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Fumiyo Kohinata
is a Japanese actor. Filmography Film * ''Begging for Love'' (1998) * ''Give It All'' (1998) * ''Ring 2'' (1999) - Dr. Kawajiri * ''Audition'' (1999) - Television producer * ''Minna no Ie'' (2001) * '' Turn'' (2001) * ''Dark Water'' (2002) - Kunio Hamada * ''The Mars Canon'' (2002) - Kōhei Deguchi * ''Casshern'' (2004) - Professor Kōzuki * '' 69'' (2004) - Yoshioka * ''Swing Girls'' (2004) - Yasumi Suzuki (Tomoko's father) * ''Kagen no Tsuki'' (2004) - Anzai * '' Be with You'' (2004) - Dr. Noguchi * ''Ashurajō no Hitomi'' (2005) - Nanboku Tsuruya IV * ''Always Sanchōme no Yūhi'' (2005) - Kawabuchi * ''Rainbow Song'' (2006) - Yasujirō Satō * ''I Just Didn't Do It'' (2007) - Shōgo Muroyama * ''Hero'' (2007) - Takayuki Suetsugu * ''Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi'' (2007) - Kawabuchi * ''My Girlfriend Is a Cyborg'' (2008) - TV Reporter * '' The Magic Hour'' (2008) - Kenjūrō Hasegawa * ''Happy Flight'' (2008) - Sadao Mochizuki * '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'' (2008) * '' Goe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikasa, Hokkaido
is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 9,056, and the density of 30 persons per km2. Geography The total area is 302.64 km2. It is bordered on three sides by mountains, and on its east side is the man-made Lake Katsurazawa. History Mikasa is one of the birthplaces of the mining and railroad industries in Hokkaido, and the Hokkai Bon song was invented there. Though in the past it flourished due to its natural abundance of coal, the mines have largely closed down and this has caused the population of the city to fall rapidly. Quite a few fossil specimens have also been collected there, particularly ammonites and the prehistoric marine reptile '' Yezosaurus mikasaensis'', both of which can be viewed at the city's natural history museum. *1906 - Mikasayama village was founded. *1942 - Mikasayama village became Mikasa town. *1957 - Mikasa town became Mikasa city. Education High school * Hokka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always Sanchōme No Yūhi
is a 2005 Japanese drama film written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, based on the manga '' Sunset on Third Street'' by Ryōhei Saigan. It was chosen as Picture of the Year at the Japan Academy Film Prize in 2006. The film spawned two sequels, '' Always: Sunset on Third Street 2'' (2007) and '' Always: Sunset on Third Street '64'' (2012). Plot In 1958, with the impending completion of Tokyo's TV broadcasting tower as a symbol of Japan's escalating post-war economic recovery, rural schoolgirl Mutsuko (Maki Horikita) arrives from the provinces to begin her first job with Suzuki Auto. Initially impressed by meeting company "president" Norifumi Suzuki (Shinichi Tsutsumi), Mutsuko is shocked to discover her workplace is actually a shabby auto repair shop in Tokyo's down-at-heel Yuhi district. Suzuki is a bad-tempered employer but Mutsuko is welcomed by his wife, Tomoe (Hiroko Yakushimaru), and their impish 5-year-old son, Ippei (Kazuki Koshimizu). One of Ippei's favorite haunts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword Of Desperation
is a 2010 Japanese jidaigeki drama film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. It was released in Japan on July 10, 2010. It was written by Hidehiro Itō and Itaru Era, based on a novel by Shūhei Fujisawa, and was produced by Hidehiro Itō. Plot Ukyo-dayu, a powerful Edo-era ''daimyō'', and his court attend a ''kabuki'' play in the courtyard of his palace. After the performance ends, members of the court bow in respect as Lord Ukyo and his family, including his favorite concubine Lady Renko, are leaving. Suddenly, a samurai named Sanzaemon Kanemi unsheathes his ''tantō'' and stabs Lady Renko to death. He surrenders his weapon and is taken into custody. Despite expecting to be put to death for murdering his lord's consort, Kanemi is surprised to learn that Lord Ukyo has instead sentenced him to spend a year under house arrest. Kanemi's estate is barricaded and placed under watch by armed guards, while Kanemi himself is sealed in a makeshift cell inside a woodshed. His servants are d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outrage (2010 Film)
