Hara Izumi

Her mother died at the age of 10, and went to Tokyo at the age of 17 because she did notget along with her stepmother. Although initially she was taking advantage of her talent and joined Okamoto Kokage disciples of calligraphy. In order to earn the tuition, she joined the Tokyo Yanaka belong model…

Kobayashi Satoru

Kobayashi Satoru was a Japanese film director most famous for directing the first pink film, the type of softcore pornographic films that became the most prolific film genre in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s. Japanese sources claim that Kobayashi directed over 400 pink films between 1960 and 1990,…

Kimura Kinka

His real name is Kinnosuke. He was born in Tokyo Iwato-cho (now Ushigome of Shinjuku-ku, Iwato-cho) and grew up in Shintomicho (now Chuo-ku Shintomi ). His father was the first member of the first Ichikawa Sandan troupe, and Kinnosuke also worked as a writer after serving as a child under the name of…

Yang Zi

Yang Zi, born as Yang Jian Min in Baoding of Hebei Province, is a Chinese actor, producer, politician and entrepreneur. He is currently the Vice Chairman and Executive President of China Juli Group and Chairman of China Juli Hu Mei Film & Television Media Co. Ltd. Since the second year of junior high,…

Bernardo Bertolucci

Bernardo Bertolucci was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. He was the first Italian filmmaker to win the Academy Award for Best Director for The Last Emperor (1987), one of many accolades including two Golden Globes, two David di Donatellos, a British Academy…

James Miki

James Miki was a Japanese screenwriter, writer, director, and former singer from Mukden City, Fengtien Province, Manchuria, from where he moved to Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture when he was in elementary school. In the second year of junior high school, his father died suddenly of heart disease. After…

Miyake Kyoko

Kyoko is a Peabody award winning filmmaker from Japan. Her latest documentary film, Tokyo Idols, is premiering in World Cinema Documentary Competition at 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Her documentary Brakeless was supported by BBC / ITVS / IKON / NHK / DR and won the prestigious Peabody Award 2014 after…

Raymond Red

Raymond Red is one of the pioneer figures of modern Filipino alternative cinema. Having a background in visual arts and photography after studying at the Philippine High School for the Arts and the University of the Phils. College of Fine Arts, he began by making numerous experimental and narrative…

Matsumoto Seicho

Matsumoto Seicho was a Japanese author born on February 12, 1909 but his birthday is listed as December 21 on his family register. His real name is Matsumoto Kiyoharu. While Matsumoto himself stated he was born in Hiroshima, official records state he was born in Itaku Village, Kiku District, Fukuoka…

Kim Ki Young

Kim Ki Young was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melodramatic horror films, often focusing on the psychology of their female characters. Kim was born in Seoul during the colonial period, raised in Pyongyang, where he became interested in theater and cinema. In…

Mizu Zokusei no Mahoutsukai

Ryo finds himself reborn in the magical realm of Phi, excited to embrace a peaceful existence mastering his water-based abilities. However, his expectations quickly wash away when he’s thrown into the untamed wilderness…

Relentless Fury

The story begins with the mysterious mission received by the world-renowned mercenary team "Shadow" - "escort the Chinese woman Song Ya back to China". After receiving the mission, the captain of the Shadow team, Lin…

Gyakuzoku no Bakushin

Based on the real-life story of Oguri Kozukenosuke Tadamasa, a statesman of the Tokugawa government in the last stage of the Edo period. Often regarded as a rival of Katsu Kaishu, Oguri was a genius of the Edo shogunate,…

Binding Souls

5.6

In order to complete the dissertation to graduate, five university students - Feng , Victory , Mei Qi, Xiao Yu and A Li - are assigned to do special research in The Moral Education College during summer vacation. Back…

Gamera vs. Zigra

5.8

Without warning, an alien spaceship attacks a Japanese moon base. Back on Earth, young Kenichi Ishikawa; his father, Dr. Yosuke Ishikawa; his friend Helen; and her father, Dr. Tom Wallace, witness the spaceship descending…

Soccer Killer

5.8

In the Song Dynasty, a group of patriots play soccer against the traitor with a team of foreign enemies, royal pro-nobles, bandits, martial arts masters and embrace the country hatred to compete for the first time…

Tsuyokute New Saga

Kyle, a skilled magic swordsman, barely survives a brutal clash with the Demon Lord, defeating his foe at great personal cost. As he lies dying, he stumbles upon a mysterious artifact in the Demon Lord's possession—one…

We Hate the Communist Party

Set in the harrowing aftermath of the Korean War’s 5.26 Massacre, this documentary uncovers the brutal impact of communism on the lives of ordinary South Koreans. As ideological battles tear the country apart, the…

The Black Death

5.8

The origin dates to 1565, during the reign of Maha Chakkraphat (husband of courageous elephant-battling Queen Suriyothai), when there was a plague in the old royal capital. The tropical malady was blamed on seafaring…