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Show Aikawa
is a Japanese actor. Career Show Aikawa was born in Tokushima and raised in Kagoshima. Aikawa has appeared in a number of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films, including ''Eyes of the Spider'', ''Serpent's Path'', ''License to Live'', ''Seance'', and ''Pulse''. Filmography Films * ''Orugoru'' (1989) * ''The Pale Hand'' (1990) * ''Gokudo no Onna Tachi: Saigo no Tatakai'' (1990) * ''Shishio Tachi no Natsu'' (1991) * ''The Passage to Japan'' (1991) * ''Torarete Tamaruka!'' (1992) * ''Shishio Tachi no Saigo'' (1993) * ''Torarete Tamaruka! 2'' (1993) * ''A New Love in Tokyo'' (1994) * ''Like a Rolling Stone'' (1994) * ''Torarete Tamaruka! 3'' (1994) * ''Kitanai Yatsu'' (1995) * ''Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Heist'' (1995) * ''Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Escape'' (1995) * ''Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot'' (1995) * ''Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Reversal'' (1995) * ''Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Nouveau Riche'' (1996) * ''Suit Yourself or Shoot Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, Ehime Prefecture to the west, and Kōchi Prefecture to the southwest. Tokushima is the capital and largest city of Tokushima Prefecture, with other major cities including Anan, Naruto, and Yoshinogawa. Tokushima Prefecture is located on the Kii Channel, connecting the Pacific Ocean and Seto Inland Sea, across from Wakayama Prefecture on the Kii Peninsula of the island of Honshu. Tokushima Prefecture is connected to Awaji Island across the Naruto Strait by the Ōnaruto Bridge as part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, connecting the prefecture to the city of Kobe and the San'yō Expressway on Honshu. History Until the Meiji Restoration, Tokushima Prefecture was known as Awa Province. Tokushima Prefecture and Myodo Prefecture In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zebraman
is a 2004 Japanese tokusatsu action comedy superhero film directed by Takashi Miike, written by Kankurō Kudō and stars Shō Aikawa as the main character, a superhero named "Zebraman". A 2010 sequel, titled '' Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City'', featured the addition of Masahiro Inoue of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' to the cast. Plot It is 2010. A failure as a 3rd grade teacher and a family man, Shinichi Ichikawa lives with his cheating wife, his teenage daughter who dates older men, and his son who is bullied because of his father's presence in the school. Escaping from everyday life, Shinichi secretly dresses up nightly as "Zebraman", the title character from an unpopular 1970's tokusatsu TV series he watched as a child before it was canceled after the seventh episode. As a result of meeting a wheelchair-using transfer student named Shinpei Asano, also a fan of Zebraman, Shinichi not only regains his love for teaching but also develops feelings for the boy's mother. At the same ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maiagare!
is a Japanese television drama series and the 107th Asadora series, following '' Chimudondon''. It premiered on October 3, 2022. Haruka Fukuhara was cast in the lead role of Mai Iwakura after an audition of 2545 women. Plot Cast Iwakura family * Haruka Fukuhara as Mai Iwakura ** Haro Asano as young Mai * Katsunori Takahashi as Kōta Iwakura, Mai's father * Hiromi Nagasaku as Megumi iwakura, Mai's mother * You Yokoyama as Haruto Iwakura, Mai's brother ** Saion Ebizuka as young Haruto * Atsuko Takahata as Shōko Saitsu, Mai's grandmother and Megumi's mother Mai's childhood friends * Eiji Akaso as Takashi Umezu, Okonomiyaki restaurant "Umezu" owner's son ** Kento Saitō as young Takashi * Mizuki Yamashita as Kurumi Mochizuki, Mai's classmate ** Saki Ōno as young Kurumi Higashiosaka people * Tomomitsu Yamaguchi as Masaru Umezu, Okonomiyaki restaurant "Umezu" owner, Takashi's father * Rie Kawabata as Yukino Umezu, Okonomiyaki restaurant "Umezu" landlady, Takashi's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotō Mototsugu
