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Ikewaki Chizuru
is a Japanese actress. Career Ikewaki was given a Best New Talent award at the 2000 Yokohama Film Festival for her performance in ''Osaka Story''. She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama ''Penance''. She has also appeared in films such as ''Sword of Desperation'' and ''Looking for a True Fiancee is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Yuki Iwata and based on a novel by Takami Itō. Cast * Takayuki Yamada as Teruhiko Katayama * Manami Konishi as Chie Sumitomo * Yoko Maki as Shiozaki Megumi * Chizuru Ikewaki as Wakako Suzuki * Fumi Nikaidō ...''. Filmography Film Television References External links * * * Actresses from Osaka People from Higashiōsaka Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses 1981 births Living people Asadora lead actors Best Supporting Actress Asian Film Award winners 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Yukisada
is a Japanese film director from Kumamoto. He served as assistant director on Shunji Iwai's ''Love Letter'', ''April Story'', and ''Swallowtail Butterfly''. Filmography Director * ''Open House'' (1998) * (Sunflower) (2000) * ''A Closing Day'' (閉じる日) (2000) * ''Luxurious Bone'' (贅沢な骨) (2001) * '' Go!'' (2001) * '' Rock 'n' Roll Missing'' (2002) * ''Justice'' (2002) * (Sinking into the Moon) (2002) * '' Kanon'' (TV, 2003) * '' Seventh Anniversary'' (2003) * (2003) * (2004) * ''Kita no Zeronen'' (Year One in the North) (2005) * '' Spring Snow'' (2005) * ''Toku no Sora ni Kieta'' (Into the Faraway Sky) (2007) * ''Closed Note'' (2007) * '' A Good Husband'' (今度は愛妻家) (2009) * ''Parade'' (2010) * ''Five Minutes to Tomorrow'' (2014) * '' Pink and Gray'' (2016) * ''Pigeon'' (2016) * ''Narratage'' (2017) * ''River's Edge'' (2018) * ''The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese'' (2020) * ''Theatre: A Love Story'' (2020) * ''Revolver Lily'' (2023) Awards and nominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamisama No Karute
is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa. It is based on a bestselling novel of the same name written by Sosuke Natsukawa. Plot Dr. Ichito Kurihara (Sho Sakurai) works at a clinic in Nagano Prefecture. He rarely has any free time due to the clinic's shortage of doctors and the constant influx of patients. He even sometimes diagnoses patients out of his area of specialty and sometimes goes days without sleeping. He hopes to work at a major hospital where he can get more free time to spend with his wife, Haruna (Aoi Miyazaki), and to specialize in his field of study. However, he is also reluctant to add to shortage of doctors at the clinic and break his relationships with the patients. One day, he clears out the belongings of a terminal cancer patient who died and discovers a letter written to him thanking him for the care he provided to her, even though he could not cure her sickness. He then has a revelation about the medical chart he keeps in his hand - filled with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabu (director)
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actor and film director. Career Born in Wakayama Prefecture, Sabu studied at an Osaka fashion school before deciding to go to Tokyo to become a professional musician. It was suggested he try acting and in 1986 he made his film debut in ''Sorobanzuku''. He earned his first starring role in the 1991 ''World Apartment Horror'', a live-action film directed by Katsuhiro Ōtomo of '' Akira'' fame. Working from a script he wrote himself, he made his directorial debut with the 1996 ''Dangan Runner'', a film that set his early style of "quirky action-comedies propelled by characters who hurtle headlong though squirming narratives steered more by the forces of incidence and coincidence than the actions of the protagonists themselves." Shin'ichi Tsutsumi played the lead in Sabu's first five films. '' Blessing Bell'', starring Susumu Terajima (who has played minor roles in nearly all of Sabu's films), was a turn away from his kinetic, parodic, and blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usagi Drop (film)
, also known as ''Usagi Drop'', is a 2011 Japanese drama film based on the manga of the same name by Yumi Unita. The film is directed by Sabu, and the screenplay was done by both Sabu and scriptwriter Tamio Hayashi. ''Bunny Drop'' stars actor Kenichi Matsuyama, who plays Daikichi, an office worker and a single man. Child actress Mana Ashida also plays Rin, a six-year-old illegitimate child of Daikichi's grandfather, in the film. ''Bunny Drop'' made its international debut at the 14th Shanghai International Film Festival, where it was warmly received. It was subsequently released in Japanese cinemas on 20 August 2011. Plot While attending the funeral of his late grandfather, Soichi Kaga, office worker Daikichi Kawachi learns about the existence of Souchi's illegitimate six-year-old daughter, Rin. Due to her illegitimacy, other family members treat her as an outcast, refuse to adopt her, and are planning to put her into a foster home/orphanage. Daikichi decides to take matters int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daihachi Yoshida
is a Japanese film director. He won the award for best new director at the 29th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!''. Filmography * ''Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!'' (2007) * ''Kuhio Taisa'' (2009) * ''Permanent Nobara'' (2010) * ''The Kirishima Thing'' (2012) * ''Pale Moon'' (2014) * ''A Beautiful Star is a Japanese science fiction film directed by Daihachi Yoshida and based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Yukio Mishima. Plot The Osugi family consists of the father Jūichirō Osugi (Lily Franky), mother Iyoko (Tomoko Nakajima), son Kazu ...'' (2017) * '' The Scythian Lamb'' (2018) * ''Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction'' (2021) References External links * 1963 births Living people Japanese film directors Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year winners {{Japan-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideyuki Hirayama
is a Japanese film director. His theatrical debut was the film ''Maria's Stomach'' in 1990. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for ''The Games Teachers Play'' in 1992. In 1995, ''School Ghost Stories'' was a big hit and made into popular series. ''Begging for Love'' in 1998 got many awards as International press award (FIPRESCI) in Montreal World Film Festival, Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, Mainichi Film Award for Best Director etc. In 2001, Hirayama won Best Director Choice for ''Turn (film), Turn'' at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. He also got several Japanese film awards for director, including the Best Director award for ''The Laughing Frog'' and ''Out (2002 film), Out'' at the 2003 Yokohama Film Festival. Filmography * ''Maria's Stomach'' (1990) * ''The Games Teachers Play'' (1992) * ''Human Scramble -RAIN- (1993) * ''Playing with Good Children'' (1994) * ''School Ghost Stories'' (1995) * ''School Ghost Stories 2'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword Of Desperation
is a 2010 Japanese jidaigeki drama film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. It was released in Japan on July 10, 2010. It was written by Hidehiro Itō and Itaru Era, based on a novel by Shūhei Fujisawa, and was produced by Hidehiro Itō. Plot Ukyo-dayu, a powerful Edo-era ''daimyō'', and his court attend a ''kabuki'' play in the courtyard of his palace. After the performance ends, members of the court bow in respect as Lord Ukyo and his family, including his favorite concubine Lady Renko, are leaving. Suddenly, a samurai named Sanzaemon Kanemi unsheathes his ''tantō'' and stabs Lady Renko to death. He surrenders his weapon and is taken into custody. Despite expecting to be put to death for murdering his lord's consort, Kanemi is surprised to learn that Lord Ukyo has instead sentenced him to spend a year under house arrest. Kanemi's estate is barricaded and placed under watch by armed guards, while Kanemi himself is sealed in a makeshift cell inside a woodshed. His servants are d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Little Lies (2010 Film)
is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Hitoshi Yazaki, based on a novel by Kaori Ekuni. Cast * Miki Nakatani * Nao Ōmori * Mei Kurokawa * Chizuru Ikewaki * Yuko Oshima * Sakura Ando * Mei Kurokawa is a Japanese actress and singer. Her given name ''Mei'' originates from her birth month (May) in English. She has been frequently featured in many Japanese dramas and Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Yūrei Mansion films. Filmography Film * (2005) * ... References External links Official website * Films directed by Hitoshi Yazaki 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahisa Zeze
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter first known for his soft-core pornographic '' pink films'' of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Kazuhiro Sano, Toshiki Satō, and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the . In recent years, he has directed such major commercial hits as '' 64: Part I'', '' 64: Part II'', and '' The 8-Year Engagement'', while continuing to make independent art films like ''Heaven's Story'' and ''The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine''. Life and career "I try to show relationships, I make films about love. It's not just about the act of having sex, but what leads up to it and what comes after. What are the feelings of the people before, while they do it and after they did it? It's this development that interests me. I don't care very much about rape, because it's very one-sided and doesn't allow for this kind of development... I don't want to depict characters as having sex, but as making love."-- Takahisa ZezeZeze, Takahisa quoted in Takahisa Zeze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhide Motoki
is a Japanese film director and producer. Filmography Director Film * ''Tenamonya Sōsha'' (1998) * ''Tsuribaka Nisshi Eleven'' (2000) * '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 12: Shijō Saidai no Yukyū Kyūka'' (2001) * '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 13: Hama-chan Kiki Ippatsu!'' (2002) * ''Drugstore Girl'' (2004) * '' GeGeGe no Kitaro'' (2007) * '' GeGeGe no Kitaro 2: Sennen Noroi Uta'' (2008) * '' Kamogawa Horumo'' (2009) * ''Welcome Home, Hayabusa'' (2012) * ''It All Began When I Met You'' (2013) * ''Samurai Hustle'' (2014) * ''Samurai Hustle Returns'' (2016) * ''Recall'' (2018) * ''Iwane: Sword of Serenity'' (2019) * ''Angry Rice Wives'' (2021) * ''Shylock's Children'' (2023) TV drama * ''Tange Sazen'' (2004) * ''Maison Ikkoku'' (2007) Producer * ''Gonin ''Gonin'' ( ja, ゴニン (５人) or, in some English-language editions, ''The Five'') is a 1995 crime film directed by Takashi Ishii and starring Takeshi Kitano, Kōichi Satō and Masahiro Motoki. This was the first film Kitano starred in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10 Promises To My Dog
is a 2008 Japanese film. The film was directed by Katsuhide Motoki, and stars Rena Tanaka, Mayuko Fukuda and Etsushi Toyokawa. Rena Tanaka and Mayuko Fukuda play the adult and the young version of Akari Saito respectively, while actor Etsushi Toyokawa stars as Akari's father. Based on a novel by Hare Kawaguchi, this film tells the story of Akari Saito and her dog named Socks. The pair supported each other as they grew up together. This story is closely tied to "The Ten Commandments of Dog Ownership", a list of ownership rules written from a dog's point of view. ''10 Promises to My Dog'' was released in the Japanese box office on 15 March 2008. The film grossed a total of US$15,332,225 in 6 countries, and was the 19th-highest grossing Japanese film of 2008. Plot Akari is neglected by her father, a top surgeon who works long hours and puts his career before family. Her mother is hospitalized because of an incurable disease. Therefore, Akari longs for a dog who can keep her company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
