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Birds Without Names
is a 2017 Japanese drama film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Towako leads an idle life alongside Jinji Sano, in his fifties, a man about fifteen her senior, whom she despises and belittles at the slightest opportunity. The latter endures her remonstrances without flinching and alone provides for the needs of the household through hard work as a blue-collar worker. Towako takes Makoto Mizushima as her lover, but lives in the painful memory of her relationship with Shun'ichi Kurosaki which ended abruptly eight years earlier. One day she dials Kurosaki's number but hangs up immediately. Following this phone call, a police inspector visits her and tells her that Kurosaki disappeared without a trace five years ago. When Towako catches Jinji spying on her as she walks out of a love hotel with her lover, she begins to suspect that Jinji is responsible for Kurosaki's disappearan ...
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Kazuya Shiraishi
is a Japanese filmmaker. Works Film TV series References External links * Japanese film directors Japanese television directors Living people 1974 births People from Hokkaido People from Asahikawa {{Japan-film-director-stub ...
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Shu Nakajima
was a Japanese actor and director. He was born in Tokyo. He formerly belonged to Gekidan NLT. He was represented with Come True. His wife was actress Machiko Washio is a Japanese actress who works in both live action as well as voice over work for anime. She is known as the voice of Sakura in ''Urusei Yatsura''. Filmography Live action films *''The Red Spectacles'' (1987) (Midori Washio) *'' The Black H .... Filmography Stage Films TV dramas Directorial works Stage References External links * * Shu Nakajima– allcinema Shu Nakajima– Kinenote * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakajima, Shu Japanese male stage actors Japanese theatre directors People from Tokyo 1948 births 2017 deaths ...
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2010s Japanese-language Films
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Japanese Drama Films
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2017 Drama Films
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Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'' (film), a 2009 film whose working title was ''17'' * ''Seventeen'' (2019 film), a Spanish drama film Television * ''Seventeen'' (TV drama), a 1994 UK dramatic short starring Christ ...
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Kansai Dialect
The is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan. In Japanese, is the common name and it is called in technical terms. The dialects of Kyoto and Osaka are known as , and were particularly referred to as such in the Edo period. The Kansai dialect is typified by the speech of Osaka, the major city of Kansai, which is referred to specifically as . It is characterized as being both more melodic and harsher by speakers of the standard language.Omusubi: Japan's Regional Diversity
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Since Osaka is the largest city in the region and its speakers gained the most media exposure over the last century, non-Kansai-dialect speakers tend to associate the dialect of Osaka with the entire Kansai region. However, technically ...
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Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Osaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji Restoration, Osaka greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization. In 1889, Osaka was officially established as a municipality. The construc ...
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Naoto Kumazawa
is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Naoto can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *直人, "honesty, person" *尚人, "esteem, person" *直登, "honesty, ascend" *尚登, "esteem, ascend" *直斗, "honesty, Big Dipper" *猶人, "easy-going/graceful, person" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *Naoto Fukasawa (直人, born 1956), Japanese industrial designer * Naoto Hikosaka (born 1962), professional Go player *, Japanese footballer * Naoto Hirooka (直人, born 1978), Japanese avant-garde fashion designer *Naoto Hiroyama (直人), the guitarist and headman of the J-rock band Orange Range *Naoto Nakamura or Naoto Inti Raymi (直人, born 1979), singer-songwriter *, Japanese ski jumper *Naoto Kan (直人, born 1946), Japanese politician - former Prime Minister of Japan * Naoto Kataoka (片岡 直人, born 1983), Japanese dancer, actor, rapper and creat ...
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Eri Murakawa
is a Japanese actress associated with Amuse, Inc. She attended Omiya Junior High School and Hinode High School. Filmography Drama *'' Kaze no Haruka'' (2005) *''My Boss My Hero'' (2006) *''Sexy Voice and Robo'' (2007) *''Good Job'' (2007) *'' Rookies'' (2008) *''Detective Yuri Rintaro'' (2020), Yumi Nagoshi *''Reach Beyond the Blue Sky'' (2021), Shibusawa Naka Movies *''Load 88'' (2004) *''Koibumi'' (2004) *''Little DJ'' (2007) *'' We Can't Change the World. But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia.'' (2011) *''Kashin'' (2016) *''Birds Without Names is a 2017 Japanese drama film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Towako leads an idle life alongside Jinji Sano, in his fifties, a man ab ...'' (2017) *''Coming Home'' (2020) *''Sabakan'' (2022) References External links * Official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Murakawa, Eri 1987 births Living people Japanese television ...
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Mahokaru Numata
is a Japanese crime fiction and horror writer. There has been an iyamisu (eww mystery) boom in Japan since around 2012. Iyamisu (eww mystery) is a subgenre of mystery fiction which deals with grisly episodes and the dark side of human nature. Readers blurt out "eww" when they are reading iyamisu (eww mystery) novels. Mahokaru Numata, Kanae Minato and Yukiko Mari are regarded as representatives of the genre in Japan. Works in English translation *''Nan-Core'' (original title: ''Yurigokoro''), trans. Jonathan Lloyd-Davies (Vertical. 2015. ) Awards and nominations * 2004 – Horror and Suspense Grand Prize: ''Kugatsu ga Eien ni Tsuzukeba'' (''If September Could Last Forever '') * 2012 – Haruhiko Oyabu Award: ''Nan-Core'' * 2012 – Nominee for Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: ''Nan-Core'' Bibliography Novels * , 2005 * , 2006 * , 2007 * , 2009 * , 2011 (''Nan-Core''. Vertical Vertical is a geometric term of location which may refer to: * Vertical direction, th ...
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Blue-collar Worker
A blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled labor. The type of work may involving manufacturing, warehousing, mining, excavation, electricity generation and power plant operations, electrical construction and maintenance, custodial work, farming, commercial fishing, logging, landscaping, pest control, food processing, oil field work, waste collection and disposal, recycling, construction, maintenance, shipping, driving, trucking and many other types of physical work. Blue-collar work often involves something being physically built or maintained. In contrast, the white-collar worker typically performs work in an office environment and may involve sitting at a computer or desk. A third type of work is a service worker (pink collar) whose labor is related to customer interaction, entertainment, sales or other service-oriented work. Many occupations blend blue, white, or pink-collar work and are of ...
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