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Shikoku (film)
is a 1999 Japanese supernatural thriller film directed by Shunichi Nagasaki and written by Kunimi Manda and Takenori Sento. Plot summary Years after moving to Tokyo with her parents, Hinako returns to her hometown in rural Shikoku. She soon learns that her childhood friend, Sayori, died several years ago and that Sayori's mother, a Shinto priestess(?) who used to perform séances and exorcisms, has gone almost insane with grief. After seeing Sayori's yūrei several times during the night, Hinako consults with some local experts on the paranormal and discovers that Sayori's mother has something planned for her daughter. Cast *Yui Natsukawa as Hinako Myoujin *Michitaka Tsutsui as Fumiya Akizawa *Chiaki Kuriyama as Sayori Hiura *Toshie Negishi as Teruko Hiura (Sayori's mother) *Ren Osugi as Yasutaka Hiura (Sayori's father) * Makoto Satô as Sendo *Taro Suwa as Oda *Tomoko Otakara as Yukari Asakawa * Haduki Kôzu as Chizuko Oono Release ''Shikoku'' was released in Japan on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunichi Nagasaki
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Filmography Director *1982 in film, 1982 ''Yamiutsu shinzo (1982 film), Yamiutsu shinzo'' a.k.a. ''Heart, Beating in the Dark'' *1988 in film, 1988 ''Rock yo shizukani nagareyo'' *1988 in film, 1988 ''Yojo no jidai'' *1989 in film, 1989 ''Yuwakusha'' a.k.a. ''The Enchantment'' *1992 in film, 1992 ''Saigo no drive'' *1993 in film, 1993 ''Nurse Call'' *1996 in film, 1996 ''Romansu'' a.k.a. ''Some Kinda Love'' *1998 in film, 1998 ''Doggusu'' a.k.a. ''Dogs'' *1999 in film, 1999 ''Shikoku (film), Shikoku'' *2001 in film, 2001 ''Yawaraka na hou'' a.k.a. ''A Tender Place'' *2005 in film, 2005 ''Yamiutsu shinzo (2005 film), Yamiutsu shinzo'' a.k.a. ''Heart, Beating in the Dark'' *2005 in film, 2005 ''8-gatsu no Kurisumasu'' (Christmas in August) *2007 in film, 2007 ''Black Belt (2007 film), Black Belt'' Known in Japan as Kuro-Obi【黒帯】. *2022 ''How to Find Happiness'' References External links * Japanese film directors L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshie Negishi
is a Japanese film and television actress. Filmography Film * ''Kaerazaru hibi'' (1978) * '' Toki o Kakeru Shōjo'' (1983) - Tachibana * '' Lonely Heart'' (1985) - Makoto's mother * ''The Sea and Poison'' (1986) - Ueda * '' Sada'' (1998) - Yoshi Kikumoto * ''Audition'' (1999) - Rie * ''Monday'' (2000) - Miyoko Kondō * ''Inochi'' (2002) - Dr. Sugihara * '' Get Up!'' (2003) - Kazuko Satō * ''Heaven's Bookstore'' (2004) - Ōta * '' Fine, Totally Fine'' (2008) * '' Love Vibes'' (2010) - Keiko Sakata * ''When Marnie Was There'' (2014) - Setsu Ōiwa (voice) * '' Her Granddaughter'' (2014) - Kyoko * '' 100 Yen Love'' (2014) - Toshiko Ikeuchi * '' The Third Murder'' (2017) * ''The Lowlife'' (2017) * ''Enokida Trading Post'' (2018) * ''The Promised Land'' (2019) * ''Shadowfall'' (2019) * ''Family of Strangers'' (2019) * ''Rise of the Machine Girls'' (2019) * ''His'' (2020) - Fusae Yoshimura * ''Labyrinth of Cinema'' (2020) * ''Midnight Swan'' (2020) * ''The Mukoda Barber Shop'' (2022) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Films
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vancouver Sun
The ''Vancouver Sun'', also known as the ''Sun'', is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. Published six days a week from Monday to Saturday, the ''Sun'' is the largest newspaper in western Canada by circulation. The newspaper was first published on 12 February 1912. The newspaper expanded in the early 20th century by acquiring other papers, such as the ''Daily News-Advertiser'' and ''The Evening World''. In 1963, the Cromie family sold the majority of its holdings in the ''Sun'' to FP Publications, who later sold the newspaper to Southam Inc. in 1980. The newspaper was taken over by Hollinger Inc. in 1992, and was later sold again to CanWest in 2000. In 2010, the newspaper became part of the Postmedia Network as a result of the collapse of CanWest. History The ''Vancouver Sun'' published its first edition on 12 February 1912. The ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemini (1999 Film)
''Gemini'' (also known as ''Sōseiji''; , "Twins") is a 1999 horror film by Shinya Tsukamoto, loosely based on an Edogawa Ranpo story, which pursues his theme of the brutally physical and animalistic side of human beings rearing its ugly head underneath a civilized veneer, present in previous films like '' Tetsuo: The Iron Man'' (1989) and ''Tokyo Fist'' (1995), in what is a new territory for Tsukamoto—a story set in the late Meiji era (1868–1912) with no stop-motion photography and no industrial setting. Plot Tokyo. 1910. Dr. Daitokuji Yukio (Masahiro Motoki), a former military doctor who has taken over a successful practice from his father and treats plague victims, is living a charmed life: he is a respected young doctor with a successful practice and Rin ( Ryo), a beautiful wife. His only problem is that she suffers from amnesia, and her past is unknown. However, things begin to fall apart. Both his parents die suddenly, killed by a mysterious stranger who looks just l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audition (1999 Film)
is a 1999 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Miike, based on the 1997 novel by Ryu Murakami. Starring Ryo Ishibashi and Eihi Shiina, the film is about a widower, Shigeharu Aoyama (Ishibashi), who stages a phony audition to meet a potential new romantic partner. After interviewing several women, Aoyama becomes interested in Asami (Shiina), whose dark past affects their relationship. ''Audition'' was originally a project of the Japanese company Omega Project, who wanted to make a horror film after the great financial success of their previous production '' Ring''. To create the film, the company purchased the rights to Murakami's book and hired screenwriter Daisuke Tengan and director Miike to film an adaptation. The cast and crew consisted primarily of people Miike had worked with on previous projects, with the exception of Shiina, who had worked as a model prior to her career in film. The film was shot in about three weeks in Tokyo. ''Audition'' premiered, with a few ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring (film)
is a 1998 Japanese psychological supernatural horror film directed by Hideo Nakata, based on the 1991 novel by Koji Suzuki. The film stars Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani and Hiroyuki Sanada, and follows a reporter who is racing to investigate the mystery behind a cursed video tape; whoever watches the tape dies seven days after doing so. The film is titled ''The Ring'' (stylized as ''the Ring'') in English in Japan and released as ''Ringu'' in North America. Production took approximately nine months. ''Ring'' and its sequel ''Spiral'' were released in Japan at the same time. After its release, ''Ring'' was a huge box office success in Japan and was acclaimed by critics. It inspired numerous follow-ups in the ''Ring'' franchise, popularized Japanese horror (or "J-horror") internationally, and triggered a trend of Western remakes of J-horror films, including the 2002 American film '' The Ring''. Plot During a sleepover, high schoolers Tomoko and Masami discuss an urban legend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver International Film Festival
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society, a provincially-registered non-profit and federally-registered charitable organization, which also runs the year-round programming of the Vancity Theatre and Studio Theatre at the VIFF Centre. Both in terms of admissions and number of films screened (133,000 and 324 respectively in 2016), VIFF is among the five largest film festivals in North America. The festival screens films annually from approximately 73 countries on 10 screens. The festival has three main programming platforms: East Asian film, Canadian film, and nonfiction films. Besides films from around the world, VIFF also includes talks, workshops, performances, and other special events related to cinema. History The festival was first launched in 1958; however, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring 2
is a 1999 Japanese supernatural horror film, directed by Hideo Nakata and serves as a sequel to ''Ring''. ''Ring'' was originally a novel written by Koji Suzuki; its sequel, ''Rasen'' (a.k.a. ''Spiral''), was also adapted into a film as the sequel to ''Ring''. Due to the poor response to ''Rasen'', ''Ring 2'' was made as a new sequel to ''Ring''. However it ''was'' not based on Suzuki's works, thus it ultimately ignores the story of ''Rasen''. ''Ring 2'' takes place a couple of weeks after the first film, directly continuing the story and features most of the cast from ''Ring'' reprising their roles. Plot After the body of Sadako Yamamura is retrieved from a well, her uncle Takashi is summoned by police to identify her. Detective Omuta explains to Takashi that forensics concluded Sadako may have survived in the well for thirty years. Forensics experts reconstruct her body, giving it to Takashi, who gives his niece a burial at sea, hoping to be free from the guilt he has carrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoko Otakara
Tomoko (ともこ, トモコ) is a female Japanese given name. Like many Japanese names, Tomoko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 友子 - "friendly child" * 知子 - "knowing child" * 智子 - "wise child" * 朋子 - "friendly child" * 皆子 - "beautiful girl" * 詩子 - "poetic child" People with the name * , Japanese politician * , Japanese voice actress * Tomoko Aran (荒野智子), born January 14, 1958, Japanese city pop artist * , Japanese judoka * , Japanese origami writer * , Japanese swimmer * , Japanese announcer * , Japanese actress and essayist * , Japanese motorcycle racer * , Japanese actress * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese politician * , victim of Minamata disease and subject of the photo ''Tomoko and Mother in the Bath'' * , Japanese singer * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese artist * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese singer * , Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese singer, part of 1980s J-Pop duo BaBe * , Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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