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Tamako In Moratorium
is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and starring former AKB48 member Atsuko Maeda. The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Busan International Film Festival and was released in Japan on 23 November 2013. Plot Tamako is an unemployed university graduate living with her divorced father, who runs a sports equipment shop. Tamako spends her time sleeping, eating, watching TV, reading manga, and playing video games. She is disdainful of her father, who is fond of her, but wants her to find a job. He often comes home drunk, full of affection, and buys her expensive gifts, which she demands he return. With the help of a local boy, Tamako has an amateur photoshoot and secretly applies for an idol group. Her father finds out, embarrassing her. Tamako learns that her father is dating a local teacher. She attends her accessory making class to learn more about her. They strike up conversation, and the woman realises who she is, trying to make friends. After Tamako ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuhiro Yamashita
is a Japanese film director. Career Born in Aichi Prefecture, Yamashita attended Osaka University of Arts where he worked on Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's ''Kichiku Dai Enkai''. His graduation film ''Hazy Life'', took the Off Theatre Competition Grand Prize at the 2000 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. He also won the award for Best Director at the 32nd Hochi Film Award in 2007 for ''A Gentle Breeze in the Village'' and '' The Matsugane Potshot Affair''. He often works with the screenwriter Kōsuke Mukai. Filmography Film * (1999) * (2003) * (2003) * (2004) * '' Linda Linda Linda'' (2005) * (2006) ominbus * '' The Matsugane Potshot Affair'' (2006) * ''A Gentle Breeze in the Village'' (2007) * '' My Back Page'' (2011) * '' The Drudgery Train'' (2012) * '' Tamako in Moratorium'' (2013) * ''La La La at Rock Bottom'' (2015) * ''Over the Fence'' (2016) * (2016) * (2018) * '' Let's Go Karaoke!'' (2023) * ''My Missing Valentine'' (2023) TV *''Midnight Diner Midnight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsuko Maeda
is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the idol girl group AKB48, and was one of the most prominent members in the group at the time, regarded as the group's "absolute ace", "immovable center", and the "Face of AKB." After graduating from AKB48 on August 27, 2012, Maeda has since then continued with a solo singing and acting career. Career AKB48 Maeda was born in Ichikawa, Chiba. At age 14, she became a member of AKB48's first group, Team A, which was composed of 24 girls and debuted on December 8, 2005. In 2009, Maeda won the first edition of AKB48's annual general elections, which are described as a popularity contest. As a result, she was the headlined performer for the group's 13th single, "Iiwake Maybe". The following year, she placed second overall, but still had a significant choreography position in the lineup for "Heavy Rotation". Later that year, AKB48 employed a rock-paper-scissors tournament to determine the top spot of AKB48's 19th major sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiko Ashizawa
is a Japanese cinematographer and photographer. Career Starting in 8mm film and pink film, Ashizawa eventually became an assistant to the cinematographers Hideo Itō and Takayo Oshikiri. She turned independent in 1982 and has photographed the films of directors such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kunitoshi Manda, and Shō Igarashi, in addition to doing the camera for TV commercials and documentaries. She has also published several collections of her photographs. Awards In 2012, she won the award for best cinematography for ''Chronicle of My Mother'' at the Mainichi Film Awards. In 2018, she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon by the Japanese government. Filmography * ''Naked Blood'' (1996) * ''Unloved'' (2001) * ''Loft'' (2005) * '' Retribution'' (2006) * ''Tokyo Sonata'' (2008) * '' Kyōfu'' (2010) * ''Chronicle of My Mother'' (2011) * ''Real'' (2013) * ''Tamako in Moratorium'' (2013) * ''Journey to the Shore'' (2015) * ''Sayonara'' (2015) * ''Creepy'' (2016) * ''Before We Vanish'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AKB48
AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with its own theater and performing daily so fans could always see them live (which is not the case with usual pop groups giving occasional concerts and seen on television). This "idols you can meet" concept includes teams which can rotate performances and perform simultaneously at several events and "handshake" events, where fans can meet group members. Akimoto has expanded the AKB48 concept to several girl groups in Mainland China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines. AKB48 have been characterized as a social phenomenon. They are among the highest-earning musical acts in Japan, and are the fifth-best-selling girl group worldwide. For example, their 2012 sales from record and DVD/Blu-ray releases reached $226 million, earni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festival, held from 13 to 21 September 1996, was also the first international film festival in Korea. The main focus of the BIFF is to introduce new films and first-time directors, especially those from Asian countries. Another notable feature is the appeal of the festival to young people, both in terms of the large youthful audience it attracts and through its efforts to develop and promote young talent. In 1999, the Pusan Promotion Plan (renamed Asian Project Market in 2011) was established to connect new directors to funding sources. The 16th BIFF in 2011 saw the festival move to a new permanent home, the Busan Cinema Center in Centum City. History * 1st Busan International Film Festival, 13–21 September 1996 : Films screened: 173 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ('' hentai'' and ''ecchi''), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements by talent agencies, while maintaining a parasocial relationship with a financially loyal consumer fan base. Japan's idol industry first emerged in the 1960s and became prominent in the 1970s and 1980s due to television. During the 1980s, regarded as the "Golden Age of Idols", idols drew in commercial interest and began appearing in commercials and television dramas. As more niche markets began to appear in the late 2000s and early 2010s, it led to a significant growth in the industry known as the "Idol Warring Period." Today, over 10,000 teenage girls in Japan are idols, with over 3,000 groups active. Japan's idol industry has been used as a model for other pop idol industries, such as K-pop. Sub-categories of idols include gravure idols ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Suzuki
is a Japanese musician, singer, and record producer who co-founded the Moonriders, a group that became one of Japan's most innovative rock bands. He is known to audiences outside Japan for his musical contributions to the video games ''Mother'' (1989) and ''EarthBound'' (1994), both of which have been released on several soundtracks. More recently, he has composed film scores including '' The Blind Swordsman: Zatōichi'' (2003), ''Tokyo Godfathers'' (2003), ''Uzumaki'' (2000), ''Chicken Heart'' (2009), as well as Takeshi Kitano's ''Outrage'' trilogy. Career Suzuki was born in Tokyo, Japan, the son of actor Akio Suzuki. He has a younger brother, Hirobumi Suzuki. In the early 1970s, Keiichi became involved with the Japanese band Hachimitsu Pie, who released one album in 1973. Later in the 1970s, Suzuki functioned as the occasional leader and regular singer of the Moonriders — the group's first album was in fact credited to "Keiichi Suzuki and the Moonriders". The band included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Tomita
is a Japanese actress. She won the Award for Best Newcomer at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival and at the 8th Japan Academy Prize for '' Aiko 16 sai''. She also won the award for best actress at the 9th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Bu Su''. In 1995, she enjoyed career breakthrough as she won the Best Actress award at 1995 Tokyo International Film Festival for '' The Christ Of Nanjing''. Filmography Film *'' Aiko 16 sai'' (1983) *'' Lonely Heart'' (1985) *''Bu Su'' (1987) *'' The Christ Of Nanjing'' (1995) *''Kitchen'' (1997) *''My Neighbors the Yamadas'' (1999) *''Love Tomato'' (2006) *''Kimi ni Todoke'' (2010) *''This Country's Sky'' (2015) *''Being Good'' (2015) *''The Cross'' (2016), Shunsuke's mother *''Tomoshibi'' (2017) *''My Friend "A"'' (2018), Yayoi Shiraishi *''Aiuta: My Promise To Nakuhito'' (2019) *''Mentai Piriri'' (2019), Chiyoko Umino *''Fukushima 50'' (2020) *''The Mukoda Barber Shop'' (2022) *''The Lines That Define Me'' (2022), Suizan Tōdō *''Mentai Piriri 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinema Junpo
, commonly called , is Japan's oldest film magazine and began publication in July 1919. It was first published three times a month, using the Japanese ''Jun'' (旬) system of dividing months into three parts, but the postwar ''Kinema Junpō'' has been published twice a month. The magazine was founded by a group of four students, including Saburō Tanaka, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Technical High School at the time). In that first month, it was published three times on days with a "1" in them. These first three issues were printed on art paper and had four pages each. ''Kinejun'' initially specialized in covering foreign films, in part because its writers sided with the principles of the Pure Film Movement and strongly criticized Japanese cinema. It later expanded coverage to films released in Japan. While long emphasizing film criticism, it has also served as a trade journal, reporting on the film industry in Japan and announcing new films and trends.加藤幹郎 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Business Asia
''Film Business Asia'' was a film trade magazine based in Hong Kong. The magazine was created in 2010 by Patrick Frater, former journalist for ''Variety'', ''The Hollywood Reporter'', and '' Screen International'' and Stephen Cremin, co-founder of the London Pan-Asian Film Festival. The magazine specifically focused on the film development and news of the Asia-Pacific region, as well as reviews. Its chief-film-critic was Derek Elley, former resident critic at ''Variety''. In 2011, the magazine launched the ''Asian Film Database'', boasting information on over 45,000 films in the Asia-Pacific regions It was operated by Film Business Asia Limited. See also *List of film periodicals Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines whi ... References External links * English-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Professional Movie Awards
The are an annual Japanese film award. The first awards were given to films made in 1991. This award is hosted by Hiroo Ōtaka. Categories *Best Film *Best Director *Best Actor *Best Actress Editions * 1st (1991) * 2nd (1992) *3rd (1993) * 4th (1994) * 5th (1995) * 6th (1996) *7th (1997) *8th (1998) *9th (1999) * 10th (2000) * 11th (2001) *12th (2002) * 13th (2003) * 14th (2004) * 15th (2005) *16th (2006) * 17th (2007) *18th 18 (eighteen) is the natural number following 17 and preceding 19. In mathematics * Eighteen is a composite number, its divisors being 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9. Three of these divisors (3, 6 and 9) add up to 18, hence 18 is a semiperfect number. ... (2008) * 19th (2009) * 20th (2010) * 21st (2011) * 22nd (2012) * 23rd (2013) * 24th (2014) References External links Official website * * Japanese Professional Movie Awards on allcinema Japanese Professional Movie Awards on IMDb Japanese film awards 1991 establishments in Japan Annual events in Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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