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…

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…

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…

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…

Ko Myoung Sung

Ko Myoung Sung is a South Korean director and screenwriter, born in Busan. He studied film directing at the Japan Institute of the Moving Image in Tokyo. His debut feature documentary Good Bye (2010) was shown in the 2nd DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. The 12th Suspect (2019) is a new film…

Ieki Miyoji

Though he has never acquired a reputation abroad, Ieki was a distinguished exponent of domestic drama whose films deserve admiration for their intelligence and humanity. He worked initially at Shochiku as assistant to Heinosuke Gosho and Minoru Shibuya, and his debut, Torrent (Gekiryū, 1944), made…

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…

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,…

Kim Min Kyo

Kim Min Kyo is a South Korean singer. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Physical Education from Konkuk University. He debuted in 1989 as the vocalist of the rock band Oxen89, who was the winner of the Gold Prize at the MBC Riverside Song Festival with the song "Green Frog". One year later, his…

Saga Zenpei

Saga Zenpei was a Japanese actor and filmmaker born in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. He graduated from the Western Painting Department of the Japanese Art School. In 1929, he joined the Japan Proletarian Artist Alliance, but became an actor, and in the same year he entered the Tokyo Left Wing…

Bite of Dark: Pagpag

Andrew's first shift at the convenience store can be his last night alive as visitors from a nearby funeral home go there to "Pagpag" or drive away spirits. Unknown to him, those restless spirits are all stuck with…

Only Human

A social media fight over sexism is the last straw for the liberal daughter of a chauvinistic father. (Source: Rappler Facebook)

Flowers

Upon learning that today may be the grandfather’s last day, the mother and daughter bring condolence flowers to the hospital. Their relatives come as well. But the flowers arrive before the grandfather’s death,…

Butch Up!

7.5

"Stop being miserable." After hearing her ex's last words to her, Mi Hae, a lead singer of an independent band, cannot get herself to sing the band's most popular song, Oppa's Girl. (Source: en.sipff.kr)

Cut

A deserted factory. The last dying gasp of Eun Ah, who is cruelly and slowly dying, can be heard by someone. Suddenly, Director Jun Seok shouts, "Cut!" At that moment, an incessant sound of rain can be heard, and it…

Kinpuru Golden Special

8.9

Special prime time episode of Kinpuru to mark the last broadcast of the program. Fulfilling the King & Prince dream of 5 person trip for the last time with a trip which comprised of a segment in three Michelin stars…

Please, Remember This Night

When Angelo and Tristan failed to catch the last train ride, a bond grows between them when they decide to walk towards an alternate route. (Source: sbsg pictures Twitter)

Not a Time to Celebrate

6.5

A young filmmaker has just unsatisfyingly captured the last shot for her film. While the crew encourages her to celebrate, she fears that the battle has just begun. Instead, she turns to a traditional, evil-warding,…

A Fine Day to Walk

This is a moment that might be the last in my life and it's a great day for a walk. A road movie that realizes true happiness and joy of life through a trip. Sang Wook grew up under wise parents without causing any…