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Japanese Films Of 1998 ...
Highest-grossing films List of films A list of films released in Japan in 1998 (see 1998 in film). See also * 1998 in Japan * 1998 in Japanese television References Bibliography * * * * External links Japanese films of 1998at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Japanese Films Of 1998 1998 Lists of 1998 films by country or language Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayside Shakedown (film)
, known internationally as ''Bayside Shakedown'', is a 1998 Japanese film. The film was adapted from the 1997 television series ''Bayside Shakedown''. Plot The film continues a few months after the end of the TV series. The main character Detective Sergeant Shunsaku Aoshima has worked his way back up into the investigative division of the Wangan Precinct of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, after being demoted back to patrol duty for insubordination. Shortly after the movie begins, a body is found floating in a river near the edge of the precinct's jurisdiction. However, in the spirit of the series, the main concern of the officers on the scene is getting to the body before their counterparts from the other precinct on the other side of the river get to it. The scene eventually degenerates into a cross-river shouting match over bullhorns between the officers from the two precincts. The brass at Wangan Station turn out to be less than happy when their officers manage to reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takako Matsu
(born June 10, 1977) also known as is a Japanese actress and pop singer. Personal life Matsu was born to a family of buyō and kabuki actors, including her father Matsumoto Hakuō II, her mother and businesswoman Noriko Fujima, her uncle, Nakamura Kichiemon II, her elder brother Matsumoto Kōshirō X, her sister Kio Matsumoto, and stage director Kazuhisa Kawahara. She married guitarist and record producer Yoshiyuki Sahashi on December 28, 2007. Her married name is . She has the name of Natori of the Matsumoto school of Nippon Buyō (Japanese dancing); . She chose the surname "Matsu" to honor the family. In an interview, she said she and her siblings are close to their mother. Career Matsu starred in her stage debut '' Ninjō-banashi: Bunshichi Mottoi'' at Kabuki-za. Her first television role was in the NHK Drama ''Hana no Ran'' and starred in the NHK drama ''Kura''. Because Shirayuri Gakuen, her high school, prohibited working in the industry, she moved to Horikoshi Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renji Ishibashi
, born is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 15th Hochi Film Award for '' Rōnin-gai''. Filmography Film Television Video game * '' Yakuza: Dead Souls'' - Oyassan References External links * Renji Ishibashiat ''MSN MSN (meaning Microsoft Network) is a web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995, alongside the release of Windows 95. The Microsoft Net ... Movies'' Japanese male actors 1941 births Living people People from Shinagawa {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiro Motoki
Masahiro Motoki (本木 雅弘 ''Motoki Masahiro'', born December 21, 1965) is a Japanese actor. He portrayed protagonist Daigo Kobayashi in '' Departures'', which won the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. His performance earned him the Award for Best Actor at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, at the 3rd Asian Film Awards and at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize. Career Motoki started his entertainment career as a member of boy band (the name of the band contains a portmanteau of and , a homonym of ). The band made its debut in 1982 under the management of Johnny & Associates and was popular for a good part of the 1980s. After the band broke up Motoki turned to acting. His first main role in a film was as a Zen monk in the comedy directed by Masayuki Suo. Motoki also starred in Suo's next film, , which practically introduced him to audiences outside Japan. He then worked with directors such as Takashi Miike () and Shinya Tsukamoto (). Motoki's breakthrough t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bird People In China
is a 1998 Japanese comedy-drama film directed by Takashi Miike from a screenplay by his frequent collaborator Masa Nakamura. The film is considerably more mellow in tone compared to some of the director's more famous works. Plot When Mr. Okamura is hospitalized for a hernia, a young Japanese businessman named Mr. Wada is sent as his replacement to assess a vein of jade in a remote village in Yunnan, China. His Chinese guide Mr. Shen does not speak English well but can speak Japanese. A member of the yakuza named Ujiie tells Mr. Wada that his company owes the yakuza money and he forces Mr. Wada to take him along to repay the debt in precious stones. They encounter a Japanese researcher who has found carvings of bird people throughout Japan and seeks to find more in Yunnan, which he believes is the origin of Japanese culture. After losing their belongings and documents in a storm, they eventually find the village. They encounter a woman with blue eyes who teaches a school for f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isako Washio
