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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] |
Chigasaki, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 242,798 and a population density of 6800 people per km². The total area of the city is . Geography The city is located on the eastern bank of the Sagami River in south-central Kanagawa Prefecture, facing Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean to the south. The Hikiji River flows through part of the city. Surrounding municipalities Kanagawa Prefecture * Fujisawa *Hiratsuka *Samukawa Climate The city has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Chigasaki is 15.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1872 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.4 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of the city grew steadily for over seventy years. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo. History ''The Japan Times'' was launched by Motosada Zumoto on 22 March 1897, with the goal of giving Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English to help Japan to participate in the international community. The newspaper was independent of government control, but from 1931 onward, the paper's editors experienced mounting pressure from the Japanese government to submit to its policies. In 1933, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed Hitoshi Ashida, former ministry official, as chief editor. During World War II, the newspaper served as an outlet for Imperial Japanese government communication and editorial opinion. It was successively renamed ''The Japan Times and Mail'' (1918–1940) following its merger with ''The Japan Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharan Q No Enka No Hanamichi
is a 1997 Japanese comedy film directed by Yōjirō Takita and starring the rock band Sharam Q. It was released on 30 August 1997. Cast *Tsunku as Rannosuke Amakusa *Hatake as Haruo * Takanori Jinnai as Hideto Kuroi *Asaka Seto as Tamami Naruto *Isao Bitō as Ichiro Misaki *Masako Motoi as President Koike *Takashi Matsuo as Manager *Chisato Moritaka as Herself * Ken Takayama as Himself * Seiko Mineko as Seiko Matsuda * Shu as Ryo * Makoto as Masato * Taisei as Hanyu * Kenji Kawabata as Ana Kawabata * Rika Sato as Ana Sato * Miki Tominaga as New Singer * Mikijirō Hira as Daisuke Naruto Release ''Sharam Q no Enka no Hanamichi'' was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on August 30, 1997. Reception The film was chosen as the seventh best film at the 19th Yokohama Film Festival The was held on 8 February 1998 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Awards * Best Film: ''Onibi'' * Best Actor: Yoshio Harada – ''Onibi'' * Best Actress: Kyōka Suzuki – '' Welcome Back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiratori Reiko De Gozaimasu!
is a '' shōjo'' romantic comedy manga by Yumiko Suzuki. It was published by Kodansha in the magazine '' Mimi'' from 1988 to 1992 and collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted as an anime OVA produced by Ajia-do that was released in 1990, an 11-episode live-action television series broadcast on Fuji TV in 1993, and a theatrical movie released in 1995. In 1989, the manga won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo. It is the story of Reiko Shiratori, a nouveau-riche girl from the countryside, who enters a Tokyo university to pursue ordinary college student Tetsuya Akimoto. Television dramas 1989 cast * Honami Suzuki as Reiko Shiratori * Makoto Nonomura as Tetsuya Akimoto 1993 cast * Yasuko Matsuyuki as Reiko Shiratori * Masato Hagiwara as Tetsuya Akimoto 2016 cast * Mayuko Kawakita as Reiko Shiratori * Masaru Mizuno as Tetsuya Akimoto Original video animation Cast * Maria Kawamura as Reiko Shiratori * Kenyu Horiuchi is a Japanese voice actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Under The Moon
is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Yoichi Sai and starring Gorō Kishitani and Ruby Moreno. Plot Tadao (Goro Kishitani) is a North Korean immigrant who works in a taxi cab corporation wholly owned by another Korean immigrant whose dream is to build a golf course. He suffers from chronic discrimination. Tadao's mother owns a karaoke bar. Connie (Ruby Moreno), a Filipino immigrant, is the newly hired bartender who can fluently speak Japanese. Tadao pursues the homesick Connie to his mother's dismay. Cast * Goro Kishitani - Tadao * Ruby Moreno - Connie * Moeko Ezawa - Eijun, Tadao's mother * Masato Furuoya - Konno * Yoshiki Arizono - Hoso * Kenichi Endo * Masato Hagiwara - Businessman * Akio Kaneda * Kumija Kim * Kim Soo-Jin * Tatsuya Kimura * Jun Kunimura - Tada * Akaji Maro - Senba * Shigemitsu Ogi * Wishing Chong - Osamu Ono Awards and nominations 18th Hochi Film Award *Won: Best Film *Won: Best Director - Yōichi Sai *Won: Best Actress - Ruby Moreno 17th Japan Academy Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Class To Remember
is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Synopsis A cantankerous but loveable high school teacher teaches a night school in a poor neighborhood for adult students on the fringes of Japanese society. Cast * Toshiyuki Nishida * Eiko Shinya * Keiko Takeshita * Nae Yuuki * Kunie Tanaka * Kiyoshi Atsumi * Masato Hagiwara * Yuri Nakae * Hiroshi Kanbe * Senri Oe * Takashi Sasano * Shinya Owada * Kayako Sono * Jiro Sakagami * Kei Suma Kei Suma ( ja, すまけい; 4 September 1935 – 7 December 2013) was a Japanese film and television actor, whose career spanned 25 years. Born on Kunashir Island under Japanese rule, Suma began his acting career in 1985. He was best known fo ... Reception At the 1994 Japan Academy Prize the film won the awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound, Rookie of the Year and the Popularity Award. It was also nominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōichi Higashi
is a Japanese film director. He began his career working on documentaries at Iwanami Productions but, after going independent, turned to fiction film. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for '' Yasashii Nipponjin'' in 1971, and then the award for Best Director at the 17th Hochi Film Awards for ''The River with No Bridge''. In 1996, he won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival for the film '' Village of Dreams''. Filmography * '' Yasashii Nipponjin'' (1971) * ''Third Base'' (1978) * ''Mo hozue wa tsukanai'' (1979) * ''Shiki Natsuko'' (1980) * ''Keshin'' (1986) * ''Ureshi Hazukashi Monogatari'' (1988) * ''The River with No Bridge is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Yōichi Higashi based on the novel by Sue Sumii. Cast *Naoko Otani as Fude Hatanaka * Tamao Nakamura as Nui Hatanaka *Tetta Sugimoto is a Japanese actor. Career Sugimoto was first a member of a rock band ...'' (1992) * '' Vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The River With No Bridge
is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Yōichi Higashi based on the novel by Sue Sumii. Cast *Naoko Otani as Fude Hatanaka *Tamao Nakamura as Nui Hatanaka *Tetta Sugimoto as Seitaro Hatanaka *Masato Hagiwara as Sadao Shimura *Etsushi Takahashi as Iseda *Saki Takaoka as Nanae Minemura Awards and nominations 17th Hochi Film Award * Won: Best Director - Yōichi Higashi is a Japanese film director. He began his career working on documentaries at Iwanami Productions but, after going independent, turned to fiction film. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for '' Yasashii Nipponjin'' in 1971, ... References External links * 1992 films Films directed by Yōichi Higashi 1990s Japanese-language films 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub ja:橋のない川#映画版 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Ichikawa
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was first a director of television commercials before adding filmmaking to his creative activities. His most famous film outside Japan was ''Tony Takitani'', an adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage after suddenly collapsing at a restaurant,Variety Obit. shortly before his latest film, ''Buy a Suit'', was to premier at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Filmography * ''Buy A Suit'' (2008) * ''How to Become Myself'' (2007) * ''Aogeba Tôtoshi'' (2006) * ''Tony Takitani'' (2004 in film, 2004) * ''Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover'' (2002) * ''Tokyo Marigold'' (2001) * ''Zawa-zawa Shimo-Kitazawa'' (2000) * ''Osaka Story'' (1999) * ''Tadon to Chikuwa'' (1998) * ''Tokyo Lullaby'' (199 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bu Su
is a 1987 Japanese film directed by Jun Ichikawa. It is Ichikawa's first feature film. Awards 9th Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ... *Won: Best Actress - Yasuko Tomita *2nd Best Film References 1987 films Films directed by Jun Ichikawa 1980s Japanese-language films 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Survivor
''Ultimate Survivor'' is a 2004 compilation album by the American rock band Survivor, containing 18 songs from 1979 to 1988, plus the previously unreleased song "Rockin' into the Night" (which was also recorded by 38 Special 38 Special may refer to: * .38 Special The .38 Special, also commonly known as .38 S&W Special (not to be confused with .38 S&W), .38 Smith & Wesson Special, .38 Spl, .38 Spc, (pronounced "thirty-eight special"), or 9x29mmR is a rimmed, cent ... in 1980). Track listing References External links * * * Survivor (band) albums 2004 compilation albums Volcano Entertainment compilation albums Legacy Recordings compilation albums {{2000s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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