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Hanamizuki
is a 2010 Japanese romance drama film inspired by the lyrics of a love song of the same name by Yo Hitoto. The film is directed by Nobuhiro Doi, and its script was written by Noriko Yoshida. The film spans the ten-year period from 1996 to 2006, and it stars Yui Aragaki as Sae, a high school student who later grows into a young adult. Toma Ikuta also stars in this film, playing the role of Kouhei, Sae's boyfriend and an aspiring fisherman. Sae and Kouhei met by accident on a train when they were both high school students, and a relationship starts to form. Later, when Sae needs to leave Hokkaido to go to Tokyo for studies, the two of them attempted to have a long-distance relationship. However, their bond is tested by multiple challenges facing the two of them. ''Hanamizuki'' was first released in Japanese cinemas on 21 August 2010. It subsequently made its international debut at the 30th Hawaii International Film Festival. The film received a mixed-to-positive reception from cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanamizuki (song)
Hanamizuki (ハナミズキ, Dogwood) is the fifth single by Yo Hitoto. It was released on February 2, 2004. It is a song promoting pacifism inspired by the September 11 attacks. It is one of the most popular songs on karaoke and also Yo Hitoto's most iconic song. Track listing All lyrics were written by Yo Hitoto and the arrangement was by Satoshi Takebe. # '' 'Hanamizuki' ''(ハナミズキ, Dogwood) # '' 'Nennensaisai' (年年歳歳, Year after Year) # '' 'Hanamizuki (instrumental)' '' Chart In Japan, the song was the second sung in Heisei Period. (from JOYSOUND) Cover versions * Eric Martin covered the song in English on his 2008 album '' Mr. Vocalist''. * Hayley Westenra covered the song in English and titled it "Dogwood Flower" * Yui Aragaki covered the song for the Japanese film "Hanamizuki" * Robbie Dupree Robert Dupuis (born December 23, 1946), known professionally as Robbie Dupree, is an American singer best known for his hit songs " Steal Away" (No. 6 on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yui Aragaki
is a Ryukyuan Japanese actress, model, singer and occasional radio show host. She has been selected several times as the most desired girlfriend and the most desired female celebrity face in Oricon's yearly survey. Early life She was born on June 11, 1988, in Naha, Okinawa. She is the youngest among her two siblings. After seeing an audition notice for the junior fashion magazine , she applied for it and won the Grand Prix award for the audition. In 2001, at the age of 13, she began her Nicola modelling career and was very well received as a Nicola model, having set a record for appearing on cover for 15 times. One of her co-models, actress Enomoto Ayako, gave her the nickname 'Gakky' as a take on her surname. She moved to Tokyo at 15 and enrolled at Horikoshi High School famous for being the academic base of many famous celebrities including Seiko Matsuda. She made her acting debut in Shibuya in 2005. She also became quite popular as in the Pocky commercials. She also expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo Hitoto
is a Japanese-Taiwanese pop singer. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Taiwanese. She can speak three languages: Japanese, English, and Mandarin. Tae Hitoto is her older sister. Her name Hitoto is not her real surname, it is her mother's maiden name. She changed her name when she came to Japan. Her father died when she was very young, and her mother died when she was 16. She is well known for her smash hit single ''Hanamizuki'' released in 2004 which she wrote inspired by the events of the September 11 attacks in the United States, the song has been covered by many artists around the world. History Soon after she was born in Tokyo, Hitoto moved to Taipei, and after she completed kindergarten in Taipei, she moved back to Tokyo and she has lived there ever since. She graduated from the department of Environmental Information of Keio University and participated in the Keio University a cappella group, K.O.E., during her days as a student. She used to have live concerts on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toma Ikuta
is a Japanese actor. Ikuta is known for his roles in '' Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'', ''Honey & Clover'', '' Sensei!'', '' Maō'' and '' Ouroboros''. He also stars in feature films, notably ''Hanamizuki'', '' Ningen Shikkaku'' and ''Brain Man''. Career The 2007, Fuji TV summer drama '' Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'', controversial in its gender-bending nature, was perhaps Ikuta's biggest break in Japanese Entertainment. Following his successful portrayal in ''Hana Kimi'', Ikuta was on stage again as he starred in the Shakespearean play, ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona''. While working on this play, Toma was also slated to star in one of Fuji TV's winter dramas for 2008, the live adaptation of Chika Umino's popular manga, Hachimitsu to Kuroba. He took on the role of Yūta Takemoto, a struggling Architecture student in an art school who had mediocre talent and who fell in love at first sight with his professor's niece, Hagumi Hanamoto (played by Riko Narumi). His role as the silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Mukai
is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Meiji University. Early life He was born in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture and went to Hama Junior high school (浜中学校) and Hitorizawa High school, where it became the location for After the Rain. He graduated from Meiji University, and majored in genetic engineering. He received the "Best Poster Award" at the International Zoological Genetics Conference in 2004. While he was attending university, he worked as a bartender. He became a full-time employee there after graduation, and he became a manager later. While working as a bartender, he got into the magazine ''Tokyo Graffiti''. A reader later recruited him to be an actor. Now, he works for Hori agency, as an actor. Filmography Dramas Films Awards 2010 * The Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for ''GeGeGe no Nyōbō'' * GQ Japan Men of the Year 2010 2011 * 35th Elan d'or Awards The are award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misako Renbutsu
