Chiba Yasuki

Though remembered largely for his inventive postwar shomin-geki, Chiba specialized initially in period films before achieving commercial success with such popular romances as Hideko the Cheerleader (Hideko no ōendanchō, 1940), a vehicle for the teenage Hideko Takamine. Among his wartime films, Women’s…

Uchida Tomu

Uchida Tomu’s filmography spans two great filmmaking periods separated by a 15-year hiatus due to the war, although his output of primarily genre films and lack of an immediately obvious signature style has meant that he has been overshadowed by contemporaries such as Ozu Yasujirô, Naruse Mikio,…

Oda Masao

Oda Masao, born Saiki Masao (斎木政雄) was a Japanese actor born in Waseda, Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. He later changed his name to Oda Masao (織田真佐男). He began his acting career at age six and graduated from Tokyo Prefectural School of Arts (東京府立工芸学校). In 1930, he enrolled…

Katsube Nobuyuki

Katsube Nobuyuki is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He graduated from Keio University Faculty of Economics. He worked for the theater company NLT, the Roman Theater, and also belonged to the theater group Yen. In 1964, after graduating from the 13th term of the Haiyuza Theater Company,…

Lee Doo Hee

Lee Doo Hee is a genius hacker from Seoul University. He hacked into Seoul University's Central Computer Network and leaked Kim Tae Hee's high school graduation picture to all of the students. Doo Hee also attended KAIST for three years. He quickly became friends with Hong Jin Ho after starring with…

Furuhata Yasuo

Yasuo Furuhata is a Japanese film director, who won the 2000 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for 'Poppoya'. A proficient commercial director, Furuhata made his debut with the youth film Bad Girl Yoko (Hikō shōjo Yōko, 1966), about a girl who, along with her boyfriend, escapes Japan by…

Hosokawa Chikako

Hosokawa Chikako was a Japanese actress born in Uchisaiwai, Kojimachi, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Koran Women's School and joined Osanai Kaoru’s Tsukiji Little Theater in 1925, making her stage debut in "Kakujin Kakusetsu". In 1929, at age 23, she left the theater to help form the Shinjuku Theater…

Kahara Natsuko

Kahara Natsuko, originally Tsukahara Natsuko (塚原初子), was a Japanese actress and director associated with the Bungakuza theater company. Following the "Koto no Yoru" incident in December 1963, she left Bungakuza and co-founded the NLT Theater Company in January 1964, where she later became the…

Orihara Keiko

Orihara Keiko was a Japanese actress born in Komonma, Kita-Soma, Ibaraki, Japan. She graduated from Ibaraki Prefectural Toride High School for Girls and initially worked as a typist and trainee nurse. In 1945, she joined Daiei Film Company as one of its first new faces. Orihara made her film debut in…

Tsuji Hitonari

Tsuji Hitonari is a Tokyo-born Japanese writer, composer, and film director. In his film and singing work he uses the name Tsuji Jinsei, an alternative reading of the Japanese writing of his name. He debuted as a vocalist of the rock band ECHOS in 1985 and the original song "ZOO" reached over a million…

Garo: Makai Retsuden

7.4

Garo: Makai Retsuden is a new season of the Garo franchise and a continuation of the 10th-anniversary celebration. Each episode with its original story features different characters of the series introduced by Kurahashi…

Sakura no Tou

7.4

Kamijo Ren is the director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Liaison Division. His father is a former police officer. An incident in Ren’s childhood triggered his thirst for power…

Weekends

7.4

Every weekend the gay male choir G-Voice rehearses in Seoul – as they have been doing since 2003. The choir, being a kind of antidote to homophobic Korean society, makes the everyday lives of gay men its theme in…

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

7.4

Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head. (Source: IMDb)

King Naresuan 3: Naval Battle

7.5

Thai biographical historical drama film about King Naresuan the Great, who ruled Siam from 1590 until he died in 1605. Part III was to depict Naresuan's military and leadership skills and the expansion of the Siamese…

The Great Escape: The Story

7.5

It is an adventure variety show in which the cast works together to solve complex escape room challenges. It features a stage that transcends time and space, further enhancing the show's reputation for its unique premise…

Superstar Mr Gam

7.5

1982. It’s the first year of Korea’s Pro-Baseball League. Gam Sa Yong is able to join the team just because the Sammi Superstars don’t have any left-handed pitcher. Unlike its name, Superstars, Sammi is the last…

Jinji no Hitomi

7.4

The story is set at "Hinode Enpitsu", a stationery manufacturer with a long history. Despite its glorious achievements and image, there have been voices from the employees, who say that the Sales and Product Development…

Trail of the Panda

7.4

An orphan named Lu finds a lost panda cub, Pang Pang. Lu carries the panda on his back and embarks on an adventure to return the cub to its mother.

AKB 1ji 59fun!

7.5

AKB 1ji 59fun! was the start of what was later to become AKBINGO. It aired 10 episodes before it changed its name to AKB 0ji 59fun, and then finally AKBINGO.