is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Actress at the 15th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Bloom in the Moonlight is a 1993 Japanese biographical drama film directed by Shinichiro Sawai about the life of pianist Rentarō Taki. Cast * Tōru Kazama as Rentarō Taki * Isako Washio as Yuki Nakano * Yuko Asano as Misako * Hiroshi Katsuno as Daikichi Taki * Tak ...''. Filmography References External links * 1967 births Japanese actresses Living people Actors from Niigata Prefecture {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōka Suzuki
is a Japanese actress. Life and career Suzuki appeared in Shinji Aoyama's '' Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name'' and Yōichi Sai's ''Blood and Bones''. She won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Yokohama Film Festival for her role in ''Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald'', at the 42nd Blue Ribbon Awards for ''Keiho'' and at the 2011 Tokyo Drama Awards for ''Second Virgin is a Japanese television drama series that aired on NHK in 2010. Cast * Kyōka Suzuki as Rui Nakamura * Kyoko Fukada as Marie Suzuki * Hiroki Hasegawa as Kō Suzuki * You as Akiko * Gō Ayano is a Japanese actor. Career Ayano was feature ...''. Filmography Film Television Honours *Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2014) References External links * * * 1968 births Living people People from Sendai Japanese television actresses Japanese film actresses Asadora lead actors {{Japan-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kiichi Nakai
is a Japanese actor. His name was given by Yasujirō Ozu. His father, Keiji Sada, also a movie actor, died when Nakai was only two years old. Nakai started his acting career while he was still in university and was awarded the Rookie of the Year at the Japan Academy Awards in 1981. He won the Japan Academy Best Supporting Actor award in 1994 (for ''47 Ronin'') and Best Actor award in 2003 (for '' Mibu gishi den'' (''When the Last Sword is Drawn'')). He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 19th Hochi Film Award for ''47 Ronin''. In 2003 he played a Japanese delegate to a Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty in ''Warriors of Heaven and Earth''. Though a few of his lines are in Japanese, most are in Mandarin. His older sister, Kie Nakai, is also an actress. Selected filmography Film Television Video games Japanese dubbing Honours *Medal with Purple Ribbon are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done merit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maho Nonami
Maho Nonami (野波麻帆 ''Nonami Maho'' born 13 May 1980 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress, best known for her role in the critically acclaimed ''2LDK''. Filmography Film * 1997 ''Rebirth of Mothra II'', Yuna * 1998 ''Begging for Love'' (aka Ai o kou hito), Migusa Yamaoka * 2001 ''Kakashi'' (案山子) (aka Scarecrow), Kaoru Yoshikawa * 2001 ''Puratonikku sekusu'' (aka Platonic Sex), Akemi Yamaguchi * 2002 ''2LDK'', Lana * 2003 ''Summer Nude'' * 2003 ''Keep on Rocking'' * 2004 ''Mondai no nai watashitachi'', Akane Kato * 2005 ''Su-ki-da'' * 2018 ''The Lies She Loved'' * 2020 ''The Asadas'' * 2022 ''Even If This Love Disappears From the World Tonight'' * 2022 ''Roleless'', Riho Television * 1999 ''Second Chance'', (Episode 3) * 2002 ''Tobo'' (aka Escape) * 2003 ''Dollhouse'', Ayumi * 2004 ''Kaseifu ha mita! 22'', Eri Itonaga * 2008 ''4 Shimai Tantei Dan'', Horie Ryoko (ep4) * 2011 ''Kaseifu no Mita is a 2011 Japanese television drama series. A family grieving their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Harada
is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She has played various roles in many motion pictures, television shows and television dramas since her debut in 1974. Career Harada most notably portrayed Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film ''Ran'', and further collaborated with him in his 1990 film ''Dreams''. Harada also provided the voice for Kaguya in the 2002 anime film '' InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass''. Harada won the award for best actress at the 21st Hochi Film Award for '' Village of Dreams'' and at the 23rd Hochi Film Award for ''Begging for Love''. Personal life Harada has been married to actor and singer Ryo Ishibashi since 1987 and has three children. Filmography Film *'' Lullaby of the Earth'' (1976) *''The Youth Killer'' (1976) *'' Torakku Yarō: Totsugeki ichibanboshi (1978) *''The Fall of Ako Castle'' (1978) *'' Ah! Nomugi Toge'' (1979) *''Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1979) *''Ran'' (1985) – Lady Kaede *''Bakumatsu Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |