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We Couldn't Become Adults
is a 2021 Japanese film written by Ryō Takada and directed by Yoshihiro Mori and starring Mirai Moriyama and Sairi Ito. It was released by Netflix on November 5, 2021. Plot The story moves back and forward in time, between 2020 and 1998, showing Makoto's life, generally in reverse, focusing on his career and his past relationships. The story starts with Makoto falling into some rubbish on the deserted night time streets of Tokyo, with a friend on the street. His friend tells him that the 1% of the world are only happy because they are ignorant. This starts Makoto thinking about his life. It then jumps to Makoto at a farewell event for a long running show, hosted by Mitsuo Oguro (LaSalle Ishii) that is now finally finishing after years. He discusses with some people at the event what they are now doing with their lives. He meets one of the performers and he tells her he was a graphics person for the show. They stay over together at his hotel room. The story then reverts to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirai Moriyama
is a Japanese actor and dancer. Life and career Moriyama started training in dance when he was 5 years old. He trained in jazz dance, tap dance, ballet and hip-hop, and he appeared in several stage roles. He officially made his stage debut with 1999 ''Boys Time''. In 2008, he played the lead character in a Japanese version of the musical ''RENT''. In the 2004 film ''Socrates in Love'', he played a high school age hero trying to deal with his terminally-ill girlfriend. He also portrayed the character Kakuta in the film ''20th Century Boys''. He starred in ''Kueki Ressha''. He also appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's television drama ''Penance (TV series), Penance'' and Junji Sakamoto's film ''A Chorus of Angels''. In July 2021 he performed in the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tokyo Olympic Games. Filmography Film * ''Crying Out Love in the Center of the World'' (2004) * ''Smile'' (2007) * ''One Million Yen Girl'' (2008) * ''20th Century Boys, 20th Century Boys 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sairi Ito
is a Japanese actress. Biography Her skill is dancing, having won the Tokyo preliminaries of the All Japan Dance Contest as well as the kids division of Sanrio Dance Contest in 2003. Ito has an older brother and an older sister. She graduated from Chiba Prefectural Wakamatsu High School. Ito debuted in the drama ''14-kagetsu: Tsuma ga Kodomo ni Kaette Iku'' in 2003. While only nine years old and without any acting experience, she attracted attention for playing an adult turned into a child. Ito continued acting in ''Minna Mukashi wa Kodomodatta'' and ''The Queen's Classroom''. Ito is often cast with ''The Queen's Classroom'' co-star Mayuko Fukuda in dramas such as ''Enka no Joō'', ''Chibi Maruko-chan'', and ''Kiri no Hi''. Filmography TV series Films Japanese dub ;Live-action ;Animation Awards References External links Official profile Japanese child actresses Living people 21st-century Japanese actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiro Higashide
is a Japanese actor and model. In 2012, he debuted as an actor in ''The Kirishima Thing.'' Career He debuted as a model in the 19th Men's Non-no Exclusive Model Audition in high school. After graduating from high school, he aimed to become a jewelry designer and proceeded to attend a jewelry school. He was active as a model for ZUCCa or Yohji Yamamoto from 2006 to 2011. He debuted in The Kirishima Thing in 2012 and has been an actor since then. He has acted on the NHK TV program “Rakugo Deeper!" Personal life Higashide graduated from Saitama Prefectural Asaka High School. He practiced kendo daily when he was young because his father is a kendo teacher. His father is also a cook of Japanese cuisine. He married Anne Watanabe on January 1, 2015. Their twin daughters were born in May 2016. Their son was born in November 2017. In January 2020, ''Shūkan Bunshun'' revealed that Higashide had been having an extramarital affair with actress Erika Karata since 2017, when Watanabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuko Oshima
is a Japanese actress and former member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48, of which she was the captain of Team K. She was also a member of the AKB48 subunit Not Yet. In addition to the singles that involved the rock-paper-scissors tournaments, she sang on the title tracks for all of AKB48's singles since "Aitakatta" in October 2006. She placed among the top two of the annual AKB48 general elections from 2009 to 2013. Oshima is currently represented with Ohta Production. Biography Oshima was born in Yokohama, and was raised in Mibu, Tochigi Prefecture. Her mother is from Hokkaido. Oshima is 3/4 Japanese and 1/4 American. Her parents divorced 6 months after her family moved to Mibu. Oshima lived with her father while she only saw her mother once after the divorce. In 1996, she signed as a child actor with Central Kodomo Gekidan. In 2005, she began working as a junior idol in a short-lived idol project Doll's Vox, which was produced by The Alfee vocalist Toshihiko Takamizawa. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masato Hagiwara
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and professional mahjong player. Biography When Hagiwara was three years old, his parents divorced and he was taken in by his father. However, his father died when he was in the fourth grade, and was then raised by his paternal grandparents in Chigasaki until he was 15 years old. As a result, he spent most of his younger life without his mother. AERA February 8, 1999 issue, pp. 52-56, "Contemporary Portrait: Masato Hagiwara" After graduating from Chigasaki Shiritsu Umeda Junior High School, Hagiwara moved to Tokyo. He enrolled in the part-time program at Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School, but dropped out after only one week. Later on, he went to the United States for a short period of time and was impressed by the movie audiences he saw in New York City, which led him to become interested in acting as a career. After returning to Japan, when he was helping out at his mother's bar in Shinjuku, he caught the eye of the casting staff f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaSalle Ishii
