Sugimura Haruko

Sugimura Haruko was a Japanese actress born in Nishijido, Hiroshima, Japan, then a military town. Her mother was a geisha, and her father, reportedly a military man, died when she was young. She was adopted by a building materials merchant and a teahouse owner in the entertainment district. Her adoptive…

Ishii Takashi

A sometime manga artist, Ishii entered the film industry as a writer, scripting Roman Porno at Nikkatsu for such directors as Chūsei Sone, Noboru Tanaka, Shun Nakahara, and Shinji Sōmai. Many of his scripts were based on his own manga Angel Guts(Tenshi no harawata), which Nikkatsu adapted into a series,…

Fujiwara Keiji

Fujiwara Keiji was a Japanese voice actor, actor, narrator and sound director. Even though he was born in Tokyo, he spent the majority of his childhood in Iwate Prefecture. In high school, he handled vocals in a band he formed with his friend Kotaro Furuichi, future guitarist of rock band The Collectors.…

Anthony Chen

Anthony Chen is a Singaporean film director, screenwriter and film producer. He has directed two feature films Ilo Ilo (2013) and Wet Season (2019). Anthony enrolled in Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Film and Media Studies at the early age of 17 to pursue his passion for filmmaking. His second short…

Takarada Akira

Akira Takarada was a Japanese film actor who is most known in the west for his roles in the Godzilla film series. Takarada was born in Japan-occupied Korea, and lived for a time in Harbin, China. His father worked as an engineer on the South Manchuria Railway. After the war, he remained in Harbin, and…

Nakajima Haruo

Nakajima was born in Yamagata, Japan. His first credited role in a motion picture was in the 1952 film Sword for Hire. He began his career as a stunt actor in samurai films and he acted in a small role in the 1954 film Seven Samurai, portraying a bandit. He was considered by many to be the best suit…

Tanba Tetsuro

Tanba Tetsuro, born Tanba Shozaburo (丹波正三郎), was a Japanese actor, voice actor, entertainment promoter, and paranormal researcher. He founded the Tamba Production Company (丹波プロダクション) and the actor training institute Tamba Dojo (丹波道場). Additionally, he researched spiritualism…

Ifukube Akira

Akira Ifukube was born on 31 May 1914 in Kushiro, Japan as the third son of a police officer Toshimitsu Ifukube. The origins of this family can be traced back to at least the 7th century with the birth of Ifukibe-no-Tokotarihime. He was strongly influenced by the Ainu music as he spent his childhood…

Itami Juzo

Juzo Itami, born Yoshihiro Ikeuchi, was a Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director. He directed eleven films, all of which he wrote himself. The son of Mansaku Itami, prewar director of satiric jidai-geki, Jūzō worked initially as an actor, appearing regularly in Japan and occasionally in English-language…

Hikari

Originally from Osaka, Japan, Hikari, born as Mitsuyo Miyazaki, is an award-winning producer, writer, director, cinematographer, collaborator and visionary artist known for "37seconds" (2019), "Tsuyako" (2011) and "Where We Begin" (2015). Her directorial debut short film "Tsuyako" screened at over 100…

Mm, Uh, Oh, Ah

Bokiri, CEO of Tongul Communications, is a linguist and anthropologist who created the “M.U.O.A. conversation method”, a conversational law for modern people. To celebrate its 13th anniversary, a private lecture…

Mountain Guardians

In the early Republic of China, as Japan seeks to invade, a mysterious Onmyoji is sent to disrupt China’s Feng Shui by locating its dragon veins. Led by Master Qi, a group of Chinese Taoists uncovers the plot and…

The Voices at War

The movie is based on real events to depict the unrevealed relationship between radio and war. During the Pacific War, Japanese military battles were supported by ''radio warfare''. The Japan Broadcasting Corporation…

404 Still Remain, Our 5 Minutes

In 2001, Gyeong Hwan (17), a high school freshman, transferred from Yeongcheon to Suseong District in Daegu, known for its educational enthusiasm. Gyeong Hwan is an otaku obsessed with Japanese culture and soon discovers…

Occhan Kitchen

7.0

Every night, young people with small worries walk through the curtains of Occhan Kitchen, a restaurant popular for its "Tonight's Omakase" (chef's choice), skillfully prepared by the taciturn owner. As customers munch…

Kla Talay

8.7

This story follows the lives and discoveries of young Moken people in the Surin Islands of Phang-Nga, Thailand. When eighteen-year-old Ka-e finds a camera on the sea floor, he doesn't realise the danger of bringing…

Lost Sabungeros

When the pandemic shut down all cockfighting arenas in the Philippines, the century-old gambling blood sport moved online and grew into a money-making machine overnight, creating instant millionaires among its cockfighters.…

Sisid Marino

5.6

A married couple falls into depression after the death of their child. They turn to sex as a coping mechanism, but poverty takes its toll on them. (Source: Vivamax)

XiXi

XiXi is a heartfelt essay film exploring womanhood, autonomy and the power of self-reinvention. Its story revolves around the director Fan’s friendship with XiXi, a captivating performer Fan met in Berlin. Drawn…

Fugu to Tako to Bokura no Mirai

This is a coming-of-age film that captures the troubles and growth of young people living in a provincial city. Taiyo Suzuki, a third-year high school student who lives on Hikashima island, famous for its puffer fish…