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Fuji (surname)
Fuji is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ari Fuji, first woman pilot-in-command at a Japanese airliner * Keiko Fuji, Japanese singer of the 1960s and 1970s, and mother of Hikaru Utada *, Japanese footballer * Sumiko Fuji, Japanese actress * Takako Fuji, Japanese actress * Takeshi Fuji, American former professional boxer *, Japanese footballer Fictional characters * Shusuke Fuji, a character in the anime and manga ''The Prince of Tennis'' * Chihiro Fuji, a character in the Inazuma Eleven * Fuji Hakayito, Super Dave Osborne's assistant in Super Dave (TV series), ''Super Dave'' (TV series) See also * Fujii (other) * Fuji (other) {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ari Fuji
is the first female pilot in command and flight instructor at a commercial passenger airline in Japan. She earned her original aviation license in the United States of America and trained to be a certified pilot for commercial passenger airline under Japanese aviation regulations. Biography Ari Fuji grew up near Yokota Air Base, United States Air Force in Japan and aspired to become a pilot for a commercial airline. However, when she applied to the national , an Independent Administrative Institution regulated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, they rejected her request to take the entry examination, reasoning that she was too short to qualify. After graduating from Toho Gakuen Girls' High School and Rikkyo University School of Law in Tokyo, Japan, she chose to work at a company in Japan, saved enough to study at a pilot training school in the United States of America obtaining her aviator's license. After returning home, she applied for the Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiko Fuji
(5 July 1951 – 22 August 2013), known primarily by the stage name was a Japanese singer and actress. She had success in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s with her ballad-type songs. She was married on-and-off with Utada Teruzane, and was the mother of Japanese pop singer Hikaru Utada. Life and career Fuji (sometimes credited as Keiko Fujita) was born in Iwate Prefecture, where her father was a singer. Her mother was a player . As a child, Fuji sometimes accompanied her parents and sang with them when they were on tour. Her song "Keiko no Yume wa Yoru Hiraku" (Keiko's version of " Yume wa Yoru Hiraku") won the Mass Popularity Award at the Japan Record Awards in 1970. She also performed this song in the 21st ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' New Year's Eve TV special. Her debut album, , released 5 March 1970, topped the Oricon album chart for 20 consecutive weeks, and her next album , released 5 July 1970, continued topping that chart for 17 consecutive weeks. She topped the Oricon al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoya Fuji
is a Japanese football player. Club statistics ''Updated to 23 February 2016''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑" 10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 177 out of 289) References External links * * 1993 births Living people Association football people from Ehime Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J2 League players J3 League players Ehime FC players J.League U-22 Selection players Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumiko Fuji
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actress. She began acting in the 1960s under the name , becoming famous as the female lead in yakuza films opposite such stars as Kōji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura. She even starred in her own series as the sword-wielding gambler Red Peony in the '' Hibotan Bakuto'' series. Initially retiring in 1972 after getting married, she began appearing on TV in 1974 under her real name. She later returned to films in 1989 using the name Sumiko Fuji, and expanded her acting repertoire. She won the Blue Ribbon Award for best supporting actress in 1999 and 2006. She is married to the kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō VII and is the mother of the actress Shinobu Terajima and the kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke V. Early life and career Fuji was born in Wakayama as the third child and younger daughter of future film producer Koji Shundo. Her family eventually moved to Osaka, where, as a big fan of Takarazuka Revue, Fuji started to attend a dancing, singing and act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takako Fuji
is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and dancer from Tokyo, Japan. She is best known for her performances as Kayako Saeki in the '' Ju-On'' and '' Grudge'' franchises. Biography A native of Tokyo, Fuji studied acting at the Aoyama Gakuin University, and subsequently joined the Ein Theatrical Company. Her work was usually on-stage or in voice-over studios, but occasionally she would also appear in films. Her most famous role to this date is that of Kayako Saeki, the vengeful ghost in the ''Ju-on'' series, which she subsequently played in ''The Grudge'' series later on as well. She first played Kayako in the 1998 short movie '' Katasumi,'' part of the ''Gakkô no kaidan G'' collection. She then reprised her role in the direct-to-video film '' Ju-on'' and its sequel, '' Ju-on 2''. When director Takashi Shimizu decided to direct two additional instalments for a broader theatrical release, which he called ''( Ju-on: The Grudge'' and '' Ju-on: The Grudge 2),'' Fuji played the charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Fuji
Takeshi Fuji (藤猛, born Paul Takeshi Fuji on July 6, 1940) is a Hawaiian-born Japanese former professional boxer. He is a former Lineal, WBA and WBC super lightweight ( light welterweight) champion. Biography Fuji was born a third generation Japanese-Hawaiian. He was raised in Hawaii, but traveled to Japan, where he joined the boxing gym run by former professional wrestler Rikidōzan. Though he fought in Japan for most of his career, he could not speak Japanese. His trainer, Eddie Townsend, was also a Japanese-American. He made his professional debut in April, 1964 with a 2nd round KO. In June, 1965, Fuji challenged the Japanese super lightweight title, and won by KO only 45 seconds into the first round. This was his 11th professional fight, and he defended the title once before returning it. Fuji won the OPBF super lightweight title in 1966, and challenged Lineal, WBA and WBC super lightweight champion Sandro Lopopolo in April, 1967. Fuji won by KO in the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Fuji
