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Ichikawa Ennosuke IV
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese kabuki, film, and television actor and stage director. Early life and career Ichikawa Ennosuke IV was born on 26 November 1975, in Tokyo, Japan, into a family with deep connections to the kabuki tradition. He is the son of Ichikawa Danshirō IV, a kabuki actor known for his ''aragoto'' style of performances. Ennosuke made his first stage appearance as the child emperor Antoku in the kabuki production ''Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura'' at the age of 5. Three years later in 1983, he took the stage name . He became known for his ''tachiyaku'' and ''onnagata'' roles over the course of his career, in addition to his repertoire of dances. Ennosuke made his television debut in 2007 in the taiga drama '' Fūrin Kazan'' as Takeda Shingen, from there he began being cast in major supporting roles in high-profile dramas such as ''Ryōmaden'' (2010), '' Naoki Hanzawa'' (2020), and ''The 13 Lords of the Shogun'' (2022). He has also made several film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ruling emperors before the Meiji Restoration, the events restored practical abilities and consolidated the political system under the Emperor of Japan. The goals of the restored government were expressed by the new emperor in the Charter Oath. The Restoration led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure and spanned both the late Edo period (often called the Bakumatsu) and the beginning of the Meiji era, during which time Japan rapidly Industrialisation, industrialized and adopted Western culture, Western ideas and production methods. Foreign influence The Japanese knew they were behind the Western powers when US Commodore (United States), Commodore Matthew C. Perry came to Japan in 1853 in Black Ships, large warshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Piece
''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapters compiled into 102 '' tankōbon'' volumes . The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his pirate crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the deceased King of the Pirates Gol D. Roger's ultimate treasure known as the "One Piece" in order to become the next King of the Pirates. The manga spawned a media franchise, having been adapted into a festival film produced by Production I.G, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999. Additionally, Toei has developed fourteen animated feature films, one OVA and thirteen television specials. Several companie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakaoka Shintarō
was a samurai in Bakumatsu period Japan, and a close associate of Sakamoto Ryōma in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate.National Diet Library (NDL), Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures Nakaoka, Shintaro/ref> Biography Nakaoka was born in Tosa Domain, in what is now the village of Kitagawa, Kōchi Prefecture, as the son of a village headman. In 1861, he enrolled in the academy run by Takechi Hanpeita where he studied swordsmanship. He was one of the founding members of the ''Tosa Kinno-tō'', a paramilitary shishi organization created by Takeichi to support the ''sonnō jōi'' movement. After the coup d’etat of September 30, 1863, led to the suppression of the ''sonnō Jōi'' faction, he fled to Chōshū Domain together with pro-''Sonnō Jōi'' nobles, including Sanjō Sanetomi. In 1864, he participated in a failed plot to assassinate Shimazu Hisamitsu, and fought alongside Chōshū forces during the Kinmon Incident and the Bombardment of Shimonoseki. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama series, first broadcast on TBS in 2009 and a second season in 2011. It is based on the Japanese manga series, '' Jin'', written by Motoka Murakami. It was one of the most popular dramas of the year and won many major awards. Plot Season 1 The story follows a brain surgeon named Jin Minakata who has spent the last two years in anguish, as his fiancee, Miki, herself a doctor, lies in a vegetative state after an operation he performed. One day, he is knocked unconscious by a panicking patient at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period. He is soon attacked by a samurai, but he escapes with the help of a man named Kyōtarō Tachibana. Kyōtarō suffers a serious injury to the head while trying to protect him, but Jin manages to save his life despite a lack of proper medical equipment. Because of that, Kyōtarō's sister Saki begins taking an interest in Jin and becomes his assistant. Meanwhile, Jin is deter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genbō
was a Japanese scholar-monk and bureaucrat of the Imperial Court at Nara. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Gembō" in . He is best known as a leader of the Hossō sect of Buddhism and as the adversary of Fujiwara no Hirotsugu. Career In 717–718, Genbō was part of the Japanese mission to Tang China (''Kentōshi'') along with Kibi no Makibi, Abe no Nakamaro. Later Bodhisena also joined as their companion. Genbō stayed in China for 17 years. Genbō brought many esoteric Buddhist texts with him when he returned to Japan. At Kōfuku-ji, he was appointed abbot (''sōjō'') by Emperor Shōmu. Timeline * 740 ('' Tenpyō 12''): Hirotsugu petitioned for the removal of Genbō; and then Kibi no Makibi and Genbō used this complaint as a pretext to discredit Hirotsugu. As a result, Hirotsugu initiates a futile military campaign in the 9th month of the same year. * 745 (''Tenpyō 17''): Genbō was exiled to Dazaifu on the island of Kyushu. At the time of Genbō's death, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hissatsu Series
