|
Massan
is a Japanese television drama series, the 91st Asadora (morning drama) broadcast daily on NHK from September 29, 2014, until March 28, 2015. ''Massan'' is based on the lives of Masataka Taketsuru and his Scottish wife Jessie Roberta "Rita" Cowan, who he met while studying abroad. American actress Charlotte Kate Fox stars as Ellie Kameyama opposite Japanese actor Tetsuji Tamayama as Masaharu Kameyama in a fictionalized account of Rita's travels to Japan and Taketsuru's attempts to begin the Nikka Whisky Distilling company. It is the first time that NHK's Asadora series has featured a non-Japanese actor in a lead role. Plot Osaka chapter (1st week - 15th week) When Masaharu Kameyama returns to his hometown Takehara in Hiroshima prefecture after spending two years in Scotland learning how to make whisky, he brings back with him Ellie, a woman whom he met and married there. His parents are shocked to see this blonde woman arrive as their new daughter in law. Masaharu's mother, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Kate Fox
Charlotte Kate Fox (born August 14, 1985) is an American film, TV, and theatrical actress and musician. She was cast as the first non-Japanese heroine of an NHK Asadora: the series ''Massan'' broadcast on Japanese television. Education Fox attended Marymount Manhattan College for seven months studying theater, but moved back to Santa Fe and graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater in 2008. In 2013, Fox graduated with an MFA from Northern Illinois University. During her time at Northern Illinois University, Fox also attended summer workshops held at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. On May 16, 2015, Fox received an honorary doctorate from the Santa Fe University of Art and Design, formerly known as the College of Santa Fe, during the commencement ceremony where Fox was the commencement speaker. Acting career Fox began her acting career at age 16 when she appeared as an extra in the Starz television series ''Crash''. After that, she a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Taketsuru
, born Jessie Roberta Cowan, was a Scottish-Japanese businesswoman known as the wife of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka Whisky. Life She was born into a doctor's family(Japanese) Masataka and Rita Taketsuru - Yoichi, Hokkaido/Takehara, Hiroshima asahi.com in Kirkintilloch, , a town near . Of four siblings, Rita was the oldest, followed by her sister Isabella Lillian "Ella" Cowan, the third daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masataka Taketsuru
was a Japanese chemist and businessman. He is known as the founder of Japan's whisky industry and Nikka Whisky Distilling. Born to a family that had owned a sake brewery since 1733, he traveled to Scotland in 1918 to study organic chemistry and distilling. He then returned to Japan establishing a whisky distillery at Suntory and founded his own distilling company, Nikka Whisky, in 1934. Early life Masataka Taketsuru was born on June 20, 1894 in Takehara, Hiroshima, to a family that had owned a sake brewery since 1733. Experiences in Scotland In December 1918, he arrived in Scotland and enrolled at the University of Glasgow, where he studied organic chemistry in the summer of 1919. Taketsuru studied under Thomas Stewart Patterson, the Gardiner Chair of Chemistry. In April 1919, Taketsuru began his apprenticeship at Longmorn distillery in Strathspey, Scotland, and then in July at James Calder & Co.'s Bo'ness distillery in the Lowlands region. On 8 January 1920, he married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saki Aibu
is a Japanese actress. She is represented by Box Corporation. Personal life Aibu was born in Hyōgo prefecture. On May 3, 2016, she announced her marriage through her office. Filmography Drama *'' Water Boys'' (Fuji TV, 2003) as Atsumi Hayakawa *''Lion Sensei'' ( YTV, 2003) as Aya Onohara *''Itoshi Kimi e'' (Fuji TV, 2004) as Banri Agawa *''Gekidan Engimono Automatic'' (Fuji TV, 2004) as Sakurai *''Ganbatte Ikimasshoi'' ( KTV, 2005) as Rie Yano *''Donmai'' (NHK, 2005) as Yū Satomi * ''Happy!'' ( TBS, 2006) as Miyuki Umino *''Attention Please'' (Fuji TV, 2006) as Yayoi Wakamura *''Regatta'' (TV Asahi, 2006) as Misao Odagiri *''Happy! 2'' (TBS, 2006) as Miyuki Umino *''Karei-naru Ichizoku'' (TBS, 2007) as Tsugiko Manpyō *''Attention Please Special: Hawaii Honolulu-hen'' (Fuji TV, 2007) as Yayoi Wakamura *''Ushi ni Negai o: Love & Farm'' (KTV, 2007) as Ayaka Fujii *''Utahime'' (TBS, 2007) as Suzu Kishida/Ruriko Matsunaka *'' Zettai Kareshi'' (Absolute Boyfriend) (Fuji TV, 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norito Yashima
is a Japanese actor, TV personality, narrator, voice actor and presenter. He is currently employed by ComeCome Miniki-Na Theater Company and SIS company. He landed his first hosting job on the Fuji TV series '' Hey! Spring of Trivia'', a show he co-hosted with fellow actor Katsumi Takahashi, and has also participated in a few anime productions, voicing characters such as Iwanbo in Rurouni Kenshin and Œufcoque in Mardock Scramble. He is married to stage actress , and their first son was born on May 12, 2007. Filmography Film Television Anime * '' Boys Over Flowers'' (1996) - Lighting Staff * ''Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his wor ...'' (1996) - Iwanbo, Kameo, et al * '' Kero Kero Chime'' (1997) - Poppo, Frog C, Kabayan * '' Hatsumei Boy Kanipan'' (1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takehara, Hiroshima
is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 3, 1958. As of 2016, the city has an estimated population of 26,035 and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area is 118.30 km2. Ōkunoshima, the island where a poison gas plant of the Imperial Japanese Army was located, belongs to Takehara. Occupying a strategic location on the Seto Inland Sea, it became renowned as a port city in the Muromachi period and then flourished as a centre of the salt industry in the latter days of the Edo period. More recently, it has styled itself as "The Little Kyoto of Aki" and the Special Historical District of old warehouses was selected as one of Japan's "100 Most Scenic Towns". Geography Climate Takehara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Takehara is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoshi Nishikawa
is a Japanese comedian and actor and former politician. Comedy career Nishikawa trained to be a comedian under Kin Ishii, and became a student at Yoshimoto Shinkigeki (a comedy troupe run by Yoshimoto Kogyo) in 1964. In 1966, he formed a manzai duo with Yasushi Yokoyama, and rose to fame, the pair eventually becoming one of the leaders of the manzai boom of the early 1980s. The pair won the Kamigata Manzai Grand Prize three times in 1970, 1977, and 1980. Political career Nishikawa served in Japan's House of Councillors for three terms between 1986 and 2004 as an independent, representing the Osaka district. He came first all three times he stood for office, with more than one million votes. Nishikawa resumed his entertainment career after 2004. Personal life Nishikawa's wife is Helen Nishikawa. They married in 1967 when she was a top actress in Yoshimoto Shinkigeki and he still an up-and-coming comedian. Filmography Film *''The 47 Ronin in Debt'' (2019) Television *''Mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morio Kazama
is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 2nd Yokohama Film Festival for ''Shiki Natsuko'' and ''Yūgure made'' and at the 6th and 7th Japan Academy Prizes. Filmography Films * ''Wanpaku Ōji no Orochi Taiji'' (1963) – childhood Zushiōmaru (voice, credited as Tomohito Sumita) * ''Shiki Natsuko'' (1980) * ''Yūgure made'' (1980) * ''Fall Guy'' (1982) – Ginshirō * ''Theater of Life'' (1983) * ''Shanghai Rhapsody'' (1984) * '' The Tale of Genji'' (1987) * '' A Chaos of Flowers'' (1988) * ''Samurai Fiction'' (1998) * ''The Wind Rises'' (2013) – Satomi (voice) * '' A Bolt from the Blue'' (2014) * ''Honnō-ji Hotel'' (2017) * ''Flea-picking Samurai'' (2018) * ''Underdog'' (2020) * ''Asakusa Kid'' (2021) Television drama *''Onna Taikōki'' (1981) – Azai Nagamasa *''Byakkotai'' (1986) – Matsudaira Katamori *''Unmeitōge'' (1993) *''Furuhata Ninzaburō'' (1996) *''Celeb to Binbō Tarō'' (2008) *''Massan'' (2015) – Kumatora Morino *''Segodon'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gin Maeda
