Sōsuke Ikematsu
(born July 9, 1990) is a Japanese actor, television, and theatre actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of samurai leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film ''The Last Samurai''. Life and career Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on July 9, 1990, Ikematsu landed his first film role in the blockbuster hit ''The Last Samurai'' at the age of 13.. Accessed May 29, 2006. He has since gone on to star in four feature-length films in Japan. Ikematsu graduated from Noma Junior High School in Minami-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka in March 2006. Filmography Film * ''The Last Samurai'' - Higen (2003) * '' Tetsujin 28: The Movie'' - Shōtarō (2005) * ''Otoko-tachi no Yamato'' - Atsushi (2005) * ''Udon'' - Shōta Mizusawa (2006) * ''Yoru no Pikunikku'' - Junya Sakaki (2006) * '' Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea'' (2007) * ''Sand Chronicles'' - Daigo Kitamura (2008) * ''Dive!!'' - Yōichi (2008) * ''Ike-chan to Boku'' - Boku (2009) * ''Shin-san'' - Ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fukuoka, Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan's main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present. Fukuoka is the most populous city on Kyūshū island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was des ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mozu (film)
is a 2015 Japanese suspense action film directed by Eiichirō Hasumi and based on the '' Mozu'' series by Go Osaka and its Japanese television drama series adaptation of the same name. It was released on November 7, 2015. Cast * Hidetoshi Nishijima *Teruyuki Kagawa * Yōko Maki *Sosuke Ikematsu * Atsushi Itō *Hana Sugisaki *Tsuyoshi Abe *Yūsuke Iseya *Tori Matsuzaka * Hiroki Hasegawa *Fumiyo Kohinata *Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, actor, filmmaker, and author. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host. With th ... Reception The film was number-one on its opening weekend, with . By its third weekend, it had grossed . References External links * * 2015 action films Films based on Japanese novels Films based on television series Films directed by Eiichirō Hasumi Japanese action films Toho films 2010s Japanese f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Our Family
is a 2014 Japanese drama film directed by Yuya Ishii. Cast * Satoshi Tsumabuki - Kosuke Wakana * Sosuke Ikematsu - Kousuke Wakana * Mieko Harada - Reiko Wakana * Kyōzō Nagatsuka is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 24th Yokohama Film Festival for '' The Laughing Frog''. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1945 births Living people Japanese male actors People fr ... - Katsuaki Wakana References External links * 2014 drama films Films directed by Yuya Ishii Japanese drama films 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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My Hawaiian Discovery
is a 2014 Japanese romantic comedy film directed by Koji Maeda and starring Nana Eikura, Rin Takanashi, Koji Seto, and Ryo Kase. It was released on 14 June 2014. Cast *Nana Eikura *Rin Takanashi *Koji Seto *Ryo Kase *Sosuke Ikematsu *Shingo Tsurumi *Jun Yoshinaga Reception The film has grossed ¥19.9 million in Japan. On Film Business Asia ''Film Business Asia'' was a film trade magazine based in Hong Kong. The magazine was created in 2010 by Patrick Frater, former journalist for ''Variety'', ''The Hollywood Reporter'', and '' Screen International'' and Stephen Cremin, co-founder o ..., Derek Elley gave the film a rating of 6 out of 10, calling it a "rambling but likeable rom-com". References External links * * 2014 romantic comedy films Japanese romantic comedy films 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Vancouver Asahi
is a 2014 Japanese-Canadian coproduced baseball drama film directed by Yuya Ishii, based on the true story of a Vancouver-based baseball team called the Vancouver Asahi which existed before the Second World War. It was released to Japanese theaters on December 20. Plot The film is set in Canada during the 1930s. Cast * Satoshi Tsumabuki as Reggie Kasahara *Kazuya Kamenashi as Roy Naganishi * Ryō Katsuji as Kei Kitamoto *Yusuke Kamiji as Tom Miyake *Sosuke Ikematsu as Frank Nojima * Kōichi Satō as Seiji Kasahara Reception The film has grossed ¥882 million at the Japanese box office. The film was screened at the 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the People's Choice Award as the most popular film at the festival. See also *Asahi (baseball team) *List of baseball films *Japanese Canadians are Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Canadians are mostly concentrated in Western Canada, especially in the province of British Columbia, which ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Film Business Asia
''Film Business Asia'' was a film trade magazine based in Hong Kong. The magazine was created in 2010 by Patrick Frater, former journalist for ''Variety'', ''The Hollywood Reporter'', and '' Screen International'' and Stephen Cremin, co-founder of the London Pan-Asian Film Festival. The magazine specifically focused on the film development and news of the Asia-Pacific region, as well as reviews. Its chief-film-critic was Derek Elley, former resident critic at ''Variety''. In 2011, the magazine launched the ''Asian Film Database'', boasting information on over 45,000 films in the Asia-Pacific regions It was operated by Film Business Asia Limited. See also *List of film periodicals Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines whi ... References External links * English-langu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pale Moon (film)
