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Osamu Kaneda
Osamu Kaneda ( ja, 金田 治, born August 31, 1949) is a director, action director and a stuntman. He is the president and CEO of Japan Action Enterprise, and a graduate of Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. Career References External links * Osamu Kaneda at Yahoo! Movies Osamu Kaneda ''The New York Times'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaneda, Osamu Japanese film directors 1949 births Living people Japanese stunt performers Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Countdown
The Final Countdown may refer to: Film and Television * ''The Final Countdown'' (film), a 1980 science fiction film * "Final Countdown" (''Outlaw Star''), a 1998 episode of the anime ''Outlaw Star'' * '' Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown'', a 2008 Japanese film, the third film adaptation of ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' * " The Final Countdown", a 2010 episode of ''The IT Crowd'' Music * ''The Final Countdown'' (album), a 1986 studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe ** "The Final Countdown" (song), the titular 1986 hit single from the aforementioned album Other uses * ''Final Countdown'' (video game), a 1990 action video game for the Amiga {{DEFAULTSORT:Final Countdown, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B-Fighter Kabuto
is a Japanese television series in the Metal Hero Series franchise. It is the sequel to ''Juukou B-Fighter'', taking place five years after the preceding B-Fighter series. Kabuto aired from 1996 to 1997. The action footage and props were used for the ''Beetleborgs Metallix'' series. Plot Five years after the destruction of Jamahl, Earth has returned to peace again. The Earth Academia has become the , a scientific research and military organization, where Takuya Kai works with Sage Guru on a new generation of Insect Armor in the event of another threat to the Earth. This threat is realized when a Cosmo Academia exploration submarine comes across a fissure in the ocean floor, out of which rises a huge flying fortress of the ancient tribe Melzard. This clan has been resting for millennia and seeks to destroy mankind. Matriarch Mother Melzard sends her oldest sons Raija and Dezzle to lead the attack with Raija's Elebamamoth. By then, Guru has infused the Neo Insect Armor with Inse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Kuuga
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the tenth installment of the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows and the first of the series to air entirely in the Heisei period, as well as the first standalone Kamen Rider TV series since Kamen Rider Black RX and the first series of the revived run of Kamen Rider, bringing Kamen Rider into the 21st century. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was shown on TV Asahi from January 30, 2000, to January 21, 2001, replacing ''Moero!! Robocon'' in its timeslot. ''Kamen Rider Kuuga'' is the first Kamen Rider Series to be broadcast in a widescreen (letterboxed) format. It aired alongside ''Mirai Sentai Timeranger''. Synopsis Long ago, the Grongi Tribe terrorized the Linto Tribe until a warrior acquired the power of Kuuga and defeated the Grongi, sealing their leader within a cave along with him. In the present day, Kuuga's mysterious stone belt is excavated, freeing the Grongi as they resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Agito
, is the eleventh installment in the popular Kamen Rider tokusatsu franchise. The series represented the 30th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series. The series was also a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei and was shown on TV Asahi from January 28, 2001 to January 27, 2002. The series served as an indirect sequel to ''Kamen Rider Kuuga'', which this show is set in the same universe as the previous show, and the first Kamen Rider series to not have an ending sequence. The series aired along with ''Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger''. The series is airing on Toku since November 2020. Story Two years have passed since the Unidentified Lifeform case concluded, a series of mysterious and impossible murders are taking place across the city carried out by unknown beings. A man named Shouichi Tsugami has no memory of who he was, where he came from, or how he came upon his peculiar circumstances to transform into a powerful superhuman, Kamen Rider Agito, whenever in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Hibiki
is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series, serving as the fifteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei Company, Toei. ''Kamen Rider Hibiki'' first aired on January 30, 2005 and aired its final episode on January 22, 2006. TV Asahi's Super Hero Time along with ''Mahō Sentai Magiranger''. This series is noted for introducing new themes and styles yet unseen in other shows. The catchphrase for the series is: . Plot The Kamen Riders, known as Oni, battle man-eating beasts called Makamou with "pure sound". One of the Oni, a man named Hibiki, ends up having a "teacher-and-apprentice"-like relationship with Asumu Adachi, a young boy unsure of himself and is at a crossroads in his life as he transitions to high school. Asumu learns to be an adult through watching Hibiki and the other Oni as they all train together to hone their skills in fighting the Makamou and the homunculi aid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Den-O
is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008. Its lead actor Takeru Satoh is the first Kamen Rider Series lead born in the Heisei period of Japanese history. It aired on the Super Hero Time slot alongside ''Gogo Sentai Boukenger'' and later ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger''. Along with the usual film adaptation that Heisei Kamen Rider series have released during the late summer of their broadcast run, ''Den-O'' had a second film released in the spring following its broadcast run which grossed 730 million yen (approximately US$6.8 million) and a series of ten OVA shorts, both of which are firsts for any ''Kamen Rider''. Continuing the trend, ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' also had a third film released in October 2008, the first for any Kamen Rider series and a second series of 12 OVA shorts was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Decade
is the title of the first installment of the 2009 editions of the long-running Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu dramas. ''Decade'', as its title suggests, is the tenth of the Heisei Rider special anniversary Series, having begun with ''Kamen Rider Kuuga'' in 2000. It began broadcasting the week following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Kiva'' and was featured in Super Hero Time alongside the 2009 edition of the Super Sentai Series, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger and replaced by Tensou Sentai Goseiger. ''Kamen Rider Zi-O'', the last Heisei era series of 2018-2019, acts as a spiritual sequel, where both Decade and Diend play prominent roles as re-occurring side characters who are directly involved in that series plotline. Production And Casting The Kamen Rider Decade trademark was registered by Toei on July 29, 2008. Masahiro Inoue, who portrayed Keigo Atobe in the ''Prince of Tennis'' musicals, was cast in the lead role for ''Decade'' as Tsukasa Kadoya/Kamen Rider Decade. Also involved wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider OOO
is a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen Rider W'',''Uchusen'', Vol. 129 joining ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger'' and then ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger'' in the Super Hero Time lineup, until its conclusion on August 28, 2011. The series' titular Kamen Rider made a cameo appearance in the film '' Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate'' and a supporting character in other Kamen Rider movies. Production The Kamen Rider OOO trademark was registered by Toei on April 8, 2010. ''OOO'' is written by Yasuko Kobayashi, known for the screenplays of ''Seijuu Sentai Gingaman'', ''Mirai Sentai Timeranger'', ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'', '' Den-O'', and ''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger''. The creature designers are Yutaka Izubuchi, known for his work on the Lords in ''Kamen Rider Agito'', and Tamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
is Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 36th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries, following ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger''. Its theme is based on spy movies and cyber technology and premiered on February 26, 2012 on TV Asahi, joining ''Kamen Rider Fourze'' and then ''Kamen Rider Wizard'' as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block. Some of the villains are designed by Yutaka Izubuchi; marking his return to ''Super Sentai'' character design after 1986's ''Choushinsei Flashman''. ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'' began airing in South Korea in 2013 as ''Power Rangers Go-Busters''. In the United States, ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'' was adapted as ''Power Rangers Beast Morphers''; the first episode premiered on March 2, 2019. ''Beast Morphers'' was to be produced by Saban Capital Group#Saban Brands, Saban Brands but, on July 2, 2018, Hasbro would acquire all of the former company's entertainment assets, including the ''Power Rangers'' franchise. Plot T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Gaim
is a Japanese television series, a tokusatsu drama that is in the Kamen Rider Series; it is the 15th series during its Heisei run and 24th overall. The series, written by Gen Urobuchi, directed by Ryuta Tasaki and produced by Naomi Takebe, began airing on TV Asahi from October 6, 2013, replacing ''Kamen Rider Wizard'' in its initial timeslot and joining ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'' then '' Ressha Sentai ToQger'' in the Super Hero Time programming block, until ''Gaim'' concluded on September 28, 2014. Story In , a large company known as the Yggdrasill Corporation transformed the once-bustling suburb a city into a jōkamachi. To escape the resulting feeling of oppression, many of the youth in Zawame formed dance crews called Beat Riders to bring joy back into people's lives. Also rising in popularity is the Inves Game, a simulator that uses strange devices known as Lockseeds to summon monsters known as Inves. Kota Kazuraba, a member of the dance group Team Gaim, tries to find his pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Drive
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series serving as the 16th Heisei period, Heisei Kamen Rider Series, and 25th series overall. Riku Sanjo returns to the Kamen Rider Series to serve as ''Drive''s lead screenwriter, with Ryuta Tasaki as director. It premiered on TV Asahi and affiliate stations throughout Japan on October 5, 2014, the week following the finale of its preceding series ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', and joining ''Ressha Sentai ToQger'' then ''Shuriken Sentai Ninninger'' in the Super Hero Time programming block, until ''Drive'' concluded on September 27, 2015. ''Drive'' is peculiar among the heroes in the ''Kamen Rider'' franchise, as his motif and main mode of transportation is a car, rather than the signature motorcycles used by his predecessors. Story Shinnosuke Tomari is a former elite police officer in the Metropolitan Police, who, after an event that crippled one of his colleagues, has been "demoted" into the Special Investigations Division. This division looks into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
