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Hibana (Spark)
is a streaming television series adaptation of the novel '' Spark'' by Naoki Matayoshi. It premiered worldwide on Netflix on June 2, 2016. The story follows an aspiring stand-up comedian Tokunaga (Kento Hayashi), who embarks on an apprenticeship with Kamiya (Kazuki Namioka), a seasoned ''manzai'' artist. Cast * Kento Hayashi as Tokunaga * Kazuki Namioka as Kamiya * Mugi Kadowaki as Maki * Masao Yoshii (Inoshita Yoshii) as Yamashita * Hideaki Murata (Toro salmon) as Ōbayashi * Nahana as Erika Nishida * Sayaka Yamamoto as waitress * Eri Tokunaga as Ayumi * Maryjun Takahashi as Yurie * Rina Takeda * Shugo Oshinari as Sasamoto * Kyūsaku Shimada * Shōta Sometani as Ogata * Tomorowo Taguchi as Hyuga * Kaoru Kobayashi Kaoru Kobayashi (小林 薫, ''Kobayashi Kaoru'') is a Japanese personal name: * Kaoru Kobayashi (actor) (born 1951), a Japanese actor born in Kyoto * Kaoru Kobayashi (murderer) (19682013), a pedophile who murdered Kaede Ariyama in Nara in 200 ... as Watanabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoki Matayoshi
is a Japanese comedian, screenwriter, and novelist who won the Akutagawa Prize in 2015 for his book ', which was adapted into the Netflix series '' Hibana: Spark''. Matayoshi is the '' boke'' of his comedy duo ''Peace'' alongside his partner Yuji Ayabe. Ayabe left Japan for New York in 2016 to continue his comedic career overseas while Matayoshi stayed in Japan, effectively making the duo inactive since then. He is from Neyagawa City in Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from Hokuyo Senior High School (presently Kansai University Hokuyo Senior High School). Filmography Film *''The Great Passage'' (2013) – Togawa *''Sekai no Owari kara'' (2023) Television *''The Untold Story: How Tezuka created his "Black Jack"'' (2013) – Fujio Akatsuka *''Botchan'' (2016) – Natsume Sōseki *''Segodon'' (2018) – Tokugawa Iesada *''Maiagare!'' (2022) – Iwao Yagi Bibliography * ', Bungeishunjū, 2015, * ', Shogakukan, 2016, * ', Shinchosha is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzai
is a traditional style of comedy in Japanese culture comparable to double act comedy or stand-up comedy. usually involves two performers ()—a straight man () and a double act, funny man ()—trading jokes at great speed. Most of the jokes revolve around mutual misunderstandings, double-talk, puns and other verbal gags. In recent times, has often been associated with the Osaka region, and comedians often speak in the Kansai dialect during their acts. In 1933, Yoshimoto Kogyo, a large entertainment conglomerate based in Osaka, introduced Osaka-style to Tokyo audiences, and coined the term "" (one of several ways of writing the word in Japanese; see below). In 2015, Matayoshi Naoki's manzai novel, , won the Akutagawa Prize. A mini-series adaptation was released on Netflix in 2016. History Originally based around a festival to welcome the Japanese New Year, New Year, traces its origins back to the Heian period. The two performers came with messages from the gods and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix Original Programming
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartphones, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese-language Television Shows
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been many attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as the Ainu, Austroasiatic, Koreanic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), there was a massive influx of Sino-Japanese vocabulary into the language, affecting the phonology of Early Middle Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw extensive grammatical changes and the first appearance of European loanwords. The basis of the standard dialect moved f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Japanese Television Series Endings
Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * '' Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen * ''Sixteen'' (2013 Indian film), a 2013 Hindi film * ''Sixteen'' (2013 British film), a 2013 British film by director Rob Brown Music *The Sixteen, an English choir *16 (band), a sludge metal band * Sixteen (Polish band), a Polish band Albums * ''16'' (Robin album), a 2014 album by Robin * 16 (Madhouse album), a 1987 album by Madhouse * ''Sixteen'' (album), a 1983 album by Stacy Lattisaw *''Sixteen'' , a 2005 album by Shook Ones * ''16'', a 2020 album by Wejdene Songs * "16" (Sneaky Sound System song), 2009 * "Sixteen" (Thomas Rhett song), 2017 * "Sixteen" (Ellie Goulding song), 2019 *"16", by Craig David from ''Following My Intuition'', 2016 *"16", by Green Day from ''39/Smooth'', 1990 *"16", by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Japanese Television Series Debuts
Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen * ''Sixteen'' (2013 Indian film), a 2013 Hindi film * ''Sixteen'' (2013 British film), a 2013 British film by director Rob Brown Music *The Sixteen, an English choir * 16 (band), a sludge metal band * Sixteen (Polish band), a Polish band Albums * ''16'' (Robin album), a 2014 album by Robin * 16 (Madhouse album), a 1987 album by Madhouse * ''Sixteen'' (album), a 1983 album by Stacy Lattisaw *''Sixteen'' , a 2005 album by Shook Ones * ''16'', a 2020 album by Wejdene Songs * "16" (Sneaky Sound System song), 2009 * "Sixteen" (Thomas Rhett song), 2017 * "Sixteen" (Ellie Goulding song), 2019 *"16", by Craig David from '' Following My Intuition'', 2016 *"16", by Green Day from ''39/Smooth'', 1990 *"16", b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okamoto's
is a Japanese rock band, formed in 2006. They made their major label debut on May 26, 2010, and were signed by Ariola Japan. Career Okamoto's was formed by four junior high school students. Fans of influential Japanese avant-garde artist Tarō Okamoto, the members took a cue from The Ramones and each adopted stage names with the surname Okamoto. Okamoto's made their recording debut with an appearance on the Columbia compilation "Here Come the Modernity" in February 2009, then followed it up in June with their debut album, ''Here Are Okamoto's''. Soon after, Masaru Okamoto left the band and was replaced by Hama Okamoto. In support of the album, they gave a sold-out solo performance to commemorate its release. Playing over ten shows a month, they managed to perform over one hundred times in 2009."OKAMOTO'S Myspace" In March 2010, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiro Honda
Hiro may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hiro'' (film), a Canadian short film * Hiro (TV channel), an Italian channel * "Hiro's Song", by Ben Folds * "Yuko and Hiro", a Blur song * "Letter from Hiro", a song by The Vapors, off New Clear Days *Hiro the main character of darling in the franxx *Hiro Amanokawa,the main character of Digimon Ghost Game People * Hiro (given name) * Hiro (photographer) (1930–2021), American photographer * Kazu Hiro (born 1969), American prosthetic makeup artist * Hiroshi "Hiro" Kawaguchi (composer) (born 1965), Japanese composer * Hiro-x (born 1980), a Japanese singer and modern J-pop artist. Places * Hiro Hachiman Shrine, a Shinto shrine located in Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Hiroshima, a city in Japan * Hiro Naval Arsenal at Kure, Hiroshima Other uses * Hiro (unit) a Japanese unit of length, 1.8 m (a fathom) * Hiro H2H, a Japanese patrol flying boat of the 1930s * Hiro Type 94, a W-18 liquid-cooled aircraft engine See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyūsaku Shimada
is a Japanese actor. History Shimada was originally part of the Tokyo Grand Guignol Theater group, formed by artist Norimizu Ameya. He stayed with the group until its dissolution in 1986. One of the productions the group undertook was an adaptation of the occult novel ''Teito Monogatari'' (Hiroshi Aramata) where Shimada played the lead role Yasunori Kato. He has appeared in films such as Makoto Shinozaki's ''0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari'' and Takahisa Zeze's ''Pandemic''. Filmography Film * '' Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis'' (1988) as Yasunori Kato * '' Tokyo: The Last War'' (1989) as Yasunori Kato * ''Rainbow Kids'' (1991) as Tokyo * ''A Watcher in the Attic'' (1992) as Kogoro Akechi * '' No Way Back'' (1995) as Tetsuro * '' Sada'' (1998) * ''Murder on D Street'' (1998) as Kogoro Akechi * ''Sakuya: Demon Slayer'' (2000) as Syuzo * ''The Princess Blade'' (2001) as Byakurai * '' Vengeance for Sale'' (2002) * ''Dragon Head'' (2003) as Minila * ''Devilman'' (2004) * '' 69'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shugo Oshinari
is a Japanese actor. Career Oshinari co-starred in Shunji Iwai's ''All About Lily Chou-Chou'' with Hayato Ichihara. He also appeared in films such as Kenta Fukasaku's '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'' and Takahisa Zeze's ''Heaven's Story''. Filmography Film * '' Blue Spring'' (2001) * ''All About Lily Chou-Chou'' (2001) * '' Tomie: Re-birth'' (2001) * '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'' (2003) * ''The Cat Leaves Home'' (2004) * ''Animus Anima'' (2005) * ''Year One in the North'' (2005) * '' Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean'' (2005) * ''School Daze'' (2005) * ''Taki 183'' (2006) * ''Akihabara@Deep'' (2006) * ''Baby,Baby,Baby!'' (2009) * ''Heaven's Story'' (2010) * ''The Lightning Tree'' (2010) * '' The Egoists'' (2011) * ''A Pale Woman'' (2013) * '' Crying 100 Times: Every Raindrop Falls'' (2013) * ''Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land'' (2013) * '' Kabukicho Love Hotel'' (2014) * ''Dark Side of the Light'' (2016) * ''Impossibility Defense'' (2018) * ''My Friend "A"'' (2018) * ''We A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rina Takeda
is a Japanese actress, singer and martial artist. hold black belt in Ryukyu Shōrin-ryū Karate. Life and career Takeda was born on June 15, 1991, in Kanagawa Prefecture. She has said that she became interested in karate as a 10-year-old when she saw her father lose in a karate match and decided that she had to avenge his defeat. In June 2008, the 17-year-old Takeda demonstrated her skills at her dojo for ''Shaolin Girl'' producer Fuyuhiko Nishi, and he was impressed enough to invite her to audition for the movie ''High Kick Girl!''. Takeda won the starring role as Kei Tsuchiya in the movie which was released in May 2009. In late 2010, Takeda appeared on television in the Mainichi Broadcasting System, MBS comedy tokusatsu series ''The Ancient Dogoo Girl'' as Doro-chan. Takeda had her second starring movie role in the February 2011 martial arts action film ''Karate Girl'' together with Tobimatsu Hina followed by another action film ''The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl'' in March 2011. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryjun Takahashi
is a Japanese actress and model of Japanese and Filipino ethnicity who has appeared in '' CanCam'' magazine and various television commercials. Early and personal life Takahashi was born in Ōtsu, Shiga to a Filipino mother and a Japanese father. She has a younger sister, Yu Takahashi, who is also a model and actress, and a brother Yuji who is a footballer. Career She began modeling in August 2003 after winning the "Yokohama Shonan Audition 2003" beauty contest, and professionally in April 2004 when she signed a contract with '' CanCam''. Since 2007, she has appeared in various television shows such as music shows and variety shows, and various television commercials such as those for fashion brand Cecil McBee, Kyocera, Morinaga, and Google. She has also been active in the runway scene, appearing in large collections such as Tokyo Girls Collection (''2007 S/S'', ''2009 A/W'', ''2010 S/S'', ''2010 in Okinawa'', ''2010 A/W'', ''2011 in Nagoya'', ''2011 S/S'', ''2011 A/W'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
