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Full Swing (2008 TV Series)
is a 2008 Japanese television series. It is based on the biography of Michihiro Takabatake, a professional baseball player and coach who became a high-school teacher at the age of 59. Cast *Katsumi Takahashi as Michihiro Takabayashi *Ran Itō as Michiko Takabayashi * Shohei Kawaguchi as Kōhei Takabayashi *Katsuya Kobayashi as Kazuma Aragaki * Kōtarō Satomi as Seiichirō Tendō *Masato Hagiwara as Ikkyū Abe *Kazue Fukiishi is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 28th Yokohama Film Festival for ''What the Snow Brings'', ''Tegami'', and ''Memories of Tomorrow''. Career Fukiishi starred in Takuji Suzuki's '' ... as Aya Tokitō * Shinya Tsukamoto as Saburō Ōta Awards * Hoso Bunka Foundation Award (Episodes 1 and 4) References 2008 Japanese television series debuts 2008 Japanese television series endings Japanese drama television series Television series based on actual events {{Japan-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michihiro Takabatake
Michihiro (written: 道弘, 道大, 道博, 通弘, 通洋, 通宏, 理大, 倫弘 or 導大) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1943), Japanese voice actor * (born 1972), Japanese singer and musician * (born 1970), Japanese Go player * (born 1973), Japanese baseball player * (born 1975), Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka * (born 1932), Japanese footballer * (born 1957), Japanese musician *, Japanese ice hockey player * (born 1988), Japanese sumo wrestler * (born 1968), Japanese footballer * (born 1987), Japanese footballer {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball that a player on the batting team, called the batter, tries to hit with a bat. The objective of the offensive team (batting team) is to hit the ball into the field of play, away from the other team's players, allowing its players to run the bases, having them advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called " runs". The objective of the defensive team (referred to as the fielding team) is to prevent batters from becoming runners, and to prevent runners' advance around the bases. A run is scored when a runner legally advances around the bases in order and touches home plate (the place where the player started as a batter). The principal objective of the batting team is to have a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsumi Takahashi
is a common Japanese given name used by either sex. Possible writings Katsumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: ;as a given name *克己, "overcome, self/oneself" *克巳, "overcome, sixth earthly branch" *克美, "overcome, beauty" *勝己, "win, self/oneself" *勝巳, "win, sixth earthly branch" *勝美, "win, beauty" *勝実, "win, substance (or fruit)" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. ;as a surname *勝見, "win, look" People with the name *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese art director *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese high jumper *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese actor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese cinematographer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese rower *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese footballer *Céline Tran (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ran Itō
is a Japanese actress and previous member of the 1970s idol group Candies. As the leading member of Candies, Itō was in charge of the solo of most of the trio's hit songs. Her real name is Ran Mizutani ( ''Mizutani Ran'') née Itō ( ''Itō Ran''). Itō was born in Kichijōji, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. She is married to actor Yutaka Mizutani. Itō won the award for best supporting actress at the 2nd Yokohama Film Festival for ''Disciples of Hippocrates''. In 2019, Itō released her first solo album ''My Bouquet''. On 15 February 2020, she kicked off her first concert tour ''My Bouquet & My Dear Candies!'', which featured several Candies songs in the set list. Filmography Films * ''Disciples of Hippocrates'' (1980) * ''Foster Daddy, Tora!'' (1980) *''A Boy Called H'' (2013) * ''When the Curtain of Prayer Descend'' (2018) TV * '' The Sun Never Sets'' (2000) * '' Dare Yorimo Mama o Ai su'' (2006) * '' Full Swing'' (2008) * ''Gakkō ja Oshierarenai!'' (2008) * '' Miss Sherlock'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuya Kobayashi
is a Japanese actor from Shimonoseki. Even though he and fellow Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love-exclusive Rider actor Mitsuki Koga/Kamen Rider Ketaros were only Kamen Riders within the movie, they did make a guest appearance during the final episode of the series as two people affected by the necklaces that transform people into Natives. Selected filmography * ''Boutaoshi!'' (2003) * ''Rockers'' (2003) * '' School Wars: HERO'' (2004) * ''Bubu Again'' (2004) * ''Concrete'' a.k.a. ''Konkurîto'' (2004) * ''Kamachi'' (2004) * ''Sukûru deizu'' a.k.a. ''School Daze'' (2005) * ''Pray'' (2005) * ''Linda Linda Linda'' (2005) * ''Saigo no bansan'' a.k.a. ''The Last Supper'' (2005) * ''Yumeno'' (2005) * '' Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love'' (2005) * ''Hōkyō Monogatari'' (2006) * ''The Cottage'' (2006) * '' Cat Girl Kiki'' (2006) * ''Stay'' (2007) * ''Watch Me (Kansatsu: Eien ni Kimi wo Mitsumete)'' (2007) * ''SAI-REN'' (2007) * ''Little DJ'' (2007) * ''Makiguri no Ana (Peepin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōtarō Satomi
(born 28 November 1936) is a Japanese actor from the city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In 1956, he signed with Toei film company. He appears in both contemporary roles and in the historical dramas known as ''jidaigeki''. Selected filmography Satomi has appeared in over 130 films. Among these are * ''Shinsengumi'' (1958) * ''Kunisada Chūji'' (1958) * ''Shinran'' (1960) * '' Akō Rōshi'' (1961) * '' 13 Assassins'' (1963) – Shinrokurō Saimada * '' School Wars: Hero'' (2004) * ''April Fools'' (2015) Selected television appearances Satomi has portrayed many historical personages. Among them are Ōishi Kuranosuke, Saigō Takamori, Enomoto Takeaki, Musashibō Benkei, and Yamamoto Kansuke. In addition, he has had prominent roles in several series: *''Mito Kōmon'' **As 2nd Suke-san (Sasaki Sukesaburō) (1971–1988) **As 5th Tokugawa Mitsukuni (2002–2011) *''Ōedo Sōsamō'' (1974-1979) *''Chōshichirō Edo Nikki'' (1983–1991) *''Byakkotai'' (1986) – Saig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masato Hagiwara
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and professional mahjong player. Biography When Hagiwara was three years old, his parents divorced and he was taken in by his father. However, his father died when he was in the fourth grade, and was then raised by his paternal grandparents in Chigasaki until he was 15 years old. As a result, he spent most of his younger life without his mother. AERA February 8, 1999 issue, pp. 52-56, "Contemporary Portrait: Masato Hagiwara" After graduating from Chigasaki Shiritsu Umeda Junior High School, Hagiwara moved to Tokyo. He enrolled in the part-time program at Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School, but dropped out after only one week. Later on, he went to the United States for a short period of time and was impressed by the movie audiences he saw in New York City, which led him to become interested in acting as a career. After returning to Japan, when he was helping out at his mother's bar in Shinjuku, he caught the eye of the casting staff f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazue Fukiishi
is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 28th Yokohama Film Festival for ''What the Snow Brings'', ''Tegami'', and ''Memories of Tomorrow''. Career Fukiishi starred in Takuji Suzuki's '' Gegege's Wife'' in 2010. She co-starred with Aoi Miyazaki, Sakura Ando and Shiori Kutsuna in Hiroshi Ishikawa's ''Petal Dance'' in 2013. Filmography Films * '' Sabu'' (2002) * '' Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle'' (2003) * ''One Missed Call'' (2004) * ''Village Photobook'' (2004) * ''What the Snow Brings'' (2005) * ''Funky Forest'' (2005) * ''Memories of Tomorrow'' (2006) * ''Noriko's Dinner Table'' (2006) * ''Tegami'' (2006) * '' Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust'' (2007) * ''Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi'' (2007) * ''Happy Flight'' (2008) * ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 20'' (2009) * '' Umizaru 3: The Last Message'' (2010) * '' 13 Assassins'' (2010) * '' Gegege's Wife'' (2010) * ''Himitsu no Akko-chan'' (2012) * ''Petal Dance'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinya Tsukamoto
is a Japanese people, Japanese filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter, Film editing, editor, Film director, director, cinematographer, art director, production designer and actor. With a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad, Tsukamoto is best known for his body horror/Japanese cyberpunk, cyberpunk film ''Tetsuo: The Iron Man'' (1989), which is considered the defining film of the Japanese cyberpunk, Japanese Cyberpunk movement, as well as for its Sequel, companion pieces ''Tetsuo II: Body Hammer'' (1992) and ''Tetsuo: The Bullet Man'' (2009). His other films include ''Tokyo Fist'' (1995), ''Bullet Ballet'' (1998), ''A Snake of June'' (2002), ''Vital (film), Vital'' (2004), ''Kotoko (film), Kotoko'' (2011) and ''Killing (film), Killing'' (2018). In addition to starring in almost all his films, Tsukamoto has also appeared as an actor in films by other directors, including Martin Scorsese, Takashi Miike and Hideaki Anno. He has been cited as an influence on pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Japanese Television Series Debuts
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
