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Raita Ryū
is a Japanese actor. He is well known for his role as Gorisan (Detective Ishizuka) in ''Taiyō ni Hoero!''. He has a son , who is a musician and guitarist. Once, he belonged to Toshiro Mifune's production company. Selected filmography Films *''Moero! Seishun'' (1968) - Raita Ejima *''The Bullet Train'' (1975) - Kikuchi *'' Stage-Struck Tora-san'' (1978) - Detective Hashikawa *''G.I. Samurai'' (1979) - Haruhisa Kimura *'' Station'' (1981) *''Sukkari... sono ki de!'' (1981) - Detective *''Kizudarake no Kunshō'' (1986) - Toshima *''Tokyo Blackout'' (1987) - Horie *''Kanbakku'' (1990) *''Isan Sōzoku'' (1990) - Motoharu Fujishima *''Rainbow Kids'' (1991) - Sakuma *''Tsuribaka Nisshi'' (1994-1998) - Chief of Personnel Haraguchi *''Oishinbo'' (1996) *''Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi'' (1998) *'' Keizoku: The Movie'' (2000) - Kōtarō Nonomura *'' Happily Ever After'' (2007) *'' 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End'' (2008) - Chō-san *''First Love: A Memory in Summer'' (2009) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoh, Osaka
is a city in northwestern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its name is commonly romanized as "Minō" or "Minoo"; however, the city government officially uses the spelling Minoh in English. As of October 2016, the city has an estimated population of 134,435 and a population density of 2,800 persons per km². Its total area is . History The city was incorporated on 1 December 1956. Mister Donut opened its first Japanese shop in Minoh in 1971. Geography Minoh lies about north of the center of the city of Osaka. It is accessed by the Hankyu Railway in about 30 minutes from Umeda Station. Minoh is best known for Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park, one of Japan's oldest national parks, which is home to a large population of wild monkeys and has a picturesque waterfall. The 1200-year-old Buddhist temple Katsuō-ji, famous for its huge collection of Daruma dolls is located in Minoh. Neighboring municipalities *Osaka Prefecture ** Ibaraki ** Ikeda ** Suita ** Toyonaka ** Toyono *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten
Ten, TEN or 10 may refer to: * 10, an even natural number following 9 and preceding 11 * one of the years 10 BC, AD 10, 1910 and 2010 * October, the tenth month of the year Places * Mount Ten, in Vietnam * Tongren Fenghuang Airport (IATA code), China * 10 (Los Angeles Railway) * TEN Atlantic City, Casino hotel resort in New Jersey People and characters * "ten" as the first part of a Dutch family name, e.g. the football coach Henk ten Cate * Jeremy Ten (born 1989), Canadian competitive figure skater * Vicente Ten (born 1966), Spanish politician * Ten Miyagi (born 2001), Japanese footballer ;Characters * Ten or Tenshinhan, a character in Dragon Ball media Art and entertainment Music * Ten (singer), a Thai Chinese singer and member of South Korean boy group NCT * Ten (band), a British melodic rock/hard rock band * ''Tenuto'' or ''Ten.'', a direction in musical notation * Ten, the runner-up contestant in the fourth season of the singing competition ''The Sing-Off'' * TEN Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokoro (TV Series)
''Kokoro'' (こころ) is a Japanese television drama series and the 68th Asadora series, following Manten. It premiered on March 31, 2003 and concluded on September 27, 2003. Plot Cast Suenaga and Asakura family * Noriko Nakagoshi as Kokoro Asakura (her maiden name was Suenaga) * Ran Itō as Misako Suenaga, Kokoro's mother * Keiko Kishi as Izumi Kiyono, Kokoro's grandmother (also as narrator) * Akira Terao as Takuro Suenaga, Kokoro's father * Tōru Nakamura as Yusaku Asakura, Kokoro's husband * Tomoka Kurokawa as Sachi Asakura, Yusaku and Kanna's daughter * Ryohei Hirota as Yūta Asakura, Yusaku and Kanna's son * Kōjirō Kusanagi as Yuri Asakura, Yusaku's father * Akemi Omori as Haruko Asakura, Yusaku's mother * Naomi Zaizen as Kanna Fujii, Yusaku's ex-wife Hotta family * Hiroshi Tamaki as Takumi Hotta, a fireworks craftsman * Takeshi Onishi as Tadashi Hotta, Takumi's brother * Taisaku Akino as Denzo Hotta, Takumi and Tadashi's father * Yuka Itaya as Mariko Hott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoi Tokugawa Sandai
is a 2000 Japanese historical drama television series and the 39th NHK taiga drama. The series respectively stars Masahiko Tsugawa, Toshiyuki Nishida, and Onoe Tatsunosuke II as the first three Tokugawa shōguns. It aired from January 9 to December 17, 2000, and ran for a total of 49 episodes. ''Aoi'' is the first taiga drama to be fully filmed in high definition. Plot The story begins with the battle of Sekigahara. Cast Tokugawa Shoguns *Masahiko Tsugawa as Tokugawa Ieyasu - the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate *Toshiyuki Nishida as Tokugawa Hidetada - the second shogun *Onoe Tatsunosuke II as Tokugawa Iemitsu - the third shogun **Takayuki Yamada as young Iemitsu Tokugawa clan *Shima Iwashita as Ogō - wife of Hidetada *Isuzu Yamada as Odai no Kata - mother of Ieyasu * Kyōko Mitsubayashi as Acha no Tsubone *Minako Osanai as Oman no Kata *Michiko Godai as Lady Chaa *Kirin Kiki as Lady Kasuga *Miki Sakai as Tokugawa Masako *Yoko Moriguchi as Okaji no Kata * Nanako ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unsolved Cases
is a Japanese mystery thriller created first as a TV drama and later as a film. It is about Detective Jun Shibata, who handles unsolved cases with her hardened partner Tōru Mayama. The television series was broadcast in 11 episodes between 8 January and 19 March 1999. A two-hour "special drama" was then broadcast on 24 December 1999. The series has been called "epoch-making" in the police procedural genre on Japanese television. Television Cast * Miki Nakatani - Shibata Jun * Atsuro Watabe - Mayama Tôru * Sarina Suzuki - Kido Aya * Yu Tokui - Kondo Akio * Hidekazu Nagae - Taniguchi Tsuyoshi * Kenichi Yajima - Hayashida Seiichi * Masashi Arifuku - Nagao Noboru * Mari Nishio - Osawa Maiko * Goro Noguchi - Saotome Jin * Raita Ryu - Nonomura Koutarou * Shigeru Izumiya -Tsubosaka Kunio Episode Titles *01: "Phone Call from the Dead Man" *02: "Punishment Table of Ice" *03: "The Wiretapped Murderer" *04: "The Room of Certain Death" *05: "The Man Who Saw the Future" *06: "The Wickede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoshi No Kinka
is a 1995 Japanese television drama series. The series revolves around , a deaf and mute girl from Hokkaido who is in love with a doctor named . After Shūichi leaves for Tokyo, he has an accident and loses his memory. Aya travels to Tokyo and encounters , Shūichi's brother. The sequel series, , aired in 1996, continues where the previous series left off. The third series, , which ran for 11 episodes in 2001, uses a new set of characters, starring Mari Hoshino as the deaf heroine. The opening theme for the original season is " Aoi Usagi" by Noriko Sakai. The opening theme for ''Heaven's Coin: Part 2'' is "Kagami no Dress", also by Sakai. Characters ''Heaven's Coin'' * Aya Kuramoto – Noriko Sakai * Shūichi Nagai – Takao Osawa * Takumi Nagai – Yutaka Takenouchi * – Minako Tanaka * – Naomi Hosokawa * – Raita Ryū * – Tomomi Nishimura ''Heaven's Coin: Part 2'' * Aya Kuramoto – Noriko Sakai * Shūichi Nagai – Takao Osawa * Takumi Nagai – Yutaka Takenouchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abare Hasshū Goyō Tabi
was a network prime-time television ''jidaigeki'' series in Japan from 1991 to 1994. It starred Teruhiko Saigō. The series began in 1991 in the 9:00 p.m. time slot on the TV Tokyo network. Saigō created the role of Tōdō Heihachirō. The character was a , a law-enforcement official of the Tokugawa shogunate, with broad jurisdiction over the Kantō region surrounding the shogunal capital at Edo. A common alternative name for the post was ''Hasshū-mawari'', alluding to the eight provinces (''hasshū'') of the region; the title incorporates this name. He traveled incognito, investigating the places he visited, and donned white costume for the finale, where he killed all the wrongdoers. The cast included many other widely known entertainers. Jun'ichi Nitta had a repeating role as a doctor on ''Abarenbō Shōgun'' and appeared in ''Ultraman Dyna'', ''Mito Kōmon'', the NHK '' Taiga drama'' ''Dokuganryū Masamune'', ''Chōshichirō Edo Nikki'' and other television series. Yōko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Date Sanemoto
was a Japanese samurai and commander of the Sengoku period. He was the third son of Date Tanemune His son Date Shigezane was also an important vassal of the Date clan. Date Tanemune tried to adopt him to the Uesugi clan The is a Japanese samurai clan which was at its peak one of the most powerful during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods (14th to 17th centuries). Appert, Georges. (1888) ''Ancien Japon,'' p. 79./ref> At its height, the clan had three main branch ... and had already agreed with the Uesugi clan on the plan. However some of the vassals opposed the plan, which escalated into the Tenbun Conflict. As a result, the plan failed. In 1583, Sanemoto relinquished the family head position to Date Shigezane and retired to Hatchōme Castle. References 1527 births 1587 deaths Samurai Date clan {{Samurai-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dokuganryū Masamune
is a 1987 Japanese historical television series. It is the 25th NHK ''taiga'' drama. The broadcast received an average viewer rating of 39.7 percent in the Kanto area. The drama was adapted from the novel of Sōhachi Yamaoka. Plot Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan in 1590, but Date Masamune did not abandon his desire to control the nation. Production *Original – Sōhachi Yamaoka *Music – Shin’ichirō Ikebe *Historical research – Keizō Suzuki *Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi Cast Starring role *Ken Watanabe as Date Masamune, the one-eyed dragon ** Ryota Fujima (later Fujima Kanjuro VIII) as Bontenmaru (child Masamune) ** Eiji Shima as Tojiro (pre-teen Masamune) Date clan *Kin'ya Kitaōji as Date Terumune, Masamune's father *Shima Iwashita as Yoshihime, Masamune's mother *Junko Sakurada as Megohime (adult), Masamune's wife **Kumiko Goto as Megohime (teenager) *Tomokazu Miura as Date Shigezane, Masamune's cousin *Raita Ryū as Date Sanemoto, Shigezane's father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katō Kiyomasa
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. His court title was Higo-no-kami. His name as a child was ''Yashamaru'', and first name was ''Toranosuke''. He was one of Hideyoshi's Seven Spears of Shizugatake. Biography Kiyomasa was born in what is now Nakamura-ku, Nagoya (situated in contemporary Aichi District, Owari Province) to Katō Kiyotada. Kiyotada's wife, Ito, was a cousin of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mother. Kiyotada died while his son, Kiyomasa (then known as Toranosuke), was still young. Soon after, Toranosuke entered into Hideyoshi's service, and in 1576, at age 15, was granted a stipend of 170 ''koku''. In 1582, he fought in Hideyoshi's army at the Battle of Yamazaki, and later in 1583 at the Battle of Shizugatake. Owing to his achievement in that battle, he became known as one of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake and was rewarded with 3,000 additional ''koku''. In 1584, Kiyomasa took part in the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute against the Tokuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanada Taiheiki
is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast on NHK in 1985–1986. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel Sanada Taiheiki. The drama focuses on the history of the Sanada clan during the late Sengoku period. The complete DVD box is available. Plot In 1582, Oda and Tokugawa allied forces started an invasion of Takeda`s Kai Province. so Takeda clan was in danger of extinction. Sanada Masayuki advised Takeda Katsuyori to abandon Kai Province and flee towards Masayuki`s Iwabitsu Castle. Katsuyori accepted his suggestion once but he changed his mind and tried to flee towards Oyamada Nobushige`s Iwadono Castle but was betrayed by Oyamada Nobushige and killed himself at Tenmokuzan. Lost the lord, the Sanada clan_unexpectedly_became_a_small_daimyo.html" ;"title="DF 56 of 80/nowiki>">DF 56 of 80">("Sa ... unexpectedly became a small daimyo">DF 56 of 80/nowiki>">DF 56 of 80">("Sa ... unexpectedly became a small daimyo. The Sanada clan seeks the way to survive. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenkai
was a Japanese Tendai Buddhist monk of the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods. He achieved the rank of ''Daisōjō'', the highest rank of the priesthood. His Buddhist name was first , which he changed to Tenkai in 1590. Also known as , he died on 13 November 1643, and was granted the posthumous title of in 1648. Tenkai was at Kita-in (then written 北院) in Kawagoe in 1588, and became abbot in 1599. He was on the advisor of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and served as a liaison between the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Imperial Court in Kyoto. One of his projects was the rebuilding of Enryaku-ji, which had been devastated by Oda Nobunaga. He also revitalized Kita-in, and changed the characters of its name to 喜多院. Nearing death in 1616, Ieyasu entrusted Tenkai with his last will regarding matters of his funeral and his posthumous name. Tenkai selected ''gongen'' rather than ''myōjin,'' and after death Ieyasu became known as Tōshō Daigongen. Tenkai continued to serve as a consul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
