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Nao Ōmori
, sometimes credited as Nao Ohmori or Nao Omori, is a Japanese actor. He was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2004 Yokohama Film Festival. Career Omori starred in Takashi Miike's ''Ichi the Killer''. He co-starred with Shinobu Terajima in Ryuichi Hiroki's '' Vibrator''. Personal life Omori is the son of the actor Akaji Maro and the younger brother of the film director Tatsushi Ōmori. Filmography Films * ''The Revenge: A Scar That Never Fades'' (1997) * ''Tenshi ni Misuterareta Yoru'' (1999) - Shop assistant * ''Big Show! Hawaii ni Utaeba'' (1999) - Jimmy * ''Monday'' (2000) * ''Swing Man'' (2000) * ''Quartet'' (2001) - Daisuke * ''Ichi the Killer'' (2001) - Ichi * ''Harmful Insect'' (2001) - Man at Love Hotel * '' Out'' (2002) - Kenji Yamamoto * ''Dolls'' (2002) - Matsumoto's Colleague * ''Demonlover'' (2002) - Shoji * ''Pakodate-jin'' (2002) * ''Perfect Blue'' (2002) - Toshihiko Horibe * ''Saru'' (2003) - Isomura * ''Akame 48 Waterfalls'' (2003) * '' Vibrator'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo International Film Festival
The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the largest film festival in Asia and the only Japanese festival accredited by the FIAPF. The awards handed out during the festival have changed throughout its existence, but the Tokyo Grand Prix, handed to the best film, has stayed as the top award. Other awards that have been given regularly include the Special Jury Award and awards for best actor, best actress and best director. In recent years, the festival's main events have been held over one week in late October, at the Roppongi Hills development. Events include open-air screenings, voice-over screenings, and appearances by actors, as well as seminars and symposiums related to the film market. Tokyo Grand Prix winners Best Director Award *1985 - Péter Gothár, '' Time Stands St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jam Films 2
''Jam Films'' and its sequels are collections of short films, each by a different Japanese director. ''Jam Films'' ''Jam Films'' is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse (various production companies participated in the production of the films, e.g. Rockwell Eyes in "''Arita ''Featuring Spencer A. Weezy"). The opening credits sequence for the collection was directed by Hanada Daizaburo. # "''The Messenger'' -弔いは夜の果てで-" (''Requiem for the Dead'') - directed by Ryuhei Kitamura # "けん玉" (''Kendama'') - directed by Tetsuo Shinohara # "コールドスリープ" (''Cold Sleep'') - directed by George Iida # "''Pandora - Hong Kong Leg''" - directed by Mochizuki Rokuro # "''Hijiki''" - directed by Tsutsumi Yukihiko # "''Justice''" - directed by Isao Yukisada # "''Arita''" - directed by Shunji Iwai ''Jam Films 2'' ''Jam Films 2'' is the 2003 sequel containing four shorts by different directors. ''Jam Films 2'' is only available as a Region 2 or Region 3 DV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo!
''Tokyo!'' is a 2008 anthology film containing three segments written by three non-Japanese directors, all of which were filmed in Tokyo, Japan. Michel Gondry directed "Interior Design", Leos Carax directed "Merde", and Bong Joon-ho directed "Shaking Tokyo". Plot "Interior Design" Directed by Michel Gondry. It is an adaptation of the short story comic "Cecil and Jordan in New York" by Gabrielle Bell. Hiroko (Ayako Fujitani) and Akira (Ryō Kase) are a young couple from the provinces staying in Tokyo with limited funds and short-term lodging. They appear to have a solid and mutually supportive relationship that will seemingly carry each other through any challenge. Akira is an aspiring filmmaker who works as a gift wrapper at a local department store while he waits for his debut feature to screen in the city. The couple manage to secure short-term housing in their friend Akemi's (Ayumi Ito) cramped studio apartment. When Akemi's boyfriend grows weary of her house guests, Hiro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achilles And The Tortoise (film)
is a 2008 Japanese film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano. The film is the third and final part of Kitano's surrealist autobiographical trilogy, starting with ''Takeshis''' and continuing with ''Glory to the Filmmaker!'' The title ''Achilles and the Tortoise'' refers to the motion paradox by Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea, Achilles and the Tortoise. Plot Kitano plays Machisu, who is born into a wealthy family, but loses both his parents as a child. When his father (Akira Nakao) commits suicide after the collapse of his business, Machisu's stepmother (Mariko Tsutsui) sends him to live with an aunt and uncle who mistreat him and finally send him to an orphanage. As a young man, Machisu ( Yurei Yanagi) attends art school and finds his style of painting challenged by the more experimental and conceptual work turned in by his classmates. Machisu takes a job in order to pay for art school, and strikes up a friendship with a fellow co-worker, Sachiko (Kumiko Asō), who seem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushishi (film)
, also known in English as ''Mushi-Shi: The Movie'' and ''Bugmaster'', is a 2006 Japanese fantasy film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, based on the manga of the same name. It stars Joe Odagiri as Ginko, a traveler who dedicates himself to protecting the populace from supernatural creatures called Mushi. Otomo began work on the film in 2005 after declining a ''jidaigeki'' project. He was interested in creating a mix of live action and animation and felt the manga gave him an appropriate creative vehicle. The film debuted at the Venice International Film Festival in 2006 and was screened at several other festivals prior to its theatrical release on March 24, 2007, in Japan. The DVD was released in Japan in 2007, in the United Kingdom in 2008, and in North America in 2009. The film has received a mixed response from film critics. Many praised Odagiri's performance and its visual but critiqued the plot and mythology as confusing. ''Mushishi'' received nominations and awards at film festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Go Master
() is a 2006 biopic film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang of the renowned twentieth century Go master Wu Qingyuan, better known as Go Seigen, the Japanese pronunciation of his name. The film, which premiered at the 44th New York Film Festival, focuses on the life of this extraordinary player from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a revolutionary strategic thinker, as well as the tumultuous global conflicts between his homeland and his adopted nation. The film also features a scene involving the Atomic bomb go game. The film also screened at the AFI's China Film Festival in Silver Spring, Maryland. Plot The Go Master shines a light on the life and times of Wu Qingyuan, pronounced Go Seigen in Japanese. Wu is considered the greatest Go player of the 20th century, his talents bringing him from his native China to a professional career in Japan when he was only a teenager. Based on Wu's autobiography, this elegantly shot and remarkably restrained biopic fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tekkonkinkreet
, also known as ''Black & White'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto, originally serialized from 1993 to 1994 in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits''. The story takes place in the fictional city of Takaramachi (Treasure Town) and centers on a pair of orphaned street kids – the tough, canny, Black, and the childish, innocent, White, together known as the Cats – as they deal with yakuza attempting to take over Treasure Town. A pilot film directed by Kōji Morimoto was released in January 1999. A feature-length anime film directed by Michael Arias and animated by Studio 4°C premiered in Japan in December 2006. Plot While the manga follows multiple plot threads, the film adaptation consists of most plots shown in the manga. The film follows two orphans, and , as they attempt to keep control of the streets of the pan-Asian metropolis of Takaramachi, once a flourishing town and now a huge, crumbling slum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Just Didn't Do It
is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Masayuki Suo, starring Ryo Kase, Asaka Seto and Kōji Yakusho. Plot Based on a true story, the film is the story of a young man charged with groping on a train. Following the events depicted in the film, which end in a conviction and his decision to appeal, in real life his appeal was rejected by supreme court and his sentence to 18 months of prison has been confirmed. Cast * Ryo Kase * Asaka Seto * Kōji Yakusho * Masako Motai * Koji Yamamoto * Ranran Suzuki * Fumiyo Kohinata * Miyu Yagyu * Toshinori Omi Release The film premiered at the American Film Market in November 2006 in the United States and distributed by Toho in Japan on January 20, 2007. It was later shown in New York City on January 11, 2007. It was Japan's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as the Best Film at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival. See also *Cinema of Japan *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su-ki-da
''Su-ki-da'' is a 2005 Japanese romantic drama film. The plot centers on two teenagers who deal with tragedy and then have to grow up. It was written and directed by Hiroshi Ishikawa and stars Aoi Miyazaki, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Hiromi Nagasaku, and Eita. Plot High school student Yosuke spends most of his free time sitting near a floodgate and playing the same short tune on his acoustic guitar. He is often joined by a girl in his class, Yu. Yu hums Yosuke's tune to her older sister, who is mourning her deceased boyfriend. Yu sets up a few meetings between Yosuke and her sister. While talking with Yosuke after school, Yu kisses him, but Yosuke walks away, leaving Yu devastated. While walking to see Yosuke, Yu's sister is hit by a truck and enters a coma. Yu tells Yosuke that she wants to hear his song when he finishes it. 17 years later, Yosuke is working in music production in Tokyo. He shoos away a man interfering with an intoxicated woman lying in the street and takes her to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whispering Of The Gods
is a 2005 Japanese drama film directed by Tatsushi Ōmori and based on a 1998 novel by Mangetsu Hanamura. Released without approval from Eirin, the film details abuse in a tight-knit Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ... farming community where a teenager who has committed murder takes refuge. References External links * 2005 films 2000s Japanese-language films 2005 drama films Japanese drama films Zoophilia in culture Films critical of the Catholic Church Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Tatsushi Ōmori 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampo Noir
is a 2005 Japanese anthology film consisting of four segments based on works by Edogawa Ranpo. Synopsis Mars Canal A story told without speaking. It tells the story of a naked man who wanders through a depressing and desolate landscape recalling memories of his former lover. Mirror Hell The story revolves around Ranpo's fictional detective Kogoro Akechi (played Tadanobu Asano), as he tries to find out why several women are being found dead with burnt faces and charred skulls. During his investigation he finds an odd hand mirror at the scene that starts unraveling the mystery. Caterpillar A war hero returns home with severe injuries. He is deaf with no limbs and only his eyesight remaining. His beautiful wife, tired of taking care of him, turns to torturing him for her amusement. Crawling Bugs An actress is returning home from a successful night on stage, until her limo driver decides that she should be coming home with him. External links * * 2005 films 2000s Japanese-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
