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Kayoko Kishimoto
is an actress. She appeared in several of Takeshi Kitano's films, such as ''Hana-bi'', ''Kikujiro'' and ''Dolls''. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for ''Kikujiro''. Biography In 1976 at a Hideki Saijo concert in Yokohama Dreamland, Kishimoto was scouted by Saijo and joined the agency. She debuted in the 1977 TBS drama “Mu” and first appeared as an idol in TV dramas, movies and commercials. She also began singing. She became a serious TV and movie actress, winning several well-known awards. Kishimoto gained popularity for her commercials, including a Manzai double act with Kirin Kiki in the 1980s, Fujifilm, Orient Finance and her performance alongside Sonny Chiba in Toyota Carina commercials. Recently she appeared in several Takeshi Kitano films playing characters with complex personalities. She continues to appear in television dramas and variety shows and wrote essays and novels. Personal life Kishimoto is friends with boxe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Aichi Prefecture to the west. Shizuoka is the capital and Hamamatsu is the largest city in Shizuoka Prefecture, with other major cities including Fuji, Numazu, and Iwata. Shizuoka Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and features Suruga Bay formed by the Izu Peninsula, and Lake Hamana which is considered to be one of Japan's largest lakes. Mount Fuji, the tallest volcano in Japan and cultural icon of the country, is partially located in Shizuoka Prefecture on the border with Yamanashi Prefecture. Shizuoka Prefecture has a significant motoring heritage as the founding location of Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha, and is home to the Fuji International Speedway. History Shizuoka Prefe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibari Misora
was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posthumously for giving the public hope and encouragement after World War II. Misora recorded a total of 1,200 songs and sold 68 million records. After she died, consumer demand for her recordings grew significantly, and, by 2001, she had sold more than 80 million records. By 2019, record sales surpassed 100 million. Her swan-song is often performed by numerous artists and orchestras as a tribute to her, including notable renditions by The Three Tenors (Spanish/Italian), Teresa Teng (Taiwanese) and Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan (Mexican). Each year there is a special on Japanese television and radio featuring her songs. A memorial concert for Misora was held at the Tokyo Dome on November 11, 2012. It featured numerous musicians such as Ai, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1960 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Actresses
The following is a list of Japanese actresses in surname alphabetical order. Names are displayed given name first, per Wikipedia manual of style. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing that they are Japanese actresses or must have references showing that they are Japanese actresses and are notable. A * Haruka Abe *Nagisa Abe *Natsumi Abe *Rika Adachi *Yumi Adachi *Saki Aibu *Shoko Aida *Yuzuki Aikawa *Rina Aizawa *Kyoko Aizome *Sayaka Akimoto *Tsubasa Akimoto *Yoko Akino * Rio Akisada *Kumiko Akiyoshi *Yūki Amami *Chisato Amate *Eiko Ando * Sakura Andō *Yū Aoi *Wakana Aoi *Mayuko Aoki *Tsuru Aoki *Yuko Araki *Yui Aragaki *Michiyo Aratama *Narimi Arimori *Kasumi Arimura *Momoka Ariyasu *Nao Asahi *Mayumi Asaka * Nana Asakawa *Aiko Asano *Atsuko Asano *Yūko Asano *Ruriko Asaoka *Kumiko Asō *Yumi Asō *Chikage Awashima *Haruka Ayase B *Fumika Baba *Chieko Baisho *Mitsuko Baisho C *Catalina Yue * Chara *Chiaki (Fujimoto Chiaki) *Reiko Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Chef
is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1993, was a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended on September 24, 1999, although occasional specials were produced until 2002. The series aired 309 episodes. Repeats are regularly aired on the Food Network in Canada, the Cooking Channel in the United States, and on Special Broadcasting Service in Australia. There are 5 spinoffs, the latest being Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend. Fuji TV aired a new version of the show, titled , starting on October 26, 2012. Features The host of the show was the flamboyant Takeshi Kaga, known on the show as the aristocrat . He began most episodes with his signature words, taken from Arthur Rimbaud, "If memory serves me right...「私の記憶が確かならば…」"(Jadis) ''si je me souviens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiroi Kyotō
is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Summary The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both associate professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research. Cast (1966 film) Cast *Jiro Tamiya - Goro Zaizen *Eijirō Tōno - Professor Azuma *Takahiro Tamura - Shuji Satomi *Eitaro Ozawa - Professor Ugai *Eiji Funakoshi - Professor Kikukawa *Osamu Takizawa - Professor Funao * Kenjiro Ishiyama - Mataichi Zaizen *Yoshi Katō - Professor Ōkouchi *Teruko Kishi - Masako *Mayumi Ogawa - Keiko Hanamori *Shiho Fujimura - Saeko *Toshio Takahara - Tsukuda *Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadako Sawamura
was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1935 and 1985. Her brothers were the actors Daisuke Katō and Kunitarō Sawamura. Her autobiography, ''My Asakusa'', has been translated into English. Sawamura married fellow Japanese actor Kamatari Fujiwara (known in the West for his role as Manzō (万造) in the Seven Samurai) in 1936. They divorced 10 years later. Selected filmography Film * '' Totsugu hi made'' (1940) * ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952) * ''Epitome'' (1953) * ''So Young, So Bright'' (1955) * ''Street of Shame'' (1956) * '' Late Autumn'' (1960) * ''The Wandering Princess'' (1960) * ''Zero Focus'' (1961) * '' Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki'' (1962) Television * ''Shinsho Taikōki'' (1973), Ōmandokoro * ''Sekigahara'' (1981), Maeda Matsu , also known as Omatsu no Kata (お松の方) (1547–1617), was a Japanese noble lady and aristocrat of the 16th century. She was the wife of Maeda Toshiie, who founded the Kaga Domain. Matsu had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory To The Filmmaker!
