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Jun Kunimura
is a Japanese actor who has performed in Japan, Hollywood and Hong Kong. He won Best Supporting Actor and the Popular Star Award at the 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in the South Korean horror film '' The Wailing'', directed by Na Hong-jin. Early life and education Kunimura was born Yoshihiro Yonemura (米村 喜洋 ''Yonemura Yoshihiro'') in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, but his family moved to Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture soon after, before moving again to Osaka when he was two years old. He graduated from a theatre program operated by the Osaka Broadcasting Corporation, a theatre company owned and operated by a local NHK affiliate. He has cited actor Yūsaku Matsuda as an influence. Career Kunimura began his acting career with a bit part in Shirō Moritani's 1973 disaster film ''Tidal Wave''. He went on to appear in the TV dramas ''Ayu no Uta'' and ''Yôi don,'' before holding his first starring role in Kazuyuki Izutsu's ''Gaki Teikoku''. Throughou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto
is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Geography Located at the geographic center of Kyushu, Yatsushiro City is situated on the aptly named Yatsushiro Sea in between Kumamoto and Ashikita City. Climate Yatsushiro has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot, humid summers and cool winters. There is significant precipitation throughout the year, especially during June and July. The average annual temperature in Yatsushiro is . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Yatsushiro was on 23 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 25 January 2016. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Yatsushiro in 2020 is 123,067 people. Yatsushiro has been conducting censuses since 1920. History On August 1, 2005, Yatsushiro absorbed the towns of K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is a British film director and producer. Directing, among others, science fiction films, his work is known for its atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott has received many accolades throughout his career, including the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2018. In 2003, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the British film industry. He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2007, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011. An alumnus of the Royal College of Art in London, Scott began his career in television as a designer and director before moving into advertising, where he honed his filmmaking skills by making mini-films for television commercials. He made his debut as a film director with ''The Duellists'' (1977) and gained wider recognition with his next film, ''Alien'' (1979). Three years later he would dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begging For Love
is a 1998 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. It was Japan's submission to the 71st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Cast * Mieko Harada: Terue Yamaoka * Maho Nonami: Migusa Yamaoka * Fumiyo Kohinata * Mami Kumagai * Jun Kunimura: Saburo Wachi * Naomi Nishida * Tsuyoshi Ujiki: Takenori Wachi * Yuji Nakamura * Moro Morooka * Kiichi Nakai: Fumio Chin * Ai Koinuma: Terue Yamaoka, aged 5 2017 Television Drama remake A television special drama (tanpatsu) remake, starring Ryoko Shinohara, Alice Hirose, Takaya Kamikawa and Rio Suzuki was broadcast on NTV on 11 January 2017. See also *Cinema of Japan *List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film *List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Japan has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzaku (film)
is a Japanese fiction film from 1997 written and directed by Naomi Kawase (in her feature directorial debut). The film follows the dissolution of a small rural Japanese family. Plot In the mountainous Nishiyoshino region of Nara Prefecture, a small family made up of Kōzō, the father, his wife Yasuyo, grandmother Sachiko, toddler Michiru, and her male cousin, Eisuke, live peacefully together. A railway is being constructed at which the father expects to be employed. He brings his nephew and daughter to the construction site and they explore the large cavernous tunnel through which the train is expected to pass. Fifteen years later the construction of the train has been abandoned. Michiru is now a teenage schoolgirl who has a crush on her cousin. Her mother meanwhile asks her nephew for help finding employment and he helps to secure her a position working at a small hotel where he works as a porter. Shortly after being employed there, Yasuyo faints. Afterwards, feeling depressed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996 Film)
''Somebody Up There Likes Me'' (Chinese: 浪漫風暴) is a 1996 Hong Kong action romance film directed by Patrick Leung and starring Aaron Kwok, Carmen Lee and a special appearance by Sammo Hung. Plot With encouragement from his girlfriend, Gloria (Carmen Lee), Ken Wong (Aaron Kwok), a rebellious and stubborn youth, decides to focus on kickboxing. During a match, Ken accidentally kills Gloria's older brother, Rocky (Michael Tong), and the two break up. Ken is unwilling to give up his kickboxing career and seeks tuition from kickboxing master, Black Jack Hung (Sammo Hung). He also manages to reconcile with Gloria, who supports Ken returning to the ring to complete her brother's wish to challenge Yamada Motokazu (Sawada Kenya), the kickboxing champion of Asia. Due to constantly suffering blows to his head, Ken's is physically traumatized and once able to defeat Yamada, he also collapses. Cast *Aaron Kwok as Ken Wong *Carmen Lee as Gloria Chan *Sammo Hung as Black Jack Hung ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokarefu
is a 1994 Japanese film directed by Junji Sakamoto. Awards and nominations 16th Yokohama Film Festival *Won: Best Film *Won: Best Director - Junji Sakamoto is a Japanese film director. Career After working as a set assistant or assistant director under such filmmakers as Sogo Ishii and Kazuyuki Izutsu, he made his directorial debut in 1989 with '' Dotsuitarunen'' (earning the Directors Guild of Ja ... *Won: Best Supporting Actor - Kōichi Satō References 1994 films Films directed by Junji Sakamoto 1990s Japanese-language films 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure Hunt (1994 Film)
''Treasure Hunt'' is a 1994 Hong Kong action comedy and romantic fantasy film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Chow Yun-fat and Jacklyn Wu. Plot Chinese American CIA operative Jeffrey Cheung Ching (Chow Yun-fat) was ordered to escort a Chinese national treasure to the United States. Cheung goes from America to Beijing where he stays at the Shaolin temple. There, he encounters conflicts due to culture barriers and different life habits. However, he became friends with Abbot Hung Chi (Gordon Liu) and a seven-year-old monk Grasshopper (Choi Yue). Cheung is later surprised to find out that the so-called national treasure is a para psychological girl named Siu-ching (Jacklyn Wu). During the process of exposing the evil sinister, Cheung and Ching develop a romance. Cast *Chow Yun-fat as Jeffrey Cheung Ching *Jacklyn Wu as Mui Siu-ching * Chin Han as Tong Ling / Captain Chiu *Gordon Liu as Abbot Hung Chi * Michael Wong as Michael *Philip Kwok as Kung Ching *Roy Chiao a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Under The Moon
is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Yoichi Sai and starring Gorō Kishitani and Ruby Moreno. Plot Tadao (Goro Kishitani) is a North Korean immigrant who works in a taxi cab corporation wholly owned by another Korean immigrant whose dream is to build a golf course. He suffers from chronic discrimination. Tadao's mother owns a karaoke bar. Connie (Ruby Moreno), a Filipino immigrant, is the newly hired bartender who can fluently speak Japanese. Tadao pursues the homesick Connie to his mother's dismay. Cast * Goro Kishitani - Tadao * Ruby Moreno - Connie * Moeko Ezawa - Eijun, Tadao's mother * Masato Furuoya - Konno * Yoshiki Arizono - Hoso * Kenichi Endo * Masato Hagiwara - Businessman * Akio Kaneda * Kumija Kim * Kim Soo-Jin * Tatsuya Kimura * Jun Kunimura - Tada * Akaji Maro - Senba * Shigemitsu Ogi * Wishing Chong - Osamu Ono Awards and nominations 18th Hochi Film Award *Won: Best Film *Won: Best Director - Yōichi Sai *Won: Best Actress - Ruby Moreno 17th Japan Academy Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōte
is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Junji Sakamoto. Cast * Hidekazu Akai * Masaya Kato * Reona Hirota * Yūko Nitō * Nobuo Kaneko * Tomisaburo Wakayama Reception ''Ōte'' was chosen as the 3rd Best Film at the 13th Yokohama Film Festival. Reona Hirota is a Japanese actress. She won the Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 13th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Ōte'' and ''Yumeji''. In 1994, she married the actor Mitsuru Fukikoshi. They divorced in 2005 after having one child. Filmography * ... also won the Award for Best Supporting Actress. References External links * Japanese films Films directed by Junji Sakamoto Works about shogi Films about board games {{1990s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryuhei Kitamura
(born May 30, 1969) is a Japanese film director, producer, and screenwriter. Biography Early life Kitamura was born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He dropped out of high school at age 17 and relocated to Sydney, Australia, where he attended a school for visual arts. His first film as director was the short ''Exit'', which he made as his graduation piece at age 19. Career After graduating, he returned to Japan to establish Napalm Films, his independent production studio. His featurettes ''Down to Hell'' and ''Heat after Dark'' were successful in film festivals, and he soon found his first mainstream success with the cult film '' Versus''. The film launched the career of stars Tak Sakaguchi and Hideo Sakaki, and brought Kitamura international recognition when it was released on DVD outside Japan in 2004. In 2002, Kitamura directed the short film ''The Messenger: Requiem for the Dead'' as part of the ''Jam Films'' project, as well as ''Alive''. In 2003, he directed a feature film ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideaki Anno
is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and actor. He is best known for creating the anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (1995)''.'' His style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions, often through unconventional scenes presenting the mental deconstruction of those characters. The ''Evangelion'' franchise has had a significant influence on the anime television industry and Japanese popular culture, with many deeming Anno as one of the medium's first auteurs. Anno's other directorial works include ''Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman'' (1983), ''Gunbuster'' (1988), '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' (1990), ''Kare Kano'' (1998), '' Love & Pop'' (1998), '' Shiki-Jitsu'' (2000), ''Cutie Honey'' (2004), '' Re: Cutie Honey'' (2004), ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' (2007–2021), and ''Shin Godzilla'' (2016), the latter film marking the beginning of the ''Shin'' trilogy of ''tokusatsu'' franchise reboots with Shinji Higuchi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Sang-il (film Director)
Lee Sang-il (Korean: 이상일, born 6 January 1974 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter of Korean descent. His first film, '' Chong'', was a short film about the lives of third generation Koreans living in Japan. ''Hula Girls'' was declared best Japanese film of 2006 by , and Lee won the Best Director and Best Screenplay prizes at the 2007 Japanese Academy Awards for the film. His film ''Unforgiven'' was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Filmography *2000 '' Chong'' *2002 '' Border Line'' *2004 '' 69'' *2005 ''Scrap Heaven'' *2006 ''Hula Girls'' *2010 ''Kaidan - Horror Classics (Ayashiki Bungo Kaidan) in ep. 3 "The Nose"'' (TV series) *2010 ''Villain'' *2013 ''Unforgiven ''Unforgiven'' is a 1992 American Revisionist Western film starring, directed, and produced by Clint Eastwood, and written by David Webb Peoples. The film tells the story of William Munny, an aging outlaw a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
