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Hakuryu (actor)
is a Japanese actor and musician. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1984. He formerly belonged to the entertainment company Cream International. Career Hakuryu is a second-generation Korean resident of Japan (zainichi), whose real name is Jun Jung-il (). He formed and played in an amateur band in high school and later started the Hakuryu band in 1978 with the aim of becoming a professional musician, making his debut with the single EP released in 1979. With a harshness and solemnity that most young people don't possess, and an outlaw-like quality that coexists inside and out, he began his career in 1984 with Yoichi Sai's theatrical film ''Someone Will Be Killed'', and although his main focus has been on yakuza films and V-Cinema, he has appeared in such films as Takeshi Kitano's '' Violent Cop''. Currently, he has many roles in yakuza films as the number two of an organization, such as a young leading subordinate, with the characters being ruthless, cold-hearted sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imari, Saga
is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Imari is most notable because of Imari porcelain, which is the European collectors' name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, Saga Prefecture. The porcelain was exported from the port of Imari specifically for the European export trade. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 54,907 and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area is 254.99 km2. Geography Imari is located in the western part of Saga Prefecture. The city center is located around the mouth of the Imari River. *Mountains: Mt. Hachiman (764 m), Mt. Seira (599 m), Mt. Eboshi (597 m) *Rivers: Matsuura River, Imari River, Hata River, Kurōtake River, Arita River Adjoining municipalities *Saga Prefecture **Arita **Karatsu ** Takeo *Nagasaki Prefecture **Sasebo ** Matsuura Climate History During the Edo period this region flourished due to the export of ceramics and porcelain. High quality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Belt (2007 Film)
''Black Belt'' (2007), known as in Japan, is a Japanese film directed by Shunichi Nagasaki. It focuses mainly on the martial art of Karate. It is notable for excluding the usual exaggerations of the genre. The lead roles were played by karate experts, and no special effects were used. Plot The events take place in 1932 in Japanese-occupied Manchuria, in which the corrupt leaders of the Japanese army are trying to take over all the Karate dojos /training halls for their own benefit. The master Eiken Shibahara (Yosuke Natsuki), from one of these dojo located on the southernmost Japanese island of Kyushu, dies before passing on the Kuroobi/ black belt to his successor. Three of his pupils: Taikan (Tatsuya Naka 7th Dan JKA Shotokan karate), Giryu (Akihito Yagi 7th Dan Meibukan Gōjū-ryū Karate) and Choei (Yuji Suzuki, 1st Dan Kyokushin karate), have the task of deciding amongst themselves who deserves it most. After they bury their master, they are forced to leave the dojo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zombie Land Saga
is an anime television series produced by MAPPA, Avex Pictures and Cygames. The series aired in Japan between October and December 2018. A second season titled ''Zombie Land Saga Revenge'' aired between April and June 2021. An anime film project has been announced. A manga adaptation that loosely follows the events of the anime, began serialization on Cygames' ''Cycomi'' website in October 2018; a spinoff series, titled ''Zombie Land Saga Sidestory: The First Zombie'', started running in ''Ultra Jump'' magazine in May 2021. Plot In the year 2008, high school student Sakura Minamoto is abruptly killed by a truck on the morning she plans to submit an idol application. Ten years later, Sakura, along with six "legendary" girls from various eras of Japan's history, are brought back as zombies by a man named Kotaro Tatsumi, who seeks to revitalize Saga Prefecture by putting together an all-zombie idol group that would become known as Franchouchou. Characters Franchouchou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Open Sky
is a 2020 Japanese drama film directed by Miwa Nishikawa. The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Mikami, a middle-aged former yakuza who has spent most of his life in prison, is released after serving 13 years for murder. Hoping to find his long-lost mother, from whom he was separated as a child, he applies to a TV show and meets young TV director Tsunoda. Meanwhile, Mikami struggles to get a proper job and fit in society. His impulsive, adamant nature and ingrained beliefs cause friction in his relationship with Tsunoda and those who want to help him. (cited from Aoi Pro) Cast * Kōji Yakusho as Masao Mikami * Taiga Nakano as Ryūtarō Tsunoda * Seiji Rokkaku as Ryōsuke Matsumoto * Yukiya Kitamura as Hisatoshi Iguchi * Hakuryu as Akimasa Shimoinaba * Midoriko Kimura as Masuko Shimoinaba * Shūhei Takahashi * Maho Yamada * Rina Sakuragi as Lily-san * Yōhei Matsukado * Tamaki Shiratori * Eita Okuno * Takumi Matsuzawa * Masami Nagasawa as Haruka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Food Luck
''Food Luck'' is a 2020 Japanese drama film written and directed by Jimon Terakado of the comedy trio Dachou Club. The plot centers on Yoshito Sato, a freelance writer who was born into a family that ran a popular yakiniku restaurant and now embarks on a food journey to find the flavors of home, with young reporter Shizuka Takenaka. It stars Naoto (dancer), Naoto and Tao Tsuchiya, with Ken Ishiguro, Satoru Matsuo, Yasufumi Terawaki, Hakuryu (actor), Hakuryu and Ryō (actress), Ryo in supporting roles. Some scenes were shot in several actual yakiniku restaurants around Japan that Terakado Jimon loved and recommended as a gourmet. The film premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on November 4, 2020, then received a national release in Japan on November 20, 2020. It was set to be released in Hong Kong on May 6 and in Taiwan on June 18, 2021. Plot Yoshito's mother, Yasue, runs the Yakiniku, yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant "Negishi-en" by herself, which was the only meme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakuza Kiwami 2
''Yakuza Kiwami 2'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It is a remake of the 2006 video game ''Yakuza 2'' for the PlayStation 2, and is the ''Yakuza'' series' second remake title following 2016's ''Yakuza Kiwami''. It was developed using the Dragon game engine from '' Yakuza 6''. The game was released for PlayStation 4 on December 7, 2017 in Japan, and worldwide on August 28, 2018. It was released for Windows worldwide on Steam on May 9, 2019 and released for Xbox One on July 30, 2020. ''Yakuza Kiwami 2'' was followed up by the spinoff titles '' Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise'' and ''Judgment'' in 2018, and the next mainline installment '' Yakuza: Like a Dragon'' in 2020. Gameplay ''Yakuza Kiwami 2'' is a remake of ''Yakuza 2'', and is an action-adventure game set in an open world environment and played from a third-person perspective. Similar to the previous remake title, ''Yakuza Kiwami'', ''Kiwami 2'' follows the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outrage Coda
is a 2017 Japanese yakuza film directed by Takeshi Kitano, starring Kitano (a.k.a. "Beat Takeshi"), and was released in Japan on 7 October 2017. It is a sequel to Kitano's 2012 film, ''Beyond Outrage'', and completes Kitano's ''Outrage'' trilogy started in 2010. It received its premiere when it was screened out of competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival. Plot summary The movie opens up with a scene of two ordinary-looking men, Otomo and his right-hand man Ichikawa fishing off the resort island of Jeju in South Korea. Later on that night Otomo is chauffeured to a nightclub full of prostitutes. He is treated with the utmost respect by all thus identifying him as the chief. He soon receives a call from a customer at a hotel with a service complaint. Otomo and a team of men go to meet the customer and encounter a henchman beating up on two of his prostitutes in a hotel living room. Otomo is told that the two prostitutes were non-compliant with their boss, Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the 54th episode of the sitcom ''Seinfeld''. It is the 14th episode of the fourth season, and first aired on January 6, 1993 on NBC. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry agrees to lose his moment at the microphone, as he is meeting his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. On his way to the movie theater, Jerry is grabbed by Buckles, who insists on sharing a taxicab. Buckles irritates Jerry by trying out a new comic routine. George has been chosen to buy the movie tickets. At the Paragon Theater, George joins the end of a queue. He taps the shoulder of the man in front of him, confirming that he does not have a ticket, which leads him to conclude he is in the line to purchase tickets. Elaine an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midsummer's Equation
is a 2013 Japanese police procedural film directed by Hiroshi Nishitani. Cast * Masaharu Fukuyama as Manabu Yukawa * Yuriko Yoshitaka as Misa Kishitani * Kazuki Kitamura * Anne Watanabe * Gin Maeda * Jun Fubuki Reception The film grossed () in Japan in 2013, becoming the year's 8th highest-grossing film in Japan, and the highest-grossing live-action Japanese film of the year in the country. Two days after opening in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ..., it had earned 1.48 million (US$192,000), and it went on to gross US$701,465 in Hong Kong. See also * ''Galileo'' (TV series) References 2010s police procedural films 2013 films Films based on Japanese novels Films based on works by Keigo Higashino Films directed by Hiroshi Nishitani Films with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Outrage
is a 2012 Japanese yakuza film directed by Takeshi Kitano, starring Kitano (a.k.a. "Beat Takeshi"), Toshiyuki Nishida, and Tomokazu Miura. It is a sequel to Kitano's 2010 film '' Outrage'' and is followed by the 2017 film ''Outrage Coda''. Plot summary Five years have passed since the events of ''Outrage''. Otomo, former Yakuza of the Sanno-kai crime syndicate, is presumed dead after being stabbed in prison by Kimura, whose clan Otomo helped destroy. Sekiuchi, chairman of the Sanno-Kai, was assassinated and succeeded by his underboss Kato, who has completely overhauled the syndicate to involve more legitimate businesses and build influence among high-ranking government officials, overseen by Ishihara, Otomo's treasurer and betrayer. However, Kato's emphasis on a system of modernization and profit-based promotion offends and concerns the more senior bosses, who are continually passed over in favor of younger, more profitable members and fear becoming obsolete. The murder of an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Romantic-er
is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Gu Su Yeon. Cast * Shota Matsuda – Gu * Kento Nagayama – Tatsu * Kaname Endo - Park * Motoki Ochiai - Park Little Brother * Yuriko Ono - Mieko * Tokio Emoto - Masaru * Yoko Maki – Yakuza Wife * Sei Ashina - Natsuko * Nobuaki Kaneko - Takashi * Jung-myung Bae - Kang * Yuma Ishigaki - Lee * Gouta Watabe - Yasuda * Naoki Kawano - Kaneko * Kuroudo Maki - Shoji * Dai Watanabe – Masa * Yuya Endo - Kim * Atsuro Watabe - Fujita * Hakuryu - Yakuza Lieutenant * Shido Nakamura – Takagi * Keiko Awaji was a Japanese film actress. Notable highlights of her career were an appearance in Akira Kurosawa's '' Stray Dog'', and a role as Kimiko in ''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'', in which she appeared alongside William Holden and Mickey Rooney. Her firs ... - Gu Grandmother References External links * Films based on Japanese novels Yakuza films Films scored by Kaoru Wada 2010s Japanese films Films about Zainichi Korean people {{20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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