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Mariko Hayashi
is a Japanese writer and chairperson of the Nihon University board of directors. Her awards include the 94th Naoki Prize and the Japanese Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon. Her novels and essays have been widely adapted for television and film, including the 1997 film '' Fukigen na Kajitsu'' and the 2018 NHK taiga drama ''Segodon''. Early life and education Mariko Hayashi was born in Yamanashi, Japan on April 1, 1954. She attended Hikawa High School in the city of Yamanashi, and went on to graduate from Nihon University, whereupon she took a job writing advertising copy. Career Debut and early recognition After clashing with the corporate culture in the advertising industry, Hayashi quit her job and worked instead as a freelance copywriter, winning an award for her copywriting on behalf of Seiyu Group, while also writing a series of magazine articles that criticized contemporary advertising. Her autobiographical essay about the experience of becoming self-sufficient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamanashi, Yamanashi
file:Yamanashi City Center from Fuefuki River, Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.jpg, 270px, Yamanashi city center from the Fuefuki River is a Cities of Japan, city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 34,738 in 14,679 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Yamanashi City is located in north-central Yamanashi Prefecture in the northeastern end of the Kofu Basin. The city is flat in the south, rising toward mountains to the north. The Fuefuki River flows through the city. Neighboring municipalities *Yamanashi Prefecture **Fuefuki, Yamanashi, Fuefuki, Kōfu, Yamanashi, Kōfu, Kōshū, Yamanashi, Kōshū *Saitama Prefecture **Chichibu, Saitama, Chichibu *Nagano Prefecture **Minamisaku District, Nagano, Minamisaku District: Kawakami, Nagano, Kawakami Climate The city has a Humid continental climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively severe winte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TBS Television (Japan)
JORX-DTV, branded as is the flagship station of the Japan News Network (JNN), owned-and-operated by , a subsidiary of JNN's owner, TBS Holdings. It operates in the Kantō region and broadcasts its content nationally through TBS-JNN Network, or Japan News Network. TBS produced the ''Takeshi's Castle'' game show, which is dubbed and rebroadcast internationally. The channel was also home to ''Ultraman'' and the ''Ultra Series'' franchise from 1966 – itself a spinoff to ''Ultra Q'', co-produced and broadcast in the same year – and its spinoffs, most if not all made by Tsuburaya Productions for the network; in the 2010s, ''Ultra Series'' moved to TV Tokyo. Since the 1990s it is home to '' Sasuke'' (''Ninja Warrior''), whose format would inspire similar programs outside Japan, by itself a spinoff to the legendary TBS game show ''Kinniku Banzuke'' that lasted for 7 seasons. On May 24, 2017, TBS and five other major media firms (TV Tokyo, Nikkei, Inc., WOWOW, Dentsu and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Minagawa
is a Korean-born Japanese writer of mystery, fantasy, horror and historical fiction. Works in English translation ;Novels *''The Resurrection Fireplace'' (original title: ''Hirakasete Itadaki Kōei Desu''), trans. Matt Treyvaud, Bento Books, 2019 ;Short stories *"The Midsummer Emissary" (original title: ''Fuzuki no Shisha''), trans. Ginny Tapley Takemori (''Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 3: Tales of the Metropolis'', Kurodahan Press, 2012) *"Sunset" (original title: ''Yuhi ga Shizumu''), trans. Karen Sandness (''Speculative Japan 3: Silver Bullet and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy'', Kurodahan Press, 2012) Awards * 1973 – Shosetsu Gendai New Writers Prize: (short story) * 1985 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: (mystery novel) * 1986 – Naoki Prize: (historical novel) * 1990 – Shibata Renzaburo Prize: (fantasy short story collection) * 1998 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature: (mystery novel) * 2012 – Honkaku Mystery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiaki Kuriyama
is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She is best known in the West for her roles as Takako Chigusa in Kinji Fukasaku's 2000 film '' Battle Royale'' and Gogo Yubari in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film '' Kill Bill: Volume 1''. Life and career She was born in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki. Kuriyama was a popular model during Japan's child model boom in the mid-1990s. In 1997, she appeared in the photobooks ''Shinwa-Shōjo'' (''Girl of Myth'') and ''Shōjokan'' (''Girl's Residence''), photographed by Kishin Shinoyama. ''Shinwa-Shōjo'' became a best-seller but, as it contained some nudity, was discontinued by the publisher in 1999 after the institution of new anti–child pornography laws. She also posed as a model for the child fashion magazines '' Nicola'' (1997–2001) and ''Pichi Lemon'' (1996–2001). She first achieved widespread recognition as an actress in Japan for her starring roles in the horror films ''Shikoku'' (1999) and '' Ju-on'' (2000). Chiaki also appeared in the 2000 act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Asahi
JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company. The station serves as the flagship of the All-Nippon News Network and its studios are located in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. Headquarters In 2003, the company headquarters moved to a new building designed by Fumihiko Maki currently located at 6-9-1 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. File:朝日電視台 (16202552212).jpg, Atrium of TV Asahi's HQ in Roppongi File:TV Asahi Ark Broadcasting Center 20200801.jpg, TV Asahi's Broadcasting Center at Ark Hills, not far from its headquarters since 2003 Some of TV Asahi's departments and subsidiaries, such as TV Asahi Productions and Take Systems, are still located at ''TV Asahi Center'', the company's former headquarters from 1986 to 2003. It is located at Ark Hills, not far from its headquarter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaho Minami
is a Japanese actress of Korean descent active in film, television and commercials. Life and career Kaho Minami was born on January 20, 1964, in Amagasaki in Hyogo, Japan, and is of third-generation Korean descent. She graduated from Toho Gakuen College of Drama & Music in Tokyo, Japan. While attending college, Minami auditioned for the first time and got the main role in her debut film, Kohei Oguri’s ''For Kanako'' (1984). Soon after, Minami played the main role on TBS television’s drama series in 1985. Her stage play debut was as Juliet in ''Romeo & Juliet'', directed by Tamasaburō Bandō, the legendary Kabuki actor. In the many decades following, she has appeared in numerous projects that span across theater, movies, television dramas, in both main and supporting roles. She starred in many films by filmmakers including Gakuryu Ishii's ''Angel Dust'' (1994), Masayuki Ochiai's Horror film ''Infection'' (2004), Tian Zhuangzhuang's ''The Go Master'' (2006), and Kazu ... [...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] |
Yuriko Ishida
is a Japanese actress and essayist from Nagoya. She was the Japanese voice of the title character San from the 1997 animated film ''Princess Mononoke''. She is the older sister of Hikari Ishida, also an actress. Filmography Films *''Gokudo no Onna-tachi: Saigo no Tatakai'' (1990) – Shiori Ueki *''Boiling Point'' (1990) – Sayaka *''Kanojo ga Kekkon Shinai Riyu'' (1990) – Reiko *''Seishun Dendekedekedeke'' (1992) *''Haruka, Nosutarujii'' (1993) *''Pom Poko'' (1994) – Okiyo (voice) *''Princess Mononoke'' (1997) – San (voice) *''Himitsu'' (1999) *''Yomigaeri'' (2002) – Reiko *''Gege'' (2004) – Yōko Asamura *''Year One in the North'' (2005) – Kayo Mamiya *''Yokkakan no Kiseki'' (2005) – Mariko Iwamura *'' Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior'' (2007-2008) *'' About Her Brother'' (2010) *'' From up on Poppy Hill'' (2011) *''The Mourner'' (2015) – Yukiyo Nagi *'' Erased'' (2016) – Sachiko Fujinuma *'' Cafe Funiculi Funicula'' (2018) *''At the End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shueisha
(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Manga magazines published by Shueisha include the ''Jump'' magazine line, which includes shonen magazines ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', ''Jump SQ'', and ''V Jump'', and seinen magazines ''Weekly Young Jump'', ''Grand Jump'' and ''Ultra Jump''. They also publish other magazines, including ''Non-no''. Shueisha, along with Shogakukan, owns Viz Media, which publishes manga from all three companies in North America. History In 1925, Shueisha was created by major publishing company Shogakukan (founded in 1922). became the first novel published by Shueisha in collaboration with Shogakukan—the temporary home of Shueisha. In 1927, two novels titled ''Danshi Ehon'', and ''Joshi Ehon'' we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byakuren Yanagiwara
Byakuren Yanagiwara (Japanese: 柳原 白蓮, ''Yanagiwara Byakuren'', October 15, 1885 - February 22, 1967) was a Japanese poet and novelist. She is best known for the "Byakuren incident". She is one of the Three Beauties of Taishō period. Life Akiko Yanagiwara (柳原 燁子) was born on October 15, 1885, in Tokyo as the second daughter of statesman and diplomat Count Yanagiwara Sakimitsu. Her mother was one of his concubines, Ryō, a daughter of a fallen samurai family who was a geisha in Yanagibashi. The Yanagiwara family were of the Reizei family line of the Fujiwara clan. Sakimitsu was the elder brother of Emperor Taishō's mother, Yanagiwara Naruko, making Yanagiwara a first cousin of Emperor Taishō. In 1894, she was adopted by a distant relative, Viscount Yorimitsu Kitakōji. She entered the Kazoku Girls' School in 1898. In 1900, she was married to the eldest son of the Kitakōji family, Suketake, at the age of 15, after which she dropped out of school due to her pregn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gakushuin Women's College
is a private women's college in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan; part of the Gakushūin School Corporation (学習院). The predecessor of the school was founded in 1847 by Emperor Kōmei. It was chartered as a junior college in 1949 and became a four-year college in 1998. Gakushuin Women's College is also one of the main hosts of the International Theater Company London which comes from London to perform Shakespearean plays in English, directed by MBE Paul Stebbings and brought to Japan by Paula Berwanger. Past performances include A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vio .... The 2020 performance of Othello was cancelled due to COVID-19. References External links Official website Educational institutions estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utako Shimoda
was a Japanese educator and poet of the Meiji and Taishō period. Born in present-day Ena, Gifu, she was the founder many educational organizations, including what is today Jissen Women's University. She had international influence, and was one of the most influential women in Asia. Biography Utako Shimoda was born into a samurai family as Seki Hirao, in Iwakara, in Gifu Prefecture. For the first 6–7 years of her life she was an only child, and studied the Confucian classics; she is said to have read all the Chinese and Japanese books her parents had. Her father and grandfather were Confucian scholars. In the run up to the Meiji Restoration, the Hirao family were firmly on the side of the Emperor, and when the Shogunate fell, Utako's father was given a prominent position in Tokyo, where the family moved in 1870, when Utako Shimoda was about 16. She worked as lady-in-waiting to Empress Shōken from 1871-1879. Seki was well-educated and recognised as an excellent poet, so m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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