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Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
is a Japanese actor. His real name is . He is represented with Otona Keikaku. He graduated from Ryukoku High School. Biography Arakawa's parents are draper Draper was originally a term for a retailer or wholesaler of cloth that was mainly for clothing. A draper may additionally operate as a cloth merchant or a haberdasher. History Drapers were an important trade guild during the medieval period ...s. He is an individualist actor who plays an active part in the appearance of chubby body form and round cut, and he was named , but due to depending on circumstances such as many misreading of names, he took a kanji letter from his real name, and renamed it to his current name (both of his names are presided by Otona Keikaku and named by Suzuki Matsuo). Arakawa had made many appearances in films, dramas and advertisements. He played his first leading role in the film '' Fine, Totally Fine'' released in 2008. Filmography Films TV dramas Stage Documentaries See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogi, Saga
is a city located in the central part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of February 28, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 45,638 and a population density of 480 persons per km². The total area is 95.85 km². The modern city of Ogi was established on March 3, 2005, from the merger of the former town of Ogi, absorbing the towns of Ashikari, Mikatsuki and Ushizu (all from Ogi District). Ogi District was dissolved as a result of this merger. It has gradually come to be known as the city with the highest consumption of yōkan in Japan. Geography Located in the central part of Saga Prefecture, Ogi borders the city of Saga. The heart of old Ushizu where the current City Hall is located is approximately 10 km due west of central Saga. The northern part of the city is a mountainous region that builds up to the mountain Tenzan, while the rest of the city consists of the low lying Saga Plains. The southern part of the city borders the Ariake S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mom And Me, And Sometimes Dad
] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of gestational surrogacy. An adoptive mother is a female who has become the child's parent through the legal process of adoption. A biological mother is the female genetic contributor to the creation of the infant, through sexual intercourse or egg donation. A biological mother may have legal obligations to a child not raised by her, such as an obligation of monetary support. A putative mother is a female whose biological relationship to a child is alleged but has not been established. A stepmother is a woman who is married to a child's father and they may form a family unit, but who generally does not have the legal rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child. A father is the male counterpart of a mother. Women who are pregnan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimizu Muneharu
, also known as , was a military commander during the Sengoku period. He served the Mōri clan (one of the powerful clans in Bitchu Province) as a retainer to Kobayakawa Takakage and took part in the expedition to unify the Chūgoku region. He was lord of Shimizu castle at Bitchu Province, and became the lord of the Bitchu Takamatsu Castle after he captured it in 1565. His father was Shimizu Munenori. Hashiba Hideyohi (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi), a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, went on an expedition to the Chūgoku region to reunify Japan in 1582. Muneharu resisted Hideyoshi, locking himself in Bitchu Takamatsu Castle. Hideyoshi advised Muneharu to surrender on the condition that Muneharu give him Bitchu Province, but Muneharu refused. Takamatsu Castle was flooded by Hideyoshi and nearly fell. In June, during the flooding, Nobunaga died in the Incident at Honnōji in Kyoto. Having heard about Nobunaga's death, Hideyoshi made peace overtures on the condition that Muneharu commit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kubi (film)
is a 2023 Japanese historical ''samurai'' film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars as Hashiba Hideyoshi (Toyotomi Hideyoshi). The film is based on the novel of the same name, which was released in 2019 and written by Kitano. The film depicts the historical event of the ''Honnō-ji'' incident, which took place in the Sengoku period in 1582. Kadokawa Corporation produced the film and co-distributed it in Japan with Toho. The film also stars Hidetoshi Nishijima as Akechi Mitsuhide, Ryo Kase as Oda Nobunaga, Tadanobu Asano as Kuroda Kanbei, and Nao Omori as Hashiba Hidenaga. It had its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2023. It was released in Japan on 23 November 2023. Cast *Takeshi Kitano as Hashiba Hideyoshi * Hidetoshi Nishijima as Akechi Mitsuhide *Ryo Kase as Oda Nobunaga *Nakamura Shidō II as Naniwa Mosuke *Tadanobu Asano as Kuroda Kanbei * Nao Ōmori as Hashiba Hidenaga *Yūichi Kimura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horibe Yasubei
was a warrior in Japan. Yasubee was born to , a samurai of the Shibata Domain (a Han (country subdivision), ''han'' in present-day Niigata Prefecture) . When Yasubee was 13, his father lost his position and became a rōnin. Soon afterwards, Yajiemon died, and as Yasubee's mother had died shortly after giving birth to him, Yasubee was thus orphaned. Eventually, Yasubee ended up in Edo and became successful as a master swordsman at the dōjō. In 1694, Yasubee came to the aid of his dōjō mate and pledged uncle in a duel at Takadanobaba in Edo, killing three opponents. He received acclaim for his role, and Horibe Yahei of the Akō Domain asked Yasubee to marry his daughter and become the heir to Yahei's family. Yahei was so impressed with Yasubee that he pleaded to his liege, Asano Naganori, to allow Yasubee to keep his Nakayama surname while marrying into the Horibe family. Yasubee eventually took on the Horibe surname and became a successful retainer of the Akō Domain. In 1701 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key Of Life
is a 2012 Japanese comedy film directed by Kenji Uchida. The film opened in Japan on September 15, 2012. The movie's theme song was written and performed by Kazuya Yoshii. The movie was remade in Korean in 2016 as ''Luck Key''. Plot synopsis The film begins by introducing its three principal characters: Kanae Mizushima is a mousy editor for a magazine that reviews all sorts of rare and luxury items, who announces her intention to marry despite not having found a husband; Takeshi Sakurai is an out-of-work and heavily indebted actor whose attempt to kill himself fails; Junitsu Kondo is a wealthy killer for hire who has just finished a job. Their paths cross when Sakurai and Kondo go to the same bathhouse. Undressing near each other, Sakurai clearly envies Kondo's designer clothes and accessories, luxury car keys, and heavy wallet. When Kondo slips on a bar of soap and hits his head, knocking himself unconscious, Sakurai switches locker keys and uses Kondo's key to steal his clothes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memories Of Matsuko
is a 2006 Japanese musical film written and directed by Tetsuya Nakashima. It is based on a Japanese novel by Muneki Yamada. It has not yet received North American distribution, though in its North American premiere at the 2007 New York Asian Film Festival, the film received the Audience Award with an average rating of 9.2 Summary Following a breakup with his girlfriend, Sho Kawajiri sleeps at home, before his father, Norio, pays him a surprise visit. Sho is surprised to see an urn with the ashes of his aunt Matsuko, who he has never met. Sho is asked to help clean her old room, and while doing so, he gradually learns more about the life of his estranged aunt. During Matsuko's early life, she struggled to gain the attention of her father, who was mostly concerned with her chronically ill sister, Kumi. This created an imbalance where Matsuko's needs were less likely to be met. From 1970 to 1971, Matsuko was a very popular junior high school music teacher in Ōkawa, Fukuoka. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamikaze Girls
''Kamikaze Girls'', originally released in Japan as , is a 2002 Japanese light novel written by Novala Takemoto. The story centers on the friendship between two students named Momoko Ryugasaki and Ichigo "Ichiko" Shirayuri. These two are from completely different backgrounds: one is a Lolita-fashioned girl and the other, her antithesis, is a (juvenile delinquent). Viz Media licensed the novel for an English-language release in North America in 2006. A live-action film adaptation of the novel directed by Tetsuya Nakashima premiered in Japan in May 2004. It starred Kyoko Fukada as Momoko and Anna Tsuchiya as Ichigo. It was filmed in the town of Shimotsuma in Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan. Viz Media screened the film in select theaters in the United States in late 2005 under the title ''Kamikaze Girls''. They released it on DVD with hardcoded English subtitles in January 2006. The DVD extras include the original Japanese movie trailers, an interview with the lead actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Young To Die! Wakakushite Shinu
