Ryōko Maekawa
Ryōko or Ryouko is a Japanese female given name. The meanings of Ryoko vary depending on which Kanji is used to write the name. Possible writings * 涼子 – "refreshing, child" * 亮子 – "helpful, child" * 良子 – "good, child" * 諒子 – "understanding, child" * 遼子 – "distant, child" People * Ryōko Akamatsu (born 1929), Japanese politician *Ryoko Azuma, (東 良子, born 1973) Japanese military officer *Ryōko Chiba, professional shogi player *Ryōko Hirosue (広末 涼子, born 1980), Japanese singer and actress *Ryōko Kihara (樹原涼子), Japanese composer, pianist, music educator * Ryoko Kobayashi (小林涼子, born 1989), Japanese actress *Ryōko Kuninaka (国仲 涼子, born 1979), Japanese actress and singer *Ryōko Nagata (永田 亮子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress *Ryoko Nakano (中野 良子, born 1950), Japanese actress *Ryōko Ono (小野 涼子, born 1977), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese speed skater * Ryōko Shinohara (篠原 涼 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryōko Shinohara
is a Japanese singer and actress. As a singer, she is best known for the 1994 song "Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Zuyosa to" with producer Tetsuya Komuro, which charted at number one and made her the first female artist in Japan to record a double million in CD single sales. It was followed by the number one album ''Lady Generation: Shukujo no Jidai'' (1995). Shinohara's musical output saw waning commercial reception in the latter half of the decade, at which she began concentrating on her acting career. Highlighted by the ''Japan Times'' for her "long reign as a TV drama queen", Shinohara's best known acting credits include detective Yukihira Natsumi in the drama series '' Unfair'', which spawned three feature films and several specials; and temp worker Haruko Oomae in ''Haken no Hinkaku''. She has starred in several acclaimed films, winning two Japan Academy Film Prizes for her roles in ''The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps'' and ''Sakura Guardian in the North'', both in 2018 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryoko Mendo
The ''Urusei Yatsura'' manga series features a large ensemble cast of characters created by Rumiko Takahashi. It tells the story of Japanese teenager Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien Lum, who believes she is Ataru's wife after he accidentally proposes to her. The series contains many other characters, whose unusual characteristics and eccentric personalities drive most of the stories. In addition to extraterrestrials, it includes many appearances from figures in Japanese mythology and history. Main characters Ataru Moroboshi is the main protagonist of the series. A 17-year-old lazy student at Tomobiki High School, Class 2-4, Ataru suffers from an incredible amount of bad luck, having been born on Friday the 13th, during a major earthquake, and '' Butsumetsu'', the unluckiest day of the Buddhist calendar. Thanks to this lack of good fortune, his triumph in the game of tag that saves Earth from an Oni invasion turns into a defeat for him. His victory statement, intended to conf ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Requiem
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal. It is usually, but not necessarily, celebrated in the context of a funeral (when it is often called a Funeral Mass). Musical settings of the propers of the Requiem Mass are also called Requiems, and the term has subsequently been applied to other musical compositions associated with death, dying, and mourning, even when they lack religious or liturgical relevance. The term is also used for similar ceremonies outside the Roman Catholic Church, especially in Western Rite Orthodox Christianity, the Anglo-Catholic tradition of Anglicanism, and in certain Lutheran churches. A comparable service, with a wholly different ritual form and texts, exists in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches as well as some ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryoko (Tenchi Muyo!)
The following is a list of the major characters from the anime and manga series ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki'' and its spin-offs ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'', ''Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar'', ''Tenchi Universe'', ''Tenchi in Tokyo'', and ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!''. Concept Masaki Kajishima and Hiroki Hayashi, who both worked on the ''Bubblegum Crisis'' OVAs, cite the show as being the inspiration for ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki''. In an interview with AIC, Hayashi described ''Bubblegum Crisis'' as "A pretty gloomy anime. Serious fighting, complicated human relationships, and dark Mega Tokyo." Hayashi and Kajishima thought it would be fun to create some comedic episodes with ideas like the girls going to hot springs, but these ideas were rejected by their sponsors. Hayashi also said there was a trend to have several characters of one gender and a single one of the other gender, and asked if Mackey (Sylia's brother) was a main character, reversing the scenario in ''Bubblegum''. This became the basis f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryoko Yonekura
is a Japanese actress and former fashion model best known for her role in the Japanese medical drama '' Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon''. She also performs the voice of Black Widow in the Japanese-language releases of the ''Avengers'' film series. Career Yonekura studied classical ballet for 15 years from the age of five. Represented by the Oscar Promotion agency, she won a national young beauty award in 1992. In 1993, she started her career as a model, working for fashion magazines such as ''CanCam''. She announced her intention to start her acting career in June 1999. Her acting debut was in the TBS television drama '' Koi no Kamisama'' (God of Love), and has appeared in many dramas ever since. Yonekura played the role of Roxie Hart in the Japanese-language production of Chicago in Tokyo 2008 and in 2010. She then learned the role in English and made her Broadway debut in 2012, reprising her role in July 2017, and again in July 2019. Filmography Television / Net Drama * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryoko Yamagishi
is a Japanese manga artist. She is one of the Year 24 Group, a collection of female artists who innovated (girls') manga throughout the 1970s. Her major works include and '' Terpsichora''. Biography Ryoko Yamagishi was born on September 24, 1947, in Kamisunagawa, Hokkaido, Japan. As a child, she studied ballet, which plays a part in many of her works. When she read the manga of Machiko Satonaka in 1964, she decided to pursue becoming a manga artist. Although her parents did not agree with this, in 1966 she entered a competition in ''Shōjo Friend'' and was a semi-finalist. She applied to Kodansha and sent some short stories to ''COM''. In 1968, after completing her art studies in Hokkaido, she moved to Tokyo and applied for Shueisha. The next year, she made her professional debut with ''Left and Right'', a short story published in ''Ribon Comic'', a spin-off of ''Ribon''. In 1971, she released the one-shot manga , which tells the story of a romance between two students at ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryoko Watanabe
is a Japanese 1980s pink film actress and model who is best known for her Nikkatsu Roman Porno films in the period 1982–1985. Career Watanabe came under exclusive contract with Nikkatsu and made her studio debut as the lead role in an Atsushi Fujiura entry in the ama sex comedy series, released on 9 July 1982. Watanabe had a prolific Nikkatsu career, playing both lead and supporting roles in a wide range of Roman Porno films. With her athletic build, she was also a popular glamour model and had appearances in "image videos" as well as photo-books. Filmography Nikkatsu Videos Hong Kong Photo-books *渡辺良子写真集 光と影, Kindaieigasha, 25 January 1983. *にっかつロマンポルノ女優六人集「ひ・め・ご・と, Tatsumi Publishing, 10 April 1984, featuring Nikkatsu actresses Ryoko Watanabe, Natsuko Yamamoto, Kaoru Oda, Kate Asabuki, Mina Asami, Kaori Okamoto. External links * * Ryoko Watanabeat the JMDB The , more commonly known as simply JM ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryoko Urakami
is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References External links * 1947 births Living people Japanese female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Japan Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in swimming Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Swimmers at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryoko Tani
is a retired Japanese female judoka and a politician. Competing in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) class, she won a record seven world titles and five Olympic medals including two golds at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. After her retirement, the International Judo Federation named her "best female judoka ever". In 2010, she was elected to the House of Councillors, the upper house of the Japanese parliament. Early and personal life Ryoko Tamura was born in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka on September 6, 1975. She started judo at the age of seven. She studied literature at Teikyo University and joined Toyota in 1998. In 2003, she married Yoshitomo Tani, an Olympian and professional baseball player then with Orix BlueWave. The wedding reception reportedly cost $3 million. The couple has two sons, born in 2005 and 2009. Sporting career Standing at , Tani fought in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) division her whole career and, unlike many of her opponents, she never had to cut weigh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryoko Takahashi
is a Japanese biathlete. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation .... References 1973 births Living people Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Japanese female biathletes Olympic biathletes of Japan Place of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryōko Shiraishi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kashiba, Nara. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. Possessing a husky voice, Shiraishi voices young to teenage men as well as young girls and teenage women. However, in a break from tradition, one of her most famous roles is the brash and hot-headed Asuka Kazama, who is noted for speaking with a strong Osaka accent, which is one of Shiraishi's specialist skills. She was also formerly a member of the voice acting unit Drops, along with Ai Nonaka, Akemi Kanda, Tomoko Kaneda, and Mariko Kōda. Shiraishi married on September 6, 2012, but divorced in 2013. Filmography Television animation *''GetBackers'' (2002), Ginji Amano (young) *''Air Master'' (2003), Waitress *''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' (2003), Remu *'' D.C.: Da Capo'' (2003), Mikkun *'' Mugen Senki Potorisu'' (2003), Yūma *''One Piece'' (2003), Akibi *''Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation'' (2003), Haruka's Wurmple/ Silcoon/ Beautifly; others *''Fafner of the Azure'' (2004), Rin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |