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Shie Kohinata
is a Japanese actress, ''tarento'', and singer. She is from Tokyo. She has one younger brother. She was formerly represented by Space Craft. Biography At the age of fifteen she met her father's acquaintance production president, and debuted as a model at ''Soen''. After working as a model in female magazines such as ''Olive'' and ''an an'', she became an actress. She also appeared in films, television dramas, and variety shows. From 1997 she has also performed as a singer, releasing six single songs and one album from Victor Entertainment. As an actor, her primary roles have been as young office ladies, young wives, Yankee women, etc., and she has appeared in female teams with Yuki Matsushita, Maki Sakai and others. After getting married, she left the program on 4 June 2003 in order to concentrate on her music career. In the ''Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!'' (Nippon TV) corner "Waratte haikenai Series", apart from Matsumoto and Yamazaki, the "(original) wives" (Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dokonjō Gaeru
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasumi Yoshizawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1970 to June 1976, with its chapters collected in twenty-seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 103-episode anime television series by Tokyo Movie was broadcast on TBS from October 1972 to September 1974; a second anime television series, titled ''The Gutsy Frog 2'' (known in Japan as ''New Gutsy Frog''), was broadcast on Nippon TV from September 1981 to March 1982. An anime film was released in March 1982. A ten-episode television drama aired on Nippon TV from July to September 2015. Summary While frog Pyonkichi is hopping in an empty lot in Nerima, Tokyo's Shakujii Park, middle schooler Hiroshi trips over a rock and squashes him. However, Pyonkichi is reborn as an imprint on the front of Hiroshi's shirt and now gives him advice and commentary on his life. Characters ; : :A frog who is crushed by Hiroshi, but his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhito Ishii
is a Japanese film director best known for directing ''The Taste of Tea'' (2004), ''Funky Forest'' (2005), and ''Smuggler'' (2011). Career After graduating from Musashino Art University, Ishii got a job at Tohokushinsha Film and began directing commercials in 1992, receiving numerous awards in this field. His first short film, ''The Promise of August'', shot in 1995, received the Japanese Film Grand Prix in the Fantastic Video Section of the 1995 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival He made his feature debut with ''Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl'', based on the visual novel by cult manga artist Minetaro Mochizuki and starring regular collaborator Tadanobu Asano. Ishii quickly followed his success with another box office hit, ''Party 7'' (2000), which featured Masatoshi Nagase, Yoshio Harada and Tadanobu Asano among others. Between the years 2001 and 2002, he created a series of short films including the 3D animated dialogue piece '' Hal & Bons'' and the 2D anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko & Hatchin
is a Japanese anime television series. The series was produced by Manglobe and directed by Sayo Yamamoto, her first directorial work. The two eponymous starring roles are portrayed by film actresses Yōko Maki (''The Grudge'') and Suzuka Ohgo (''Memoirs of a Geisha''). It was broadcast for 22 episodes on Fuji TV's (Noise) programming block from October 2008 to March 2009. The anime is licensed by Funimation in North America. The story takes place in the fictional country of Diamandra which has cultural traces from South American countries, mostly from Brazil. In the first episode, Michiko is introduced as a free-willed " sexy diva" who escapes from a supposedly inescapable prison fortress, while Hatchin is a girl fleeing her abusive foster family. The two join forces on an improbable escape to freedom. The music was composed by the Brazilian musician Alexandre Kassin and produced by Shinichirō Watanabe. Plot In a fictional South American country, the criminal Michiko Maland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainichi Broadcasting System
, or MBS, is a radio and television broadcasting company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN), Japan News Network (JNN) and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. It is a parent company of a television station named and a radio station named . MBS is also one of the major stockholders of TBS Holdings, BS-TBS, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, i-Television, TV-U Fukushima, Hiroshima Home Television, WOWOW., and FM802. History The was founded on December 27, 1950. NJB commenced radio broadcasting from the Hankyu Department Store on September 1, 1951, as the second commercial radio station in Japan. NJB founded on December 1, 1956 with Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). NJB was renamed "Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc." on June 1, 1958. On March 1, 1959, after selling all stocks of OTV to ABC, MBS started analog terrestrial television broadcasting independently from OTV, and made a network with Nippon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Franky
is a Japanese illustrator, writer and actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 2001. Career In 2016, Franky received the Cut Above Award for Outstanding Performance in Film at Japan Cuts JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film is an annual festival of modern Japanese cinema held at New York City's Japan Society. The festival was first held in 2007, growing out of the Japan Society's popular bi-annual series, ''New Films from J ...: Festival of New Japanese Film in New York. Filmography Television Film Web Japanese dub Awards References External links * 1963 births Living people Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Japanese male voice actors Actors from Fukuoka Prefecture 21st-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Taki
, better known by his stage name , is the front man for Japanese synthpop group Denki Groove, which consists of himself and Takkyu Ishino. As of 2001 he was involved in an exhibit called Prince Tongha with Hideyuki Tanaka in New York City. He also frequently appears as an actor in film and on television. Selected filmography Films *'' Red Shadow'' (2001) *''1980'' (2003) *''Survive Style 5+'' (2004) *''Linda Linda Linda'' (2005) *'' Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean'' (2005) *'' Sway'' (2006) *'' Rainbow Song'' (2006) *''Ten Nights of Dreams'' (2007) *'' 10 Promises to My Dog'' (2008) *''One Million Yen Girl'' (2008) *'' School Days with a Pig'' (2008) *''Rakugo Story'' (2010) *''The Floating Castle'' (2012) *''The Devil's Path'' (2013) – Sudō *'' Like Father, like Son'' (2013) *'' Parasyte: Part 1'' (2014) *''Attack on Titan'' (2015) *''Twisted Justice'' (2016) *''Shin Godzilla'' (2016) *'' Rage'' (2016) *'' Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate'' (2016) – Fujimoto *''Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromix
, better known as Hiromix (, ''Hiromikkusu''), is a Japanese photographer and artist. Biography Hiromix won the 11th New Cosmos of Photography (, ''Shashin Shin-seiki'') award in March 1995. She was nominated by Nobuyoshi Araki, for a series of photographs called ''Seventeen Girl Days.'' Her photographs depicted life from a teenager's perspective. She was also a judge for the Cosmos of Photography contest from 2011 to 2015. In 1996, Hiromix published her first book ''Girls Blue.'' She became known in the West with her book ''Hiromix,'' edited by the French photography critic Patrick Remy and published by Steidl in 1998. In 2000, she was awarded the Kimura Ihei Award for her book ''Hiromix Works.'' She has published several other photography books that are concerned with identity, community, gender and the everyday. As a former member of the Japanese band ''The Clovers,'' Hiromix also released a music album and continues to work as DJ. She briefly appeared in a TV commercial fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Shower TV
is a Japanese music television channel operated by Space Shower Networks, Inc. The company is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. The channel launched at 6:00 on December 1, 1989. The idea behind establishing Space Shower TV was to create a specialized music channel like MTV in Japan. The purpose was to make it a strictly music channel providing quality content that would meet the standards of a true music fan. See also * Space Shower Music Video Awards * Space Shower Music Space Shower Music is a Japanese record label and talent agency owned by Space Shower Network, best known as the operator of Space Shower TV. History The company was founded in 1999 as , whose primary shareholder was Polystar. In 2004, Space Sh ... References External links * Mass media companies based in Tokyo Music television channels Television channels and stations established in 1989 1989 establishments in Japan Japanese-language television stations Itochu Music organizations based in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, and Okayama Prefecture and Tottori Prefecture to the west. Kōbe is the capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, and the seventh-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Himeji, Nishinomiya, and Amagasaki. Hyōgo Prefecture's mainland stretches from the Sea of Japan to the Seto Inland Sea, where Awaji Island and a small archipelago of islands belonging to the prefecture are located. Hyōgo Prefecture is a major economic center, transportation hub, and tourist destination in western Japan, with 20% of the prefecture's land area designated as Natural Parks. Hyōgo Prefecture forms part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area, the second-most-populated urban region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo area and one of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
