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License To Live
is a 1998 Japanese drama film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Cast * Hidetoshi Nishijima (actor), Hidetoshi Nishijima – Yutaka Yoshii * Kōji Yakusho – Fujimori * Shun Sugata – Shinichiro Yoshii * Lily (entertainer), Lily – Sachiko * Kumiko Asō – Chizuru Yoshii * Show Aikawa – Kazaki * Yoriko Dōguchi – Miki * Ren Osugi – Murota * Hiromitsu Suzuki – Kurume * Kōsuke Toyohara – Doctor * Masahiro Toda – Akira Ueda Reception Stephen Holden at the ''New York Times'' stated that "the metaphysical humor it gleans from the situation marks Mr. Kurosawa (who is no relation to Akira Kurosawa) as a quirky, smart filmmaker." The critic Tom Mes wrote that the film "strays far off the beaten path, shunning the predictability of your average celluloid tragedy to deliver genuine laughs". References External links * 1998 drama films 1998 films 1990s Japanese-language films Japanese drama films 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic and a professor at Tokyo University of the Arts. Although he has worked in a variety of genres, Kurosawa is best known for his many contributions to the Japanese horror genre, his honorific nicknamed " David Cronenberg of Japan". Biography Born in Kobe on July 19, 1955, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who is not related to director Akira Kurosawa, started making films about his life in high school. After studying at Rikkyo University in Tokyo under the guidance of prominent film critic Shigehiko Hasumi, where he began making 8mm films, Kurosawa began directing commercially in the 1980s, working on pink films and low-budget V-Cinema (direct-to-video) productions such as formula yakuza films. In 1981, his 8mm film ''Shigarami Gakuen'' (しがらみ学園) was nominated for the Oshima Prize at the PFF (Pia Film Festival). In 1983, after he worked with Shinji Soumai, he released his first feature film '' Kandagawa Pervert Wars'' (1983). H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ren Osugi
, born was a Japanese actor. For his work in ''Cure'', ''Hana-bi'' and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival. He often worked alongside Takeshi Kitano and Susumu Terajima. In the DVD commentary to the '' MPD Psycho'' television series, director Takashi Miike said that he admired Osugi's experience to shift quickly from comic and imbecilic to authoritative and earnest. He died of heart failure at the age of 66 on February 21, 2018. Filmography Films 1980s * ''Kinbaku ikenie'' (緊縛いけにえ) (1980) * '' Empire of Kids'' (ガキ帝国; ''Gaki teikoku'') (1981) * ''Beautiful Mystery'' (巨根伝説 美しき謎; ''Kyokon densetsu: utsukushii nazo'') (1983) * '' Abnormal Family: Older Brother's Bride'' a.k.a. ''Spring Bride'' (変態家族兄貴の嫁さん; ''Hentai kazoku: Aniki no yomesan'') (1984) * ''Momoiro shintai kensa'' (桃色身体検査) (1985) 1990 *''Love of Sawako'' (さわこの恋 上手な ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Japanese-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 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 * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Films
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including '' Shakespeare in Love'' (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), '' Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'' (which was the top grossing film of the year in the United States), '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', ''Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', ''Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. DreamWorks SKG released its first two animated films: '' Antz'' and ''The Prince of Egypt''. The ''Pokémon'' theatrical film series started with '' Pokémon: The First Movie''. Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary. The year saw two dueling science-fiction disaster films about asteroids, '' Armageddon'' and ''Deep Impact'', becoming box office success, with ''Armageddon'' becoming the more popular of the two. It was also the highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide. Highest-grossing films The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Drama Films
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster (1998), Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, Afghanistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden (born July 18, 1941) is an American writer, poet, and music and film critic. Biography Holden earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Yale University in 1963. He worked as a photo editor, staff writer, and eventually became an A&R executive for RCA Records before turning to writing pop music reviews and related articles for ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, '' Blender'', ''The Village Voice'', ''The Atlantic'', and ''Vanity Fair'', among other publications. He first achieved prominence with his 1970s ''Rolling Stone'' work, where he tended to cover singer-songwriter and traditional pop artists. He joined the staff of ''The New York Times'' in 1981, and subsequently became one of the newspaper's leading theatre and film critics. Holden's experiences as a journalist and executive with RCA led him to write the satirical novel ''Triple Platinum'', which was published by Dell Books in 1980. He is the recipient of the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes for ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōsuke Toyohara
