first leading role in a motion picture was in the black comedy, Barkings Dog Never Cry, in which…

Even the Clouds Are Drifting

Mal Suk and his three brothers and sisters live as orphans in an impoverished mining town. They are good and diligent children. But when the eldest brother is laid off from his job in the mines, the children are left…

The Black Killer

Connie plays both a brother and sister who must go undercover in a gang to rescue their uncle. (Source: HKMDB)

A Wanted Man

Chang Oh and his younger sister Ok and their pals Myeong Gu and Young Soo all grew up together in the same orphanage. Years later, Chang Oh is now a ruthless gang leader and is being chased by Myeong Gu, who has himself…

Storm of Violence

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Adapted from the novel "The Elder Sister" written by Fujita Goro.

Three Desperados

An orphan boy and his adopted sister attack the Mongol agents that killed their parents. (Source: Letterboxd)

International Assassin

A Hong Kong mobster's sister is working with authorities on their investigation into her own brother's plot to assassinate the Queen. (Source: IMDB)

Oyafuko Dori

A young delinquent wants to avenge his sister from a college student who abandoned her after leaving her pregnant. To do this, he decides to seduce the student's sister to make him suffer the same fate. (Source: IMDb)…

A Female Ghost Goes Begging to Raise Her Orphan Boy 2

After being murdered by her sister-in-law and giving birth to a child, Ching Lai Seung becomes a ghost. Her husband finds the child and pretends he is an adopted son to protect him. The sister-in-law sets her sights…

Young Lovers

The Lin brothers and the Chin sisters were neighbors. The younger brother Lin Fang fell in love with the younger sister, Xiao Chin, but the latter had a crush on the elder brother, Lin Quan. By a chance encounter,…