is a 2016 Japanese horror comedy film directed by Kankurō Kudō. Tomoya Nagase played the lead role for the first time in 7 years. It was expected to be released on February 6, 2016, but was postponed because of a car accident scene that reminded people of a bus crash in Karuizawa. This film premiered at the 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival. Cast * Tomoya Nagase as Killer K * Ryunosuke Kamiki as Daisuke * Machiko Ono as Naomi Kamei * Aoi Morikawa as Hiromi Tezuka * Kenta Kiritani as Cozy * Kanji Furutachi is a Japanese actor. Career Born in Sakai, Osaka, Furutachi traveled to New York in his twenties to study acting at the HB Studio under Uta Hagen. Returning to Japan, he joined the Seinendan theatre troupe run by Oriza Hirata and the Sample the ... as Matsuura References External links * * 2016 films 2016 comedy films 2016 comedy horror films Toho films Films with screenplays by Kankurō Kudō Japanese comedy horror films 2010s Japanese films {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prophecy (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuya Tsutsui. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Jump X'' from July 2011 to August 2013. A sequel, titled ''Yokokuhan: The Copycat'', was serialized in the same magazine from April to October 2014 and later transferred to ''Weekly Young Jump'', where it ran from March to July 2015. A live-action film and a five-episode television drama adaptations premiered in 2015. Media Manga Published by Shueisha, it was serialized in ''Jump X'' magazine from July 25, 2011, to August 10, 2013, and compiled into three volumes published from April 2012 to September 2013. In North America, it was acquired by Vertical in September 2013. It was also published in Brazil by Editora JBC, and in French by Ki-oon A spin-off manga, titled ''Yokokuhan: The Copycat'', and illustrated by Fumio Obata started in ''Jump X'' on April 10, 2014. With the magazine discontinuation on October 10, 2014, the series moved to ''We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Final Stage
''The Final Stage'' is a film directed by Frank Howson. Production It was based on an early play by Howson and was the seventh film from Boulevard Films Boulevard Films was an Australian production company which made a number of movies in the late 1980s and early 1990s, many which were set against a background of the entertainment industry.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in ... and the third which Howson directed. He shot it over two weeks with a cast of six actors on one set. The movie has been called one of Howson's most personal works. Fraud Case Howson later tried to pass the film off as another movie ''The Boy Who Dared to Dream'' in order to enable investors to achieve a tax deduction. This was unsuccessful and Howson was convicted of fraud.David McLennan, 'Movie Credits Changed To 'preserve Integrity' ', ''The Canberra Times'', 1 September 2000 p4 References External links * Australian films 1995 films English-language films {{1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamogawa Horumo
is a Japanese fantasy-action-comedy film directed by Katsuhide Motoki. Story A group of Kyoto University students known as the “Kyoto University Azure Dragons”, participate in a game called "Horumo". It is an ancient game in which players control shikigami called “oni” and pit them against the oni of rival teams, reminiscent of Pokémon. Akira Abe is a freshman student who falls in love with a classmate named Kyoko, and blindly joins the club and plays the game to be closer to her. Ironically, Kyoko is interested in another club member, while Akira gains the attention of Fumi. The mysterious game started over 1,200 years ago in the Heian Period. Soon the 2,000 oni wage wars battles in the city of Kyoto. Cast *Takayuki Yamada ... Akira Abe *Chiaki Kuriyama ... Fumi Kusunoki *Gaku Hamada ... Koichi Takamura *Sei Ashina ... Kyoko Sawara *Takuya Ishida ... Mitsuru Ashiya *Yoshiyoshi Arakawa ... Makoto Sugawara * Tamiyasu Cho ... Akahito Kakimoto *Renji Ishibashi ... Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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