Die ses jaar lange verfilming van "The Lonely Railway in South Island" het 'n trein geneem om in die geskiedenis en geskiedenis van die Southern Railway te delf, die probleme wat ondervind word tydens die deelname aan die konstruksie van die Southern Railway, en die onbekende probleme en struikelblokke daaragter . Baie fliekaanhangers wat van die treine in die fliek hou, was ook al hier, en het die laaste trein van die Blue Peep Express geneem en onvergeetlike herinneringe…

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Fukada Kyoko, 38, a Japanese actor with a long list of major film and TV credits, has been diagnosed with adjustment disorder, her agency, Hori Production, announced Thursday. She is withdrawing from all work commitments while she recovers.



It is rare for a Japanese talent of her stature to publicly announce that they are suffering from mental health problems. One comparable case is that of Empress Masako, who received a similar adjustment disorder diagnosis in… Continue

Shot seemingly in mid-March, before the authorities got serious about stay-at-home directives, the May 12 installment of the Nippon TV variety show “Kayo Surprise” featured three male celebrities — Yoshizumi Ishihara, Kazushige Nagashima and Daigo — frolicking in the seaside environs of Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, where Ishihara grew up. The thread connecting these three men is that they’re all from illustrious families, which in itself is not a novelty. These days, it’s probably harder to find… Continue

Award-winning Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi has been found dead at her Tokyo home at the age of 40.

She was reportedly found by her actor husband Taiki Nakabayashi at their home in Shibuya Ward. Her death was confirmed at hospital.

Police launched an investigation, suspecting that the actress took her own life, Japanese media reported.

Ms Takeuchi was popular in Japan, known for the 1998 horror film Ringu which was adapted by Hollywood as The Ring.

In a statement, her… Continue

TOKYO (TR) – Popular actress Erika Sawajiri has been accused of possessing the illegal drug Ecstasy, investigative sources with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police have revealed, reports NHK (Nov. 16).



According to the sources, Sawajiri, 33, allegedly possessed an unspecified amount of MDMA, also known as Ecstasy, somewhere in the capital on Saturday.



Sawajiri has been accused of violating the Narcotics Control Law. Police plan to reveal more information about the case at 6:00… Continue