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Osaka University Of Arts
is a private arts university located in Kanan, Osaka, Kanan, Minamikawachi District, Osaka, Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The university was founded in 1945 as , changing its name to in 1957, and then to in 1964. The university adopted the current name in 1966. Notable teachers *Toshiyuki Hosokawa *Takeji Iwamiya *Kazuo Koike *Sadao Nakajima *Kazuki Ōmori *Go Nagai *Teruaki Georges Sumioka, Full Professor of Philosophy Notable students *Takami Akai, illustrator *Hideaki Anno, animation and film director *Kiyohiko Azuma, manga author and illustrator *Arata Furuta, actor *Satoshi Hashimoto, voice actor *Tenpei Nakamura, pianist *Katsunori Ozaki, pianist *Kenjiro Hata, manga artist *Toshio Kakei, actor *Koji Kanemoto *Shinichiro Kimura, anime director *Toshiyuki Kita, furniture designer *Takashi Tezuka, video game designer at ''Nintendo'' *Yoshiaki Koizumi, video game designer at ''Nintendo'' *Koji Kondo, video game composer at ''Nintendo'' *Kenji Yamamoto (co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private School
Private or privates may refer to: Music * " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded by Ringo Sheena * "Private" (Vera Blue song), from the 2017 album ''Perennial'' Literature * ''Private'' (novel), 2010 novel by James Patterson * ''Private'' (novel series), young-adult book series launched in 2006 Film and television * ''Private'' (film), 2004 Italian film * ''Private'' (web series), 2009 web series based on the novel series * ''Privates'' (TV series), 2013 BBC One TV series * Private, a penguin character in ''Madagascar'' Other uses * Private (rank), a military rank * ''Privates'' (video game), 2010 video game * Private (rocket), American multistage rocket * Private Media Group, Swedish adult entertainment production and distribution company * '' Private (magazine)'', flagship magazine of the Private Media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arata Furuta
is a Japanese theatre and film character actor. Biography Furata has a broad range that goes from playing serious salary men, to '' bushi'' in period drama roles, and even women. He works with the theatrical troupe called Otona Keikaku and often with the troupe Gekidan Shinkansen. Furuta also stars in the 2007 horror film ''Apartment 1303''. Personal life He is married to the television talent Yayoi Nishihata. Selected filmography Film Television dramas *''Shinsengumi!'' (2004) *''Tokyo Friends'' (2005) *''Oh! My Girl!!'' (2008) *''Amachan'' (2013), Taichi Aramaki * ''Doctor X'' (2014), Kiyoshiro Fujikawa (Episode 7 - 11) *'' Botchan'' (2016) *'' Daddy Sister'' (2016) *''Shimokitazawa Die Hard'' (2017) *''Fugitive Boys'' (2017) *''Yell'' (2020), Homare Hatsukaichi *''What Will You Do, Ieyasu?'' (2023), Ashikaga Yoshiaki Television animation *'' PopoloCrois Monogatari'' (1998), Gamigami Devil *''One Piece'' (2014), Byrnndi World (One Piece 3D2Y) *'' Shinya! Tensai Bakabon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Yamamoto (composer Born 1964)
is a Japanese video game musician working for Nintendo, where he is notable for composing music in many titles of the ''Metroid'' series, mainly ''Super Metroid'' and the ''Prime'' trilogy. Yamamoto also plays a role as a music director at Nintendo, overseeing the audio for several of their games. He frequently collaborates with fellow composers Minako Hamano and Masaru Tajima. Yamamoto utilizes heavy drums, piano, voiced chants, clangs of pipes, and electric guitar. In development of ''Super Metroid'', Yamamoto came up with some of the game's themes by humming them to himself while riding his motorcycle home from work. He was asked to compose the music for ''Metroid Prime'' to reinforce the series' continuity. The game's Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound was mixed by a member of Dolby Digital. Developers from Retro Studios noted how the process of fitting all the sound effects for a world in ''Metroid Prime'' into 6 MB of space was crucial in producing a quality aural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Kondo
