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Torakku Yarō
is a series of ten Japanese action comedy films produced by Toei and released from 1975 to 1979. All ten films in the series were directed by Norifumi Suzuki and starred Bunta Sugawara as Momojiro Hoshi ("Ichibanboshi" or "first star") and Kinya Aikawa as Kinzo Matsushita, also known as "Jonathan". The title ''Torakku Yaro'' means "truck guys" or "truck rascals", and the films involve two truckers and their various escapades as they travel around Japan in highly decorated trucks. The plot formula is similar to the ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' films. Each time Momojiro falls in love with a woman (the "Madonna") and then ends up having to help her romance with another man. The stories end with Momojiro having to race his truck to meet a deadline to rejoin the couple. Regulars Momojiro Hoshi, nicknamed "Ichibanboshi", played by Bunta Sugawara. Kinzo Matsushita, nicknamed "Yamome no Jonathan", played by Kinya Aikawa. Kimie Matsushita, the wife of Kinzo Matsushita, played by Masumi Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagisa Katahira
, born 12 July 1959) is a Japanese film and television actress, and singer. Acting career She has appeared in such television series and TV movies as the '' Red Dead Wagon'' series, ''Hôigaku kyôshitsu no jiken file'', ''Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu'', ''Sotohiro'', ''Kâdo G-men Kobayakawa Akane'', ''Yonimo kimyô na monogatari: Aki no tokubetsu hen'', ''Pretty Girls'', ''Tenka'', ''Stewardess monogatari'', ''Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu'', ''Kuroi fukuin: Shinpu no giwaku'', ''Keiji kun'', ''Gokinjo tantei satsukino satsuki: Gomi to batsu'', ''Hotelier'', ''Nurse Aoi: Special'', ''Hidarime Tantei EYE'', ''Onna kakekomi dera Keiji: Ooishi Mizuho 2'', and ''Fukuie keibuho no aisatsu''. She has appeared in such feature films as ''Aoi sanmyaku'', ''Torakku yarô: Dokyô ichiban hoshi'', ''Trick: The Movie 2'', ''The Visitor in the Eye'' and ''Love Is a Hunter''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Yoko Aki
Yoko may refer to: People * Yoko (name), a Japanese feminine given name; variants include Yōko and Yohko * Yoko Gushiken (具志堅 用高, born 1955), Japanese professional boxer * Yoko Taro (横尾 太郎, born 1970), Japanese video game director * Madam Yoko (1849–1906), leader of the Mende people in Sierra Leone * Yoko Ono (小野 洋子, born 1933), Japanese multimedia artist and wife of John Lennon * Yoko Yamada (山田 よう子 or 山田 洋子, born 1979), Japanese female professional wrestler Places * Yoko, Benin, an arrondissement in the Plateau department of Benin * Yoko Commune, a commune in the Mbam-et-Kim department of the Centre Region in Cameroon Other uses * "Yoko" (''Flight of the Conchords''), fourth episode of the HBO television series ''Flight of the Conchords'' (2007) * "Yoko", a version of the song "Paradise" by Berner that appears on the 2014 reissue of ''The White Album'' * ''Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!'' (2003), British animated series for childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiko Morishita
is a Japanese actress who has appeared in a number of feature films and television series. Her real name is . Her husband is singer-songwriter Takuro Yoshida. Biography She was born in Musashino, Tokyo. She graduated from Kojimachi Gakuen Girls' High School. She was scouted during her high school studies and debuted as a model. She debuted as an actress in 1977 in ''Jigoku no Tenshi: Akai Bakuon'' (Toei Company). She gained attention for her role in ''Third Base'' (1978). She married Takuro Yoshida in December 1986. She suspended her career from 1988. Since returning to the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Japanese television drama, drama ''Utsukushī Hito'' in 1999, her career has been even more active than before her break. She is regularly a cast member in Kankurō Kudō's works. Filmography TV dramas Films Stage TV programmes Advertisements References External linksAiko Morishita– Nihon Tarento Meikan * – Takeda Kikaku Domoto Brothers #158 Aiko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayuri Ishikawa
is a Japanese enka singer who made her professional debut in 1973. With a career nearing five decades, she is one of the most-recognized and successful enka singers in history. Ishikawa is a popular contestant on the annual NHK ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' broadcast. Up till 2017, she has been invited to perform 40 times since 1977, the year she released her biggest hit, " Tsugaru Kaikyo-Fuyugeshiki". To date, she holds the record for the most appearances in the ''NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' for a female artist. She has released over 100 albums (including compilation albumsIshikawa's official website lists only her Teichiku albums.) and more than 120 singles, of which a few were not enka, but rock and jazz music instead. Another of her biggest hits, " Amagi-goe", which was released in 1986, won her many awards, and many believe that it was this song that made her an icon as an A-list enka singer. Biography Ishikawa grew up during enka's heyday and went with her mother and grandmother to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyuki Ono
is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for her acting. Some of her work includes Black Rain, Evil Dead Trap, Fruits of Passion, G.I Samurai, Black Angel Vol. 1, and The Man Behind the Scissors. Biography Filmography References External links Official Promotional Page Japanese actresses Living people 1959 births {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoko Otani
is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut in ''The Human Bullet'' while still a high school student, and became popular for her role in the NHK Asadora , colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-white , starring Take ... television programme in 1969. She published a collection of nude photos while pregnant. She has been married twice. Filmography Film Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Otani, Naoko Japanese actresses 1950 births Living people Asadora lead actors People from Tokyo People from Tokyo Metropolis Actresses from Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieko Harada
is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She has played various roles in many motion pictures, television shows and television dramas since her debut in 1974. Career Harada most notably portrayed Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film '' Ran'', and further collaborated with him in his 1990 film ''Dreams''. Harada also provided the voice for Kaguya in the 2002 anime film '' InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass''. Harada won the award for best actress at the 21st Hochi Film Award for ''Village of Dreams'' and at the 23rd Hochi Film Award for '' Begging for Love''. Personal life Harada has been married to actor and singer Ryo Ishibashi since 1987 and has three children. Filmography Film *'' Lullaby of the Earth'' (1976) *'' The Youth Killer'' (1976) *'' Torakku Yarō: Totsugeki ichibanboshi (1978) *''The Fall of Ako Castle'' (1978) *''Ah! Nomugi Toge'' (1979) *''Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1979) *'' Ran'' (1985) – Lady Kaede *''Bakumats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentaro Shimizu
is a Japanese actor and singer. Born , he graduated from the Ashikaga Institute of Technology. He has been arrested several times, and served prison terms, for various offences, among others illegal drug use. Discography (selection) * 1991 First (''Fāsuto'') * 1994 * 2001 * 2003 Oyaji / Umi ni Utaō (Oyaji / Oyaji / Umi ni Utaō) Filmography (selection) * * * * * * Truck Yaro: Otoko Ippiki Momojirō (1977) Kaoru Murase *Tantei Monogatari , or ''Detective Story'', is an action Japanese TV series starring Yūsaku Matsuda that was originally broadcast on Nippon TV in 27 forty-five-minute episodes from September 18, 1979 to April 1, 1980. The show had various directors including T ... (episode 20) (1980) References External links * Japanese male actors 1952 births Living people People from Kitakyushu Japanese people convicted of drug offenses {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomisaburo Wakayama
, born Masaru Okumura (奥村 勝),Leous, G. (''c.'' 2003)Tomisaburo WakayamaRetrieved on May 23, 2010. was a Japanese actor best known for playing Ogami Ittō, the scowling, 19th-century '' ronin'' warrior in the six ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' samurai films.Stout, J. (1981): "Tomisaburo Wakayama: The Anti-Hero of Shogun Assassin." ''Martial Arts Movies'' (August), 1(2):26–33. Biography Wakayama (his stage name)''Lame d'un père, l'âme d'un sabre'' (2005). Wild Side Films. Event occurs at 34. was born on September 1, 1929, in Fukagawa, a district in Tokyo, Japan. His father was Minoru Okumura (奥村 実), a noted ''kabuki'' performer and '' nagauta'' singer who went by the stage name Katsutōji Kineya ( 杵屋 勝東治),Asiateca: Tomisaburo Wakayama (August 10, 2007). Retrieved on May 24, 2010. and the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Sakai
is a popular Japanese performer from Tokyo. He is best known to English-speaking audiences as the title star of the TV show ''Monkey''. Biography Masaaki Sakai is a Japanese actor, singer and martial artist. Born the son of , a famous comedian in Japan, Sakai initially came to fame by fronting the group sounds band The Spiders. This group, formed in 1962, was popular throughout the 1960s; they spawned several hit songs as well as thirteen situation comedy films featuring their music. He took the title role of ''Son Goku'' (literally meaning "Descendant Aware of Vacuity", but the Chinese character for "descendant" is a punning reference to a similar character meaning "Monkey") in the 1970s Japanese TV program '' Saiyūki'' (lit. "Journey to the West"). This gained him fame in many English-speaking countries in the early 1980s when it was dubbed by the BBC and retitled ''Monkey''. Due to his fame playing the mythical character ''Songoku,'' Sakai created a dance called "the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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