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Masahiko Nishimura
is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He is best known for his comedic portrayals. Biography Nishimura was born on December 12, 1960 in Toyama, Toyama, Japan. While he attended Toyo University to study photography he met Kōki Mitani, a script writer for radio and playwright who aspired to be an actor and who turned his attention to the theatre. In 1983, Nishimura, Mitani and others including the actors Zen Kajiwara and Kazuyuki Aijima formed the Tokyo Sunshine Boys, a comedy troupe that grew in popularity over the following ten years. They produced the popular play ''12 Gentle Japanese'', a parody of Reginald Rose's ''12 Angry Men''. When ''12 Gentle Japanese'' was adapted to film, Nishimura did not form part of the cast. In the 1990s the success of the Tokyo Sunshine Boys brought Nishimura parts in television dramas, notably a part in ''Furikaereba Yatsuga Iru'' and as the flamboyant Shintaro Imaizumi in Kōki Mitani's ''Furuhata Ninzaburo''. With the release of the Kōki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama, Toyama
is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about north of the city of Nagoya and northwest of Tokyo. , the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 176,643 households, and a population density of 335 persons per km2. Its total area was . Overview The city has been designated an environmental model city by the national government for its efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Cityscapes File:Toyama Castle (4207284334).jpg, Toyama Castle（2009） File:Anyobo, Toyama, Toyama Prefecture 930-0881, Japan - panoramio (35).jpg, Skyline of Toyama City（2015） File:View from Toyama City Hall, north side.jpg, CBD of Toyama（2018） File:Sogawa st.jpeg, Downtown Sōgawa（2016） File:Fugan unga.JPG, Toyama Kansui park（2016） Geography Located in the middle of its prefecture, Toyama is a seaside city by the coast of the Sea of Japan. Its municipal territory borders with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Mononoke
is a 1997 Japanese animated epic historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori and Hisaya Morishige. ''Princess Mononoke'' is set in the late Muromachi period of Japan (approximately 1336 to 1573 CE), but it includes fantasy elements. The story follows a young Emishi prince named Ashitaka, and his involvement in a struggle between the gods (''kami'') of a forest and the humans who consume its resources. The term , or , is not a name, but a Japanese word for supernatural, shape-shifting beings that possess people and cause suffering, disease, or death. The film was released in Japan on July 12, 1997 by Toho, and in the United States on October 29, 1999. It was a critical and commercial blockbuster, becoming the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow Oda subordinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The son of a minor daimyo, Ieyasu once lived as a hostage under daimyo Imagawa Yoshimoto on behalf of his father. He later succeeded as daimyo after his father's death, serving as a vassal and general of the Oda clan, and building up his strength under Oda Nobunaga. After Oda Nobunaga's death, Ieyasu was briefly a rival of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, before declaring his allegiance and fighting on his behalf. Under Toyotomi, Ieyasu was relocated to the Kanto plains in eastern Japan, away from the Toyotomi power base in Osaka. He built his castle in the fishing village of Edo (now Tokyo). He became the most powerful daimyo and the most senior officer under the Toyotomi regime. Ieyasu preserved his str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideyoshi (TV Series)
is a 1996 Japanese historical television series. It is the 35th NHK taiga drama television series. Plot The story chronicles the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Production Production Credits *Original – Taichi Sakaiya *Music – Reijirō Koroku *Titling – Hisaya Morishige *Narrator – Etsuko Ichihara, Ryuji Miyamoto *Historical research – Tetsuo Owada *Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi Cast Starring role *Naoto Takenaka as Hideyoshi Toyotomi clan *Yasuko Sawaguchi as One - wife of Hideyoshi * Etsuko Ichihara as Naka - mother of Hideyoshi * Ichiro Zaitsu as Chikuami - stepfather of Hideyoshi * Masanobu Takashima as Toyotomi Hidenaga - younger brother of Hideyoshi * Naomi Hosokawa as Sato - younger sister of Hideyoshi *Takako Matsu as Cha-cha - concubine of Hideyoshi *Hiroyuki Sanada as Ishida Mitsunari ** Shun Oguri as Ishida Mitsunari (teenager) *Atsushi Onita as Hachisuka Masakatsu *Ikkō Furuya as Takenaka Hanbei * Masatō Ibu as Kuroda Kanbei *Yosuke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Wife, My Life''
My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marketing year, variable period * Model year, product identifier Transport * Motoryacht * Motor Yacht, a name prefix for merchant vessels * Midwest Airlines (Egypt), IATA airline designation * MAXjet Airways, United States, defunct IATA airline designation Other uses * ''My'', the genitive form of the English pronoun ''I'' * Malaysia, ISO 3166-1 country code ** .my, the country-code top level domain (ccTLD) * Burmese language (ISO 639 alpha-2) * Megalithic Yard, a hypothesised, prehistoric unit of length * Million years See also * MyTV (other) MyTV (or My TV) may refer to these television brands: Africa * MYtv, a South African TV channel Asia * Television Broadcasts Limited's online service in Hong Kong * My TV (Banglades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What A Wonderful Family!