is a Japanese music composer, pianist, and music director who works for the video game company Nintendo. He is best known for his numerous contributions to the '' Super Mario'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' series of video games, among others produced by the company. Kondo was hired by Nintendo in 1984, becoming the first person hired by them to specialize in video game music. His work in the ''Mario'' and ''Zelda'' series have been cited as among the most memorable in video games, such as the ''Super Mario Bros.'' overworld theme. Biography Early life Kondo was born in Nagoya, Japan, on August 13, 1961. He began taking lessons on the electronic organ from the age of five. He improved his skills in the instrument in a cover band that played jazz and rock music. Kondo studied at the Art Planning Department of Osaka University of Arts, but was never classically trained or academically dedicated to music. With a love of arcade video games such as ''Space Invaders'' and the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiaki Koizumi
is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer, and business executive. He is a senior executive officer at Nintendo, where he is known for his work within their ''Mario'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. Since 2013, Koizumi is also part of the board of directors of Nintendo’s subsidiary 1-UP Studio as one of its representative directors, and since October 2022, Koizumi is part of the board of directors of Nintendo's subsidiary Nintendo Pictures as one of its directors. Biography Early life Koizumi was born in Mishima, Shizuoka on April 29, 1968. He played his first video game, ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', at the age of 21 when he borrowed a friend's Family Computer console. A graduate from the Visual Concept Planning Department of Osaka University of Arts, Koizumi studied film, drama, animation and, to a lesser extent, storyboarding. He had originally intended to become a film director but applied at Nintendo instead to pursue his goal of creating a kind of dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade playing cards. After venturing into various lines of business during the 1960s and acquiring a legal status as a public company, Nintendo distributed its first console, the Color TV-Game, in 1977. It gained international recognition with the release of ''Donkey Kong (video game), Donkey Kong'' in 1981 and the Nintendo Entertainment System and ''Super Mario Bros.'' in 1985. Since then, Nintendo has produced some of the most successful consoles in the video game industry, such as the Game Boy, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Nintendo DS, the Wii, and the Nintendo Switch, Switch. It has created numerous major franchises, including ''Mario (franchise), Mario'', ''Donkey Kong'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''Pokémon'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Tezuka
is a Japanese video game designer, director, and video game producer, producer. He is a senior officer of Nintendo EPD and executive at Nintendo. Career Upon graduating the Design Department of Osaka University of Arts, he joined Nintendo in April 1984 and became a co-designer of some of the most critically acclaimed Nintendo series, including ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' and ''The Legend of Zelda''. Tezuka is fond of fantasy novels such as J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'', and wrote the story and script for ''The Legend of Zelda (video game), The Legend of Zelda'' and ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link''. Tezuka co-designed Yoshi, who debuted in ''Super Mario World'' after Shigeru Miyamoto had originally wanted Mario to ride a dinosaur since ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Games References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Tezuka, Takashi 1960 births Japanese video game designers Japanese video game directors Japanese video game producers Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiyuki Kita
is a furniture and product designer. He was born in 1942, in Osaka, Japan. Professor at the Osaka University of Arts. His earliest pieces, the Wink Chair and the Kick Table are currently in the permanent collections of the New York City Museum of Modern Art and Hamburg, Germany's Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe. He has served as a governmental advisor to Singapore, Thailand, and China for their country's revitalization of its design resource. Very active in revitalizing and promoting local Japanese traditional crafts and industries. Producer of the international trade fair for home and lifestyle renovation “Living & Design” and proponent of Japanese lifestyle renovation, the “RENOVETTA” project. In 2015, his invitational exhibition “Il Lusso Della Natura” was held at Chiesa San Domenico Church in Alba, Italy. He received multiple international awards include the 1990 “Delta de Oro (Gold Prize)” Award of Spain, and the ADI prize “carrier Internazionale of Compas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinichiro Kimura
