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Eriko Sato
is a Japanese actress. She is also a former gravure idol and made her debut in 1998. Early life Sato was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and raised in Tokyo. Career Sato starred in Hideaki Anno's 2004 comedy film ''Cutie Honey (film), Cutie Honey'' and Koji Shiraishi's 2007 horror film ''Carved (film), Carved''. She has also appeared in films such as Daihachi Yoshida's 2007 black comedy film ''Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!'', Kazuya Konaka's 2010 science fiction film ''Nanase Futatabi'' and Junji Sakamoto's 2010 mystery film ''Strangers in the City (2010 film), Strangers in the City''. She co-starred in Tsuyoshi Inoue's 2010 drama film ''The Town's Children'' with Mirai Moriyama. Filmography Film * ''Samurai Girl 21'' (2002) * ''Cutie Honey (film), Cutie Honey'' (2004) * ''Japan Sinks'' (2006) * ''Silver Season'' (2007) * ''Carved (film), Carved'' (2007) * ''Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!'' (2007) * ''Aki Fukaki'' (2008) * ''The Setting Sun'' (2009) * ''Goemon (film), Goe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapporo
( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city in Japan. It is the capital city of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. Sapporo lies in the southwest of Hokkaido, within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, which is a tributary stream of the Ishikari. It is considered the cultural, economic, and political center of Hokkaido. As with most of Hokkaido, the Sapporo area was settled by the indigenous Ainu people, beginning over 15,000 years ago. Starting in the late 19th century, Sapporo saw increasing settlement by Yamato migrants. Sapporo hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics ever held in Asia, and the second Olympic games held in Japan after the 1964 Summer Olympics. Sapporo is currently bidding for the 2030 Winter Olympics. The Sapporo Dome host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirai Moriyama
is a Japanese actor and dancer. Life and career Moriyama started training in dance when he was 5 years old. He trained in jazz dance, tap dance, ballet and hip-hop, and he appeared in several stage roles. He officially made his stage debut with 1999 ''Boys Time''. In 2008, he played the lead character in a Japanese version of the musical ''RENT''. In the 2004 film ''Socrates in Love'', he played a high school age hero trying to deal with his terminally-ill girlfriend. He also portrayed the character Kakuta in the film ''20th Century Boys''. He starred in ''Kueki Ressha''. He also appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's television drama ''Penance (TV series), Penance'' and Junji Sakamoto's film ''A Chorus of Angels''. In July 2021 he performed in the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tokyo Olympic Games. Filmography Film * ''Crying Out Love in the Center of the World'' (2004) * ''Smile'' (2007) * ''One Million Yen Girl'' (2008) * ''20th Century Boys, 20th Century Boys 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome To The El-Palacio
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoyagi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Monthly Shōnen Sunday'' from May 2009 to August 2013, with its chapters collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series that premiered on TV Tokyo in 2011. The opening of the series is " Ready Go" by 4Minute. Summary A young man wakes up one day to find himself in El-Palacio, a dwindling all-female professional wrestling organization which currently houses five wrestlers. He learns that he was nearly killed in a traffic accident, but was saved by Ouka Shumisen, one of the wrestlers, but thanks to the rough nature of the rescue suffered a blow to the head and developed amnesia, rendering him unable to remember his identity. Ouka declares that the young man is now her manservant, naming him "Tadasuke Ooka" after the legendary samurai and magistrate, and can stay at El-Palacio to serve as their referee and perform general task ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekigahara No Tatakai
The Battle of Sekigahara (Shinjitai: ; Kyūjitai: , Hepburn romanization: ''Sekigahara no Tatakai'') was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) in what is now Gifu prefecture, Japan, at the end of the Sengoku period. This battle was fought by the forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu against a coalition of Toyotomi loyalist clans under Ishida Mitsunari, several of which defected before or during the battle, leading to a Tokugawa victory. The Battle of Sekigahara was the largest battle of Japanese feudal history and is often regarded as the most important. Toyotomi's defeat led to the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate. Tokugawa Ieyasu took three more years to consolidate his position of power over the Toyotomi clan and the various ''daimyō'', but the Battle of Sekigahara is widely considered to be the unofficial beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan for another two and a half centuries until 1868. Background Toyotomi cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Densha Otoko (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama that aired on Fuji Television. It is based on the ''Densha Otoko'' story, which has also been portrayed in other media. The drama's 11 episodes were aired on Fuji TV from July 7 to September 22, 2005 (with a special episode on October 6, 2005). A two-hour-long TV special, ''Train Man Deluxe: The Last Crusade'', aired on September 23, 2006, featured a visit to Tahiti. Pony Canyon released the series on a DVD box set on December 22, 2005. It also aired in Taiwan's Videoland Japan from January 24, 2006 (with a special episode on December 28, 2006), and in Hong Kong's TVB Jade from April 15, 2006 (with a special episode on January 27, 2007). Plot The plot follows the life of Yamada after a chance encounter with Saori, when he rescues her from a drunken man on the train. Saori sends him a set of Hermès tea cups as a thank you gift. Relying on advice from users on a website, he is able to find the courage to change and eventually confess his feelings to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Days
Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum *Some other citrus or citrus-like fruit, see ''list of plants known as orange'' * ''Orange'' (word), both a noun and an adjective in the English language Orange may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Game of Life'' (film), a 2007 film originally known as ''Oranges'' * ''Orange'' (2010 film), a Telugu-language film * ''The Oranges'' (film), a 2011 American romantic comedy starring Hugh Laurie * ''Orange'' (2012 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''Orange'' (2015 film), a Japanese film * ''Orange'' (2018 film), a Kannada-language film Music Groups and labels * Orange (band), an American punk rock band, who formed in 2002 from California * Orange Record Label, a Canadian independent record label, founded 2003 Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunch No Joō
is a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2002. It stars Yūko Takeuchi, Yōsuke Eguchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Shinichi Tsutsumi. Synopsis Season 1 (2002) Natsumi loves lunchtime and food. Nothing excites her more than to walk down the street thinking about where she'll eat lunch. One day, a man named Kennichiro interrupts Natsumi as she's about to eat her favorite rice omelet and drags her outside and begs her to come home with him so that he can introduce her to his family. He explains to her that his father is sick and after leaving on bad terms, the only way he'll be allowed back home is to return with a fiancée. Natsumi is left with quite a predicament. Cast Season 1 (2002) Main Minor Episodes Season One (2002) The ratings are sourced from Video Research Ltd. Rating in is the and in is the . Awards and nominations References External links Lunch no Joou (ランチの女王)at JDorama , also called , are television programs that are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Swan
is a 2020 Japanese drama film directed by Eiji Uchida, who also wrote the screenplay. It received nine nominations at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize, including Director of the Year and Screenplay of the Year, winning for Picture of the Year, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and Newcomer of the Year. Plot Nagisa is a transgender woman. Growing up as a man in Hiroshima, Nagisa faces prejudice and is ostracized by the society. She leaves Hiroshima and lives in Tokyo where she works as a dancer in a nightclub. Her distant niece, Ichika is a middle school student neglected by her mother. After being kicked out of her home, Ichika travels to Tokyo and starts living with Nagisa. Although initially reluctant, Nagisa takes care of Ichika and starts to develop maternal feelings for her for the first time. Cast Reception Writing for ''The Japan Times ''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diner (2019 Film)
is a 2019 Japanese crime film directed by Mika Ninagawa and written by Yumeaki Hirayama, based on a novel by Hirayama and a subsequent manga series by Takanori Kawai. The film stars Tina Tamashiro as Kanako, a young woman who is hired as a waitress at a restaurant owned by chef and former hitman Bombero (Tatsuya Fujiwara) that caters exclusively to professional killers. ''Diner'' premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival in China in June 2019, and was released in Japan on 5 July 2019. Cast * Tatsuya Fujiwara as Bombero * Tina Tamashiro as Kanako Oba * Masataka Kubota as Skin * Kanata Hongō as Kid * Eiji Okuda as Coffie * Anna Tsuchiya as Maria * Miki Maya as Bureizu Critical reception In a review of the film published by ''The Hollywood Reporter'', it is written that "The entertainment quotient is high and should hit the outré spot with local teen audiences and manga addicts in general." Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times ''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laplace's Witch (film)
is a 2018 Japanese mystery thriller directed by Takashi Miike. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Keigo Higashino, published on May 15, 2015. Plot When two people are poisoned with hydrogen sulfide, the police call in the aid of the geochemistry professor Shusuke Aoe to solve the mystery of their deaths. Cast * Shō Sakurai as Shusuke Aoe * Suzu Hirose as Madoka Uhara * Sōta Fukushi as Kento Amakasu * Mirai Shida as Tetsu Okunishi * Eriko Satō as Chisato Mizuki * Tao Okamoto as Rei Kirimiya * Rei Dan as Mina Uhara * Masanobu Takashima as Toru Takeo * Lily Franky as Dr. Zentaro Uhara * Hiroshi Tamaki as Yuji Nakaoka * Etsushi Toyokawa as Saisei Amakasu Production Filming began on March 16, 2017, and lasted until April 2017. Reception The film received generally negative reviews, with most reviewers pointing out the difference in quality between it and Miike's other work. In a review for '' Yahoo! Lifestyle'', reviewer Marcus Goh stated that the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R100 (film)
''R100'' is a Japanese dramedy film directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto. The film had its world premiere at 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2013. Plot Ordinary businessman Takafumi Katayama signs a contract to join a mysterious BDSM club where various dominatrices, each with their own specialty skill, will attack and humiliate him in public. The contract lasts for one year and no cancellation is allowed. At first, Takafumi is greatly pleased by his membership, but when the club's activities start to intrude into his home life, Takafumi must find a way to protect his family and himself from more than just humiliation. The film features a subplot in which a group of confused people are watching Takafumi's story, a film-within-a-film directed by an elderly man who claims that one must have lived 100 years to understand its true brilliance. Cast * Nao Ōmori as Takafumi Katayama *Shinobu Terajima as Whip Queen *Hitoshi Matsumoto *Ai Tominaga * Eriko Sato *Naomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goemon (film)
is a 2009 Japanese historical fantasy film written and directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. It is loosely based on the story of Ishikawa Goemon, a legendary outlaw hero who stole valuables from the rich and gave them to the poor. The film is a fictional account of Goemon's exploits and his role during the final phase of Sengoku period, particularly the period leading up to the decisive Battle of Sekigahara. Like Kiriya's previous film, ''Casshern'', ''Goemon'' was filmed on a digital backlot, and made use of over 2,500 visual effects. ''Goemon'' was released in North America on DVD and Blu-ray Disc by Funimation on April 19, 2011, and features an English dubbed audio track. Plot As a child, Ishikawa Goemon's entire family was assassinated for political reasons. His mother sent Goemon away for safety minutes before he witnessed her death. Running away with his caretaker, they were attacked by bandits but he was saved by the great Oda Nobunaga. Goemon followed Nobunaga and Hattori Hanzō w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