, also well known as , was a ''samurai'' of the late Sengoku through early Edo periods. He served Kuroda Yoshitaka but retired from the Kuroda clan after Kuroda Yoshitaku had died. Finally, he served Toyotomi Hideyori and Yodo-dono and was killed at the battle of Dōmyōji during the siege of Osaka in 1615. His father Gotō Motokuni served Kodera Masamoto. But Motokuni was dead when Matabei was a child. After his father's death, Matabei became a vassal of Kuroda Kanbei. At the Second Siege of Jinju, during Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea, Gotō was the first samurai to enter Jinju castle. During the Siege of Osaka, Gotō was one of the most able and fierce generals in Toyotomi Hideyori's Army. He was the chief commander at the battle of Dōmyōji where, severely outnumbered by Date Masamune troops, he held out for reinforcements, which were lost in the fog. Unable to maintain the position without the reinforcements, Mototsugu was harmed by a stray bullet and unable to stand, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanada Maru (TV Series)
is a 2016 Japanese historical drama television series and the 55th NHK taiga drama. The series is named after the Sanada Maru, a fortification defended by Sanada during the Siege of Osaka in 1615. Written by Kōki Mitani, it stars Masato Sakai as the samurai Sanada Nobushige. It premiered on January 10, 2016 and concluded on December 18, 2016. Due to declining viewership for taiga dramas in recent years, NHK strengthened its marketing push for ''Sanada Maru'' as compared with its previous taiga dramas. Plot The drama focuses on the history of the Sanada clan during the Sengoku period in Japan, and in particular on Sanada Nobushige, who would go on to become one of the legendary commanders of the period. Cast Sanada clan *Masato Sakai as Sanada Nobushige, also known as Sanada Yukimura *Yo Oizumi as Sanada Nobuyuki, Nobushige's older brother *Masao Kusakari as Sanada Masayuki, Nobushige's father *Masami Nagasawa as Kiri, Nobushige's childhood friend *Yoshino Kimura as [ Mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurosagi (manga)
is a Japanese manga written by Takeshi Natsuhara and illustrated by Kuromaru. The series is about a boy named Kurosaki who swindles only other professional swindlers known as . The series was adapted as an 11-episode TV drama that was aired on TBS from April 14 to June 23, 2006. On March 8, 2008, ''Kurosagi'' with Tomohisa Yamashita starring as the Black Swindler once again, was released. Another television drama adaptation is set to premiere in October 2022. It won the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga. Plot Six years ago, Kurosaki's family was destroyed when a "shirosagi" (a "white swindler", who focuses on defrauding others) swindled Kurosaki's father of their family's life savings. As a result, his father killed Kurosaki's mother and sister before committing suicide. Since then, Kurosaki has devoted himself to becoming a "kurosagi" ("black swindler"), who swindles other swindlers, as a means of revenge. As a "kurosagi", Kurosaki's acts have helpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patalliro!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mineo Maya. The comedy manga was serialized in ''Hana to Yume'' from 1978 to 1990, before switching to ''Bessatsu Hana to Yume'' from 1991 where it continues to be published. An anime adaptation, , produced by Toei Animation, originally aired from April 8, 1982 to May 13, 1983 on Fuji TV, and was the first to present '' shōnen-ai'' themes on television. As of 2006, the manga had 22 million copies in circulation. Two spin-off mangas, ''Patalliro Saiyuki!'' and ''Patalliro Genji Monogatari!'', were originally serialized from 2003 to 2005 and 2004 to 2008 respectively, with ''Patalliro Saiyuki!'' getting an anime adaptation produced by Magic Bus and airing on Kids Station from June 5 to November 9, 2005. Plot The story focuses on comedy, primarily the wacky adventures of Patalliro himself and the entire kingdom of Malynera. Characters ; :The 10-year-old diabetic brainchild king of Malynera. When he becomes frust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Z Island
(released internationally as ''Deadman Inferno'') is a 2015 Japanese action comedy zombie film directed by Hiroshi Shinagawa. It was released in Japan on May 16, 2015. A four-part mini-series prequel was also released. Cast * Aikawa Shō as Hiroya Munakata *Sawa Suzuki , Tower Records (October 24, 2013) better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress represented by the talent agency Horipro. Biography After dropping out of Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College, Suzuki became a research s ... as Sakura * as Tammachi * Daisuke Migakawa as Akira Yoshida * Kubozuka Yōsuke as Shirakawa *Shingo Tsurumi as Takashi *Red Rice as Shinya *Shunsuke Kazama as Shigeru *Daigo as Uchida *Kavka Shishido as Naomi *Kunihiro Kawashima as Joe *Maika Yamamoto as Hyuga *Erina Mizuno as Seira *Hannya as Sakuta *Yukiko Shinohara as Megumi *Hideo Nakano as Kiyama Reception The film has grossed at the Japanese box office. References External links * * 2015 action comedy fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helter Skelter (manga)
is a Japanese psychological horror manga written and illustrated by Kyoko Okazaki. It was serialized in ''Feel Young'' magazine from 1995 to 1996 and collected into a single ''tankōbon'' volume by Shodensha on April 8, 2003. The story was adapted into a 2012 live-action film directed by Mika Ninagawa and starring Erika Sawajiri. The manga was released in English by Vertical in 2013. Plot Supermodel has undergone full body plastic surgery to attain the perfect body and face in order to stay on top of the modeling world. However, her body begins to break down as an effect of the treatments and she grows desperate and unhinged, lashing out at first to her manager, Hiroko Tada (alias Mom) and agency and later to the public as she realizes that her current lifestyle cannot last long. The matter is made worse when Tada introduces Liliko to Kozue Yoshikawa whose natural beauty and friendly demeanor makes her a popular fashion icon to women all around. The process of her popularity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack On Zebra City
Attack may refer to: Warfare and combat * Offensive (military) * Charge (warfare) * Attack (fencing) * Strike (attack) * Attack (computing) * Attack aircraft Books and publishing * ''The Attack'' (novel), a book * '' Attack No. 1'', comic and animation * Attack! Books, a publisher * ''Attack!'' (publication), a tabloid publication of the National Alliance established in 1969. The name was changed to '' National Vanguard'' in 1978 * ''Der Angriff'', a.k.a. ''The Attack'', a newspaper franchise * In newspaper headlines, to save space, sometimes " criticise" Films and television * Attack! The Battle of New Britain a 1944 American armed forces documentary film * ''Attack'' (1956 film), also known as ''Attack!'', a 1956 American war film * ''Attack'' (2016 film), a 2016 Telugu film * ''Attack'' (2022 film), a 2022 Hindi film * ''The Attack'' (1966 film), an Australian television play * ''The Attack'' (2012 film), a 2012 film directed by Ziad Doueiri * "The Attack" (''Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurosagi (film)
is a film based on the 2006 popular TV series ''Kurosagi''. After the finale of the TV series in June, TBS received many questions about whether there would be a new season or a film. TBS decided to shoot a film, beginning in August 2007. On March 8, 2008, the cast appeared on stage at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills. At the end of the conference, a guard with a suitcase filled with 3,800,000,000 yen (since it was March 8) appeared on stage. Yamashita said he would make another Kurosagi film, shooting it overseas. The official theme song is "Taiyō no Namida" (). It is performed by NEWS, a 6-member band. Tomohisa Yamashita, who also plays the lead role, is in the band. Plot A young man named Kurosaki had his family destroyed by con artists. When he grows up, he becomes a swindler to avenge his family. He swindles other con artists and returns the money to their victims. Cast * Tomohisa Yamashita as Kurosagi (Kurosaki) * Maki Horikita as Yoshikawa Tsurara * Yui Ichikawa as Mishim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS (manga)
is a manga by Shohei Harumoto which has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''Big Comic Superior'' between 2000 and 2003 over nine volumes. The manga has since been adapted into a live action movie by Toho. Singaporean publisher, Chuang Yi, also translated the manga into both English and Chinese languages under the name "SS: Special Stage" and "SS：赛车手特别篇" (literally "SS: Racer's Special"), respectively. Plot The story revolves around Daibutsu, a middle aged former rally driver who used to participate in the All Japan Rally Championship and now lives with his wife Kumiko and their son. Daibutsu goes to his garage to rebuild his Mitsubishi Starion 4WD, named '' Jackie,'' a Group B rally car which was banned at the end of the 1986 season. He returns to racing by challenging people on the street with his car. Location The street races are set on the Hakone Turnpike road and the Shuto Expressway. Cast * Show Aikawa as Daibutsu * Kenichi Endō as Kurihara * Noriko S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
