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Nitaboh (film)
is a 2004 Japanese anime about Nitabō, a shamisen player, directed by Akio Nishizawa and produced by Summary A work depicting the life of Nitabō, the founder of the Tsugaru Shamisen style. The story shows Nitabo encountering the shamisen and performing innovative performances with historical facts and fiction. It has been selected and recommended by many institutions and organizations such as the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the ''Eilin Youth Film Council'', and the ''Japan PTA National Council''. It also won the Grand Prix in the feature film section of SICAF2006, the largest animated film festival in Asia. Cast * Satohi Hino as Nitabō * Taketeru Murata as young Nitabō * Sayaka Hanamura as Yuki * Yumi Furukawa as young Yuki * Tomohiko Imai as Kikunosuke * Taya Jun as young Tomekichi * Masako Katsuki as Tamana * Yôsuke Naka as Kengyo * Rokurō Naya as Osyo * Yasunari Tajima as Tawaraboh * Ikuko Tani as Itako * Yae as Okinu * Yoshie Yama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Nishizawa
Akio (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese mathematician * Akio Ishii (石井 昭男, born 1955), Japanese baseball player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese television and film director *, Japanese rower *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese optometrist *Akio Kanemoto (born 1945), Japanese golfer *, Japanese businessman and murder victim *, Japanese historian *, Japanese politician *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese naval aviator *, Japanese businessman *Akio Minakami (born 1948), Japanese karateka *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese physiologist and writer *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese writer *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese jazz guitarist *, Japanese figure skater *Akio Sato (other), multiple people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Katsuki
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator formerly affiliated with Theater Echo and now with 81 Produce. Following her debut in ''Shiroi Kiba: White Fang Monotagari'' as the role of Mary Scott, Katsuki has lent her voice to several notable anime, Japanese-dubbed films and TV series, games, drama CDs, narration, and commercials. Some of her best-known roles include: Maria Von Trapp in ''Trapp Family Story'', Reccoa Londe in ''Zeta Gundam'', Maya Kitajima in '' Glass Mask'', Masuyo Ikari in ''High School! Kimengumi'', Michiru Kaioh/Sailor Neptune in '' Sailor Moon'' and Tsunade in ''Naruto''. Filmography Anime Films Video games Tokusatsu Drama CDs Overseas dubbing Other Discography ; Albums * ''Ame ha suki desu ka'' (雨は好きですか) ; Character albums and songs * ''Sayonara no Daimeshi'' (さよならの代名詞) (Yoroiden Samurai Troopers ''Ronin Warriors'', known in Japan by its original title , is a Japanese anime series created b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Films
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. ''Shrek 2'' was the year's top-grossing film, and '' Million Dollar Baby'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Evaluation of the year Renowned American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy described 2004 as "a banner year for actors, particularly men." He went on to emphasize, "I can't think of another year in which there were so many good performances, in every genre. It was a year in which we saw the entire spectrum of demographics displayed on the big screen, from vet actors such as Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, to seniors such as Pacino, De Niro, and Hoffman, to newcomers such as Topher Grace. As always, though, the center of the male acting pyramid is occupied by actors in their forties and fifties, such as Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Kevin Kline, Don Cheadle, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Anime Films
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other hand, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromitsu Agatsuma
Hiromitsu Agatsuma (上妻 宏光 ''Agatsuma Hiromitsu'', born July 27, 1973) is a Japanese shamisen artist who plays the Tsugaru-jamisen, a larger shamisen with thicker strings than those used for most other styles. He was born in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture. Early life Agatsuma began studying the Tsugaru-jamisen at the age of six, and earned his first accolade - top prize at the 1988 All-Japan Tsugaru-jamisen Competition - at 14. This was followed in 1995 and 1996, by top honours at the Tsugaru-jamisen National Competition, said to be the country's most prestigious. Despite the high acclaim he received in the hogaku, or traditional Japanese music world, for his accomplishments, Agatsuma did not rest on his laurels. He not only continued to explore the traditional aspects of his instrument, but also avidly experimented in fusing its sounds with diverse musical genres. Career In September 2001, he made his major label debut on Toshiba EMI with the eponymous ''Agatsuma''. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra ( pl, Orkiestra Filharmonii Narodowej w Warszawie) is a Polish orchestra based in Warsaw. Founded in 1901, it is one of Poland's oldest musical institutions. History The orchestra was conceived on initiative of an assembly of Polish aristocrats and financiers, as well as musicians. Between 1901 and the outbreak of World War II in 1939, several virtuoso- and conductor-composers regularly performed their works with the orchestra, including Edvard Grieg, Arthur Honegger, Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, Richard Strauss, and Igor Stravinsky. Among the other musicians who played with the Philharmonic were pianists Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Arthur Rubinstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Claudio Arrau, violinists Jascha Heifetz and Pablo de Sarasate, and cellist Pablo Casals. The Philharmonic has played host to the Chopin International Piano Competition since the contest began in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Ōtsuka
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He is attached to Mausu Promotion. The astringent and calm quality of his deep voice has landed him many roles in films, dubbing, animation, and video games. He is most known for the roles of second generation Jigen Daisuke (''Lupin III franchise''), Black Jack ('' Black Jack''), Solid Snake, Naked Snake, Solidus Snake and Venom Snake (''Metal Gear'' games), Gamigami Devil (''Popolocrois''), Ryoma Hoshi ('' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony''), Shunsui Kyouraku (''Bleach''), Lieutenant Garuru (''Sgt. Frog''), Gwendel von Voltaire (''Kyo Kara Maoh!''), Batou (''Ghost in the Shell'' series and movies), Blackbeard/Marshall D. Teach (''One Piece''), Tadakatsu Honda (''Samurai Warriors'' and ''Warriors Orochi'' series), twin police inspectors Sango and Jugo Yokomizo (''Detective Conan''), Bryan Hawk (''Hajime no Ippo''), All For One (''My Hero Academia''), Thorkell ('' Vinland Saga''), Wamuu ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikuko Tani
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Tokyo Prefecture. She is best known for her roles in ''Tanoshii Moomin Ikka'' (as Moominmamma), ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (as Patrick Star) and the Japanese dubs of the '' Harry Potter'' films (as Minerva McGonagall). Filmography Television animation *''Galaxy Express 999'' (1978) (Emeraldes) *'' Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel'' (1979) (Mother Cat) *'' The New Adventures of Gigantor'' (1980) (Utako Shikishima) *''Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow'' (1982) (Annie) *''Moomin'' (1990) (Moominmamma) *''Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger'' (1995) (Jarei God Bagi) *''Takoyaki Mantoman'' (1998) (Oba-chan) *'' Cowboy Bebop'' (1999) (Sally Yung) *'' Case Closed'' (2000) (Beniko Suou) *''Cluster Edge'' (2005) (Chalce's Grandmother) *''Aria the Natural'' (2006) (Grandmother) *''Ghost Hound'' (2007) (Himeko Ōgami) *''Naruto Shippuden'' (2007) (Chiyo) *'' The Beast Player Erin'' (2009) (Queen Shin) *'' Stitch! ~The Mischievous Alie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rokurō Naya
was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and the brother of voice actor Gorō Naya (1929–2013). He was a lifelong resident of Tokyo and was affiliated with Mausu Promotion at the time of his death. Filmography Television animation ;1970 * ''Akakichi no Eleven'' (Masada, Takeshi Kamioka) ;1973 * ''Samurai Giants'' (Tarobei Hatsuma) ;1974 * '' Urikupen Kyūjotai'' (Narrator) ;1976 * ''Dokaben'' (Hikaru Yoshitsune) ;1977 * ''Wakakusa no Charlotte'' (Night) ;1978 * ''Space Battleship Yamato II'' (Yasuhiko Yamada) * '' Galaxy Express 999'' (Burudasu) * '' Future Boy Conan'' (Territ) * '' Lupin III: Part II'' (Aide, Kousuke Kindani, Stephan) ;1979 * ''Toshi Gordian'' (Barry Hawk) ;1980 * '' Tondemo Senshi Muteking'' (Sonny Yuki) * ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' (Marcos) * '' Mū no Hakugei'' (Cold, Kaim) * '' Ashita no Joe 2'' (Wolf Kanagushi) ;1981 * ''Urusei Yatsura'' (Hanawa) * ''Rokushin Gattai God Mars'' (Gira) ;1982 * ''Fairy Princess Minky Momo'' (Papa) ;19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul International Cartoon And Animation Festival
The Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF, ko, 서울 국제 만화 애니메이션 페스티벌) is an annual showcase festival of animation, cartoon and related art genres held in Seoul, South Korea since 1995. It is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city of Seoul. The main mascots are "Bummy" (버미) the tiger (after the original Korean word "bum" (범), which means tiger) and "Tanko" (땡고추, very hot chili pepper). The festival has exhibitions, showing of animation films, promotion booths and various special events. There are an official competition section and invited guest section. Awards are given to the categories of long animation, short animation, TV & commissioned works, and internet animation. Online popularity votes are held as well. Grand prix winning animations include Hungary's '' The District!'' (2005), Japan's '' Tokyo Marble Chocolate'' (2008), and the Irish-Belgian-French ''The Secret of Kells'' (2009). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiro Murakami
is a Japanese company formerly listed on the Nikkei 225. It has a diverse line of businesses that include electronics, automobile brakes, mechatronics, chemicals, textiles, papers and real estate. History Nisshinbo was established in 1907 as a cotton spinning business, . It changed its English name to Nisshin Spinning Co., Ltd. in 1962. In the wake of World War II, Nisshin began to add non-textile segments to its business. Textiles accounted for 90% of its sales in 1960 but only 67% in 1980 and less than half by 1990. During these years, Nisshinbo was part of the Fuyo Group ''keiretsu'' headed by Fuji Bank. In 2009, it adopted a holding company structure and renamed its parent company as Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. Products Nisshinbo's textiles business remains active in the development of non-iron fabric, non-woven fabric and elastomers. In 2015 it acquired Tokyoshirts, the largest men's shirt manufacturer/retailer in Japan. Nisshinbo's electronics business is focused on semi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
