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Eiko
Eiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Eikō, also spelled Eikou or Eikoh, is a masculine Japanese given name. The meanings of these names depend on the kanji used to write them. Kanji In the feminine name Eiko, "ko" is generally written with a kanji meaning "child" (), while "Ei" may be written in a wide variety of ways with either a single kanji read "ei" or two kanji read "e" and "i", including: * (first kanji meaning "eternity") * (first kanji meaning "glory" or "honour") * (first kanji meaning "flower" or "outstanding") * (first kanji meaning "lustre" or "crystal") * (first kanji meaning "river", second meaning "power") In the masculine name Eikō, both "Ei" and "kō" may be written with many different kanji, including: * ("outstanding", "duke") * ("glory", "light") People Notable people with the name Eiko include: *, Japanese actress *, Japanese former freestyle swimmer *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese historian *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko & Koma
Eiko Otake and Takashi Koma Otake, generally known as Eiko & Koma, are a Japanese performance duo. Since 1972, Eiko & Koma have worked as co-artistic directors, choreographers, and performers, creating a unique theater of movement out of stillness, shape, light, sound, and time. For most of their multi-disciplinary works, Eiko & Koma also create their own sets and costumes, and they are usually the sole performers in their work. Neither of them studied traditional Japanese dance or theater forms and prefer to choreograph and perform only their own works. They do not bill their work as Butoh though Eiko & Koma cite Kazuo Ohno (a Butoh pioneer) as their main inspiration. Eiko & Koma have been permanent residents of the United States in New York City since 1976. They have presented their works in theaters, universities, museums, galleries, and festivals worldwide, including numerous appearances in American Dance Festival, five seasons at BAM’s Next Wave Festival, four seasons at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Yamazawa
was a renowned Japanese photographer. She is considered one of Japan's earliest women photographers and is among the few women photographers in Japan who were active both before and after World War II. First trained in Nihonga, she later studied photography in the U.S. under the mentorship of Consuelo Kanaga, and also exposed to the work of Kanaga's contemporaries such as Paul Strand and Edward Weston.Mariko Takeuchi, "Eiko Yamazawa", ''The Oxford Companion to the Photograph'' (Oxford University Press), reproduceEiko Yamazawa herein Answers.com. After coming back to Japan in 1929, she established herself as a professional photographer. In 1931 she opened a portrait studio in Osaka,Mariko Takeuchi, "Eiko Yamazawa", ''The Oxford Companion to the Photograph'' (Oxford University Press), reproduceEiko Yamazawa herein Answers.com. and in 1950 she established the Yamazawa Institute of Photography also in Osaka. In the early half of her career, Yamazawa was engaged in portraiture and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eikoh Hosoe
is a Japanese photographer and filmmaker who emerged in the experimental arts movement of post-World War II Japan. Hosoe is best known for his dark, high contrast, black and white photographs of human bodies. His images are often psychologically charged, exploring subjects such as death, erotic obsession, and irrationality. Some of his photographs reference religion, philosophy and mythology, while others are nearly abstract, such as ''Man and Woman # 24'', from 1960. He was professionally and personally affiliated with the writer Yukio Mishima and experimental artists of the 1960s such as the dancer Tatsumi Hijikata, though his work extends to a diversity of subjects. His photography is not only notable for its artistic influence but for its wider contribution to the reputations of his subjects. Biography At birth Hosoe's name was "Toshihiro" (敏廣); he adopted the name "Eikoh" after World War II to symbolize a new Japan.Art2art Circulating ExhibitionsEikoh Hosoe: ukiyo-e p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Ishioka
was a Japanese art director, costume designer, and graphic designer known for her work in stage, screen, advertising, and print media. Noted for her advertising campaigns for the Japanese boutique chain Parco, she collaborated with sportswear company Descente in designing uniforms and outerwear for members of the Swiss, Canadian, Japanese, and Spanish teams at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and was the director of costume design for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work in Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 romantic-horror film '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' which was based on the novel of the same name and was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award in the same category for her work in Tarsem Singh's 2012 film '' Mirror Mirror''. Life and career was born in Tokyo to a commercial graphic designer father and a housewife mother. Although her father encouraged her interest in art as a child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Shimamiya
, also called Eiko or Peko, is a female J-pop singer-songwriter, and producer who is currently affiliated with Heart Company. She is best known for singing the opening themes of the anime series ''Higurashi When They Cry''. Eiko also handles a school called Shimamiya Size (S-size) in Sapporo. Some of her former students are I've Sound singers Mami Kawada, Kotoko and Kaori Utatsuki. She announced on May 10, 2010, via Twitter that she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer is cancer that develops from the tissues of the thyroid gland. It is a disease in which cells grow abnormally and have the potential to spread to other parts of the body. Symptoms can include swelling or a lump in the neck. Ca .... Her "Perfect World Live Tour", which was scheduled to begin in June, was subsequently canceled. She made an announcement of her full recovery from cancer on January 28, 2011. Discography Albums Solo albums Compilation albums Extended plays (EPs) Compilation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eikō Kano
is a Japanese comedian, singer, YouTuber, and ''kannushi''. He is nicknamed and . As a lyricist and composer of 50TA, he is nicknamed . He graduated from the Japan Institute of the Moving Image. He completed his ''kannushi'' training in Kokugakuin University. He was a former ''kyūdōka'' at the National Sports Festival of Japan. Filmography TV series Current appearances Regular appearances Quasi-regular appearances Special appearances Former appearances Regular appearances Quasi-regular appearances Special appearances Nationwide programmes *NHK *Nippon TV *Tokyo Broadcasting System *Fuji Television *TV Asahi *TV Tokyo Local programmes *Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting *Tōkai Television Broadcasting *Sapporo Television Broadcasting Satellite programmes Radio Internet Advertisements Anime, drama Films Video games Solo shows Discography Singles Participation DVD As 50TA Best albums References External links * * * {{DEFAULT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Kadono
, real name , born January 1, 1935, is a Japanese author of children's literature, picture books, non-fiction, and essays in Shōwa period, Shōwa and Heisei period in Japan. Her most famous work ''Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), Kiki's Delivery Service'', released in 1985, was made into an anime film by Hayao Miyazaki, and spawned a series of sequel novels. In 2018, she won the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Currently, she serves as a guest professor at the Nihon Fukushi University in Aichi Prefecture. Biography Kadono was born in Tokyo, Japan. As a child during the World War II, she was evacuated to North Japan. She attended and graduated with a degree in English literature from Waseda University. After graduation in 1960 at the age of 25, she emigrated to Brazil where she spent two years. She wrote a non-fiction story called ''Brazil and My Friend Luizinho'' (Ruijinnyo shōnen, Burajiru o tazunete), based on her experience at that time, about a Brazilian boy who loves dancing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Ishibashi
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She has frequently worked with Jim O'Rourke (musician), Jim O'Rourke, with O'Rourke producing several of her albums and Ishibashi playing on his album Simple Songs (Jim O'Rourke album), Simple Songs. Together with Tatsuhisa Yamamoto they formed the band Kafka's Ibiki. In 2016, she released the album ''Kouen Kyoudai'', a collaboration with the Japanese noise musician Masami Akita (better known as Merzbow). She composed the music for the 2019 anime ''Blade of the Immortal''. In 2021, she composed the music for the film ''Drive My Car (film), Drive My Car'', directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Discography * ''Works for Everything'' (2006 Rhythm Tracks) * ''Lola and Soda'' (with Achico) (2007 Rhythm Tracks) * ''Slip Beneath the Distant Tree'' (with Tatsuya Yoshida) (2007 Rhythm Tracks) * ''Summer Dress'' (with Achico) (2008 Rhythm Tracks) * ''Drifting Devil'' (2008 Rhythm Tracks) * ''Carapace'' (2011 Felicity) * ''Imitation of Life'' (2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Kakehata
is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She has albinism which caused her visual impairment. She started playing goalball when she was 16. Her father Mitsunori Kakehata (欠端光則) played professional baseball for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales (now Yokohama DeNA BayStars The are a professional baseball team in the Japan, Japanese Central League. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950. It adopted its c ...). References Paralympic gold medalists for Japan Goalball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Yokohama 1993 births Living people Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic goalball players of Japan Female goalball players People with albinism Paralympic medalists in goalball Goalball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 20th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Tanaka
is the chief executive officer and the president of STUDIO4°C, an animation studio she founded in 1986. Tanaka is also the chief executive officer of a producing company called Beyond C. Eiko Tanaka was an animation producer on ''TEKKON KINKREET'' and ''MIND GAME'', both STUDIO4°C films. She was also a producer on ''The Animatrix'' project. Tanaka previously worked with Studio Ghibli as a line producer on ''My Neighbor Totoro'' and ''Kiki's Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese Anime, animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from the Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transpor ...''. References External links * * Living people Japanese film producers Japanese women film producers People from Tokyo Studio 4°C Year of birth missing (living people) Asian film producers {{anime-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Ikegami
is a Japanese academic, author and the Walter A. Eberstadt Professor of Sociology and History at the New School of Social Research in New York.New School of Social Research Eiko Ikegami, faculty bio notes CV/ref> In 2006, she won the Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book in Cultural Sociology and the Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award in Political Sociology both from the American Sociological Association. Education and career Ikegami attended Ochanomizu University in Tokyo, Japan from 1972 to 1976, receiving a B.A. in Japanese Literature. She was then a full-time journalist for the Japan Economic Journal until 1980, and then a researcher for CASA, Inc. She then attended the Graduate School of Tsukuba, finishing with an M.A. in Area Studies. She received another M.A. from Harvard University in 1986 and a Ph.D. in 1989, both in sociology. She then joined Yale University as an assistant professor in Sociology, and then an associate professor from 1994 to 1998. In 1999, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Koike
is a Japanese actress. Biography Koike starred in Kunitoshi Manda's film '' The Kiss''. She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama ''Penance,'' and co-starred in Junji Sakamoto's ''A Chorus of Angels'' with Sayuri Yoshinaga. She also co-starred in Masanori Tominaga's ''Vengeance Can Wait'' with Takayuki Yamada. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at Japan Academy Prize for her outstanding performance in the film ''Rebirth''. Filmography Film * ''Kamikaze Girls'' (2004) * ''2LDK'' (2004) * '' Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims'' (2005) * '' The Kiss'' (2007) * ''Paco and the Magical Book'' (2008) * ''20th Century Boys'' (2009) * ''Vengeance Can Wait'' (2010) * ''No Longer Human'' (2010) * ''Rebirth'' (2011) * ''Railways'' (2011) * '' Liar Game: Reborn'' (2012) * ''A Chorus of Angels'' (2012) * ''Unforgiven'' (2013), Okaji * ''April Fools'' (2015) * '' A Living Promise'' (2016) * '' Terraformars'' (2016) * '' To Each His Own'' (2017) * '' Close-Knit'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