, born on October 19, 1955, in Osaka Prefecture, is a Japanese TV personality, actor, voice actor, and theater director. He named himself after his high school Japanese La Salle Academy. His best-known anime role is Kankichi Ryotsu the lead character in ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' which ran from 1999 to 2004 for 373 episodes. Filmography TV programs *''Ore-tachi Hyokin Zoku'' (1981-1989, Fuji Television) *''Quiz!! Hirameki Password'' (1986-1990, Mainichi Broadcasting System, TBS) *''JanJan Saturday'' (1987-1990, Shizuoka Daiichi Television) *''Takeshi Itsumi no Heisei Kyoiku Iinkai'' (1991-1997, Fuji Television) *''Mokugeki! Dokyun'' (1994-2002, TV Asahi) *''Burari Tochu Gesha no Tabi'' (1994, Nippon Television) *''Watch!'' (2004-2005, TBS) *'' Evening 5'' (2005-2006, TBS) TV drama *''Yoni mo Kimyo na Monogatari'' (1991, Fuji Television) *''Teru Teru Kazoku'' (2003, NHK) *''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' (2009, TBS), Ginji Ryotsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takehiro Hira
is a Japanese theatre, film, and television actor. Early life and education Hira was born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan to actors Mikijirō Hira and Yoshiko Sakuma. He was raised in Japan until he was 15 years old. He went to high school at Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, and then attended Brown University. Career He made his theatrical debut in 2002 with ''Rokumeikan'' which was written by Yukio Mishima. He worked closely with his father Mikijirō Hira, who was also a Japanese actor. Takehiro played the role of Iago in the production of ''Othello'' with his father playing Othello. He received major recognition when he played the last shogun Yoshinobu Tokugawa in the NHK taiga drama '' Atsuhime''. He has appeared in several films of Takashi Miike, including '' Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai'', ''Ace Attorney'' and '' Aku no Kyoten''. He plays Natsuka Masaie in the big-budget film ''Nobou's Castle''. International experience He played the role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moemi Katayama
is a Japanese model, actress, and ''tarento'' from Tokyo who has modelled for a number of magazines and commercials as well as acting in theatre, film, television and radio. Affiliated with Wintarts, she graduated from Reitaku University's Faculty of Economics. Works DVD *''Watashi-meguri'' (22 Apr 2016, Takeshobo)*Simultaneously released on Blu-ray Disc *''Sonna Vacance'' (2 Mar 2018, Happinet)*Simultaneously released on Blu-ray Disc Photo albums *''Ningyo'' (14 Sep 2016, Shueisha) *''Rashin Moemi Katayama'' (5 Jan 2017, Kodansha) Shooting—Andy Chao Photo exhibitions *''2017 Nude Collabo Energy'' (2—9 Jan 2017, Shibuya Hikarie) Shooting—Andy Chao Appearances Magazines *''Weekly Playboy'' (Shueisha, Sep, Dec 2014, Feb 2015, Jun (*cover), Sep (*cover), Oct, Dec 2016 (*cover), Jan, Jun 2017) *''Weekly Young Jump'' (2015 No. 11, released Feb — published online, Shueisha) — Genseki 10!! *''Cyzo'' (Cyzo, No. Aug 2015 (released 18 Jul)*cover, No. Jan 2017 (released 19 Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amane Okayama
is a Japanese actor who won the best new actor award in the 32nd Takasaki film festival in 2018 for his role in the comedy drama, ''Poetry Angel'' (2017). He is represented by the talent agency, Humanité. He was born in Tokyo. Biography Okayama debuted in 2009. His acting debut was in the drama, ''Chūgakusei Nikki Tenkōsei Series (1): Shōnen wa Ten no Oto o Kiku''. Okayama made many successes in films and television series in 2011. He appeared in the films ''Inu to Anata no Monogatari Inu no Ei ga'', ''Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan is a Japanese writer and light novel author, best known for creating ''Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl'' and the yuri series '' Adachi and Shimamura'', both of which have received anime and manga adaptations. He is also known for having w ...'', and the Fuji TV drama, ''Taisetsunakoto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta''. Okayama's specialty is painting and hobby is dancing. Filmography TV series Films References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masanobu Takashima
is a Japanese film and television actor. Career He has appeared in over 20 television productions and ten films in Japan and other countries as well. Takashima appeared as Daisuke Matoba in the 2008 film '' L: Change the World'' (also known as ''Death Note: L Change the World'') (2008).Staff writer (undated"News Headline"(in Japanese language). Warner Bros. Japan. Accessed 18 January 2010. Filmography Films Television *''Taiheiki'' (1991), Ashikaga Tadayoshi *''Hideyoshi'' (1996), Toyotomi Hidenaga *''Tenchijin'' (2009), Higuchi Sōemon *''Prison School'' (2015), Chairman of the board *''Sanada Maru'' (2016), Hōjō Ujimasa *''Shizumanu Taiyō'' (2016) *''Black Leather Notebook'' (2017), Tsuneo Hashida *''Yuri's World'' (2017), Polar Bear *''Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru'' (2019) *'' The Grand Family'' (2021) *'' Chimudondon'' (2022), Kōji Futatsubashi Personal life Takashima is the son of actor Tadao Takashima and actress Hanayo Sumi, and younger brother of actor Masahiro Takas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Romance Films
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