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Toki O Kakeru Shōjo (1997 Film)
is the second live-action film adaptation of novel of the same name. The film was released in Japan on November 8, 1997, directed by Haruki Kadokawa, with a screenplay by Ryōji Itō, Chiho Katsura and Haruki Kadokawa, starring beginner Nana Nakamoto in the main role. The film is narrated by the previous 1983 film's lead-actress Tomoyo Harada, and is set in 1965, when the novel was published for the first time. The film poster was used as the new cover for the 1997 edition of the novel. Cast * Nana Nakamoto as Kazuko Yoshiyama * Shunsuke Nakamura as Kazuo Fukamachi * Mitsuko Baisho * Takaaki Enoki * Mariko Hamatani ( :ja:浜谷真理子) * Yu Hayami * Masatō Ibu * Yoshiko Kuga * Hironobu Nomura * Tsunehiko Watase * Itsumi Yamamura Theme songs "Yume no Naka de ~We are not alone, forever~" and "Toki no Canzone", a remake of the 1983 film's theme song, written and sung by Yumi Matsutoya , nicknamed , is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. Generally the writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoyo Harada
is a Japanese actress, singer, and lyricist, and was a popular idol in the 80's. She was cast in numerous films and TV-series since her beginning in 1982 in the leading role of the original TV series '' Sailorfuku to kikanju''. Her first role in a film was in 1983's ''Toki o Kakeru Shōjo'' for which she won the award for best newcomer at the 8th Hochi Film Award. She won the award for best actress at the 7th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Early Spring Story''. Numerous other singles and albums have followed. In the summer of 2007, Harada joined the pop electronica band "pupa" as a vocalist, at the invitation of Yukihiro Takahashi. Other members are Hiroshi Takano, Ren Takada, Hirohisa Horie is a Japanese musician and multi-instrumentalist. He plays primarily keyboards and guitar. Horie is one half of the Shibuya-kei duo Neil & Iraiza, and is known for his work with artists such as Kahimi Karie and Cornelius (as a member of the C ..., Tomohiko Gondo. Filmography Films T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masatō Ibu
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is sometimes credited as Masato Eve. Filmography Films * ''Love Hotel'' (1985) *''Maison Ikkoku'' (1986) *''Empire of the Sun'' (1987) – Sgt. Nagata *'' Sukeban Deka'' (1987) *'' Toki o Kakeru Shōjo'' (1997) *''Dr. Akagi'' (1998) *''Taboo'' (1999) *''Godzilla vs. Megaguirus'' (2000) *''Agitator'' (2001) *''Onmyoji II'' (2003) *''Azumi'' (2003) *'' Godzilla: Final Wars'' (2004) *'' Azumi 2: Death or Love'' (2005) *''Tetsujin 28-go'' (2005) – Kētarō Taura *''Sengoku Jieitai 1549'' (2005) – Saitō Dōsan *'' Sway'' (2006) – Isamu Hayakawa *'' Saishū Heiki Kanojo: The Last Love Song on this Little Planet'' (2006) – Murase *'' Goemon'' (2009) – Tokugawa Ieyasu *''Space Battleship Yamato'' (2010) – Desler (voice) *''Emperor'' (2012) – Kōichi Kido *''Ask This of Rikyu'' (2013) *'' Shield of Straw'' (2013) – Kenji Sekiya *'' Black Butler'' (2014) – Kuzo Shinpei *'' A Stitch of Life'' (2015) *''Black Widow Business'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Science Fiction Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
is a science fiction novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Originally serialized from 1965 to 1966, it tells the story of a high-school girl who accidentally acquires the ability to Time travel in fiction, time travel, which leads to a time loop where she repeatedly relives the same day. Originally serialised in seven installments in two of Gakken's secondary school student-aimed magazines, beginning in ''Chūgaku Sannen Course'' in November 1965 and ending in ''Kō Ichi Course'' in May 1966, and first published as a book in 1967 by Kadokawa Shoten, it has gone on to become one of Tsutsui's most popular works and has been reinterpreted in other media many times, the most famous internationally being a Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (1983 film), 1983 live-action film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, Nobuhiko Ōbayashi, and a The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006 film), 2006 anime film directed by Mamoru Hosoda. The original novel was first published in English translation by the British publisher Alma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Time Travel
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Science Fiction Films
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1997 Films
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Yumi Matsutoya
, nicknamed , is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. Generally the writer of both the lyrics and the music in her songs, she is renowned for her idiosyncratic voice and live performances, and is one of the most prominent figures in the history of Japanese popular music. Her recording career has been commercially successful with more than 42 million records sold. In 1990, her album ''The Gates of Heaven'' became the first album to be certified "2x million" by the RIAJ, and she has had twenty-one No. 1 albums listed on the Oricon charts. She is the only artist to have at least one number-one album every year on the Oricon charts for 18 consecutive years. After gaining several years of experience as a session musician, she debuted as a singer-songwriter in 1972. During her early career, she worked under her birth name . In 1975, Arai became known as a composer for "''Ichigo Hakusho'' wo Mou Ichido", a commercially successful song recorded by the folk duo BanBan. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsunehiko Watase
(July 28, 1944 – March 14, 2017) was a Japanese actor known for portraying Rintaro Kano in ''Keishicho Sosa Ikka 9 Gakari'' ("Homicide Team 9"). He won the award for best supporting actor at the 2nd Japan Academy Prize for '' The Incident'' and at the 3rd Hochi Film Award for '' The Incident'', '' Kōtei no inai hachigatsu'' and ''The Fall of Ako Castle''. His older brother is the actor Tetsuya Watari. Death Tsunehiko Watase died at a hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday, his office said Thursday. He was 72. Watase had been undergoing treatment after a tumor was found in his gallbladder in 2015. He died of multiple organ failure, his office said. Filmography Film * '' Sympathy for the Underdog'' (1971) * ''Wandering Ginza Butterfly'' (1972) * ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1973) * '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War'' (1973) * '' Bodigaado Kiba: Hissatsu sankaku tobi'' (1973) *'' Aesthetics of a Bullet'' (1973) * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1974 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiko Kuga
is a Japanese people, Japanese actress. Biography and personal life Kuga was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her father, , was a marquis and a member of the House of Peers (Japan), House of Peers. In 1946, while still attending Gakushuin Junior High School, she became an actress for Toho Film studio, studios. In June 1946, Toho had sponsored a search for "new faces", choosing Kuga as one of 48 new actresses and actors from 4,000 applicants. In 1947, she made her debut as one of the lead actresses in the Anthology film, omnibus movie . She was one of the actors active in the 1948 Trade union, union strike at Toho studios. In the 1950s, she started working independently and starred in many productions of the Shochiku studios under the Film director, direction of Keisuke Kinoshita. Other important directors include Kenji Mizoguchi (''The Woman in the Rumor''), Yasujirō Ozu (''Equinox Flower''), and Tadashi Imai (''An Inlet of Muddy Water''). In 1954, she co-founded the film production comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Hayami
is a Japanese singer and tarento. In 2011, the Japanese music television program '' Music Station'' listed her as the 50th all-time best-selling idol in Japan, with 2,850,000 records sold. Childhood and education Hayami was born in Atami, Shizuoka, and was raised in Guam and Hawaii from the age of 3 to 14 years old. She was scouted by an agent at the age of 14 and soon moved back to Japan to start her career as a singer. After graduating from Horikoshi High School in 1986, she entered Sophia University and graduated, receiving a bachelor's degree in Comparative Culture. Musical career In 1982, Hayami gained her J-pop singer's debut with the single "Isoide Hatsukoi" (ASAP, my first love!) after being scouted by a talent agent in a shopping mall's elevator in Hawaii in 1980 when she was only 14 years old. Named “Bilingual girl back from Hawaii” due to her ability to speak very fluent English because of her background, Hayami was instantly recognised and touted as one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Nakamoto
Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to: People and fictional characters * Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name * Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname * Nana (chief) (died 1896), Mimbreño Apache chief * Nana (deejay) (born 1983), Malaysian ''Akademi Fantasia'' contestant * Nana (entertainer) (born 1991), a member of popular South Korean girl group ''After School'' * Nana (rapper) (born 1968), German rapper and DJ * Nana Astar Deviluke, a character in the manga series ''To Love Ru'' * Nana, a member of the South Korean girl group Woo!ah! * Nana, female UK garage singer, most notably on the song " Body Groove" by Architechs * Lulu and Nana (born 2018), pseudonyms for twin Chinese girls, who are allegedly the first humans produced from embryos that were genome-edited * Nana, name used for the Ngaanyatjarra people of Western Australia Arts and entertainment Films * ''Nana'' (1926 film), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