is a Japanese anime storyboard artist and director from Hiroshima Prefecture. His nickname is , a shortened version of his name. Kimura graduated from Osaka University of Arts with a major in oil painting. He enrolled in a fine arts college to get a teaching certificate in art. While in school, he was a member of CAS, an animation research society, and was classmates with animation director Takao Kado. After graduating, he worked at Studio World. Formerly an animator, he first worked as a director on an adult work, and has been working as a director ever since. He began his career as a storyboard artist and director, and made his directorial debut in 1998 with ''Burn-Up Excess''. Some of his best-known works as a director include ''Hand Maid May'' (2000) and ''A Little Snow Fairy Sugar'' (2001). Filmography As Director *''Burn-Up Excess'' (1998) *'' Weiß Kreuz Verbrechen & Strafe'' (1999) *''Hand Maid May'' (2000) *''A Little Snow Fairy Sugar'' (2001) *''Cosplay Complex'' (2002) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Kanemoto
(born Kim Il-Sung (김일성); October 31, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler of Zainichi Korean descent. He has previously worked with New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling. He is currently a freelancer. Professional wrestling career Kanemoto practiced Judo during his high school days and won a few championships as a professional before being recruited by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) Dojo. He debuted in November 1990, wrestling against Michiyoshi Ohara. In March 1992, he portrayed Tiger Mask in its third incarnation, succeeding Mitsuharu Misawa. In January 1994, he famously lost a "mask vs. mask" match against popular cruiserweight Jushin Thunder Liger at Battlefield. Since 1994 he has wrestled under his own name for NJPW. His style used to be the classic junior heavyweight wrestling, but repeated high-flying moves, the fans' change in taste, and inherent damage on his body put an incentive on him to use shoot-style taught by Kazuo Yamazaki, largely a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshio Kakei
(born 10 August 1962 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese actor. He had major roles in several TV drama series such as ''Bayside Shakedown''. Kakei graduated from Osaka University of Arts. Filmography Television * ''Bayside Shakedown'' (1998, Fuji TV) as Kentaro Shinjo * '' Dr. Coto's Clinic'' (2003–06, Fuji TV) as Kazunori Wada * ''Ryōmaden'' (2010, NHK) as Miyoshi Shinzō * '' Naotora: The Lady Warlord'' (2017, NHK) as Nakao Naoyoshi Film * ''Bayside Shakedown'' (1998) as Kentaro Shinjo * ''Bayside Shakedown 2'' (2003) as Kentaro Shinjo * ''The Suspect'' (2005) as Kentaro Shinjo * '' Bayside Shakedown: The Final'' (2012) as Kentaro Shinjo * ''The Next Generation -Patlabor- is a Japanese science fiction live action series and part of the ''Patlabor'' franchise. It was produced by Tohokushinsha and distributed by Shochiku. It consists of a drama series and movie. Media Drama series The drama series is divided ...'' (2014, 2015) as Captain Keiji Gotōda * ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenjiro Hata
is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the ''Hayate the Combat Butler'' series. He likes to collect anime related items, like figurines, and was once an assistant of Kōji Kumeta. He is married to voice actress Masumi Asano. Career Hata created ''Hayate the Combat Butler'', about a teenage boy who becomes a butler to a teenage girl. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine from October 2004 to April 2017. Shogakukan released 52 volumes in Japan from February 2005 to June 2017. It has spawned several anime series and films. In 2018, Hata released ''Fly Me to the Moon '' in ''Weekly Shonen Sunday'', as he planned from late November 2016. The manga concerns a teen named Nasa, who meets a beautiful girl the day before his high school exam, but is hit by a car and saved by the girl. He confesses to the girl, but she responds that she will agree provided that he'll marry her. Years later, after forgoing high school to work, he encounters t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
