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Gift (TV Series)
is a drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from April 16, 1997 to June 25, 1997 every Wednesday. It features music by Bryan Ferry (main theme song) and Howard Jones (ending theme song). It raised several issues in Japanese society, due to its casual use of a butterfly knife and its resulting violence. Cast * Takuya Kimura as Hayasaka Yukio/Mizoguchi Takehiro * Shigeru Muroi as Koshigoe Naomi * Mitsuko Baisho as Inspector Sakuhara *Masayuki Imai as Norasanei * Satomi Kobayashi as Hoshikawa Juliet *Ryoko Shinohara Ryōko or Ryouko is a Japanese female given name. The meanings of Ryoko vary depending on which Kanji is used to write the name. Possible writings * 涼子 – "refreshing, child" * 亮子 – "helpful, child" * 良子 – "good, child" * 諒子 ... as Akiyama Chiaki * Kaori Momoi as Dr. Ika * Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as ''cameo'' (ep 7) External linksSMAP WONDERLAND - Gift [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takuya Kimura
is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. A 1996 television drama series, ''Long Vacation'', in which he landed his first lead role, became a massive success, creating a phrase called the "''Lon-bake phenomenon"''. He was given the title, "The King of Ratings", as his subsequent television series continued to generate high ratings and each show became a social phenomenon as it aired. Five of his works are ranked in the 10 best-viewed TV drama series in Japan, the highest of which is his 2001 drama series, ''Hero''. He also starred in blockbuster films, including '' Love and Honor'' (2006), ''Hero'' (2007) and ''Howl's Moving Castle'' (as a voice actor, 2004). Kimura is also known for his work in the video games ''Judgment'' and ''Lost Judgment'', portraying Takayuki Yagami. Career Music In 1987, at age 15, Kimura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violence
Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or Power (social and political), power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation."Krug et al."World report on violence and health", World Health Organization, 2002. Internationally, violence resulted in deaths of an estimated 1.28 million people in 2013 up from 1.13 million in 1990. However, global population grew by roughly 1.9 billion during those years, showing a dramatic reduction in violence per capita. Of the deaths in 2013, roughly 842,000 were attributed to self-harm (suicide), 405,000 to interpersonal violence, and 31,000 to collective violence (war) and legal intervention. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, and a former member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. Early life Kusanagi grew up in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan. Career Music In 1987, at age 13, Kusanagi auditioned to enter Johnny & Associates, a Japanese talent agency that recruits and trains young boys, preteens to teens, to become singers and members of boy bands. After five of the other band members auditioning individually from 1986 through 1987, in autumn 1987, twenty boys, from ages ten to seventeen, were put together into a group called The Skate Boys, which was initially created as backup dancers for a famous boy band, Hikaru Genji (band), Hikaru Genji. In April 1988, producer Johnny Kitagawa chose six out of the twenty boys to create a new boy band and named them "SMAP". A year after the dissolution of SMAP, Kusanagi, alongside former members Shingo Katori, and Goro Inagaki formed the group, Atarashii Chizu. Acting He had the lead role in the movie, ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaori Momoi
is a Japanese actress. Life and career Momoi was born in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of 12, she traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years, she returned to Tokyo. She graduated from Japan's Bungakuza School of Dramatic Arts. In 1971, Momoi debuted in director Kon Ichikawa's '' Ai Futatabi'' (To Love Again). Her career has spanned 35 years and over 60 films. As an actress, she has worked with directors including Akira Kurosawa (''Kagemusha'', 1980), Tatsumi Kumashiro (''Seishun no Satetsu'', 1974), Yoji Yamada (''The Yellow Handkerchief'', 1977 and ''Otoko wa Tsuraiyo'', 1979), Shohei Imamura (''Why Not?'', 1981), Shunji Iwai (''Swallowtail Butterfly'', 1996), Jun Ichikawa (''Tokyo Yakyoku'', 1997), Mitani Koki (''Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald'', 1997), Yoshimitsu Morita (''Like Asura'', 2003) and Takashi Miike ('' Izo'', '' Sukiyaki Western Django''). She performed in '' The Sun'' (2005) directed by Alexander Sokurov and appeared in director Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoko Shinohara
Ryōko or Ryouko is a Japanese female given name. The meanings of Ryoko vary depending on which Kanji is used to write the name. Possible writings * 涼子 – "refreshing, child" * 亮子 – "helpful, child" * 良子 – "good, child" * 諒子 – "understanding, child" * 遼子 – "distant, child" People * Ryōko Akamatsu (born 1929), Japanese politician *Ryoko Azuma, (東 良子, born 1973) Japanese military officer * Ryōko Chiba, professional shogi player * Ryōko Hirosue (広末 涼子, born 1980), Japanese singer and actress * Ryōko Kihara (樹原涼子), Japanese composer, pianist, music educator *Ryoko Kobayashi (小林涼子, born 1989), Japanese actress * Ryōko Kuninaka (国仲 涼子, born 1979), Japanese actress and singer *Ryōko Nagata (永田 亮子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress * Ryoko Nakano (中野 良子, born 1950), Japanese actress *Ryōko Ono (小野 涼子, born 1977), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese speed skater *Ryōko Shinohara (篠原 涼 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satomi Kobayashi
is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She won the award for best newcomer at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Exchange Students''. She was previously married to screenwriter Kōki Mitani. Filmography * '' I Are You, You Am Me'' (転校生; 1982) * ''The Deserted City'' (廃市; 1983) * '' Lonely Heart'' (さびしんぼう; 1985) * ''Young Girls in Love'' (恋する女たち; 1986) * ''Eien no 1/2'' (1987) * グリーン・レクイエム (''Gurīn rekuiemu''; 1988) * ''Beijing Watermelon'' (北京的西瓜; 1989) * やっぱり猫が好き 恩田三姉妹の京都大騒動編 (Video) (1990) * ''Godzilla vs. Mothra'' (ゴジラＶＳモスラ; 1992) * てなもんや商社 萬福貿易商社 (1998) * やっぱり猫が好き 新作’98 (Video; 1998) * キリコの風景 (1998) * ''Sweet Sweet Ghost'' (スイート・スイート・ゴースト; 2000) * やっぱり猫が好き 新作’2001 (Video; 2001) * ''Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover'' (竜馬の妻とそ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masayuki Imai
was a Japanese playwright and actor. Life and career Born in Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Imai was a member of the Ground Self-Defense Force before starting his acting career in the second half of the 1980s. The founder of the stage company Elle Company, he was the author and the main actor of the play ''The Winds of God'', a 1991 drama he successfully performed for about twenty years. Imai was also active in films, TV series and V-Cinema Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was p ... (direct-to-video) releases. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Imai, Masayuki 1961 births 2015 deaths Actors from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Japanese male stage actors 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuko Baisho
, is a Japanese actress, whose most internationally known work has been for director Shohei Imamura, from 1979 up to the director's final film in 2010. Baisho has also appeared in films of Akira Kurosawa. She won awards for best actress at the 10th Hochi Film Award for ''Love Letter'' and '' Ikiteru Uchi ga Hana nano yo Shindara Sore made yo to Sengen''. She also won the award for best supporting actress at the 8th Hochi Film Award for ''The Geisha'' and at the 22nd Hochi Film Award for ''Tokyo Lullaby''. Private life Her sister is actress-singer Chieko Baisho. She was married to professional wrestler Antonio Inoki from 1971 to 1987, and together they had a daughter, Hiroko. Partial filmography Films * '' Hitokiri'' (1969) * ''Duel at Fort Ezo'' (1970) * ''Sword of Fury'' (1973) * ''The Life of Chikuzan'' (1977) * ''Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron'' (1978) * '' Vengeance Is Mine'' (1979) * ''Kagemusha'' (1980) * '' Eijanaika'' (1981) * ''Flames of Blood'' (1981) * ''Shomben Rider'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Knife
A butterfly knife, also known as a Balisong, fan knife or Batangas knife, is a type of folding pocketknife that originated in the Philippines. Its distinct features are two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles. A latch holds the handles together, typically mounted on the one facing the cutting edge (the "bite handle"). The balisong was commonly used by Filipinos, especially those in the Tagalog region, as a self-defense and pocket utility knife. Hollow-grind balisongs were also used as straight razors before conventional razors were available in the Philippines. In the hands of a trained user, the knife blade can be brought to bear quickly using one hand. Manipulations, called "flipping", are performed for art or amusement. Blunt "trainer" versions of these knives are available and can be used to practice tricks without the risk of injury. The knife is now illegal or restricted in some countries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Muroi
is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 19th Hochi Film Awards for '' Izakaya Yūrei''. Filmography Film * ''Something Like It'' (1981) – Aya * ''Burst City'' (1982) * '' Female Prisoner: Cage'' (1983) – Miwa * ''Koisuru Onnatachi'' (1986) * ''Bu Su'' (1987) – Ponta * ''Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad'' (1988) – Nanako Sakisaka * '' Izakaya Yūrei'' (1994) – Shizuko * ''Whisper of the Heart'' (1995) – Asako Tsukishima (voice) * '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 8'' (1996) * ''Nodo Jiman'' (1999) – Reiko Akagi (Suzuko Fujimoto) * ''Villon's Wife'' (2009) – Miyo * ''No Longer Human'' (2010) – Kotobuki * ''The Little House'' (2014) – Sadako * '' A Living Promise'' (2016) – Yoshiko Nishimura * ''Day and Night'' (2019) * ''Angry Rice Wives'' (2021) * ''Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale'' (2021) * ''The Sound of Grass'' (2021) * ''7 Secretaries: The Movie'' (2022) – Satsuki Wanibuchi * ''Família'' (2023) Drama *'' Mujaki na Kankei'' (1984) – M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Society
The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia and other regions of the world. Historical overview The ancestry of Japanese people remains mysterious; however, there are two competing hypotheses that try to explain the lineage of the Japanese people. The first hypothesis proposes a dual-structure model, in which Japanese populations are descendants of the indigenous Jomon people and later arrivals of people from the East Eurasian continent, known as the Yayoi people. Japan's indigenous culture originates primarily from the Yayoi people who settled in Japan between 1000 BCE and 300 CE. Yayoi culture spread to the main island of Honshū, mixing with the native Jōmon culture. Modern Japanese have an estimated 80% Yayoi and 20% Jōmon ancestry. The second hypothesis posits a tripartite model of genomic origin. This hypothesis proposes that cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Jones (musician)
John Howard Jones (born 23 February 1955) is a British musician, singer and songwriter. He had ten top 40 hit singles in the UK between 1983 and 1986; six of those 10 singles reached the top ten, including " What Is Love?", " New Song", and " Things Can Only Get Better". His 1984 album ''Human's Lib'' reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. Around the world, Jones had 15 top 40 hit singles between 1983 and 1992. The 1986 hit single "No One Is to Blame" reached No. 4 on the US charts. Four others placed in the US top 20. Jones is associated with the 1980s Second British Invasion of the US. He has been described by AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "one of the defining figures of mid-'80s synth-pop." He performed at the historic Live Aid concert in 1985. Early life Born in Southampton to Welsh parents, Howard Jones spent his early years in Rhiwbina, Cardiff, South Wales, where he attended Heol Llanishen Fach primary school and then Whitchurch Grammar School. Howard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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