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Aoi Honō
is a Japanese coming-of-age manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Shimamoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from March 2007 to July 2008, when the magazine ceased its publication; a chapter was published in ''YS Special'' in October 2008, before being transferred to Shogakukan's then-brand-new ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Sunday'' in May 2009. ''Aoi Honō'' is a fictionalized account of Shimamoto's time as a student at the Osaka University of Arts, which he attended alongside Hideaki Anno, Hiroyuki Yamaga, and Takami Akai. It was adapted into a live-action Japanese television drama, titled ''Blue Fire'' in English, that aired from July to October 2014. The drama was streamed on Viki with English subtitles. Cast *Yūya Yagira – Moyuru Honō * Ken Yasuda – Hideaki Anno *Tsuyoshi Muro – Hiroyuki Yamaga *Tomoya Nakamura – Takami Akai *Mizuki Yamamoto – Tonko Morinaga *Yuina Kuroshima – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coming-of-age Story
In genre studies, a coming-of-age story is a genre of literature, theatre, film, and video game that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood, or "coming of age". Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize dialogue or internal monologue over action, and are often set in the past. The subjects of coming-of-age stories are typically teenagers. The ''Bildungsroman'' is a specific subgenre of coming-of-age story. The plot points of coming of age stories are usually emotional changes within the character(s) in question. ''Bildungsroman'' In literary criticism, coming-of-age novels and ''Bildungsroman'' are sometimes interchangeable, but the former is usually a wider genre. The ''Bildungsroman'' (from the German words ''Bildung'', "education", alternatively "forming" and ''Roman'', "novel") is further characterized by a number of formal, topical, and thematic features. It focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūya Yagira
is a Japanese actor. In 2004, he became the youngest winner of the Best Actor award in the history of the Cannes Film Festival for his portrayal of 12-year-old Akira in the highly acclaimed ''Nobody Knows''. Career Yagira was 12 years old and not a professional actor, when filming began for ''Nobody Knows'' in 2002. He then immediately went on to television projects and other films. He co-starred with Eriko Sato in Akane Yamada's ''All to the Sea'' which was released in 2010 and co-starred with Kie Kitano in Taro Hyugaji's ''Under the Nagasaki Sky'', released in 2013. Asakusa kid Personal life He was hospitalized on August 29, 2008 for a drug overdose, with early reports calling it a suicide attempt. Yagira later denied that he had been trying to kill himself, noting that he was the one who called an ambulance after he began feeling ill from taking the pills. According to his blog: On January 15, 2010, Yuya Yagira married TV personality Ellie Toyota at Tokyo's Meiji Shri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruna Kojima
is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer. From 2005 to 2017, she was a member of idol group AKB48 under Team A. Career Kojima was born in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, and started her career as a member of Angel Eyes, an idol group. After Angel Eyes disbanded in 2001, she remained in contract with Stardust, but later switched to Ogi Production. Kojima participated in the first AKB48 audition in July 2005, which she passed along with 23 other participants, because the application was just taking a self-image by a mobile phone and e-mail it, and assuming that she "could take 10-time prettier one, and just sent". Although she voluntarily applied for the audition and passed, she was still looking at then-AKB48 project in a suspicious way, and tried to skip the very first dancing lesson because of her then-part-time job, but eventually participated it in response to the persuasion by Tomonobu Togasaki, Manager of AKB48 Theater. The group made their debut in Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yui Ichikawa
, is an actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. She is also known by her nickname, ''Yui-nyan''. As an actress she has appeared in several dramas (''doramas''), and in recent years she has concentrated more on her film career. She played a minor role in the movie '' Ju-on: The Grudge'' and reprised her character for a bigger role in the sequel, '' Ju-on: The Grudge 2''. She has portrayed Nana Komatsu (Hachi) in the film adaptation of the famous manga ''Nana'', and on December 18, 2006, Ichikawa and co-star Mika Nakashima went to New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ... for the International Premier of ''Nana 2'' at the IFC Center. Filmography Films Television Video game voicing Discography Singles Albums References External linksOfficial Home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentarō Yano
is a Japanese manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be .... He attended Osaka University of Arts, majoring in design in the college of fine arts. In February 1981, Yano made his debut with ''Kyōka Senshi Armpit'', which won the 2nd Seinen Manga Contest. Works *''Akirecha Dame Desu'' *''ArbeZ'' *''Bust Shot'' *''Celluloid Night'' *''Chotto Kakushita'' *''Cottonplay'' *''Dreamer'' *''Free Radical'' *''From-C'' *''Hinako Variation'' *''Homage'' *''Hunter Killer Mina'' *''Injukāshisu'' *''Jashin Densetsu'' series **''Confusion'' **''Dark Mermaid'' **''Lamia'' **''Last Creator'' **''Re-Birth'' *''Love Simulation'' *''Masami no Kimochi'' *''Mo Ichido Once More'' *''Neko Janai mon!'' *''Network Warrior'' *''Onigarijū'' *''P·U·L·S·E'' *''Prefab Rhapsody'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Urai
is a Japanese actor and singer. Career Urai debuted as an actor in 2000 in Kamen Rider Kuuga television series. In 2001 he played Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon Musicals and started his career in theatre. In 2004 he portrayed Rudolf in '' Elisabeth'' and reprised the role multiple times until 2010. He is also known for portraying Matsukoma in Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store television drama and Light Yagami in '' Death Note: The Musical''. In 2006, his performance in ''Flowers for Algernon'' and ''My Fair Lady'' earned Kikuta Kazuo Theatrical Award and in 2009, he received Kinokuniya Theatrical Award for his performance as Henry VI in '' Henry VI'' series at New National Theatre, Tokyo. In 2015, he received Yomiuri Theatrical Award for his performance in ''Flowers for Algernon'' and ''Constellations''. He also earned The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists in Drama department in 2017 for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshio Okada
is an anime producer, author, and lecturer. He is a co-founder and former president of the production company Gainax. He is portrayed by actor Gaku Hamada in the 2014 TV Drama ''Aoi Honō'' based on the autobiographical manga by his fellow Kazuhiko Shimamoto. He is representative director of Otaking Inc. and Cloud City Inc., as well as the founder of FREEex Inc. He also served as a part-time lecturer at the University of Tokyo's college of art and sciences and as a visiting scholar at Osaka University of Arts' character creative arts department. Biography Childhood Okada was born on July 1, 1958 in Osaka, Japan. He has written several Japanese-language books on otaku culture, and lectured on the topic as an adjunct instructor at University of Tokyo from 1996 to 1997. He is considered the foremost authority on otaku and in addition, in a tribute to his own otaku-ness"In those days, we didn't have the word "otaku" yet, but my first impression of Okada was, ''Here's a geek if I've e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaku Hamada
is a Japanese film and television actor. He was a regular cast member of Fuji TV's '' Operation Love'', appearing in all 11 episodes broadcast in 2007 and the 2008 special, and receiving an award for his role. He has made numerous other TV appearances. Filmography Television *''Hitoribocchi no Kimi ni as Hibino Yudai'' (TBS, 1998) *''Heisei Meoto Jawan'' (NTV, 2000) *''Zoku Heisei Meoto Jawan'' (NTV, 2002) *''Kinpachi-sensei 7'' as Kano Shintaro (TBS, 2004) *''Taiyo no Uta as Kato Haruo'' (TBS, 2006) *''Teppan Shoujo Akane!!'' as Hamada Shingo (TBS, 2006, ep2) *''Kanojo to no Tadashii Asobikata as Mizuno Hideaki'' (TV Asahi, 2007) *''Sumire no Hana Saku Koro as Takai Yusuke'' (NHK, 2007) *''Loss Time Life Wife of a Mob Member'' (Fuji TV, 2008, Story 7) *''Hachimitsu to Clover as Rokutaro'' (Fuji TV, 2008, ep 8,11) *''Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu'' (Fuji TV, 2008) *''33pun Tantei'' (Fuji TV, 2008, ep4) *'' Nene: Onna Taikōki'' (TV Tokyo, 2009) – Toyotomi Hidetsugu *''Chance!'' (F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiko Minami
is a Japanese anime producer and president of Bones. Career A graduate of the Osaka University of Arts's department of arts, Minami began his career with noted anime studio Sunrise as one of its producers. Later, in 1998, he co-founded Bones together with animators Hiroshi Osaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto. He was classmates in university with Gainax co-founder Hiroyuki Yamaga and manga artist Kazuhiko Shimamoto. He is portrayed by actor Kaname Endo in the 2014 television drama ''Aoi Honō'' based on Shimamoto's autobiographical manga. Works *'' City Hunter 2'' *'' Musha Kishi Commando: SD Gundam Kinkyū Shutsugeki'' *'' SD Command Senki'' *'' SD Sengokuden: Tenka Taiha-hen'' *'' Shippu! Iron Leaguer'' *''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' *''Vision of Escaflowne''* *'' Welcome to Pia Carrot!! Gekijōban ~Sayaka no Koi Monogatari~'' *'' RahXephon: Tagen Hensōkyoku'' *''Fullmetal Alchemist'' *''Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi'' *''Sword of the Stranger'' *''Heroman'' *'' Cowboy Bebop'' *''Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaname Endo
is a Japanese actor. His real former stage name is . Filmography TV dramas Films Stage Variety DVD Advertisements CD Radio Awards References External links * Kaname Endoat Kinenote at the TV Drama Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Endo, Kaname Japanese male actors People from Noda, Chiba Avex Group talents Actors from Chiba Prefecture 1983 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuina Kuroshima
is a Japanese actress, model and tarento. Filmography Film * '' Ju-on: The Beginning of the End'' (2014), Yayoi * '' Strobe Edge'' (2015), Mao Sugimoto * '' Ju-on: The Final'' (2015), Yayoi * ''Ashita ni Nareba.'' (2015), Miki Sasaki * '' Strayer's Chronicle'' (2015), Aoi * ''At Home'' (2015), Asuka Moriyama * ''Nagareboshi ga Kienai Uchini'' (2015), Eri Motoyama * ''Oke Rojin'' (2016), Kazune Nonomura * ''Sagrada Reset: Part 1'' (2017), Misora Haruki * ''Sagrada Reset: Part 2'' (2017), Misora Haruki * ''Principal'' (2018), Shima Sumitomo * ''Talking the Pictures'' (2019), Umeko Kurihara * ''12 Suicidal Teens'' (2019), Meiko * ''The End of the Pale Hour'' (2022), she * ''Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar'' (2022), Lan Fan * ''Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy'' (2022), Lan Fan Television * ''Dinner'' Episode 9 (Fuji TV, 2013) * ''Aoi Honō'' (TV Tokyo, 2014), Hiromi Tsuda * ''Mago no Namae: Ōgai Papa no Meimei Sōdō 7-kakan'' (NHK BS Premium, 2014) * ''Gomenne Sei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizuki Yamamoto
is a Japanese actress and model. Biography Yamamoto was born in Fukuoka Prefecture. She started her career as an exclusive model for the women's fashion magazine CanCam in 2009. Two years later, she made her acting debut in the Fuji TV drama ''Shiawase ni Narōyo''. She also appears in various television commercials. In 2011, she was chosen as the image character for Samantha Thavasa. On August 11, 2012, she made her film debut playing Kirishima's girlfriend in ''The Kirishima Thing''. From 2012 to 2014, she hosted the NTV's variety show ''Woman on the Planet''. In 2014, she graduated from Meiji University where she studied life science. On 7 August 2020, Yamamoto married her costar in TV dramas '' Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain'' and ''Perfect World'', Kōji Seto. Appearances TV dramas * ''Shiawase ni Narōyo'' Episode 6-7 (Fuji TV, 2011), Emi Kirishima * ''The Quiz'' (NTV, 2012), Hitomi Arisato * ''Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko'' (TV Asahi, 2012), Rie Koike * ''Piece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
