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Natsuzora
is a Japanese television drama series and the 100th Memorial Asadora series, following ''Manpuku''. It premiered on April 1, 2019, and concluded on September 28, 2019. The story is loosely based on the life of animator Reiko Okuyama. Plot As Natsu's parents were dead, she was raised by her father's old friend Takeo Shibata in Tokachi Hokkaido. At first Natsu was not recognized as a member of the Shibata family, but gradually gains Taijū Shibata's trust by her efforts. Natsu learns a lot from him and he has a great influence on her life. But Natsu decides to go to Tokyo to be an animator. Cast Natsu's family * Suzu Hirose as Natsu Okuhara (based on Reiko Okuyama) ** Sari Awano as young Natsu * Masaki Okada as Saitarō Okuhara, Natsu's brother ** Ao Watanabe as young Saitarō * Kaya Kiyohara as Chiharu Okuhara, Natsu's sister ** Noa Tanaka as young Chiharu *Naho Toda as Natsu's mother (cameo) *Teruyoshi Uchimura as Natsu's father (cameo) Hokkaido and Tokachi people Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzu Hirose
is a Japanese actress and model. Despite her young age, she is widely regarded as one of the most promising Japanese actresses of her generation. Biography Hirose debuted as a model for Japanese fashion magazine ''Seventeen'', alongside her sister Alice. She gained fame when she starred with a group of actresses for the award-winning film ''Our Little Sister''. The film won the ''Picture of the Year'' award at the 39th Japan Academy Film Prize. Her role for the film garnered her the Newcomer of the Year award in the same ceremony. The film was also selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. In 2017, Hirose appeared in the film '' The Third Murder'' which was a massive success. She won the Best Supporting Actress award in the 41st Japan Academy Film Prize for her role and the film was also awarded the Picture of the Year award in the same ceremony. The film was also screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masao Kusakari
is a Japanese actor and model (profession), model. Biography Masao Kusakari was born in Fukuoka Prefecture to a Japanese mother and an American father, the latter who died in the Korean War. Considered stunningly good looking, his debut into the public eye began when he became a model for Shiseido Cosmetics in the early 1970's. He joined Toho in 1974 and began his career as a screen actor.日本映画人名事典』男優篇 上巻、キネマ旬報社、1996 P.552 He won his first major award at the Elan d'or Awards in 1975, and a year later, appeared in Kaze to Kumo to Niji to, a dream of his since early childhood to star in a taiga drama. From then to the early 1980's, Kusakari was one of the most popular actors in Japan. He won popularity again through his role in Sanada Maru in 2016. In 2017, Kusakari won Best Supporting Actor of 10th International Drama Festival in Tokyo, Tokyo Drama Awards for his role in Sanada Maru. In 2019, Kusakari appeared in the Asadora Natsuzora a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanako Matsushima
is a critically acclaimed Japanese actress and model known for her role in the horror film ''Ring''. She was also the female lead character in the drama '' A Story of Love'', along with ''Ring'' co-star Hiroyuki Sanada. In 2011, her drama ''Kaseifu no Mita'' reached a viewer rating of 40%, making it one of the highest rated Japanese dramas of all time. Biography Personal life Matsushima was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. On February 21, 2001, she married Japanese actor Takashi Sorimachi, her co-star in the hit drama GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka). They have two daughters together, born on May 31, 2004, and November 30, 2007. She has been called one of Japan's most beautiful women. Career Matsushima has appeared in a number of popular or critically acclaimed dramas, and she has won the Best Actress Award at the Japan Television Drama Academy Awards six times. In 1997, Matsushima was selected to play the female lead, a poor but happy designer who happens to run a shop in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiko Okuyama