is a 2014 Japanese crime drama film directed by Daihachi Yoshida and based on a novel by Mitsuyo Kakuta. Cast *Rie Miyazawa *Sosuke Ikematsu *Satomi Kobayashi *Yuko Oshima *Seiichi Tanabe *Yoshimasa Kondo *Renji Ishibashi Reception It will be in competition at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival. Rie Miyazawa was nominated for the Asian Film Award for Best Actress Asian Film Award for Best Actress has been awarded annually since 2007 by the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival Society. Winners and nominees 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Asia Paci ... at the 9th Asian Film Awards. References External links * * 2014 films 2014 crime drama films Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Daihachi Yoshida Japanese crime drama films 2010s Japanese films 2010s Japanese-language films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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NEET
NEET, an acronym for "Not in Education, Employment, or Training", refers to a person who is unemployed and not receiving an education or vocational training. The classification originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1990s, and its use has spread, in varying degrees, to other countries, including Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Canada, and the United States. The NEET category includes the unemployed (individuals without a job and seeking one), as well as individuals outside the labour force (without a job and not seeking one). It is usually age-bounded to exclude people in old-age retirement. In the United Kingdom, the classification comprises people aged between 16 and 24 (some 16 and 17 year-olds are still of compulsory school age); the subgroup of NEETs aged 16–18 is frequently of particular focus. In Japan, the classification comprises people aged between 15 and 34 who are not employed, not engaged in housework, not enrolled in school or work-related training, an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Love's Whirlpool (2014 Film)
is a 2014 Japanese erotic romantic drama film directed by Daisuke Miura. The film was adapted from Miura's own award-winning play of the same name, and portrays a group of men and women who pay to come to a common location to take part in organized promiscuous sexual activity. It was released in Japan on March 1, 2014. Plot The entire film is in located in a high rise residential building in Roppongi, Japan where four anonymous men and four anonymous women pay to enter an anonymous sex club. At the beginning of the night the owner comes out and lets them know that they will have from midnight until 5:00 A.M. to continue whatever sexual activities they desire. The rules include showering every time after sex and using the restroom, condoms must be worn at all times, and men must respect the wishes of the women. When the owner leaves they are left in silence to continue spend the night as they wish in sexual activity. After the clerk/bartender leaves to get snacks, the men and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yokomichi Yonosuke
is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Shūichi Okita. The theme song is called and is performed by Asian Kung-Fu Generation. The film was shown at the 13th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection in June 2013. It premiered in America on July 13, 2013 at the New York Asian Film Festival and has also made an appearance at the San Diego Asian Film Festival and the Japanese Film Festival in Australia. Plot The story is set in Tokyo in 1987 where Yonosuke Yokomichi has arrived from Nagasaki to study Business Administration at Hosei University. Relative to the other students his suit is crumpled and his hair is uncombed. He meets Kuramochi, another unconventional student at the introductory meeting, and meets the pretty Yui Akutsu at the formal registration and they agree to explore together rather than be alone. He encounters Chiharu, a would-be actress in a cafe, and she uses him to extort a car from a businessman. He tells this story to a new friend, Kato, who asks him to join ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Moshidora (film)
, or for short, is a 2011 Japanese live-action film directed by Makoto Tanaka which was released in Japanese cinemas on 4 June 2011. It is based on the bestselling book of the same name and followed a preceding anime series also of the same name. Story The movie is about Minami Kawashima (played by Atsuko Maeda), a high school girl who becomes the manager of her school's baseball team in place of her hospitalized friend, Yuki Miyata (Haruna Kawaguchi). She tries to lead the team to the National High School Baseball Championship by learning strategies from the business book ''Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices'' by Peter Drucker, which she mistakenly bought. Cast * Atsuko Maeda as , the team assistant * Koji Seto as , the baseball team's ace pitcher * Minami Minegishi as , the team's scorekeeper * Sosuke Ikematsu as , the team's catcher * Haruna Kawaguchi as , Minami's childhood friend * Yo Oizumi as , the team's coach * Hiroshi Oizumi as the manager * Hiroki Suzuk ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |