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Life Back Then
is a Japanese film from 2011 directed by Takahisa Zeze. It is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Sada. Cast * Masaki Okada, as Kyohei Nagashima * Nana Eikura, as Yuki Kubota * Taizo Harada, as coworker Saso * Tori Matsuzaka, as Shintaro Matsui * Akira Emoto, Masashi Inoue * Shingo Tsurumi, as Atsushi Furuta * Kanji Tsuda * Yoshiko Miyazaki, as Michiko Filming Filming was scheduled to commence in March 2011 at locations in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Tokyo. Filming was completed by the end of April 2011. Release ''Life Back Then'' made its worldwide debut in the "World Competition" segment of the 35th Montreal World Film Festival. It made its premiere screening there on 19 August 2011. Furthermore, it was announced on 8 September 2011 that ''Life Back Then'' will be participating in the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival and the 16th Busan International Film Festival The 16th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 6 to Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masashi Sada
is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and a film producer. Sada formed the folk duo Grape with Masami Yoshida in 1972, and they made their debut as recording artists a year afterward. The pair rose to fame owing to the hit song " Shourou Nagashi" () composed by Sada, which peaked at the number-two position on the Japanese Oricon chart in 1974. They broke up in 1976, after producing some hit singles including "En-kiri Dera" () and "Muen Zaka" (). Sada released his first solo album entitled ''Kikyorai'' shortly after Grape's dissolution. Following the commercial success of the number-one hit single "Amayadori" (, Shelter from the rain) in 1977, he enjoyed a recording career as one of the most popular Japanese male artists during the late 1970s and the first half of the 1980s. Throughout his career as a musician, Sada released over 35 solo albums and 70 singles, and multiple live albums or compilations. Since the release of ''Shourou Nagashi'', published in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 Square kilometre, km2 (2,359 Square mile, sq mi). Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the north and Hiroshima Prefecture to the northeast. Yamaguchi (city), Yamaguchi is the capital and Shimonoseki is the largest city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, with other major cities including Ube, Yamaguchi, Ube, Shūnan, and Iwakuni. Yamaguchi Prefecture is located at the western tip of Honshu with coastlines on the Sea of Japan and Seto Inland Sea, and separated from the island of Kyushu by the Kanmon Straits. History Yamaguchi Prefecture was created by the merger of the provinces of Suō Province, Suō and Nagato Province, Nagato. During the rise of the samurai class during the Heian period, Heian and Kamakura period, Kamakura Periods (794–1333), the Ouchi family of Suō Province a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Takahisa Zeze
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Japanese Novels
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Busan International Film Festival
The 16th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 6 to October 14, 2011 at the Busan Cinema Center and was hosted by actresses Uhm Ji-won and Ye Ji-won, making it the first year to be hosted by two women. The 16th BIFF also marks the first year for Lee Yong-kwan as the festival director after the retirement of its founding director, Kim Dong-ho and is also the first to take place at the Busan Cinema Center which was opened on September 29, 2011. A total of 307 films from 70 countries were invited to participate in the festival, with 86 world premieres and 39 international premieres. The event had a total audience of 196,177. Program :† World Premiere :†† International Premiere Opening Film Gala Presentation A Window on Asian Cinema New Currents Korean Cinema Today - Panorama Korean Cinema Today - Vision Korean Cinema Retrospective Kim Kee-duk, On the Front Line of Korean Genre Films World Cinema Flash Forward Wide Angle Korean Short Film C ... [...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] |
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto International Film Festival is North America's only accredited non-competitive festival). The public festival, which was founded in 1977 as a replacement for the defunct Montreal International Film Festival (1960–68), is held annually in late August in the city of Montreal in Quebec. Unlike the Toronto International Film Festival, which has a greater focus on Canadian and other North American films, the Montreal World Film Festival has a larger diversity of films from all over the world. The festival was cancelled in 2019. In 2022, former festival president Serge Losique announced plans to revive the festival as the Global Montreal Film Festival, with a 2022 edition featuring free screenings of a selection of films that had previously screene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Aichi Prefecture to the west. Shizuoka is the capital and Hamamatsu is the largest city in Shizuoka Prefecture, with other major cities including Fuji, Numazu, and Iwata. Shizuoka Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and features Suruga Bay formed by the Izu Peninsula, and Lake Hamana which is considered to be one of Japan's largest lakes. Mount Fuji, the tallest volcano in Japan and cultural icon of the country, is partially located in Shizuoka Prefecture on the border with Yamanashi Prefecture. Shizuoka Prefecture has a significant motoring heritage as the founding location of Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha, and is home to the Fuji International Speedway. History Shizuoka Prefe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji Tsuda
is a Japanese actor. Career Tsuda appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's ''Tokyo Sonata''. He co-starred in Sion Sono's ''Guilty of Romance'' with Megumi Kagurazaka. Filmography Film * '' Sonatine'' (1993) * ''119'' (1994) * ''Kids Return'' (1996) * ''Hana-bi'' (1997) * '' Bayside Shakedown: The Movie'' (1998) * ''April Story'' (1998) – Fukatsu * ''Audition'' (1999) – Bartender * ''Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl'' (1999) – Fukazume * ''Himawari'' (2000) * ''Party 7'' (2000) – Desk Clerk * ''Monday'' (2000) * ''Love Song'' (2001) * '' Go'' (2001) – Henchman of Kato's father * ''Distance'' (2001) * ''Desert Moon'' (2001) – Masaru's elder brother * ''Drive'' (2002) * ''August Illusion'' (2002) * ''Mohou-han'' (2002) * '' Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final'' (2002) – Daisuke Okubo * ''When the Last Sword Is Drawn'' (2003) * '' Ju-on: The Grudge'' (2003) – Katsuya Tokunaga * '' Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost'' (2003) – Mina's Father * ''Dolls'' (2002) – Young Hiro * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahisa Zeze
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter first known for his soft-core pornographic '' pink films'' of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Kazuhiro Sano, Toshiki Satō, and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the . In recent years, he has directed such major commercial hits as '' 64: Part I'', '' 64: Part II'', and '' The 8-Year Engagement'', while continuing to make independent art films like ''Heaven's Story'' and ''The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine''. Life and career "I try to show relationships, I make films about love. It's not just about the act of having sex, but what leads up to it and what comes after. What are the feelings of the people before, while they do it and after they did it? It's this development that interests me. I don't care very much about rape, because it's very one-sided and doesn't allow for this kind of development... I don't want to depict characters as having sex, but as making love."-- Takahisa ZezeZeze, Takahisa quoted in Takahisa Zeze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingo Tsurumi
is a Japanese actor. Career Shingo Tsurumi has appeared in the films such as Katsuhito Ishii's ''Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl'', Hideo Nakata's '' L: Change the World'', and Tak Sakaguchi's ''Yakuza Weapon''. Filmography Films * ''Tonda Couple'' (1980) * '' Typhoon Club'' (1985) * ''The Sound of Waves'' (1985) * ''Gonin'' (1995), Shigeru Hisamatsu * ''Atashi wa juice'' (1996) * '' Rasen'' (1998) * ''Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl'' (1999) * '' Dead or Alive'' (1999) * ''Kaza Hana'' (2000) * ''Freeze Me'' (2000) * ''Hysteric'' (2000) * ''Sukedachiya Sukeroku'' (2001) * '' Gun Crazy: A Woman from Nowhere'' (2002) * ''Hitokiri Ginji'' (2003) * '' Lakeside Murder Case'' (2004) * ''The Thousand Year Fire'' (2004) * '' My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?'' (2005) * ''Hinagon'' (2005) * '' Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean'' (2005) * ''School Daze'' (2005) * '' L: Change the World'' (2007) * ''Hana Yori Dango Final'' (2008) * ''Yakuza Weapon'' (2011) * '' Life Back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Emoto
is a Japanese actor. Career In 1999, he won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Dr. Akagi''. He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award for ''Dotonbori River'' and '' Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san''. Personal life His wife is the actress Kazue Tsunogae, and he is the father of the actors Tasuku Emoto and Tokio Emoto. Selected filmography Film Television Honours *Medal with Purple Ribbon are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done meritorious deeds and also to those who have achieved excellence in their field of work. The Medals of Honor were established on December 7, 1881, and we ... (2011) * Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2019) References External links * * 1948 births People from Chūō, Tokyo Living people Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Male actors from Tokyo Recipients of the Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