is a Japanese actor and singer who has appeared in more than 80 films since 1982. He serves as head representative of Headrock Inc. Career Toyohara graduated from Nakano High School (part-time). He began appearing on television in his teenage years but primarily established himself as an actor through V-cinema. He later appeared in Junji Sakamoto's films, such as ''Aegis'' and '' Chameleon''. In 2007, he won the Best Actor Award at the 5th Monaco International Film Festival for ''Cinderella Formula''. In 2012, he starred in the film ''A Gentle Rain Falls for Fukushima''. In 2017, he planned, wrote, directed and starred in his first stage production of the theatrical comedy ''Meijin Chōji''. In February 2018, he went public with his affair with Kyōko Koizumi (born February 4, 1966) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is signed to Victor Entertainment. Career In 1981, Kyoko Koizumi participated and won the Star Tanjo! programme and released her 1st single in March 1982 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoriko Dōguchi
is a Japanese actress. Selected filmography * ''The Excitement of the Do-Re-Mi-Fa Girl'' (1985) * ''Tampopo'' (1985) *''Cure (film), Cure'' (1997) * Charisma (1999 film), ''Charisma'' (1999) * Tomie (film), ''Tomie'' (1999) as Dr. Hosono * 20th Century Boys#Films, ''20th Century Boys 2: the last hope'' (2009) * ''Yuriko, Dasvidaniya'' (2011) External links *Yoriko Douguchi fansite the fansite approved by Yoriko Doguchi (English pages available) 1965 births Living people Actresses from Tokyo {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidetoshi Nishijima (actor)
is a Japanese actor. He is widely regarded as one of Japan's leading actors, having appeared in a wide range of films from science fiction films such as '' Shin Ultraman'' (2022) to small-scale art films such as ''Dolls'' (2002). He gained international recognition for his critically acclaimed leading role in the 2021 film '' Drive My Car'', for which he received the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Actor. Career Nishijima became interested in watching films as a child, influenced by his father. He wanted to be a film crew member, but while in college, he passed the acting audition that his acquaintance encouraged him to take, and he became an actor. Nishijima made his debut in the contemporary detective television drama series ''Hagure Keiji Junjōha'' in 1992. In 1993, Nishijima gained public recognition for his portrayal of a gay character in the massive hit television series '' Asunaro Hakusho'', which co-starred Takuya Kimura. Nishijima’s subtle performance and good lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show Aikawa
is a Japanese actor. Career Show Aikawa was born in Tokushima and raised in Kagoshima. Aikawa has appeared in a number of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films, including ''Eyes of the Spider'', ''Serpent's Path'', ''License to Live'', ''Seance'', and '' Pulse''. Filmography Films * ''Orugoru'' (1989) * ''The Pale Hand'' (1990) * ''Gokudo no Onna Tachi: Saigo no Tatakai'' (1990) * ''Shishio Tachi no Natsu'' (1991) * ''The Passage to Japan'' (1991) * ''Torarete Tamaruka!'' (1992) * ''Shishio Tachi no Saigo'' (1993) * ''Torarete Tamaruka! 2'' (1993) * ''A New Love in Tokyo'' (1994) * '' Like a Rolling Stone'' (1994) * ''Torarete Tamaruka! 3'' (1994) * ''Kitanai Yatsu'' (1995) * ''Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Heist'' (1995) * ''Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Escape'' (1995) * ''Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot'' (1995) * ''Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Reversal'' (1995) * ''Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Nouveau Riche'' (1996) * ''Suit Yourself or Shoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumiko Asō
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress. She is also a model and has participated in several commercials. Career In 1995, Asō made her film debut in ''Bad Guy Beach''. With her role in the 1998 film '' Dr. Akagi'', she received several major awards, including a Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress. She has appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films such as ''License to Live'' and ''Pulse''. She played a leading role in the 2007 Iranian-Japanese film ''Hafez''. Personal life In December 2007, Asō married stylist Daisuke Iga. In 2012, she gave birth to their first child. Filmography Films * ''Bad Guy Beach'' (1995) * ''License to Live'' (1998) * '' Dr. Akagi'' (1998) * ''Second Chance'' (1999) * ''Himawari'' (2000) * ''Kaza Hana'' (2000) * '' Ring 0: Birthday'' (2000) * ''Pop Beat Killers'' (2000) * ''Luxurious Bone'' (2001) * '' Red Shadow'' (2001) * ''Rush!'' (2001) * ''Pulse'' (2001) * ''Stereo Future'' (2001) * ''Last Scene'' (2002) * '' 11'9"01 Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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