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Otaka
Otaka, Ōtaka or Ootaka (written: , or in hiragana) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese actor *, Japanese actor *, Japanese actress, singer and politician *, Japanese swimmer Otaka (written: or in hiragana) is a separate Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese composer and musicologist *, Japanese composer and conductor *, Japanese music conductor {{surname, Otaka Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hisatada Otaka
Hisatada Otaka (Japanese: 尾高尚忠; 26 September 1911 – 16 February 1951) was a Japanese composer and conductor. He was the conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra from 1942 to 1951. Otaka was born in Japan and studied in musical arts early, however he dropped out of high school and moved to Vienna for 6 years for conducting and composing, during his studies in Vienna he became friends with Andrzej Panufnik and started composing works. In 1940, Otaka moved back to Japan where he would take the role as an active conductor for the NHK Symphony Orchestra, become a music teacher and compose most of his significant works such as his Symphony and Cello Concerto, however his life came to an abrupt end at the age of 39, leaving an unfinished Flute Concerto rewrite which one of his students, Hikaru Hayashi, would take on and complete. When Otaka died he left behind three children, all of whom play his work regularly particularly the youngest son Tadaaki Otaka. In 1953, the NHK Sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadaaki Otaka
is a Japanese conductor. Biography Otaka studied composition, theory, and French horn, at the Toho Gakuen School of Music. He was subsequently a conducting student of Hideo Saito. Otaka has served as conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and became conductor laureate since 1991. From 1981 to 1986, he was chief conductor of the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, and since May 1998 held the titles of music adviser and principal conductor. From 1992 to 1998, he was principal conductor of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra. He founded the Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo in 1995, and has served as its music adviser, principal conductor, and honorary conductor laureate. In the UK, Otaka was principal conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) from 1987 to 1995. Otaka now has the title of conductor laureate with the BBC NOW. From 1998 to 2001, he directed the Britten-Pears Orchestra. In 2012, Otaka was named international president of the Welsh Sinfonia. In Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsutada Otaka
Atsutada Otaka (尾高 惇忠; 10 March 1944 – 16 February 2021) was a Japanese composer and musicologist. He studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts with Tomojirō Ikenouchi, Akio Yashiro, and Akira Miyoshi. After studying in Paris, he became a professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts or is the most prestigious art school in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, and Kitasenju and Adachi, Tokyo. The university has trained renowned artists in the fields of painting, scul .... He has written works for various genres. Some of his works have been recorded on CD and are also known in countries outside of Japan. Otaka died on 16 February 2021, aged 76 years. Major works * ''Image'' for orchestra (1981) * ''Rhapsody'' for piano (1983, revised 2006) * String Quartet (1986) * ''Ballade'' pour piano (1991) * ''Portrait'' for orchestra (1993) * ''Fantasy'' for organ and orchestra (1999) * Symphony, "''Au-delà du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Otaka
(born 1957) is a Japanese actor. Selected filmography Films *''Charisma'' (1999) *''Cream Lemon'' (2004) *''Persona'' (2008) *''Climber's High'' (2008) *''The Great Passage'' (2013) *''The Vancouver Asahi'' (2014) *''My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday'' (2016) *'' My Teacher'' (2017) *''Outrage Coda'' (2017) *''Narratage'' (2017) *''Paradise Next'' (2019) *''Shikake-nin Fujieda Baian'' (2023) Television *'' Fūrin Kazan'' (2007), Takanashi Masayori *''Segodon'' (2018), Yamauchi Yōdō *''Hanzawa Naoki is a 2013 and 2020 Japanese television series by Japanese broadcaster TBS based on the of novels by . It follows the story of Hanzawa Naoki, a banker working for the largest bank in Japan, Tokyo Chuo Bank. He faces numerous obstacles from upper ...'' (2020), the prime minister Ichirō Matoba References External links Akira Otaka at Alpha Agency* 1957 births Living people Japanese male actors Place of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikiya Otaka
is a Japanese retired actor. Career Otaka was born in Kanagawa, Japan. At age six he was chosen to play the part of seven-year-old Yoichi Asakawa in ''Ring''. Today, he (alongside Hiroyuki Sanada who played Ryuji Takayama in ''Ring'') is the most credited and popular male character in the ''Ring'' series. He reprised his role as Yoichi a year after the first sequel '' Rasen'' was a failure in the cinemas. In ''Ring 2'', his character was the supporting male actor. At 9 he worked as an extra and made a notable appearance in the film adaptation of the hit TV series ''Kamen Rider Agito''. He then rejoined Hideo Nakata to play Yuuchi in ''Sleeping Bride''. He made small appearances in ''Chloe'' and ''The Sea Is Watching''. He then starred as the main player in ''Baseball Kids''. He then starred in a drama movie ''Catharsis'' as Subaru. He more recently starred with Ken Watanabe in the drama history film ''Kita no Zeronen'' playing the Mamiya's son. Filmography TV series *''Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukiko Otaka
is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1940 births Living people Japanese female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiko Ōtaka
was a Japanese singer, actress, journalist, and politician. Born in China, she made an international career in film in China, Hong Kong, Japan and the United States. Early in her career, the Manchukuo Film Association concealed her Japanese origin and she went by the Chinese name Li Hsiang-lan (), rendered in Japanese as Ri Kōran. This allowed her to represent China in Japanese propaganda movies. After the war, she appeared in Japanese movies under her real name, as well as in several English language movies under the stage name, Shirley Yamaguchi. After becoming a journalist in the 1950s under the name , she was elected as a member of the Japanese parliament in 1974, and served for 18 years. After retiring from politics, she served as vice president of the Asian Women's Fund. Early life She was born on February 12th, 1920 to Japanese parents, and , who were then settlers in Fushun, Manchuria, Republic of China, in a coal mining residential area in Dengta, Liaoyang. Fumio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
