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Katsumi Shiraishi
is a common Japanese given name used by either sex. Possible writings Katsumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: ;as a given name *克己, "overcome, self/oneself" *克巳, "overcome, sixth earthly branch" *克美, "overcome, beauty" *勝己, "win, self/oneself" *勝巳, "win, sixth earthly branch" *勝美, "win, beauty" *勝実, "win, substance (or fruit)" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. ;as a surname *勝見, "win, look" People with the name *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese art director *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese high jumper *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese actor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese cinematographer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese rower *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese footballer *Céline Tran (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unisex
Unisex is an adjective indicating something is not sex-specific, i.e. is suitable for any type of sex. The term can also mean gender-blindness or gender neutrality. The term 'unisex' was coined as a neologism in the 1960s and was used fairly informally. The combining prefix ''uni-'' is from Latin '' unus'', meaning ''one'' or ''single''. However, 'unisex' seems to have been influenced by words such as ''united'' and ''universal'', in which ''uni-'' takes the related sense ''shared''. Unisex then means ''shared by sexes''. Examples Hair stylists and beauty salons that serve both men and women are often referred to as unisex. This is also typical of other services and products that had traditionally been separated by sexes, such as clothing shops or beauty products. Public toilets are commonly sex segregated but if that is not the case, they are referred to as unisex public toilets. Unisex clothing includes garments like T-shirts; versions of other garments may be tailored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsumi Tezuka
was a Japanese actor. He is best known for playing monsters in several Toho science fiction and horror films directed by Ishirō Honda. Career Tezuka was born in Tokyo, Japan Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 .... His first credited role in a motion picture was in the 1940 film ''Haruyo Izuko''. He played a number of monster roles as an assistant to Haruo Nakajima. Filmography Film References Sources * * External links * * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Japanese male film actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultraman Gaia
is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 14th show in the Ultra Series. Featuring Chiaki J. Konaka as series composer and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS TV), ''Ultraman Gaia'' was aired on JNN TV stations ( TBS, CBC, MBS, etc.) from September 5, 1998 until August 28, 1999, with a total of 51 episodes. Overview ''Ultraman Gaia'' takes place in yet another universe, one that is different from the world of the Shōwa era Ultramen ('' Ultraman'' to '' Ultraman 80''), as well as the world of '' Ultraman Tiga'' and '' Ultraman Dyna''. In a departure from most of the other series, there are two Ultramen as the main characters. They have conflicting philosophies in regards to defending Earth from a mysterious, malevolent and extremely intelligent cosmic entity. The first half of the series explores the growing tension between them and their eventual clash. The second half has them reconcile their differences so they can defeat their common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsumi Kabuto
The manga and anime series ''Tenjho Tenge'' features a large cast of characters, created by Oh! great. Juken Club The is a group created by Shin Natsume to unite the last members of the Katana Group and allow them to enter the Election Tournament. The initial formation was Shin Natsume, Mitsuomi Takayanagi, Bunshichi Tawara, Maya Natsume, and Kagesada Sugano. Two years after, led by Maya, the club became the main opposition to the Executive Council. ; * : A self proclaimed hoodlum, and the heir of the Demon Exorcist family. A first-year student, he has been fighting his whole life because of being picked on, due to his lineage. Because of the way he looked and acted, he had little experience with women his own age, until high school. He has problems expressing his feelings toward people, often acting detached to the people he cares most about. His family has long been discriminated against from the lack of understanding by others, and the fact that their power can cause them t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project ARMS
''Project ARMS'', simply known in Japan as ''ARMS'', is a Japanese manga series written by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and illustrated by Ryoji Minagawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 1997 to May 2002, with its chapters collected in 22 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was adapted into a 52-episode anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 2001 to March 2002. In North America, both the manga and the anime series were licensed by Viz Media. The anime series was re-licensed by Discotek Media in 2017. As of October 2012, the manga had over 15 million copies in circulation. In 1999, ''Project ARMS'' received the 44th Shogakukan Manga Award for the ''shōnen'' category. Plot The story follows a young man named Ryo Takatsuki, who at the beginning of the series believes that he was in an accident causing his right arm to be severed from his body. However, as the story progresses, it is revealed that he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Destroyer Tanikaze (1940)
''Tanikaze'' was one of 19 s built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1930s. Design and description The ''Kagerō'' class was an enlarged and improved version of the preceding . Their crew numbered 240 officers and enlisted men. The ships measured overall, with a beam of and a draft of . They displaced at standard load and at deep load.Whitley, pp. 200–01 The ships had two Kampon geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three Kampon water-tube boilers. The turbines were rated at a total of for a designed speed of . The ships had a range of at a speed of .Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 148 The main armament of the ''Kagerō'' class consisted of six Type 3 guns in three twin-gun turrets, one superfiring pair aft and one turret forward of the superstructure. They were built with four Type 96 anti-aircraft guns in two twin-gun mounts, but more of these guns were added over the course of the war. The ships were also armed wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Japan Kendo Championship
is a kendo tournament held every year in Japan. The men's tournament is held at Nippon Budokan on 3 November, on Culture Day. For Kendoka - not only Japanese -, the event is considered as the most prestigious in this sport, even more prestigious than the World Kendo Championship. Overview The All Japan Kendo Championship is a tournament, in which the best male Kendoka in Japan will be decided through a sudden death system. A total of 64 kendoka are participating in the championship. To win the title, the competitor needs to win all of his six bouts. The competitors are not only required to show strength, but also courtesy in accordance with the martial arts spirit. The winner receives the ''Emperor's Cup''. Qualification The qualification are conducted on prefectural level. Each prefectural Kendo Federation of the All Japan Kendo Federation is responsible for their own qualification. The winner of each qualification tournament will be qualified for the All Japan Kendo Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norio Nagayama
was a Japanese spree killer and novelist. Biography Nagayama was born in Abashiri, Hokkaido and grew up with divorced parents. He moved to Tokyo in 1965 and, while working in Tokyo's Shibuya district, witnessed the Zama and Shibuya shootings. Nagayama killed four people with a handgun between October11 and November5, 1968. He robbed the last two victims of 16,420yen. He was arrested on April7, 1969. When he was arrested, he was 19years old and was regarded as a minor under Japanese law at the time. The Tokyo District Court sentenced him to death in 1979, though this was overturned by the Tokyo High Court, which imposed a sentence of life imprisonment in 1981. The Supreme Court of Japan reversed the high court's decision in 1983. This ruling is today considered the landmark decision for the application of the death penalty in Japan. The high court on remand subsequently sentenced him to death in 1987, a decision which the Supreme Court upheld in 1990. In prison, Nagayama wro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Céline Tran
Céline Tran (born 9 April 1979) Retrieved 31 January 2016. is a French actress, writer, martial artist, blogger, and former pornographic actress, previously known under the stage name Katsuni. She started her adult film career in 2001, working first in France, then in the United States. She received numerous awards in the course of the adult career, most notably the AVN Award for Female Foreign Performer of the Year which she has won three times. She retired from pornography in 2013 and returned to France to pursue a career in mainstream entertainment under her real name. Tran has appeared in films such as the French comedy ''Porn in the Hood'' (2012), and Cambodian action film '' Jailbreak'' (2017). She also released an autobiography, ''Ne dis pas que tu aimes ça'', in 2018. Biography Early years Tran is of French/Vietnamese heritage. Her father is Vietnamese and her mother's family is French. She studied for a year at Grenoble Institute of Political Studies. Finding herse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsumi Yusa
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fukushima United. Career Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yusa debuted for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in a 2-2 home draw against Gamba Osaka in the 2007 J1 League on 1 December. Yusa also made two appearances in the 2007 J. League Cup. Sanfrecce Hiroshima finished third last of the 2007 J1 League table and were subsequently relegated to J2 League upon a 2-1 aggregate loss against Kyoto Sanga FC during the 2007 J.League Promotion/Relegation Series. Sanfrecce then claimed the 2008 J2 League having claimed 100 points in 24 matches, and were promoted to the 2009 J1 League. Yusa, however, was loaned out to Zweigen Kanazawa where he participated in the 2009 Japanese Regional Leagues. ONGC In January 2011, Yusa was transferred from Paraguayan División Intermedia side San Lorenzo to Indian I-League side ONGC. He scored his first goal in the 2010–11 I-League season in a 4-0 home win against Hindustan Aero on 9 April 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsumi Yokota
is a Japanese video game designer and amateur musician who has contributed to the visual design and music of the ''Lumines'' series of games. He served as the art director of the original PSP game and as the director of ''Lumines Supernova'' for the PlayStation 3. Yokota created the original prototype of ''Lumines'' and composed three songs, which were later arranged for the album ''Lumines Remixes''. Selected games *'' Panzer Dragoon Zwei'' (1996): Ending CG illustrations *''Panzer Dragoon Saga'' (1998): Illustrations *'' Rez'' (2001): Art Director & Lead Artist *''Lumines'' (2004): Art Director, Composer (in collaboration with Takayuki Nakamura is a Japanese video game music composer and musician, who has contributed to '' Virtua Fighter'', ''Tobal 2'', ''Ehrgeiz'', the ''Lumines'' series, and ''Rodea the Sky Soldier is an action-adventure game developed by Prope for the Wii and ...) *''Lumines Supernova'' (2008): Director References External linksInterview: Nakamura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsumi Yamamoto (rowing)
is a Japanese rowing coxswain. He competed in the men's coxed eight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport ev .... References 1946 births Living people Japanese male rowers Olympic rowers for Japan Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kyoto Prefecture Coxswains (rowing) {{Japan-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
