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Yūki Amami
is a Japanese actress. Career Amami joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1987 and retired from the stage company in 1995. Amami was the youngest actress in the company's history to be cast in a top male role. As an , she belonged to the ''Moon Troupe'' (Tsuki). She was involved in various famous musicals when she was in the company, including ''Gone With the Wind'', where she starred as Rhett Butler Rhett Butler (Born in 1828) is a fictional character in the 1936 novel ''Gone with the Wind'' by Margaret Mitchell and in the 1939 film adaptation of the same name. It is one of Clark Gable's most recognizable and significant roles. Role Rhe ..., and ''Me and My Girl''. After resigning from the company, she continued to work as a TV and movie actress. In May 2013, Amami suffered a mild heart attack after performing in the stage production ''L’honneur de Napoleon'' at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. Although she wanted to return, she decided to bow out of the role on her doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kiyosu Conference
is a 2013 Japanese period comedy film directed by Kōki Mitani. Cast * Kōji Yakusho as Shibata Katsuie * Yo Oizumi as Hashiba Hideyoshi * Fumiyo Kohinata as Niwa Nagahide * Kōichi Satō as Ikeda Tsuneoki * Satoshi Tsumabuki as Oda Nobukatsu * Bandō Minosuke II as Oda Nobutaka * Tadanobu Asano as Maeda Toshiie * Susumu Terajima as Kuroda Kanbei * Kenichi Matsuyama as Hori Hidemasa * Yūsuke Iseya as Oda Nobukane * Kyōka Suzuki as Oichi * Miki Nakatani as Nene * Ayame Goriki as Matsuhime * Keiko Toda as Naka * Toshiyuki Nishida as Sarashina Rokubei * Denden as Maeda Gen'i * Eisuke Sasai as Oda Nobunaga * Nakamura Kankurō VI as Oda Nobutada * Kenji Anan as Takigawa Kazumasu * Kazuyuki Asano as Akechi Mitsuhide * Shōta Sometani as Mori Ranmaru * Hinata Sasaki as Chacha * Moeka Konno as Hatsu * Itsuki Moriyama as Gō Reception By December 21, the film had grossed ¥2.87 billion (US$27.3 million) in Japan. References External links * *The Kiyosu Conference - Official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobunaga Oda
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify Japan in the 1560s. Nobunaga emerged as the most powerful ''daimyō'', overthrowing the nominally ruling shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki and dissolving the Ashikaga Shogunate in 1573. He conquered most of Honshu island by 1580, and defeated the ''Ikkō-ikki'' rebels in the 1580s. Nobunaga's rule was noted for innovative military tactics, fostering of free trade, reforms of Japan's civil government, and the start of the Momoyama historical art period, but also for the brutal suppression of those who refused to cooperate or yield to his demands. Nobunaga was killed in the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582, when his retainer Akechi Mitsuhide ambushed him in Kyoto and forced him to commit . Nobunaga was succeeded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who along with Tokuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold (TV Series)
''Gold'' is a 2010 Japanese television drama series with 11 episodes that aired from July 8 to September 16. Cast Main *Yūki Amami as Yūri Saotome *Masami Nagasawa as Rika Nīkura *Tori Matsuzaka as Kō Saotome *Emi Takei as Akira Saotome *Takashi Sorimachi as Jōji Hasumi Guest * Susumu Terajima as Tatsuya Akashi *Gō Ayano as Yōsuke Utsugi * Haru as Ryōko Shiina *Nao Minamisawa is a Japanese actress. From 2012, she regularly appears in the ETV science program ''Science Zero''. Biography Minamisawa starred in '' Akai Ito''. She appeared in Junji Sakamoto's 2010 film '' Strangers in the City''. She is fluent in Korean. ... as Maiko Jindai References External links * * Japanese drama television series 2010 Japanese television series debuts 2010 Japanese television series endings Fuji TV dramas Television shows written by Shinji Nojima {{Japan-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagaya No Rekishi
is a Japanese three-part television mini-series, shown on Fuji TV from April 9, 2010 to April 11, 2010 to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. The show was known for its star-studded cast. Synopsis Masako (Kou Shibasaki) is the eldest daughter of the Yame family, living in Fukuoka, Kyushu. She leaves school to help support her good, but naive parents and four siblings. The drama centers on the family members and people they meet in the post-war Japan. The story takes place between 1945 and 1964, chronicling the lives of the seven members of the fictional Yame family. Cast *Kou Shibasaki as Masako Yame * Kōichi Satō as Taizo Onizuka *Seishiro Kato as Minoru Yame *Jun Matsumoto as Yoshio Yame *Ryuta Sato as Muneo Yame *Maki Horikita as Namiko Yame *Mio Miyatake as young Namiko *Nana Eikura as Fusako Yame *Masami Nagasawa as Yukari Ichinose *Yo Oizumi as Tsuru *Tetsuji Tamayama as Ryugo Oura * Koji Yamamoto as Mitsunari Ano *Sawa Suzuki as Maria *Junji Takada as Miyoji Koga *Yūki Amami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumō Chitai
is a novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a movie in 1976 and then twice as a television mini-series in 1979 and 2009. Relationship with actual events *The main character Tadashi Iki is widely seen as based on the real life Ryuzo Sejima *However, in the work, Iki finally hits big success in oil business, whilst the actual Sejima attempts in the field ended as a major failure. 1976 film is a 1976 Japanese film directed by Satsuo Yamamoto. Cast *Tatsuya Nakadai - Tadashi Iki *Tetsurō Tamba - Isao Kawamata *Isao Yamagata - Ichizo Daimon *Jūkei Fujioka - Army Chief General of Kwantung Army *Kin'ya Kitaōji * Takashi Yamaguchi *Kaoru Yachigusa *Shiho Fujimura *Ichirō Nakatani *Hisashi Igawa *Eitaro Ozawa *Etsushi Takahashi - Detective * Jirō Tamiya - Tatsuzo Samejima *Hideji Ōtaki - Seizo Hisamatsu Awards 1st Hochi Film Award *Won: Best Supporting Actor - Hideji Ōtaki 31st Mainichi Film Award *Won: Best Film *Won: Best Screenplay : Noboru Yamada 1979 TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Caster
A spinning top, or simply a top, is a toy with a squat body and a sharp point at the bottom, designed to be rotation, spun on its vertical Axis of rotation, axis, balancing on the tip due to the gyroscopic effect. Once set in motion, a top will usually precession, wobble for a few seconds, spin upright for a while, then start to wobble again with increasing amplitude as it loses energy, and finally tip over and roll on its side. Tops exist in many variations and materials, chiefly wood, metal, and plastic, often with a metal tip. They may be set in motion by twirling a handle with the fingers, by pulling a rope coiled around the body, or by means of a built-in auger (spiral plunger). Such toys have been used since Classical antiquity, antiquity in solitary or competitive games, where each player tries to keep one's top spinning for as long as possible, or achieve some other goal. Some tops have faceted bodies with symbols or inscriptions, and are used like dice to inject random ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiken Na Aneki
is a Japanese television drama. It premiered in 2005 and was broadcast by Fuji Television, and ran for 10 episodes. It boasted the acclaimed actress Misaki Ito as one of the primary roles. The ending theme is the song "Pop Star" by Ken Hirai. Summary Minagawa Yutaro's life has always followed a straight and narrow path, while his sister, Minagawa Hiroko, has only her looks to get her by. However, Yutaro's begins to unravel after his sister moves in. What he doesn't realize is that while he was studying to pass the entrance examinations for a prestigious medical school, his father's sake business, the Minagawa Brewery, was slowly going bankrupt and was forced to take a ¥6,000,000 loan. How will Hiroko tackle this loan? What is the fate of the Minagawa Brewery? Will it all work out itself out, as things always have in Hiroko's favor, or will her dreams fail? Cast * Misaki Ito as Hiroko Minagawa * Mirai Moriyama as Yūtarō Minagawa * Ken Utsui a Gentarō Minagawa * Yumiko Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fubuki Koshiji
, real name was a Japanese singer and actress. She joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1939. Though she was recognized as a star at Takarazuka, she left in 1951. When she chose to leave the troupe, Koshiji's friend, Tokiko Iwatani, also quit to manage Koshiji's budding career in film, made possible by the liberalization that took place during and after the occupation of Japan. Throughout the 1950s, Koshiji appeared in productions that merged the art of shinpa, shingeki, and kabuki. Koshiji was influenced by French singer Édith Piaf and released a Japanese-language cover of Piaf's "Hymne à l'amour" in 1951. In addition, she recorded "Tombe la neige" by Salvatore Adamo and "C'est si bon "" (; ) is a French popular song composed in 1947 by Henri Betti with the lyrics by André Hornez. The English lyrics were written in 1949 by Jerry Seelen. The song has been adapted in several languages. History In July 1947, Henri Betti w ...," also in Japanese. Koshiji was married to compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
was a Japanese singer, actress, journalist, and politician. Born in China, she made an international career in film in China, Hong Kong, Japan and the United States. Early in her career, the Manchukuo Film Association concealed her Japanese origin and she went by the Chinese name Li Hsiang-lan (), rendered in Japanese as Ri Kōran. This allowed her to represent China in Japanese propaganda movies. After the war, she appeared in Japanese movies under her real name, as well as in several English language movies under the stage name, Shirley Yamaguchi. After becoming a journalist in the 1950s under the name , she was elected as a member of the Japanese parliament in 1974, and served for 18 years. After retiring from politics, she served as vice president of the Asian Women's Fund. Early life She was born on February 12th, 1920 to Japanese parents, and , who were then settlers in Fushun, Manchuria, Republic of China, in a coal mining residential area in Dengta, Liaoyang. Fumio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Girl
''Fighting Girl'' is a Japanese television drama starring Kyoko Fukada. Synopsis Sayoko is a tough 19-year-old with ambition, energy and nowhere to direct it. Her father clearly favors her blind 16-year-old sister. Junior college is unstimulating. She is fired from her part-time job in a dress shop because she is too diligent at catching shoplifters and slaps them around a bit when she does. Even her boyfriend opts out for a more docile girl, but Sayoko doesn't think she is tough enough. Coming home on the train, she nonchalantly puts on her makeup and changes her shirt, oblivious to the other passengers' silent glares, until Ami (South Korean actress Yoon Son-ha) confronts her. They stare each other down and Sayoko gets off. The passengers commend the Korean student but she scoffs at them too, asking, "Instead of praising me, why don't you say something yourself?" A few days later Ami is also the one who comes to the aid of Sayoko's sister, who has sprained her ankle when pushed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