(born February 21, 1944) is a Japanese actor. He had a regular role in the ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' films, beginning with the first in the series (1969), as Sakura's husband. Filmography Film *''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series (1969–2019), Hiroshi Suwa *'' If You Were Young: Rage'' (1970), Asao *'' Where Spring Comes Late'' (1970), Kazami-ryoku *'' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima'' (1973), Koichi Shimada *'' Mount Hakkoda'' (1977), Saitō *'' Hometown'' (1983), Teacher Tani *'' Final Take'' (1986), Yuki's husband *'' No Worries on the Recruit Front'' (1991), Interviewer *''Pride'' (1998), Sadao Akamatsu *'' Break Through!'' (2005), Motoki's father *'' The Floating Castle'' (2012), Tahee *'' Little Maestra'' (2012), Tatsuji Minatogawa *''Midsummer's Equation'' (2013), Shigeharu Kawabata *''R100'' (2013), Kiichirō Sugiura *'' March Comes in Like a Lion'' (2017), Someji Kawamoto Television *''Three Outlaw Samurai'' (1968) *''Mito Kōmon'' (1971–2011) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinichi Tsutsumi
is a Japanese stage and screen actor. Internationally, he is best known for his roles as Koichi Takagi in the ''Monday'' films, Tetsuya Ishigami in the ''Suspect X'' films, and Jo Sawashiro in '' Yakuza: Like a Dragon.'' In Japan, he is best known for his roles as Ōsuke Nakahara in ''Yamato Nadeshiko of drama series'', and Norifumi Suzuki in '' Always: Sunset on Third Street'' films. He won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for '' Always: Sunset on Third Street''. In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor for his role in ''Yasu – A Single Father’s Story''. Life and career Tsutsumi was born in Hyōgo. He began training at the age of 18 with Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba's Japan Action Club. When he was at Japan Action Club (JAC), he had been the manager of Hiroyuki Sanada for several years. In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor for his role in ''Yasu – A Single Father’s Story''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuji Tamayama
is a Japanese TV and film actor. He joined modeling competitions and was active in ''Checkmate'' and other fashion magazines. In 2001, Tamayama debuted in ''Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger'' as GaoSilver. He continued to star in more movies and TV dramas such as ''Casshern'', ''Tokyo Love Cinema'', and '' Rockers''. Filmography Movies * '' Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger Hi no Yama Hoeru'' (2001) * '' Koi ni Utaeba (To Sing of Love)'' (2002) * '' Samurai Girl 21'' (2002) * '' Rockers'' (2003) * '' Koibumi Hiyori~Ikarusu no Koibito Tachi'' (2004) * '' Tengoku no Honya: Koibi (Heaven's Bookstore)'' (2004) * ''Casshern'' (2004) * ''Eiko'' (2004) * ''Pray'' (2005) * ''Nana'' (2005) * '' Gyakkyou nine (All Out Nine-Field Of Nightmares)'' (2005) * '' Presents: Aikagi (Presents: The Key of Love)'' (2006) * ''Nana 2'' (2006) * ''Tegami (The Letters)'' (2006) * '' Check It Out, Yo!'' (2006) * '' Kamyu Nante Shiranai (Who’s Camus Anyway?)'' (2006) ''cameo'' * '' Giniro no Season (Silver Season)'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyuki Nakajima
(born February 23, 1952, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and radio personality. She has released 43 studio albums, 46 singles, 6 live albums and multiple compilations as of January 2020. Her sales have been estimated at more than 21 million copies. In the mid-1970s, Nakajima signed to Canyon Records and launched her recording career with her debut single, "Azami Jō no Lullaby" (アザミ嬢のララバイ). Rising to fame with the hit " The Parting Song (Wakareuta)", released in 1977, she has since seen a successful career as a singer-songwriter, primarily in the early 1980s. Four of her singles have sold more than one million copies in the last two decades, including "Earthly Stars (Unsung Heroes)", a theme song for the Japanese television documentary series ''Project X''. Nakajima performed in experimental theater ("Yakai") every year-end from 1989 through 1998. The idiosyncratic acts featured scripts and songs she wrote, and have continued irregul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
