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Tanaka Misako
, née , is a Japanese actress from Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. In 1995, she married comedian Kuniyuki Fukasawa. Filmography Film * ダイアモンドは傷つかない (''Daiamondo wa kizutsukanai'') (1982) * 丑三つの村 (''Ushimitsu no mura'') (1983) * The Horizon (地平線) (1984/1985) * ''Gonza the Spearman'' (1986) * 近松門左衛門 鑓の権三 (1986) * 愛はクロスオーバー (''Ai wa kurosuiubaa'') (1987) * 彼女が水着にきがえたら (1989) * べっぴんの町 (''Beppin no machi'') (1989) * ''Roar of the Crowd'' 遙かなる甲子園 (1990) * 港 (''Minato'', lit. "Port") (1993) * とられてたまるか！？ (1994) * ランニング・フリー (Running Free) (2001) * '' Close-Knit'' (2017) * ''Mixed Doubles'' (2017) * ''Asako I & II'' (2018) * ''Threads: Our Tapestry of Love'' (2020) * '' What Did You Eat Yesterday?'' (2021) * ''Unlock Your Heart'' (2021), Izumi Shindo * ''Riverside Mukolitta'' (2022) Television * ''Tokugawa Ieya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oki District, Shimane
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 24,500 and a population density, density of 70.79 people per km2. The total area is 346.10 km2. The Oki District encompasses the Oki Islands, historically called Oki Province. Towns and villages *Ama, Shimane, Ama (Nakanoshima Island) *Chibu, Shimane, Chibu (Chiburijima Island) *Nishinoshima, Shimane, Nishinoshima (Nishinoshima Island) *Okinoshima, Shimane, Okinoshima (Dōgo Island) - formed from the merger of Fuse, Shimane, Fuse, Goka, Shimane, Goka, Saigō, Shimane, Saigō and Tsuma, Shimane, Tsuma on October 1, 2004 Districts in Shimane Prefecture {{Shimane-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest, Hiroshima Prefecture to the south, and Tottori Prefecture to the east. Matsue is the capital and largest city of Shimane Prefecture, with other major cities including Izumo, Hamada, and Masuda. Shimane Prefecture contains the majority of the Lake Shinji-Nakaumi metropolitan area centered on Matsue, and with a population of approximately 600,000 is Japan's third-largest metropolitan area on the Sea of Japan coast after Niigata and Greater Kanazawa. Shimane Prefecture is bounded by the Sea of Japan coastline on the north, where two-thirds of the population live, and the Chūgoku Mountains on the south. Shimane Prefecture governs the Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan which juridically includes the disputed Lian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonza The Spearman
is a 1986 Japanese drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution. Cast * Hiromi Gō as Gonza Sasano * Haruko Kato as Oyuki's nanny * Hideji Ōtaki as Iwaki * Kuniko Miyake as Iwaki's wife * Choichiro Kawarazaki as Jinbei * Naoto Takenaka as Fumiemon * Jun Hamamura * Shoichi Ozawa * Shōhei Hino as Hannojo * Shima Iwashita as Osai * Kaori Mizushima as Okiku * Misako Tanaka as Oyuki Other Credits *Sword fight arranger - Hiroshi Kuze *Art Direction - Yoshinobu Nishioka was a Japanese jidaigeki production designer, art director, producer, and set decorater from Asuka, Nara Prefecture who won three Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction. Nishioka joined Daiei Kyoto film in 1948. H ... References External links * 1986 films 1986 drama films 1980s Japanese-language films Samurai films Jidaigeki films Films dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixed Doubles (2017 Film)
is a 2017 Japanese romantic comedy film. The second co-project of director Junichi Ishikawa and screenwriter Ryota Kosawa after the 2015 film ''April Fools'', it stars Yui Aragaki and Eita. It was released October 21, 2017. Plot Tomita Tamako is a child table tennis prodigy. She has been undergoing vigorous table tennis training by her mom. But after her mom died, she quit the sport and never played again. She fell in love with her company's male table tennis player Ejima Akihiko. But Akihiko cheated on her when the company recruited a new female table tennis player, Airi Ogasawara, and they broke up. Dejected, she quit her job and returned to her hometown. She then discovered that her father, a taxi driver, is deeply in debt. He asked her to help him out. She initially worked in a canned food factory but was soon fired for her clumsiness. Left with no other option, she took over the family's rundown table tennis club which only has five members. Meanwhile, Hagiwara Hisashi, a di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asako I & II
is a 2018 Japanese romance drama film directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, starring Masahiro Higashide and Erika Karata. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on a 2010 novel by Tomoka Shibasaki about a woman who falls in love with two men who look the same but act completely differently. Plot Asako, a young woman who lives in Osaka, experiences love at first sight when she is confronted by the mysterious Baku. The two start a relationship against the advice from Asako's friend who only believes Baku will hurt her. After spending the night at Baku's place, Asako is awoken to find that he is missing. It's explained that Baku suddenly disappears from time to time and it's been that way since his father died. Baku returns to Asako's avail, and they embrace. Baku tells Asako that he will always return to her. A voice-over explains that Baku suddenly disappears once again, and they lose touch with each other. Two years later, Asako is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Did You Eat Yesterday?
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga. The slice of life series focuses on the relationship between Shiro Kakei and Kenji Yabuki, a middle-aged gay couple living in Tokyo, Japan. The manga has been serialized in the manga magazine ''Morning'' since February 2007, and was adapted into a live-action television drama by Shochiku that aired on TV Tokyo in 2019; a film sequel to the television drama was released in November 2021. Both the manga and its live-action adaption have received widespread critical acclaim, winning a Kodansha Manga Award, a Galaxy Award, and multiple Television Drama Academy Awards. Synopsis ''What Did You Eat Yesterday?'' follows Shiro Kakei and Kenji Yabuki, a middle aged gay couple living in Tokyo, Japan. Shiro is a serious and reserved lawyer, while Kenji is cheerful and outgoing hairdresser. Each chapter in the series focuses on Shiro and Kenji as they encounter a particular comedic or dramatic scenario, often focus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unlock Your Heart
*''This article uses Eastern name order when mentioning individuals.'' is a 2021 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Shuto Rin and starring Yamada Anna, Sakuma Ryuto and Imou Haruka. It is based on Wataya Risa's novel of the same title. Production and release The film was produced by TV Man Union. It was first released through movie theaters on 22 October 2021, being distributed by Showgate and the DVD&Blu-ray were released on 13 April 2022, distributed by Amuse Soft. It is available to watch on the TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Compan ...-affiliated streaming platform TELASA since 1 March 2022. Plot Ai is a third grade high school student who is very popular and diligent. She seems to have everything although she doesn't get the attention of Tatoe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV Series)
is a 1983 Japanese television series. It is the 21st NHK ''taiga'' drama. The drama is based on the novel of the same name by Sōhachi Yamaoka. Plot The story chronicles the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Production Production Credits *Original – Souhachi Yamamoto *Music – Isao Tomita *Narrator – Naomitsu Tateno *Historical research – Keizō Suzuki *Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi Cast Starring role * Sakae Takita as Tokugawa Ieyasu (episodes 7-50) **Yōji Matsuda as Teen Ieyasu (episode 6) **Yoshitaka Kase as Child Ieyasu (episodes 3-5) Tokugawa clan *Shinobu Otake as Odai no Kata - mother of Ieyasu *Masaomi Kondō as Matsudaira Hirotada - father of Ieyasu *Kaoru Yachigusa as Keyōin - grandmother of Ieyasu *Kimiko Ikegami as Lady Tsukiyama - wife of Ieyasu *Hiroshi Katsuno as Tokugawa Hidetada - third son of Ieyasu *Hiroyuki Nagato as Honda Sakuzaemon *Shinjirō Ehara as Ishikawa Kazumasa *Taketoshi Naito as Honda Masanobu *Yosuke Natsuki as Yagyū Munenori *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokuhime (Oda)
, also known as or Lady Toku (November 11, 1559 – February 16, 1636) was a Japanese noble lady from the Sengoku period. She was the daughter of ''daimyō'' Oda Nobunaga and later married Matsudaira Nobuyasu, the first son of Tokugawa Ieyasu. She is remembered as the person most responsible for the deaths of Nobuyasu and his mother, Ieyasu's wife, the Lady Tsukiyama. Biography Tokuhime was married to Tokugawa Ieyasu's five-year-old son Nobuyasu in 1563, when she herself was only five years old. Her marriage was politically motivated and was used to seal an alliance between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga. As the years went by, Nobuyasu and Tokuhime became quite attached to each other, though Tokuhime's mother-in-law, the Lady Tsukiyama, made life quite difficult for her and interfered in matters between her and her husband. Lady Tsukiyama was known as a jealous and contrary woman, and even her husband Ieyasu found it difficult to share the same residence as her. Because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai No Arashi
AI is artificial intelligence, intellectual ability in machines and robots. Ai, AI or A.I. may also refer to: Animals * Ai (chimpanzee), an individual experimental subject in Japan * Ai (sloth) or the pale-throated sloth, northern Amazonian mammal species Arts, entertainment and media Works * ''Ai'' (album), a 2004 release by Seraphim * ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'', a 2001 American film * '' A.I. Rising'', a 2018 Serbian film * '' AI: The Somnium Files'', a 2019 video game * ''American Idol'', televised singing contest * ''The American Interest'', a bimonthly magazine (2005–2020) * ''I'' (2015 film), an Indian Tamil film (initial title: ''Ai'') Other uses in arts and media * A.i. (band), a Californian rock–electroclash group * All in (poker), wagering one's entire stake * Appreciation Index, a British measure of broadcast programme approval * The Art Institutes, a chain of American art schools * Non-player character, in gaming (colloquially, ''an AI'') Business * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
