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Aikotoba Wa Yūki
is a Japanese television drama that ran on Fuji Television every Thursday at 10:00 to 10:54 PM from July 6 to September 14, 2000. Its opening theme is " Pomp and Circumstance Marches No. 1", performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The complete DVD boxset was released on April 20, 2010. Plot Tomashi village is a small village, well known for its abundance of nature and beautiful surroundings. When a development company called Funamushi plans to build an industrial waste treatment facility in the area, the villagers are unhappy with the effects it will have on the environment, and seek an injunction. The village chief goes to Tokyo and finds a young lawyer to represent them in court, the one lawyer in the city who has actually lived in the village. The man, however, knows of the company's crafty lawyer, Tanomo Aboshi... Tarō Akihito, a once highly renowned actor who happens to play a lawyer in a TV drama, is mistaken for a real lawyer by the villagers in a freak coincidenc ...
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Japanese Television Drama
, also called , are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, jidaigeki, thriller, and many others. Single episode, or "tanpatsu" dramas that are usually two hours in length are also broadcast. For special occasions, there may be a one or two-episode drama with a specific theme, such as one produced in 2015 for the 70-year anniversary of the end of World War II. Japanese drama series are broadcast in three-month seasons: winter (January–March), spring (April–June), summer (July–September), and autumn or fall (October–December). Some series may start in another month though it may still be counted as a series of a specific season. The majority of dramas are aired weekdays in the evenings around 9pm through 11pm. Daytime dramas are typically broadcast daily, and episodes of the same drama can be aired daily for s ...
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Kōichi Yamadera
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and singer from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Before that, he was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He is known for his roles in '' Cowboy Bebop'' (as Spike Spiegel), the ''Yakuza'' videogame series (as Shun Akiyama), '' Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū'' (as Sukeroku), ''Ghost in the Shell'' (as Togusa), ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (as Ryoji Kaji), ''Gintama'' (as Utsuro), ''Ninja Scroll'' (as Jūbei Kibagami), ''Dragon Ball Super'' (as Beerus), ''Anpanman'' (as Cheese), ''Ranma ½'' (as Ryōga Hibiki/P-chan and the Jusenkyō Guide), ''Space Battleship Yamato 2199'' (as Aberdt Desler) and the second generation voice of Koichi Zenigata (''Lupin III'').
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Norito Yashima
is a Japanese actor, TV personality, narrator, voice actor and presenter. He is currently employed by ComeCome Miniki-Na Theater Company and SIS company. He landed his first hosting job on the Fuji TV series '' Hey! Spring of Trivia'', a show he co-hosted with fellow actor Katsumi Takahashi, and has also participated in a few anime productions, voicing characters such as Iwanbo in Rurouni Kenshin and Œufcoque in Mardock Scramble. He is married to stage actress , and their first son was born on May 12, 2007. Filmography Film Television Anime * '' Boys Over Flowers'' (1996) - Lighting Staff * ''Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his wor ...'' (1996) - Iwanbo, Kameo, et al * '' Kero Kero Chime'' (1997) - Poppo, Frog C, Kabayan * '' Hatsumei Boy Kanipan'' (1998 ...
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Toshiaki Karasawa
(real name Kiyoshi Karasawa (唐澤 潔 ''Karasawa Kiyoshi'')) is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He made his theatrical debut in the play ''Boy's Revue Stay Gold'' (ボーイズレビュー・ステイゴールド ''Bōizu Rebyū Sutei Gōrudo'') in 1987. He specializes in theatrical action sequences such as swordplay and fighting. He dubbed over the roles of Tom Hanks in the ''Toy Story'' series, and ''The Polar Express''. He has been nominated for two Japanese Academy Awards, and was named Best Newcomer in 1992. He married actress Tomoko Yamaguchi on December 15, 1995. Filmography Television *'' Totteoki no Seishun'' (NHK, 1988) *''Kasuga no Tsubone'' (NHK, 1989) – Inaba Masakatsu *''Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari'' ( TBS, 1990, season 1) *'' Otoko ni Tsuite'' (TBS, 1990) *'' Kekkon no Risou to Genjitsu'' (Fuji TV, 1991) *'' Ai to iu Nano Moto ni'' (Fuji TV, 1992) *''Homework'' (TBS, 1992) *'' Nichiyo wa Dame yo'' (NTV, 1993) *'' Imoto Yo'' (Fuji TV, 1994) *''Oishinbo'' (Fuji ...
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Kazuko Shirakawa
(born September 30, 1947) is a Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's ''Roman Porno'' films during the 1970s. She appeared in Nikkatsu's first film in the ''Roman Porno'' series, ''Apartment Wife'' (1971), and is considered the first of the three "Nikkatsu Queens" of the 1970s. After 1976 she embarked on a successful career in mainstream film. Life and career Early career Shirakawa was born in Nagasaki, on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyūshū. She debuted in '' pink film''s in 1967, at first working in supporting roles. Though her early performances in films such as Nihon Cinema's ''Technique of Fainting'' have been called "green," she still overshadowed the nominal star of the movie. It was in her films for independent studios in the late 1960s that Shirakawa established her on-screen character as that of a "naive whore." The naivete was not entirely an act, since, in an interview for ''Book Cinematheque'', Shirakawa admitted that she wa ...