is a 2016 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Yui Natsukawa, Tomoko Nakajima, Hayashiya Shōzō IX, Satoshi Tsumabuki and Yū Aoi. It was released in Japan by Shochiku on March 12, 2016. The film uses the same cast as Yamada's 2013 film ''Tokyo Family''. Plot summary A husband (Isao Hashizume) and wife (Kazuko Yoshiyuki) have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife what she wants for her birthday present. She replies that she wants a divorce. The wife's divorce announcement sends the entire family into chaos. Their children are thrown into a state of panic to hear this news of separation. Amid the sudden tumult of life, each member of the family begins to voice out their respective grievances. Cast *Isao Hashizume *Kazuko Yoshiyuki *Masahiko Nishimura *Yui Natsukawa *Tomoko Nakajima * Hayashiya Shōzō IX *Satoshi Tsumabuki *Yū Aoi * Nakamura Takanosuke *Jun Fubuki *Shōfuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnificent Nine
is a 2016 Japanese jidaigeki samurai comedy film directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura. It was released in Japan by Shochiku on May 14, 2016. The original story is collected by "Unsung Heroes of Old Japan" written by , a record of the townspeople who saved the plight of the Shukuba town at in the Sendai Domain (Sendai city) in the 18th century "" Based on (written by Monk ). This movie's catch phrase is ". Plot In 1766, Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Jusaburō Kokudaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to Han (historical term for the estate of a warrior) and distribute the interest annually to the residents, but if they're caught they will lose their lives. Cast Kokudaya Family (Sake brewery) *Sadao Abe *Karen Iwata *Daiki Shigeoka Sugawaraya Family (Tea master) *Eita *Maika Yamamoto Asanoya Family (Sake brewery and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai Hustle
is a 2014 Japanese jidaigeki comedy film directed by Katsuhide Motoki and starring Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kyoko Fukada and Tsuyoshi Ihara. It was released on 21 June 2014. It featured in the Japanese Film Festival in Australia in 2014 under the name Samurai Hustle. The film made its Los Angeles premiere at LA Eigafest 2014. It was followed by 2016's ''Samurai Hustle Returns''. Cast *Kuranosuke Sasaki *Kyoko Fukada * Tsuyoshi Ihara *Yasufumi Terawaki *Yusuke Kamiji *Yuri Chinen *Seiji Rokkaku as Imamura *Tokio Emoto is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Knockout. Biography Emoto's father is Akira Emoto, his mother is Kazue Tsunogae, and his brother is Tasuku Emoto. He is left-handed. In 2003, Emoto had his acting debut in the film, '' ... Reception The film initially grossed ¥900 million in Japan. Its final box office tally was ¥1.55 billion yen. Eiren, "Box Office Statistics for 2014 in Japan." http://www.eiren.org/boxoffice_e/2014.html Accessed 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Family
is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Yōji Yamada. It is a remake of the Japanese film '' Tokyo Story''. Plot The film is set in Tokyo and Ōsakikamijima, Hiroshima. Cast * Isao Hashizume as Shukichi Hirayama * Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Tomiko Hirayama * Masahiko Nishimura as Koichi * Tomoko Nakajima as Shigeko * Satoshi Tsumabuki as Shoji * Yui Natsukawa as Fumiko * Yū Aoi as Noriko Mamiya * Ryuichiro Shibata as Minoru * Ayumu Maruyama as Isamu *Narumi Kayashima as Kyoko Hattori * Nenji Kobayashi as Sanpei Numata * Jun Fubuki as Kayo Reception The film grossed ¥1.56 billion ( US$15.2 million) at the Japanese box office. ''Film Business Asias Derek Elley Derek Elley (born c. 1955) is an American film and music critic and author, best known as the resident film critic for ''Variety'' until his departure in March 2010. With over 1200 reviews to his credit as of December 2014 on ''Rotten Tomatoes'', h ... gave the film a rating of 4 out of 10. References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Laughs
is a story by Japanese dramatist Kōki Mitani which began as a play in 1996 starring actors Masahiko Nishimura as the Censor and Yoshimasa Kondo as the Playwright. The play won the Best Play Award at the 1996 Yomiuri Theater Awards. After success it was then made into a movie in 2004 starring actors Kōji Yakusho and Goro Inagaki by Fuji Television and Toho Studios. The major theme of the piece is the conflict between censorship and an artist's freedom of expression, but it is a comedy. Plot Set in 1940, a young playwright, Tsubaki Hajime (Inagaki / Kondo) comes up against a government censor, Sakisaka Mutsuo (Yakusho / Nishimura). The censor's job is to prevent anything political or taboo from getting into the pre-war media, but this censor has a thing against comedy, too. Tsubaki comes to have his script checked by the censors before rehearsals begin. But the censor, who is looking for an excuse to shut down the comedy troupe at which Tsubaki works, tells him that his whole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasaki Kojirō
was a Japanese swordsman who may have lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods and is known primarily for the story of his battle with Miyamoto Musashi in 1612, where Sasaki was killed. Although suffering from defeat as well as death at the hands of Musashi, he is a revered and respected warrior in Japanese history and culture.Bokken- Art of the Japanese Wooden Sword, Dave Lowry, Ohara Publications, 1986, p. 21 History Sasaki Kojirō went by the fighting name of , which was also the name of the ''kenjutsu'' school he had founded. It is said that Sasaki studied the Chūjō-ryu of sword fighting from either Kanemaki Jisai or Toda Seigen. Toda Seigen was a master of the ''kodachi''. If Sasaki had indeed learned Chūjō-ryu from Seigen, he would have been his master's sparring partner. Due to his master's use of the kodachi, Sasaki used a '' nodachi'', or a long ''katana'', against him, therefore eventually excelling in its use. It was after defeating his maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
