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Tetta Sugimoto
is a Japanese actor. Career Sugimoto was first a member of a rock band before he debuted as an actor in 1983 in the film ''Hakujasho''. For that film, he won a Japan Academy Prize best newcomer award. In addition to his work in film, he has also acted on television, stage, and in television commercials. He has appeared in films such as Takeshi Kitano's ''Outrage'' and Junji Sakamoto's '' Strangers in the City''. Filmography Film * ''Hakujasho'' (1983) * '' A Promise'' (1986) * ''Zegen'' (1987) * '' Sukeban Deka The Movie'' (1987) * ''Hope and Pain'' (1988) * '' Luminous Moss'' (1992) * ''The River with No Bridge'' (1992) * '' Tokyo Eyes'' (1998) * ''Tokyo Rampage'' (1998) * '' All About Lily Chou-Chou'' (2001) * ''Waterboys'' (2001) * ''Alive'' (2002) * ''Samurai Resurrection'' (2003) * ''Socrates in Love'' (2004) * ''Reincarnation'' (2005) * ''Pacchigi! Love & Peace'' (2007) * ''Dororo'' (2007) * '' Departures'' (2008) * ''Ichi'' (2008) * ''252'' (2008) * ''John Rabe'' (2009) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chigasaki, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 242,798 and a population density of 6800 people per km². The total area of the city is . Geography The city is located on the eastern bank of the Sagami River in south-central Kanagawa Prefecture, facing Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean to the south. The Hikiji River flows through part of the city. Surrounding municipalities Kanagawa Prefecture * Fujisawa *Hiratsuka *Samukawa Climate The city has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Chigasaki is 15.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1872 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.4 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of the city grew steadily for over seventy years. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The River With No Bridge
is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Yōichi Higashi based on the novel by Sue Sumii. Cast *Naoko Otani as Fude Hatanaka *Tamao Nakamura as Nui Hatanaka *Tetta Sugimoto as Seitaro Hatanaka *Masato Hagiwara as Sadao Shimura *Etsushi Takahashi as Iseda *Saki Takaoka as Nanae Minemura Awards and nominations 17th Hochi Film Award * Won: Best Director - Yōichi Higashi is a Japanese film director. He began his career working on documentaries at Iwanami Productions but, after going independent, turned to fiction film. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for '' Yasashii Nipponjin'' in 1971, ... References External links * 1992 films Films directed by Yōichi Higashi 1990s Japanese-language films 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub ja:橋のない川#映画版 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Still The Water
is a 2014 Japanese romance film directed by Naomi Kawase. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Kawase has described the film as her "masterpiece", deserving of the Palme d'Or and states: "This is the first time that I have said this about a film. After the Camera d'Or and the Grand Prix, there is nothing I want more than the Palme d'Or. I have my eyes on nothing else." The film was taken in the scenic nature of Amami City, Amami Ōshima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan in 2013. The music was produced by Hasiken, a male singer-songwriter from Chichibu, Saitama. Cast * Nijirō Murakami * Jun Yoshinaga * Tetta Sugimoto * Miyuki Matsuda * Makiko Watanabe * Jun Murakami * Hideo Sakaki * Fujio Tokita * Faith eledia Reception Reviewing it at Cannes, Nikola Grozdanovic at ''Indiewire'' gave it a B+, sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero Focus (2009 Film)
is a 2009 Cinema of Japan, Japanese film directed by Isshin Inudō. It was nominated for Best Film at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize (film), Japan Academy Prize. It is a remake of the 1961 Zero Focus, film by the same name. Awards and nominations 33rd Japan Academy Prize (film), Japan Academy Prize. *Nominated: Best Film *Nominated: Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, Best Director - Isshin Inudō *Nominated: Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress - Ryōko Hirosue See also *Zero Focus References External links * 2009 films Japanese drama films 2000s Japanese-language films Films directed by Isshin Inudo Films set in Ishikawa Prefecture 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub ja:ゼロの焦点#2009年 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Give My First Love To You
is a 2009 Japanese film. It was based on a manga of the same name by Kotomi Aoki, and it was released on 24 October 2009 in Japanese cinemas. The story revolves around Takuma Kakinouchi, a boy who is told he will die before he is 20, and Mayu Taneda, a girl who is in love with him. The film is directed by director Takehiko Shinjo, and stars newcomer actor Masaki Okada and actress Mao Inoue, who played the role of Makino Tsukushi in the television drama and film adaptation of ''Hana Yori Dango''. The film's theme song was sung by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. Plot The film begins when Mayu and Takuma were children. They were friends since they were 8 years old. Takuma has a heart disease and he is treated by a cardiologist who happens to be Mayu's father. One day, Takuma and Mayu overhear that Takuma will not live past the age of 20 due to his condition. However, their friendship grows and Takuma becomes Mayu's first love. When they are out playing in the fields, Takuma promises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rabe (film)
''John Rabe'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''City of War: The Story of John Rabe'') is a 2009 biographical film directed by Florian Gallenberger, based upon John Rabe's published wartime diaries. An international co-production between Germany, China and France, the film focuses upon the experiences of Rabe (Ulrich Tukur), a German businessman who used his Nazi Party membership to create a protective International Safety Zone in Nanking, China, helping to save over 200,000 Chinese from the Nanking Massacre in late 1937 and early 1938. The massacre and its associated atrocities were committed subsequent to the Battle of Nanking by the invading Imperial Japanese Army after they defeated the Chinese Nationalist forces defending the city during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Filming commenced in 2007, and it premiered at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival on 7 February 2009. Upon release, it did not receive theatrical distribution in Japan and was the subject of vocif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichi (2008 Film)
''Ichi'' is a 2008 chanbara チャンバラ film directed by Fumihiko Sori, starring Haruka Ayase, Takao Osawa, Shido Nakamura, and Yosuke Kubozuka. It was released by Warner Bros. Japan on October 25, 2008. The film was loosely based on the manga published Oct 23, 2008 to Aug 23, 2011 by Hana Shinohara. Plot is a goze (blind woman) who is travelling Japan in search of her mentor, who was the actual Zatoichi. She is befriended by a travelling samurai Toma Fujihira, who tells her that he rescued her from bandits (in fact, it was Ichi who saved them both by killing the bandits). They travel to a town run by the Shirakawa, a Yakuza family who are plagued by the Banki-to, a group of mercenaries. This group is led by Banki, an evil man who is excellent in sword fighting but has a disfigured face. Ichi is befriended by Kotaro, a boy who lives with his drunkard father. After Ichi helps Toma win money from Chō-han, they are followed by five Bankito who demand Toma's money. After To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departures (2008 Film)
is a 2008 Japanese drama film directed by Yōjirō Takita and starring Masahiro Motoki, Ryōko Hirosue, and Tsutomu Yamazaki. The film follows a young man who returns to his hometown after a failed career as a cellist and stumbles across work as a '' ''—a traditional Japanese ritual mortician. He is subjected to prejudice from those around him, including from his wife, because of strong social taboos against people who deal with death. Eventually he repairs these interpersonal connections through the beauty and dignity of his work. The idea for ''Departures'' arose after Motoki, affected by having seen a funeral ceremony along the Ganges when travelling in India, read widely on the subject of death and came across ''Coffinman''. He felt that the story would adapt well to film, and ''Departures'' was finished a decade later. Because of Japanese prejudices against those who handle the dead, distributors were reluctant to release it—until a surprise grand prize win at the Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dororo (film)
''Dororo'' is a 2007 Japanese dark fantasy Dark fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy literary, artistic, and cinematic works that incorporate disturbing and frightening themes of fantasy. It often combines fantasy with elements of horror or has a gloomy dark tone or a sense of horror and dr ... action film based on the Dororo, 1960s manga series by Osamu Tezuka. It was filmed in New Zealand. Universal Pictures picked up the US rights, while MVM Films have the UK rights. Better Luck Tomorrow producer Ernesto Foronda is allegedly working on a Hollywood version of ''Dororo''. The film's storyline has some major differences from that of the manga, one of which is that Hyakkimaru and Dororo are significantly older than their manga incarnations. Plot Dororo is a young woman assuming the identity of a man despite others seeing through her brash and often violent exterior. When her father was killed by Daigo when he attempted to call the warlord out, the girl and her mother escaped int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reincarnation (film)
is a 2005 Japanese horror film, directed by Takashi Shimizu. It centers on a hopeful actress who won a role in a film that takes her, the cast, and the crew to a hotel where the present soon collides with the past. It was released as a part of the six-volume J-Horror Theater. Plot A number of people see visions of apparently dead people: a businessman finds one behind him in an elevator and a truck driver runs over one on the road. Professor Norihasa Omori visits a local hotel and films himself killing eleven of the hotel guests, employees, and his own children before committing suicide, all as part of his wish to understand reincarnation. The footage of the murders disappears. Thirty-five years later, horror movie director Ikuo Matsumura decides to make a film about the massacre. As the date of the shoot draws near, Nagisa Sugiura, the actress set to star as Omori's daughter Chisato, is haunted by the ghosts of the victims. She begins hallucinating and is plagued by nightmares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socrates In Love
is a 2001 Japanese melodrama novel, written by Kyoichi Katayama and published by Shogakukan, which revolves around narrator Sakutaro Matsumoto's recollections of a school classmate whom he once loved. It is also known as , which author Katayama used after his editors advised that his original novel title ''Socrates in Love'' wouldn't work.http://www.kkatayama.net/booklist/ Katayama's author site Plot summary In a small town of southern Japan, Sakutaro "Saku" Matsumoto and Aki Hirose, classmates since junior high, become high school students. During this time they begin to date and their conversations circle around the idea of what love really is, beginning after Saku's grandfather shares his own past love story with Saku. After a trip the two take to an abandoned island, Aki discovers she has leukemia, which limits her chances to go outside or see Saku. Once Saku learns the truth, he buys flight tickets to take Aki to Australia's Uluru (Ayers Rock); a place she had always ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alive (2002 Film)
is a 2002 Japanese science fiction film directed and co-written by Ryuhei Kitamura. It is based on the manga of the same name by Tsutomu Takahashi and stars Hideo Sakaki, Ryo, Koyuki, Jun Kunimura, and Tak Sakaguchi. In the film, two death row inmates are confined to an isolation cell with an alien organism that surges the violent nature of its host. ''Alive'' was theatrically released in Japan on June 21, 2003. Cast Production Crew * Ryuhei Kitamura – director, co-writer * Keishiro Shin – assistant producer * Manabu Shinoda – technical producer * Fumihiko Tamura – lighting director * Yuji Hayashida – production designer * Takeshi Shin – visual effects supervisor * Kenji Shibazaki – sound effects * Jun Nakamura – mixing engineer * Yuji Shimomura – action choreographer * Yūdai Yamaguchi – second unit director Development Technical producer Manabu Shinoda expressed interest in working with director Ryuhei Kitamura after being impressed with '' Versus''. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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