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66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The was the 66th edition of NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2015, live from NHK Hall from 19:15 (JST) to 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for latest news. This is the 27th Heisei Era edition. Broadcasting time was announced on September 16. The 2015 Broadcast marks the 65th anniversary of '' Kouhaku Utagassen'' which started in 1951. The red team won this event, beating out the white team with a final score of 356,832 to 346,929. Broadcast Yuji Itano, NHK Broadcasting General-Director, revealed on September 16 that the 66th Kouhaku will air on December 31, starting from 19:15 JST and ending at 23:45 JST, with a 5-minute break for news. On Japan, the broadcast is made by NHK-G and Radio 1, and worldwide by NHK World Premium (Note that airs between 10:15 and 14:45 UTC). Kouhaku airs worldwide since 1998. Viewers outside Japan can watch the Kouhaku on NHK World Premium, at 10:15 UTC airing on a same time with NHK-G. On November 26, captains and announcers, along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami Takahashi
is a Japanese idol, singer, tarento and a former member of the Japanese girl idol group AKB48. She is in Team A of AKB48. She became the first of AKB48 and its sister groups. In an interview with Nippon Television in June 2010, AKB48 producer Yasushi Akimoto says she is the "eldest daughter of the 48 sisters". She is also regarded as "soul of AKB", and her motto "Making efforts will be paid" has inspired many members of AKB48. She is commonly part of the main lineup of AKB48 singles. She was a member of the AKB48 sub-group no3b, alongside fellow AKB48 graduates Minami Minegishi and Haruna Kojima. She has a business alliance with Mama&Son Inc. Career Takahashi was born in Hachiōji, Tokyo. In August 2005, she became one of the 30th HoriPro Talent Contest's 15 final candidates, but she did not win the competition's Grand-Prix prize. In October 2005, she participated in the first AKB48 audition and beat 7,924 other applicants to be chosen as one of the 24 founding members of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tokoro
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese comedian, TV personality, singer-songwriter, and essayist. Born in Tokorozawa, Saitama, he attended Takushoku University's Commercial Science class. Works Film *''Madadayo'' (1993) - Amaki *''Ponyo'' (2008) - Fujimoto (voice) Video games *''Jagainu-kun'' (xxxx) (Game Boy Color - Composer) *''Tokoro-san no Mamoru mo Semeru mo'' (xxxx) (Family Computer) *''Tokoro-san no Mah Mahjong!'' (xxxx) (Arcade) *''Tokoro-san no Mah Mahjong 2: Tokoro's Cup'' (xxxx) (Arcade) *''Tokoro's Mahjong Jr.'' (xxxx) (Game Boy) *''Tokoro's Mahjong'' (xxxx) (Super Famicom) *''Tokoro-San no Setagaya Country Club'' (xxxx) (Game Boy Color) *''Tokoro-san no Daifugou'' (xxxx) (PlayStation) Japanese dub Live-action *ALF (TV series), ''ALF'' - ALF *''Look Who's Talking'' - Mikey *''Look Who's Talking Too'' - Michael "Mikey" Jensen-Ubriacco Animation *Howard the Duck (film), ''Howard the Duck'' (Fuji TV edition) - Howard the Duck *''Ralph Breaks the Internet' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mare (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama series, the 92nd ''Asadora'' (morning drama) that was broadcast daily on NHK from March 30, 2015, until September 26, 2015, the same as 2009's ''Asadora'' series ''Tsubasa''. It is about a young woman from the Noto Peninsula who wants to become a patissier. Tao Tsuchiya, who appeared in the ''Asadora'' ''Hanako to Anne'', was cast in the lead role after an audition of 2020 women. Plot At age ten, Mare Tsumura has decided she has no need for big dreams—she will just live her life step by step, day by day. Her father Tōru has had nothing but big dreams, each of which has ended in failure, causing their family to flee their debts in Tokyo by escaping to a small seaside town in the Noto Peninsula. They are not welcome at first, especially as Tōru keeps on messing things up, but the family finally finds a place to live at the Okesaku's (Fumi and her husband Ganji, who produces salt from seawater), and Mare makes friends with the kids her age. By the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tao Tsuchiya
is a Japanese actress, model, dancer, lyricist and singer. She is best known for her memorable role of Makimachi Misao in the movie series ''Rurouni Kenshin'', Mai Nakahara in '' The 8-Year Engagement'', Koharu in '' The Cinderella Addiction'' and most recently as Yuzuha Usagi in Netflix's ''Alice in Borderland''. Her older sister, Honoka, works as a model, while her younger brother, Shimba Tsuchiya, is also an actor. Career & Stage Play Chosen from among 2,020 women auditioning for the part, Tsuchiya was cast in the starring role of ''Mare'', a morning drama serial aired on Japan's public television starting March 30, 2015. In 2018, Tsuchiya performed in a theatre production in five cities within four countries around the world. The production was an adaptation from the manga *Pluto*. She played two main characters: a little cyborg girl named Uran and a cyborg woman named Helena. She planned to participate in another Stage Play challenge in Tokyo during the summer of 2020, j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanada Maru (Taiga Drama)
is a 2016 Japanese historical drama television series and the 55th NHK taiga drama. The series is named after the Sanada Maru, a fortification defended by Sanada during the Siege of Osaka in 1615. Written by Kōki Mitani, it stars Masato Sakai as the samurai Sanada Nobushige. It premiered on January 10, 2016 and concluded on December 18, 2016. Due to declining viewership for taiga dramas in recent years, NHK strengthened its marketing push for ''Sanada Maru'' as compared with its previous taiga dramas. Plot The drama focuses on the history of the Sanada clan during the Sengoku period in Japan, and in particular on Sanada Nobushige, who would go on to become one of the legendary commanders of the period. Cast Sanada clan *Masato Sakai as Sanada Nobushige, also known as Sanada Yukimura *Yo Oizumi as Sanada Nobuyuki, Nobushige's older brother *Masao Kusakari as Sanada Masayuki, Nobushige's father *Masami Nagasawa as Kiri, Nobushige's childhood friend *Yoshino Kimura as [ Mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masato Sakai
