Tabiji

7.5

The 7th NHK Asadora. Starring Tadashi Yokouchi in a narrative about an employee of the national railroad living through 50 years of modern history with his wife.

Ren Jian You Wei

Through the smoke and fire rising from the kitchen stoves of Wantangju, a century-old restaurant in Beijing, the turbulent rises and falls of China’s modern history over the past thirty years are reflected. In the…

Akutoku

A movie adaptation of Funayama Kaoru's novel of the same name, which depicts the story of a modern youth who is attracted to the evil path. Saburi Shin, a well-known actor who also demonstrated his skill as a director…

Goryeojang

7.6

Prior to the adoption of Confucianism, it was the tradition to abandon one's parents on a mountainside if they were over 70 years of age. In the ancient kingdom of Goryeo, now modern Korea, a nobleman defies this tradition…

The Reunion

Three comrades-in-arms, who promised to meet again in five years, parted ways, but unexpectedly meet again while living different lives in the complicated modern world. (Source: Japanese = Nikkatsu.com || Translation…

Song of Home

Mizoguchi’s 30th film is the earliest surviving example of his work, and his only film of the 1920s to survive complete. Song of Home finds the director already concerning himself with the collision of traditional…

The Chair

7.0

Interesting conceptual film where people of various ages and professions are asked to sit on a chair for 15 minutes with nothing to do. We see how bored and uneasy modern people start to feel when wasting time. (Letterboxd)

Stateless

Adapted from Jun Takami's title, with the same name, serialized in the magazine Modern Romance.

Outland

This is an overseas pursuit to maintain national security. Here is a high-tech overseas special service team that depicts a picture of a modern battlefield. Ren Yi Sheng, the old partner of the head of the National…

Kimitachi ga Ite Boku ga Ita

An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of growing up in modern times, students often look to Mr. Yabuki for advice…

Wong Fung

Born in 1923 in Guangxi, Wong Fung started his career as a scriptwriter in 1950. He wrote over a hundred scripts for Cantonese movies, including 42 of the popular Huang Fei Hung serial. In 1959 he made his directorial debut in White-Haired Madam Su Is Pregnant, and subsequently directed 67 Cantonese…

Kato Tai

Kato Tai was a Japanese film director and screenwriter born in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, and raised in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. He was mainly active as a director of period dramas and chivalry films. (Source: MyDramaList)

Fukagawa Hisashi

Fukagawa Hisashi was a Japanese director.

Inoue Shinya

Inoue Shinya is a Japanese editor.

Hamilton Yu

Hamilton Yu is an editor who worked in films from 1963-1995. He won the 1980 Golden Horse Award for Best Film Editing for The Secret.

Jonathan Ting

Jonathan Ting worked as an Art Director, Costume Designer, and in Visual and Special Effects between 1974-2010. He won the 1995 Golden Horse Award for Best Makeup and Costume Design for Meeting in the Dark.

Araki Ichiro

Araki Ichiro is a Japanese actor, singer, music producer, novelist, magic critic, and card magic expert from Tokyo, Japan. His mother is actress Araki Michiko.

Awaji Keiko

Awaji Keiko was born on July 17, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Downtown (1957), Kottaisan yori: Nyotai wa kanashiku (1957) and Stray Dog (1949). She was married to Kinnosuke Nakamura and Bimbo Danao. She died due to cancer on January 11, 2014 in Tokyo. (Source: IMDb)

Szeto On

Szeto On was a prolific screenwriter with more than 200 writing credits to his name. He often collaborated with the Shaw Brothers on productions. His career spanned from 1954-1992.

Kang Eun Woo

Kang Eun Woo is a South Korean singer and model. She is enrolled in the Applied Music program at Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts. She was a trainee for PocketDol Studio. She first appeared on TV as a contestant in the 2021 survival show "My Teenage Girl". She was supposed to debut in the second…