is a 2007 Japanese film written, directed, edited by the film's lead star Takeshi Kitano. It is the second film in Kitano's surrealist autobiographical trilogy, following ''Takeshis''', and concluding with ''Achilles and the Tortoise''. Style The comedy crosses a broad range of genres common to Japanese film in a fashion similar to ''Getting Any?'', Kitano's 1995 parody. Kitano described the film as "a cinematic extension of his manzai comedy routines that continues in much the same vein as his last feature, the similarly eclectic ''Takeshis." Plot Kitano plays a hapless film director in search of a commercial hit, while suffering failure after failure as he tries out different genres. Cast *Takeshi Kitano *Tōru Emori *Kayoko Kishimoto *Anne Suzuki *Keiko Matsuzaka *Yoshino Kimura *Kazuko Yoshiyuki *Yuki Uchida *Akira Takarada *Yumiko Fujita *Ren Osugi *Susumu Terajima *Naomasa Musaka Reception In 2007, the Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshis
''Takeshis'' is a 2005 Japanese film directed, written, edited by, and starring Takeshi Kitano. It is the first film in Kitano's surrealist autobiographical trilogy, being followed by ''Glory to the Filmmaker!'', and ''Achilles and the Tortoise''. Film structure The original working title of ''Takeshis'' was ''Fractal'', suggesting the film's structure. The film has nested story-lines and depicts an ''8½''-like identity crisis theme in autobiographical style. It is also strongly characterised by a series of surrealistic motifs linked by chance encounters. A prominent theme of the film is duality, as almost all the main characters appear in two forms or roles. Although it is hard to lay one's finger on the interpretation of this film, it can be said that self-actualization is at least a major underlying theme. Plot ''Takeshis'' progresses through the nested storyline of the dual protagonists, Beat Takeshi and Mr. Kitano (both played by Kitano himself). Beat Takeshi, a prominent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himitsu (film)
is a 1999 Japanese fantasy romance film directed by Yōjirō Takita, starring Ryōko Hirosue, Kaoru Kobayashi and Kayoko Kishimoto and based on the novel '' Naoko'' by Keigo Higashino. It was released on 25 September 1999. An English-language French remake, '' The Secret'', was released in 2007. Cast *Ryōko Hirosue * Kaoru Kobayashi *Kayoko Kishimoto *Ken Kaneko *Yuriko Ishida *Hideaki Itō Reception It was chosen as the runner-up in the Best 10 films at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival The was held on 6 February 2000 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Awards * Best Film: '' 39 keihō dai sanjūkyū jō'' * Best Actor: Ken Takakura – ''Poppoya'' * Best Actress: Shinobu Otake – ''Kuroi ie'' * Best Supporting Actor: Ka .... References External links * 1990s romantic fantasy films Films based on Japanese novels Films based on works by Keigo Higashino Films directed by Yōjirō Takita Japanese romantic fantasy films 1990s Japanese films {{fantasy- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tora-san's Promise
, also called ''Torasan and a Paper Balloon'' in some regions, is a 1981 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Mikiko Otonashi as his love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san's Promise'' is the twenty-eighth entry in the popular, long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series. Synopsis Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex-classmates, he resumes his travels. In Kyushu he meets an outspoken 18-year-old girl who becomes enamored of Tora-san and follows him around. One of Tora-san's old friends is terminally ill and makes Tora-san promise him to marry his wife once he is gone. Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō * Chieko Baisho as Sakura * Mikiko Otonashi as Mitsue Kuratomi * Kayoko Kishimoto as Aiko Odajima * Shimojo Masami as Kuruma Tatsuzō * Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt) * Hiroshi Inuzu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
