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Junko Abe
(born May 7, 1993) formerly known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress and model. Early life Abe was born on May 7, 1993 in Osaka. She attended at the Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School, where she was part of the Aikido team. While in high school, she was involved in Japanese dance, scuba diving and playing piano. She was also part of the high school brass band, where she played flute. In March 2017, she graduated from the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies at Keio University in Tokyo. Career While at elementary school, she was discovered and signed on by an agent. She made her debut as an advertising model for Hankyu Department Store. In middle school, she worked as a model for a fashion magazine and later worked as an image character for the Fuji TV anime series ''Shion no Ō''. On 2010, she made her acting debut in the movie ''The Chasing World 2'' (リアル鬼ごっこ２), as the heroine. She started using her stage name ''Jun Yoshinaga''. In 2012, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Osaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji Restoration, Osaka greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization. In 1889, Osaka was officially established as a municipality. The construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takasaki
is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 372,369 in 167,345 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Takasaki is famous as the hometown of the Daruma doll, theoretically representing the Buddhist sage Bodhidharma and in modern practice a symbol of good luck. Takaski has been the largest city in Gunma Prefecture since 1990 after beating Maebashi. Geography Takasaki is located in the southwestern part of Gunma Prefecture in the flat northwestern part of the Kantō Plain. The city is located approximately 90 to 100 kilometers from central Tokyo . Mount Akagi, Mount Haruna and Mount Myogi can be seen from the city, and the southern slopes of Mount Haruna are within the city limits. The Tone River, Karasu River and Usui River flow through the city. Although Takasaki is located over 100 kilometers from the coast, much of the city is low-lying, and the elevation of the city hall and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dog Named Palma
''A Dog Named Palma'' (russian: Пальма) is a 2021 Russian children's drama film film directed by Aleksandr Domogarov Jr., based on real events that took place in 1974-1976 at the Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport. It was released theatrically on March 18, 2021 by Central Partnership. Plot In 1977 Soviet Union, the owner of a German Shepherd named Palma flies abroad. But Palma hides at the airport and waits for her owner. She meets a boy named Kolya Lazarev, who has lost his mother, and they become best friends. Cast * Viktor Dobronravov as Vyacheslav Lazarev, an aircraft commander * Liliya (German Shepherd) as Palma * Leonid Basov as Kolya Lazarev, a boy * Vladimir Ilyin as Sergey Tikhonov, an airport technician, Nina Tikhonova's father * Valeriya Fedorovich as Nina Tikhonova, a stewardess, Sergey Tikhonov's daughter * Evgeniya Dmitrieva as Lyubov Zhurina, head of the flight squad of OJSC " Soviet Aeroflot" * Igor Khripunov as Evgeny Golikov, head of the Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unbroken Samurai
Unbroken may refer to: * Unbroken (horse), a horse that has never been ridden Books and film * '' Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption'', a 2010 nonfiction book by Laura Hillenbrand about World War II hero Louis Zamperini * ''Unbroken'' (film), a 2014 film based on the Hillenbrand book * '' Unbroken: Path to Redemption'', a 2018 sequel to the 2014 film. Music *Unbroken (band), an American hardcore punk band Albums * ''Unbroken'' (Buddy Tate album), 1970 *Unbroken (Crematory album), 2020 * ''Unbroken'' (Demi Lovato album), 2011 * ''Unbroken'' (D-Side album), 2006 * ''Unbroken'' (Fiona album), 2011 * ''Unbroken'' (Julie Elias album), 2015 * ''Unbroken'' (Katharine McPhee album), 2010 * ''Unbroken'' (A Perfect Murder album), 2004 * ''Unbroken'' (Shannon Noll album), 2018 Songs * "Unbroken" (Bonnie Anderson song), 2015 * "Unbroken" (Tim McGraw song), 2002 * "Unbroken" (María Ólafsdóttir song), 2015 * "Unbroken" (Stan Walker song), 2010 *"Unb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai Marathon
is a 2019 Japanese-British historical action adventure film directed by Bernard Rose and starring Takeru Satoh, Nana Komatsu and Mirai Moriyama. It is based on the 2014 novel ''The Marathon Samurai: Five Tales of Japan’s First Marathon'' by Akihiro Dobashi, itself inspired by the origin story of the Ansei Toashi 30-km footrace held annually in Annaka City. Cast *Takeru Satoh as Karasawa Jinnai *Nana Komatsu as Princess Yuki *Mirai Moriyama as Tsujimura Heikurō *Shōta Sometani as Uesugi Hironoshin * Munetaka Aoki as Ueki Yoshikuni *Ryu Kohata *Yuta Koseki *Motoki Fukami *Shinsuke Katō *Joey Iwanaga *Ruka Wakabayashi * Mariko Tsutsui *Mugi Kadowaki *Nao *Junko Abe *Taishi Nakagawa *Naoto Takenaka as Kurita Mataemon *Danny Huston as Commodore Perry *Etsushi Toyokawa as Ioki Suketora * Hiroki Hasegawa as Itakura Katsuakira Release The film was released in theaters in Japan in February 2019. It was later featured at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blood Of Wolves
is a 2018 Japanese crime and yakuza film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi. Plot 1988, Hiroshima, Japan. Shūichi Hioka (Tori Matsuzaka) gets assigned to the second investigative unit under Shōgo Ōgami (Kōji Yakusho), a detective rumored to have mob ties, and he is put in charge of the missing person case for an employee at a yakuza-affiliated finance company. Hioka confronts ruthless gang thugs while harboring doubts about the law-breaking Ogami. Cast ;East Kurehara Police * Kōji Yakusho as Shōgo Ōgami * Tori Matsuzaka as Shūichi Hioka * Kenichi Yajima * Tomorowo Taguchi ;Hiroshima Prefectural Police * Kenichi Takitō as Daisuke Saga ;Odani-gumi * Yōsuke Eguchi as Moritaka Ichinose * Goro Ibuki as Kenji Odani * Tomoya Nakamura as Kyōji * Taketo Tanaka as Takashi ;Irako-kai * Renji Ishibashi as Shōhei Irako ;Kakomura-gumi * Kyūsaku Shimada as Kakomura * Yutaka Takenouchi as Nozaki * Takuma Oto'o as Yoshida * Katsuya as "Sekitori" ;Takii-gumi * Pierre Taki as Ginji Takii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Hawaiian Discovery
is a 2014 Japanese romantic comedy film directed by Koji Maeda and starring Nana Eikura, Rin Takanashi, Koji Seto, and Ryo Kase. It was released on 14 June 2014. Cast *Nana Eikura *Rin Takanashi *Koji Seto *Ryo Kase *Sosuke Ikematsu *Shingo Tsurumi *Jun Yoshinaga Reception The film has grossed ¥19.9 million in Japan. On Film Business Asia ''Film Business Asia'' was a film trade magazine based in Hong Kong. The magazine was created in 2010 by Patrick Frater, former journalist for ''Variety'', ''The Hollywood Reporter'', and '' Screen International'' and Stephen Cremin, co-founder o ..., Derek Elley gave the film a rating of 6 out of 10, calling it a "rambling but likeable rom-com". References External links * * 2014 romantic comedy films Japanese romantic comedy films 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dual Role
A dual role (also known as a double role) refers to one actor playing two roles in a single production. Dual roles (or a larger number of roles for an actor) may be deliberately written into a script, or may instead be a choice made during production, often due to a low budget. In film and television, dual roles are often used for comic effect, or to depict identical twins or relatives. In a theatrical production where more than one actor plays multiple characters, it is sometimes referred to as an "Ironman" cast. Theatre In theatre, the use of multiple roles may be budget-related, may be intended to give an accomplished actor more stage time or a greater challenge, or may be of thematic significance to the story. The combination of factors leading to such a decision may often remain unknown. For example, debate exists over the significance of William Shakespeare's use of dual roles, with a notable example being whether the characters of Cordelia and the Fool in ''King Lear'' were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1905 over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major theatres of military operations were located in Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden in Southern Manchuria, and the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. Russia sought a warm-water port on the Pacific Ocean both for its navy and for maritime trade. Vladivostok remained ice-free and operational only during the summer; Port Arthur, a naval base in Liaodong Province leased to Russia by the Qing dynasty of China from 1897, was operational year round. Russia had pursued an expansionist policy east of the Urals, in Siberia and the Far East, since the reign of Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century. Since the end of the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895, Japan had feared Russian en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tokushima Prefecture to the east, and Kōchi Prefecture to the southeast. Matsuyama is the capital and largest city of Ehime Prefecture and the largest city on Shikoku, with other major cities including Imabari, Niihama, and Saijō. Notable past Ehime residents include three Nobel Prize winners: they are Kenzaburo Oe (1994 Nobel Prize in Literature), Shuji Nakamura (2014 Nobel Prize in Physics), and Syukuro Manabe (2021 Nobel Prize in Physics). History Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime Prefecture was known as Iyo Province. Since before the Heian period, the area was dominated by fishermen and sailors who played an important role in defending Japan against pirates and Mongolian invasions. After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Tokugaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsuyama
file:Matsuyama city office Ehime prefecture Japan.jpg, 270px, Matsuyama City Hall file:Ehimekencho-20040417.JPG, 270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan and also Shikoku's largest city. , the city had an estimated population of 505,948 in 243541 households and a population density of 1200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Matsuyama is located in central Ehime Prefecture, facing the Seto Inland Sea to the north, the mountains of the Takanawa Peninsula to the north and east, and the Saragamine Mountain Range, an extension of the Shikoku Mountains, to the south. It is located on the northeastern portion of the Dōgo Plain. The city also includes the Kutsuna Islands, an archipelago of 29 islands in the Seto Inland Sea. Neighbouring municipalities Ehime Prefecture *Tōon, Ehime, Tōon *Imabari, Ehime, Imabari *Tobe, Ehime, Tobe *Masaki, Ehime, Masaki *Kumakōgen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prisoner Of Sakura
(russian: В плену у сакуры, ''V plenu u sakury'') is a 2019 Japanese war film directed by Masaki Inoue. A joint Japan-Russia co-production, the movie is based on the true story of a prison camp in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, during the Russo-Japanese War. Plot In the present day, a journalist named Sakurako Takamiya works for a local TV station. She researches into the Russian prisoners of war cemetery that local students keep clean. Her boss Shiro Kurata tells her about a letter from Russian Army officer named Alexander Sorokin, which was addressed to a nurse named Yui Takeda. They travel to Russia to look into Sorokin's diary. In 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, Yui takes care of the injured Sorokin at a prisoner of war camp in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. At first, Yui hates Sorokin, because her younger brother died in the war. Her feelings change, as they fall in love under difficult circumstances. Cast *Junko Abe as Yui Takeda/Sakurako Takamiya *Rodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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