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Yoshimasa Kondo
, born on August 13, 1961 in Nagoya, Japan, is a Japanese theatre and film actor. Biography He debuted as an extra in the series ''Chu-gaku-sei Nikki'', and was later written into the script. He later gained notability while working with the theatrical troupe Tokyo Sunshine Boys, though he is not a member of the group. Kondo continues to work with the Tokyo Sunshine Boys leader and director Mitani Koki, however, in all of his movies after the troupe disbanded. Now Kondo plays secondary roles in Japanese films. Filmography Film * ''The Gentle Twelve'' (1991) * '' Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald'' (1997) * ''Minna no Ie'' (2001) * '' Suite Hotel'' (2006) * '' The Magic Hour'' (2008) * ''The Kiyosu Conference'' (2013) * ''Ringside Story'' (2017) * ''Katsu Fūtarō!!'' (2019) * ''Kamata Prelude'' (2020) * ''Remain In Twilight'' (2021) * ''The Supporting Actors: The Movie'' (2021), himself * ''The Mukoda Barber Shop'' (2022) * ''In Love and Deep Water'' (2023) * ''The Sociology of Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, and Chiba. It is the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million in 2020. In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya, during the Meiji Restoration, and became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furin Kazan (TV Series)
Furin is a protease, a proteolytic enzyme that in humans and other animals is encoded by the ''FURIN'' gene. Some proteins are inactive when they are first synthesized, and must have sections removed in order to become active. Furin cleaves these sections and activates the proteins. It was named furin because it was in the upstream region of an oncogene known as FES. The gene was known as FUR (FES Upstream Region) and therefore the protein was named furin. Furin is also known as PACE (Paired basic Amino acid Cleaving Enzyme). A member of family S8, furin is a subtilisin-like peptidase. Function The protein encoded by this gene is an enzyme that belongs to the subtilisin-like proprotein convertase family. The members of this family are proprotein convertases that process latent precursor proteins into their biologically active products. This encoded protein is a calcium-dependent serine endoprotease that can efficiently cleave precursor proteins at their paired basic amino acid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Come Come Everybody
is a Japanese television drama series and the 105th NHK Asadora series, following Okaeri Mone. It premiered on November 1, 2021 and concluded on April 8, 2022. The story is about 100 years-old family, three generations, Yasuko (grandmother), Rui (mother), and Hinata (daughter) who worked with a radio English course during the Shōwa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras. The drama is set in Okayama, Osaka and Kyoto. Plot The story is about a three-generation family, Yasuko (grandmother), Rui (mother) and Hinata (daughter) who worked with a radio English course during the Shōwa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras. While facing the challenges of the Shōwa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras, the three find their own way of life in love, work, and marriage. The story unfolds in a heroine relay system. Yasuko Tachibana was born in Okayama City in 1925, the year when Japan began radio broadcasts. Yasuko grew up in a warm family who owns a Japanese sweets shop in the shopping district of Okayama city. Her family wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kijūrō Shidehara
Baron was a pre–World War II Japanese diplomat and politician. He was Prime Minister of Japan from 1945 to 1946 and a leading proponent of pacifism in Japan before and after World War II. He was the last Japanese Prime Minister who was a member of the peerage (''kazoku''). His wife, Masako, was the fourth daughter of Iwasaki Yatarō, founder of the Mitsubishi ''zaibatsu.'' Early life and career Shidehara was born on 13 September 1872, in Kadoma, Osaka, into a wealthy farming family ('' gōnō''). His brother Taira was the first president of Taihoku Imperial University. Shidehara attended Tokyo Imperial University, and graduated from the Faculty of Law, where he had studied under Hozumi Nobushige. After graduation, he found a position within the Foreign Ministry and was sent as a consul to Chemulpo in Korea in 1896. In 1903 Shidehara married Masako Iwasaki, who came from the family that founded the Mitsubishi zaibatsu. This made him the brother-in-law of Katō Takaaki, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reach Beyond The Blue Sky
is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Ryo Yoshizawa as Shibusawa Eiichi, a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". The series is the 60th NHK taiga drama, premiered on February 14, 2021. Cast People of Chiaraijima village Shibusawa family *Ryo Yoshizawa as Shibusawa Eiichi (also known as Eijirō, Eiichirō, Tokudayū, Tokutarō) **Masahito Kobayashi as young Eiichi * Kaoru Kobayashi as Shibusawa Ichirōemon, Eiichi's father *Emi Wakui as Shibusawa Ei, Eiichi's mother * Eri Murakawa as Shibusawa Naka, Eiichi's older sister **Nanoha Oda as young Naka *Ryōko Fujino as Shibusawa Tei, Eiichi's younger sister **Honoka Yoshida as young Tei *Kengo Kora as Shibusawa Kisaku (later known as Shibusawa Seiichirō), Eiichi's cousin **Shūto Ishikawa as young Kisaku *Riko Narumi as Shibusawa Yoshi, Kisaku's wife *Sei Hiraizumi as Shibusawa Sōsuke, Eiichi's uncle *Mayumi Asaka as Shibusawa Masa, Eiichi's aunt *Rina Ono as Shibusaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiroi Kyotō
is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Summary The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both associate professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research. Cast (1966 film) Cast * Jiro Tamiya - Goro Zaizen *Eijirō Tōno - Professor Azuma * Takahiro Tamura - Shuji Satomi * Eitaro Ozawa - Professor Ugai *Eiji Funakoshi - Professor Kikukawa * Osamu Takizawa - Professor Funao * Kenjiro Ishiyama - Mataichi Zaizen * Yoshi Katō - Professor Ōkouchi *Teruko Kishi - Masako *Mayumi Ogawa - Keiko Hanamori *Shiho Fujimura - Saeko * Toshio Takahara - Tsuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natsuzora
is a Japanese television drama series and the 100th Memorial Asadora series, following ''Manpuku''. It premiered on April 1, 2019, and concluded on September 28, 2019. The story is loosely based on the life of animator Reiko Okuyama. Plot As Natsu's parents were dead, she was raised by her father's old friend Takeo Shibata in Tokachi Hokkaido. At first Natsu was not recognized as a member of the Shibata family, but gradually gains Taijū Shibata's trust by her efforts. Natsu learns a lot from him and he has a great influence on her life. But Natsu decides to go to Tokyo to be an animator. Cast Natsu's family * Suzu Hirose as Natsu Okuhara (based on Reiko Okuyama) ** Sari Awano as young Natsu * Masaki Okada as Saitarō Okuhara, Natsu's brother ** Ao Watanabe as young Saitarō * Kaya Kiyohara as Chiharu Okuhara, Natsu's sister ** Noa Tanaka as young Chiharu * Naho Toda as Natsu's mother (cameo) *Teruyoshi Uchimura as Natsu's father (cameo) Hokkaido and Tokachi people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segodon
is a 2018 Japanese historical drama television series and the 57th NHK taiga drama. It stars Ryohei Suzuki as Saigō Takamori, who has been dubbed ''the last true samurai''. Plot The drama follows the life of historical figure Saigō Takamori. Born the first son of a lower-class samurai, he was exiled two times and went through three marriages. He was one of the central figures of the Meiji Restoration but later rebelled against the government over dissatisfaction with Meiji reforms. Cast Saigo family * Ryohei Suzuki as Saigō Takamori **Ao Watanabe as Kokichi (young Takamori) *Keiko Matsuzaka as Saigō Masa, the mother of Takamori * Morio Kazama as Saigō Kichibei, the father of Takamori *Toshiyuki Nishida as Saigō Kikujirō, Takamori's son ** Yuki Imai as Teen Kikujirō **Kairi Jō as Child Kikujirō * Ai Hashimoto as Suga, the first wife of Takamori * Haru Kuroki as Iwayama Ito, the third wife of Takamori ** Konomi Watanabe as young Ito * Ryo Nishikido as Saigō Jūdō, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Marriage!?
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Enjōji. It began serialization in Shogakukan's josei magazine ''Petit Comic'' on June 14, 2009 and ran until September 23, 2012. It is completed in 10 volumes. It has been published in French by Kazé and in German by Tokyopop. Viz Media has licensed the English version, which was released on August 6, 2013. A live-action drama based on the series premiered on Amazon Prime Video in June 2016. Plot The story revolves around Chiwa Takanashi, a 23-year-old ordinary office-lady that never had the time nor the opportunity to have a boyfriend in her entire life, who agrees to an arranged marriage with the president Hokuto Mamiya of the company she works in – a man she doesn't know – in order to pay off her dad's debts. Chiwa believes the arrangement isn't binding, but her new partner seems to think otherwise. This comedy tells the story of two strangers living together and their way to find a happy marriage. Charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirano Nagayasu
was a samurai retainer to Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 17th century. He was known as one of the "Seven Spears of Shizugatake". Following the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583, Nagayasu came to be known as one of the ''shichi-hon-yari'' (七本槍), or Seven Spears of Shizugatake. These Seven would be among Hideyoshi's most trusted generals. Owing to his achievement in that battle, he was rewarded with 3,000 additional koku. In 1600, He fought alongside the Tokugawa Ieyasu's "Eastern Army" at the Battle of Sekigahara. In 1614, He was changed sides once again, requesting to serve under the Toyotomi clan in the Siege of Osaka, but was denied. Nagayasu became a ''hatamoto'' in the Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanada Maru (TV Series)
is a 2016 Japanese historical drama television series and the 55th NHK taiga drama. The series is named after the Sanada Maru, a fortification defended by Sanada during the Siege of Osaka in 1615. Written by Kōki Mitani, it stars Masato Sakai as the samurai Sanada Nobushige. It premiered on January 10, 2016 and concluded on December 18, 2016. Due to declining viewership for taiga dramas in recent years, NHK strengthened its marketing push for ''Sanada Maru'' as compared with its previous taiga dramas. Plot The drama focuses on the history of the Sanada clan during the Sengoku period in Japan, and in particular on Sanada Nobushige, who would go on to become one of the legendary commanders of the period. Cast Sanada clan *Masato Sakai as Sanada Nobushige, also known as Sanada Yukimura *Yo Oizumi as Sanada Nobuyuki, Nobushige's older brother *Masao Kusakari as Sanada Masayuki, Nobushige's father *Masami Nagasawa as Kiri, Nobushige's childhood friend *Yoshino Kimura as [ Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
