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Masuo Nakayama
Masuo (written: 益男, 斗雄 or 満寿夫) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1958), Japanese actor and voice actor * (born 1947), Japanese sumo wrestler * (1934–1997), Japanese artist, writer and film director Masuo (written: 増尾) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (born 1986), Japanese actor See also *Masuo Station (other), multiple train stations in Japan {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masuo Amada
is a Japanese actor and Voice acting in Japan, voice actor from Hyōgo Prefecture. He is affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company, and graduated from the Osaka University of Arts. Filmography Television animation *''Eat-Man'' (1997-1998) (Nowāru) *''Berserk (manga), Berserk'' (1997-1998) (Pipin) *''Chūka Ichiban'' (1997-1998) (Rōko) *''Initial D, Initial D: Fourth Stage'' (1998-2014) (Aikawa/Man in Evo V) *''Trigun'' (1998) (List of Trigun characters#Monev the Gale, Monev the Gale) *''Arc the Lad'' (1999) (Dain) *''Wild Arms: Twilight Venom'' (1999-2000) (Korī) *''Rave Master'' (2002) (Fūa) *''Burst Angel'' (2004) (Tetsuzō) *''Naruto'' (2004) (Manda) *''Pokémon (anime), Pokémon'' (2004) (Silver) *''Monster (manga), Monster'' (2004-2005) (Inspector Gantz) *''Black Cat (manga), Black Cat'' (2005) (Ganza) *''Bleach (anime), Bleach'' (2007) (Mock Arrancar) *''Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' (2009) (Darius) *''Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor'' (2010) (King Bokuroku) *''Mits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asahikuni Masuo
, born April 25, 1947, as is a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan. His highest rank was '' ōzeki''. After his retirement he set up Ōshima stable which he ran from 1980 until he left the Japan Sumo Association in 2012 upon reaching the age of 65. Career Born in Aibetsu, Kamikawa District, Asahikuni made his professional debut in July 1963, joining Tatsunami stable. He reached the second highest ''jūryō'' division in March 1969 and the top ''makuuchi'' division just two tournaments after that. In 1970 he dropped to ''jūryō'' once again but he returned to the top division in 1972, reaching ''sekiwake'' in November. At the beginning of 1976 Asahikuni put together two strong records of 12–3 and 13-2, finishing as runner-up in both tournaments, and this earned him promotion to the rank of ''ōzeki''. It had taken him 77 tournaments from his professional debut to reach ''ōzeki'', which at the time was the slowest ever. His best tournament result came in July 1977 whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masuo Ikeda
was a Japanese painter, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, ceramist, novelist, and film director from Nagano Prefecture. Awards *Ikeda won the Akutagawa Prize for ''Offering In The Aegean'' (''Eegekai ni sasagu''). Museum The Ikeda Masuo Art Museum, named after Ikeda, is located in Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Universi .... External links Ikeda Masuo Art Museum Japanese printmakers Japanese illustrators Japanese ceramists Japanese film directors People from Nagano Prefecture 1934 births 1997 deaths Akutagawa Prize winners 20th-century Japanese novelists 20th-century Japanese sculptors 20th-century Japanese painters Japanese contemporary artists 20th-century printmakers 20th-century ceramists 21st-century ceramists {{printmaker-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Masuo
is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Jadeite in ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''. Jun has also worked as a model. Nowadays he plays with the music group "As a Sign of human", as guitarist/vocalist. Profile * Birth date: * Hometown: Tokyo, Japan * Talent agency: Office Watanabe Filmography * 1998: "Young Gamu Takayama" from ''Ultraman Gaia'' * 1999: ''Busuka! Busuka!!'' * 2001: "Fujisaki Tatuya" from ''Heart'' * 2003-2004: "Jadeite" from ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' * 2004: Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger is the twenty-eighth production of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries produced by Toei Company, Toei. It aired as a part of TV Asahi's 2004 Super Hero Time block with ''Kamen Rider Blade''. The action footage from the show was used for the American ... 45th story External links * * * http://www.tsukiyama-sama.net/BSSMLA/Jadeite.htm 1986 births Living people Male actors from Tokyo {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese-language Surnames
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been many attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as the Ainu, Austroasiatic, Koreanic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), there was a massive influx of Sino-Japanese vocabulary into the language, affecting the phonology of Early Middle Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw extensive grammatical changes and the first appearance of European loanwords. The basis of the standard dialect moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Masculine Given Names
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
