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Ryo Katsuji
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He graduated from the Horikoshi High School. Filmography Films *''Tales of the Unusual'' (2000), Ōishi Chikara *''All About Lily Chou-Chou'' (2001), Hitoshi Terawaki *''Yume Oikakete'' (2003), Junichi *''Battle Royale II'' (2003), Haruya Sakurai *''Hanging Garden (film), Hanging Garden'' (2005), Morisaki *''Aegis'' (2005), Kou Kisaragi *''A Heartful of Love'' (2005), Teruyoshi Fukawa *''Origin: Spirits of the Past'' (2006) (voice), Agito *''Hana yori mo naho'' (2006), Sōemon Aoki *''Kōfuku na Shokutaku'' (2007), Bengaku Ōura *''Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad'' (2007), Hiraguri *''Kisshō Tennyo'' (2007), Ryō Tōno *''Awa Dance'' (2007), Kōji Tachibana *''The Shōnen Merikensack]'' (2009), Masaru *''Waiting for Good News'' (2009), Wataru Niigaki *''The Shock Labyrinth'' (2009), Motoki *''Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer'' (2010) (voice), Descartes Shaman *''Surely Someday'' (2010), Kyōhei Manabe ...
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ...
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Reunion (2012 Film)
is a Japanese film directed by Ryoichi Kimizuka, starring Toshiyuki Nishida. It premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in September 2012, and was released at cinemas in Japan on 23 February 2013. Outline The film is based on the non-fiction book by Kota Ishii. Set in Kamaishi, Iwate, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Aiba (played by Toshiyuki Nishida) is a retired funeral-home employee who volunteers to assist in the task of preparing bodies at a temporary morgue set up in a school gymnasium. Cast * Toshiyuki Nishida as Aiba * Koichi Sato as a doctor * Toshirō Yanagiba as a dentist * Ryo Katsuji * Jun Kunimura * Naoto Ogata * Wakana Sakai * Shiro Sano * Ikki Sawamura * Mirai Shida * Michitaka Tsutsui Music The film's music was composed and arranged by . The ending theme song, "Pray for the World", was sung by Japanese singer Shanti Snyder. Release Theatrical run The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film ...
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Yae No Sakura
is a 2013 Japanese historical drama television series and the 52nd NHK taiga drama. Written by Mutsumi Yamamoto, the drama focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase. Yae is a strong believer in women's rights and the story follows her journey in Japan, during the time it is opened up to Western ideas. Yae, who came from the Aizu Domain (now within Fukushima Prefecture), was chosen for the taiga drama as her story of loss and hope was felt to be timely in the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The drama was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series, losing to ''Utopia''. Production * Kunishirō Hayashi - Sword fight arranger Cast *Haruka Ayase as Niijima Yae **Rio Suzuki as childhood Yae ;Her family * Hidetoshi Nishijima as Yamamoto Kakuma, Yae's brother *Hiroki Hasegawa as Kawasaki Shonosuke, Yae's first husband *Joe Odagiri as Joseph Hardy Neesima, Yae's second husband *Jun Fubuki as Yamamoto Saku, Yae's mother *Yutaka ...
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Amachan
is a Japanese television drama series. It debuted on April 1, 2013, and was broadcast until September 28, 2013. It was scripted by Kankurō Kudō and starred Rena Nōnen as Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo who moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake. It is the 88th NHK Asadora. ''Amachan'' was not only a ratings success, but brought economic benefits to the Tohoku region and was considered a social phenomenon. It also won the Galaxy Award for best television program of 2013. Synopsis Hometown chapter (Episode 1 - Episode 72) Haruko Amano left the small northern seaside town of Sodegahama 24 years ago and has not returned since. When her childhood friend Daikichi emails her with news that her mother has collapsed, she rushes back with her 16-year-old daughter Aki in ...
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Summer Nude
''Summer Nude'' is a 2013 Japanese television series that aired on Fuji Television on Mondays at 21:00 ( JST) from July 8 to September 16, 2013. It starred Tomohisa Yamashita, Erika Toda and Karina Nose. Cast * Tomohisa Yamashita as Asahi Mikuriya / 三厨 朝日 * Erika Toda as Hanae Taniyama / 谷山 波奈江 * Karina Nose as Natsuki Chiyohara / 千代原 夏希 * Masami Nagasawa as Kasumi Ichikura / 一倉 香澄 * Ryo Katsuji as Takashi Yaino / 矢井野 孝至 * Masataka Kubota as Hikaru Kirihata / 桐畑 光 * Shori Sato as Hayao Taniyama / 谷山 駿 * Mizuki Yamamoto as Aoi Horikiri / 堀切 あおい * Yudai Chiba as Haruo Yoneda / 米田 春夫 * Ayami Nakajō as Mami Ichise / 一瀬 麻美 * Nanami Hashimoto as Kiyoko Ishikari / 石狩 清子 * Katsunori Takahashi as Kenji Shimojima / 下嶋 賢二 * Yuka Itaya as Setsuko Shimojima / 下嶋 勢津子 * Shigeru Saiki Shigeru (written: , , , in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable peop ...
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Rebound (2011 TV Series)
is a Japanese romantic comedy television drama series that aired from 27 April to 29 June 2011 on Nippon TV. Saki Aibu played the lead role as an 85 kg weight woman with special makeup. It's available on Crunchyroll. Cast * Saki Aibu as Nobuko Ōba *Mokomichi Hayami as Taichi Imai * Chiaki Kuriyama as Hitomi Mimura * Ryō Katsuji as Kensaku Kazami *Maki Nishiyama as Yūki Naitō * Ryō Ryūsei as Shirō Tenno *Mayumi Wakamura Mayumi Wakamura (若村麻由美 ''Wakamura Mayumi'', born on January 3, 1967, in Nerima, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. She decided to be an actress at age sixteen when she saw a stage production by Tatsuya Nakadai's troupe. Later she joined his ... as Ran Morinaka References External links * ''Rebound''on Crunchyroll * 2011 Japanese television series debuts 2011 Japanese television series endings 2011 in Japanese television Japanese drama television series Nippon TV dramas Japanese romantic comedy television series Television shows wri ...
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TV Asahi
JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company. The station serves as the flagship of the All-Nippon News Network and its studios are located in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. Headquarters In 2003, the company headquarters moved to a new building designed by Fumihiko Maki currently located at 6-9-1 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. File:朝日電視台 (16202552212).jpg, Atrium of TV Asahi's HQ in Roppongi File:TV Asahi Ark Broadcasting Center 20200801.jpg, TV Asahi's Broadcasting Center at Ark Hills, not far from its headquarters since 2003 Some of TV Asahi's departments and subsidiaries, such as TV Asahi Productions and Take Systems, are still located at ''TV Asahi Center'', the company's former headquarters from 1986 to 2003. It is located at Ark Hills, not far from its headquarter ...
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Nakahama Manjirō
, also known as John Manjirō (or John Mung), was one of the first Japanese people to visit the United States and an important translator during the Opening of Japan.* Voyage to America During his early life, he lived as a simple fisherman in the village of Naka-no-hama, Tosa Province (now Tosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture). In 1841, 14-year-old Nakahama Manjirō and four friends (four brothers named Goemon, Denzo, Toraemon, and Jusuke) were fishing when their boat was wrecked on the island of Torishima. The American whaleship ''John Howland'', with Captain William H. Whitfield in command, rescued them. At the end of the voyage, four of them were left in Honolulu; however Manjirō (nicknamed "John Mung") wanted to stay on the ship. Captain Whitfield took him back to the United States and briefly entrusted him to neighbor Ebenezer Akin, who enrolled Manjirō in the Oxford School in the town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. The boy studied English and navigation for a year, apprentic ...
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Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System. It is also known for its long-time slogan, ''"If it's not fun, it's not TV!"'' Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, known as "Fuji TV One" ("Fuji TV 739"—sports/variety, including all Tokyo Yakult Swallows home games), "Fuji TV Two" ("Fuji TV 721"—drama/anime), and "Fuji TV Next" ("Fuji TV CSHD"—live premium shows) (called together as "Fuji TV OneTwoNext"), all available in high-definition. Fuji Television is owned by , a certified broadcasting holding company under the Japanese Broadcasting Act, and affiliated with the Fujisankei Communications Group. The current Fuji Television was established in October 2008. Fuji Media Holdings is the former Fuji Television founded in 1957. Offices The headquar ...
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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 ...
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Nippon Television
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed subsidiary of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate by revenue and the second largest behind Sony. Nippon Television Holdings forms part of Yomiuri's main television broadcasting arm alongside Kansai region flagship Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, which owns a 6.4% share in the company. Nippon TV's studios are located in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and its transmitters are located in the Tokyo Skytree. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is sometimes contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX". It is also the first commercial TV station in Japan, and it has been broadcasting on Channel 4 since its inception. Nippon Television is the home of the syndication networks NNN (for ...
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Masquerade Hotel
is a 2019 Japanese crime film directed by Masayuki Suzuki. A sequel, ''Masquerade Night is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He served as the 13th President of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013. Higashino has won major Japanese awards for his books, almost twenty of which have been turned into films an ...'', was released in September 2021. Plot During an investigation of a serial killer in Tokyo, police are led to a hotel that may be where the next murder will take place. Detective Nitta Kosuke goes undercover and begins working at the front desk of the hotel. Yamagishi Naomi works at the front desk of the hotel. She is selected to train Kosuke for his front desk job. Kosuke is focused on catching the killer, but Naomi prioritizes the safety of the guests. Cast References External links * * * 2019 crime films Films based on works by Keigo Higashino Japanese crime films Films produced by Kazutoshi Wadakura Films scored by Naoki ...
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