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Issei Ogata
is a Japanese actor and comedian. He was interested in plays since childhood. After he graduated from Toyotama High School in Japan, he joined a theatrical company and appeared on the stage. Later, he jumped at the opportunity to be an entertainer when he took the gold medal at the audition called "Birth of Comedians". Then, he started garnering roles on Japanese TV. Shows he appeared on include Fuji TV's ''Evil Grandmother'' and NHK's ''RinRinto''. He performs in ''Life Never Stops'' by himself at GyanGyan Theater in Shibuya. Furthermore, he has had starring roles in major art-house films, including Ota in the Edward Yang's ''Yi Yi'', the title character in Jun Ichikawa's '' Tony Takitani'' (an adaptation of the Haruki Murakami short story), the role of Japanese Emperor Hirohito in Aleksandr Sokurov's 2005 film, '' The Sun'' and Inoue Masashige in Martin Scorsese's '' Silence''. Filmography Films * ''Sorekara'' (1985), Terao * '' Sorobanzuku'' (1986), Hanazuki * '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo International Film Festival
The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the largest film festival in Asia and the only Japanese festival accredited by the FIAPF. The awards handed out during the festival have changed throughout its existence, but the Tokyo Grand Prix, handed to the best film, has stayed as the top award. Other awards that have been given regularly include the Special Jury Award and awards for best actor, best actress and best director. In recent years, the festival's main events have been held over one week in late October, at the Roppongi Hills development. Events include open-air screenings, voice-over screenings, and appearances by actors, as well as seminars and symposiums related to the film market. Tokyo Grand Prix winners Best Director Award *1985 - Péter Gothár, '' Time Stands St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
''aka'' ''Tora-san, Bluebird of Happiness'' is a 1986 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Etsuko Shihomi as his love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy'' is the thirty-seventh entry in the popular, long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series. Synopsis During his travels, Tora-san comes across a traditional theater he used to visit, and discovers that one of his old friends has died. Tora-san and his family help the friend's daughter, who becomes romantically involved with an aspiring artist. Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō * Chieko Baisho as Sakura * Etsuko Shihomi as Miho Shimazaki * Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi as Kengo Kurata * Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō * Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt) * Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa * Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa * Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura) * Gajirō Satō as Genkō * Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama * Jun Miho as Akemi * Issei O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitazawa Rakuten
, better known by the pen name , was a Japanese manga artist and ''nihonga'' artist. He drew many editorial cartoons and comic strips during the years from the late Meiji era through the early Shōwa era. He is considered by many historians to be the founding father of modern manga because his work was an inspiration to many younger manga artists and animators. He was the first professional cartoonist in Japan, and the first to use the term "manga" in its modern sense. Biography Kitazawa was born in 1876 in the Kita Adachi district of Ōmiya in Saitama Prefecture. He studied western-style painting under Ōno Yukihiko and Nihonga under Inoue Shunzui. He joined the English-language magazine ''Box of Curios'' in 1895, and started drawing cartoons under Frank Arthur Nankivell, an Australian artist who later emigrated to America and became a popular cartoonist for '' Puck'' magazine. In 1899, Kitazawa moved to ''Jiji Shimpo'', a daily newspaper founded by Yukichi Fukuzawa. From Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero (2015 Japanese Film)
''Hero'' is a 2015 Japanese mystery comedy-drama film directed by Masayuki Suzuki ( ja) and based on the Japanese television drama series of the same name. It was released on July 18, 2015. Plot A simple hit and run turns out to be anything but when prosecutor Kohei Kuryu realises the victim was a witness in a case against the yakuza. Cast * Takuya Kimura as Kohei Kuryu * Keiko Kitagawa as Chika Asagi * Takako Matsu as Maiko Amamiya * Kōichi Satō * Tetta Sugimoto *Gaku Hamada *Bokuzō Masana is a Japanese actor. Masana starred as Asao Konishi in '' L: Change the WorLd''. Filmography Films *''Tales of the Unusual'' (2000) *''I Just Didn't Do It'' (2004) - Mitsuaki Omori *''Happy Flight'' (2008) - Fukuo Okamoto *''Hero'' (2015) - Sh ... * Yō Yoshida * Yōji Tanaka * Katsuya * Yutaka Matsushige * Norito Yashima * Fumiyo Kohinata * * Reception The film was number-one on its opening weekend, grossing . It remained in number-one in the following weekend, with . The film w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Library Wars (film)
