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To Each His Own (2017 Film)
is a Japanese drama film, released in 2017. It was directed by Izuru Narushima with a screenplay by Emi Kitagawa, Izuru Narushima, Kumi Tawada, and Hiroyuki Ikeda. It is based on the novel by Emi Kitagawa "Chotto Ima Kara Shigoto Yamete Kuru" published in 2015, the novel was the Winner of the "Media Works Bunko Prize": 21st Dengeki Novel Prize. Plot A young Japanese salaryman, Takashi (Asuka Kodo) is suffering abuse and difficulty in a high pressured sales position. Eventually succumbing to the stress, he tries to end his own life by throwing himself on to the railway tracks. At the last minute, he is saved by an old friend from school, Yamamoto. He befriends the man, who has a carefree, happy life, however as he grows to know him he realises all is not what it seems. Yamamoto ends up not being his old friend, through a case of mistaken identity. Takashi's work life gets worse, and he becomes distant from his parents as he takes his stress out on them. His only friend at work i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izuru Narushima
is a Japanese scriptwriter and film director from Yamanashi Prefecture. In 2011, his film ''Rebirth'' was awarded the Japanese Academy Prize for best picture. Filmography As Director * ''The Hunter and the Hunted'' (2004) * ''Fly, Daddy, Fly'' (2005) * ''Midnight Eagle'' (2007) * ''Love Fight'' (2008) * ''The Lone Scalpel'' (2010) * '' Isoroku'' (2011) * ''Rebirth Rebirth may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Film * ''Rebirth'' (2011 film), a 2011 Japanese drama film * ''Rebirth'' (2016 film), a 2016 American thriller film * ''Rebirth'', a documentary film produced by Project Rebirth * ''The Re ...'' (2011) * ''A Chair on the Plains'' (2013) * '' Cape Nostalgia'' (2014) * '' Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion'' (2015) * '' Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment'' (2015) * ''To Each His Own'' (2017) * ''Good-Bye'' (2020) * ''A Morning of Farewell'' (2021) * ''Familia'' (2023) * ''Father of the Milky Way Railroad'' (2023) References Japanese film directors People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salaryman
In Japan, a is a salaried worker. In Japanese popular culture, this is embodied by a white-collar worker who shows overriding loyalty and commitment to the corporation where he works. Salarymen are expected to work long hours, to put in additional overtime, to participate in after-work leisure activities such as drinking, singing karaoke Karaoke (; ; , clipped compound of Japanese ''kara'' "empty" and ''ōkesutora'' "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music i ... and visiting hostess bars with colleagues, and to value work over all else. The salaryman typically enters a company after graduating from college and Shūshin koyō, stays with that corporation for the duration of his career. Other popular notions surrounding salarymen include karōshi, or death from overwork. In conservative Japanese culture, becoming a salaryman is the expected career choi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sota Fukushi
is a Japanese actor. He rose to prominence portraying Gentaro Kisaragi in ''Kamen Rider Fourze'', and has since starred in television series '' Koinaka'' (2016) and ''My Lover's Secret'' (2017), as well as films ''Strobe Edge'' (2015), ''My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday'' (2016), ''Bleach'' (2018), and '' Kaiji: Final Game'' (2020). Filmography Television Film Bibliography Photobooks * ''After Chicken Rice Go To Merlion: Sōta Fukushi's First Photobook'' (Tokyo News Service, 30 May 2012) * ''Men's Photore Vol.2 Sōta Fukushi'' (Tokyo News Service, 22 August 2012) * ''Blue'' (Wani Books, 20 September 2013) * ''Fukushi Sōta no "Hajimete no ◯◯"'' (Shufunotomo, 5 June 2015) Awards * Elan d'or Awards The are awards presented annually by the All Nippon Producers Association (ANPA) in Japan to recognize outstanding achievements in domestic motion pictures and television. The first ceremony was held in 1956. Up until 1960, the Elan d'or Awards ...: Newcomer of the Year, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asuka Kudoh
is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Tokyo Gakkan High School and Tokyo University of Agriculture. He is represented by Papado. Biography Kudo's father is professional baseball player and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks coach Kimiyasu Kudo, and his sister is professional golfer Haruka Kudo. He is the first and eldest child of five siblings. Kudo had played tennis himself, but had no experience on professional baseball. His acting debut was the Nippon TV drama ''Perfect Son'' in 2012. In 2013, he appeared in the NHK Taiga drama ''Yae's Sakura'' as Yamamoto Yaeko's younger brother Yamamoto Saburō, and later from July to September he appeared in the Fuji Television drama ''Shomuni 2013''. He later played pitcher Kazuya Okihara in the Tokyo Broadcasting System Nichiyō Gekijō series ''Roosevelt Game'' in 2014. Kudo was chosen from the audition from about a hundred applicants, and played as the same position as his father. Later in the 24 May between the Saitama Seibu Lions and the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Moriguchi
is a Japanese actress. She made her film debut with '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' in 1983. Filmography Film * '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' (1983) * ''Final Take'' (1986) * ''Chichi'' (1988) * ''Kacho Shima Kosaku'' (1992) * '' Unloved'' (2001) * ''Casshern'' (2004) * ''The Taste of Fish'' (2008) * ''Rebirth'' (2011) * ''Key of Life'' (2012) * ''Orange'' (2015) * '' Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment'' (2015) * ''Sun'' (2016) * '' To Each His Own'' (2017) * ''Shoplifters'' (2018) * ''He Won't Kill, She Won't Die'' (2019) * ''Come On, Kiss Me Again!'' (2020) * ''Hiroshima Piano'' (2020) * ''Love Mooning'' (2021) * ''I'll Be Your Ears'' (2021) * ''The Lone Ume Tree'' (2021) * ''Whisper of the Heart'' (2022), Shizuku's mother * ''Shylock's Children'' (2023) Television * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin V'' (1985) * ''A.D. Boogie'' (1991) * ''Imoto Yo'' (1994) * '' Toki o Kakeru Shojo'' (1994) * ''Hachidai Shogun Yoshimune'' (1995), Takehime * ''Minikui Ahiru no Ko'' (1996) * ''Sono Ki ni Naru Mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haru Kuroki
is a Japanese actress. She gained international recognition by winning Silver Bear (Best Actress Award) at Berlin International Film Festival in 2014, for her performance in Yoji Yamada's film ''The Little House ''The Little House'' is a 1942 children's picture book written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1943. Inspiration Author Virginia Le ...''. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References External links * * 1990 births Living people Actresses from Osaka Prefecture People from Takatsuki, Osaka Silver Bear for Best Actress winners {{Japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōtarō Yoshida (actor)
is a Japanese actor and theatre director. He is currently affiliated with Horipro. Biography Yoshida spent six years in Osaka during his grade school days, and later grew up in Hino, Tokyo. While a student at St. Paul High School, he saw the Shakespearean comedy "Twelfth Night" by the Kumo Theater Company and decided to become an actor. While studying at the Department of German Literature in the Faculty of Literature at Sophia University, he made his debut by performing Twelfth Night in the Shakespeare Study Group. He later dropped out of the same university. After working with the Shiki Theatre Company for six months, he worked with Shakespeare Theatre, Lyming Theatre Company, and Tokyo Ichigumi before forming Performance Unit AUN with director Yoshihiro Kurita in 1997, which he also directed. He was valued as an actor capable of performing the roles required of foreign classics such as Shakespeare and Greek tragedies, and was a regular in Yukio Ninagawa's productions. He i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Koike
is a Japanese actress. Biography Koike starred in Kunitoshi Manda's film '' The Kiss''. She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama ''Penance,'' and co-starred in Junji Sakamoto's ''A Chorus of Angels'' with Sayuri Yoshinaga. She also co-starred in Masanori Tominaga's ''Vengeance Can Wait'' with Takayuki Yamada. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at Japan Academy Prize for her outstanding performance in the film ''Rebirth''. Filmography Film * ''Kamikaze Girls'' (2004) * ''2LDK'' (2004) * '' Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims'' (2005) * '' The Kiss'' (2007) * ''Paco and the Magical Book'' (2008) * ''20th Century Boys'' (2009) * ''Vengeance Can Wait'' (2010) * ''No Longer Human'' (2010) * ''Rebirth'' (2011) * ''Railways'' (2011) * '' Liar Game: Reborn'' (2012) * ''A Chorus of Angels'' (2012) * ''Unforgiven'' (2013), Okaji * ''April Fools'' (2015) * '' A Living Promise'' (2016) * '' Terraformars'' (2016) * '' To Each His Own'' (2017) * '' Close-Knit'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Drama Films
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2017 Films
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'' (film), a 2009 film whose working title was ''17'' * ''Seventeen'' (2019 film), a Spanish drama film Television * ''Seventeen'' (TV drama), a 1994 UK dramatic short starring Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Drama Films
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'' (film), a 2009 film whose working title was ''17'' * ''Seventeen'' (2019 film), a Spanish drama film Television * ''Seventeen'' (TV drama), a 1994 UK dramatic short starring Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
