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Tachiguishi-Retsuden
is a 2006 live-action/animated hybrid film directed by Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Oshii, who also wrote the eponymous novel on which the film was based. Both works are part of the Kerberos saga. Live-action film and manga adaptations were produced few months later in Japan. The Tachiguishi-Retsuden logo bears the mention ''Tachiguishi-Retsuden 1945-2006 A Mamoru Oshii Animation Film''. Superlivemation ''Tachiguishi-Retsuden'' is a documentary-style animation film created with an innovative technique named "Superlivemation". Oshii first experimented this flat 3D technique in his 2001 live-action feature ''Avalon'' as a visual effect for explosions in Ash's game, then he developed it, the following years, in both the '' MiniPato'' short films and PlayStation Portable game. Characters have a tiny body and an oversized head which makes them look funny. They are animated like paper dolls (ペープサート人形, ''papsart ningyou'') and are evolving in a pictures based environment i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerberos Saga
The is an alternate history political thriller media mix created by the Japanese writer and filmmaker Mamoru Oshii in 1986. The most famous installment of the franchise, especially outside Japan, is the 1999 anime film '' Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade''. The saga is centered on the fictitious Tokyo police Special Armed Garrison whose emblem and nickname is Kerberos (a.k.a. Cerberus), the mythological three-headed watchdog of hell. Before it was officially renamed ''Kerberos Saga'' circa 2004, it was known as the or the . The franchise is currently owned by Mamoru Oshii; It consists of works based on Oshii's original story spanning various media including tokusatsu feature films, radio dramas, comic books, animation films and monographs. Licensed products are mainly Special Armed Garrison powered suit based action figures or garage kits called Protect Gears, and ''Kerberos Saga'' episodes derived soundtracks, storyboards, and guidebooks. Merchandising includes posters, foldi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mako Hyōdō
, also credited as Mako Hyoudou, is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. Notable roles * Girl in '' Angel's Egg'' * Christella Revi in '' Birdy the Mighty: Decode'' * Young Lady in ''The Red Spectacles'' * Sharon Apple in ''Macross Plus'' * Quanzitta Marison in ''Madlax'' * Mayumi (Part 1) and Young Girl (Part 2) in ''Twilight Q * Kogane Musashi in '' Ranma 1/2'' * Creator (female) in ''Maze'' * Ayaka Tateyama in ''Mekakucity Actors'' * Hamushi in ''Outlaw Star'' * Helena Bähbem in ''RahXephon'' * Kōmi Natsuki in ''Sakura Diaries'' * Kusumi in ''The Sky Crawlers'' * Mazenda in ''Slayers NEXT'' * Aphrodite in ''Wedding Peach'' * Colonel Felme in '' Zoids: Genesis'' * Foxy Croquette O-Gin in ''Tachiguishi-Retsuden'' * Foxy Croquette O-Gin in ''Onna Tachiguishi-Retsuden'' * Foxy Croquette O-Gin in ''Shin Onna Tachiguishi-Retsuden'' Tokusatsu * Snake Lord/Anguis Femineus in Kamen Rider Agito * Respider in Kamen Rider Ryuki is a Japanese tokusatsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Kawai
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. Known as one of the biggest names in the soundtrack world, he has worked on a wide range of mixed media productions, including anime, TV shows, films and video games. Among his credits are Toei's Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever, Tsui Hark's ''Seven Swords'' and '' Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon''; Wilson Yip's ''Ip Man''; Mamoru Oshii's films ''The Red Spectacles'', '' StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops'', ''Ghost in the Shell'', ''Mobile Police Patlabor'' and ''Avalon''; the anime adaptations of Rumiko Takahashi's ''Ranma ½'' and ''Maison Ikkoku''; the live-action adaptation of ''Gantz'' and Hideo Nakata's films ''Ring'', ''Ring 2'', ''Chaos'', ''Dark Water'' and ''Kaidan''. His nephew, Hidehiro Kawai, is a bassist in Fox Capture Plan, an instrumental band. Career After dropping out of a nuclear engineering program at Tokai University, Kawai began studying music at Shobi Music Academy. However, he dropped out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
While Waiting For The Red Spectacles
is a 1987 radio drama written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. The music is composed and performed by Kenji Kawai. It was released in 2000 as a limited CD drama bundled with '' Kerberos Panzer Cop: Complete Book en' edition. Kerberos saga Kerberos Primarily, the term kerberos is a reference to Hades' three-headed watchdog of hell in the Greek mythology. It is also used to designate the Panzer Cops. Tachiguishi As '' tachigui'' professionals, the legendary Fast Food Grifters have the privilege to eat in stand-and-eat street restaurants without paying. Live-action film sequel (1987) ''The Red Spectacles'' was released in Japanese theaters the following month. Manga adaptation (1999) The Fast Food Grifter assassination episode (立喰師撲殺事件) which led to both the Metropolitan Police's dismantlement order and the Kerberos Riot is portrayed in ''Kerberos Panzer Cop: Conclusions Act 6. Novel spin-off (2004) ''Tachiguishi-Retsuden'' was written by Mamoru Oshii in 2004. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tohokushinsha Film
is a Japanese film distributor, production company and dubbing studio based in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo. It was founded in 1961 by Banjirō Uemura (who was also once the head of the Japanese branch of ITC Entertainment) as a dubbing house for foreign films; members of the Uemura family continue as its largest shareholders. Anime * '' Adventures of the Little Koala'' * ''Aikatsu Planet!'' * ''Amon Saga'' * '' Appleseed'' * ''Assemble Insert'' * ''Brave Raideen'' * '' Garo series'' * '' Mr Locomotive'' * ''Mary and the Witch's Flower'' * ''New Tetsujin-28'' * ''Paranoia Agent'' * ''Patlabor'' ** '' Patlabor: The Movie'' ** '' Patlabor 2: The Movie'' ** '' WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3'' * '' Ray the Animation'' * ''Saikano'' ** ''Saikano: Another Love Song'' * ''Spirited Away'' * ''Tachiguishi-Retsuden'' * ''Tetsuko no Tabi'' * ''Tweeny Witches'' * ''Windy Tales'' Films * ''Aikatsu Planet! The Movie'' * '' Fine, Totally Fine'' * ''Hasami Otoko'' * '' Lost in Translation'' * ''Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshio Suzuki (producer)
is a Japanese film producer of anime and a long-time colleague of Hayao Miyazaki, as well as a co-founder and the former president of Studio Ghibli. Suzuki is renowned as one of Japan's most successful producers after the enormous box office success (in Japan) of many Ghibli films. Early life Suzuki was born in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture in 1948. In 1967 he enrolled at Keio University and graduated with a degree in literature in 1972. Career His professional career started at Tokuma Shoten, joining the company shortly after graduation. He was assigned to the planning department of Asahi Geino, entertainment, magazine, where he was responsible for the manga coverage page. Here he had a long anticipated meeting with cartoonist Shigeru Sugiura. In 1973 he became the editor of the magazine's supplement , for which he worked with and befriended film directors, such as Sadao Nakajima, Eiichi Kudo and Teruo Ishii, as well as animators and ''manga artists'', like Osamu Tezuka, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerberos Panzer Cop
''Kerberos Panzer Cop'', also known as , is a 1988 to 2000 ''Kerberos Saga'' manga written by Mamoru Oshii and illustrated by Kamui Fujiwara (Studio 2B) with mechanical design by Yutaka Izubuchi. This comic series tales events prior to those portrayed in Oshii's 1987 live-action feature film ''The Red Spectacles''. In 1991, Mamoru Oshii directed the movie '' StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops'' which is based on the first volume of ''Kerberos Panzer Cop''. The complete comic series was loosely adapted for the screen in the 1999 animated feature '' Jin-Roh'' directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and written by Mamoru Oshii. Part One (Act 1~4) of ''Kerberos Panzer Cop'' was published in various Japanese comic magazines from 1988 to 1990, it was later completed with Part Two (Act 5~8) published in Monthly Shōnen Ace from 1999 to 2000. Translated versions of the complete series were issued in South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Taiwan in the early 2000s. A sequel named '' Kerberos Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Oshii
is a Japanese filmmaker, television director and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of acclaimed anime films, including ''Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer'' (1984), ''Angel's Egg'' (1985), ''Patlabor 2: The Movie'' (1993), and ''Ghost in the Shell (1995 film), Ghost in the Shell'' (1995). He also holds the distinction of having created the first ever OVA, ''Dallos'' (1983). As a writer, Oshii has worked as a screenwriter, and occasionally as a mangaka, manga writer and novelist. His most notable works as a writer include the manga ''Kerberos Panzer Cop'' (1988–2000) and its feature film adaptation ''Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'' (1999). For his work, Oshii has received and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Palme d'Or and Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion). He has also attracted praise from many directors, including James Cameron, Steven Spielberg and The Wachowskis, especially for his work on ''Ghost in the Shell''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagasaki, Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region have been recognized and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Part of Nagasaki was home to a major Imperial Japanese Navy base during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War. Near the end of World War II, the American atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki made Nagasaki the second and, to date, last city in the world to experience a nuclear attack (at 11:02 am, August 9, 1945 'Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)'). , the city has an estimated population of 407,624 and a population density of 1,004 people per km2. The total area is . History Nagasaki as a Jesuit port of call The first contact with Portuguese explorers occurred in 1543. An early visitor was Fernão Mendes Pinto, who came from Sagres on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Tower
is a communications and observation tower in the Shiba-koen district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, built in 1958. At , it is the second- tallest structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations. The tower's main sources of income are tourism and antenna leasing. Over 150 million people have visited the tower. FootTown, a four-story building directly under the tower, houses museums, restaurants, and shops. Departing from there, guests can visit two observation decks. The two-story Main Deck (formerly known as the Main Observatory) is at , while the smaller Top Deck (formerly known as the "Special Observatory") reaches a height of . The names were changed following renovation of the top deck in 2018. The tower is repainted every five years, taking a year to complete the process. In 1961, transmission antennae were added to the tower. They are used for radio and televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinkansen
The , colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development. Beyond long-distance travel, some sections around the largest metropolitan areas are used as a commuter rail network. It is operated by five Japan Railways Group companies. Over the Shinkansen's 50-plus-year history, carrying over 10 billion passengers, there has been not a single passenger fatality or injury on board due to derailments or collisions. Starting with the Tokaido Shinkansen () in 1964, the network has expanded to currently consist of of lines with maximum speeds of , of Mini-Shinkansen lines with a maximum speed of , and of spur lines with Shinkansen services. The network presently links most major cities on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu, and Hakodate on northern island of Hokkaido, with an extension to Sapporo under constru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Drama
Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story: "It is auditory in the physical dimension but equally powerful as a visual force in the psychological dimension." Radio drama includes plays specifically written for radio, docudrama, dramatized works of fiction, as well as plays originally written for the theatre, including musical theatre, and opera. Radio drama achieved widespread popularity within a decade of its initial development in the 1920s. By the 1940s, it was a leading international popular entertainment. With the advent of television in the 1950s radio drama began losing its audience. However, it remains popular in much of the world. Recordings of OTR ( old-time radio) survive today in the audio archives of collectors, libraries and museums, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
