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10 Promises To My Dog
is a 2008 Japanese film. The film was directed by Katsuhide Motoki, and stars Rena Tanaka, Mayuko Fukuda and Etsushi Toyokawa. Rena Tanaka and Mayuko Fukuda play the adult and the young version of Akari Saito respectively, while actor Etsushi Toyokawa stars as Akari's father. Based on a novel by Hare Kawaguchi, this film tells the story of Akari Saito and her dog named Socks. The pair supported each other as they grew up together. This story is closely tied to "The Ten Commandments of Dog Ownership", a list of ownership rules written from a dog's point of view. ''10 Promises to My Dog'' was released in the Japanese box office on 15 March 2008. The film grossed a total of US$15,332,225 in 6 countries, and was the 19th-highest grossing Japanese film of 2008. Plot Akari is neglected by her father, a top surgeon who works long hours and puts his career before family. Her mother is hospitalized because of an incurable disease. Therefore, Akari longs for a dog who can keep her company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rena Tanaka
is a Japanese actress and TV personality. In 1999, she won the Japanese Academy Award for "Best Newcomer" for her performance in ''Give It All''; in 2001, she received a "Best Actress" nomination for ''First Love''. Selected filmography Films * ''Give It All'' (1998) * '' GTO'' (1999) * ''First Love'' (2000) * ''Ekiden'' (2000) * ''Suki'' (2001) * ''Tokyo Marigold'' (2001) * '' Gangushurisha'' (2002) * ''Thirteen Steps'' (2002) * ''Drugstore Girl'' (2003) * '' A Day on the Planet'' (2004) * ''Legend of Nin Nin Ninga Hattori'' (2004) * '' Ubume no Natsu'' (2005) * '' The Suspect: Muroi Shinji'' (2005) * '' Tripping'' (2006) * '' Waiting in the Dark'' (2006) * '' Gegege no Kitaro'' (2007) * ''Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms'' (2007) * ''The Silver Season'' (2008) * '' 10 Promises to My Dog'' (2008) * ''Mōryō no Hako'' (2008) * ''Yamazakura'' (2008) * ''The Taste of Fish'' (2008) * ''Kitaro and the Millennium Curse'' (2008) * ''Flowers'' (2010) * '' Genji Mono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chizuru Ikewaki
is a Japanese actress. Career Ikewaki was given a Best New Talent award at the 2000 Yokohama Film Festival for her performance in ''Osaka Story''. She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama ''Penance''. She has also appeared in films such as ''Sword of Desperation'' and ''Looking for a True Fiancee is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Yuki Iwata and based on a novel by Takami Itō. Cast * Takayuki Yamada as Teruhiko Katayama * Manami Konishi as Chie Sumitomo * Yoko Maki as Shiozaki Megumi * Chizuru Ikewaki as Wakako Suzuki * Fumi Nikaid ...''. Filmography Film Television References External links * * * Actresses from Osaka People from Higashiōsaka Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses 1981 births Living people Asadora lead actors Best Supporting Actress Asian Film Award winners 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In The 21st Century
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shochiku Films
() is a Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution company. It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not all, anime films produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks). Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada. It has also produced films by highly regarded independent and "loner" directors such as Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi and Taiwanese New Wave director Hou Hsiao-hsien. Shochiku is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and the oldest of Japan's "Big Four" film studios. History As Shochiku Kinema The company was founded in 1895 as a kabuki production company and later began producing films in 1920. Shochiku is considered the oldest company in Japan involved in present-day film production, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified broadcasting holding company itself a subsidiary of Nikkei, Inc., serving as the flagship station of the TX Network.." TV Tokyo. Retrieved on June 21, 2010. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specialising in anime. History TV Tokyo was established by the Japan Science Foundation in 1951 and started broadcasting, as on April 12, 1964. It took its name from its VHF frequency channel 12. It almost went bankrupt in 1968; on 1 July that year, a limited liability company, Tokyo Channel 12 Production was established with the help of the '' Nikkei'' and Mainichi Broadcasting System. In 1969 the ''Nikkei'' and MBS signed a memorandum of understanding which stipulates that Tokyo Channel 12 should share programs with N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahoo! Japan
is a Japanese internet company originally formed as a joint venture between the American internet company Yahoo! (later divested by Verizon into Altaba) and the Japanese company SoftBank. It is headquartered at Kioi Tower in the Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho complex in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo.Company Info " ''Yahoo! Japan''. Retrieved on April 30, 2009. Yahoo! Japan's web portal is the most visited website in Japan, and its internet services are mostly dominant in the country. According to '''', as of 2012, Yahoo Japan had a footprint on the internet market in Japan. In terms of use as a search engine, however, it has never surpassed Google. The company is the second largest search engine used in Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina Fujii
is a Japanese actress. She started her career in the entertainment industry at the age of nine. She is best known for her role in the TV adaptation of ''Bloody Monday'', '' Kyōfu'', and for appearing in TVXQ's "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?" music video. Career Fujii made her film debut in 2006, when she played as Miki Onaka in ''Simsons''. In 2008, Fujii played the leading character of Toru Ikegami in ''Ame No Tsubasa''. In the same year, she starred as Aoi Asada in the live-action television drama adaptation of ''Bloody Monday''. In 2012, Fujii played a cameo of Mina in '' Panda and Hedgehog'' and Akiko in ''The King of Dramas''. In 2013, Fujii starred in the MBC reality show '' We Got Married Global'' alongside Lee Hongki. In 2014, Fujii played the character of Oshikiri in ''Monsterz'', the Japanese remake of the Korean film ''Haunters'', and Mika Aota in the ''tokusatsu'' comedy film ''Joshi Zu''. Personal life Fujii graduated from faculty of letters Kei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Taki
, better known by his stage name , is the front man for Japanese synthpop group Denki Groove, which consists of himself and Takkyu Ishino. As of 2001 he was involved in an exhibit called Prince Tongha with Hideyuki Tanaka in New York City. He also frequently appears as an actor in film and on television. Selected filmography Films *'' Red Shadow'' (2001) *''1980'' (2003) *''Survive Style 5+'' (2004) *''Linda Linda Linda'' (2005) *'' Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean'' (2005) *'' Sway'' (2006) *'' Rainbow Song'' (2006) *''Ten Nights of Dreams'' (2007) *'' 10 Promises to My Dog'' (2008) *''One Million Yen Girl'' (2008) *'' School Days with a Pig'' (2008) *''Rakugo Story'' (2010) *''The Floating Castle'' (2012) *''The Devil's Path'' (2013) – Sudō *'' Like Father, like Son'' (2013) *'' Parasyte: Part 1'' (2014) *''Attack on Titan'' (2015) *''Twisted Justice'' (2016) *''Shin Godzilla'' (2016) *'' Rage'' (2016) *'' Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate'' (2016) – Fujimoto *''Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Sasano
is a Japanese actor. Career Sasano has appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films ''Bright Future (film), Bright Future'' (2003) and ''Before We Vanish'' (2017). He also appeared in Amir Naderi's 2011 film ''Cut (2011 film), Cut''. Filmography Film * ''Tora-san's Island Encounter'' (1985) * ''Final Take'' (1986) * ''A Class to Remember'' (1993) * ''The Geisha House'' (1999) * ''Keiho'' (1999) * ''Last Scene'' (2002) * ''Bright Future (film), Bright Future'' (2003) * ''No One's Ark'' (2003) * ''The Hidden Blade'' (2004) * ''Ame Yori Setsunaku'' (2005) * ''Metro ni Notte'' (2006) * ''Love and Honor (2006 film), Love and Honor'' (2006) * ''Nezu no Ban'' (2006) * ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 17'' (2006) * ''Kabei: Our Mother'' (2008) * ''10 Promises to My Dog'' (2008) * ''Departures (2008 film), Departures'' (2008) * ''Mt. Tsurugidake'' (2009) * ''Dear Doctor (film), Dear Doctor'' (2009) * ''Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky'' (2009) * ''Surely Someday'' (2010) * ''Otōto (2010 film), About ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Fuse
is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted in 1965 with the single . Career His greatest hits are and . He currently makes consistent appearances on television, performs occasional seasonal tours, hosts a late night talk show, and is involved in a number of stage plays. In 2005, he enjoyed a revival when his music was used in the popular Japanese TV-series ''Kamen Rider Hibiki'' with its ending theme and later its second opening theme . Personal life He married the actress Olivia Hussey in 1980 and later divorced in 1989 after he was unable to attain work in the United States and Olivia was unable to relocate her first-born son, Alexander Gunther Martin, to Japan. They had one child, son Maximillian Fuse. Trivia Gen Hoshino created the parody character "Akira Nise" (ニセ明, ''Nise Akira'', literally ''Fake Akira'') as a tribute to Akira Fuse. Guest role Fuse guest starred in ''Kamen Rider Hibiki'' as the senior former Oni master, who gifts Hibiki the Armed Saber (episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiko Takashima
is a Japanese actress. Career Takashima starred in Shinji Aoyama's 1999 film, ''EM Embalming''. She has also appeared in films such as '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'', ''Railways'' and ''Space Battleship Yamato''. Filmography Film * ''Like a Rolling Stone'' (1994) * '' Ruby Fruit'' (1995) * ''Shomuni'' (1998) * ''Dreammaker'' (1999) * ''EM Embalming'' (1999) * ''Sennen no Koi Story of Genji'' (2001) * ''The Boat to Heaven'' (2003) * '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 14'' (2003) * ''Jusei: Last Drop of Blood'' (2003) * ''Half a Confession'' (2004) * ''The Hidden Blade'' (2004) * ''2/2'' (2005) * ''Yakuza Wives: Burning Desire'' (2005) * '' Azumi 2: Death or Love'' (2005) * '' The Ode to Joy'' (2006) * ''Adiantum Blue'' (2006) * ''Oh! Oku'' (2006) * ''Last Love (2007 film)'' (2007) * ''Cahcha'' (2007) * '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'' (2008) * '' 10 Promises to My Dog'' (2008) * ''Pride'' (2009) * ''Killer Virgin Road'' (2009) * ''Dear Heart'' (2009) * ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (2010) * ''Railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryo Kase
is a Japanese actor. Early life Kase was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. He moved to Bellevue, Washington in the United States soon after his birth, due to his father's job being transferred. He's father Yutaka Kase was former chairman and representative director of Sojitz, a Japanese general trading company. Career Kase made his screen debut in Sogo Ishii's '' Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle'' in 2000. He starred in Masayuki Suo's 2007 film ''I Just Didn't Do It''. International films He has also appeared in films such as Clint Eastwood's ''Letters from Iwo Jima,'' Michel Gondry's ''Tokyo!,'' Gus Van Sant's ''Restless'', Abbas Kiarostami's ''Like Someone in Love'', ''Hong Sang-soo's'' ''Hill of Freedom,'' Takeshi Kitano's '' Outrage'',''/ Outrage Beyond'', Martin Scorsese's Silence and Paul Weitz's Bel Canto. Filmography Film Television * ''Penance'' (2012) * ''Zoku. Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi'' (2014) * '' Kono Machi no Inochi ni'' (2016) * ''Mozart in the Jungle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
