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Noriko Nakagoshi
is a Japanese actress. Biography Nakagoshi debuted as a model for '' ViVi'' magazine in 1999. She began acting the same year, making her acting debut as Midori Sato in the show ''Tengoku no Kiss''. Her acting attracted her great attention and from there, she moved onto bigger roles. Her breakthrough role came in the 2003 NHK asadora, ''Kokoro'', where she played the lead, Kokoro Suenaga. Since then she has acted in many dramas, films, and stage plays. Since 2014, she has been married to actor Masaru Nagai. Select filmography Films * ''Strawberry Shortcakes'' (2006) as Chihiro * '' Unholy Women'' (2006) * ''Apartment 1303'' (2007) * '' Sugata Sanshiro'' (2007) * ''Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms'' (2007) * ''4 Shimai Tantei Dan'' (2008) * '' Orochi: Blood'' (2008) as Risa Monzen * ''The Lone Scalpel'' (2010) as Shōko Ōkawa * ''Sekigahara'' (2017) as Hanano * ''Roleless'' (2022) Television * ''Hero'' (2001, Fuji TV) * ''Trick 2'' (2002, TV Asahi) * ''Kokoro'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saga, Saga
is the capital city of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Saga was the capital of Saga Domain in the Edo period, and the largest city of former Hizen Province. As of August 1, 2020, the city had an estimated population of 232,736 and a population density of 539 persons per km2. The total area is 431.84 km2. Saga is located in the southeast part of Saga Prefecture. After the 2005 merger the city became very long north to south, bordering the Ariake Sea to the south and Fukuoka Prefecture to the southeast and north. The northern half of the city contains the Sefuri Mountains. Saga can also be regarded as within the Greater Fukuoka metropolitan area, and by extension, Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Metropolitan Area. History Municipal timeline *April 1, 1889 - The modern municipal system was established and the city of Saga is founded. At the same time, the current city region is occupied by 21 villages from three districts. ** Kanzaki District: Hasuike and Mits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekigahara (film)
is a 2017 jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Masato Harada starring Junichi Okada as Ishida Mitsunari. The film recounts the Battle of Sekigahara, a six-hour battle in 1600 that brought an end to the Warring States era in Japanese history, as well as the political struggles that led up to it. It is an adaptation of the 1966 novel ''Sekigahara'' by Ryōtarō Shiba. Plot After brief flash-forwards both to the morning of the battle as well as to the present day, Toyotomi Hideyoshi meets a young temple acolyte, "Sakichi", and recruits him into his service after being impressed with him. Sakichi, who is Ishida Mitsunari, gains wealth and prestige in his new master's service, and eventually is granted a large domain. Hideyoshi unifies most of Japan and takes the title of taikō, but also grows erratic in his old age. He orders a series of expensive invasions of Korea where they were utterly defeated by the Koreans, bankrupting the nobles, and also orders the execution of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Female Models
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Actresses
The following is a list of Japanese actresses in surname alphabetical order. Names are displayed given name first, per Wikipedia manual of style. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing that they are Japanese actresses or must have references showing that they are Japanese actresses and are notable. A * Haruka Abe *Nagisa Abe *Natsumi Abe *Rika Adachi *Yumi Adachi *Saki Aibu *Shoko Aida *Yuzuki Aikawa *Rina Aizawa *Kyoko Aizome *Sayaka Akimoto *Tsubasa Akimoto *Yoko Akino * Rio Akisada *Kumiko Akiyoshi *Yūki Amami *Chisato Amate *Eiko Ando * Sakura Andō *Yū Aoi *Wakana Aoi *Mayuko Aoki *Tsuru Aoki *Yuko Araki *Yui Aragaki *Michiyo Aratama *Narimi Arimori *Kasumi Arimura *Momoka Ariyasu *Nao Asahi *Mayumi Asaka * Nana Asakawa *Aiko Asano *Atsuko Asano *Yūko Asano *Ruriko Asaoka *Kumiko Asō *Yumi Asō *Chikage Awashima *Haruka Ayase B *Fumika Baba *Chieko Baisho *Mitsuko Baisho C *Catalina Yue * Chara *Chiaki (Fujimoto Chiaki) *Reiko Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' drama and the 43rd entry of the Toei Company's long-running ''Super Sentai'' series, succeeding ''Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger'' and following the four week special TV miniseries ''Super Sentai Strongest Battle''. Although the series primarily aired in the Reiwa era, it is considered the final Heisei era series as it began airing during it. It is the fourth ''Super Sentai'' series to utilize the motif of dinosaurs, having been preceded by ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'' (and '' Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Brave''), as well as the first to utilize the motif of knights. The show aired from March 17, 2019, to March 1, 2020, joining ''Kamen Rider Zi-O'', later ''Kamen Rider Zero-One'', in the ''Super Hero Time'' line-up on TV Asahi affiliate stations. Additionally, ''Ryusoulger'' began airing in South Korea in August 2019 as ''Power Rangers Dino Soul'' and its footage was adapted for ''Power Rangers Dino Fury''. Story 65 million years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taira No Tokuko
The Taira was one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian, Kamakura and Muromachi Periods of Japanese history – the others being the Fujiwara, the Tachibana, and the Minamoto. The clan is divided into four major groups, named after the emperor they descended from: Kanmu Heishi, Ninmyō Heishi, Montoku Heishi, and Kōkō Heishi. The clan is commonly referred to as or , using the character's On'yomi for ''Taira'', while means "clan", and is used as a suffix for "extended family". History Along with the Minamoto, Taira was one of the honorary surnames given by the emperors of the Heian Period (794–1185 CE) to their children and grandchildren who were not considered eligible for the throne. The clan was founded when the Imperial Court grew too large, and the emperor ordered that the descendants of previous emperors from several generations ago would no longer be princes, but would instead be given noble surnames and ranks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshitsune (TV Series)
Yoshitsune may refer to: * Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159–1189) ** ''Gikeiki'', a Japanese chronicle, sometimes known in English by Helen Craig McCullough's translated title ''Yoshitsune'' ** ''Yoshitsune'' (TV series), a 2005 Japanese television drama series * Kujō Yoshitsune (1169–1206) * Takuya Sugi is a Japanese professional wrestler from Shizuoka. He currently works in Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1) as Sugi (stylized in all capital letters), but he has used many aliases, most commonly Yoshitsune and Sugi, through his career in many Japanese ... (born 1983), Japanese professional wrestler better known as Yoshitsune * Yoshitsune, a character in manga/anime ''Air Gear'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride (Japanese TV Series)
is a Japanese drama series premiered on Fuji TV in 2004. Takuya Kimura played the lead role. Cast *Takuya Kimura as Haru Satonaka *Yūko Takeuchi as Aki Murase * Kenji Sakaguchi as Yamato Hotta *Noriko Nakagoshi as Yuri Aizawa *Ryuta Sato as Makoto Shimamura * MEGUMI as Chika Ishikawa * Somegoro Ichikawa as Tomonori Ikegami * Saori Takizawa as Saeko Sonoda * Kōichi Satō as Yuichiro Hyodo *Saburō Tokitō as Kengo Anzai *Yuriko Ishida as Yoko Basic plot The show revolves around a corporate ice hockey team, the Blue Scorpions. The main character is Haru Satonaka (spelled Halu in the show), the captain of the team. Other team members are Yamato Hotta (the goalie), Makoto Shimamura (the rookie) and Tomonori Ikegami. In the first episode, we learn that Haru idolizes their coach, Anzai, who was a former hockey player. When he dies from an illness by the end of the first episode, Haru puts it upon himself to take care of his coach's widow, Yoko, and their young son, Wataru. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trick (TV Series)
''Trick'' comprises a comedic Japanese television drama and movie series (three seasons, four movies, and three feature-length TV specials), as well as associated comic books, novelizations and meta-fiction novels about a failed magician and an arrogant physicist who debunks fraudulent spiritualists. It stars Hiroshi Abe (actor), Hiroshi Abe and Yukie Nakama and is shown on TV Asahi (digital TV channel 5). It was created by Japanese director Yukihiko Tsutsumi and produced by Toho. Synopsis Although 23-year-old Naoko Yamada (Yukie Nakama) considers herself a beautiful and talented magician, she is continuously fired and constantly hounded by her landlady for the rent being late. Before firing her, her manager shows Yamada an ad for a physics professor, Jiro Ueda (Hiroshi Abe (actor), Hiroshi Abe), a non-believer of all things magical, offering money to anyone who can prove to him that magic is real. Desperately needing the money, Naoko accepts the challenge, which is how she co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero (2001 TV Series)
''Hero'' is a Japanese drama series that aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2001. Hero achieved the highest Japanese TV drama ratings record in 25 years (average audience share over the entire series = 34.3%). It was so successful that it spawned a 2006 miniseries and a feature film entitled '' Hero: The Movie'' which reached #3 on the 2007 top-grossing film chart in Japan. Starting July 2014, Fuji TV aired a second series entitled ''Hero 2'', which had Takuya Kimura reprising his role. Plot Kuryu Kohei is a young public prosecutor who gets transferred to a division in Tokyo from Aomori. Kuryu is unlike a typical prosecutor; he refuses to wear a suit and tie, opting for casual clothing, his trademark orange down jacket and stylish boots. He looks and behaves more like a Generation X slacker. He is known for always buying bizarre items from infomercials and the home shopping network. Kuryu is a high-school dropout who was falsely accused of a felony, cleared only by a public pros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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