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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A City of Two Tales

7.0

Nigel is an Oxford graduate British entrepreneur who wedded his husband last year in the UK, whereas Smiley is a Hong Kong local who is living on governmental allowance. They exchanged their unique views about their…

Expressway

A syndicate old-timer named Ben needs to do one last assignment before the boss he works for grants him his much-delayed retirement. Assigned to be his partner is the neophyte Morris, a trigger-happy sadist who yearns…

Bangzi Melody

Life on a small village in China during the last years of the Cultural Revolution takes a different course when the people is asked to prepare and perform a classic opera for government officials, entangling past,…

Requited

5.7

An ailing biker takes to the rail for one last adventure that pits him against nature and the woman he desires. (Source: IMDb)

Magbuwag ta kay

8.0

A romantic comedy detailing the funny and quirky last 30 days of a relationship between two college sweethearts who attempt to break up without the drama. (Source: IMDb)

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…

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,…

The Down

7.7

A well-known Thai writer/publisher Nong Wongthanong travelled to Italy last year. During the trip he saw several people with Down syndrome living a normal life, mingling with “ordinary” people in society. He looks…

11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate

6.2

"11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate" depicts the last four years of celebrated author Yukio Mishima's life. From the day author Yukio Mishima established a right wing militia to oppose leftists to the final day of…

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…