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Like Asura
is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Yoshimitsu Morita. At the 27th Japan Academy Prize it won three awards and received ten other nominations. The film is a remake of the TV mini series Ashura no Gotoku on NHK. Synopsis The film follows four sisters who discover that their elderly father is having an affair. When a letter is published in the newspaper detailing the affair, they try to hide it from their mother, while suspecting each other of having written it. Cast * Shinobu Otake * Eri Fukatsu * Kaoru Yachigusa * Shidou Nakamura Awards and nominations 27th Japan Academy Prize. *Won: Best Director - Yoshimitsu Morita *Won: Best Screenplay - Tomomi Tsutsui *Won: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Eri Fukatsu *Nominated: Best Picture *Nominated: Best Actress - Shinobu Otake *Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Kaoru Yachigusa *Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Shidou Nakamura *Nominated: Best Music - Michiru Oshima *Nominated: Best Cinematograph ...
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Yoshimitsu Morita
was a Japanese film director who was born in Tokyo. Career Self-taught, first making shorts on 8 mm film during the 1970s, he made his feature film debut with ''No Yōna Mono'' (''Something Like It'', 1981).Mark Schillin"Director Yoshimitsu Morita dies" ''Chicago Tribune'', 21 December 2011 In 1983 he won acclaim for his movie ''Kazoku Gēmu (The Family Game)'', which was voted the best film of the year by Japanese critics in the ''Kinema Junpo'' magazine poll.Roger Mac"Yoshimitsu Morita: Director best known for 'The Family Game'" ''The Independent'', 3 January 2012 This black comedy dealt with then-recent changes in the structure of Japanese home life. It also earned Morita the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. The director has been nominated for eight Japanese Academy Awards, winning the 2004 Best Director award for ''Ashura no Gotoku'' (''Like Asura'', 2003). He also won the award for best director at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for ''39 keihō dai sanjūky ...
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Japan Academy Prize For Screenplay Of The Year
The of the Japan Academy Film Prize The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii- ... is one of the annual Awards given by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association. List of winners External linksJapan Academy Film Prize official website- {{Japan Academy Film Prize Screenplay of the Year ...
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2000s Japanese-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter '' samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the compli ...
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Films Directed By Yoshimitsu Morita
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 ...
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2003 Films
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2003 by worldwide gross are as follows: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' grossed more than $1.14  billion, making it the highest-grossing film in 2003 worldwide and in North America and the second-highest-grossing film up to that time. It was also the second film to surpass the billion-dollar milestone after ''Titanic'' in 1997. '' Finding Nemo'' was the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until being overtaken by ''Shrek 2'' in 2004. Events * February 24: '' The Pianist'', directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. * June 12: Gregory Peck dies of bronchopneumonia. * June 29: Katharine Hepburn dies of cardiac arrest. * November 17: Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Governor of California. * December 22: Both of the m ...
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Shinji Tanaka
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Tanaka was born in Saitama on September 25, 1960. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Nissan Motors in 1983. The club won 1983 and 1985 Emperor's Cup. From 1988 to 1990, the club won all three major title in Japan; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup for 2 years in a row. He was also selected Best Eleven 1989–90. In 1990s, he lost opportunity to play in the match. He moved to J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1992 and Japan Football League club Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1994. He retired in 1995. National team career In August 1979, when Tanaka was a Chuo University student, he was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship and he played all 3 games. In March 1980, he was selected Japan national team for 1980 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on March 30, he debuted against Malaysia. In December, he also played ...
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Fumio Hashimoto
Fumio (written: , , , , , , , or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese illustrator *Fumio Abe (1922–2006), Japanese politician *Fumio Asaki, Japanese ski jumping sports official *, Japanese sculptor *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese composer *, Japanese economist *, Japanese physician *, Japanese manga artist and character designer *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese racewalker * Fumio Inagaki, Japanese microbiologist *, Japanese jazz pianist and composer *, Japanese motorcycle racer *Fumio Iwai, Japanese politician *, Japanese hammer thrower *, Japanese film director *, Japanese jazz pianist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese storyboard artist and anime director *, Japanese politician *, Japanese art director *, Japanese jazz trumpeter *, Japanese writer *, Japanese rally driver *, Japanese chief executive *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese basketball player *, Ja ...
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Hidemitsu Yamasaki
Hidemitsu (written: 秀満 or 英光) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese general *, Japanese writer {{given name Japanese masculine given names ...
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Koichi Watanabe
Koichi Watanabe ( ja, コウイチ) (26 October 1980 - 7 April 2018), better known as Koichi Pettas or simply KOICHI, was a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1, It's Showtime and GLORY. Biography and career Koichi gained recognition fighting in organizations like RISE and MARS, then went on to win the M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai title in 2009 and the WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai title in 2010. Having spent most of his career at heavyweight, Koichi dropped to light-heavyweight following back-to-back losses to Jerome Le Banner in GLORY events. He retired from active competition in November 2017 to become a trainer. Koichi was killed in a traffic accident on April 7, 2018. He collided with a car while driving a scooter in Tokyo. He was declared dead shortly upon arrival at the hospital. Titles *2010 WPMF Japan Heavyweight Muaythai champion *2009 M-1 Heavyweight Muaythai champion Kickboxing record , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2017-11-23 , , Loss , , align=left, ...
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Nobuyasu Kita
Nobuyasu (written: 信康, 信寧, 伸康) is a masculine Japanese given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a .... Notable people with the name include: * (1549–1578), Japanese samurai * (1556–1614), Japanese samurai * (born 1970), Japanese footballer * (1559–1579), Japanese noble * (born 1946), Japanese singer * (1553–1617), Japanese samurai * (1739–1784), Japanese ''daimyō'' {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Michiru Oshima
Michiru (満, みちる, ミチル) is a Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, 1970s J-Pop artist *, Japanese composer *, Japanese pop singer and songwriter *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese anime scriptwriter *, Japanese video game composer and pianist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese-American actress, singer, and songwriter Fictional characters

*Michiru Aida, the protagonist of the Japanese TV drama ''Last Friends'' *Michiru Matsushima, a character in the Japanese visual novel series ''The Fruit of Grisaia'' *Michiru, a character in the Japanese visual novel series ''Air (visual novel), Air'' *Sailor Neptune, aka Michiru Kaioh, one of the central characters in the ''Sailor Moon'' metaseries *Michiru Nishikiori, a character in the Japanese anime and manga series ''Kamichama Karin'' *Michiru Kagemori, the protagonist of the Japanese anime series ''BNA: Brand New Animal'' *Michiru Kiryuu, a character in the Japanese anime series ''Pretty Cure Spl ...
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Japan Academy Prize For Outstanding Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role
The of the Japan Academy Prize is one of the annual Awards given by the ''Nippon Academy-sho association'' (Japan Academy Prize Association). On 2020, Shim Eun-kyung Shim Eun-kyung (born May 31, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She has starred in the box office hits '' Sunny'' (2011), ''Miss Granny'' (2014) and ''Fabricated City'' (2017), as well as television series ''Naeil's Cantabile'' (2014). In 2020, s ..., a South Korean, became the first non-Japanese actress to win this award. List of winners Multiple wins The following individuals received multiple Best Actress awards: External links Japan Academy Film Prize official website *The winner and nominees {{Japan Academy Prize for Best Actress Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Film awards for lead actress ...
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