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Omoide Zukuri
is a Japanese television drama series that first aired on TBS in 1981. Cast * Masako Mori * Yūko Kotegawa * Yūko Tanaka * Kyōhei Shibata is a Japanese actor and singer. Shibata made his television debut in 1977 with " Daitokai Part II as a guest. In 1978, Shibata made his first regular appearance in the police drama ''Daitsuiseki''. Following year, he played a leading role for t ... * Takehiko Maeda References 1981 Japanese television series debuts 1981 Japanese television series endings Japanese drama television series TBS Television (Japan) dramas {{Japan-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Television Drama
, also called , are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, jidaigeki, thriller, and many others. Single episode, or "tanpatsu" dramas that are usually two hours in length are also broadcast. For special occasions, there may be a one or two-episode drama with a specific theme, such as one produced in 2015 for the 70-year anniversary of the end of World War II. Japanese drama series are broadcast in three-month seasons: winter (January–March), spring (April–June), summer (July–September), and autumn or fall (October–December). Some series may start in another month though it may still be counted as a series of a specific season. The majority of dramas are aired weekdays in the evenings around 9pm through 11pm. Daytime dramas are typically broadcast daily, and episodes of the same drama can be aired daily for s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Mori (singer)
is a Japanese idol, enka singer, and actress. Biography In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians Momoe Yamaguchi and Junko Sakurada. The music trio became popular as part of the television program Producing the Stars (Star Tanjō!); they were known as "The Trio of Third-Year Junior High School Students" ("Hana no Chu 3 Trio"). She debuted in 1972, at age 13, with the song ' (''Professor''), receiving numerous music awards for it. The song reached the #3 position on the Oricon charts. Other hits include ' (''Classmates''), "''Chugaku Sannensei''" (''Junior High School Third Grade''), "''Okaasan''" (''Mother'') and "''Ettou Tsubame''" (''The Wintering Swallow''). She won the Best Singer prize for "''Ettou Tsubame''" at the 25th Japan Record Awards. She retired when she married Shinichi Mori in 1986, but in 2006 returned to the stage with the single "''Bara Iro no Mirai''". The song reached the #14 position on the Oricon charts. In addition to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Kotegawa
is a Japanese actress from the city of Ōita. Biography Yūko graduated from high school in the city of Ōita. She placed first in the 1976 Miss Salad Girl contest (the runner-up was Yūko Natori). She landed a part in a Kanebo cosmetics commercial and joined Toho Entertainment. Her sister Nobuko is also in acting. Yūko made her film debut in 1976 in ''Hoshi to Arashi'' and in 1979 appeared in '' Ah! Nomugi Toge''. She was cast in the 1983 Toho adaptation of the novel ''The Makioka Sisters''. In 1991 the Japan Academy recognized her as the Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for portraying Noriko Kai in the 1989 Toho film '' Hana no Furu Gogo'' (or ''Afternoon when Flowers Fell''). She played Aguri (later Yōzei-in), the wife of Asano Naganori, in the 1994 ''Chūshingura Shijū-shichinin no Shikaku''. She appeared on television in 1977 as the female lead in ''Bakumatsu Miraijin'' on NHK. Her 1984 portrayal of Otsū, the love interest of Miyamoto Musashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Tanaka
is a Japanese actress from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She has won several acting awards during a long career working in both film and television, after she graduated from Meiji University. Life and career Early career At the beginning of her career in 1979, Tanaka had a leading role in the NHK TV drama series and she also voiced the role of Judy in the Fuji Television anime movie , based on the novel by Jean Webster, which was broadcast in October 1979. Tanaka appeared in her first theatrical film in 1981, the historical drama '' Eijanaika'' and later that year she starred in ''Edo Porn'', a fictional biography of the artist Hokusai. Tanaka received a number of accolades for her work in these two films including Best Supporting Actress and one of the Best Newcomer of the Year awards from the Japan Academy. She also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as the Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Tanaka returned to television drama in late 1981 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōhei Shibata (actor)
is a Japanese actor and singer. Shibata made his television debut in 1977 with " Daitokai Part II as a guest. In 1978, Shibata made his first regular appearance in the police drama ''Daitsuiseki''. Following year, he played a leading role for the first time in TV drama series '' Akai Arashi'' on TBS. In 1980, he won his first major award at the Elan d'or Awards for his role in '' Oretachi wa Tenshi da! ''. Shibata won great popularity through his role in Abunai Deka series. Filmography Television *'' Daitokai PartII'' (1977) (Guest ep.15) *''Taiyō ni Hoero!'' (1978), Tetsuo Tanimura (Guest ep.284) *''Daitsuiseki'' (1978), Detective Minoru Takimoto *''Akai Arashi'' (1979) *'' Oretachi wa Tenshi da!'' (1979) *''Aoi Zesshō'' (1980–81), Tetsuo Suzuki *'' Omoide Zukuri'' (1981), Norio Nemoto *''Pro Hunter'' (1981), Goto *''Sanga Moyu'' (1984) *''Abunai Deka'' (1986–87), Yūji Ōshita *'' Motto Abunai Deka'' (1988–89), Yūji Ōshita *''Takeda Shingen'' (1988), Uesugi Kenshin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takehiko Maeda
Takehiko (written: 武彦, 毅彦, 雄彦 or 岳彦) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1969), Japanese sumo wrestler * (1922–1999), Japanese baseball player and manager * (1938–2019), Japanese politician * (born 1967), Japanese manga artist *, Japanese manga artist * (born 1938), Japanese footballer * (born 1961), Japanese baseball player * (1874–1960), Japanese writer *, Japanese basketball player * (1898–1987), Japanese prince and Imperial Japanese Navy officer {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
JORX-DTV, branded as is the flagship station of the Japan News Network (JNN), owned-and-operated by , a subsidiary of JNN's owner, TBS Holdings. It operates in the Kantō region and broadcasts its content nationally through TBS-JNN Network, or Japan News Network. TBS produced the ''Takeshi's Castle'' game show, which is dubbed and rebroadcast internationally. The channel was also home to ''Ultraman'' and the ''Ultra Series'' franchise from 1966 – itself a spinoff to ''Ultra Q'', co-produced and broadcast in the same year – and its spinoffs, most if not all made by Tsuburaya Productions for the network; in the 2010s, ''Ultra Series'' moved to TV Tokyo. Since the 1990s it is home to '' Sasuke'' (''Ninja Warrior''), whose format would inspire similar programs outside Japan, by itself a spinoff to the legendary TBS game show ''Kinniku Banzuke'' that lasted for 7 seasons. On May 24, 2017, TBS and five other major media firms (TV Tokyo, Nikkei, Inc., WOWOW, Dentsu and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Japanese Television Series Debuts
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An earthquake of magnitude in Sichuan, China, kills 150 people. Japan suffers a less serious earthquake on the same day. * January 25 – In South Africa the largest part of the town La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Japanese Television Series Endings
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An earthquake of magnitude in Sichuan, China, kills 150 people. Japan suffers a less serious earthquake on the same day. * January 25 – In South Africa the largest part of the town La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Drama Television Series
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