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Takashi Sasano
is a Japanese actor. Career Sasano has appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films ''Bright Future (film), Bright Future'' (2003) and ''Before We Vanish'' (2017). He also appeared in Amir Naderi's 2011 film ''Cut (2011 film), Cut''. Filmography Film * ''Tora-san's Island Encounter'' (1985) * ''Final Take'' (1986) * ''A Class to Remember'' (1993) * ''The Geisha House'' (1999) * ''Keiho'' (1999) * ''Last Scene'' (2002) * ''Bright Future (film), Bright Future'' (2003) * ''No One's Ark'' (2003) * ''The Hidden Blade'' (2004) * ''Ame Yori Setsunaku'' (2005) * ''Metro ni Notte'' (2006) * ''Love and Honor (2006 film), Love and Honor'' (2006) * ''Nezu no Ban'' (2006) * ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 17'' (2006) * ''Kabei: Our Mother'' (2008) * ''10 Promises to My Dog'' (2008) * ''Departures (2008 film), Departures'' (2008) * ''Mt. Tsurugidake'' (2009) * ''Dear Doctor (film), Dear Doctor'' (2009) * ''Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky'' (2009) * ''Surely Someday'' (2010) * ''Otōto (2010 film), About ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Honor (2006 Film)
is a 2006 film set in Japan of the Edo period. It is the final film in Yoji Yamada's acclaimed Samurai Trilogy, following '' Twilight Samurai'' (2002) and '' The Hidden Blade'' (2004). Plot Shinnojo, a low level samurai, lives with his pretty and loyal wife Kayo. Bored with his position as a food-taster for a feudal lord, he talks about opening a kendo school open to boys of all castes. Before he can act, he becomes ill after tasting some whelk sashimi. An investigation reveals that the poisoning was not a human conspiracy, but a poor choice of food out of season. After three days, he awakes but finds that the toxin has blinded him. His uncle is asked by Shinnojo's family how the couple will survive. He laments that he no longer knows anybody with influence, and asks Kayo if she knows of anybody. She relates how Toya Shimada, the chief duty officer in the castle and a samurai of high rank, offered to help and they tell her to act upon his offer of assistance. A message from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Wife, My Life
My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marketing year, variable period * Model year, product identifier Transport * Motoryacht * Motor Yacht, a name prefix for merchant vessels * Midwest Airlines (Egypt), IATA airline designation * MAXjet Airways, United States, defunct IATA airline designation Other uses * ''My'', the genitive form of the English pronoun ''I'' * Malaysia, ISO 3166-1 country code ** .my, the country-code top level domain (ccTLD) * Burmese language (ISO 639 alpha-2) * Megalithic Yard, a hypothesised, prehistoric unit of length * Million years See also * MyTV (other) * µ ("mu"), a letter of the Greek alphabet * Mi (other) * Me (other) * Myself (other) ''Myself'' is a reflexive pronoun in English. Myself may also refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What A Wonderful Family!
is a 2016 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Yui Natsukawa, Tomoko Nakajima, Hayashiya Shōzō IX, Satoshi Tsumabuki and Yū Aoi. It was released in Japan by Shochiku on March 12, 2016. The film uses the same cast as Yamada's 2013 film ''Tokyo Family''. Plot summary A husband (Isao Hashizume) and wife (Kazuko Yoshiyuki) have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife what she wants for her birthday present. She replies that she wants a divorce. The wife's divorce announcement sends the entire family into chaos. Their children are thrown into a state of panic to hear this news of separation. Amid the sudden tumult of life, each member of the family begins to voice out their respective grievances. Cast *Isao Hashizume *Kazuko Yoshiyuki *Masahiko Nishimura *Yui Natsukawa *Tomoko Nakajima * Hayashiya Shōzō IX *Satoshi Tsumabuki *Yū Aoi * Nakamura Takanosuke *Jun Fubuki *Shōfuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creepy (film)
is a 2016 Japanese thriller film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Hidetoshi Nishijima (actor), Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yūko Takeuchi, Teruyuki Kagawa, Haruna Kawaguchi, and Masahiro Higashide. Based on the 2012 novel by Yutaka Maekawa, it is about a married couple uncovering the secrets of their new, mysterious neighbor. The film had its world premiere at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2016. It was released in Japan on 18 June 2016. Plot Having resigned as a profiler following an injury, Koichi Takakura and his wife Yasuko move to a place closer to his new job as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. In an effort to be friendly, Yasuko introduces herself to their two neighbors. One of them is Mrs. Tanaka and her bed-ridden mother, who coldly reject any kind of friendship with the Takakuras. Yasuko rings the doorbell at the house of their other neighbor, who lives in-between the Takakuras and Tanakas, but there is no answer. When Yasuko goes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
125 Years Memory
is a 2015 drama film directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka starring Seiyo Uchino, Kenan Ece and Shioli Kutsuna. Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: The sinking of the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul off the Japanese coast in 1890 and the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Iran in 1985.Nishihiro, Shinji"西廣理事よりNPOの活動状況について" ''NPO Ertuğrul Saves the World'', Wakayama. Retrieved 22 November 2018. It received the Japan Academy Film Prize in ten categories, including Best Art Direction, Best Sound Recording, Excellent Film and Excellent Director."第39回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品" ''Japan Academy Film Prize Association''. Retrieved 3 July 2020. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thermae Romae
is a Japanese manga series by Mari Yamazaki. It won the third Manga Taishō and the Short Story Award at the 14th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. The manga has been licensed in North America by Yen Press. Fuji TV produced a live-action film adaptation and released on April 28, 2012. A second film, ''Thermae Romae II'', was released in 2014. An anime television adaptation by DLE Inc. aired in Japan on Fuji TV's Noitamina block in January 2012. The show has been licensed by Discotek Media in North America, and by Siren Visual in Australia. An original net animation (ONA) anime series adaptation by NAZ titled ''Thermae Romae Novae'' was announced and premiered on Netflix in March 2022. Plot The story follows an ancient Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas. One day, he discovers a hidden tunnel underneath a spa that leads him to a modern Japanese bath house. Inspired by the innovations found there, he creates his own spa, Roma Thermae, bringin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Samurai Astronomer
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Of A Samurai
is a 2011 Japanese 3D jidaigeki drama film directed by Takashi Miike. It was produced by Jeremy Thomas and Toshiaki Nakazawa, who previously teamed with Miike on his 2010 film '' 13 Assassins''. The film is a 3D remake of Masaki Kobayashi's 1962 film ''Harakiri''. It premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, the first 3D film to do so. ''The Village Voice'' Michael Atkinson praised it describing it as "a melodramatic deepening and a grisly doubling-down of Kobayashi's great original". Composer and pop star Ryuichi Sakamoto wrote the original score. Plot In 1635, Tsukumo Hanshiro's clan has lost its status and he requests permission to perform seppuku in the courtyard of the castle of Lord Ii. Senior retainer Saitō Kageyu tells Hanshiro the tale of Squire Chijiiwa Motome, another samurai from the same clan who had visited with the same request the previous year in 1634. Suspecting that he was bluffing in order to obtain money, Ii's retainers scheduled the ritual immediately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasao
is a 2011 Japanese film that is based on a true story of an abandoned Akita dog. Cast * Hiroko Yakushimaru as Setsuko * Masahiro Komoto * Sawa Suzuki * Jun Yoshinaga * Daisuke Shima * Masaki Izawa * Toshinori Omi * Mansaku Fuwa * Koichi Ueda * Shiro Sano * Takashi Sasano * Mitsuru Hirata is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award and the award for best supporting actor at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Fall Guy''. Filmography Films *''Fall Guy'' (1982), Yasu *''Theater of Life'' (198 ... References External links * Toei Company films Films about dogs Drama films based on actual events Japanese films based on actual events 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otōto (2010 Film)
is a 2010 film by Yoji Yamada. The first screening of this film outside Japan was at the closing ceremony of the 60th Berlin Film Festival in 2010. Plot The story unfolds as the young Koharu (Yū Aoi), the daughter of a pharmacist in a modest neighborhood of Tokyo, is about to marry the son of a prestigious family, and even before the event everybody is anxious that Tetsuro ( Tsurube Shofukutei), the younger brother of Koharu's mother, Ginko (Sayuri Yoshinaga), might join the wedding ceremony, as he is considered to be the black sheep of the family and even Ginko and Koharu consider him to be an embarrassment, even though he has lived with the family for quite some time after the death of Koharu's father. As the invitations to the wedding had been returned to the sender, everybody is relieved that Tetsuro will not show up, as he has embarrassed the family in the past with his childish behavior and his drunkenness. But during the party after the ceremony he turns up anyway in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguins In The Sky
Penguins (order Sphenisciformes , family Spheniscidae ) are a group of aquatic flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is found north of the Equator. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage and flippers for swimming. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sea life which they catch with their bills and swallow it whole while swimming. A penguin has a spiny tongue and powerful jaws to grip slippery prey. They spend roughly half of their lives on land and the other half in the sea. The largest living species is the emperor penguin (''Aptenodytes forsteri''): on average, adults are about tall and weigh . The smallest penguin species is the little blue penguin (''Eudyptula minor''), also known as the fairy penguin, which stands around tall and weighs . Today, larger penguins generally inhabit colder regions, and smaller penguins inh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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