is a 2013 film based on the novels of the same name by Hiro Arikawa. Filming began in October, 2012, and the film was released on April 27, 2013. It was a critical and box office success in Japan, and was followed by a sequel, '' Library Wars: The Last Mission.'' Plot The story is set in Japan, in 2019. The Japanese government has a law making it illegal to have objectionable books, and authorizing the military Media Betterment Force to find and destroy blacklisted books. The libraries oppose this through a paramilitary Library Defense Force. Atsushi Dojo (Junichi Okada) train librarians to protect the libraries from physical attacks. A young woman named Iku Kasahara (Nana Eikura), who cherishes the childhood memory of a Librarian protecting her choice of books from the MBF, enlists to try out for the Library Defense Force. It is hard going, and Dojo is determined to test her capabilities. Meanwhile the MBF expands their campaigns, testing the balance of power with the Librar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Homeless Student
is a Japanese autobiographical novel by Hiroshi Tamura. The novel was published Wani Books on August 31, 2007 and is licensed in China by Shanghai Translation Publishing House and in Korea by Cine21. The novel was adapted into a two-volume manga by Yoshimoto Books, an elementary student's novel, two television specials by Fuji TV, another novel by Hiroshi's brother and a parody film by Hideo Jōjō. The novel was ranked first in the first half of 2008 on the Oricon charts. Teppei Koike was awarded the Newcomer of the Year award in 2008 at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize. Development Tamura credits the success of his novel to his "admittedly poor literary skills", for as a 28-year-old he was able to write like an eighth grader. The novel's simple language, excessive use of exclamations, bold type and cartoon drawings are reminiscent of an adolescent's diary in the days before blogs. Freedman claims that the success of ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' was due to writing in a similar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Christmas
"Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, originally released in December 1984 on CBS Records internationally and as a double A-side on Epic Records with "Everything She Wants" in the UK. Described as a "high watermark of mid-80s British synthpop songcraft", it was written and produced by George Michael, and has been covered by many artists since its original release. Upon its initial release in 1984, "Last Christmas" spent five consecutive weeks at number two in the UK Singles Chart—it was held off the top spot at Christmas by Band Aid's " Do They Know It's Christmas?" (on which Michael also performed). After many chart runs in subsequent years, which included three more weeks at number two, and which saw the recording become part of RCA Records' catalogue, the song finally reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on New Year's Day 2021 (chart week ending date 7 January 2021), more than 36 years after its initial release. In doing so, it became the fifth UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tora-san, My Uncle
is a 1989 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Goto as his nephew's love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san, My Uncle'' is the 42nd entry in the popular, long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series. Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō * Chieko Baisho as Sakura * Fumi Dan as Hisako * Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō * Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt) * Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura) * Gajirō Satō as Genkō * Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa * Kumiko Goto as Izumi Oikawa (Mitsuo's girlfriend) * Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa * Chishū Ryū as Gozen-sama Critical appraisal Hidetaka Yoshioka was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Japan Academy Prize for his role in ''Tora-san, My Uncle''. He won this title at the Nikkan Sports Film Award ceremony. Kumiko Goto was nominated for Best Actress at the Japan Academy Prize. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaso
is a 1989 Japanese film directed by Toshio Masuda. Cast *Ken Ogata *Yukiyo Toake * Kōichi Satō *Mariko Fuji *Miyuki Imori *Hideko Yoshida *Yōko Nogiwa *Issey Ogata *Eiichiro Funakoshi *Jun Negami *Hōsei Komatsu *Kazuo Kitamura * Takeshi Katō *Hideo Takamatsu as Okabe Kensuke *Tadao Nakamaru *Shinsuke Ashida *Tōru Emori *Tomisaburo Wakayama Awards 14th Hochi Film Award * Best Director - Toshio Masuda * Best Supporting Actress - Hideko Yoshida is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 14th Hochi Film Award for ''Shaso''. Filmography * '' Neo Tokyo'' (1989) * ''Shaso'' (1989) * ''The Pillow Book'' (1996) * ''Will to Live'' (1999) * ''By Player'' (2000) ... References External links * 1989 films Films directed by Toshio Masuda 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memories Of You
"Memories of You" is a popular song about nostalgia with lyrics written by Andy Razaf and music composed by Eubie Blake and published in 1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be .... Song history The song was introduced by singer Minto Cato in the Broadway theatre, Broadway show ''Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1930''. A 1930 version recorded by Louis Armstrong featuring Lionel Hampton is the first known use of the vibraphone in popular music. The Armstrong recording in 1930 was reviewed by ''Times'' magazine's monthly record review alongside opera records and Western art music records of composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, and Ravel. A version of the song recorded by The Four Coins from the biopic ''The Benny Goodman Story'' reached #22 on the ''Billboard (ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
