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Gakko II
is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It is a sequel to Yamada's 1993 film ''A Class to Remember''. The film was Japan's submission to the 69th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Cast * Toshiyuki Nishida * Hidetaka Yoshioka * Masatoshi Nagase * Ayumi Ishida * Hiroshi Kanbe * Pinko Izumi * Hideko Hara * Yoshiaki Umegaki * Takashi Sasano * Ayumi Hamasaki Gakko series * ''A Class to Remember'' (1993) * ''Gakko II'' (1996) * ''Gakko III aka A Class to Remember III'' (1998) * ''Jyu Gosai Gakko aka A Class to Remember IV'' (2000) See also * List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Japan has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since the inception of the award. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoji Yamada
is a Japanese film director best known for his ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series of films and his Samurai Trilogy (''The Twilight Samurai'', ''The Hidden Blade'' and '' Love and Honor''). Biography He was born in Osaka, but due to his father's job as an engineer for the South Manchuria Railway, he was brought up in Dalian, China. from the age of two. Following the end of World War II, he returned to Japan and subsequently lived in Yamagata Prefecture. After receiving his degree from Tokyo University in 1954, he entered Shochiku and worked under Yoshitaro Nomura as a scriptwriter or as an assistant director. He won many awards throughout his lengthy career and is well respected in Japan and by critics throughout the world. He wrote his first screenplay in 1958, and directed his first movie in 1961. Yamada continues to make movies to this day. He once served as president of the Directors Guild of Japan, and is currently a guest professor of Ritsumeikan University. Tora-san series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideko Hara
Hideko (written: , , or ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese writer *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese fencer *, Japanese cross-country skier *Hideko Takahashi, Japanese illustrator *, Japanese actress *Hideko Udagawa Hideko Udagawa is a Japanese violinist based in London, United Kingdom. Early years and education Hideko Udagawa is the great-granddaughter of former Japanese prime minister Lord Ii Naosuke. She was a student of Nathan Milstein while in London ..., Japanese classical violinist *, Japanese actress {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Isao Tomita
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films With Screenplays By Yôji Yamada
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Yoji Yamada
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Films
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included ''Scream'', '' Independence Day'', '' Fargo'', '' Trainspotting'', '' The Rock'', ''The English Patient'', ''Twister'', ''Space Jam'', ''Mars Attacks!'', ''Jerry Maguire'' and a film version of the musical '' Evita''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Independence Day'' became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by '' Aladdin'' (2019). * ''Rumble in the Bronx'' was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region. It became the year's most profitable film, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget. It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then. Events * July 10 – Nickelodeon releases its first feature film, ''Harriet the Spy'', a spy-comedy-drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name. It also launches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Japanese Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Japan has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since the inception of the award. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film was not created until 1956; however, between 1947 and 1955, the academy presented Honorary Awards to the best foreign language films released in the United States. These awards were not competitive, as there were no nominees but simply a winner every year that was voted on by the Board of Governors of the academy. Three Japanese films were recipients of Honorary Awards during this period. For the 1956 Academy Awards, a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since. , twelve Japanese fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Submissions To The 69th Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 69th Academy Awards, thirty-nine films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The submission deadline was set on November 1, 1996. Albania and the former Soviet republic of Georgia submitted films for the first time, as did Australia which submitted the multilingual ''Floating Life'' in Cantonese, English and German. The highlighted titles were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayumi Hamasaki
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevance throughout her career, she is considered one of the top solo female artists of the Heisei era, both for her influence on various fashion trends and the music industry. Born and raised in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Hamasaki moved to Tokyo at 14 in 1993 to pursue a career in singing and acting. In 1998, under the tutelage of Avex CEO Max Matsuura, Hamasaki released her debut single " Poker Face"Oricon does not count '' Nothing from Nothing'', released by Nippon Columbia, among Hamasaki's albums. and debut major-label album '' A Song for XX''. The album debuted at the top of the Oricon charts and remained there for five weeks, selling over a million copies. This rapid rise to fame is typically attributed, among other factors, to her un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Sasano
is a Japanese actor. Career Sasano has appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films ''Bright Future (film), Bright Future'' (2003) and ''Before We Vanish'' (2017). He also appeared in Amir Naderi's 2011 film ''Cut (2011 film), Cut''. Filmography Film * ''Tora-san's Island Encounter'' (1985) * ''Final Take'' (1986) * ''A Class to Remember'' (1993) * ''The Geisha House'' (1999) * ''Keiho'' (1999) * ''Last Scene'' (2002) * ''Bright Future (film), Bright Future'' (2003) * ''No One's Ark'' (2003) * ''The Hidden Blade'' (2004) * ''Ame Yori Setsunaku'' (2005) * ''Metro ni Notte'' (2006) * ''Love and Honor (2006 film), Love and Honor'' (2006) * ''Nezu no Ban'' (2006) * ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 17'' (2006) * ''Kabei: Our Mother'' (2008) * ''10 Promises to My Dog'' (2008) * ''Departures (2008 film), Departures'' (2008) * ''Mt. Tsurugidake'' (2009) * ''Dear Doctor (film), Dear Doctor'' (2009) * ''Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky'' (2009) * ''Surely Someday'' (2010) * ''Otōto (2010 film), About ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiaki Umegaki
Yoshiaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yoshiaki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義明, "justice, bright" *義昭, "justice, bright" *義章, "justice, chapter" *吉明, "good luck, bright" *吉昭, "good luck, bright" *吉旭, "good luck, rising sun" *善明, "virtuous, bright" *善彰, "virtuous, clear" *芳明, "virtuous/fragrant, bright" *芳昭, "virtuous/fragrant, bright" *良明, "good, bright" *良晃, "good, clear" *慶昭, "congratulate, bright" *由晃, "reason, clear" *与志明, "give, determination, bright" *嘉明, "excellent, bright" *嘉秋, "excellent, autumn" The name can also be written in hiragana よしあき or katakana ヨシアキ. Notable people with the name * Yoshiaki Ashikaga (足利 義昭, 1537–1597), a shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan * Yoshiaki Arata (荒田 吉明, 1924–2018), a Japanese pioneer of nuclear fusion * Yoshiaki Banno (番野 欣昭, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinko Izumi
is a Japanese actress and singer. Her legal name is , and she originally performed under the name . Filmography Television * '' Onna Taikoki'' (NHK, 1981) as Asahi no kata * ''Oshin'' as Fuji (NHK, 1983) * ''Sanga Moyu'' (NHK, 1984) * ''Inochi'' (NHK, 1986) * ''Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari'' as Kojima Satsuki (TBS, 1990–present) * '' Onna wa Dokyo'' (NHK, 1992) * '' Hito no Fuko wa Mitsu no Aji'' (TBS, 1994) * '' Kamisan no Waruguchi'' (TBS, 1995) * '' Papa Survival'' (TBS, 1995) * '' Tatakau Oyome-sama'' (NTV, 1995) * '' Dareka ga Dareka ni Koishiteru'' (TBS, 1996) * '' Bancha mo Debana'' (TBS, 1997) * '' Subarashiki Kazoku Ryokou'' (TBS, 1998) * '' Haru no Wakusei'' (TBS, 1999) * ''Romance'' (NTV, 1999) * '' Onna to Ai to Mystery'' (TV Tokyo, 2001–present) * '' Akarui Hou e Akarui Hou e'' as Takahashi Utako (TBS, 2001) * '' Blackjack ni Yoroshiku'' as Kaneko Akiko (TBS, 2003, episodes 1–2) * '' Hatsu Tsubomi'' (TBS, 2003) * '' Chotto Matte Kami-sama'' (NHK, 2004) * ''Akai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