is a Japanese actress. She won the Grand Prix award at the Super Heroine Audition Miss Phoenix in 2005. Filmography Dramas * (2006) - as Rieko Ishikawa (lead) * (2008) - as Nanase Hida (Tanaka) (lead) * (2009) - as Hidemi Furusawa (lead) * (2010) - as Yamamoto Tamiko * '' 37.5°C no Namida'' (2015) - as Momoko * '' Beppin san'' (2016) * ''Dokonimo nai Kuni'' (2018) * '' An Incurable Case of Love'' (2020) - as Wakabayashi Minori * ''Uzukawamura Jiken'' (2022) - as Hitomi Movies * (2006) - as a servant of Inugami family * (2007) - as Mayu Yajima * (2007) - as Kazumi Saitō (lead) * ''DIVE!!'' (2008) - as Kyōko Nishikawa * (2008) - as Megumi Koga (Voice) * (2009) - as Misako/Misae (dual role) * '' The Shock Labyrinth 3D'' (2009) - as Yuki Tōyama * ''Hanamizuki'' (2010) - as Ritsuko Watanabe, Kouhei's wife * ''Kimi ni Todoke'' (2010) - as Yoshida Chizuru * ''River'' (2011) * ''The Snow White Murder Case'' (2014) as Risako Kano * '' The Emperor in August'' (2015) * ''Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eri Tokunaga (actress)
is a Japanese actress. Filmography Film * ''Hula Girls'' (2006), Sanae Kimura * '' Achilles and the Tortoise'' (2008), Mari Kuramochi * ''Haru's Journey'' (2010), Haru Nakai * ''Hanamizuki'' (2010), Minami Nakamura * ''Arakawa Under the Bridge'' (2012), Stella * ''Tsukigime Otoko Tomodachi'' (2018) * ''Giwaku to Dance'' (2019) * ''Rolling Marbles'' (2019) * ''My Favorite Girl'' (2020) * ''Rock 'n' roll Strip'' (2020) * ''Will I Be Single Forever?'' (2021), Ayaka * ''The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero'' (2022) * ''Popran'' (2022) * ''Inu mo Kuwanedo Charlie wa Warau'' (2022) * ''Kumo to Saru no Kazoku'' (2023), Kumo Television * ''Arakawa Under the Bridge'' (2011), Stella * ''Umechan Sensei'' (2012), Yayoi Sawada * ''Warotenka'' (2017), Toki * ''Fruits Takuhaibin'' (2019) * ''Shiroi Kyotō'' (2019) * ''A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura'' (2020), Ikuko Hoshi * ''Love and Fortune'' (2018), Wako Taira * ''Yell'' (2020) * ''Zenkamono'' (2021) Awards * 65th Mainichi Film Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yutaka Matsushige
is a Japanese actor. Career Matsushige has appeared in the films such as '' EM Embalming'', ''Adrenaline Drive'', '' Last Life in the Universe'', and ''Outrage Beyond''. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for ''Dear Doctor "Dear Doctor" is the thirteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', and originally aired on January 23, 2002, on UPN. The episode was written by Maria and Andre Jacquemetto ...'' in 2009. Selected filmography Film Television Japanese dub References External links * * * 1963 births Living people Japanese male actors People from Fukuoka People from Fukuoka Prefecture Actors from Fukuoka Prefecture {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuhiro Doi
is a Japanese television and film director. Education Nobuhiro Doi graduated from Waseda University School of Economics and Politics. Works *'' Aoi Tori'' (1997, TV series) *''Majo no Jōken'' (1999, TV series) *'' Beautiful Life'' (2000, TV series) *''Strawberry on the Shortcake'' (2001, TV series) *''Friends'' (2002, TV miniseries) *''Season of the Sun'' (2002, TV series) *'' Good Luck!!'' (2003, TV series) *'' Be with You'' (2004) *''Nada Sōsō'' (2006) *'' Hanamizuki'' (2010) *''The Wings of the Kirin'' (2012) *'' Nemuri no Mori'' (2014, TV film) *'' Flying Colors'' (2015) *''Kōnodori'' (2015-2017, TV series) *''Quartet'' (2017, TV series) *''In This Corner of the World is a manga series written and illustrated by Fumiyo Kōno which ran from 2007 to 2009 in ''Weekly Manga Action''. It follows the life of Suzu Urano, a young bride with her new family living on the outskirts of Kure City during the Second ...'' (2018, TV series) *'' The Voice of Sin'' ( ja) (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toho
is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many ''kaiju'' and ''tokusatsu'' films, the Chouseishin ''tokusatsu'' superhero television franchise, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, CoMix Wave Films, TMS Entertainment and OLM, Inc. All nine of the highest-grossing Japanese films are released by Toho. Other famous directors, including Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, and Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho. Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 32 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances throughout the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranch
A ranch (from es, rancho/Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of a farm. These terms are most often applied to livestock-raising operations in Mexico, the Western United States and Western Canada, though there are ranches in other areas.For terminologies in Australia and New Zealand, see Station (Australian agriculture) and Station (New Zealand agriculture). People who own or operate a ranch are called ranchers, cattlemen, or stockgrowers. Ranching is also a method used to raise less common livestock such as horses, elk, American bison, ostrich, emu, and alpaca.Holechek, J.L., Geli, H.M., Cibils, A.F. and Sawalhah, M.N., 2020. Climate Change, Rangelands, and Sustainability of Ranching in the Western United States. ''Sustainability'', ''12''(12), p.4942. Ranches generally consist of large areas, but may be of nearly any size. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