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Midoriko Kimura
The characters of the ''Inuyasha'' manga series were created by Rumiko Takahashi. Most of the series takes place in a fictional version of Japan's Warring States period with occasional time-travel/flashback elements to modern Tokyo or the Heisei period. The setting and plot incorporate many elements of traditional Japanese folklore and religion. Its main characters (both protagonists and antagonists) include a Shintō priestess, a Buddhist monk and several types of yōkai, usually rendered as "demon" in English-language translations of the series. The anime adaptation of ''Inuyasha'' is followed by a sequel titled '' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'' where its characters are also listed here. ''Inuyasha'' main characters Inuyasha : was born of a dog-demon father and a human mother. He is an arrogant, prideful and stubborn half-demon, but has a soft side to him. He also has an older half brother, Sesshomaru, who is a full-demon with a full-demon mother. He has the appearance ...
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Yōichi Nukumizu
Please don't delete this article because this actor or actress is new and will play/is playing a lead, supporting or breakthrough role in the tokusatsu series "Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger" and will continue their career and make more roles, either lead or supporting, after the end of the programme. is a Japanese actor and television personality. He is nicknamed . He was born from Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture. Personal life, biography After graduating from the Miyazaki Prefecture Shoto Municipal High School, after two nights, he went to Nihon Fukushi University School of Social Welfare. He graduated from the university in March 1989. From 1988 to 1994 he enrolled in the Theatre Company "Otona Keikaku". While he was enrolled, he had a pair of "nose and small box" together with Suzuki Matsuo. Since his regular appearances in Naoto Takenaka's controle programme ''Naoto Takenaka no Koi no Vacance'' in 1994, his unique character is also known to the tea ...
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Nanae Akasawa
Nanae may refer to: * Nanae (given name), a feminine Japanese given name * Nanae, Hokkaido, a town in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan ** Nanae Station, a railway station in the town of Nanae *news.admin.net-abuse.email news.admin.net-abuse.email (sometimes abbreviated nanae or n.a.n-a.e, and often incorrectly spelled with a hyphen in "email") is a Usenet newsgroup devoted to discussion of the abuse of email systems, specifically through spam and similar attac ...
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Kōta Ishii
Kōta may refer to: * Kōta, Aichi, a town in Nukata District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan *Kōta (given name) Kōta, Kota, Kouta or Kohta (written: , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese b ...
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Hajime Inoue
is the Japanese word meaning . In the Japanese traditional martial arts such as karate, judo, aikido, Kūdō and kendo, it is a verbal command to "begin". Hajime is also a common Japanese given name for males. In the Amami Islands, Hajime (元) is a surname. Possible writings Hajime can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *始め, "beginning" or "start" *初め, "beginning" or "first" ;as a given name *一, "first" *元, "beginning" or "origin" *始, "beginning" or "start" *肇, "beginning" *基, "fundamental" *創, "genesis" *孟, "beginning" or "chief" *朔, "first day of month" *甫, "beginning" or "great" The name can also be written in hiragana as はじめ and katakana as ハジメ People Given name *, Japanese politician *, Japanese musician, actor and comedian *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese football player *, first doctor to discover the Minamata disease *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese manga artist; crea ...
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Kenji Matsutani
Kenji may refer to: * Kenji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name, and list of people & characters with this name * Kenji (era), a Japanese era spanned from 1275 to 1278 * ''Kenji'' (manga) (拳児), a 1980s manga by Matsuda Ryuchi * "Kenji" (song), a song on Fort Minor's 2005 album ''The Rising Tied'' *'' Gyakuten Kenji'' or ''Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth'', a 2009 adventure video game *J. Kenji López-Alt James Kenji López-Alt (born October 31, 1979) is an American chef and food writer. His first book, '' The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science'', became a critical and commercial success, charting on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller ..., an American chef and food writer See also * Genji (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Toshiya Tōyama
Toshiya is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Toshiya can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *敏也, "agile, to be" *敏矢, "agile, arrow" *敏哉, "agile, how (interrogative particle)" *敏八, "agile, eight" *敏弥, "agile, more and more" *俊也, "talented, to be" *俊矢, "talented, arrow" *俊哉, "talented, how (interrogative particle)" *俊八, "talented, eight" *俊弥, "talented, more and more" *利也, "benefit, to be" *利矢, "benefit, arrow" *利哉, "benefit, how (interrogative particle)" *寿也, "long life, to be" *寿矢, "long life, arrow" *寿哉, "long life, how (interrogative particle)" *年也, "year, to be" *年矢, "year, arrow" *年哉, "year, divination" The name can also be written in hiragana としや or katakana トシヤ. Notable people with the name * Toshiya Adachi (安達 俊也, born 1965), Japanese baseball player. * Toshiya Fujita (藤田 俊哉, born 1971), Japanese pro ...
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