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Night's Tightrope
''Night's Tightrope'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese film directed by Yukiko Mishima, based on author Kanae Minato's novel of the same name. The theme song was written and performed specifically for the film by the rock band Glim Spanky at the request of Mishima. Plot Yuki (Tsubasa Honda) is a second year high school student. She volunteers at a paediatrics ward for her summer vacation, because she wants to witness the moment a person dies. She got that thought after feeling envious of a transfer student's story of seeing a friend's dead body. Yuki has friend named Atsuko (Mizuki Yamamoto). She was bullied in the past and has anxiety issues. She volunteers at a nursing home for her summer vacation, hoping that she will gain courage if she sees the moment a person dies. Cast * Tsubasa Honda as Yuki Sakurai * Mizuki Yamamoto as Atsuko Kusano * Mackenyu as Hikaru Makise * Ryō Satō as Shiori Takizawa * Kazuya Kojima as Kazuki Ogura * Daikichi Sugawara * Shizuka Ishibashi as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukiko Mishima
Yukiko Mishima ( ja, 三島有紀子) is a Japanese film director born in Kita-ku, Osaka. Her first feature film, ''Shisei: Nihohi tsuki no gotoku'', based on the Jun'ichirō Tanizaki story "The Tatooer", was released in 2009. She received best director from the Hochi Film Award in 2017 for ''Dear Etranger'', and Special Grand Prix of the Jury award at the Montreal World Film Festival. ''Shape of Red'', an adaptation of Rio Shimamoto is a Japanese writer. She has won the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the Noma Literary New Face Prize and the Naoki Prize, and her work has been adapted for film. Biography Shimamoto was born in 1983 in Tokyo, Japan. She made her literary debu ...'s 2014 novel ''Reddo'', was released in 2020. She is a graduate of Kobe College. Filmography ;As director *''Shisei: Nihohi tsuki no gotoku'' (2009) * しあわせのパン ''Shiawase no pan'' / ''Bread of Happiness'' (2012) *ぶどうのなみだ ''Budô no namida'' / ''A Drop of the Grapevine' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanae Minato
is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thrillers. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. She is a 2015 recipient of the Alex Awards. Life She started writing in her thirties. Her first novel '' Confessions'' became a bestseller and won the Japanese Booksellers Award. In youth she was an avid fan of mystery novels of Edogawa Ranpo, Maurice Leblanc, Agatha Christie, Keigo Higashino, Miyuki Miyabe and Yukito Ayatsuji. She has been described in Japan as "the queen of ''iyamisu''." ''Iyamisu'' (eww mystery) is a subgenre of mystery fiction which deals with grisly episodes and the dark side of human nature. The term was created in 2006 by the mystery critic Aoi Shimotsuki. There has been an ''iyamisu'' boom in Japan since around 2012. Kanae Minato, Mahokaru Numata and Yukiko Mari are regarded as representatives of the genre in Japan. The back cover blurb of the Japanese edition of '' Gone Girl'', published in June 2013, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsubasa Honda
is a Japanese actress and model. Career In mid-2006, Honda entered the entertainment industry after being scouted by seven different people on the same day. She then debuted as an exclusive model for the magazine ''Seventeen'' in the same year. In 2007, she switched magazines, being an exclusive model for '' Love Berry''. From January 2010 onwards, she switched again to ''Non-no''. From April 2012 to May 2013, she was the assistant of the TBS talk show ''A-Studio'' hosted by Shōfukutei Tsurube II. In November 2012, she made her film debut by starring in the film '' Fashion Story: Model''. In July 2013, she appeared as an MC on the late-night music show ''Music Dragon'' aired on NTV. She played the heroine in the Fuji TV getsuku drama '' Koinaka'' in July 2015. Appearances TV dramas * ''Shima Shima'' Episode 5 ( TBS, 2011), high school girl * ''Celeb Party ni Ikō'' (BS-TBS, 2011), Tsubasa * '' Renai Neet: Wasureta Koi no Hajimekata'' (TBS, 2012), Yui Kinoshita * ''Strawberry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizuki Yamamoto
is a Japanese actress and model. Biography Yamamoto was born in Fukuoka Prefecture. She started her career as an exclusive model for the women's fashion magazine CanCam in 2009. Two years later, she made her acting debut in the Fuji TV drama ''Shiawase ni Narōyo''. She also appears in various television commercials. In 2011, she was chosen as the image character for Samantha Thavasa. On August 11, 2012, she made her film debut playing Kirishima's girlfriend in ''The Kirishima Thing''. From 2012 to 2014, she hosted the NTV's variety show ''Woman on the Planet''. In 2014, she graduated from Meiji University where she studied life science. On 7 August 2020, Yamamoto married her costar in TV dramas '' Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain'' and ''Perfect World'', Kōji Seto. Appearances TV dramas * ''Shiawase ni Narōyo'' Episode 6-7 (Fuji TV, 2011), Emi Kirishima * ''The Quiz'' (NTV, 2012), Hitomi Arisato * ''Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko'' (TV Asahi, 2012), Rie Koike * ''Piece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackenyu
is an American-born Japanese actor. He is the son of Japanese actor, producer, director, and martial artist Sonny Chiba. Mackenyu rose to fame after portraying Wataya Arata in the Chihayafuru live-action trilogy in 2016, which earned him the 40th Japan Academy Newcomers of the Year Award in 2017. He is best known for portraying Enishi Yukishiro, the final villain of the Rurouni Kenshin live-action series in '' Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō: The Final''. Early life Mackenyu Maeda, known as Mackenyu Arata, was born on November 16, 1996, in Los Angeles, the son of Japanese parents, Tamami and Sonny Chiba. He has two siblings, a half sister named Juri Manase (his father's daughter from previous marriage) and a brother named Gordon. He attended Beverly Hills High School in their Advanced Placement Program and appeared in a few films and TV shows while growing up, including the TV mini-series ''Team Astro'' (Astro Kyūdan) (2005), and the Japanese feature film ''Oyaji'' (2007), as he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goro Inagaki
is a Japanese musician and actor from Itabashi, Tokyo. Inagaki was a member of the Japanese pop group SMAP. A year after the group's dissolution, Inagaki, alongside his former bandmates Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori formed the group Atarashii Chizu. His international film debut was in the romantic comedy '' Private Lessons II'', playing the male lead role of a Japanese student who falls for his tutor. ''Private Lessons II'' also starred SMAP leader Masahiro Nakai. Filmography Drama * 1989: ''Seishun Kazoku'' (1989) as Daichi Agawa * 1991: ''Gakkō e ikō'' as Toru Fujii * 1992: ''Hatachi no Yakusoku'' as Akagi Junpei * 1993: ''Uso Demo li Kara'' as Nogami Fumiya * 1994: ''Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari'' as Naoki Murakami * 1995: ''Saikō no Koibito'' as Michio Yoshinaga * 1996: ''Subarashiki Kazokuryokō'' as Kikuchi Tadahiro * 1997: ''Kare'' as Okamoto Toshiya * 1997: ''Koi no Katamichikippu'' as Mori Shinichi * 1998: ''Sommelier'' as Joe Satake * 1998: ''A Strange Story ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toei Company
() (also styled TOEI) is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution and video game developer and publishing company. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan (all but two of them operated by its subsidiary, T-Joy), studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a shareholder in several television companies. It is notable for creating animated programming known as anime, and live action dramas known as tokusatsu which use special visual effects. It also creates historical dramas (jidaigeki). Outside Japan, it is known as the controlling shareholder of Toei Animation and the owner of the '' Kamen Rider'' and ''Super Sentai'' franchises. Toei is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and is therefore one of Japan's Big Four film studios. The name "Toei" is derived from the company's former name . History Toei's predecessor, the , was incorporated in 1938. It was founded by Keita Goto, CEO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glim Spanky
is a Japanese Rock music, rock band from Nagano Prefecture, consisting of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Remi Matsuo and lead guitarist Hiroki Kamemoto. Originally formed in 2007 as a quartet, the group became a duo in February 2010. Their name comes from Matsuo's interest in Celts, Celtic culture and fantasy literature; she read a book describing a goblin's "wikt:glim, glim" and added "spank" to describe their aggressive drive towards the music industry. Their retro sound, reminiscent of 1960s and 1970s rock bands, has received praise from musicians such as Keisuke Kuwata, Motoharu Sano, and Maki Nomiya. History Early years and debut (2007–2015) Glim Spanky was formed in Nagano Prefecture by Remi Matsuo during her sophomore year to perform covers at Matsukawa High School's 2007 Cultural festival (Japan), cultural festival. The guitarist and bassist quit after several months, and Matsuo recruited two upperclassmen in their place, including Hiroki Kamemoto. Matsuo then began wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shizuka Ishibashi
is a Japanese actress. She is represented by the talent agency Plage. Biography Ishibashi was born as the second of three daughters of actors Ryo Ishibashi and Mieko Harada. She began classical ballet at the age of four and in 2009 went abroad to study at ballet schools in Boston and Calgary, before returning to Japan in 2013. After her return, she was active as a contemporary dancer until she started acting in 2015. From January to April 2016, she appeared on stage in the Noda Hideki is a Japanese professional racing driver. He participated in three Formula One Grands Prix, débuting in the 1994 European Grand Prix, but did not score any championship points. He replaced Yannick Dalmas in the Larrousse car for the last thre ... directed play ''Gekirin''. In 2017, she had the leading role in Yuya Ishii's film '' The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue''. She won numerous awards for her role in the film, including the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer. Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maiko Kawakami
is a Swedish-born Japanese actress who has starred in numerous movies and TV serials. She is a graduate of Keio University through distance education. Biography Maiko debuted on an NHK drama titled ''Kizuna''. In 1980, she starred in the second Kinpachi-sensei series. The following year, she released a J-pop single, ''Byakuya no sedai'', as a Japanese idol. She married her junior-high sweetheart in 1996, but was divorced in 2000. Kawakami is perhaps best known for her role in the 1988 ''Sesame Street'' TV special ''Big Bird in Japan''. She was also a guest judge on the Japanese version of ''Iron Chef''. In the tokusatsu series ''Ultraman Ginga , is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions. It is the 25th entry to the ''Ultra Series'', released to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. It is the first entry in the New Generation series, ending a six year long hia ...'', she portrayed the role of Tomomi Kuroki. References External links * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Shirakawa
(born September 30, 1947) is a Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's ''Roman Porno'' films during the 1970s. She appeared in Nikkatsu's first film in the ''Roman Porno'' series, ''Apartment Wife'' (1971), and is considered the first of the three "Nikkatsu Queens" of the 1970s. After 1976 she embarked on a successful career in mainstream film. Life and career Early career Shirakawa was born in Nagasaki, on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyūshū. She debuted in '' pink film''s in 1967, at first working in supporting roles. Though her early performances in films such as Nihon Cinema's ''Technique of Fainting'' have been called "green," she still overshadowed the nominal star of the movie. It was in her films for independent studios in the late 1960s that Shirakawa established her on-screen character as that of a "naive whore." The naivete was not entirely an act, since, in an interview for ''Book Cinematheque'', Shirakawa admitted that she wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |