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The Private Detective Mike
is a Japanese television series starring Masatoshi Nagase as the private detective Mike Hama. Each episode of the series was a self-contained story, involving different sets of directors and screenwriters, including Isao Yukisada, Gakuryū Ishii, and Alex Cox. Nagase originally starred as Mike Hama in a trilogy of films directed by Kaizo Hayashi, beginning with '' The Most Terrible Time in My Life''. Synopsis Mike Hama runs a detective agency from an office on the roof of Nichigeki movie theater. Perpetually short on cash, he takes on all sorts of jobs — missing family members, unfaithful spouses, lost pets — and always gets into trouble. Production ''The Private Detective Mike'' was Nagase's first television role in a decade. The year before, Nagase had starred in a series of popular commercials for Boss Coffee, directed by Ryosuke Maeda, who would go on to direct the second episode of ''The Private Detective Mike''. Suguru Takeuchi, director of episode ten, was als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaizo Hayashi
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with '' To Sleep so as to Dream'' (1986). He is best known for his neo-noir '' Maiku Hama'' trilogy, ''The Most Terrible Time in My Life'' (1994), '' Stairway to the Distant Past'' (1995) and '' The Trap'' (1996). In addition to film, Hayashi served as creative director on the 2000 Konami video game ''7 Blades'' for the PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ..., and was director for two episodes of Power Rangers: Time Force. Partial filmography * * * * * '' Zipang'' (1990) * * * * * * '' Cat's Eye'' (1997) * ''Bolt'' (2020) References External links * * 1957 births Living people People from Kyoto Prefecture Japanese film directors Japanese screenwriters Writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Murakami
is a Japanese actor. He is not to be confused with Japanese stunt actor Jun Murakami. Career Murakami starred in Sho Miyake's ''Playback'' (2012). He co-starred in Sion Sono's '' The Land of Hope'' (2012) with Megumi Kagurazaka. He has also appeared in films such as Takahisa Zeze's ''Heaven's Story'' and Gakuryu Ishii's '' Isn't Anyone Alive?''. Filmography Film * ''Bounce Ko Gals'' (1997) * ''Nabbie's Love'' (1999) * '' Shiki-Jitsu'' (2000) * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (2000) * ''Stereo Future'' (2001) * ''Konsento'' (2001) * ''Blue'' (2001) * '' Red Shadow'' (2001) * ''Konsento'' (2001) * '' Border Line'' (2002) * ''Filament'' (2002) * ''Desert Moon'' (2003) * ''Out of This World'' (2004) * ''Cutie Honey'' (2004) * '' 69'' (2004) * ''Into a Dream'' (2005) * ''Nanayo'' (2008) * ''Michiko & Hatchin'' (2008) * ''Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death'' (2008) * ''Counterfeit Bills'' (2009) * ''Zen'' (2009) * ''Nonchan Noriben'' (2009) * ''The Lightning Tree'' (2010) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eita Nagayama
is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He has appeared in many Japanese television dramas and movies; most notable is the TV series ''Water Boys is a 2001 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, about five boys who start a synchronized swimming team at their high school. The film stars Satoshi Tsumabuki (Suzuki, the leader of the team), Hiroshi Tamaki (Sato), Ak ...''. He also appeared in '' Summer Time Machine Blues'' and '' Tokyo Friends: The Movie''. Career In 2009, Eita was cast in his first theatrical role playing a human in a romantic relationship with a female ghost. Not long after in August 2009, it was announced that Eita had been cast as the lead in the play ''Tokyo Gekko Makyoku'', playing a mysterious character living in the early Shōwa era. It was his first time playing the lead in a theatrical production. Personal life On June 1, 2010, it was announced that Eita would marry singer Kaela Kimura, who was already five months pregnant, that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōka Suzuki
is a Japanese actress. Life and career Suzuki appeared in Shinji Aoyama's '' Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name'' and Yōichi Sai's ''Blood and Bones''. She won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Yokohama Film Festival for her role in ''Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald'', at the 42nd Blue Ribbon Awards for ''Keiho'' and at the 2011 Tokyo Drama Awards for ''Second Virgin is a Japanese television drama series that aired on NHK in 2010. Cast * Kyōka Suzuki as Rui Nakamura * Kyoko Fukada as Marie Suzuki * Hiroki Hasegawa as Kō Suzuki * You as Akiko * Gō Ayano is a Japanese actor. Career Ayano was feature ...''. Filmography Film Television Honours *Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2014) References External links * * * 1968 births Living people People from Sendai Japanese television actresses Japanese film actresses Asadora lead actors {{Japan-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōsuke Kubozuka
is a Japanese actor and musician. Career Yosuke Kubozuka has been a model for many magazines and TV commercials before starting out his acting career where he debuted in a 1995 TV crime drama ''Kindaichi Case Files''. In 1998, he starred in the TV series ''Great Teacher Onizuka, GTO'' as the role of an honors student, Yoshito Kikuchi. In 2000, he starred in ''Ikebukuro West Gate Park (TV series), Ikebukuro West Gate Park'' along with Tomoya Nagase, Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai, Memoirs of a Geisha (film), Memoirs of a Geisha, Inception) and Tomohisa Yamashita (Nobuta wo Produce, Kurosagi (manga), Kurosagi, Operation Love, Code Blue (TV series), Code Blue). In this drama he starring as the role of "King" of the G-Boys, Takashi Ando. In 2001, he starred in ''Strawberry on the Shortcake'' along with other popular young artists such as Hideaki Takizawa and Kyoko Fukada. In the drama he took the role of being Kyoko Fukada's first love. in October of that same year, ''Go (2001 film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ua (singer)
(born March 11, 1972), simply known by the stage name Ua (), is a Japanese singer. She made her debut under Speedstar Records in 1995 with the single "Horizon". Biography Ua was born Kaori Shima and grew up in Suita, Osaka. After graduating from Saga University of Arts in Kyoto, she worked as a lounge singer in her hometown. There in 1994, she was scouted by producer Hiroshi Fujiwara. She took on the unusual stage name of ''Ua'' (a Swahili word that means both "flower" and "kill") and made her debut with the Fujiwara-produced "Horizon". Her fourth single " Jōnetsu" became a smash hit and Ua was recognized all over Japan. After releasing her first album, ''11'', Ua married actor Jun Murakami and gave birth to a son, Nijirō, in 1997, who is also an actor. The couple divorced in 2006. In 2000, after two more albums, ''Ametora'' and ''Turbo'', Ua took a hiatus from her solo work and formed the band Ajico with Kenichi Asai. She resumed her solo activities in 2002 and released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miho Kanno
is a Japanese actress and J-Pop singer. Her nickname is ''Kanchan'' (菅ちゃん). She was born in Sakado, Saitama, Japan. Career In 1992, Kanno made her debut as a member of a group called ''Sakurakko Club'' after passing the orientation for the TV variety show ''Sakurakko Kurabu''. As a member of the ''Sakura Gumi'', she started to participate actively for the group's second single ''DO-shite''. Because the group was one that allowed its members to undertake their own individual endeavors, Kanno increased her level of work outside the variety show, while remaining as a regular in the show. In 1993, she made her Japanese television drama debut in ''Twins Kyōshi'' (Twins Teacher), and has continued to appear in dramas ever since. In 1996, Kanno appeared in the drama ''Iguana no Musume'' (The Iguana's Daughter). Afterwards, she continued to take on lead roles in several TV and live stage dramas. Her role as a person trying to overcome hearing deficiencies while trying to bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoko Koizumi
(born February 4, 1966) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is signed to Victor Entertainment. Career In 1981, Kyoko Koizumi participated and won the Star Tanjo! programme and released her 1st single in March 1982. She gained her first number one hit in 1984 and thereafter established herself as one of Japan's most popular pop idols, alongside rivals Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori. Her biggest hit (あなたに会えてよかった) came in 1991, which sold more than a million copies in Japan alone. Koizumi went on to release another single (優しい雨) which is also over a million copies in total sale in 1993. Koizumi had singles reach the Top Ten for 12 consecutive years between 1983 and 1994, a female solo artist record, until this was broken by Namie Amuro. In the 1990s, she released a few dance remixes on vinyl only under the Koizumix Production moniker. She has worked with Yoko Kanno who composed the music for Koizumi's 1996 album, ''Otoko no Ko Onna no Ko''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masashi Yamamoto
(born 24 January 1956) is a Japanese film director. Career Born in Ōita Prefecture, Yamamoto attended Meiji University but left early to concentrate on making independent 8mm films. His ''Carnival in the Night'' screened at the 1983 Berlin Film Festival and '' Robinson's Garden'' was given the Zitty Award at 1987 edition of the Berlinale. The latter film also earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. In 1998 he was given a research fellowship from Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs to study in New York, during which time he set up screenings of his film '' Junk Food'' in America. Often filming those living on the margins of Japanese society, his film ''Limousine Drive A limousine ( or ), or limo () for short, is a large, chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle with a partition between the driver compartment and the passenger compartment. A very long wheelbase luxury sedan (with more than four doors) driven by a pro ...'' was actually filmed in the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuya Nakamura
is a Japanese musician, drummer and actor. After performing with several prominent punk rock bands, Nakamura rose to fame as drummer of Blankey Jet City from 1987 to 2000. In 1996, he founded his solo project Losalios, where he performs every instrument. He is also a member of Friction, Mannish Boys with Kazuyoshi Saito, and Gokumontō Ikka. Biography Tatsuya Nakamura has been working as a drummer since he was a teenager, performing with various bands such as Oxydoll, Genbaku Onanies, The Stalin, The God, Masturbation, Nickey & The Warriors, and The Star Club. After coming up to Tokyo, he went wrong and hunted the leather jacket of motorcycle gangs around Kanto, and he competed with his fellows for the number. When Nakamura had time job at a record store, he found a kindred spirit in Kenichi Asai whom he met by chance at a disco. Then, Nakamura and Asai formed Blankey Jet City with Toshiyuki Terui in 1987. Nakamura started a design for his solo works "Love Shop Losalios" whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aki Kawamura
Aki Kawamura (川村亜紀 ''Kawamura Aki'', born October 15, 1980) is a Japanese bikini Model (person), model and television Japanese idol, idol. She debuted in 1999 with the Yellow Cab Talent Agency. After some time out of the public eye, she joined the Spice talent agency and resumed her career. Kawamura's DVDs include ''Fuji Television Visual Queen of the Year '00 'Aki Kawamura' Aloha Paradise''. Television appearances * ''Shiritsu tantei Hama Maiku'' (Nippon Television, NTV) * ''Kaidan hyaku monogatari'' (Fuji Television) * ''Yo ni mo kimyou na monogatari'' (Fuji Television) * ''Ai wa seigi'' (TV Asahi) References Up-and-coming Japanese Beauties 2009-10-24) Answers.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Sakai
is a Japanese actress, writer, and former gravure idol. Her real and former stage name is . Sakai is represented with Moon the Child, and later A-team. She is left-handed. Filmography TV drama Other TV series Internet drama Films Advertisements Radio Stage Internet Publications Photobooks DVD Publications Novels Essays Articles Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakai, Wakana Japanese gravure models 1980 births Living people Actors from Tochigi Prefecture 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese writers 21st-century Japanese women writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |