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Fukushima 50 (film)
''Fukushima 50'' is a 2020 Cinema of Japan, Japanese disaster film, disaster drama (film and television), drama film directed by Setsurō Wakamatsu and written by Yōichi Maekawa. Starring Koichi Sato (actor), Koichi Sato and Ken Watanabe, it is about the titular Fukushima 50, group of employees tasked with handling the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The film is based on the book by Ryusho Kadota, titled ''On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi'', and it is the first Japanese film to depict the disaster. Synopsis At 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history with a magnitude of 9.1 and a maximum seismic intensity of 7 occurred. A huge tsunami struck the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. It was clear that a nuclear reactor lost all power due to flooding by the tsunami. A ''Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents, station blackout'' (SBO) caused the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setsurō Wakamatsu
is a Japanese film director. His film ''Shizumanu Taiyō'' won the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize. Filmography *''Whiteout (2000 film), Whiteout'' (2000) *''Shizumanu Taiyō'' (2009) *''Yoake no Machi de'' (2011) *''Zakurozaka no Adauchi'' (2014) *''Fukushima 50 (film), Fukushima 50'' (2020) *''The Silence of the Sea'' (2024) References External links * Living people People from Akita (city) Japanese film directors 1949 births {{Japan-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister's Official Residence (Japan)
The Prime Minister's Official Residence is the official workplace and residence of the Prime Minister of Japan. It is commonly referred to as , , or simply . Located at 2-3-1 Nagata-chō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–8968, it is diagonally adjacent to the National Diet Building.The term ''Kantei'' is used as a metonym for the office of the Prime Minister of Japan and for the Prime Minister's advisors and administration in general. In addition to being the principal office and residence of the Prime Minister, the building also serves as the principal office of the Chief Cabinet Secretary and their Deputy, the location of Cabinet meetings, and is also the location of a national crisis management center. History First Residence With the evolution of a national parliament after the Meiji Restoration and the establishment of the post of "Prime Minister of Japan" in 1885, the need for an official prime ministerial residence was felt. On the encouragement of Prime Minister Tanaka Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Films
2020 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year The year was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous films originally scheduled for theatrical release postponed or released on video on demand or streaming services. However, it is to be kept in mind that several film companies stopped reporting box-office numbers during this time due to the pandemic, and several films were still in theatres where guidelines enabled them so. As a result, numbers will grow if they are re-released in the future to compensate for the impact this pandemic has had on consumers and film-watchers. Highest-grossing films The top films released in 2020 by worldwide gross are as follows: After being re-released in 4K in China, earning $26.4 million, the overall gross for the 2001 film ''Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo. History ''The Japan Times'' was launched by Motosada Zumoto on 22 March 1897, with the goal of giving Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English to help Japan to participate in the international community. The newspaper was independent of government control, but from 1931 onward, the paper's editors experienced mounting pressure from the Japanese government to submit to its policies. In 1933, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed Hitoshi Ashida, former ministry official, as chief editor. During World War II, the newspaper served as an outlet for Imperial Japanese government communication and editorial opinion. It was successively renamed ''The Japan Times and Mail'' (1918–1940) following its merger with ''The Japan Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Globe And Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the ''Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's " newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, '' The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of ''The Toronto Mail'' and the ''Toronto Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the paper to the Thomson Corporation in 1980. In 2001, the paper merged with broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoto Ogata
is a Japanese actor. Biography Naoto was born as the second son of Ken Ogata , better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor. Life Ogata was born in Tokyo, Japan. Ogata is well known for his roles in Peter Greenaway's '' The Pillow Book'', Paul Schrader's '' Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters'' and Shohei Imam .... He made his debut in the film ''Yūshun Oracion'' in 1988. Ogata landed a lead role in the 1992 Taiga drama ''Nobunaga King of Zipangu'', he played the role of Oda Nobunaga. Filmography Film Television Awards References External links Official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ogata, Naoto 1967 births Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Living people Male actors from Yokohama Taiga drama lead actors 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōhei Hino
is a Japanese actor and singer. Hino was born in Tokyo and raised in Osaka. Hino appeared in many jidaigeki television dramas. He is best known for his roles in the Hissatsu series. He began his acting career at the age of 13. In 1966, he made his film debut with ''Izukoe''. In 1973, he was given the stage name ''Shōhei Hino'' by novelist Shōtarō Ikenami. In the same year, he won popularity through his role Hashiba Hideyoshi in Kunitori Monogatari. In 1974, Hino made film appearance for the first time in 8 years and played lead role for the first time in Orenochi wa Taninnochi" directed by Toshio Masuda. He was one of the candidates for the role of main character Genji in Shohei Imamura's film Eijanaika but eventually he played a smaller role. As a singer Hino debuted in 1977 with the single "Sonomamani". From 2011, Hino has been hosting a travel program "Nippon Odan Kokorotabi" on NHK-BS which he travels around Japan by bicycle. In 2012, Hino played General Hideki Tojo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Izumiya
Shigeru Izumiya (泉谷 しげる ''Izumiya Shigeru'', born May 11, 1948 in Aomori, raised in Meguro, Tokyo) is a Japanese poet, folk singer, actor, tarento. He established the record company For Life Records with Takuro Yoshida, Yosui Inoue, and Hitoshi Komuro in 1975. He also directed the 1986 film ''Death Powder'' (Desu Paudā). Between August 1995 and March 1996, Izumiya co-hosted the Satellaview-based weekly SoundLink Magazine, , with Ayumi Hamasaki. Discography Singles 1970s * (1971) * (1972) * (1973) * (1974) * (1975) * (1976) * (1977) * (1977) * (1978) * (1979) * (1979) 1980s * (1980) * (1981) * (1982) * (1983) *UNDER PRICK c/w HAIR STYLE(1984) * (1987) * (live, 1988) * (1988) * (1989) 1990s * (1991) * (1993) * (1994) * (1994) * (1995) *(1995) * (1998) 2000s * (2007) * * (2008) * * (2009) Albums 1970s * (1971) * (1972) * (1972, CD rereleased in 2006) * (1973) * (1974) * (1975) * (1976) * (1976) * (1977) * (1978) * (1979) 1980s * (1980) * NEWS (1982) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuru Hirata
is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award and the award for best supporting actor at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Fall Guy''. Filmography Films *''Fall Guy'' (1982), Yasu *''Theater of Life'' (1983) *'' Time and Tide'' (1984) *''Shanghai Rhapsody'' (1984) *''Final Take'' (1986) *'' Love & Pop'' (1998) *''First Love'' (2000) *'' The Man In White'' (2003) *'' The Ode to Joy'' (2006) *'' Southbound'' (2007) *''The Lone Scalpel'' (2010) *''Rebirth'' (2011) *''The Woodsman and the Rain'' (2011) *''Angel Home'' (2013) *''The Mourner'' (2015) *''Gukoroku: Traces of Sin'' (2017) *''And Then There Was Light'' (2017) *'' Memoirs of a Murderer'' (2017) *''We Are'' (2018) *''5 Million Dollar Life'' (2019) *'' Listen to the Universe'' (2019) *''Fukushima 50'' (2020) *''The Asadas'' (2020) *''Dreaming of the Meridian Arc'' (2022) *''Call Me Chihiro'' (2023), Bitō Television *''Bakumatsu Seishun Graffiti: Fukuzawa Yukichi'' (1985) - John Manjir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoto Kan
is a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) from June 2010 to September 2011. Kan was the first Prime Minister since the resignation of Junichiro Koizumi in 2006 to serve for more than one year, with his predecessors Yukio Hatoyama, Tarō Asō, Yasuo Fukuda, and Shinzō Abe either resigning prematurely or losing an election. On 26 August 2011, Kan announced his resignation. Yoshihiko Noda was elected as his successor. On 1 August 2012, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Kan would be one of the members of the UN high-level panel on the post-2015 development agenda. Early life and education Kan was born in Ube, Yamaguchi, the eldest son of Hisao Kan, the executive director of the glass manufacturing company Central Glass. He graduated in 1970 from the Tokyo Institute of Technology and became a licensed ''benrishi'' (patent agent/attorney) in 1971. Diet career After graduating from college, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirō Sano
is a Japanese actor. Career Born in Yamanashi Prefecture, Sano lived in Tokyo and Matsue, Shimane as a child, before returning to Tokyo to enter art school. He joined several theatrical troupes, including Jurō Kara's Jōkyō Gekijō. He had his first starring role in a film in Kaizō Hayashi's '' To Sleep so as to Dream'' in 1986, but gained fame for playing the character Fuyuhiko in the television drama ''Zutto Anata ga Suki datta'' in 1992. He directed his first film, ''Karaoke'', in 1999. Filmography Films *''To Sleep so as to Dream'' (1986) *'' Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis'' (1988) *'' Tomorrow'' (1988) *'' Violent Cop'' (1989) *''It's a Summer Vacation Everyday'' (1994) *''Sharaku'' (1995) *''Karaoke'' (1999) (as director) *''Godzilla 2000'' (1999) *''The Princess Blade'' (2001) *'' Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' (2001) *''Infection'' (2004) – Dr. Kiyoshi Akai *'' Godzilla: Final Wars'' (2004) *'' The Sun'' (2005) *''Waiting in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narumi Yasuda
is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Inujini seshi mono'', '' Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi o!'' and ''Sorobanzuku''. She also won the award for best actress at the 13th Hochi Film Award for ''Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad''. Yasuda was born in Tokyo. Initially she was the winner of a competition to find a singer to sing the theme song and promote Hayao Miyazaki's now-popular anime film ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'', "Kaze no Tani no Naushika", written by Takashi Matsumoto and composed by Haruomi Hosono. Selected filmography Films *'' Inujini seshi mono'' (1986) *'' Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi o!'' (1986) *''Sorobanzuku'' (1986) *''Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad'' (1988) *'' My Soul Is Slashed'' (1991) *'' Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' (2010) *''Fukushima 50'' (2020) *''Under the Open Sky'' (2021) Television * ''Sugao no Mama De (1992), Yumiko Kosaka'' *'' Teppan'' (2010–2011), Machiko Mura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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