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Barefoot Gen (TV Drama)
is a two-part Japanese television special based on the popular manga of the same name by Keiji Nakazawa. Plot It was during the end of the war in Hiroshima. People in Japan were facing food shortages, and air bombing day and night. But, the government and its military powers, still continued the hopeless situation, and called young people to send them to battlefields. However, people were received letters that those young people had been lost. At that time in Japan, Daikichi was working as a picture drawer of Japanese footwear Geta. With his wife Kimie, Daikichi worked hard to raise their four little children. Koji, the eldest brother, was nice and kind to his family. Eiko, the eldest sister, was weak in health, but doing daily chores to help her family. Gen, the naughty but cheerful kid and also nice to his family. The youngest boy Shinji was a pampered child. Kimie was pregnant, so they were going to have a new family member. When it is time to harvest the wheat from the fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiichi Nakai
is a Japanese actor. His name was given by Yasujirō Ozu. His father, Keiji Sada, also a movie actor, died when Nakai was only two years old. Nakai started his acting career while he was still in university and was awarded the Rookie of the Year at the Japan Academy Awards in 1981. He won the Japan Academy Best Supporting Actor award in 1994 (for ''47 Ronin'') and Best Actor award in 2003 (for '' Mibu gishi den'' (''When the Last Sword is Drawn'')). He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 19th Hochi Film Award for ''47 Ronin''. In 2003 he played a Japanese delegate to a Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty in ''Warriors of Heaven and Earth''. Though a few of his lines are in Japanese, most are in Mandarin. His older sister, Kie Nakai, is also an actress. Selected filmography Film Television Video games Japanese dubbing Honours *Medal with Purple Ribbon are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done merit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a story contains a subplot, or is a narrative made up of several stories, then each subplot may have its own protagonist. The protagonist is the character whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience, and who is opposed by the antagonist. The antagonist provides obstacles and complications and creates conflicts that test the protagonist, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonist's character, and having the protagonist develop as a result. Etymology The term ''protagonist'' comes , combined of (, 'first') and (, 'actor, competitor'), which stems from (, 'contest') via (, 'I contend for a prize'). Ancient Greece The earliest known examples of a protagonist are found in Ancient Greece. At first, dramatic pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barefoot Gen (1976 Film)
is a 1976 Japanese war drama film, directed by Tengo Yamada based on the Japanese manga series of the same name. The film is set in 1945 and tells the story of the six-year-old boy Gen Nakaoka, living in Hiroshima around the time of the US atomic bombing of the city. Plot Cast * Kenta Sato as "Gen Nakaoka", Barefoot Gen, the protagonist of the story * Rentarō Mikuni as "Daikichi Nakaoka", Gen's father * Sachiko Hodari as "Kimie Nakaoka", Gen's mother * Yotaro Komatsu as "Koji Nakaoka", Gen's eldest brother * Chizuko Iwahara as "Eiko Nakaoka", Gen's elder sister * Yukiya Minoshima as "Akira Nakaoka", Gen's elder brother * Hirokazu Ishimatsu as "Shinji Nakaoka", Gen's younger brother * Fumi Soganoya as "Denjiro Samejima" * Jun Shimada as "Boku-san" * Shinhei Sakamoto as teacher "Kishi" * Yuko Oseki as teacher "Osato" * Sakae Umezu as teacher "Hirose" * Akira Oizumi as teacher "Numata" * Shinji Maki as "Horikawa" Awards * Best Director, 1976 Karlovy Vary International Film Fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pony Canyon
, also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affiliated with the Japanese media group Fujisankei Communications Group. Pony Canyon is a major leader in the music industry in Japan, with its artists regularly at the top of the Japanese charts. Pony Canyon is also responsible for releasing taped concerts from its artists as well as many anime productions and several film productions. Pony Canyon is headquartered in Tokyo with offices in Taiwan, Malaysia and South Korea. It employs approximately 360 people. Pony Canyon also owns the recording label Flight Master. History On October 1, 1966, Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. opened a new record label division, called as Nippon Broadcasting System Service, Inc., in order to produce and market music from Japanese artists. The division formally c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masafumi Akikawa
is a Japanese tenor singer. He has released a number of CDs, in which he has sung a broad range of genres, from classical to pop. He appeared on the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast. Biography His single (released 24 May 2006) made it to No.1 on 22 January 2007 Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking following his appearance on Uta Gassen. Based on the poem Do not stand at my grave and weep, the single has since sold in excess of 1,000,000 copies in Japan. and Korean version released in 2014 for Sewol victim See also * Barefoot Gen (TV drama) is a two-part Japanese television special based on the popular manga of the same name by Keiji Nakazawa. Plot It was during the end of the war in Hiroshima. People in Japan were facing food shortages, and air bombing day and night. But, the go ... (2007) References External links *Official website 1967 births Japanese classical musicians Japanese tenors Living people Singers from Ehime Prefecture 21st-century Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saga Television Station
Saga Television Station (株式会社サガテレビ), branded since 2015 as Saga TV, is the only commercial television station broadcasting to Saga. The station is affiliated to FNN and FNS since the station launched. Despite holding a local monopoly in commercial television to the prefecture, commercial television stations from Fukuoka are easily available. History Prior to the opening of the bidding for a new commercial broadcaster in Saga Prefecture, people living in the area tended to listen to radio or watch TV programming with antennas pointing to either Kumamoto or Fukuoka Prefectures, due to the fact that there are no mountains surrounding the nearby mentioned prefectures. There were multiple attempts to request a broadcast license to open a commercial broadcaster in Saga Prefecture, but all were rejected.It wasn't until 1967 that the Ministry of Post included Saga in the UHF allocation. The three companies that initially applied for a license were consolidated into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinhiroshima Telecasting
TSS-TV Co., Ltd. (株式会社テレビ新広島, Television Shin-Hiroshima System), named Shinhiroshima Telecasting Co., Ltd. until 2008, is a TV station serving in Hiroshima Prefecture and eastern Yamaguchi Prefecture, affiliated with of Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS). History TSS was founded on August 8, 1974, and began broadcasting on October 1, 1975. On June 23, 2006, it began broadcasting a digital signal; the analog-digital simulcast period continued until July 24, 2011. TSS-TV moved to its new headquarters on February 22, 2021 in Deshio, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City. Program Former alternate logo * Prime News (TSSプライムニュース) * tss Speak FNN (tssスピーク FNN) * tss News FNN (tssニュース FNN) *tss Sankei Telenews FNN (tss産経テレニュース FNN) *BASEBALL SPECIAL Hiroshima Toyo Carp The is a professional baseball team based in Hiroshima, Japan. They compete in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitoyo, Kagawa
270px, Mitoyo City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Mitoyo city center 270px, Shiudeyama is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,876 in 23024 households and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Mitoyo is located in western Kagawa Prefecture. It faces the Seto Inland Sea to the north and borders Tokushima Prefecture across the Sanuki Mountains to the south. In the north, the Shonai Peninsula with Mt. Shiude and Mt. Myoken stretches out to the northwest. Some coastal parts of the city are within the borders of the Setonaikai National Park. The city includes Awashima Island and Shishijima in the Seto Inland Sea between Shikoku and Honshu. Neighbouring municipalities Kagawa Prefecture * Zentsuji * Kan'onji *Tadotsu *Kotohira * Mannō Tokushima Prefecture * Miyoshi * Higashimiyoshi Climate Mitoyo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishioka, Ibaraki
260px, Ishioka City Hall is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 72,351 in 28,291 households and a population density of 336 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 33.5%. The total area of the city is . Geography Ishioka is located in central Ibaraki Prefecture, approximately 70 kilometers north of central Tokyo. It is bordered by Lake Kasumigaura to the south and by mountains on all other sides. The urban area of the city is in the east. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture * Tsuchiura * Tsukuba * Kasumigaura * Kasama * Sakuragawa * Omitama Climate Ishioka has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ishioka is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1331 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.8 °C, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahagi, Ibaraki
250px, Hananuki valley 250px, Takado Beach is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 27,522 in 11,651 households and a population density of 140 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 36.2%. The total area of the city is . Geography Located in northern Ibaraki Prefecture, Takahagi is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, and by Fukushima Prefecture to the northwest. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture * Kitaibaraki * Hitachi * Hitachiōta Fukushima Prefecture *Hanawa Climate Takahagi has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Takahagi is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1429 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.8 °C. Demographics Per Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeo, Saga
is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. In 2011, the city government was the first in Japan to switch to using Facebook for its website. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 48,845 and a population density of 257 persons per km². The total area is 195.44 km². On March 1, 2006, the towns of Kitagata and Yamauchi (both from Kishima District) were merged into Takeo. Geography Takeo is located in the western part of Saga Prefecture. It is approximately west of Saga City and approximately east of Sasebo. Takeo has a complex topography including mountains, mountain basins and riverside plains. * Mountains: Mt. Mifune (210 m), Mt. Hachiman (764 m), Mt. Bi (518 m), Mt. Jinroku (447 m) *Rivers: Rokkaku River, Shiomi River, Yamanaka River Adjoining municipalities *Saga Prefecture **Arita **Imari **Karatsu ** Ōmachi ** Shiroishi **Taku ** Ureshino *Nagasaki Prefecture ** Hasami History *1889-04-01 - The modern municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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