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Mōryō No Hako
is a Japanese novel by Natsuhiko Kyogoku. It is the second novel in the ''Kyōgokudō'' series that began with ''Summer of the Ubume''. The novel has been turned into a live action feature film, a manga, and an anime television series. Story The story takes place between August and October, 1952. It primarily follows crime fiction writer Tatsumi Sekiguchi and news magazine editor Morihiko Toriguchi as they investigate, with the help of ''onmyōji'' Akihiko Chūzenji, a series of unusual crimes that take place in Musashino and Mitaka. Kanako Yuzuki and Yoriko Kusumoto are friends and middle school students. The two plan to go to Lake Sagami over summer break. On the night they are to leave, Kanako is hit by the train on which Tokyo police detective Shutarō Kiba is traveling. After the hospital stabilizes Kanako, her older sister, Yōko Yuzuki, has Kanako transferred to Kōshirō Mimasaka's research hospital. Several days later, the discovery of a severed arm and two b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Fiction
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. Prevalent elements of the genre include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, extraterrestrials, dystopian and post-apocalyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, cults, dark magic, satanism, the macabre, gore and torture. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unit 731
, short for Manshu Detachment 731 and also known as the Kamo Detachment and Ishii Unit, was a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that engaged in lethal human experimentation and biological weapons manufacturing during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and World War II. The unit’s estimated kills were between 200,000 and 300,000. It was based in the Pingfang district of Harbin, the largest city in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo (now Northeast China) and had active branch offices throughout China and Southeast Asia. Unit 731 was responsible for some of the most notorious war crimes committed by the Japanese armed forces. It routinely conducted tests on people who were dehumanized and internally referred to as "logs". Experiments included disease injections, controlled dehydration, hypobaric chamber experiments, biological weapons testing, vivisection, amputation, and standard weapons tes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightmare (Japanese Band)
is a Japanese visual kei rock band from Sendai. Formed on January 1, 2000, it has consisted of Yomi (lead vocals), Sakito (lead guitar and backing vocals), Hitsugi (rhythm guitar), Ni~ya (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Ruka (drums and percussion) for the majority of their career. They enjoyed mainstream success with the inclusion of their songs "The World" and "Alumina" in the ''Death Note'' anime and are considered a major act in the visual kei scene. History Founding and ''Ultimate Circus'' (2000–2003) Nightmare started on January 1, 2000 by Sakito and Hitsugi while most of the members were still in high school. The band name was suggested by Hitsugi, saying he wanted a band name that would scare people to match their visual styles. Soon, Ni~ya was invited by Sakito, Yomi by Hitsugi, and Zannin joined after he heard his classmates were forming a band. They were all influenced by either X Japan or Luna Sea, therefore they started out as a cover band, before they began to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clamp (manga Artists)
Clamp (stylized as CLAMP) is an all-female Japanese Mangaka, manga artist group, consisting of leader and writer Nanase Ohkawa (born in Osaka), and three artists whose roles shift for each series: Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi (all born in Kyoto). Clamp was first formed in the mid-1980s as an eleven-member group creating ''dōjinshi'' (self-published Fan labor, fan works), and began creating original manga in 1987. By the time the group made its mainstream publishing debut with ''RG Veda'' in 1989, it was reduced to seven members; three more members left in 1993, leaving the four current members of the group. Notable works by Clamp include ''X (manga), X'' (1992), ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' (1993), ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' (1996) and its sequel ''Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card'' (2016), ''Chobits'' (2000), and ''xxxHolic'' and ''Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' (both 2003). Various series by the group cross-reference each other, and characters reappear in multiple works by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VAP (company)
(initials of Video & Audio Project) is a Japanese entertainment company, headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. Artists * Kikuchi Momoko * Sugiyama Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe * Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe * 1986 Omega Tribe * Coldrain (2008–2017) * Concerto Moon * Eastern Youth * Edge of Spirit * Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas (2010–2017) * Galneryus * Girls on the Run * Aya Hisakawa * Nightmare (Japanese band) (2006–2011) * Nobuyuki Hiyama * Last Alliance * Maximum the Hormone (2002–2018) * NoisyCell * Hajime Mizoguchi * Toshiyuki Morikawa * Yuji Ohno * Ogre You Asshole * Pay Money to My Pain * Saber Tiger * Momoko Sakura * Sendai Kamotsu * S.E.S. * Yuri Shiratori * Suzume * White Ash * Zwei (2004–2007) Japanese television, drama, and anime on DVD/video * '' Akagi'' * ''Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature'' (produced for Nippon TV) * '' Berserk'' * '' Death Note'' * ''Dōbutsu no Mori'' * ''Elfen Lied'' (AT-X) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuki Tanimura
is a Japanese actress. Biography Tanimura was born in Sakai, Osaka. She starred in Akihiko Shiota's ''Canary'' and Norio Tsuruta's ''Orochi''. She has also appeared in films such as Takashi Miike's '' God's Puzzle'', Junji Sakamoto's '' Strangers in the City'', and Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's ''Sketches of Kaitan City''. Filmography Film * ''Canary'' (2005) * ''Tokyo Zombie'' (2005) * ''The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' (2006) as Kaho Fujitani (voice) * ''The Chasing World'' (2008) * '' God's Puzzle'' (2008) * ''Orochi'' (2008) as Orochi * '' Summer Wars'' (2009) as Kazuma Ikezawa (voice) * '' Kanikōsen'' (2009) * '' Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror'' (2009) as Miho (voice) * ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' (2009) * ''13 Assassins'' (2010) * ''Box!'' (2010) * '' Strangers in the City'' (2010) * ''Sketches of Kaitan City'' (2010) * ''Hankyū Densha'' (2011) as Miho * ''Salvage Mice'' (2011) * ''Soup'' (2012) * ''Ace Attorney'' (2012) * ''Wolf Children Ame and Yuki'' (2012) as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. With a population of 24.89 million as of 2021, Shanghai is the most populous urban area in China with 39,300,000 inhabitants living in the Shanghai metropolitan area, the second most populous city proper in the world (after Chongqing) and the only city in East Asia with a GDP greater than its corresponding capital. Shanghai ranks second among the administrative divisions of Mainland China in human development index (after Beijing). As of 2018, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 9.1 trillion RMB ($1.33 trillion), exceeding that of Mexico with GDP of $1.22 trillion, the 15th largest in the world. Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rena Tanaka
is a Japanese actress and TV personality. In 1999, she won the Japanese Academy Award for "Best Newcomer" for her performance in ''Give It All''; in 2001, she received a "Best Actress" nomination for ''First Love''. Selected filmography Films * ''Give It All'' (1998) * '' GTO'' (1999) * ''First Love'' (2000) * ''Ekiden'' (2000) * ''Suki'' (2001) * ''Tokyo Marigold'' (2001) * '' Gangushurisha'' (2002) * ''Thirteen Steps'' (2002) * ''Drugstore Girl'' (2003) * '' A Day on the Planet'' (2004) * ''Legend of Nin Nin Ninga Hattori'' (2004) * '' Ubume no Natsu'' (2005) * '' The Suspect: Muroi Shinji'' (2005) * '' Tripping'' (2006) * '' Waiting in the Dark'' (2006) * '' Gegege no Kitaro'' (2007) * ''Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms'' (2007) * ''The Silver Season'' (2008) * '' 10 Promises to My Dog'' (2008) * ''Mōryō no Hako'' (2008) * ''Yamazakura'' (2008) * ''The Taste of Fish'' (2008) * ''Kitaro and the Millennium Curse'' (2008) * ''Flowers'' (2010) * '' Genji Mono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Miyasako
is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, actor, voice actor and plays the boke in Ameagari Kesshitai. His partner is Tōru Hotoharu. He is represented by Yoshimoto Kogyo. Miyasako won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 28th Hochi Film Awards for ''Thirteen Steps'' and '' Wild Berries''. Career In June 2019, Miyasako, alongside other Yoshimoto Kogyo affiliated comedians, were suspended from activities due to attending parties held by the yakuza and receiving . On July 19, 2019, Miyasako was fired from Yoshimoto Kogyo and held a press conference the following day, accepting the scandal and condemning his part in the yakuza while citing Yoshimoto's own involvement in the scandal. On July 21, 2019, Yoshimoto issued a press conference to reinstate Miyasako's contract. His ban was lifted on August 19, 2019 but he remains inactive as of January 2020. On January 28, 2020, Miyasako created a YouTube channel and upload videos regularly. Miyasako's YouTube channel hit 1 mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kippei Shiina
is a Japanese actor. Career Shiina portrayed John Rain and co-starred in Max Mannix's '' Rain Fall'' (2009) with Gary Oldman. He starred in Takeshi Kitano's ''Outrage'' (2010). Filmography Film *''Wangan Bad Boy Blue'' (1992) *''A Night in Nude'' (1993) *''Sadistic City'' (1993) *''Alone in the Night'' (1994) *''Shinjuku Triad Society'' (1995) *''Gonin'' (1995) *''Waga Kokoro no Ginga Tetsudo: Miyazawa Kenji Monogatari'' (1996) *''Tokyo Dragon'' (1997) *''The Black Angel'' (1997) *''Andoromedia'' (1998) *''Fuyajo'' (1998) *''June Bride'' (1998) *'' Sada'' (1998) *'' Spellbound'' (1999) *'' Kaizokuban Bootleg Film'' (1999) *''Kewaishi'' (2001) *''Calmi Cuori Appassionati'' (2001) *'' Red Shadow'' (2001) *''Oboreru Sakana'' (2001) *''Kaza-Hana'' (2001) *'' Doing Time'' (2002) *''The Choice of Hercules'' (2002) *''Hana'' (2003) *''The Boat to Heaven'' (2003) *''Spy Sorge'' (2003) *''Thirty Lies or So'' (2004) *''Quill'' (2004) *''Warau Iemon'' (2004) *''What the Snow Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Abe (actor)
is a Japanese model and actor. He is known for his roles in '' Still Walking, Chocolate,'' and '' Godzilla 2000: Millennium''. Biography Modelling period Abe was born in Yokohama as the youngest in a family of three children. He attended Yokohama Mitsuzawa elementary school, then Yokohama City Matsumoto Junior High School, then Kanagawa Prefectural Hakusan High School. After retaking the university entrance examinations once, he attended the Department for Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Science and Technology of Chuo University in Tokyo and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. In 1985 while in college he applied to the "Shueisha 3rd Nonno Boyfriend Award" and won the championship because his sister recommended the award. Since then, during his university days, he was a charismatic model for magazines such as Men's Non-no and "Nonno". He later transitioned from modelling into acting. Unfavourable times He made his debut as an actor in the movie "Haika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
