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Bungaku-za
is a Japanese theatre company. Along with the Mingei Theatre Company and the Haiyuza Theatre Company it is considered one of the "Big Three" among Shingeki theatre troupes. History The company was founded by Kunio Kishida, Mantarō Kubota and Bunroku Shishi on September 6, 1937. Its name means "Literature Theatre" On March 25, 1938, the company staged its first public performances with the plays "Magnificent Woman" (''Migoto na Onna''), "Peace at Home" (''Wagaya no Heiwa'') and "Knock" (''Kunokku''). After suffering repression at the hands of the state leading up to and during World War II, Bungakuza reemerged in the early postwar period. In the 1950s, many Shingeki theatre troupes were viewed as left-wing or even communist. However, Bungakuza was considered one of the least ideological troupes. Thus many people were surprised when Bungakuza's leaders agreed to stage a tour of Communist China in 1961. Even more controversial was the decision to modify the script of the co ...
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Shingeki
was a leading form of theatre in Japan that was based on modern realism. Born in the early years of the 20th century, it sought to be similar to modern Western theatre, putting on the works of the ancient Greek classics, William Shakespeare, Molière, Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekov, Tennessee Williams, and so forth. As it appropriated Western realism, it also introduced women back onto the Japanese stage. History Historical background The origin of Shingeki is linked to various movements and theatre companies. Scholars associate its origin with the kabuki reform movement, the founding of the Bungei Kyokai (Literary Arts Movement) in 1906, and the Jiyū Gekijō (Free Theatre) in 1909.Jortner, David, et al., editors. ''Modern Japanese Theatre and Performance''. Lexington Books, 2006. The Meiji Restoration in 1868 had led to the introduction of Western drama, singing, and acting onto the Japanese stage, as well as bringing the conventions of realism. In the late 19th century, and earl ...
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Yoshie Taira
(born October 12, 1954, in Obihiro, Hokkaido) is a Japanese actress. She graduated from St. Margaret's Junior College in Suginami, Tokyo. From 1985 to 1999, she was a costar in the TBS prime-time television series ''Ōoka Echizen'' in the role of Yukie, the wife of Ōoka Tadasuke. She has also appeared in many other ''jidaigeki'', including ''Gokenin Zankurō'', ''Mito Kōmon'', and ''Abarenbō Shōgun''. Stage roles have included ''Akai Tsuki'', ''Nemuri Hime'', ''Koi Yamabiko'', ''Benkei'', ''Shishi o Kau – Rikyū to Hideyoshi'', ''Zenigata Heiji'', ''Kawaite Sōrō'' and many others. As a voice actress, she dubbed the mother in ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', Amy Hasting in an episode of ''The New Perry Mason'', and Abigail Bartlet in ''The West Wing''. Taira has also appeared in films, and in television commercials for Yōmeishu and Kao. She is married to filmmaker Rintaro Mayuzumi (m. 1989), the son of composer Toshiro Mayuzumi Toshiro Mayuzumi (黛 敏郎 ''Mayuzumi ...
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Mayumi Sako
is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. Biography She joined the Institute of Literature in 1997 and became a member of the Institute of Literature in 2002, but left in 2017. In the same year, she became a member of Fukuda & Co. Her father Masato Sako was also an actor and voice actor. In addition to appearing on the stage, she is also active as a voice actress for dubbing Western movies. She is the regular dubbing voice actress for Scarlett Johansson, Rachel McAdams, Jill Flint and Noomi Rapace. Filmography Television animation *'' Persona: Trinity Soul'' (2008), Saki Tachibana / Mayuri Yamasaki *''Dragon Crisis!'' (2011), Kai *'' Kindaichi Case Files R'' (2014), Ivy Liu (Only in Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case) *''In/Spectre'' (2020), Rikka Sakuragawa *'' Great Pretender'' (2020), Isabelle Mueller *'' Vinland Saga Season 2'' (2023), Arnheid Theatrical animation *''Spirited Away'' (2001) Video games *''Resident Evil 6'' (2013, Japanese dub), Helena ...
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Hiroe Oka
is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. She is affiliated with the Bungaku Company. She is the official Japanese voice-dubbing artist for Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kirsten Dunst and others. She is also the official Japanese dubbing roles for Milla Jovovich with TV editions in early days. Filmography Television animation *''Ikki Tousen'' ( Chinkyū Kōdai) *'' Marvel Anime: Iron Man'' (Pepper Potts) Theatrical animation *'' Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System'' (Kyōka Tsujichō) Video games *''Dark Cloud 2'' (Elena) *''Glass Rose'' (Tsuysko Sawamatsu) Dubbing roles * Gwyneth Paltrow **''The Anniversary Party'' (Skye Davidson) **'' Iron Man'' (Pepper Potts) **''Iron Man 2'' (Pepper Potts) **'' The Avengers'' (Pepper Potts) **''Iron Man 3'' (Pepper Potts) **'' Mortdecai'' (Johanna Mortdecai) **'' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (Pepper Potts) **'' Avengers: Infinity War'' (Pepper Potts) * Kate Winslet **''Titanic'' (2004 Fuji TV edition) (Rose DeWitt Bukater) **'' F ...
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Masaaki Uchino
Masaaki (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese poet *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ninjutsu practitioner *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese food historian *, Japanese drummer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese aviator *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese business theorist *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese politician *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese academic *, Japanese guitarist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese video game producer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Ja ...
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Hiroshi Takahashi (manga Artist)
is a Japanese manga artist. Profile Takahashi is mostly known from his manga ''Crows'', ''Worst'' and QP. ''Crows'' was loosely adapted into three live-action films: ''Crows Zero'' in 2007, ''Crows Zero 2'' in 2009 and ''Crows Explode'' in 2014. Another manga of his, ''QP'' was adapted into a live action TV series in 2011. ''Crows'' was adapted into a 2-episode OVA series named ''Koukou Butouden Crows''. Takahashi's latest work is called ''Jank Runk Family'', published in the 19th issue of Akita Shoten's ''Young Champion'' magazine. Works Manga *''Hey! Riki'' (1989), debut work *''Crows'' (1990 – 1998), serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Champion'' **'' Crows Gaiden'' (2014 – present), serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Champion'' *''Kiku'' (1992 – 1993), serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' *'' QP'' (1998 – 2000), serialized in '' Young King'' *''Worst'' (2001 – 2013), serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Champion'' **'' Worst Gaiden'' (2009), serialized in ''Monthly Shō ...
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Takayuki Sugō
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He played paternal figures or mentors in various anime and audio productions. Filmography Anime series *''Yu Yu Hakusho'' (1994) – Raizen *'' Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini'' (1996) – Jean Piere *''Master Keaton'' (1998) – Leon Papas *''Case Closed'' (????) – Yasuyuki Murakawa *'' Niea Under 7'' (????) – Nenji Yoshioka *''Heat Guy J'' (????) – J *''Princess Tutu'' (????) – The Raven *''Gad Guard'' (????) – Drugef *''Naruto'' (????) – First Hokage: Hashirama Senju *''Samurai Champloo'' (????) – Kagetoki Kariya *''Burst Angel'' (????) – Leo Jinno *''Bleach'' (????) – Zangetsu *''Monster'' (????) – Dr. Gielen *''Hell Girl'' (????) – Wanyūdō *''Shakugan no Shana'' (????) – Tenmoku Ikko *'' Honey & Clover'' (????) – Tokudaiji *''Full Metal Panic!'' (????) – Mayer Amit *'' Rockman.EXE Beast'' (????) – Kunio Kurogane *''Glass Fleet'' (????) – Pope Goruna *'' Hell Girl: Two Mirrors'' (????) – Wanyū ...
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Akihiko Shimizu
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is affiliated with Bungakuza. Dubbing roles Television animation *''Ben 10'' (Carl Tennyson) *''Detective Conan'' (Yoshiyuki Yabūchi) *''Jackie Chan Adventures'' (Valmont, John Smith, Larry Franklin, Dark Hand newcomer) *''The Tatami Galaxy'' (Temporal Lobe) *''Teen Titans'' (Brother Blood) Theatrical animation *''Finding Nemo'' (Bubbles) *''Finding Dory'' (Bubbles) *''Hoodwinked'' (Detective Bill Stork) *''Meet the Robinsons'' (Uncle Gaston) Video games *''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'' Live action *'' Ad Astra'' (Captain Lawrence Tanner (Donnie Keshawarz)) *'' Amelia'' (Fred Noonan (Christopher Eccleston)) *'' Avatar: The Way of Water'' (Dr. Norm Spellman (Joel David Moore)) *''Babe'' (Ferdinand the Duck (Danny Mann)) *''Bridget Jones's Diary'' (Interviewer) *''Coming to America'' (1999 Nippon TV edition) (Semmi, Morris, Reverend Brown, Ugly Girl (Arsenio Hall)) *''Dark Shadows'' (Roger Collins (Jonny Lee Miller)) ...
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Yoshisada Sakaguchi
was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He was a professor at Obirin University, and was affiliated with Bungakuza. He was best known for dubbing over Morgan Freeman and Chief Inspector Japp (in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot). Filmography Television drama *''Katsu Kaishū'' (????) (Emon Sensa Gunji) *''Kōmyō ga tsuji'' (????) (Village headman) *''Tobu ga Gotoku'' (????) (Yūtoku Seki) *''Aoi Tokugawa Sandai'' (2000) (Kazu'uji Nakamura) Film *''Portrait of Brothers'' (2019) Stage *''Tōkyō Genshikaku Club'' (????) (Hikojirō Ōkubo) Television animation *''Alexander Senki'' (1999) (Philip II of Macedon) *''Mushishi'' (2005) (Mujika) Original video animation (OVA) *'' Appleseed'' (1988) (Briareos Hecatonchires) *''Record of Lodoss War'' (1990) (Ghim) Animated film *'' Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'' (1999) (Hachiroh Tohbe) *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood'' (2007) (Tonpetty) *''The Tibetan Dog'' (2011) Video games *''Sakura Wars 3 ~Pari ha ...
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Shirō Saitō
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Sakata, Yamagata, Japan. Biography Filmography Anime Feature films Video games Overseas dubbing Live-action Animation Tokusatsu Notes References External links Official agency profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saito, Shiro 1956 births Living people Japanese male stage actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Yamagata Prefecture Actors from Yamagata Prefecture Toyo University alumni ...
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Katsuya Kobayashi
is a Japanese actor from Shimonoseki. Even though he and fellow Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love-exclusive Rider actor Mitsuki Koga/Kamen Rider Ketaros were only Kamen Riders within the movie, they did make a guest appearance during the final episode of the series as two people affected by the necklaces that transform people into Natives. Selected filmography * ''Boutaoshi!'' (2003) * ''Rockers'' (2003) * '' School Wars: HERO'' (2004) * ''Bubu Again'' (2004) * ''Concrete'' a.k.a. ''Konkurîto'' (2004) * ''Kamachi'' (2004) * ''Sukûru deizu'' a.k.a. ''School Daze'' (2005) * ''Pray'' (2005) * ''Linda Linda Linda'' (2005) * ''Saigo no bansan'' a.k.a. ''The Last Supper'' (2005) * ''Yumeno'' (2005) * '' Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love'' (2005) * ''Hōkyō Monogatari'' (2006) * ''The Cottage'' (2006) * '' Cat Girl Kiki'' (2006) * ''Stay'' (2007) * ''Watch Me (Kansatsu: Eien ni Kimi wo Mitsumete)'' (2007) * ''SAI-REN'' (2007) * ''Little DJ'' (2007) * ''Makiguri no Ana (Peepin ...
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