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Bread Of Happiness
is a 2012 Japanese drama film directed by Yukiko Mishima and starring Tomoyo Harada, Yo Oizumi and Kanna Mori. ''Bread of Happiness'' was first released in cinemas located in Hokkaido on 21 January 2012, and was subsequently released in other Japanese cinemas on 28 January 2012. It had grossed US$717,956 as of 29 January 2012. Plot Rie and Nao own a bakery-cum-restaurant named Mani on the shores of Lake Toya, Hokkaido. Nao is the baker who bakes the bakery's bread, while Rie is the chef who prepares the food in the restaurant. Graced with beautiful scenery throughout the four seasons, this shop serves a variety of customers, some of whom are having personal problems. However, after they leave the shop, they feel only happiness. Cast * Tomoyo Harada as Rie Mizushima * Yo Oizumi as Nao Mizushima * Kanna Mori as Kaori Saito * Yuta Hiraoka as Tokio Yamashita * Yuki Yagi as Suehisa * Ken Mitsuishi as Suehisa's father * Reika Kirishima as Suehisa's mother * Misako Watanabe as Aya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukiko Mishima
Yukiko Mishima ( ja, 三島有紀子) is a Japanese film director born in Kita-ku, Osaka. Her first feature film, ''Shisei: Nihohi tsuki no gotoku'', based on the Jun'ichirō Tanizaki story "The Tatooer", was released in 2009. She received best director from the Hochi Film Award in 2017 for ''Dear Etranger'', and Special Grand Prix of the Jury award at the Montreal World Film Festival. ''Shape of Red'', an adaptation of Rio Shimamoto is a Japanese writer. She has won the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the Noma Literary New Face Prize and the Naoki Prize, and her work has been adapted for film. Biography Shimamoto was born in 1983 in Tokyo, Japan. She made her literary debu ...'s 2014 novel ''Reddo'', was released in 2020. She is a graduate of Kobe College. Filmography ;As director *''Shisei: Nihohi tsuki no gotoku'' (2009) * しあわせのパン ''Shiawase no pan'' / ''Bread of Happiness'' (2012) *ぶどうのなみだ ''Budô no namida'' / ''A Drop of the Grapevine' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reika Kirishima
is a Japanese film and television actress active since 1997. Her first feature movie was '' Godzilla: Final Wars'' and first television show was ''Strawberry Night''. Filmography Film Television References External links * Reika Kirishima Ageon captionsnation.com 1972 births Living people Actors from Niigata Prefecture Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses {{Japan-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Drama Films
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Films
2012 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2012, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Most notably, the two oldest surviving American film studios, Universal and Paramount both celebrated their centennial anniversaries, marking the first time that two major film studios celebrate 100 years, and the Dolby Atmos sound format was launched for the premiere of '' Brave''. The ''James Bond'' film series celebrated its 50th anniversary and released its 23rd film, ''Skyfall''. Six box-office blockbusters from previous years (''Beauty and the Beast'', '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'', ''Titanic'', ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', ''Finding Nemo'', and ''Monsters, Inc.'') were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Also, the year marked the debut for high frame rate technology. The first film using 48 F.P.S., a higher frame rate than the film industry sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiko Yano
is a Japanese pop and jazz musician and singer born in Tokyo and raised in Aomori and later began her singing career in the mid-1970s. She has been called "one of the major musical talents of the Japanese popular music world", and her vocals and singing style have been compared to British singer Kate Bush. She has recorded with Yellow Magic Orchestra and its members Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, as well as with Swing Out Sister, Pat Metheny, The Chieftains, Lyle Mays, members of Little Feat, David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Kenji Omura, Gil Goldstein, Toninho Horta, Mino Cinelu, Jeff Bova, Charlie Haden, Peter Erskine, Anthony Jackson, David Rhodes, Bill Frisell, Thomas Dolby, the band Quruli, Rei Harakami as Yanokami and her daughter Miu Sakamoto. Biography Early life Akiko Yano was born Akiko Suzuki in Tokyo in 1955. She grew up in Aomori, Japan, and learned to play the piano when she was three. She dropped out of high school and moved to Tokyo at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamiya Etsuko No Seishun
Kamiya (written: 神谷 lit. ''god valley'' or 上谷 lit. ''upper valley'') is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese psychiatrist *, Japanese origami artist *, Japanese actress and model Fictional characters *, protagonist of the manga series ''Rurouni Kenshin'' *Tai Kamiya Taichi "Tai" Kamiya, known as in Japan, is a fictional character in the multimedia franchise '' Digimon''. He first appeared in the ''Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01'' manga, where he is sent to the Digital World to meet his Digimon companion Zeroma ..., lead protagonist of ''Digimon'' See also * Kamiya Station, a railway station in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nozomi Ohashi '', a manga series by Toshio Nobe
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Nozomi may refer to: *Nozomi (given name) *Nozomi (book), a photobook by Nozomi Sasaki *Nozomi Entertainment, the anime license and distribution division of retailer The Right Stuf International *Nozomi (spacecraft), a failed Mars space probe *Nozomi (train), a high-speed train service in Japan *Sony Xperia S, a Sony smartphone codenamed ''Nozomi'' See also *''Nozomi Witches , sometimes also called ''Bewitching Nozomi'', is a manga series by Toshio Nobe which was adapted into a three episode anime OVA series in 1992. Plot Nozomi is a former actress who moves back to Japan from New Zealand. Upon arriving, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimiko Yo
is a Japanese actress. She was given Best Supporting Actress awards at the 2004 and the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival ceremonies. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 32nd and at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize (film), Japan Academy Prize for ''Departures (2008 film), Departures'' and ''Dear Doctor (film), Dear Doctor'' respectively. Family Yo was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Her mother is Japanese and her father, who moved to Japan for business and later founded the Hakka Association in Japan, is Hakka people, Hakka Taiwanese. Filmography Films *''Chōchin (film), Chōchin'' (1987) *''A Sign Days'' (1989) *''Hiruko the Goblin'' (1991) *''Yumeji'' (1991) *''Evil Dead Trap 3: Broken Love Killer'' (1993) *''Ghost Pub'' (1994) *''Sharaku (film), Sharaku'' (1995) *''School Ghost Stories'' (1995) *''Moonlight Serenade (1997 film), Moonlight Serenade'' (1997) *''Wait and See (1998 film), Wait and See'' (1998) *''Tsuribaka Nisshi Eleven'' (2000) *''New Battles Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morio Agata
Agata Morio ( ja, あがた森魚, born 12 September 1948) is a Japanese folk rock singer-songwriter and actor. He also directed three films. Biography Agata was born in Rumoi, Hokkaido. His 1972 debut single ''Sekishoku Erejī'' (literary translated as ''Red Elegy'') sold more than a half million copies and still remains his biggest hit. The title of the song was named after the manga series '' Red Colored Elegy'' by Seiichi Hayashi. Discography Singles (Selected) * ''Sekishoku Erejī'' (25 April 1972) * ''Jurietta no Natsu'' (21 June 1987) * ''Sairento Ibu'' (5 October 1993) * ''Kitto Kitto !! Tōku Tōku !! '' (15 March 1995) * ''Torikago no Machi'' (25 February 1996) Albums * ''Chikuonban'' (1970) * ''Otome no Yume'' (1972) * ''Aa Mujo'' (1974) * ''Boku wa Tenshi ja Naiyo'' (1975, a soundtrack album, collaboration with Eiichi Otaki Eiichi Ohtaki (July 28, 1948 – December 30, 2013) was a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He first becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobue Iketani
Nobue (written: ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Betty Nobue Kano (born 1944), Japanese artist *, Japanese gymnast Fictional characters *, a character in the manga series ''Strawberry Marshmallow'' *, a character in the anime series ''A Place Further than the Universe is an anime original television series produced by Madhouse. The series is directed by Atsuko Ishizuka, written by Jukki Hanada and features character designs by Takahiro Yoshimatsu. It aired in Japan between January and March 2018, and was ...'' {{given name Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