is a 2010 Japanese yakuza film directed by and starring Takeshi Kitano. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. It is followed by ''Beyond Outrage'' (2012) and '' Outrage Coda'' (2017). Plot The film begins with a sumptuous banquet at the opulent estate of the Grand Yakuza leader Sekiuchi (Soichiro Kitamura), boss of the Sanno-kai, a huge organized crime syndicate controlling the entire Kanto region. He has invited the many Yakuza leaders under his control. After the formal conclusion of the banquet, Kato, the chief lieutenant of Sekiuchi, pulls one of the Yakuza leaders, Ikemoto, aside and makes plain that he is displeased with the news that Ikemoto has become friendly with a rival gang leader, Murase, while the two were unexpectedly imprisoned together. Kato, underboss of the Sanno-kai, orders Ikemoto to bring the unassociated Murase-gumi gang in line, and Ikemoto immediately passes the task on to his subordinate Otomo (Beat Takeshi), who runs his own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otōto (2010 Film)
is a 2010 film by Yoji Yamada. The first screening of this film outside Japan was at the closing ceremony of the 60th Berlin Film Festival in 2010. Plot The story unfolds as the young Koharu (Yū Aoi), the daughter of a pharmacist in a modest neighborhood of Tokyo, is about to marry the son of a prestigious family, and even before the event everybody is anxious that Tetsuro ( Tsurube Shofukutei), the younger brother of Koharu's mother, Ginko (Sayuri Yoshinaga), might join the wedding ceremony, as he is considered to be the black sheep of the family and even Ginko and Koharu consider him to be an embarrassment, even though he has lived with the family for quite some time after the death of Koharu's father. As the invitations to the wedding had been returned to the sender, everybody is relieved that Tetsuro will not show up, as he has embarrassed the family in the past with his childish behavior and his drunkenness. But during the party after the ceremony he turns up anyway in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saidoweizu
is a 2009 comedy-drama film directed by Cellin Gluck that is a remake of the 2004 Academy Award-nominated film ''Sideways''. Unlike its predecessor that was set in the Santa Barbara wine country, it is primarily set in the Napa Valley wine region. Plot Michio Saito is a middle-aged Japanese screenwriter with little success. He is a former foreign student who returns to California to attend the wedding of his best friend, Daisuke Uehara, to an Alli, an American. Uehara is a former actor who has lived in California since college and is now a restaurant manager. Before the wedding, the two men take one last bachelor trip to the Napa Valley wine country, where they meet a woman that Saito once tutored and admired, Mayuko Tanaka, and her barista friend, Mina Parker. Tanaka and Saito rekindle their acquaintance, and Parker and Uehara become romantically entangled. Cast The actors include: * Fumiyo Kohinata as Michio Saito * Katsuhisa Namase as Daisuke Uehara * Kyôka Suzuki as Mayuko ... [...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] |
Legend Of The Mask
A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived, both by teller and listeners, to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. Legend, for its active and passive participants may include miracles. Legends may be transformed over time to keep them fresh and vital. Many legends operate within the realm of uncertainty, never being entirely believed by the participants, but also never being resolutely doubted. Legends are sometimes distinguished from myths in that they concern human beings as the main characters rather than gods, and sometimes in that they have some sort of historical basis whereas myths generally do not. The Brothers Grimm defined ''legend'' as "folktale historically grounded". A by-product of the "concern with human beings" is the long list of legendary creatures, leaving no "resolute doubt" tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Flight
is a Japanese comedy film directed by Shinobu Yaguchi about pilots and flight attendants. All Nippon Airways (ANA) backed the creation of the film. The airline sponsored a giveaway of ''Happy Flight'' DVDs and other items to certain members of ANA's mileage club.Schilling, Mark.Airplane flick tells only half the story" ''The Japan Times''. Friday November 14, 2008. Retrieved on February 19, 2010. Plot Kazuhiro Suzuki, a copilot who is trying to qualify as a Captain, and Etsuko Saitō, a young flight attendant going on her first international flight, service an All Nippon Airways 747-400 as Flight 1980 from Haneda Airport to Honolulu International Airport. Suzuki feels stressed when Captain Noriyoshi Harada becomes his evaluator, while Saitō under Chief Purser Reiko Yamazaki. The 747 has been reported with malfunctioning heated pitot tubes, but Noriyoshi decides to postpone repair to avoid delays, relying on redundant instruments. Immediately after takeoff, which involved bird pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magic Hour (2008 Film)
is a 2008 Japanese film written and directed by Kōki Mitani. According to photography experts, "the golden hour, sometimes called the 'magic hour', is roughly the first hour of light after sunrise, and the last hour of light before sunset, although the exact duration varies between seasons. During these times the sun is low in the sky, producing a soft, diffused light which is much more flattering than the harsh midday sun." In photography and cinematography, the magic hour is only a moment and the most beautiful time of the day, when afterglow of a sunset lights up around. By extension in this film, it means "the most glittering years of everyone's life". A Chinese remake, ''Too Cool to Kill'', was released in 2022. Overview * This film marks film director Kon Ichikawa's last appearance and was dedicated in his memory. (This message can be seen in the end of this film.) In this film, movie director played by Kon Ichikawa is shooting ''Kuroi Hyaku-ichi-nin no Onna'', a paro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Girlfriend Is A Cyborg
is a 2008 Japanese science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Kwak Jae-yong, starring Haruka Ayase and Keisuke Koide. Plot It is 22 November 2007. Jiro Kitamura (Keisuke Koide) is spending his 20th birthday alone. As he buys a birthday present for himself in a shopping mall, he gets the attention of a 'cute girl' (Haruka Ayase) and she surprisingly smiles at him. Afterwards, she successfully steals a pair of clothes, which Jiro notices, but he ignores it as she walks away in front of him and he is distracted by her beauty. The mystery girl, who seems to be interested in him, follows him to a restaurant, where he eats spaghetti on the advice of his grandmother (later revealed to be his mother who gave birth to him in old age) for a longer and peaceful life. She suddenly appears and sits with him, stating that it's 'her birthday too'. The two of them then exchange birthday presents. The girl, who seems unused to everything, behaves very boldly and suddenly rushes with Jiro out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always Zoku Sanchōme No Yūhi
is a 2007 Japanese drama film directed by Takashi Yamazaki, based on the manga ''Sunset on Third Street'' by Ryōhei Saigan. It is a sequel to '' Always: Sunset on Third Street'' (2005). At the 31st Japan Academy Film Prize it won two awards and received eleven other nominations. The film was Godzilla's first full CGI cameo outside of his own film series. Cast * Hidetaka Yoshioka * Shinichi Tsutsumi * Koyuki * Maki Horikita * Hiroko Yakushimaru * Ayame Koike Awards and nominations 31st Japan Academy Prize. *Won: Best Actor - Hidetaka Yoshioka *Won: Best Sound Recording - Hitoshi Tsurumaki *Nominated: Best Picture *Nominated: Best Director - Takashi Yamazaki *Nominated: Best Screenplay - Takashi Yamazaki and Ryota Kosawa *Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Shinichi Tsutsumi *Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Maki Horikita *Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Hiroko Yakushimaru *Nominated: Best Music - Naoki Sato *Nominated: Best C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
