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Joe Odagiri
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and musician. Personal life Joe Odagiri was born in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture. Though he was accepted by Kochi University, he turned it down for an opportunity to study in the United States. He had originally intended to study film directing at California State University, Fresno, but mistakes in the application process landed him in acting classes. He often says that Tokyo is his second hometown. On December 27, 2008, at a news conference in Tokyo, Odagiri announced his new project. He would be director of a film that would take 11 years to make. Filmography (as Actor) Film Television Anime * '' Zaion: I Wish You Were Here'' (2001), Yuji Tamiya Filmography (as Director) Bibliography Books * ''Joe Odagiri: Sweater Book'' (2000) * ''Odagirism'' (2001) Discography Albums * ''Toto'' (2020) * ''Hardy'' (2018) * ''Cherry and blueberries'' (2016) See also *Odagiri effect The Odagiri effect is a television phen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuyama
is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 102,294 and a population density of 200 persons per km². The total area was 185.73 km². The area increased in 2005 as the result of a merger with adjacent towns, which also boosted the city's population to more than 100,000. History The city was founded on February 11, 1929. Tsuyama is known for the 17th century Tsuyama Castle, whose grandeur was said to rival that of Himeji Castle in neighboring Hyōgo Prefecture. The castle was destroyed in 1874, and today only the stone foundations remain, save for a single turret that was reconstructed in 2005. The castle ruins remain Tsuyama's main tourist attraction along with Joto Street, a narrow street of old, traditional buildings that was once part of the pilgrimage route from Kyoto to Izumo, and Shurakuen Garden, a traditional Japanese garden constructed in 1657. On February 28, 2005, the town of Kamo, the village of Aba (both from Tomata Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Raccoon
is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. The "raccoon" of the English title is actually a translation for the tanuki or Japanese raccoon-dog. It is a love story set in the musical genre and stars Zhang Ziyi as a tanuki princess and Joe Odagiri as the banished prince she falls in love with. The film premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The Lord of Castle Grace, Azuchi Momoyama ( Mikijiro Hira), is used to ask a prophetess ( Saori Yuki) to confirm he is the fairest of all living things. On one occasion, the prophetess reveals that his son Prince Amechiyo (Joe Odagiri) will soon become the fairest. Azuchi Momoyama orders his son to be killed at Sacred Mountain. The plan fails when the assassin is trapped by racoon hunters. While Amechiyo sleeps, Princess Racoon (Zhang Ziyi), finds him and takes him to the Raccoon Palace. Soon, Amechiyo and the Princess are in love. The Racoons are against the romance because it is a known law that "No man should love a racoon. Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poongsan
''Poongsan'' (; lit. "Phungsan Dog") is a 2011 South Korean thriller film directed by Juhn Jai-hong, starring Yoon Kye-sang and Kim Gyu-ri. Poongsan, whose real name is never revealed, is a mysterious messenger who crosses the demarcation line between the two Koreas, delivering letters and cherished heirlooms between separated families in Seoul and Pyongyang. One day he is commissioned by South Korean government agents with the task of smuggling in In-ok, the beautiful lover of a high-ranking North Korean defector, into the South. Yet things take an unexpected turn when the deliveryman falls for the young woman, but their romance is put in jeopardy by the obstacles they encounter. Part love story, part postwar tragedy, with a dose of comedy thrown in, the low-budget film ''Poongsan'' depicts the sad reality of the division between the two Koreas. Plot A man simply known as "Poongsan" (Yoon Kye-sang) - from the brand of North Korean cigarettes he smokes - makes regular trips acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Wish (film)
is a 2011 Japanese film edited, written, and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. This film stars real-life brothers Koki Maeda and Oshiro Maeda, along with veteran actress Kirin Kiki and actor Joe Odagiri. ''I Wish'' tells the story of two young brothers who got separated and had to live in different cities – one with their father, one with their mother and her parents – and dream of reuniting. Cast * Kohki Maeda as Kohichi Ohsako, the older brother * Ohshiro Maeda as Ryunosuke Kinami, the younger brother *Nene Otsuka as Nozomi Ohsako *Joe Odagiri as Kenji Kinami * Ryoga Hayashi as Yu Fukumoto * Hosinosuke Nagayosi as Shin Ohta * Kyara Uchida as Megumi Ariyoshi *Kanna Hashimoto as Kanna Hayami *Yuna Taira as Yuna Taira * Rento Isobe as Rento Isobe *Yui Natsukawa as Kyouko Ariyoshi * Hiroshi Abe as Mamoru Sakagami, a teacher *Masami Nagasawa as Sachi Mitsumura, a teacher *Yoshio Harada as Wataru Yamamoto *Kirin Kiki as Hideko Ohsako *Isao Hashizume as Shukichi Ohsako Productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Doll
is a 2009 Japanese drama film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. It is based on the manga series ''Kuuki Ningyo'' by Yoshiie Gōda, which was serialized in the seinen manga magazine ''Big Comic Original''. It stars Bae Doona as an inflatable sex doll that develops consciousness and falls in love. ''Air Doll'' debuted in the Un Certain Regard section at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. It opened in Japanese cinemas on 26 September 2009. Kore-eda said the film is about the loneliness of urban life and the question of what it means to be human. Plot Middle-aged Hideo lives alone with an inflatable sex doll he calls Nozomi. The doll is his closest companion; he dresses her, talks to her over dinner, takes her for walks in a wheelchair, and has sex with her. While Hideo is at work, Nozomi comes to life. She dresses in her maid's outfit and explores the world outside their apartment with wonder. She takes a job in a video store and becomes romantically involved with one of the employees, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Warrior And The Wolf
''The Warrior and the Wolf'' () is a 2009 Chinese historical action film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. It tells the story of the battle between two ancient warriors. It is Tian's latest directorial effort since 2006's '' The Go Master''. Filming began in fall 2008 in China's northwest Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The film was released in late 2009. ''The Warrior and the Wolf'' is being co-produced by companies from Hong Kong ( Edko Films), Singapore (MediaCorp Raintree Pictures) and China ( Perfect World Culture). Plot General Zhang is the commander of a northern border's army camp which repels the attacking barbarians every year. When snowfall makes the support of the base with supplies impossible, the troops return home. Lu Shenkang is a newly recruited soldier who was a shepherd, has no courage and tries to flee the army on several occasions. Lu bonds with General Zhang and when the barbarians attack and take him hostage, Lu exchanges him with a captured tribal prince. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream (2008 Film)
''Dream'' () is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk. It is the fifteenth feature film by the director. Plot Jin awakes from a dream where he causes a traffic accident to find that the accident actually took place. The police suspect a woman, Ran, though she denies any involvement as she was asleep the whole time. It transpires that while Jin dreams, Ran acts out those dreams in her sleep. Cast * Joe Odagiri as Jin * Lee Na-young as Ran * Park Ji-a as Jin's former lover * Kim Tae-hyun as Ran's former lover * Lee Joo-seok as traffic police officer * Han Gi-joong as violent crimes police officer * Lee Ho-yeong as crime scene police officer * Kim Min-su as crime scene police officer * Chang Mi-hee as a doctor Release ''Dream'' was released in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plastic City (film)
''Plastic City'' () is a 2008 Brazilian-Chinese-Hong Kong-Japanese thriller film directed by Yu Lik-wai. Plot Set in the traditional neighborhood of Liberdade in downtown São Paulo, ''Plastic City'' has an immense Eastern community that was established over the years as protagonist, people who are seeking for a land of opportunity and a place for new business - legal or illegal. It is in the midst of Chinese cultural traditions and the chaos of urban life that the immigrant Yuda and his son Kirin are commanding a piracy mafia in Brazil, but this empire went into decline when they were threatened by a powerful organization with strong international influences. Cast * Anthony Wong as Yuda *Joe Odagiri as Kirin *Domingos Antonio as Federal Agent *Alessandro Azevedo as Camacho *Ricardo Bittencourt as Guilhermo *Chao Chen as Yanno *Rodrigo dos Santos as Marquito *Barbara Garcia as Black Dancer * Huang Yi as Ocho *Renata Jesion as Reporter *Hiyan Kubagawa as Kirin 5 Years *Tainá M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrift In Tokyo (film 2007)
