|
Night On The Galactic Railroad (film)
is a 1985 Japanese anime film directed by Gisaburo Sugii, based on the 1934 fantasy novel of the same name by Kenji Miyazawa. The film's screenplay was written by Minoru Betsuyaku. Its plot follows a young cat named Giovanni (voiced by Mayumi Tanaka), who journeys on a train with his classmate Campanella (Chika Sakamoto) through the Milky Way galaxy. Produced by the animation studios Group TAC, the film was released by Nippon Herald Films on July 13, 1985. Plot Giovanni is a young, bluish-colored cat, whose father is away on a fishing trip and whose mother is ill at home. At school, during a lesson about the Milky Way, Giovanni's teacher asks him what the galaxy is composed of. Giovanni knows that it is made of stars, but is unable to say so, and his classmate Campanella does the same to save Giovanni from their fellow schoolmates' teasing. After school, Giovanni works a typesetting job at a print shop, and buys a loaf of bread and some sugar. He returns home to find that no m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nearer, My God, To Thee
"Nearer, My God, to Thee" is a 19th-century Christian hymn by Sarah Flower Adams, which retells the story of Jacob's dream. Genesis 28:11–12 can be translated as follows: "So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it..." The hymn is well known, among other uses, as the alleged last song the band on RMS ''Titanic'' played before the ship sank and was sung by the crew and passengers of the as it sank off the Canadian coast in 1906. Lyrics The lyrics to the hymn are as follows: :Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! :E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me; :Still all my song shall be nearer, my God, to Thee, ::Chorus: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee! :Though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Aono
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School. Career Aono was most known for the roles of Shiro Sanada (Space Battleship Yamato), Rihaku (Fist of the North Star), Nurarihyon (''GeGeGe no Kitaro''), Piccolo Daimao and Kami (Dragon Ball), Kami-sama (''Dragon Ball (anime), Dragon Ball''), Kumahachi Kumada (''Kiteretsu Daihyakka''), Dakuan (''Ninja Scroll''), Gen Fu (''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive''), Deathsaurus (''Transformers: Victory''), Jinpachi Mishima (Demon form) (''Tekken 5, Tekken 5/Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection'') and Tomozō Sakura (''Chibi Maruko-chan''). In the live action field, Aono was the official dubbing artist of Joe Pesci and Christopher Lloyd. Aono was also known to appear in the first ten ''One Piece'' movies. He is also known to gamers as the voice of the diabolical Dr. Wily in the PlayStation-era Mega M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Stuart
Eric Stuart is an American voice actor and musician who worked for 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, and Central Park Media. Early life Stuart was born in Brooklyn, New York to a modern dancer mother and a criminal attorney father. Voice acting career He provides voices for English dubs of anime, cartoons, and video games. Some of his most prominent roles include Brock and James in ''Pokémon'' from seasons 1–8, Seto Kaiba in ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', and Gourry Gabriev in ''Slayers''. Music career As a stage performer, he and his band, Eric Stuart Band, have toured with Peter Frampton (1999, 2000), Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band (1997), Lynyrd Skynyrd (1997), and has opened for Jethro Tull (1997), Julian Cope (1995), Hall & Oates (1997, 1998) and Chicago (1995, 1997, 1998) as well. Frampton produced his album ''Blue, Dressed in Black''. Filmography Anime Animation Film Video games Web Discography * ''Curiosity'' (1996) * ''Picture Perfect World'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikao Ohtsuka
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He was most known for the roles of Captain Hook (''Peter Pan no Bōken & Disney's Peter Pan''), Dick Dastardly (''Wacky Races'' & ''Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines''), Goemon Ishikawa XIII (''Lupin III''), Nezumi Otoko ('' GeGeGe no Kitaro''), Denzō Yamada (''Nintama Rantarō''), Professor Moriarty (''Sherlock Hound''), Jagi (''Fist of the North Star''), Doctor Eggman ('' Sonic the Hedgehog'' series), Gol D. Roger (One Piece), Xehanort ('' Kingdom Hearts'' series), Dr. Weil (''Mega Man Zero''), Taopaipai ('' Dragon Ball''), Piedmon and Apocalymon ('' Digimon''), and Wario in his commercials. He was the official dubbing artist of Charles Bronson and Richard Widmark. At the time of his death, he was attached with Aoni Production. He was the father of Akio Ōtsuka. The two occasionally performed together, such as in ''Black Jack 21'', ''Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory'', the '' Kingdom Hearts'' series, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachael Lillis
Rachael Lillis (born July 8) is an American voice actress and scriptwriter. She studied acting in Boston and New York City and has appeared in various theater productions, animated series and independent films. She was formerly based in New York City, but has since moved to Los Angeles in 2013. Filmography Voice roles Film Anime Animation Video games Audiobooks Production credits Script adaptation Translator References External links * Rachael Lillisat the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database Rachael Lillis at Live Oak Media audiobooks * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lillis, Rachael 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American women writers Actresses from Dallas Actresses from Los Angeles American film actresses American television actresses American television writers American video game actresses American voice actresses American women screenwriters Living people American wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryūji Saikachi
was a Japanese actor and voice actor, known for his roles as Matthew Cuthbert in '' Anne of Green Gables'', Old Man in ''Paranoia Agent'', and Dwarf in ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils''. Saikachi died from congestive heart failure on September 29, 2017. Filmography Anime television *''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' (1968) – Nurarihyon *''Tensai Bakabon'' (1971) – Rerere no Ojisan *'' Doraemon (NTV anime)'' (1973) *'' Anne of Green Gables'' (1979) – Matthew Cuthbert *''Space Adventure Cobra'' (1983) – Dr. Magellan *''Maison Ikkoku'' (1986) – Kyoko Otonashi's father-in-law *''YuYu Hakusho'' (1992) – Dr. Ichigaki *''Dragon Ball Z'' (1993) – Daikaiō *'' Little Women II: Jo's Boys'' (1993) – Silas *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) – Márquez Murakami *''Sakura Wars'' (2000) – Gontarō Iwai *''InuYasha'' (2002) – Taigokumaru *'' Monster'' (2004) – Deniz Original video anime *''Legend of Lemnear'' (1989) – Sendoshi *'' Mermaid Saga'' (1991) – Shiina *'' 3x3 Eyes'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Wyman (actor)
Oliver Wyman (born July 20) is an American voice actor, known for his work in animation, television and video games. He is also known by the alias of Pete Zarustica. Career In anime and video games, Wyman voiced the characters Morty Oyamada, Zang-Ching and Boris Tepes Dracula III from ''Shaman King'', and Big the Cat in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise. He has also narrated over 350 audiobooks. Wyman is a narrator who has won four Audie Awards from the Audio Publisher's Association, twenty-one Earphone Awards from AudioFile, and two Listen Up Awards from ''Publishers Weekly''. Filmography Film Anime Animation Video games Web Audiobook narration * '' Atomic Lobster'' by Tim Dorsey * '' Beyond the Blue Event Horizon'' by Frederik Pohl * ''By Schism Rent Asunder'' by David Weber (Safehold series). * '' Gateway'' by Frederik Pohl * '' Heechee Rendezvous'' by Frederik Pohl * '' Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—And How It Can Renew America'' b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junko Hori
is a Japanese actress and voice actress represented by Production Baobab. She is known as the voice of the protagonists in 3 Fujiko Fujio works, ''Obake no Q-tarō'', ''Ninja Hattori-kun'', and ''Chimpui''. As a dub artist she is known for the roles of Jerry (1969-1970) from ''Tom and Jerry'' and Bart Simpson from ''The Simpsons''. Filmography Anime television *'' Mach Go-Go-Go (Speed Racer)'' (1967) (Kurio Mifune (Spritle)) *''Himitsu no Akko-chan'' (1969) (Ganmo) *''Moomin'' (1969) (Mii) *'' Andersen Stories'' (1971) (Witch) *'' New Obake no Q-tarō'' (1971) (Q-tarō) *''New Moomin'' (1972) (Mii) *'' Anne of Green Gables'' (1979) (Josie Pye) *'' Ashita no Joe 2'' (1980) (Kinoko) *''Game Center Arashi'' (1982) (Tongarashi Ishino) *'' Taiyō no Ko Esteban'' (1982) (Tao) *''Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei'' (Ogin) *'' Gokudo'' (1999) (Fortune Telling Baa-san) *'' Cinderella Boy'' (2003) (Dorothy Ozu) Unknown date *''Atashin'chi'' (Old Turtle Lady) *''Oishinbo'' (Tamayo Kurita) *'' Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crispin Freeman
Crispin Freeman is an American voice actor, voice director, and screenwriter who is best known for voicing characters in English-language dubs of Japanese anime, animation, and video games. Some of his prominent anime roles include Zelgadis Graywords in ''Slayers'', Kyon in ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', Togusa in the ''Ghost in the Shell'' franchise, Alucard in ''Hellsing'', Kirei Kotomine in '' Fate/Zero'' and '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'', Itachi Uchiha in ''Naruto'', Gyomei Himejima in ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', Hagi in ''Blood+'' and Shizuo Heiwajima in '' Durarara!!'' Early life Freeman was born in Chicago His father is Jewish. He is the oldest of three children. His sister, Cassidy Freeman is an actress, while his brother Clark is an actor and musician. Freeman graduated from the Latin School of Chicago in 1990 and earned a BA from Williams College, where he majored in theater and minored in computer science. He then earned an MFA in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Taylor
Kathleen Charlotte McInerney, also known by her stage name Veronica Taylor is an American voice actress known for her dubbing work in English-language adaptations of Japanese anime, in particular for voicing Ash Ketchum and his mother Delia in the ''Pokémon'' anime for its first eight seasons. Other voices she has done include Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun from ''Slayers'', Sailor Pluto from '' Sailor Moon'' and ''Sailor Moon Crystal'', Nico Robin in the 4Kids dub of ''One Piece'', April O'Neil in the 2003 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' series and has voiced video game characters like Cosmos from ''Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy'', ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' and ''Dissidia Final Fantasy NT''. Additionally, using her real name, she is a narrator for various audio books, such as the fourth arc from the Warriors series. Early life Taylor wanted to act professionally since she was in her first play when she was five. She studied acting at The Catholic University of America and Brandeis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coalsack
The Coalsack Nebula (Southern Coalsack, or simply the Coalsack) is a prominent dark nebula in the skies, being easily visible to the naked eye as a dark patch obscuring a brief section of Milky Way stars as they cross their southernmost region of the sky, east of Acrux (Alpha Crucis) which is the bright, southern pointer star of the southern cross. It dominates and overspills the southeast corner of what is considered the extent of the constellation Crux at a little less than twice the distance of Acrux, away from Earth. General information The Coalsack Nebula covers nearly 7degree (angle), ° by 5° and overlaps somewhat with the neighbor constellations Centaurus and Musca. The first observation was reported by Vicente Yáñez Pinzón in 1499. It was named "''il Canopo fosco''" (the dark Canopus) by Amerigo Vespucci and was also called "''Macula Magellani''" (Magellan's Spot) or "''Black Magellanic Cloud''" in opposition to the Magellanic Clouds. The Coalsack is omitted in most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