, née, was a Japanese animator, notable for being one of the first female Japanese animators. She has also been credited as and . The 2019 asadora Natsuzora is loosely based on her life and career. Early life Okuyama spent much of her early life confined to bed due to a series of illnesses. She developed her interest in drawing during this time. After the end of World War II, she entered mission school. After graduation, she entered Tohoku University as per her father's wishes, but she eventually dropped out and left her home town to work in Tokyo. She had various jobs in Tokyo. A few years later, her uncle referred her to a job at Toei Animation. Career In 1957 Okuyama applied for a position with Toei Doga, mistakenly believing that they were publishers of children's books. Her drawing skills were enough for her to be hired as an in-betweener. Her first work was on the landmark feature-length anime ''Hakuja den'' (released in the US as '' The Tale of the White Serpent'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asuka Kudoh
is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Tokyo Gakkan High School and Tokyo University of Agriculture. He is represented by Papado. Biography Kudo's father is professional baseball player and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks coach Kimiyasu Kudo, and his sister is professional golfer Haruka Kudo. He is the first and eldest child of five siblings. Kudo had played tennis himself, but had no experience on professional baseball. His acting debut was the Nippon TV drama ''Perfect Son'' in 2012. In 2013, he appeared in the NHK Taiga drama ''Yae's Sakura'' as Yamamoto Yaeko's younger brother Yamamoto Saburō, and later from July to September he appeared in the Fuji Television drama ''Shomuni 2013''. He later played pitcher Kazuya Okihara in the Tokyo Broadcasting System Nichiyō Gekijō series ''Roosevelt Game'' in 2014. Kudo was chosen from the audition from about a hundred applicants, and played as the same position as his father. Later in the 24 May between the Saitama Seibu Lions and the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Yamada (actor)
is a Japanese actor. He is associated with Watanabe Entertainment's male acting troupe D-Boys since 2010 and made his acting debut in ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger'' (2011). Notable works he has also starred in include '' High & Low'' (2015), ''Strobe Edge'' (2015), ''Tokyo Revengers'' (2021). Career On September 19, 2010, Yamada was a finalist in the D-Boys special unit audition. He eventually joined the group's D2 division in December 2010. In 2011, he made his acting debut as Joe Gibken in ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger is Toei Company's 35th entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger''. It follows a Pirate motif and premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining ''Kamen Ride ...'' On May 28, 2012, Yamada announced on his blog that he has been cast on manga adaption drama '' GTO'' in the role of Koji Fujiyoshi. In 2014, Yamada landed a leading role for the first time in the movie ''Live'' dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaya Kiyohara
is a Japanese actress, model and singer. She was named the Best Supporting Actress at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for her role in the film ''In The Wake''. Biography Kiyohara was born on January 30, 2002, in Osaka. Kiyohara signed as an artist under AMUSE in 2014. She has since starred in a number of dramas and movies over the years. In 2016, Kiyohara made a cameo appearance in the film ''My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday'' starring ''Sota Fukushi and ''Nana Komatsu''. She then played a supporting roles in the live-action films '' March Comes In like a Lion'' and '' March Goes Out like a Lamb''. Kiyohara then gained further recognition when she appeared in the final part of the ''Chihayafuru'' live-action triology, ''Chihayafuru Part 3'' alongside the likes of ''Suzu Hirose'' and '' Shuhei Nomura''. Kiyohara also appeared as a cameo in the film ''We Made A Beautiful Bouquet'' which was the 8th highest grossing film in Japan in 2021. In May 2021, Kiyohara appeared as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsuko Takahata
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and tarento from Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is married to actor Ryosuke Otani. They have a son, Yuta Takahata. Filmography Drama * ''Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion (1985) – Space Witch Gilza * ''Kamen Rider Black RX'' (1988) – Maribaron * ''Special Rescue Police Winspector'' (1990) – Calra/Miyuki Fukano (Episode 27) * ''Special Rescue Exceedraft'' (1992) – Hidemi Takeuchi (Episode 6) * '' Tokusou Robo Janperson'' (1993) – Reiko Ayanokouji * ''Kinpachi-sensei'' (1995) – Kazumi Honda * ''Doremisora'' (2002) * ''Shiroi Kyotō'' (2003) – Masako Azuma * '' 14-sai no Haha'' (2006) – Haruko Matoba * '' Atsuhime'' (2008) – Honjuin * ''Mother'' (2010) – Toko Suzuhara * '' Kyō wa Kaisha Yasumimasu.'' (2014) – Mitsuyo Aoishi * '' Dr.Rintarō'' (2015) – Ruriko Aizawa * ''Sanada Maru'' (2016) – Kaoru * ''Naomi and Kanako'' (2016) – Akemi Ri * '' Spring Has Come'' (2017) * ''Black Leather Notebook'' (2017) – Ichiko Nakaoka * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naho Toda
