Listen To My Heart (film)
is a 2009 Japanese drama film directed by Shinichi Mishiro. Cast *Takako Tokiwa as Mao Kubota *Kento Hayashi *Tomoko Nakajima *Nozomu Iwao *Terunosuke Takezai *Nako Mizusawa *Teruhiko Saigō *Masato Hagiwara *Kōsuke Toyohara *Tsurutaro Kataoka (special appearance) *Shirō Itō (special appearance) *Kaoru Yachigusa *Tatsuya Nakadai is a Japanese film actor. He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including ''The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus ''Harakiri'', ''Samurai Rebellion'' and ''Kwaidan''. Nakadai wor ... References External linksOfficial website* Japanese drama films 2009 drama films 2009 films 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takako Tokiwa
is a Japanese actress. Career Tokiwa was nominated for the "Best Actress" award at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her performance in ''Akai Tsuki''. She co-starred with Hidetoshi Nishijima in Amir Naderi's 2011 film ''Cut''. Filmography Film * ''Moonlight Express'' (1999) * ''A Fighter's Blues'' (2000) * ''Sennen no Koi Story of Genji'' (2001) * '' Get Up!'' (2003) * ''Akai Tsuki'' (2004) * ''Hoshi ni Natta Shonen'' (2005) * ''Mamiya kyodai'' (2006) * ''Brave Story'' (2006) * ''Metro ni Notte'' (2006) * ''Awakening'' (2007) * ''20th Century Boys'' (2008) * ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 19'' (2008) * ''After School'' (2008) * '' Listen to My Heart'' (2009) * ''Dirty Hearts'' (2011) * ''Cut'' (2011) * '' Seven Weeks'' (2014), Nobuko Shimizu * ''Dareka no Mokkin'' (2016) * ''Hanagatami'' (2017) * ''Kodomo Shokudō'' (2018) * ''Labyrinth of Cinema'' (2020), Yuriko Tachibana * ''Perfect Strangers'' (2021) * ''Ware Yowakereba: Yajima Kajiko-den'' (2022), Yajima Kajiko * ''The Lump I ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kento Hayashi
is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2007. Selected filmography Film Television Awards References External links Official Website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayashi, Kento 1990 births Living people People from Ōtsu, Shiga Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors 21st-century Japanese male actors ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nako Mizusawa
is a Japanese actress. Filmography Television *'' Garo: Makai Senki'' (Misao) (2011) *''Sumire 16 sai!!'' (Sumire Yotsuya) (2008) *''Muse no Kagami'' (2012) Movies *'' Akanbo Shojo'' (Yoko Nanjo) (2008) *''Tokyo Gore School'' (2009) *''Mai Mai Miracle'' (Kiiko Shimazu, voice) (2009) *'' Listen to My Heart'' (2009) *'' Gantz: Perfect Answer'' (2011) *'' Kishibe-chou Kidan: Tanbou-hen'' (2012) *''Muse no Kagami is a 2012 Japanese television drama series. It premiered on NTV on 14 January 2012, and concluded 23 June 2012, airing 24 episodes. Cast * Aya Hirano as Urara Ayabuki * Rino Sashihara as Maki Mukouda * Narushi Ikeda as Ryū Okita * Nako Mizusawa ...'' (2012) References External linksOfficial blog 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese gravure models Japanese female models Japanese television personalities 1993 births Actors from Aichi Prefecture Living people {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Teruhiko Saigō
was a Japanese singer and actor. As a singer, he was known as one of the three "''Gosanke''" (referring to ''gosanke'', the three great Tokugawa houses), along with Yukio Hashi and Kazuo Funaki. The stage name was based on the Meiji Restoration one of three heroes, but also the Kagoshima Local hero Takamori Saigo. Career Saigō made his debut in 1964 with the song "Kimi Dake o", for which he won a Japan Record Award for best new artist.History Japan Record Awards. Accessed May 12, 2008. As an actor, he has portrayed people as varied as 20th century Prime Minister (in the 1983 film ''Shōsetsu Yoshida Gakkō'') and 16th century samurai [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Kaoru Yachigusa
was a Japanese actress from Osaka Prefecture. From 1947 to 1957 she was a member of the Takarazuka Revue. After leaving the Revue, she was active in film, television, and narration. She famously quit part way through the filming of the television series ''Akai Giwaku'' outraged at being forced to work at times dictated by idol Momoe Yamaguchi's schedule. Her husband, director Senkichi Taniguchi, died on October 29, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan. The couple had been married since 1957. Yachigusa died on October 24, 2019, at a Tokyo hospital from pancreatic cancer, aged 88. Awards and honours * Medal with Purple Ribbon (1997) * Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2003) * Mainichi Film Awards: Tanaka Kinuyo Prize (2004) * Japanese Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Ashura no Gotoku'' (2004) * Honorary citizen of Tokyo (2015) Filmography Film (incomplete) * ''Madame Butterfly ''as Cio Cio San (1954), dubbed by an Italian soprano * ''Samura ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tatsuya Nakadai
is a Japanese film actor. He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including ''The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus ''Harakiri'', ''Samurai Rebellion'' and ''Kwaidan''. Nakadai worked with some of Japan's best-known filmmakers—starring or co-starring in five films directed by Akira Kurosawa, as well as being cast in significant films directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara (''The Face of Another''), Mikio Naruse (''When a Woman Ascends the Stairs''), Kihachi Okamoto (''Kill!'' and ''The Sword of Doom''), Hideo Gosha (''Goyokin''), Shirō Toyoda (''Portrait of Hell'') and Kon Ichikawa (''Enjō'' and ''Odd Obsession''). Biography Nakadai grew up in a very poor family and was unable to afford a university education, prompting him to take up acting. He picked up a liking of Broadway musicals, and travels once a year to New York City to watch them. Nakadai was working as a shop clerk in Tokyo before a chance encounter with ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, drama ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Terunosuke Takezai
is a Japanese actor. He is sometimes referred to as a ''promotion video actor'' due to his numerous appearances in promotion videos.http://50秒ニュース.com/geinoukai/pvhaiyu/ Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Takezai, Terunosuke 1980 births 21st-century Japanese male actors Actors from Kumamoto Prefecture Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Living people Stardust Promotion artists ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masato Hagiwara
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and professional mahjong player. Biography When Hagiwara was three years old, his parents divorced and he was taken in by his father. However, his father died when he was in the fourth grade, and was then raised by his paternal grandparents in Chigasaki until he was 15 years old. As a result, he spent most of his younger life without his mother. AERA February 8, 1999 issue, pp. 52-56, "Contemporary Portrait: Masato Hagiwara" After graduating from Chigasaki Shiritsu Umeda Junior High School, Hagiwara moved to Tokyo. He enrolled in the part-time program at Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School, but dropped out after only one week. Later on, he went to the United States for a short period of time and was impressed by the movie audiences he saw in New York City, which led him to become interested in acting as a career. After returning to Japan, when he was helping out at his mother's bar in Shinjuku, he caught the eye of the casting staff f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |