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Forget Me Not (2010 Japanese Film)
is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama, about the people in a small coal mining town in the Fukuoka Prefecture in southern Japan in 1955. Cast * Koyuki as Michiyo Tsujiuchi * Takuya Ishida as Shinichi Nakaoka * Sosuke Ikematsu as Mamoru Tsujiuchi * Tokio Emoto as Yong-Nam Lee * Ken Mitsuishi as Daisuke Nakaoka * Jun Murakami as Norio Sudo * Mie Nakao as Kuniko Watanabe * Ittoku Kishibe as Shigeaki Lee * Shinobu Otake is a Japanese actress. She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 2000 Best Actress award for '' Railroad Man'', and the 1979 awards for both Best Actress ('' The Incident'') and Best Supporting Actress (''Seishoku no ishibumi''). She also w ... as Hatsu Nakaoka References External links * 2010 films Films directed by Hideyuki Hirayama 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideyuki Hirayama
is a Japanese film director. His theatrical debut was the film ''Maria's Stomach'' in 1990. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for ''The Games Teachers Play'' in 1992. In 1995, ''School Ghost Stories'' was a big hit and made into popular series. ''Begging for Love'' in 1998 got many awards as International press award (FIPRESCI) in Montreal World Film Festival, Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, Mainichi Film Award for Best Director etc. In 2001, Hirayama won Best Director Choice for ''Turn (film), Turn'' at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. He also got several Japanese film awards for director, including the Best Director award for ''The Laughing Frog'' and ''Out (2002 film), Out'' at the 2003 Yokohama Film Festival. Filmography * ''Maria's Stomach'' (1990) * ''The Games Teachers Play'' (1992) * ''Human Scramble -RAIN- (1993) * ''Playing with Good Children'' (1994) * ''School Ghost Stories'' (1995) * ''School Ghost Stories 2'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koyuki
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese model and actress. She rose to fame in the drama '' Kimi wa Petto'' with Jun Matsumoto and gained huge popularity, as well as the hit film ''The Last Samurai''. Career Actor career Koyuki appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 film ''Pulse''. She rose to fame in the drama '' Kimi wa Petto'' (2003) with ''Jun matsumoto'' and gained huge popularity. Her first international film was ''The Last Samurai'' (2003) where she played Taka, wife of a Samurai slain by the character Nathan Algren, portrayed by Tom Cruise. She has appeared in many commercials, including ''Coca-Cola'' Japan's ''Sokenbicha'', '' P&G'' '' Max Factor SK-II'', and '' Suntory'' Kakubin. Personal life In 2011, Koyuki married actor Kenichi Matsuyama, who co-starred with her in '' Kamui Gaiden''. The couple's first child was born in January 2012, and their second child was born in January 2013. In July 2015, the couple had their third child. Filmography Film * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takuya Ishida
is a Japanese actor. Career When Ishida was fifteen, he auditioned in the Junon Superboy Contest for New Actors and won the Photogenic Award. Acting agencies began expressing interest in Ishida as an actor, who eventually accepted an offer from the company First Production. After making his film debut, he won the Kinema Junpo Newcomer Award in 2005. Work TV drama * '' The Gate of Youth·Chapter of Chikuho'' ( TBS,21–22 March 2005) as Shisuke Ibuki * ''Koisuru Nichiyoubi'' ( BS-TBS, 25 December 2005) as Yoshimura Huziyoshi * ''Gachibaka!'' (TBS, January to March 2006) as Hukada Hiroyuki * ''Tokyo Girl'', episode 2 (BS-TBS, 6 August 2006) as Yuichi * ''Broccoli'' (Fuji Television, 20 January 2007) as Ichikawa Keita * ''Voice'', episode 6 (Fuji Television, 20 February 2009) as Souma Taijin * ''Emergency Room 24hours - Series 4'' (Fuji Television, 11 August-22 September 2009) as Kudou Ryousuke (Trainee doctor) * ''Sayonaraga Ie Nakute'' ( Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, 18 Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sosuke Ikematsu
(born July 9, 1990) is a Japanese actor, television, and theatre actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of samurai leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film ''The Last Samurai''. Life and career Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on July 9, 1990, Ikematsu landed his first film role in the blockbuster hit ''The Last Samurai'' at the age of 13.. Accessed May 29, 2006. He has since gone on to star in four feature-length films in Japan. Ikematsu graduated from Noma Junior High School in Minami-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka in March 2006. Filmography Film * ''The Last Samurai'' - Higen (2003) * '' Tetsujin 28: The Movie'' - Shōtarō (2005) * ''Otoko-tachi no Yamato'' - Atsushi (2005) * ''Udon'' - Shōta Mizusawa (2006) * ''Yoru no Pikunikku'' - Junya Sakaki (2006) * '' Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea'' (2007) * ''Sand Chronicles'' - Daigo Kitamura (2008) * ''Dive!!'' - Yōichi (2008) * ''Ike-chan to Boku'' - Boku (2009) * ''Shin-san'' - Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2021, it was the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. In 2011 Japan produced 411 feature films that earned 54.9% of a box office total of US$2.338 billion. Films have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived. ''Tokyo Story'' (1953) ranked number three in ''Sight & Sound'' critics' list of the 100 greatest films of all time. ''Tokyo Story'' also topped the 2012 ''Sight & Sound'' directors' poll of The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time, dethroning '' Citizen Kane'', while Akira Kurosawa's '' Seven Samurai'' (1954) was voted the greatest foreign-language film of all time in BBC's 2018 poll of 209 critics in 43 countries. Japan has won the Academy Award for the Best International Feature Film four times, more than any other Asian country. Japan's Big Four film studios are Toho, Toei, Shochiku and Kadoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coal Mining
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United Kingdom and South Africa, a coal mine and its structures are a colliery, a coal mine is called a 'pit', and the above-ground structures are a 'pit head'. In Australia, "colliery" generally refers to an underground coal mine. Coal mining has had many developments in recent years, from the early days of men tunneling, digging and manually extracting the coal on carts to large open-cut and longwall mines. Mining at this scale requires the use of draglines, trucks, conveyors, hydraulic jacks and shearers. The coal mining industry has a long history of significant negative environmental impacts on local ecosystems, health impacts on local communities and workers, and contributes heavily to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Ōmuta. Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea. History Fukuoka Prefecture includes the Old provinces of Japan, former provinces of Chikugo Province, Chikugo, Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen, and Buzen Province, Buzen. Shrines and temples Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-jinja, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Mitsuishi
is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in films such as ''Chaos'' and '' Tokyo Playboy Club''. Filmography Film ;1980s *'' Tora's Tropical Fever'' (1980) *'' Foster Daddy, Tora!'' (1980) *'' Sailor Suit and Machine Gun'' (1981) *''Tora-san, the Expert'' (1982) *''Okinawan Boys'' (1983) *'' Tora-san's Island Encounter'' (1985) *''Final Take'' (1986) ;1990s *'' No Worries on the Recruit Front'' (1991) *'' Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?'' (1993) *''Love Letter'' (1995) *''Helpless'' (1996) *'' Swallowtail'' (1996) *''The Pillow Book'' (1996), The Husband *''Two Punks'' (1996) *'' The Eel'' (1997) *''April Story'' (1998) *'' Tokyo Eyes'' (1998) *'' The Thin Red Line'' (1998) *''Audition'' (1999) *''Shady Glove'' (1999) ;2000s *'' Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle'' (2000) *'' Whiteout'' (2000) *''Chaos'' (2000), Komiyama *''Eureka'' (2000) *'' Hush!'' (2001), Shoji Kurita *''2009 Lost Memories'' (2002), Hideyo *'' Border Line'' (2002) *'' KT'' (2002) *''Harmful Insec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Murakami
is a Japanese actor. He is not to be confused with Japanese stunt actor Jun Murakami. Career Murakami starred in Sho Miyake's ''Playback'' (2012). He co-starred in Sion Sono's '' The Land of Hope'' (2012) with Megumi Kagurazaka. He has also appeared in films such as Takahisa Zeze's ''Heaven's Story'' and Gakuryu Ishii's '' Isn't Anyone Alive?''. Filmography Film * ''Bounce Ko Gals'' (1997) * ''Nabbie's Love'' (1999) * '' Shiki-Jitsu'' (2000) * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (2000) * ''Stereo Future'' (2001) * ''Konsento'' (2001) * ''Blue'' (2001) * '' Red Shadow'' (2001) * ''Konsento'' (2001) * '' Border Line'' (2002) * ''Filament'' (2002) * ''Desert Moon'' (2003) * ''Out of This World'' (2004) * ''Cutie Honey'' (2004) * '' 69'' (2004) * ''Into a Dream'' (2005) * ''Nanayo'' (2008) * ''Michiko & Hatchin'' (2008) * ''Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death'' (2008) * ''Counterfeit Bills'' (2009) * ''Zen'' (2009) * ''Nonchan Noriben'' (2009) * ''The Lightning Tree'' (2010) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ittoku Kishibe
, born , is a Japanese actor and musician. Career He originally entered show business as the bassist for the Japanese rock bands, The Tigers and Pyg, but later switched to acting. The veteran of over 115 films, he won the Best Actor Japanese Academy Award for ''The Sting of Death'' in 1991, and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award in 1994. He appeared in Toshiyuki Morioka's ''Jokyo Monogatari'' in 2013. Selected filmography Films Television * '' Ashura no Gotoku Part2'' (1980) * ''Kenpō wa Madaka'' (1996), Toshio Irie * '' AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo'' (2000-2011) * '' Boushi'' (2008) * ''Fumō Chitai'' (2009) * '' Doctor X'' (2012 - 2021) * ''Shiroi Kyotō is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a S ...'' (2019) References External links * 1947 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinobu Otake
is a Japanese actress. She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 2000 Best Actress award for '' Railroad Man'', and the 1979 awards for both Best Actress ('' The Incident'') and Best Supporting Actress (''Seishoku no ishibumi''). She also won the award for best actress at the 12th Hochi Film Award for ''Eien no 1/2''. At the 25th Moscow International Film Festival she won the award for Best Actress for her role in ''Owl''. She has received a total of 12 nominations. She was the favoured lead actress of director Kaneto Shindo after his previous lead actress, Nobuko Otowa, died in 1994, and featured in four of his films from ''Will to Live'' in 1999 to ''Postcard'' in 2011. Otake has also acted on the stage. She performed during the last segment of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony along Tokyo’s Suginami Children Chorus, singing the song "''Hoshimeguri no Uta"'' (Star Tour Song) composed by Kenji Miyazawa, as the Olympic flame was extinguished. In 2021, Otake too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Films
In the year 2010, there was a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking after the success of ''Avatar'' in the format, with releases such as '' Alice in Wonderland'', '' Clash of the Titans'', '' Jackass 3D'', all animated films, with numerous other titles being released in 3D formats. 20th Century Fox celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2010. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2010, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said: "At times it feels as if we’re living in something of a cinematic golden age, but one that’s altogether different from earlier halcyon days. Where some celebrate the former genius of the system to explain an earlier day’s proliferation of fine movies, now the system is something of a blunderer that often flings itself into follies or even crushes inspiration under its weight, but sometimes gets carried away, for reasons good or bad, and hands surprising control of vast resources over to ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
