Japanese Girls Never Die
is a 2016 Japanese comedy film directed by Daigo Matsui. It critiques sexism in Japan through the story of a young woman. Cast * Yū Aoi - Haruko Azumi * Mitsuki Takahata - Aina * Taiga Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, sp ... - Yukio * Shono Hayama - Manabu * Huey Ishizaki - Yuji Soga * Akiko Kikuchi References External links * 2016 comedy films 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daigo Matsui
is a Japanese screenwriter and film director. Filmography Film *''Afro Tanaka'' (2012, director) *''Daily Lives of High School Boys'' (2013, writer, director) *''Sweet Poolside'' (2014, writer, director) *'' Our Huff and Puff Journey'' (2014, writer, director) *''Wonderful World End'' (2014, writer, director) *''Japanese Girls Never Die'' (2016, director) *'' Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops'' (2017, director) *'' You, Your, Yours'' (2018, writer, director) *''#HandballStrive'' (2020, writer, director) *''Remain in Twilight'' (2021, writer, director) *''The Supporting Actors: The Movie'' (2021, director) *''Just Remembering'' (2022, writer, director) *''Hand'' (2022) TV series *''Twin Spica is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Kou Yaginuma. The "realistic, slice-of-life science fiction series" tells the story of a group of Japanese high school students training to become astronauts in the early 21st ...'' (2009, writer) *''A Day-Off of Ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yū Aoi
is a Japanese actress and model. She made her film debut as Shiori Tsuda in Shunji Iwai's 2001 film ''All About Lily Chou-Chou''. She subsequently portrayed Tetsuko Arisugawa in ''Hana and Alice'' (2004), also directed by Iwai, Kimiko Tanigawa in the hula dancing film ''Hula Girls'' and Hagumi Hanamoto in the 2006 live-action adaptation of the ''Honey and Clover'' manga series. She has won numerous awards for her performances on screen, including the Japan Academy Prize and Kinema Junpo Awards for best supporting actress in 2007 for ''Hula Girls'' and Rookie of the Year for continued performances in the field of ''Films in Media and Fine Arts'' by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan in 2009. Biography Early career Yu Aoi made her stage debut as Polly in the 1999 rendition of ''Annie'', followed by her appearance as a regular on TV Tokyo's ''Oha Suta'' (The Super Kids Station) in 2000. A year later, she debuted in Shunji Iwai's ''All About ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mitsuki Takahata
is a Japanese actress and singer who is represented by the talent agency Horipro. She attended Hosei University as an undergraduate student Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry- .... 朝日新聞 (2014年12月24日) Filmography TV series Film Dubbing Awards References External links Official profile * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Takahata, Mitsuki 1991 births Living people People from Higashiōsaka Actresses from Osaka Prefecture Musicians from Osaka Prefecture Asadora lead actors Hosei University alumni 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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The Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo. History ''The Japan Times'' was launched by Motosada Zumoto on 22 March 1897, with the goal of giving Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English to help Japan to participate in the international community. The newspaper was independent of government control, but from 1931 onward, the paper's editors experienced mounting pressure from the Japanese government to submit to its policies. In 1933, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed Hitoshi Ashida, former ministry official, as chief editor. During World War II, the newspaper served as an outlet for Imperial Japanese government communication and editorial opinion. It was successively renamed ''The Japan Times and Mail'' (1918–1940) following its merger with ''The Japan Ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taiga (actor)
is a Japanese actor. He is represented with Stardust Promotion. He is the second son of actor Hideo Nakano. He was previously credited as only Taiga. Career Filmography Film Short films TV series Internet dramas Radio dramas Stage Advertisements Music videos Accolades *6th Tama Film Awards Best Emerging Actor Award (''Hotori no Sakuko'', '' Daily Lives of High School Boys'', ''Jinrō Game'', '' Monsterz'', ''My Man'', '' Sweet Poolside'') * 38th Yokohama Film Festival: Best Newcomer (''Destruction Babies'') (2017) *76th Mainichi Film Awards: Best Supporting Actor (''Under the Open Sky'') (2022) *46th Elan d'or Awards: Newcomer of the Year (2022) *64th Blue Ribbon Awards The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan. The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers. In 1961, the six major Japanes ...: Best Supporting Actor (2022) Notes ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shono Hayama
Shono may refer to: People * Junzo Shono (庄野 潤三 1921–2009), Japanese novelist *Haruhiko Shono (庄野 晴彦, ''Shōno Haruhiko'', born 1960), Japanese computer graphics artist *Yoriko Shono , born 16 March 1956, is a Japanese writer who describes her writing as 'avant-pop'. Biography Yoriko Shono (real name Yoriko Ishikawa) was born in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, grew up in Ise and studied in the Law Department at Ritsumeikan ... (笙野 頼子, ''Shōno Yoriko'', born 1956), Japanese writer Other * ''Shono'' (album) (Bengali: শোন! Śōna ; Listen!), Bengali-language pop album by Habib Wahid 2006 * Shōno-juku (庄野宿, Shōno-juku), forty-fifth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō, located in former Ise Province {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akiko Kikuchi
is a Japanese model and actress who is represented by the talent agency Ten Carat. Biography Kikuchi graduated from Chiba University's Faculty of Engineering of Urban Environment Systems Department. Her bachelor's degree is engineering. Kikuchi was active in many magazines like ''Linen''. She appeared in magazines ''Non-no is a Japanese women's fashion and lifestyle magazine published by Shueisha. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo. ''Men's Non-no'', targeted for a male demographic, was first published in 1987. History The magazine was established as a fortn ...'' and ''Pretty Style'' in the past. Kikuchi was serialized in ''PS'' ''Akiko Kikuchi no Michikusa''. In 2006, she was appointed to the supporters of the link affiliate site, Share Shogakukan Joint Charity. In addition to starring in films and television dramas, Kikuchi appeared in advertisements often. She has a reputation for illustrations and fashion style that had a unique view of the world. Filmography TV ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016 Comedy Films
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]   |