is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for ''The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio'' and ''The Chef of South Polar'' and the award for best supporting actor at the 2008 Nikkan Sports Film Award, at the 33rd Hochi Film Award and at the 51st Blue Ribbon Awards. He also received a nomination for best supporting actor at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize. He is married to Japanese actress and J-pop singer Miho Kanno. On August 14, 2015, he announced the birth of his first son. Filmography Film Television Animation *'' Yukikaze'' (2002-2005 OVA) Rei Fukai *''Aoi Bungaku'' (2009) Youzou, Shigemaru, Sensei, Melos, Yoshihide, Presenter *''Promare'' (2019) Kray Foresight Theater *''Honmoku Macbeth'' (1995) *''Kozak'' (1995) *''Vibe'' (1996) *''The Soul of Orange'' (1997) *''The Taste of Water'' (1998) *''Zenmai (1998) *''Beautiful Sunday'' (2000) *''Vamp Show'' (2001) *''Father's Love Story: A Family Tale'' (2005) *''The Man in the Rumors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo Oizumi
is a Japanese actor, comedian, television personality and voice actor. He is a member of the theatrical and musical unit TEAM NACS, and is represented by Creative Office Cue. His wife Kumiko Nakajima is a drama producer at Fuji TV. In 1995, while still in university, Oizumi debuted as an entertainer on the late-night program ''Mosaic nights'' aired in Hokkaidō. He first gained popularity on the television series '' How Do You Like Wednesday?'', and has since expanded to various fields of entertainment, such as television dramas, films, voice acting and music. Biography Early life and career beginnings Oizumi was born at the Ebetsu City Hospital in Ebetsu, Hokkaidō. He has been living in Sapporo since 1984. After graduating Sapporo Moiwa High School, he failed his entrance exams and did nothing but "play around". After failing his entrance exams two years in a row, in 1994, he entered the Hokkai Gakuen University to study business. Oizumi did not wish to enter the univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guardian Of The Spirit
is a Japanese novel that was first published in July 1996. It is the first in the 12-volume series of Japanese fantasy novels by Nahoko Uehashi. It was the recipient of the Batchelder Award An ALA Notable Children's Book in 2009. It has since been adapted into numerous media, including radio, manga, anime, and taiga drama adaptations. Scholastic released the first novel in English in June 2008. Media Blasters has confirmed that they acquired the rights to the anime. The anime series adaptation premiered on Adult Swim in the U.S. at 1:30 a.m. ET on August 24, 2008, but was dropped from the schedule without warning or explanation on January 15, 2009, after two runs of the first ten episodes. The program returned to Adult Swim during the summer 2009 line-up with an airing of the entire series. Synopsis Balsa, spear wielder and bodyguard, is a wandering warrior who has vowed to atone for eight deaths in her past by saving an equivalent number of lives. On her journey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahoko Uehashi
(born July 15, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese writer, primarily of fantasy books, for which she has won many awards. Uehashi is also Professor of Ethnology at Kawamura Gakuen Women's University, having completed a PhD focusing on the Yamatji, an indigenous Australian people. Achievements Uehashi's career as a writer started in 1989. Her first book was . She then wrote the novel . This novel received an award from the Japanese Association of Writers for Children, which made her one of the famous Japanese-fantasy authors. In 1996, she published the first book of her ''Moribito'' series, . The novel received the Noma Children's Literature New Face Prize and the Sankei Children's Culture and Publishing award and the English translation was awarded the Mildred L. Batchelder Award in 2009. In 1999, Uehashi published the second book of the ''Moribito'' series, . With this novel she received the Japanese Association of Writers for Children's award. In 2002 ''The Guardian series'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Colors (2015 Film)
is a 2015 Japanese youth comedy drama film directed by Nobuhiro Doi, based on a true story. The film was released on May 1, 2015 in Japan. Plot Sayaka Kudo is a 'gyaru' who wears miniskirts and dyes her hair blonde. Although she is a second year senior high school student, she is on par academically to 4th grade elementary school students. She frequently transferred schools because she was unable to make friends. Eventually she attends a private all-girls high school where she plays and enjoys her extra-scholarly activities while skipping study altogether- here, she is caught and suspended for carrying cigarettes. To prepare her for her university entrance examination, her mother sends her to Seiho Cram School. When her tutor, Yoshitaka Tsubota, hears about Sayaka's academic problems, he makes it his personal goal to help her enter the university of her choice — Keio University (considered one of the most prestigious and difficult to enter universities in Japan) — and to get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasumi Arimura
is a Japanese actress. Her television roles have included the young Haruko Amano in the 2013 NHK asadora ''Amachan'' and the lead role in the 2017 asadora ''Hiyokko''. She has also appeared in several films, including '' Flying Colors'', for which she won a 39th Japan Academy Film Prize for Newcomer of the Year, and ''We Made A Beautiful Bouquet'', for which she won the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Actress. Early life Arimura was born on February 13, 1993 in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. She has an older sister, Airi Arimura, who also became an actress and a model. Career In December 2009, while attending Hyogo Prefectural Itami Nishi High School, Arimura auditioned for FLaMme and passed. In May 2010, she made her first series appearance in ''Hagane no Onna''. Arimura gained popularity by appearing in the Morning drama ''Amachan'' in 2013. Arimura then appeared as the lead actress in the critically acclaimed film '' Flying Colors'' where she was cast as a troubled teen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
