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Sad Vacation
is a 2007 Japanese drama film written and directed by Shinji Aoyama, adapted from his novel. Being third and last of Aoyama's "Kitakyushu Saga", Sad Vacation brings together several characters from his previous films Helpless and Eureka and continues to explore their lives, all the while being a separate story that doesn't require watching previous films. It was named after the Johnny Thunders song. Plot Kenji Shiraishi (Tadanobu Asano) is involved in trafficking of illegal immigrants from China to Japan. One of such cases leaves an immigrant child to be an orphan. Instead of selling him with others that arrived, Kenji flees with the boy to look after him and make an attempt at normal life. The people after the boy, unexpected encounter with long lost family members and his own vengeful nature are standing in a way of his future. Cast * Tadanobu Asano as Kenji Shiraishi * Eri Ishida as Chiyoko Mamiya * Aoi Miyazaki as Kozue Tamura * Yuka Itaya as Saeko Shiina * Katsuo Nakamur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinji Aoyama
was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, film critic, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film ''Eureka (2000 film), Eureka''. Biography Shinji Aoyama was born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He began to be interested in cinema when he watched ''Apocalypse Now'' and he thought seriously about making films after watching Jean-Luc Godard's films such as ''Pierrot le Fou'' and ''Two or Three Things I Know About Her''. He graduated from Rikkyo University, where he was deeply influenced by the film critic Shigehiko Hasumi, from whom he took classes. After graduating, Aoyama worked as an assistant director to Swiss film director Daniel Schmid, Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Icelandic director Fridrik Thor Fridriksson. He made his directorial debut with the V-Cinema production ''It's Not in the Textbook!'' in 1995. In 1996, Aoyama made ''Helpless'', which is his first feature film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Odagiri
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and musician. Personal life Joe Odagiri was born in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture. Though he was accepted by Kochi University, he turned it down for an opportunity to study in the United States. He had originally intended to study film directing at California State University, Fresno, but mistakes in the application process landed him in acting classes. He often says that Tokyo is his second hometown. On December 27, 2008, at a news conference in Tokyo, Odagiri announced his new project. He would be director of a film that would take 11 years to make. Filmography (as Actor) Film Television Anime * '' Zaion: I Wish You Were Here'' (2001), Yuji Tamiya Filmography (as Director) Bibliography Books * ''Joe Odagiri: Sweater Book'' (2000) * ''Odagirism'' (2001) Discography Albums * ''Toto'' (2020) * ''Hardy'' (2018) * ''Cherry and blueberries'' (2016) See also *Odagiri effect The Odagiri effect is a television phen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Japanese-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter '' samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the compli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of ''Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Asian Film Festival
The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) is a critically acclaimed film festival held in New York City, dedicated to the display of Asian Film Culture. The New York Asian Film Festival generally features contemporary premieres and classic titles from Eastern Asia and Southeast Asia (particularly Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, Philippines, and Thailand), though South Asian cinema has also been represented via films from India and Pakistan. The NYAFF displays many of its films as a first-and-only screening in the country, giving audiences the chance to see these films, although they would not be normally distributed in the United States. The up-and-coming actors and directors of the exhibited films are brought over as special guests of the NYAFF every year. Genres featured in the film festival includes Horror film, Gangster/Crime, Martial Arts, and Action. Film at Lincoln Center, previously known as the Film Society of Lincoln Center until 2019 is the festival's main ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twitch Film
Screen Anarchy, previously known as Twitch Film or Twitch, is a Canadian English-language website featuring news and reviews of mainly international, independent and cult films. The website was founded in 2004 by Todd Brown. In addition to films, the website covers various film festivals from Sundance, Toronto and Fantasia to Sitges, Cannes and the Berlinale. They partnered with Instinctive Film in 2011 to found Interactor, a crowd funding and viral marketing site, and with Indiegogo in 2013. Brown is a partner at XYZ Films, and ''Variety'' credits Twitch Film as helping to popularize the production company's films. Brad Miska of Bloody Disgusting wrote that Twitch "...quickly established itself as the online world’s leading source for international, independent, cult, arthouse and genre film news, review and discussion." He also wrote: "Over the years I have become increasingly impressed by what Todd Brown has done with Twitch Film, he has cornered the market for all edgy i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers and their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month. History ''Exclaim!'' began as a discussion among campus and community radio programmers at Ryerson's CKLN-FM in 1991. It was started by then-CKLN programmer Ian Danzig, together with other programmers and Toronto musicians. The goal of the publication was to support great Canadian music that was otherwise going unheralded. The group worked through 1991 to produce their first issue in April 1992, with monthly issues being produced since. Ian Danzig has been the publisher of the magazine since its start. James Keast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyūsaku Shimada
is a Japanese actor. History Shimada was originally part of the Tokyo Grand Guignol Theater group, formed by artist Norimizu Ameya. He stayed with the group until its dissolution in 1986. One of the productions the group undertook was an adaptation of the occult novel ''Teito Monogatari'' (Hiroshi Aramata) where Shimada played the lead role Yasunori Kato. He has appeared in films such as Makoto Shinozaki's ''0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari'' and Takahisa Zeze's ''Pandemic''. Filmography Film * '' Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis'' (1988) as Yasunori Kato * '' Tokyo: The Last War'' (1989) as Yasunori Kato * ''Rainbow Kids'' (1991) as Tokyo * ''A Watcher in the Attic'' (1992) as Kogoro Akechi * '' No Way Back'' (1995) as Tetsuro * '' Sada'' (1998) * ''Murder on D Street'' (1998) as Kogoro Akechi * ''Sakuya: Demon Slayer'' (2000) as Syuzo * ''The Princess Blade'' (2001) as Byakurai * '' Vengeance for Sale'' (2002) * ''Dragon Head'' (2003) as Minila * ''Devilman'' (2004) * '' 69'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōsuke Toyohara
is a Japanese actor and singer who has appeared in more than 80 films since 1982. He serves as head representative of Headrock Inc. Career Toyohara graduated from Nakano High School (part-time). He began appearing on television in his teenage years but primarily established himself as an actor through V-cinema. He later appeared in Junji Sakamoto's films, such as ''Aegis'' and ''Chameleon''. In 2007, he won the Best Actor Award at the 5th Monaco International Film Festival for ''Cinderella Formula''. In 2012, he starred in the film ''A Gentle Rain Falls for Fukushima''. In 2017, he planned, wrote, directed and starred in his first stage production of the theatrical comedy ''Meijin Chōji''. In February 2018, he went public with his affair with Kyōko Koizumi (born February 4, 1966) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is signed to Victor Entertainment. Career In 1981, Kyoko Koizumi participated and won the Star Tanjo! programme and released her 1st single in March 1982. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maho Toyota
(born July 6, 1967) is a Japanese actress and model. She is frequently seen on television, where she has acted in over 100 serial dramas and television movies. She was the wife of the film director Shinji Aoyama. She co-starred in his film ''Desert Moon'' with Hiroshi Mikami, which screened in competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography As actor * ''Gendai Ninkyoden'' (1997) * ''Gokudo no Onna-tachi: Kejime'' (1998) * ''9'' (2000) * ''Gokudo no Onna-tachi: Jigoku no Michizure'' (2001) * ''Backstage'' (2001) * ''Desert Moon'' (2001) * ''Picaresque: Ningen Shikkaku'' (2002) * ''Days in the Shade'' (2003) * ''Catch a Wave'' (2006) * ''Sad Vacation is a 2007 Japanese drama film written and directed by Shinji Aoyama, adapted from his novel. Being third and last of Aoyama's "Kitakyushu Saga", Sad Vacation brings together several characters from his previous films Helpless and Eureka and conti ...'' (2007) * ''Jirocho Sangokushi'' (2008) * ''Otonari'' (2009) * '' Asahi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Mitsuishi
is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in films such as ''Chaos'' and '' Tokyo Playboy Club''. Filmography Film ;1980s *'' Tora's Tropical Fever'' (1980) *'' Foster Daddy, Tora!'' (1980) *'' Sailor Suit and Machine Gun'' (1981) *''Tora-san, the Expert'' (1982) *''Okinawan Boys'' (1983) *'' Tora-san's Island Encounter'' (1985) *''Final Take'' (1986) ;1990s *'' No Worries on the Recruit Front'' (1991) *'' Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?'' (1993) *''Love Letter'' (1995) *''Helpless'' (1996) *'' Swallowtail'' (1996) *''The Pillow Book'' (1996), The Husband *''Two Punks'' (1996) *'' The Eel'' (1997) *''April Story'' (1998) *'' Tokyo Eyes'' (1998) *'' The Thin Red Line'' (1998) *''Audition'' (1999) *''Shady Glove'' (1999) ;2000s *'' Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle'' (2000) *'' Whiteout'' (2000) *''Chaos'' (2000), Komiyama *''Eureka'' (2000) *'' Hush!'' (2001), Shoji Kurita *''2009 Lost Memories'' (2002), Hideyo *'' Border Line'' (2002) *'' KT'' (2002) *''Harmful Insec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kengo Kora
is a Japanese actor. Career Kora has gained recognition for his roles in films such as Shinji Aoyama's ''Sad Vacation'', Yukio Ninagawa's ''Snakes and Earrings'', Tran Anh Hung's '' Norwegian Wood'', Ryuichi Hiroki's ''The Egoists'', Yoshihiro Fukagawa is a Japanese film director. His film ''Into the White Night'' was screened in the Main Programme of the Panorama section at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. In an interview, Fukagawa explains that there have been many versions of '' ...'s ''Into the White Night'', and Koji Wakamatsu's ''The Millennial Rapture''. Filmography Film Television Awards References External links Official profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kora, Kengo Japanese male film actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Actors from Kumamoto Prefecture Living people 1987 births Japanese male television actors People from Kumamoto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