is a 2007 Japanese film based on a novel by Yoshinaga Fujita. Synopsis Leading a lazy life, Fumiya has been a student for 8 years and owes money to loan sharks. One day, a man named Fukuhara comes to collect the loan, which Fumiya cannot pay. Fukuhara makes a proposition: he will cancel the debt as long as Fumiya agrees to take walks through Tokyo, eventually ending up at the police station in Kasumigaseki, where he intends to turn himself in for a crime he deeply regrets. Not having much choice, Fumiya accepts the deal. The film is based on the original novel by the 125th Naoki Prize winner Yoshinaga Fujita.Announced July 18th 2001 Japan Weekly Monitor, Kyodo News International, Tokyo, Japan July 23rd 2001 Cast * Joe Odagiri as Fumiya Takemura * Tomokazu Miura as Aiichiro Fukuhara * Kyōko Koizumi as Makiko * Yuriko Yoshitaka as Fufumi Festivals * Udine Far East Festival 2008 * New York Asian Film Festival 2008 * Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival 2008 * Fant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sad Vacation
is a 2007 Japanese drama film written and directed by Shinji Aoyama, adapted from his novel. Being third and last of Aoyama's "Kitakyushu Saga", Sad Vacation brings together several characters from his previous films Helpless and Eureka and continues to explore their lives, all the while being a separate story that doesn't require watching previous films. It was named after the Johnny Thunders song. Plot Kenji Shiraishi (Tadanobu Asano) is involved in trafficking of illegal immigrants from China to Japan. One of such cases leaves an immigrant child to be an orphan. Instead of selling him with others that arrived, Kenji flees with the boy to look after him and make an attempt at normal life. The people after the boy, unexpected encounter with long lost family members and his own vengeful nature are standing in a way of his future. Cast * Tadanobu Asano as Kenji Shiraishi * Eri Ishida as Chiyoko Mamiya * Aoi Miyazaki as Kozue Tamura * Yuka Itaya as Saeko Shiina * Katsuo Nakamur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mom And Me, And Sometimes Dad
] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of gestational surrogacy. An adoptive mother is a female who has become the child's parent through the legal process of adoption. A biological mother is the female genetic contributor to the creation of the infant, through sexual intercourse or egg donation. A biological mother may have legal obligations to a child not raised by her, such as an obligation of monetary support. A putative mother is a female whose biological relationship to a child is alleged but has not been established. A stepmother is a woman who is married to a child's father and they may form a family unit, but who generally does not have the legal rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child. A father is the male counterpart of a mother. Women who are pregnan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushishi (film)
, also known in English as ''Mushi-Shi: The Movie'' and ''Bugmaster'', is a 2006 Japanese fantasy film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, based on the manga of the same name. It stars Joe Odagiri as Ginko, a traveler who dedicates himself to protecting the populace from supernatural creatures called Mushi. Otomo began work on the film in 2005 after declining a ''jidaigeki'' project. He was interested in creating a mix of live action and animation and felt the manga gave him an appropriate creative vehicle. The film debuted at the Venice International Film Festival in 2006 and was screened at several other festivals prior to its theatrical release on March 24, 2007, in Japan. The DVD was released in Japan in 2007, in the United Kingdom in 2008, and in North America in 2009. The film has received a mixed response from film critics. Many praised Odagiri's performance and its visual but critiqued the plot and mythology as confusing. ''Mushishi'' received nominations and awards at film festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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