Abe Yutaka

A director from the mid-twenties, Abe had trained in Hollywood, where he played bit parts in films starring his compatriot, Sessue Hayakawa. After returning home, he became known as the Lubitsch of Japan, a reputation founded on his witty and polished social satires. A Mermaid on Land (Riku no ningyo,…

Kawazu Seizaburo

Kawazu Seizaburo, born Nakajima Seiichi (中島誠一) in Kakigara, Nihonbashim Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He was adopted by Kawazu Kaichi (河津嘉一), who operated a machiai, a tea house, in Hamacho. After graduating from Toka Elementary School (東華小学校), he attended Seisoku English…

Umemura Yoko

Umemura Yoko, born Suzuki Hanako (鈴木花子) in Nihonbashi Kakegawa, Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actress. She made her stage debut in 1910 at the Hongoza Theatre (本郷座) while in elementary school. In 1922, she joined the Shochiku Kamata Studio (松竹蒲田撮影所) and debuted in film in…

Tanaka Noboru

Tanaka Noboru was a Japanese film director known for his Roman Porno films, including three critically respected films known as the Showa trilogy: A Woman Called Sada Abe (aka Sada Abe: Docu-Drama) (1975), Watcher in the Attic (1976), and Beauty's Exotic Dance: Torture! (1977), all three starring Nikkatsu…

Hanaoka Kikuko

Hanaoka Kikuko was a Japanese actress born Takigawa Ikuyo (瀧川幾代) in Teramachi, Shizuoka, Japan. After marriage, she was legally known as Matsuzaki Ikuyo (松崎幾代). She was recognized for her work as a comedic actress at Shochiku Kamata Studio in the late 1920s and as a supporting actress…

Jose Javier Reyes

Jose "Joey" Javier Reyes is a Filipino writer, director, miscellaneous crew, and actor. He has won awards at the Gawad Urian, Metro Manila Film Festival, and Filipino Star Awards for Movies for his films, which include Pahiram Ng Isang Umaga, Batang PX, and Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo. Joey Reyes graduated…

Mariel Rodriguez

Rodriguez started her career at the age of 15, modeling for commercials and advertisements, including Clean & Clear. In 2004, she was cast in MTV Asia's television show Rouge. Introducing herself through the webcam, she flew to Singapore for the audition and got the part. Her role in the show caught…

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…

Tono Eijiro

Tono Eijiro was a Japanese actor and essayist born in North Kanra, Tomioka, Nanokaichi, Gunma, Japan. His stage name before the war was Honjo Katsuji (本庄克二). He was affiliated with Actor's Studio (俳優座). He was born into a sake brewing family. Tono's father moved to the Kanto region from…

Kamei Fumio

Kamei went to the Soviet Union in 1928 to study filmmaking, but had to return home because of an illness. He eventually began working at Photo Chemical Laboratories (PCL), one of the precursors to Toho, where he made a name for himself making documentaries - or "culture films" (bunka eiga) as they were…

Tavern by the Lethe

9.0

Residents of the Underworld who refuse to drink Bing Po’s special soup to erase all their memories in preparation for reincarnation are sent to Bing Po’s Tavern, where its staff must fulfill their wishes in seven…

The Builders

In the early years of the Republic of China, two generations of the Murong family experienced the setting up of factories and businesses, witnessed its development and painful destruction during the Sino-Japanese war…

The One Who Runs Away Is the Ghost

The two sisters Haohao and Zhouzhou (five and eight) spend most of their time outside of school in the electronics market of Huaqiangbei, a market in Shenzhen once known for its counterfeit electronics products, now…

Mankai Movie A3!: Spring & Summer

7.7

Veludo, a suburb of Tokyo, is a mecca for actors and home to many theatre companies along its famous Veludo Way. The film audience's point of view will overlap with that of the female POV character, a former actress…

Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune

7.5

This intriguing series revolves around the unexpected death of a business tycoon and leader of a prominent Chinese-Filipino clan. As its members scramble to stake their claim in the family's immense fortune, who will…

So-Fa-Gio 852

Everything will have an unbalanced state. In ancient times, musicians and scientists have studied how sound frequency can regulate emotions and balance the state. Flowers make people calm and relaxed. And its language…

Analogue Nostalgia

Analogue items once considered obsolete are being embraced by young people as new finds and making a comeback. Using a drama format, we examine the appeal and history of these items from the perspective of 3 generations:…

To Pick a Flower

It centers around the formation of Kolambugan, a town established by an American businessman in the Philippines which takes its name from the tree species and grows prominently in the surrounding area. (Source: SGIFF)

The God of the Mountain

7.7

The movie "Mountain God" mainly tells the story of the Ming Dynasty, when the official Liu Jing had the power. He heard that there was a spirit beast in Fuhu Village. There was a seven-star bright pearl on its head.…

The Musical Hero

9.0

A popular actor accidentally got a priceless necklace because two thieve groups were fighting over it. He later passed it to his sister. Two thieve groups try to snatch this necklace while two international police…