is a Japanese football player for Suzuka Unlimited FC is a Japanese professional football club based in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League. History The club was originally established in Nabari, Mie in 1980 under the name Mie Club, and it became a member of Mie Foo .... Club career statistics ''Updated to 23 February 2017''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2014 (NSK MOOK)" 14 February 2014, Japan, (p. 219 out of 290) References External links * *Twitter Account 1981 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shusuke Fuji
''The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the members of the various tennis teams for the schools portrayed in the series, their coaches, and various family members and supporters. The main character of the series is Ryoma Echizen, a 12-year-old tennis prodigy who joins the Seishun Academy tennis team. The main cast is rounded out with the other eight regular players for Seishun, all of whom have various special abilities at playing tennis. Beyond them, there are many rival schools whose players reappear during the course of the series. Protagonists The protagonists of the series all attend , or for short. The school is famous for its talented tennis club in which the series' leading protagonist, Ryoma Echizen, is enrolled in the school by his father, Nanjiro Echizen, a former professional tennis playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inazuma Eleven
is an association football-themed media franchise created by Level-5. The franchise began with the release of ''Inazuma Eleven'' in 2008, with the game series selling over 8 million copies worldwide by 2016. In addition to video games, the franchise also has a manga series and a number of other animated television series and films. Video games Main series *''Inazuma Eleven'' (2008) *''Inazuma Eleven 2'' (2009) *''Inazuma Eleven 3'' (2010) *'' Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road of Heroes'' (2023) ''Inazuma Eleven GO'' *''Inazuma Eleven GO'' (2011) *'' Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone'' (2012) *'' Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy'' (2013) Spin-offs *''Inazuma Eleven Strikers'' *''Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme'' *''Inazuma Eleven GO Strikers 2013'' *''Inazuma Eleven 1, 2, 3!! The Legend of Mamoru Endou'' (compilation) *''Inazuma Eleven Everyday'' *''Inazuma Eleven Online'' *''Inazuma Eleven Dash'' *''LINE Puzzle de Inazuma Eleven'' *''Inazuma Eleven SD'' Anime A number of anime televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Dave (TV Series)
''Super Dave'' (also known as ''The Super Dave Osborne Show'') is a variety show starring and hosted by the fictional character Super Dave Osborne (played by Bob Einstein). It ran from 1987 to 1991 on Showtime in the United States and the Global Television Network in Canada. The show currently airs reruns on Adult Swim in Canada. The character made his first appearance on the 1972 TV series '' The John Byner Comedy Hour''. Einstein then regularly played the character on the short-lived 1976 variety series ''Van Dyke and Company'', starring Dick Van Dyke. Einstein revived the character for the 1980–1986 sketch comedy series '' Bizarre'', which spun off his own series in 1987. After the last season, Einstein won a 1992 CableAce Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. An animated spinoff, '' Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire'', aired for one season on Fox TV from 1992 to 1993. The show ''Super Dave'' was first produced in a studio theatre at CTV television headquarters at CFTO-TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujii (other)
Fujii (written: lit. "well of wisteria") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * , professional baseball catcher * , Japanese astronomer * , professional baseball outfielder * , football player * Don Fujii, ring name of wrestler * , Japanese musician * , singer-songwriter and musician * , Japanese footballer * Henry Hajimu Fujii (1906–1976), American pioneer, farmer, lapidary, spokesman * , Japanese photographer * , diplomat and president of the Japan Foundation * , politician * Hiromu Fujii (born 1935), baseball player * , engineer and manager for Mitsubishi Motors * , murder victim in the 1994 Oriental Hotel Murder * , handball player * , singer, dancer, model and actress * , mixed martial artist and professional wrestler * , actress and voice actress * , diplomat * Kenta Fujii (born 1994), Grand Prix motorcycle racer * , Japanese footballer * , admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy * , Japanese commercial fashion model, singer, and actress * , volle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji (other)
Fuji may refer to: Places China * Fuji, Xiangcheng City (付集镇), town in Xiangcheng City, Henan Japan * Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan * Fuji River * Fuji, Saga, town in Saga Prefecture * Fuji, Shizuoka, city in Shizuoka Prefecture * Fuji Speedway, a major race track at the base of Mt Fuji People * Fuji (surname), a Japanese surname * Mr. Fuji, ring name of American professional wrestler and manager Harry Fujiwara (1934–2016) * Mr. Fuji, one of many modern monikers of the creator of Fuji musical genre, Ayinde Barrister Fictional characters * Fuji (comics), a character in the ''Stormwatch'' series Music * Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival, a jazz festival in Japan * Fuji Rock Festival, a rock festival in Japan * Fuji music, a music genre from Yorubaland of Nigeria Japanese companies * Fujifilm, a Japanese company producing cameras and photographic film * Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd., the former name of Subaru Corporation, a Japanese company producing industrial product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |