Shomuni
(also called Power Office Girls) is a comedic TV drama serial based on the Japanese manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ... of the same name by , though much of the details (all besides the company name and the characters) have departed from the comic. Released in 1998, Shomuni was a surprise winner of the ratings war for drama serials aired in Japan between April to June, despite being projected to finish a lowly thirteenth in a survey conducted by a major TV station. Story The stories revolve around the '' office ladies (OL)'' of General Administration Section 2 (''Shomu ni'', or GA-2) in a large multinational company called Manpan Corporation. GA-2 is called "the graveyard for female office ladies", simply because it is the place where female employees a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yumiko Takahashi
is a Japanese actress and singer. She is nicknamed "Good-P" short for Good Personality. She has had prominent roles in a number of television series, feature films and stage productions. As a singer she has released ten albums. She has been represented with several agencies, including Big Apple, Hirata Office, Toho Entertainment, and Konni. Discography Those not listed in the publisher is released from Victor Entertainment (formerly Victor music industry). Singles Albums *Original albums *Best albums Omnibus Musical Recordings Other already released song recording board Soundtracks Mashin Hero Wataru series Haō Taikei Ryū Knight series Compilations LD/VHS ( LD and VHS versions exist for all of the above works, and the DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can stor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kotomi Kyono
is a Japanese actress and occasional J-Pop singer (making her debut on 20 November 1992). She was born in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. She has appeared in numerous TV series, including the 1999 drama '' Ring: The Final Chapter'' (''Ring: Saishûshô''). Filmography Films * '' Labyrinth of Dreams'' (1997) * '' Leaving'' (1997) * '' Messengers'' (1999) * ''9 Souls'' (2003) * ''Takeshis''' (2005) * ''Maiko Haaaan!!!'' (2007) Television * ''Hakusen Nagashi'' (1996), Madoka * ''Hakusen Nagashi: Spring at Age 19'' (1997), Madoka * ''Shomuni (also called Power Office Girls) is a comedic TV drama serial based on the Japanese manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late ...'' (1998), Sawako Tsukahara * ''Hakusen Nagashi: The Wind at Age 20'' (1999), Madoka * ''Shomuni Second Season'' (2000), Sawako Tsukahara * ''Hakusen Nagashi: The Poem of Travels'' (2001), Madoka * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toshihito Itō
(February 16, 1962 – May 24, 2002) was a Japanese actor and member of the Tokyo Sunshine Boys theatrical troupe. He was born on February 16, 1962 in Niigata, Japan. Biography He performed on stage, and on television in series such as ''Trick'' and ''Furuhata Ninzaburō''. His trademark was his large, thick-rimmed glasses, which he used solely for comic effect, as he actually had 20/20 vision. Ito joined the Tokyo Sunshine Boys in 1983, while he was a student. When he graduated from university he continued acting but took a full-time job as a standard salaryman until his career in acting picked up. He was married in 2000 to a stylist that he met while filming the TV drama ''Shomuni'', after dating her for less than six months. He died two years later, just before inclusion of the TV drama ''Shomuni FINAL''. They had no children. He died on May 24, 2002 from a spinal cord infection caused by a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Film * 1995 ''Salaryman Senka'' * 1996 ''Tomoko no ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ken Ishiguro
is a Japanese film, television and voice actor. He has appeared in more than 80 films since 1979. He is the son of Osamu Ishiguro was a tennis player from Japan. Career He played his first tournament in 1959 at the Asian Championships. In 1961 he won his first title at the Japan International Championships, then won the Japan National Championships the same year. ..., a former tennis player. Selected filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishiguro, Ken 1966 births Living people People from Tokyo Japanese male child actors Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Seijo University alumni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Keiko Toda
is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi. Her most famous role is the voice of the children's hero Anpanman on the long running anime ''Soreike! Anpanman''. She was also the voice of Thomas the Tank Engine in the Japanese dub of ''Thomas & Friends'' from Season 1 to Season 8. She was once married to Shuichi Ikeda and Junichi Inoue. Career She first became an actress in fifth grade and then relocated to Tokyo in 1973 to become an idol singer. She then later joined Nachi Nozawa's theatre company. Also a musical theatre actress, she has appeared in musicals like "Sweet Charity" and "Dance of the Fleet Lady". She won Japanese Academy Award as the supporting actress for ''Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald'' in 1997. Toda has dubbed over actresses like Jodie Foster, Linda Hamilton, Sigourney Weaver, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer and Carrie Anne Moss for dubs of American live-action movies. She's voiced Rui Kisugi for the new animated City Hunter movie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naho Toda
is a Japanese actress. Career In 1990, she successfully passed an audition called Horipro Talent Scout Caravan( Ja). Personal life She had graduated from Tamagawa University. Her sister was an actress, and her brother Kōhei Toda ( Ja: 戸田康平, Toda Kōhei) is a singer and songwriter. In August 2010, she married her husband, a doctor she met through mutual friends. In the following August 2011. she announced she was pregnant with her first child and she gave birth to her daughter in February 2012. Toda has stated that she plans to continue her career after childbirth. Filmography TV dramas *''Galápagos'' (2023) Movies * ''Natsu no niwa - The Friends'' (1994) * '' Blooming Again'' (2004) * ''The Craft of Memories'' (2020) * ''The Woman of S.R.I. the Movie'' (2021), Mikie Shiba * ''And So the Baton Is Passed'' (2021) * ''Takatsu-gawa'' (2022) * ''Akira and Akira'' (2022) * ''Silent Parade'' (2022), Machiko Namiki * ''The Master Sake Brewers'' (2022) * ''Do Unto ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kodansha Manga
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'', as well as the more literary magazines ''Gunzō'', ''Shūkan Gendai'', and the Japanese dictionary ''Nihongo Daijiten''. Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1910, and members of his family continue as its owners either directly or through the Noma Cultural Foundation. History Seiji Noma founded Kodansha in 1910 as a spin-off of the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai'' (, "Greater Japan Oratorical Society") and produced the literary magazine ''Yūben'' () as its first publication. The name ''Kodansha'' (taken from ''Kōdan Club'' (), a now-defunct magazine published by the company) originated in 1911 when the publisher formally merged with the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai''. The company has used its current legal name since ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Japanese Television Dramas Based On Manga
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Japanese Drama Television Series
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Fuji TV Dramas
Fuji may refer to: Places China * Fuji, Xiangcheng City (付集镇), town in Xiangcheng City, Henan Japan * Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan * Fuji River * Fuji, Saga, town in Saga Prefecture * Fuji, Shizuoka, city in Shizuoka Prefecture * Fuji Speedway, a major race track at the base of Mt Fuji People * Fuji (surname), a Japanese surname * Mr. Fuji, ring name of American professional wrestler and manager Harry Fujiwara (1934–2016) * Mr. Fuji, one of many modern monikers of the creator of Fuji musical genre, Ayinde Barrister Fictional characters * Fuji (comics), a character in the ''Stormwatch'' series Music * Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival, a jazz festival in Japan * Fuji Rock Festival, a rock festival in Japan * Fuji music, a music genre from Yorubaland of Nigeria Japanese companies * Fujifilm, a Japanese company producing cameras and photographic film * Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd., the former name of Subaru Corporation, a Japanese company producing industrial products ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |