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Last Love (2007 Film)
is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Meiji Fujita. It is based on Yoshi's novel of the same title. The lead star is Masakazu Tamura. Tamura appeared in the movie for the first time in 14 years. Tamura made his final appeaerence in the film. Ending theme song Jewelry Day was sung by Ayaka. Plot Akira Akira was a sax player in New York, but retired from it because of his wife's sudden death. One day, Akira Agawa meets Yui Uehara, a young woman who works for the cleaning station, and eventually reunite in New York. Since then, they have opened up their hearts and are gradually attracted to each other. Cast *Masakazu Tamura as Akira Agawa *Misaki Ito as Yui Uehara *Reiko Takashima as Tomomi Agawa *Ei Morisako as Sawa Agawa *Tsurutaro Kataoka as Daigo Asakura *Yoon Son-ha as Lee Rei *Shigeki Hosokawa is a Japanese actor and former model. Biography Shigeki Hosokawa attended Ogaki Municipal North Elementary School and Ogaki Municipal North Junior High School. He then graduated fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masakazu Tamura
was a Japanese film and theatre actor. Profile Masakazu Tamura was born 1 August 1943 in Kyoto, Japan to Japanese actor Tsumasaburō Bandō. Tsumasaburō Bandō died when Tamura was only nine years old. His brothers Takahiro and Ryō are also actors. He had been thinking of becoming an actor in the future since he was a child. He was thus trained in fighting with swords and more traditional forms of Japanese theatre like Kabuki and Nihon Buyō. He graduated from Seijo University.日本映画人名事典 1996年度 下 P.150-151 キネマ旬報社 In 1960, he made a cameo appearance in the film ''Hatamoto Gurentai'', in which his older brother Takahiro starred. The following year, he signed a contract with the Shōchiku Ōfuna company while he was still in university. In the same year, he made his official film debut in the film '' Eternal Woman'' directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. His first leading film role was '' Kono koenaki sakebi'' directed by Hirokazu Ichimura in 1965. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misaki Ito
(born May 26, 1977) is a Japanese actress and model. Her maiden name is . Career In 1999, Ito became the Asahi Beer "image girl" and a model under an exclusive contract to ''CanCam'' magazine. She also appeared in commercials for Gateway computers and Choya Umeshu. In 2005, she appeared in the TV drama series ''Densha Otoko'' as the love interest of the otaku protagonist. She also appears in ads for Shiseido's MAQuillAGE line of cosmetics (along with Chiaki Kuriyama, Ryoko Shinohara and Yuri Ebihara) and Seiko watches, in addition to being the current Vodafone model in Japan, following on from Yu Yamada. She also provided the look and voice for Q's assistant Miss Nagai in the game '' James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing''. Misaki Ito also starred in the 2002 movie ''Ju-on'' (a.k.a. ''The Grudge''). Personal life She and (born September 27, 1968), the director of pachinko company Kyoraku Sangyo, registered their marriage on November 18, 2009 and held their wedding ceremony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiko Takashima
is a Japanese actress. Career Takashima starred in Shinji Aoyama's 1999 film, ''EM Embalming''. She has also appeared in films such as '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'', ''Railways'' and ''Space Battleship Yamato''. Filmography Film * ''Like a Rolling Stone'' (1994) * '' Ruby Fruit'' (1995) * ''Shomuni'' (1998) * ''Dreammaker'' (1999) * ''EM Embalming'' (1999) * ''Sennen no Koi Story of Genji'' (2001) * ''The Boat to Heaven'' (2003) * '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 14'' (2003) * ''Jusei: Last Drop of Blood'' (2003) * ''Half a Confession'' (2004) * ''The Hidden Blade'' (2004) * ''2/2'' (2005) * ''Yakuza Wives: Burning Desire'' (2005) * '' Azumi 2: Death or Love'' (2005) * '' The Ode to Joy'' (2006) * ''Adiantum Blue'' (2006) * ''Oh! Oku'' (2006) * ''Last Love (2007 film)'' (2007) * ''Cahcha'' (2007) * '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'' (2008) * '' 10 Promises to My Dog'' (2008) * ''Pride'' (2009) * ''Killer Virgin Road'' (2009) * ''Dear Heart'' (2009) * ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (2010) * ''Railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsurutaro Kataoka
is a Japanese television personality, actor, artist, and former professional boxer. For his role in the 1988 film ''The Discarnates'', he won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards, at the 13th Hochi Film Award, and at the 10th Yokohama Film Festival. Filmography Film *''The Discarnates'' (1988) - Hidekichi Harada *''Sharaku'' (1995) - Goro *'' Sada'' (1998) - Tatsuzo Kikumoto *'' Last Love'' (2007) *''Maniac Hero'' (2016) - Kōzō Kusaka *''Labyrinth of Cinema'' (2020) - Sen no Rikyū *''Haru ni Chiru'' (2023) Television *'' Rose Against the Odds'' (1991) - Fighting Harada *''Taiheiki'' (1991) - Hōjō Takatoki *''Shūchakueki Series ''5～ (1996–) – Masanao Ushio *'' Atsuhime'' (2008) - Iwakura Tomomi *''Gunshi Kanbei'' (2014) - Kodera Masamoto *''Kamen Rider Drive'' (2014) - Jun Honganji *''Toto Neechan'' (2016) - Eitarō Kumai *''Dokonimo nai Kuni'' (2018) - Ayao Kishimoto *'' Awaiting Kirin'' (2020) - Settsu Harukado *'' Chimudondon'' (2022) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoon Son-ha
Yoon Son-ha (; born November 17, 1975, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea) is a South Korean actress, singer and television personality (''gaijin tarento''). She is signed onto Sony Music Japan's SME Records division. Since making her debut in the MBC dramas, she has acted in Korea and Japan, probably due to her fluency in Japanese as well as in her native Korean, where she has gained popularity from starring in the Fuji TV drama, '' Fighting Girl'' with co-star Kyoko Fukada. In Japan, however, she is known as ''Yun Sona'' (ユンソナ). Marriage and controversy On July 4, 2006, Yoon announced that she got engaged to a Korean entrepreneur who lives in Seoul. and she moved her base of operation to South Korea. Filmography TV series * 1994: KBS Salut D'Amour (Love Greeting) * MBC Ready Go! * MBC New Nonstop * 1996: KBS Papa * 1998: King of the Wind (Path of the Great Dynasty) * 1999: MBC Did We Really Love? * 2000: NHK Mouichido Kisu * 2001: Snowflakes (KBS) * 2001: Fuj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiru Ōshima
is a Japanese composer and arranger. She works on music in wide range of areas, such as anime, films, television series, video games and concerts. She has written scores for over 100 movies, over 200 television titles, video games, various types of events, concerts, theaters, among others. Ōshima is one of the most prolific living composers for film, anime and video game. She has released over 300 CDs including film soundtracks and artist CDs. Her works include composition for '' Godzilla vs. Megaguirus'', ''Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla'', and '' Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.'' movies and scores for numerous anime television series, including ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', '' Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa'', ''Nabari no Ou'', ''Queen Emeraldas'', '' Xam'd: Lost Memories'', ''Arc the Lad'', and '' Weathering Continent''. In addition to the soundtracks on Kaiju films and anime music, she has composed music for several video games such as '' Genghis Khan II: Clan of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shochiku
() is a Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution company. It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not all, anime films produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks). Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada. It has also produced films by highly regarded independent and "loner" directors such as Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi and Taiwanese New Wave director Hou Hsiao-hsien. Shochiku is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and the oldest of Japan's "Big Four" film studios. History As Shochiku Kinema The company was founded in 1895 as a kabuki production company and later began producing films in 1920. Shochiku is considered the oldest company in Japan involved in present-day film production, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agency For Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture. The agency's budget for FY 2018 rose to ¥107.7 billion. Overview The agency's Cultural Affairs Division disseminates information about the arts within Japan and internationally, and the Cultural Properties Protection Division protects the nation's cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Division is concerned with such areas as art and culture promotion, art copyrights, and improvements in the national language. It also supports both national and local arts and cultural festivals, and it funds traveling cultural events in music, theater, dance, art exhibitions, and film-making. Special prizes are offered to encourage young artists and established practitioners, and some grants are given each year to enable them to train abroad. The agency funds national museums of modern art in Kyoto and Tokyo and The National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewelry Day
Jewelry Day is the 5th single released from the Japanese singer Ayaka. Information Jewelry Day was released on July 4, 2007. The title track was used as the ending theme to a Japanese movie entitled '' Last Love''. Ayaka performed the song, among many others, at Live Earth Japan on July 7, 2007. On its first day on the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ... daily singles chart, the single reached the 4th position and would later climb to the 2nd position the next day. In its first week, the single claimed the 2nd spot on the top ten weekly singles. Track listing Charts References {{authority control 2007 singles Ayaka songs 2007 songs Japanese film songs Songs written by Ayaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaka
, known simply as Ayaka, is a female Japanese singer, songwriter and record producer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009. Biography Early life In the summer of 2003, Ayaka began a live performance in her hometown of Osaka. In the spring of 2004, she started going to the music school "Voice", the principal of which is her former music producer Yoshihiko Nishio, in Fukuoka. She commuted between Osaka and Fukuoka every weekend and started to learn a songwriting under the direction of Nishio. She eventually transferred to another high school in Fukuoka. The Demo (music), demo of songs which she produced in "Voice" was soon brought to the music industry and led to her contract with Warner Music Japan. 2006 In January 2006, Ayaka recorded "I Believe (Ayaka song), I Believe" as the opening theme for the Japanese drama ''Rondo''. The full single was first released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
