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Shigeru Muroi
is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 19th Hochi Film Awards for '' Izakaya Yūrei''. Filmography Film * ''Something Like It'' (1981) – Aya * ''Burst City'' (1982) * '' Female Prisoner: Cage'' (1983) – Miwa * ''Koisuru Onnatachi'' (1986) * ''Bu Su'' (1987) – Ponta * ''Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad'' (1988) – Nanako Sakisaka * '' Izakaya Yūrei'' (1994) – Shizuko * ''Whisper of the Heart'' (1995) – Asako Tsukishima (voice) * '' Tsuribaka Nisshi 8'' (1996) * ''Nodo Jiman'' (1999) – Reiko Akagi (Suzuko Fujimoto) * ''Villon's Wife'' (2009) – Miyo * ''No Longer Human'' (2010) – Kotobuki * ''The Little House'' (2014) – Sadako * '' A Living Promise'' (2016) – Yoshiko Nishimura * ''Day and Night'' (2019) * ''Angry Rice Wives'' (2021) * ''Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale'' (2021) * ''The Sound of Grass'' (2021) * ''7 Secretaries: The Movie'' (2022) – Satsuki Wanibuchi * ''Família'' (2023) Drama *'' Mujaki na Kankei'' (1984) – M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namerikawa, Toyama
is a city in eastern Toyama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 33,045 in 12674 households and a population density of 605 persons per km². Its total area was . The coast of Namerikawa is the habitat of the world famous glowing , which surface yearly in a phenomenon that has been designated a Special Natural Monument by the Japanese government. The city was founded on March 1, 1954. Geography Namerikawa is in northeastern Toyama Prefecture, in the Hayatsuki river delta and is bordered by the Sea of Japan (Toyama Bay) to the northwest. Namerikawa is located 1 hour by air (via Toyama Airport), 3 hours by rail and 5 hours by car from Tokyo. Since March 2015, rail access is possible via Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed train from nearby Toyama. The city area is formed on the alluvial fan between the Hayatsuki River and the Kamiichi River. Namerikawa has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uchi No Ko Ni Kagitte
Uchi is a contemporary Japanese sushi restaurant located in Austin, Texas which opened in 2003. The Japanese word "Uchi" translates to "house" in English, and the space is a refurbished home. Owner and chef Tyson Cole's menu consists of hot and cool tastings, sushi and sashimi, makimono, yakimono and tempura, and a changing omakase based on seasonal items. In 2011, Cole won the “Best Chef, Southwest” award from the James Beard Foundation. Sister restaurants Uchiko Uchiko, Tyson Cole’s follow up to his first restaurant, Uchi, opened its doors in July 2010. Translated as “child of uchi” from Japanese, Uchiko is located a4200 North Lamar just south of 45th Street in Central Austin. Chef Lance Gillum is the current chef de cuisine, Chef Nguyen Nguyen is the current Head Sushi Chef, and Chef Ariana Quant is the current Head Pastry Chef as of Spring of 2022. Uchiko Denver Uchiko Cherry Creek is set to open 2024, at 299 Fillmore St., Denver, CO, 80206. Uchi Houston Uchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finding Nemo
''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was written by Stanton, Bob Peterson, and David Reynolds from a story by Stanton. The film stars the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, and Geoffrey Rush. It tells the story of an overprotective clownfish named Marlin who, along with a regal blue tang named Dory, searches for his missing son Nemo. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and comes to terms with Nemo taking care of himself. Pre-production of the film began in early 1997. The inspiration for ''Finding Nemo'' sprang from multiple experiences, going back to Stanton's childhood, when he loved going to the dentist to see the fish tank, assuming that the fish were from the ocean and wanted to go home. To ensure that the movements of the fish in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shizumanu Taiyō
(lit. ''The Never-setting Sun'') is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Setsurō Wakamatsu. It is also known as ''The Unbroken'' in the United States. ''Shizumanu Taiyō'' is based on a novel by Toyoko Yamasaki which centers on Hajime Onchi, an employee of "NAL," a large national airline. The first part of the novel focuses on Onchi's activity as the chairman of the employees' union in the 1960s; his reward for fighting for better working conditions for the staff is a series of postings abroad, to Pakistan, Iran, and finally Kenya, a destination to which the company does not even fly. The second and third parts of the novel take place in 1985 and chronicle the crash of a jumbo jet and its aftermath within the company. The events portrayed in the story are based upon actual events that took place at Japan Airlines. The character of Onchi is based upon JAL labor organizer and author Hirotaro Ogura, and the pivotal crash portrayed in the novel is based closely upon the crash of Japan A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanako To Anne
is a Japanese television drama series, the 90th Asadora series broadcast on NHK. It debuted on March 31, 2014, and is broadcast Monday through Saturday mornings, with a scheduled to end of September 27, 2014. It is based on the novel ''An no Yurikago Muraoka Hanako no Shogai'' by Eri Muraoka, which is the story of her grandmother Hanako Muraoka (1893–1968, maiden name Annaka), the first to translate ''Anne of Green Gables'' into Japanese. The drama describes her trials, tribulations and triumphs at school and some of the lifelong friendships she made there, and her life after graduating and working at a publishing company and as a translator. As a subplot, it also narrates the dramatic life of Muraoka's old friend, Byakuren Yanagiwara, the tanka poet who was a cousin of Emperor Taishō. The series stars Yuriko Yoshitaka as Hanako. Anime composer Yuki Kajiura composed the music for the series. The series was a ratings success. Plot The story begins with Hanako and her children n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surgeon Michiko Daimon
In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as physicians before specializing in surgery. There are also surgeons in podiatry, dentistry, and veterinary medicine. It is estimated that surgeons perform over 300 million surgical procedures globally each year. History The first person to document a surgery was the 6th century BC Indian physician-surgeon, Sushruta. He specialized in cosmetic plastic surgery and even documented an open rhinoplasty procedure.Ira D. Papel, John Frodel, ''Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery'' His magnum opus ''Suśruta-saṃhitā'' is one of the most important surviving ancient treatises on medicine and is considered a foundational text of both Ayurveda and surgery. The treatise addresses all aspects of general medicine, but the translator G. D. Singh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama series, first broadcast on TBS in 2009 and a second season in 2011. It is based on the Japanese manga series, '' Jin'', written by Motoka Murakami. It was one of the most popular dramas of the year and won many major awards. Plot Season 1 The story follows a brain surgeon named Jin Minakata who has spent the last two years in anguish, as his fiancee, Miki, herself a doctor, lies in a vegetative state after an operation he performed. One day, he is knocked unconscious by a panicking patient at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period. He is soon attacked by a samurai, but he escapes with the help of a man named Kyōtarō Tachibana. Kyōtarō suffers a serious injury to the head while trying to protect him, but Jin manages to save his life despite a lack of proper medical equipment. Because of that, Kyōtarō's sister Saki begins taking an interest in Jin and becomes his assistant. Meanwhile, Jin is deter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartender (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Kenji Nagatomo. Its focus is Ryū Sasakura, a genius bartender who uses his talents to ease the worries and soothe the souls of troubled customers. The manga was first serialized in Shueisha's Japanese ''seinen'' magazine '' Super Jump'' from 2004 to 2011. The individual chapters were collected by Shueisha and released in twenty-one ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Bartender'' was later adapted into an anime television series, broadcast in 2006 on Fuji Television. The manga was also adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2011 that aired on TV Asahi. Three spin-off manga (''Bartender à Paris'', ''Bartender à Tokyo'', and ''Bartender 6stp'') have been serialized in ''Grand Jump'' and ''Grand Jump Premium'' between 2012 and 2019. In Japan, ''Bartender'' has sold over 2.8 million copies, while it received a mixed reception from English-language manga and anime publications. A new anime project has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai High School
was a Japanese television series. Synopsis Mochizuki Kotaro is a mild-mannered, unmanly high school student. One day, he visits a library and meets the mysterious librarian Himiko, who recommends to him an ancient book about a heroic general from the Sengoku period 400 years ago. Kotaro notices that he has the same name and age as the general described in the book, and he experiences a flashback. Kotaro later mentions the book to his father, who tells him that he may be the descendant of a powerful samurai. At that moment, Kotaro receives a message from his childhood friend Ai, telling him that their classmate Nakamura Tsuyoshi is in trouble. He rushes to the scene but does not have the courage to help, until another flashback transforms him into a samurai. Cast *Haruma Miura as Mochizuki Kotaro *Yu Shirota as Nakamura Tsuyoshi *Anne Watanabe as Nagasawa Ai **Wakana Aoi as young Nagasawa Ai * Ohgo Suzuka as Mochizuki Yuna *Ryoko Kobayashi as Minami Yurika *Dori Sakurada *Tomo Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14-sai No Haha
is a Japanese television drama produced by Nippon Television (NTV) in cooperation with Media Mix Japan (MMJ) and broadcast on NTV from October 11, 2006, until December 20 of the same year. Plot Miki Ichinose is a 14-year-old schoolgirl who is very outgoing and cheerful. She lives with her parents and younger brother. She is in a romantic relationship with Satoshi Kirino, who is 15 years old. They keep their relationship a secret from their parents because Miki is young and Satoshi is expected to excel in school and get into a university so he can take over the family business by his overbearing mother. One night, after a date, they sneak into a treehouse and consummate their relationship. Soon after, Miki suspects that she is pregnant and steals a pregnancy test, which her mother later finds. She is taken to a doctor who confirms her pregnancy. Miki's parents are very upset, and the doctor tells them that it will be too dangerous for Miki to carry a baby due to her small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Horror Family
is a 2004 Japanese horror comedy television series directed by Kenji Murakami, Takashi Shimizu, Keisuke Toyoshima and Yūdai Yamaguchi, which aired on TV Tokyo affiliated stations. Episodes * Season 1, Episode 1: ''The Horror! The Cursed Imawano Family'', 3 October 2004. * Season 1, Episode 2: ''The Horror! The World Osamu Doesn't Know About'', 10 October 2004. * Season 1, Episode 3: ''Horrifying! Kiwa's Tea Drinking Friend'', 17 October 2004. * Season 1, Episode 4: ''The Horror! The Cursed Portrait'', 24 October 2004. * Season 1, Episode 5: ''The Horror! The Alien You Prefer'', 31 October 2004. * Season 1, Episode 6: ''Ghost Story! Red Light Spirit Tsuyako'', 7 November 2004. * Season 1, Episode 7: ''Grotesque! The Cursed Gothic Lolita'', 14 November 2004. * Season 1, Episode 8: ''True Story! Afterlife of Honor'', 21 November 2004. * Season 1, Episode 9: ''Escape! The Imawano Family and the Cursed Maze'', 28 November 2004. * Season 1, Episode 10: ''The Horror! Kiyoshi's Cursed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