The is a long-running prime-time popular television Jidaigeki series about assassins in Japan. ''Hissatsu Shikakenin'' is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel ''Shiokinin Fujieda Baian'', but its sequels are only inspired by it. The series still continues as an annual two-hour special drama. List of TV series Source: List of TV special dramas * ''Tokubetsuhen Hissatsu Shigotonin Kyofuno Ooshigoto Mito Owari Kishu'' (1981) * ''Hissatsu series Jutsushunen Kinen specialShigotonin Daishūgoū'' (1982) * ''Hissatsu Gendaiban Mondo no shison ga Kyotoni Arawareta'' (1982) * ''Toshiwasure Hissatsu Special Shigotonin Ahensenso e Yuku'' (1983) * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin Igaiden Mondo Dainana Kiheitaito Tatakau'' (1985) * ''Shinshun Shigotonin Special HissatsuChoushingura'' (1987) * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin waido Tairo Goroshi'' (1987) * ''Hissatsu wide shinshun Hisashiburi Mondo Yume no Hatsushigoto Akunin Check!'' (1988) * ''Hissatsu special Haru Yonimo Fushigina Ooshigoto'' (1991) * ''Hissats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Course of History, Viking Press 1988. p. 68. Hideyoshi rose from a peasant background as a Affinity (medieval), retainer of the prominent lord Oda Nobunaga to become one of the most powerful men in Japan. Hideyoshi succeeded Nobunaga after the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582 and continued Nobunaga's campaign to unite Japan that led to the closing of the Sengoku period. Hideyoshi became the ''de facto'' leader of Japan and acquired the prestigious positions of Daijō-daijin, Chancellor of the Realm and Sesshō and Kampaku, Imperial Regent by the mid-1580s. Hideyoshi launched the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592 to initial success, but eventual military stalemate damaged his prestige before his death in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onna Taikōki
Onna is a Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Its name comes from an acronym of the names of the four predominant clans in the area: Oniong, Nnung Ndem, Awa Afaha and Awa. Onna has a population of about 495,000 people worldwide. Onna is bounded by the east by Ibeno, west by mpat enin and eastern Obolo and south by the Atlantic ocean. Because of its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, the people of Onna are predominantly fishermen and farmers. Onna is one of the host to exon Mobil Nigeria, oil exploration is ongoing in communities such as Ukpana, Akpabom, Ikot Abasi, Ikwe etc. Onna play host to the Utapette, Atabrikang and Ibioto oil fields The oil rich local government is also home to a number of highly intellectual population who have made numerous impact in the community, nationwide and in the diasporas. Villages in Onna *Ikwe *Ikot Akpatek *Ikot Ebidang *Ikot Ebekpo *Abat *Ndon Eyo *Mkpok *Okat *Ikot Edor *Ukpana *Mkpaeto *Ikot Esor *Ikot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongaku
Mongaku (文覚) was a Japanese samurai and Shingon Buddhist priest of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He was a close associate of shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, having contributed to the declaration of the Genpei War. Myōe was the disciple of his disciple Jōkaku. His secular name, before ordination, was Endō Moritō. He is also known as Mongaku Shōnin. Life Mongaku was born the son of Endō Mochitō, a samurai in the Watanabe faction of the Settsu Genji clan (a branch of the Minamoto clan). He initially served in the Imperial Palace Guards of the North Side. He fell in love with Kesa, the wife of Minamoto no Wataru, but killed her by accident. Out of repentance, he then ordinated as a priest, visiting sacred places across the country. Mongaku moved to live at Jingo-ji temple in 1168, and participated in its restoration work motivated by his reverence towards Kūkai. In 1173, he requested a manorial temple estate for Jingo-ji from Cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assisting Suicide
Assisted suicide is suicide undertaken with the aid of another person. The term usually refers to physician-assisted suicide (PAS), which is suicide that is assisted by a physician or other healthcare provider. Once it is determined that the person's situation qualifies under the physician-assisted suicide laws for that place, the physician's assistance is usually limited to writing a prescription for a lethal dose of drugs. In many jurisdictions, helping a person die by suicide is a crime. People who support legalizing physician-assisted suicide want the people who assist in a voluntary death to be exempt from criminal prosecution for manslaughter or similar crimes. Physician-assisted suicide is legal in some countries, under certain circumstances, including Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, parts of the United States and all six states of Australia. The constitutional courts of Colombia, Germany and Italy legali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josei Seven
, also known as and its abbreviation , is an editorial category of Japanese comics that emerged in the 1980s. In a strict sense, ''josei'' refers to manga marketed to an audience of adult women, contrasting ''shōjo'' manga, which is marketed to an audience of girls and young adult women. In practice, the distinction between ''shōjo'' and ''josei'' is often tenuous; while the two were initially divergent categories, many manga works exhibit narrative and stylistic traits associated with both ''shōjo'' and ''josei'' manga. This distinction is further complicated by a third manga editorial category, , which emerged in the late 1980s as an intermediate category between ''shōjo'' and ''josei''. ''Josei'' manga is traditionally printed in dedicated manga magazines which often specialize in a specific subgenre, typically drama, romance, or pornography. While ''josei'' dramas are in most cases realist stories about the lives of ordinary women, romance ''josei'' manga are typic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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