Konna Koi No Hanashi
is a Japanese television drama starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Nanako Matsushima. It aired during the summer of 1997 in Japan and in 2001 on KONG-TV in the United States. The original 12 episodes were split into 14 for the U.S. showing. ''A Story of Love'' dealt with social issues including poverty in first world countries and class barriers in Tokyo. Plot outline Shuichiro Harashima (Hiroyuki Sanada), an upper-class and work-driven businessman, falls in love with Kaori Fujimura (Nanako Matsushima), a lower-class downtown sweetheart, and fights to save the doomed building in which she lives. Rumored to be cold-hearted and cruel, his love for Kaori and his growing friendship with her brother-in-law, Konosuke Shimodaira (Koji Tamaki), change him into a kind and caring person. Extended plot Shuichiro Harashima is a cold-hearted businessman, whose only goal in life is to work hard and make money. After his father died when he was a child, he inherited the Harashima Conglomerate, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Romance Film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through dating, courtship or marriage is featured. These films make the search for romantic love the main plot focus. Occasionally, romance lovers face obstacles such as finances, physical illness, various forms of discrimination, psychological restraints or family resistance. As in all quite strong, deep and close romantic relationships, the tensions of day-to-day life, temptations (of infidelity), and differences in compatibility enter into the plots of romantic films. Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, spiritual love, forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Koji Tamaki , a fungus used in East Asian fermentation
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Koji, Kōji, Kohji or Kouji may refer to: *Kōji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name *Kōji (Heian period) (康治), Japanese era, 1142–1144 *Kōji (Muromachi period) (弘治), Japanese era, 1555–1558 *Koji orange, a Japanese citrus cultivar *Andrew Koji Shiraki (born 1987), singer/songwriter known as ''Koji'' *Koji, the software that builds RPM packages for the Fedora project *''Koji'', the common name of the fungus ''Aspergillus oryzae'' *Koji, an interactive content creation tool from GoMeta See also *Kojii, music project by Kojii Helnwein *''Coji-Coji'' (コジコジ), an anime series sometimes romanized ''Koji Koji'' *Kōji mold Aspergillus oryzae ''Aspergillus oryzae'', also known as , is a filamentous fungus (a mold) used in East Asia to saccharify rice, sweet potato, and barley in the making of alcoholic beverages such as ''sake'' and '' shōchū'', and also to ferment soybeans for m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1997 Japanese Television Series Debuts
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Japanese Drama Television Series
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arranged Marriage
Arranged marriage is a type of marital union where the bride and groom are primarily selected by individuals other than the couple themselves, particularly by family members such as the parents. In some cultures a professional matchmaker may be used to find a spouse for a young person. Arranged marriages have historically been prominent in many cultures. The practice remains common in many regions, notably South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caucasus. In many other parts of the world, the practice has declined substantially during the 19th and 20th centuries. Forced marriages, practiced in some families, are condemned by the United Nations. The specific sub-category of forced child marriage is especially condemned. In other cultures, people mostly choose their own partner. History Arranged marriages were very common throughout the world until the 18th century. Typically, marriages were arranged by parents, grandparents or other close relatives and trusted friends. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kenta Satoi
, born May 14, 1957 in the Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese theatre and film actor. His roles most often consist of either father-type roles, or conversely, villain roles in police dramas and action movies. In the sho-gekijo theatre realm he is known for playing a wide variety of character roles. Satoi is 183 cm tall, and his hobbies are basketball and rakugo "sit-down" comedy. Filmography Television * ''Ariadne no Dangan'' (xxxx) (ep. 1) * ''2nd House'' (xxxx) * ''Odoru Daisosasen'' 1 & 2 (xxxx) * ''101 proposals'' (xxxx) * ''Kita no Kuni Kara'' (xxxx) * '' Furuhata Ninzaburō'' (xxxx) * '' AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo'' (xxxx) * '' Trick'' (xxxx) * '' Idaten'' (2019) * '' Mashin Sentai Kiramager'' (2020) * ''Detective Yuri Rintaro'' (2020), Takehiko Yuasa (ep. 1) * '' Reach Beyond the Blue Sky'' (2021), Hotta Masayoshi was the 5th Hotta ''daimyō'' of the Sakura Domain in the Japanese Edo period, who served as chief ''rōjū'' in the Bakumatsu period Tokuga ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yuuichi Haba
Yūichi, Yuichi, or Yuuichi is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yūichi can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *勇一, "courage, 1" *祐一, "to help, 1" *祐市, "to help, city" *佑一, "to help, 1" *佑市, "to help, city" *裕一, "abundant, 1" *裕市, "abundant, city" *雄一, "male, 1" *友一, "friend, 1" *悠一, "long time, 1" *悠市, "long time, city" *優一, "superiority, 1" *有一, "to have, 1" *邑一, "village, 1" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆういち or katakana ユウイチ. Yuichi is a separate given name. *諭一, "to persuade, 1" *愉一, "pleased, 1" *愈一, "more and more, 1" And can also be written in hiragana ゆいち or katakana ユイチ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese short track speed skater * Yuichi Fukunaga (福永 祐一, born 1976), Japanese jockey *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese video director *, Japanese te ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hozumi Gōda
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator and sound director affiliated with OGIPRO THE NEXT Co. Inc.. He is part of a three-man comedy team called . Filmography Anime television series ;1980s *''Armored Trooper Votoms'' (1983) (Chirico Cuvie) ;1990s *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) (Lorenzo Shōzō) *'' Blue Submarine 6'' (1998) (Hayami Tetsu) *''Beast Wars II'' (1998) (Lio Convoy) *'' Beast Wars Neo'' (1999) (Lio Convoy) *''Hunter × Hunter'' (1999) ( Leorio) ;2000s *''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'' (2000) (Jean Claude Magnum) *''Prince of Tennis'' (2001) (Mamoru Inoue) *''King of Bandit Jing'' (2002) (Campari) *''Last Exile'' (2003) ( Vincent Alzey) *''R.O.D the TV'' (2003) ( Joe "Joker" Carpenter) *''Zatch Bell!'' (2003) (Kafka Sunbeam) *''Battle B-Daman'' (2004) (Shin) *''Shura no Toki'' (2004) (Izumi Mutsu) *''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX'' (2004) (Mr. T/Trueman, Darkness) *'' Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid'' (2005) (Vincent Blueno) *''Ginga Densetsu Weed'' (2005) (Tokimune) *'' Zettai Sh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yoshimasa Kondo
, born on August 13, 1961 in Nagoya, Japan, is a Japanese theatre and film actor. Biography He debuted as an extra in the series ''Chu-gaku-sei Nikki'', and was later written into the script. He later gained notability while working with the theatrical troupe Tokyo Sunshine Boys, though he is not a member of the group. Kondo continues to work with the Tokyo Sunshine Boys leader and director Mitani Koki, however, in all of his movies after the troupe disbanded. Now Kondo plays secondary roles in Japanese films. Filmography Film * ''The Gentle Twelve'' (1991) * ''Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald'' (1997) * ''Minna no Ie'' (2001) * '' Suite Hotel'' (2006) * '' The Magic Hour'' (2008) * ''The Kiyosu Conference'' (2013) * ''Ringside Story'' (2017) * ''Katsu Fūtarō!!'' (2019) * ''Kamata Prelude'' (2020) * ''Remain In Twilight'' (2021) * ''The Supporting Actors: The Movie'' (2021), himself * ''The Mukoda Barber Shop'' (2022) * ''In Love and Deep Water'' (2023) * ''The Sociology of Ph ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yoko Saito
Yoko may refer to: People * Yoko (name), a Japanese feminine given name; variants include Yōko and Yohko * Yoko Gushiken (具志堅 用高, born 1955), Japanese professional boxer * Yoko Taro (横尾 太郎, born 1970), Japanese video game director * Madam Yoko (1849–1906), leader of the Mende people in Sierra Leone * Yoko Ono (小野 洋子, born 1933), Japanese multimedia artist and wife of John Lennon * Yoko Yamada (山田 よう子 or 山田 洋子, born 1979), Japanese female professional wrestler Places * Yoko, Benin, an arrondissement in the Plateau department of Benin * Yoko Commune, a commune in the Mbam-et-Kim department of the Centre Region in Cameroon Other uses * "Yoko" (''Flight of the Conchords''), fourth episode of the HBO television series ''Flight of the Conchords'' (2007) * "Yoko", a version of the song "Paradise" by Berner that appears on the 2014 reissue of ''The White Album'' * '' Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!'' (2003), British animated series fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |