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Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' direct-to-video comedy series produced by Toei Video that was released in June 2006. Its sequel, which began filming on February 23, 2007, is titled , and was released July 21, 2007. The series itself is in the ''jidaigeki'' genre (Japanese for an Edo period drama). The cast of both movies feature actors from the Super Sentai Series' recent programs, primarily from ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger'' to ''Mahou Sentai Magiranger''. As a result, the series' characters would often reference their original characters. Jun Terada is a producer in the year 2076 and is trying to convince the president of Magical TV to allow her to create her life's work, ''Cho Ninja Tai Inazuma!'', based on the long-standing legend of a legendary lightning that bestows powers upon those struck by it. However, because the show is to be the 100th anniversary of the , it must be a first for the 100-year-long franchise. President Mishima convinces her to turn it into a reality show by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such technology but is sometimes dubbed a genre itself. The most popular subgenres of include ''kaiju'' such as the ''Godzilla (film series), Godzilla'' and ''Gamera'' series; superhero such as the ''Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider'' and ''Metal Hero Series, Metal Hero'' series; and mecha like ''Giant Robo (tokusatsu), Giant Robo'' and ''Super Robot Red Baron''. Some television programs combine several of these subgenres, for example the ''Ultra Series, Ultraman'' and ''Super Sentai'' series. is one of the most popular forms of Japanese entertainment, but only a small proportion of films and television programs are widely known outside of Japan. Nevertheless, certain properties have attained popularity outside of Japan; ''Godzilla'' is featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yousuke Ichikawa
is a Japanese former actor and model who is affiliated with Pocket. He graduated from Yokohama National University's University of Electro-Communications The is a national university in the city of Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. It specialises in the disciplines of computer science, the physical sciences, engineering and technology. It was founded in 1918 as the Technical Institute for Wireless-Commun .... Filmography Television series Retirement On September 15, 2008, Ichikawa announced on his own blog that he had married a high school classmate and had retired from acting. He subsequently became a high school teacher References External links Official profile at Pocket {{DEFAULTSORT:Ichikawa, Yousuke Japanese male actors Japanese male models 1980 births Living people People from Yokohama Models from Kanagawa Prefecture Actors from Kanagawa Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunoichi
is a Japanese cant term for . In popular culture, it is often used for female shinobi or practitioner of ninjutsu (''ninpo''). The term was largely popularized by novelist Yamada Futaro in his novel ''Ninpō Hakkenden'' (忍法八犬伝) in 1964. Although kunoichi have appeared in numerous creative works, including novels, TV-dramas, movies, and manga, Mie University historians have concluded that there are no historical records of female ninja performing reconnaissance and subversive activities in the same manner as their male counterparts. However, the late 17th century ninja handbook '' Bansenshukai'' describes a technique called ''kunoichi-no-jutsu'' (くノ一の術, "the ninjutsu of a woman") in which a woman is used for infiltration and information-gathering, which Fujita Seiko considers evidence of female ninja activity. Etymology The term is thought to derive from the names of characters that resemble the three strokes in the Japanese kanji character for {{nihongo, "w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoba Castle
260px, Layout of Aoba Castle is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain. The castle was also known as or as . In 2003, the castle ruins were designated a National Historic Site. Design Aoba Castle is located on a plateau overlooking the city of Sendai on the opposing bank of the Hirose River. The site is protected by cliffs to the south and east, and by a deep forest to the west. This forest was strictly guarded in the Edo period and is a rare survivor of the original virgin forests in Honshū. The area is now managed as a botanical garden by Tohoku University. The castle hill is partially surrounded by the Hirose River to the north and east, and a steep slope protects the south. The ''Honmaru'' (inner bailey) is about 115 meters high, and is a roughly square-shaped area 250 meters long surrounded by stone walls, in some places 15 meters high. It contained the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date Masamune. It is nicknamed the ; there are Japanese zelkova trees lining many of the main thoroughfares such as and . In the summer, the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the largest Tanabata festival in Japan, is held. In winter, the trees are decorated with thousands of lights for the , lasting through most of December. On 11 March 2011, coastal areas of the city suffered catastrophic damage from a 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, magnitude 9.0 offshore earthquake,UK Foreign Office 9.0 assessment [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swallow
The swallows, martins, and saw-wings, or Hirundinidae, are a family of passerine songbirds found around the world on all continents, including occasionally in Antarctica. Highly adapted to aerial feeding, they have a distinctive appearance. The term "swallow" is used colloquially in Europe as a synonym for the barn swallow. Around 90 species of Hirundinidae are known, divided into 19 genus, genera, with the greatest diversity found in Africa, which is also thought to be where they evolved as hole-nesters. They also occur on a number of oceanic islands. A number of European and North American species are long-distance bird migration, migrants; by contrast, the West and South African swallows are nonmigratory. This family comprises two subfamilies: Pseudochelidoninae (the river martins of the genus ''Pseudochelidon'') and Hirundininae (all other swallows, martins, and saw-wings). In the Old World, the name "martin" tends to be used for the squarer-tailed species, and the name "swal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mami Yamasaki
is a Japanese gravure idol and actress. In addition to appearing in numerous photobooks, she has played roles in television, film, and stage productions, including ''Gogo Sentai Boukenger'', ''Karate-Robo Zaborgar'', the horror drama series ''Hitokowa'', and the stage adaptation of ''Umimachi Diary''. Biography Yamasaki was born in Osaka, Japan. While in high school she represented Osaka in a national rhythmic gymnastics competition. In 2004 she won the Miss Magazine Special Reader Award in the annual Miss Magazine gravure contest. Yamasaki appeared in ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger'' and '' Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!! SPARK'' as Shizuka of the Wind. After changing management companies in 2012, Yamasaki did not model for any photobooks for several years, only resuming photobook modeling after she turned 30 years old. In 2017 Yamasaki starred in a stage adaptation of the Akimi Yoshida manga ''Umimachi Diary''. In 2018 a photo exhibition featuring previously unpublished photos of Yamasaki wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuomi Takahashi
is a Japanese actor best known for playing Satoru Akashi/BoukenRed in the tokusatsu show ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger''. He took part in the 20th and 21st ''SASUKE'' competition. He failed both times in the first stage. Filmography TV shows *Water Boys 2005 Natsu (Fuji TV, 2005) *Anego (NTV, 2005) ''Rugby player, episode 3'' *GoGo Sentai Boukenger (TV Asahi, 2006) ''Satoru Akashi/BoukenRed'' *Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (Fuji TV, 2007) ''Mitsuomi Daikokucho'' *Cho Ninja Tai Inazuma! Sequel only (Toei Video, 2007) ''Hayate'' * Juuken Sentai Gekiranger vs. Boukenger (TV Movie, 2008) ''Satoru Akashi/BoukenRed'' *Kamen Rider OOO (episodes 17 & 18) "Sensei Masaru Hashimoto" *''Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle'' as ''Satoru Akashi'' *''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger'' (episode 21) as ''Satoru Akashi'' *''Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger'' (episode 3) as ''BoukenRed'' (voice) *''Umechan Sensei'' (NHK, 2012) as Toshio Matsuoka *''Seisei Suruhodo, Aishiteru'' (2016) as Yota Yamashit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GoGo Sentai Boukenger
is the 30th series in Toei Company, Toei's Super Sentai series, a metaseries of Japanese language, Japanese tokusatsu programming. It was the first installment to be broadcast in the 16:9 aspect ratio. It premiered on February 19, 2006, at 7:30 JST on TV Asahi's 2006 ''Super Hero Time'' programming block, along with ''Kamen Rider Kabuto''. Its footage was used in the American series, ''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive'' in Standard-definition television, SD, while the original footage was dubbed into Korean for the South Korean series, ''Power Rangers Treasure Force''. Plot summary Powerful relics known as the Precious have started to appear throughout the world. Noticing these relic's power, various Negative Syndicates wish to take the Precious for themselves and utilize them for evil means. To make sure that the Precious does not fall into the hands of the Negative Syndicates, the Search Guard Successor Foundation has developed its own special operations team, the Boukengers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichirou Mizuki
, better known by his stage name , was a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu. For over 50 years, he had recorded over 1,200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He was referred to by fans and fellow performers alike as the of the ''anison'', or anime music genre. He produced the singing duo Apple Pie since 1990 and created the Anison band JAM Project in 2000. Biography Career Mizuki was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. In January 1968, he signed to the Nippon Columbia label and released his first single called "Kimi ni sasageru Boku no Uta", composed by Kanae Wada. In 1971, Mizuki recorded the song which was used as the opening theme for ''Genshi Shōnen Ryū''. This began his foray into recording well over 1200 songs for various soundtracks as well as original singles and albums. Other early songs sung by Mizuki include the themes to '' Chojin Barom 1'', ''Mazinger Z'', ''Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seizō Fukumoto
(3 February 1943 – 1 January 2021) was a Japanese actor. Biography He started acting at age 15 in Kyoto, the capital of Japanese cinema. A specialist in film and television jidaigeki set in the Edo period, he most often played a rōnin, but in his hundreds of appearances he took nearly every role. His forte was '' kirareyaku'', the person who loses the sword fight. In addition, he appeared in modern dramas in roles such as police and yakuza. The American film ''The Last Samurai'' brought him before an international audience in the role of the Silent Samurai. Fukumoto played a lead role for the first time in the film Uzumasa Limelight. Death Fukumoto died on 1 January 2021, at his home in Kyoto, due to lung cancer. He was 77 years old. Filmography Film * '' Ninpō-chushingura'' (1965) * ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1973) * '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima'' (1973) * '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War'' (1973) * '' Battl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorōgumo
''Jorōgumo'' ( ja, 絡新婦 , じょろうぐも ) is a type of ''yōkai'', a creature of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the kanji that represent its actual meaning are (); the kanji which are used to write it instead, () have a ''jukujikun'' pronunciation that is related to the meaning, but not the sound of the word. In Toriyama Sekien's Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, it is depicted as a spider woman manipulating small fire-breathing spiders. Jorōgumo can also refer to some species of spiders, such as the Nephila and Argiope spiders. Japanese-speaking entomologists use the katakana form of ''jorōgumo'' () to refer exclusively to the spider species ''Trichonephila clavata'', and this has been adopted into English as "Jorō spider". Stories In Edo period writings such as the ''Taihei-Hyakumonogatari'' () and the ''Tonoigusa'' (), there are "jorogumo" that shapeshift into women. ''Tonoigusa'' "Things That Ought to be Pondered, Even in Urgent Times" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
