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Ayumi Ishida (actress)
is a Japanese actress and singer. Her real name is . She is the second among four daughters. She won the award for Best Actress at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Yajūdeka''. She also won the awards for best actress at the 29th Blue Ribbon Awards and the 11th Hochi Film Award for '' House on Fire'' and '' Tokei - Adieu l'hiver''. As for her musical career, she is best known for the singles "BLUE LIGHT Yokohama" (which topped the charts in 1968/1969 at #1), "Anata nara Dō Suru (#2), and "Sabaku no You na Tokyo de" (#3). Filmography Film *1973 – '' Submersion of Japan'' *1979 - ''Hunter in the Dark'' *1981 – '' Station (film)'' *1982 – '' Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san'' *1982 – '' Yajū-deka'' *1986 – '' Tokei - Adieu l'hiver'' *1986 – '' House on Fire'' *1996 – ''Gakko II'' *1998 – '' Puraido: Unmei no Toki'' *2011 – '' Eclair'' TV drama *'' Ashura no Gotoku'' (1979–1980) *''Oda Nobunaga: Tenka wo Totta Baka'' (1998), Dota Gozen *'' Saiyūki'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasebo, Nagasaki
is a Core cities of Japan, core city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is also the second largest city in Nagasaki Prefecture, after its capital, Nagasaki. On 1 June 2019, the city had an estimated population of 247,739 and a population density of 581 persons per km2 (1,505 persons per square mile). The total area is . The city includes a part of Saikai National Park. Located in the southern part of the city is the Dutch-styled theme park ''Huis Ten Bosch (theme park), Huis Ten Bosch''. The island of Ukujima is also administered as part of Sasebo city. History The area of present-day Sasebo was a small fishing village under the control of nearby Hirado Domain until shortly after the start of the Meiji period. Imperial Japanese Navy Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō, when surveying the coasts of northwestern Kyūshū for the site of a navy base, selected his location based on its protected, deep-water harbor, geographic proximity to China and Korea, and the presence of nearby Coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Station (1981 Film)
is a 1981 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Among many awards, it was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Cast * Ken Takakura: Eiji Mikami * Chieko Baisho: Kiriko (1979) Michio * Ayumi Ishida: Naoko Mikami (1968) * Setsuko Karasuma: Suzuko Yoshimatsu (1976) * Kai Atō: Ryosuke Honjo * Yu Fujiki: Ichiro Mikami * Akihiko Hirata * Ryō Ikebe: Chief Nakagawa * Ken Iwabuchi: Yoshitaka Mikami * Tanie Kitabayashi: Masayo Mikami * Yuko Kotegawa: Fuyuko Mikami * Sachiko Murase: Ryosuke's mother * Hideo Murota: Shigeru Morioka * Toshiyuki Nagashima: Michio Mikami * Akira Nagoya: Takada * Jinpachi Nezu: Goro Yoshimatsu * Junkichi Orimoto * Hideji Otaki: Aiba * Nenji Kobayashi : Detective Tasumi * Kei Satō * Tetsuya Takeda * Masao Komatsu * Kunie Tanaka: Sugawara * Minori Terada: Chikaraishi * Ryudo Uzaki: Yukio Kinoshita * Masako Yagi: Aiba's wife Reception Awards and nominations 5th Japan Academy Prize *Won: Best Picture *Won: Best Screenplay - Sou Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideo Murata
was a Japanese rōkyoku and enka singer. He took part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen 27 times. Murata was born as a son of rōkyoku singer and . However, he was immediately adopted by and became his stepfather. His real name was . He studied rōkyoku under one of Kumoemon Tochuken's disciples, Kumo Sakai. Murata was scouted by Masao Koga, debuting with in 1958. His 1961 single "Ōshō" sold over one million copies. Along with Hachiro Kasuga and Michiya Mihashi, he became a famous enka singer and Haruo Minami , (born ; July 19, 1923 – April 14, 2001) was an enka singer in postwar Japan. Early life He was born Bunji Kitazume (北詰文司 ''Kitazume Bunji'') in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. Career In 1939, at the age of 16, Bunji debuted as a performer ... was regarded as his rival. He died on June 13, 2002. References External links * Memorial Hall of Hideo Murata 1929 births 2002 deaths Enka singers Nippon Columbia artists Japanese racehorse owners and bree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuo Funaki
is a Japanese Enka singer. Kazuo also has a career as a stage actor, film actor, and TV actor. His real name is . Discography * : the singer's debut in 1963 * : 1966 * Filmography * Koukou San Nen Sei * TV actor * Taiga drama ** '' Akō Rōshi'' (1964), Yatō Emoshichi ** ''Minamoto no Yoshitsune'' (1966), Taira no Atsumori ** ''Haru no Sakamichi'' (1971), Tokugawa Tadanaga ** '' Motonari Mori'' (1997), Mukunashi Kagekatsu * ''Audrey'' (2000–01), Kintarō Kuribe * ''Mito Kōmon'' (2000–02), Yoichi, Tokugawa Mitsusada was a ''daimyō'' in Japan during the Edo period (1603–1868). Mitsusada born as son and heir of Tokugawa Yorinobu and a grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu with childhood name Nagatomimaru (長福丸). Among his sons was the eighth Tokugawa shōgun Yo ... External links Official Homepages Japanese male singers Enka singers 1944 births Japanese male stage actors Living people People from Ichinomiya, Aichi Musicians from Aichi Prefecture [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masao Sen
is a Japanese Enka singer and businessman, of Iwate Prefecture, known for the song 'Kitaguni no Haru' ('North Country Spring'). He is affiliated with the talent agency NoReason Inc. Career In 1977, he released his greatest hit, 'Kitaguni no Haru' ('North Country Spring'). It won the "Long Seller Award" at the 21st Japan Record Awards, sold 3 million copies, and was covered by notable artists such as Aki Yashiro, Teresa Teng, and Misora Hibari is the debut album of Japanese singer-songwriter Sachiko Kanenobu, released on September 1, 1972 by URC (Underground Record Club) Records. Joni Mitchell, Donovan and Pentangle were among Kanenobu's influences. The songs have been described a .... Personal life Masao is the second son in a rural agricultural household and deliberately stressed his poor country origins as part of his image. He reportedly had a taste for blondes, and in 1972 married American jazz singer Joan Shepard. During the Bubble era, he became extremely we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smile (2009 TV Series)
is a television drama series, broadcast by TBS from April to June 2009. Jun Matsumoto plays the lead role of Vito, a half-Filipino, half-Japanese man who always smiles despite all of the problems and difficulties he faces. The series focused on foreigners and mixed race children who suffered from racism. Synopsis Vito Hayakawa has a Filipino father and a Japanese mother, but he was born and raised in Japan and has never visited the Philippines. The ever-smiling Vito works at Machimura Foods during the day, and at night, he works a part-time job trying to make his dreams come true. One day during an incident at a book store, he meets a girl named Hana Mishima, who lost her ability to speak due to an accident. But even though she can't speak, Vito is drawn to her beautiful smile. However, Vito becomes wrongly suspected by the police for a crime, and after meeting the lawyer Kazuma Ito, the issue begins to grow... Together, Vito, Hana, and Kazuma will go through challenging times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saiyūki (TV Series)
is a 2006 Japanese historical TV drama based on the 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West''. It is a successor to the popular 1970s TV show ''Saiyūki'', known outside Japan as ''Monkey''. There have been three dramas and one special based on ''Journey to the West'' that have aired previously, making this one the fifth adaptation in Japan. Fuji TV made an unusual decision to air this on 9pm every Monday, a primetime slot usually reserved for romantic dramas, hoping to capture both the young and the old by making this choice. While the series started off with viewership nearly reaching 30%, its rating gradually sank, barely making it at 20% at one point; the last episode finished off with 24.7%. Rather than producing a second season, Fuji TV and Toho produced a feature film version of ''Saiyūki'', that was released in Japan on July 14, 2007. The film was a box office success, becoming the 8th highest-grossing film of 2007 in Japan. The whole plot of the film is loose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dota Gozen
, also known as Tsuchida Gozen, was a Japanese noblewoman and the mother of Oda Nobunaga, a major ''daimyō'' and politician of the Sengoku period regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Biography Dota Gozen's origins are unknown, including her date and location of birth, her ancestry, and her real name. Gozen is assumed to be the daughter of Dota Masahisa, also known as Tsuchida Masahisa, a ''samurai'' possibly descended from the Rokkaku clan,_but_this_is_unconfirmed._Gozen_was_married_to_Oda_Nobuhide.html" ;"title="DF 53 of 80/nowiki>">DF 53 ..., but this is unconfirmed. Gozen was married to Oda Nobuhide">DF 53 of 80/nowiki>">DF 53 ..., but this is unconfirmed. Gozen was married to Oda Nobuhide, a deputy ''shugo'' of Owari Province and the head of the powerful Oda clan. Gozen the mother of Nobunaga, his three brothers, Oda Nobuyuki, Nobuyuki, Oda Nobukane, Nobukane and Oda Hidetaka, Hidetaka; and two of his sisters, Oinu and Oichi. According to rumors, Gozen did not l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashura No Gotoku (TV Series)
is a Japanese drama series that first aired on NHK in 1979. It is based on Kuniko Mukōda's novel of the same title. Ken Ogata played the role of Satomi Takao in Part 1 and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi played the role in part 2. Cast * Kaoru Yachigusa as Satomi Makiko * Haruko Kato as Mitamura Tsunako * Ken Ogata(Part1) / Shigeru Tsuyuguchi(Part2) as Satomi Takao * Ayumi Ishida as Takezawa Takoko * Jun Fubuki as Takezawa Sakiko * Ryudo Uzaki as Katsumata Shizuo * Shin Saburi as Kotaro Takezawa * Sanshō Shinsui as Jinnai Hidemitsu * Ittoku Kishibe , born , is a Japanese actor and musician. Career He originally entered show business as the bassist for the Japanese rock bands, The Tigers and Pyg, but later switched to acting. The veteran of over 115 films, he won the Best Actor Japanese Aca ...(Part2) as Takuma Episodes Part1 *1, Onna Shougatsu (January 13, 1979) *2, Sando Mame (January 20, 1979) *3, Soubijinsou (January 27, 1979) Part2 *1, Hana Ikusa (January 19, 1980) *2, Ura Kimon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