is a Japanese actress. Career In 1990, she successfully passed an audition called Horipro Talent Scout Caravan( Ja). Personal life She had graduated from Tamagawa University. Her sister was an actress, and her brother Kōhei Toda ( Ja: 戸田康平, Toda Kōhei) is a singer and songwriter. In August 2010, she married her husband, a doctor she met through mutual friends. In the following August 2011. she announced she was pregnant with her first child and she gave birth to her daughter in February 2012. Toda has stated that she plans to continue her career after childbirth. Filmography TV dramas *''Galápagos'' (2023) Movies * ''Natsu no niwa - The Friends'' (1994) * '' Blooming Again'' (2004) * ''The Craft of Memories'' (2020) * ''The Woman of S.R.I. the Movie'' (2021), Mikie Shiba * ''And So the Baton Is Passed'' (2021) * ''Takatsu-gawa'' (2022) * ''Akira and Akira'' (2022) * ''Silent Parade'' (2022), Machiko Namiki * ''The Master Sake Brewers'' (2022) * ''Do Unto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Nacs
is a Japanese theatrical and musical unit that was formed in 1996 by Hiroyuki Morisaki, Ken Yasuda, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Yo Oizumi, and Takuma Oto'o. It is often called . Prior to October 2005, the group name was formerly TEAM-NACS. They belong to Creative Office Cue, an entertainment agency located in Sapporo, Hokkaido. They have a business alliance with Amuse Inc., a major entertainment agency in Tokyo, and have adopted a system that "Amuse handles all the work in the national wards other than Hokkaido". The group was formed by five members of the Hokkai Gakuen University Theater Study Group. It was disbanded shortly after its formation due to the employment of its members, but it was reunited in 1997. After that, they performed on stage in Hokkaido. In Hokkaido, except for performances, he was mainly active as a local talent group appearing in late-night programs. In May 2004, he performed his first performance in Tokyo with "''LOOSER-Ushinai Tsuzuketa Album-''", and in April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asadora
, colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-white , starring Takeshi Kitazawa which aired in Japan Monday through Friday mornings—it was also the only of such series to be aired for 20 minutes per episode. From 1975 onward, series aired in the first half of the year are produced by the NHK Tokyo Broadcasting station and series in the latter half of the year are produced by the NHK Osaka Broadcasting station; the Osaka branch's first ''asadora'' production was in 1964. Due to the practice of wiping commonly in practice around the world in the 1960s and 1970s, not all episodes of all pre-1980 ''asadora'' series survive, as the 2-inch Quad videotapes were often wiped and reused; 16 of the produced ''asadora'' series in total are incomplete in the NHK archives, with several series having no surviving e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeyuki Totsugi
is a Japanese actor, TV personality, voice actor, screenwriter, theatre director, and singer. His real name and former stage name is . He was born in Teine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido. He is a member of the TEAM NACS. He graduated from Hokkaido Sapporo Teine High School and, Hokkai Gakuen University. His wife is actress Yui Ichikawa. Biography Born and raised in the current Teine-ku, Sapporo. When he was a collage ronin (a student who failed to enter the university and is studying to pass the entrance exam again), he was fascinated by a solo performance by Issey Ogatabroadcast on TV, and decided to stop taking the entrance exam and become an actor. He declared this intention to his parents on the same day, but his parents strongly persuaded him in tears, so he ended up attending the college. Entered a theater study group in Hokkai Gakuen University and started stage activities. At the theater study group, he met Hiroyuki Morisaki, Ken Yasuda, Yo Oizumi, and Takuma Oto'o, and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
