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Yuka Itaya
is a Japanese actress and caster. She is represented with Amuse, Inc. Biography *Itaya graduated from Kyushu International University Comes High School and Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Junior College. *She worked as an exclusive model for ''PeeWee'' in 1994. *In 1995, Itaya joined with Hanamaru Hakata (As Hakata Tsuruya at the time) and Otako Pū as South End×Yuka (stylized as SOUTH END×YUKA) and released the single "So.ta.i". *Co-starring with Kentarō Ōtani, she acting debut in the film ''avec mon mari'', in which she won the Best New Talent award at the Yokohama Film Festival. After appearing in ''Perfect Love!'', Itaya appeared in many television dramas and films. *On 22 February 2007, she married wardrobe stylist A wardrobe stylist, also fashion stylist, is a consultant who selects the clothing for published editorial features, print or television advertising campaigns, music videos, concert performances, and any public appearances made by celebrities, mod ... Hirohiko Furuta. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Ōmuta. Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea. History Fukuoka Prefecture includes the Old provinces of Japan, former provinces of Chikugo Province, Chikugo, Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen, and Buzen Province, Buzen. Shrines and temples Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-jinja, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky High (TV Series)
(also known as ''Skyhigh'') is a live-action, supernatural Japanese television drama series, starring actress and model, Yumiko Shaku. It aired in Japan, first run, from 2003 to 2004, and was popular enough to spawn the 2003 feature film of the same name (produced while the series was still in production and starring the same actress). Both are based on the Japanese manga, '' Skyhigh''. Shaku stars as Izuko, the Guardian of the Gate to the afterlife.Sky High Season 1 Official Site (Japanese) Sky High Season 2 Official Site (Japanese) Season 2 DVD Box set http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ASBP-2497 The basic premise of the television series is somewhat similar in concept to the American series, Ghost Whisperer, in which the protagonist must use her powers to guide the dead on their journey to the afterlife by helping them determine the meaning or circumstance of their death. However, in Izuko's case, no matter how hard she tries, her guidance does not always result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōkōsei Restaurant
is a 2011 Japanese television series that is based on actual events. This television series stars Masahiro Matsuoka, a member of the J-pop band Tokio, as the lead character. This 9-episode television series was aired from 7 May 2011 to 2 July 2011 on Nippon Television network's "Saturday Dramas" program. ''Kokosei Restaurant'' garnered an average viewership rating of 10.68% throughout the Kanto region. Plot Shingo Muraki has voluntarily resigned from his job as a chef in a restaurant in Ginza after an argument with a customer. He reluctantly takes the job of advising a soon-to-open restaurant that is run by high-school students from his hometown. Along the way, Muraki faces many problems caused by the town council, who are anxious to justify the taxpayers' money is being used prudently. Cast * Masahiro Matsuoka as Shingo Muraki, a chef who previously moved to Tokyo to pursue his cooking career, ignoring his father's wish that he take over the family's temple. However, he moves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagareboshi (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama adapted from the Young Scenario Prize-winning screenplay ''Kurage Marriage'' by Motoko Usuda. The series aired on the Getsuku time-slot from October 18 to December 20, 2010 on Fuji TV. The drama's slogan was "Itsuwari no Ai Kara, Shinjitsu no Ai e" . The series stars Yutaka Takenouchi, in his first Getsuku drama lead role in nine years, since ''Dekichatta Kekkon'' (2001), and Aya Ueto, in her second supporting role in a Getsuku drama and first since ''Konkatsu!'' (2009). The theme song of the drama, "Ryūsei," is performed by folk rock duo Kobukuro. The series premiere, which was extended by 15 minutes, earned a rating of 13.6%. Series synopsis Takenouchi plays an aquarium employee named Kengo, who possesses a secret he would sacrifice everything in order to protect, while Ueto portrays Risa, a young woman working in the sex trade in order to pay off her brother's debt. These two characters, both full of despair, meet each other and end up enterin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebirth (2011 Film)
is a 2011 Japanese drama film directed by Izuru Narushima, based on author Mitsuyo Kakuta's novel. The film was a critical success, winning 10 awards at the 35th Japan Academy Prize, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Script. Plot A woman named Kiwako (Hiromi Nagasaku) abducts a baby from a man with whom she has had an affair. For four years Kiwako has raised the child as her own until she gets arrested. The child named Erina is then returned to her birth parents, but she can't find peace. As an adult, Erina (Mao Inoue) also has an affair with a married man and gets pregnant. To confront her past, Erina goes to Shodoshima where she has lived with Kiwako as a child. There Erina discovers a shocking truth and makes a decision. Cast * Mao Inoue as Erina Akiyama * Hiromi Nagasaku as Nonomiya Kiwako * Eiko Koike as Chigusa Ando * Tetsushi Tanaka as Takehiro Akiyama * Yoko Moriguchi as Etsuko Akiyama * Mitsuru Hirata as Yuzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsuhime (TV Series)
is a 2008 Japanese historical drama television series. It is the 47th NHK taiga drama. It aired from January 6 to December 14, 2008, and ran a total of 50 episodes. The drama chronicles the life of Tenshō-in, based on Tomiko Miyao's 1984 novel . Viewership for ''Atsuhime'' was high; the series received an average rating of 24.5%, the highest rating received by a taiga drama since ''Hideyoshi'' in 1996. Background The taiga drama is based on Tomiko Miyao's novel ''Tenshō-in Atsuhime''. The protagonist is Tenshō-in (Princess Atsu), the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the thirteenth ''shōgun'' of the Edo shogunate. It is the seventh taiga drama to feature a female lead, coming just two years after ''Kōmyō ga Tsuji'' in 2006. Following '' Yoshitsune'' in 2005, this is Miyao's second work to be turned into a taiga drama. Following ''Shinsengumi!'', it is also the second taiga drama taking place at the end of the Edo shogunate. The character of Tenshō-in was previously taken up in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotaru No Hikari (manga)
is a Japanese josei manga series by Satoru Hiura. It has been adapted into 2 television drama series and a live action film that was released on 7 July 2012. Kodansha USA have licensed the manga for North American viewers. The spinoff were the Hotaru no Hikari SP (2014-2017) and Hotaru no Hikari BABY (2017-2021). Cast * Haruka Ayase as Hotaru * Naohito Fujiki is a Japanese actor and singer. Filmography Drama * (1996), Guest at Table 3 * ハートにS (1996) * (1996) * * ''Shin-D Love Blood'' (1997) * (1997) * * * (1998) * (1998) * (1999) * (1999) * (1999) * (2000) * * ''LOVE REVOLUTION ... as Seiichi Takano Reception The film has grossed US$22,720,794. References External links * * * 2004 manga 2007 Japanese television series debuts 2010 Japanese television series endings Japanese drama television series Japanese romance television series Josei manga Live-action films based on manga Manga adapted into films Manga series Nippon TV dramas R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagerō No Tsuji Inemuri Iwane Edo Zōshi
, also spelled Kagerou, is the Japanese word for or , and may refer to: Video games * The Japanese ''Kagero'' video game series (影牢) translated as shadow dungeon, also knowns as the Deception series outside of Japan and Korea. ** '' Kagero: Deception II'', a video game in the ''Deception'' series ** ''Kagero II: Dark Illusion'', its sequel, released in English as ''Trapt'' Ships * , a class of vessels in the Imperial Japanese Navy * , two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy Films * ''Heat Wave Island'', a 1969 film directed by Kaneto Shindo * ''Kagero-za'', a 1981 film by Seijun Suzuki * ''Kagero'', a 1991 film directed by Hideo Gosha Songs * "Kagerō", 1972 song by Japanese singer-songwriter Sachiko Kanenobu from the album '' Misora'' * "Kagerō", 2004 single by Japanese rock band Fujifabric * "Kagerou" (Buck-Tick song), 2006 single by Japanese band Buck-Tick * "Kagerō" (Scandal song), 2008 single by Japanese band Scandal * "Kagerou", a song by Babymetal f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Detective Duo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
