Jinbē

	Jinbē is a romance manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It appeared irregularly in the manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' from 1992 through 1997, and was collected in one tankōbon volume in May 1997. In 1998, it was adapted as an 11-episode television drama series by Fuji TV. Plot ''Jinbē'' is the story of the relationship between Jinpei and his stepdaughter, Miku. Miku's mother died after being married to Jinpei for a little over a year, when Miku was 13 years old, and Jinpei has been raising Miku alone since then. The series has a very delicate touch with the romantic issues. Adachi dealt with a similar situation, a brother and sister who are not related by blood, in his earlier series '' Miyuki''. Main characters The information in the "Portrayed by" line is for the live action drama. Additional cast members are listed below in that section. ; :''Portrayed by:'' Masakazu Tamura :Jinpei, also known as Jinbē (meaning whale shark), lives with his step-daughter Miku. His wife, Rikako, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mitsuru Adachi is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969, Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii. He made his manga debut in 1970 with ''Kieta Bakuon'', based on a manga originally created by Satoru Ozawa. ''Kieta'' was published in ''Deluxe Shōnen Sunday'' (a manga magazine published by Shogakukan) . Adachi is well known for romantic comedy and sports manga (especially baseball) such as ''Touch'', '' H2'', ''Slow Step'', '' Miyuki'' and ''Cross Game''. He has been described as a writer of "delightful dialogue", a genius at portraying everyday life, "the greatest pure storyteller", and "a master manga artist". He is one of the few manga artists to write for shōnen, shōjo and seinen manga magazines, and be popular in all three. His works have been carried in manga magazines such as ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', '' Ciao'', ''Shōjo Comic'', ''Big Comic'' and ''Petit Comic'', and most of his works are published through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Masakazu Tamura was a Japanese film and theatre actor. Profile Masakazu Tamura was born 1 August 1943 in Kyoto, Japan to Japanese actor Tsumasaburō Bandō. Tsumasaburō Bandō died when Tamura was only nine years old. His brothers Takahiro and Ryō are also actors. He had been thinking of becoming an actor in the future since he was a child. He was thus trained in fighting with swords and more traditional forms of Japanese theatre like Kabuki and Nihon Buyō. He graduated from Seijo University.日本映画人名事典 1996年度　下 P.150-151 キネマ旬報社 In 1960, he made a cameo appearance in the film ''Hatamoto Gurentai'', in which his older brother Takahiro starred. The following year, he signed a contract with the Shōchiku Ōfuna company while he was still in university. In the same year, he made his official film debut in the film '' Eternal Woman'' directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. His first leading film role was '' Kono koenaki sakebi'' directed by Hirokazu Ichimura in 1965. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tsuyoshi Kusanagi is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, and a former member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. Early life Kusanagi grew up in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan. Career Music In 1987, at age 13, Kusanagi auditioned to enter Johnny & Associates, a Japanese talent agency that recruits and trains young boys, preteens to teens, to become singers and members of boy bands. After five of the other band members auditioning individually from 1986 through 1987, in autumn 1987, twenty boys, from ages ten to seventeen, were put together into a group called The Skate Boys, which was initially created as backup dancers for a famous boy band, Hikaru Genji (band), Hikaru Genji. In April 1988, producer Johnny Kitagawa chose six out of the twenty boys to create a new boy band and named them "SMAP". A year after the dissolution of SMAP, Kusanagi, alongside former members Shingo Katori, and Goro Inagaki formed the group, Atarashii Chizu. Acting He had the lead role in the movie, ( ... [...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]
	Takashi Ukaji is a Japanese actor. Early life Born in Tokyo, but raised in Hiroshima Prefecture, Ukaji was the leader of one of Japan's largest bosozoku groups before becoming an actor. His mother is Shizue Ukaji, a prominent Ainu poet and artist. Career Ukaji appeared in Shinji Aoyama's 2011 film '' Tokyo Park''. Filmography Film * ''Passenger: Sugisarishi Hibi'' (1987) * ''Osu!! Karate Bu'' (1990) * ''Score'' (1995) * ''Ultraman Gaia: Gaia Once Again'' (2001) * ''Joker'' (1998) * '' GTO'' (1999) * '' Gun Crazy: A Woman from Nowhere'' (2002) * ''Nin x Nin'' (2004) * ''Sen no Kaze ni Natte'' (2004) * ''Eiko'' (2004) * ''Awakening'' (2006) * '' Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior'' (2006-2008) * ''20th Century Boys'' (2008) * '' Zatoichi: The Last'' (2010) * '' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core'' (2010) * '' Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals'' (2011) * '' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Big Comic Original is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan, aimed at an older adult and mostly male audience. It is a sister magazine to ''Big Comic'', the biggest difference being that it goes on sale twice a month in the weeks ''Big Comic'' does not. Cover artwork usually features a dog or cat, and a haiku. The dozen or so manga serials running at any given time feature a wide variety of material, from historical dramas and suspense to sports and romance, with relatively little science fiction or fantasy. Launched in 1972, it has published over 1000 issues, typically running to about 350 pages in a black-and-white, saddle-stapled format, selling for 340 yen (2015). More than 83% of readers are reported to be over 30 years old, with female readers comprising about a quarter of the total. Most readers are company employees. Circulation in 2015 was reported at 539,500. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Masaki Nishiura Masaki may refer to: Name * Masaki (given name), a unisex Japanese given name * Masaki (surname), a Japanese surname Places * Masaki, Ehime, a town located in Iyo District, Japan * Masaki Art Museum, a museum in Tadaoka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan that opened in 1968 * Masaki Station (other) * Masaki, a suburb in Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ... , Tanzania {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nobuhiro Sugio Nobuhiro (written: 信広, 信宏, 信尋, 信淵, 信弘, 信敬, 修宏, 修弘, 伸宏, 伸博, 伸洋, 敦弘, 敦彦, 暢彦, 順大, 順裕, 展裕, 伸啓, 宣浩, or 亘弘) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese boxer , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese footballer , Japanese astronomer , Japanese economist , Japanese ''kugyō'' , Japanese footballer , Japanese golfer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese ''daimyō'' , Japanese painter , Japanese politician , Japanese footballer , Japanese scientist , Japanese footballer Nobuhiro Sonoda Nobuhiro Sonoda is a luthier of reputation, born in Tokyo, 1949, working and residing in Chiba, Japan, since 1999. His training was at Soroku Murata in Tokyo and Mittenwald School in Germany, where he passed his master's degree in 1982 under J ... (born 1949), Japanese luthier , Japanese film director , Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tatsuaki Kimura Tatsuaki (written: , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese judoka , Japanese Go player , Japanese woodworker and lacquerware artist See also TATSUAKI, a fashion label by Dan Liu {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kōzō Nagayama Kōzō, Kozo, Kouzou or Kohzoh (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese footballer , Japanese shogi player , Japanese sprinter , Japanese swimmer , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician , Japanese engineer , Japanese journalist , Japanese ski jumper , Japanese footballer , Japanese handball player , Japanese voice actor , Japanese photographer , Japanese singer-songwriter , Japanese television and film director , Japanese video game composer , Japanese engineer , Japanese mass murderer , Japanese film director , Japanese politician , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral , Japanese voice actor , Japanese computer scientist , Japanese kickboxer , Japanese footballer , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral , Japanese economist Kozo Watanabe (other) Kozo Watanabe may refer to: Kozo Watanabe (engineer) is a Japanese automotive engineer who was responsible for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mayuko Nishiyama Mayuko (written: , , , , or ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese actress and voice actress , Japanese synchronized swimmer and coach , Japanese actress , Japanese actress and model , Japanese handball player , Japanese entertainer, model and actress , Japanese violinist , Japanese-American actress , Japanese actress , Japanese politician , Japanese journalist and media scholar Fictional characters Mayuko Kiyokawa, a character from ''Soar High! Isami'' , a character from ''Ushio and Tora is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 1990 to October 1996, with its chapters collected in thirty-three '' ...'' {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Noriko Yoshida is a Japanese name, Japanese given name for females. Possible writings * 徳子, "benevolence child" * 法子, "method, law child" * 則子, "rule child" * 紀子, "chronicle child" * 教子, "teach child" * 範子, "pattern child" * 典子, "rule, precedent, ceremony child" * 規子, "standard, measure child" * 憲子, "constitution child" * 稔子, "child who harvests wisdom and knowledge" People with the name * Noriko Arai, Japanese female wheelchair racer * Noriko H. Arai (born 1962), Japanese mathematical logician and artificial intelligence researcher , Japanese swimmer Noriko Awaya (淡谷のり子, 1907–1999), Japanese singer * Noriko Hidaka (日高のり子), Japanese voice actress * Noriko Higashide (東出典子), Japanese actress , Japanese Paralympic swimmer , Japanese singer and actress * Noriko Kijima (木嶋のりこ), Japanese actress and gravure model , Japanese sport shooter , Japanese fencer * Noriko Matsueda (松枝賀子), Japanese video game comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]