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Kenichi Matsuyama
is a Japanese actor. He is known for his affinity for strange character roles, and he is best known internationally for playing L in the 2006 films ''Death Note'', '' Death Note 2: The Last Name'' and '' L: Change the World'' in 2008, as well as voicing Gelus in the ''Death Note'' animated adaptation. He was cast to play lead character Toru Watanabe in the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel '' Norwegian Wood'', which was released in December 2010. Personal life On April 1, 2011, he married Koyuki Katō, who co-starred with him in ''Kamui Gaiden''. The couple's first child was born in January 2012, and their second child was born in January 2013 in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed .... In July 2015, the couple had their third child. Filmograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo International Film Festival
The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the largest film festival in Asia and the only Japanese festival accredited by the FIAPF. The awards handed out during the festival have changed throughout its existence, but the Tokyo Grand Prix, handed to the best film, has stayed as the top award. Other awards that have been given regularly include the Special Jury Award and awards for best actor, best actress and best director. In recent years, the festival's main events have been held over one week in late October, at the Roppongi Hills development. Events include open-air screenings, voice-over screenings, and appearances by actors, as well as seminars and symposiums related to the film market. Tokyo Grand Prix winners Best Director Award *1985 - Péter Gothár, '' Time Stands St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamachi (2004 Film)
''Kamachi'' () is a Japanese film produced in 2003 by Rokurō Mochizuki. The film centers around the life of poet and painter Kamachi Yamada at the age of 17. The film stars Lead member Shinya Tanuichi as the titular character. The film was originally distributed at the ''109 Cinemas Takasaki'' in Takasaki, Gunma, Kamachi Yamada's place of birth, on February 28, 2004. It was released nationwide two weeks later on March 13, 2004. Plot The film opens in 1975 with the character Kamachi Yamada ( Shinya Tanuichi), who strives to be the best he can be. His motto throughout his life was "24 hours a day is not enough." However, when he fails to get into an elite school, he enlists in a cram school, where he meets Yoko (Fumiko Himeno), with whom he falls in love. After confessing his love, she suggests they remain friends, much to his dismay. Twenty years later, Shun (Hiroki Nakadoi) starts a web site, calling for people to "enter another world." A girl, Miyuki (Akane Osawa), and a bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memoirs Of A Teenage Amnesiac
is a 2010 Japanese teen drama film directed by Hans Canosa and based on the 2007 young adult novel of the same name by Gabrielle Zevin. The film stars Japanese actress Maki Horikita, Japanese actors Kenichi Matsuyama and Yuya Tegoshi, and American actor Anton Yelchin. Cast * Maki Horikita as Naomi Sukuse * Yuya Tegoshi as Mirai Hasegawa * Kenichi Matsuyama as Yuji Miwa * Anton Yelchin as Ace Zuckerman * Emma Roberts as Alice Leeds * Misa Shimizu as Mrs. Hasegawa * Atsuro Watabe as Goro Sukuse * Kylee as Winnie * Reira as Ace's New Girlfriend * Julia Sniegowski as Brianna * Arthur Rempel as Robert Sutton * Haruki Kimura as Bailey Plotkin * Ai Ozaki as Yu Arisa * Ian Moore as Mr. Weir * Karen Kirishima as Risa Arisa * Mirei Kiritani as Yumi * Yukiko Hattori as Yuji's Mother * David Neale as Dr. Pillar * Yui Ozaki as Eri Arisa * Yoriko Kamimura as Ms. Ishibashi * Michelle Take as Mrs. Tarkington Production The film was announced in November 2008. The script was wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |