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Yugo Kanno
is a Japanese composer and musician known for his work on many television dramas, anime series, and movies. Biography Kanno was born in Saitama, Japan. He attended junior high school in Kawagoe before later moving to Takanezawa for university. While attending school, he was fascinated by Impressionist Music. He graduated from the Tokyo College of Music, department of composition, film scoring course and started providing music for movies, commercials, and artists while he was still a student. On December 14, 2007, Kanno held his first orchestral concert which, according to his website, "started with a strong desire to listen to live music." His first orchestra concert was held at Suntory Hall's Blue Rose in 2007. His first 2-day Valentines concert was held at Bunkamura Orchard Hall in 2014, Yupoto Hall in 2015, Mielparque Hall in 2016, Hitomi Memorial Hall in 2017/2018, and Sakura Hall in 2019, and was well received. He also participated in several collaborations such as 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast. Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa. Saitama Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, and many of its cities are described as bedroom communities and suburbs of Tokyo with many residents commuting into the city each day. History According to ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (''Kujiki''), Chichibu was one of 137 provinces during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Chichibu Province was in western Saitama. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunshi Kanbei
is a 2014 Japanese historical drama television series and the 53rd NHK ''taiga'' drama. The series was broadcast from January 5 to December 21, 2014, and ran a total of 50 episodes. The drama depicts the life of Kuroda Kanbei (played by Junichi Okada), a retainer of daimyō Kodera Masamoto of Harima Province, and a strategist for daimyō Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Plot The drama tells the story of Kuroda Kanbei, a son of Kuroda Mototaka, chief retainer of Kodera Masamoto who ruled Harima Province (currently Hyōgo Prefecture) in the 16th century. In troubled times, Kanbei persuades Kodera to join forces with the all-powerful Oda Nobunaga. Though imprisoned by Araki Murashige and lamed for life, Kanbei endures hardships and later becomes a strategist for Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His son Kuroda Nagamasa serves Tokugawa Ieyasu after the death of Toyotomi. Production *Screenwriter – Yoichi Maekawa *Music – Yugo Kanno *Titling – Shoshu *Narrator – Shiho Fujimura→Shuko Hirose *Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocent Love (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama series that aired on Fuji TV from 20 October to 22 December 2008. Maki Horikita played the lead role as Kanon Akiyama. The screenwriter is Taeko Asano, who wrote the screenplay for ''Last Friends''. The first episode received the viewership rating of 16.9% in Kantō region. Cast * Maki Horikita as Kanon Akiyama * Yūjin Kitagawa as Junya Nagasaki * Yuu Kashii as Mizuki Sakurai * Seiji Fukushi as Yōji Akiyama * Hiroki Narimiya as Subaru Segawa * Yuki Uchida as Kiyoka Tōno * Takashi Naitō as a priest * Kōsuke Toyohara as Jirō Ikeda * Mitsuru Hirata is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award and the award for best supporting actor at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Fall Guy''. Filmography Films *''Fall Guy'' (1982), Yasu *''Theater of Life'' (198 ... as Seitarō Akiyama References External links * * Japanese drama television series Fuji TV dramas 2008 Japanese television series debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akai Ito (TV Series)
is a 2006 cell phone novel series written by Mei. ''Akai Ito'' was first published on the website ''Mahō no Toshōkan'', where it became the #1 ranked story within the first month of publication. The popularity of ''Akai Ito'' has been associated with the boom of cell phone novels in the mid-2000s in Japan. The novel was later published as a series of five books, which sold a consecutive total of 1.8 million physical copies. The success of ''Akai Ito'' has led to a manga adaptation by Cocco Kashiwaya, a television and film project released under the title ''Threads of Destiny'', and two video game adaptations. Plot Middle school student Mei Takemiya has a crush on her childhood friend Yūya, but after he confesses to her older sister, Haruna, she withdraws to the company of her circle of friends: Riku, Mia, Yuri, Natsuki, Mitsuru, Asami, and Sara. One day, she becomes acquainted with her classmate, Atsushi Nishino, and the two realize they have a lot in common, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SP (TV Series)
, is a Japanese television drama based on the real life security police unit of Japan which is responsible for domestic and foreign abuse. The series script was written by famed '' GO'' author Kazuki Kaneshiro and marks his first time writing for a television drama. The drama centers on a newly recruited SP officer named Kaoru Inoue, who is the only SP officer known in the force to have sharp senses that enables him to conduct his duties by using this ESP sense to take down the threat before it appears to threaten the VIP and the civilians who are caught in the middle. The franchise consists of the TV series, two film adaptations of the series released in 2010 and 2011 with a manga adaptation. Plot Kaoru Inoue had suffered a tragedy when his parents were killed by a knife-wielding man in the political rally of Assemblyman Yūzō Asada in Tokyo when he was 6. Because of this, all of his senses have been improved with the ability to detect anything in his surroundings ranging from ... [...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] |
Masaharu Fukuyama
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor from Nagasaki. He debuted in 1990 with the single "Tsuioku no Ame no Naka". Fukuyama is represented by the agency Amuse, Inc. Career While he can also be seen in Japanese television dramas, Fukuyama is best known for his singing career. His 1992 breakout single "Good night" gained a wide audience because of its tie-in with the TV drama ''Ai wo Douda''. In 1993, he made his first appearance in ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'', on which only successful J-pop and ''enka'' artists are invited to perform. Propelled by the success of '' Hitotsu Yane no Shita'', in which he played Chinichan, the second older brother in the Kashiwagi family, he had his first million-selling single, " It's Only Love/Sorry Baby", in 1994. His 1995 single "Hello" became the second highest selling single that year. He took a hiatus in 1996, stopping all his entertainment activities except his radio shows. He returned to the entertainment scene in 1998, and his first singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galileo (Japanese TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama based on the novels by mystery writer . It narrates the events and cases encountered by Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective, and Manabu Yukawa, a university associate professor, as the two pair up to solve many mysterious cases. A special episode titled "Galileo Episode 0", set 3 years before the television series, aired on October 4, 2008, on the same day as the release of the film ''Suspect X.'' A second series began airing on Fuji TV on April 15, 2013, and ended with an adaption of the novel '' Salvation of a Saint.'' The second movie, titled , premiered in both Japan and Hong Kong on June 29, 2013. Premise Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective who has just been reassigned to the criminal division, finds the investigation of her first murder case stalled by seemingly-supernatural phenomena surrounding the event. She seeks help from Shunpei Kusanagi, a senior detective at the police headquarter famous as a "Mystery Hunter". Kusanagi, however, reveals to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bambino!
is a Japanese cooking manga written and illustrated by Tetsuji Sekiya. The manga has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen magazine (aimed at older men) ''Big Comic Spirits''. As of February 2009, Shogakukan has published 14 ''tankōbon'' of the manga. It received the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga along with Takeshi Natsuhara's and Kuromaru's ''Kurosagi''. Nippon Television broadcast the live-action TV drama from April 18, 2007 to June 27, 2007. It was broadcast in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico by TV Japan, an affiliate of NHK, from January to March 2008. Media Manga ''Bambino!'' is written and illustrated by Tetsuji Sekiya. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen magazine (aimed at older men) ''Big Comic Spirits''. As of March 2009, Shogakukan has published 14 '' bound volumes'' of the manga between March 30, 2005 and December 26, 2008. Volume listing Drama "We Can Make It!" by Arashi is the series' opening theme son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suppli
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki. It was published by Shodensha's Josei manga, ''josei'' manga magazine ''Feel Young'' from October 8, 2003, to November 7, 2009; a sidestory also ran in the magazine in 2010. It has been collected in seven volumes so far, and was published in English by Tokyopop who released five volumes in English. ''Suppli'' was adapted into a Japanese television drama, Japanese drama series which aired in Japan on Fuji TV in summer 2006. It stars Misaki Itō, Kazuya Kamenashi, Eita, and Miho Shiraishi. Minami is a 27-year-old female office worker in an advertisement agency. Though she has a boyfriend, she spends the majority of her time working and appears to feel ambivalent about the relationship at best. When the boyfriend finally breaks up with her, it's the push she needs to start a social life with her co-workers. In-office romances soon follow. Much of the story is told through Minami's thoughts, which are full of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attention Please
is a manga by Chieko Hosokawa about the training of flight attendants for Japan Airlines originally serialized in ''Shōjo Friend'' from Kodansha beginning in 1970. Tokyo Broadcasting System adapted a TV drama from the manga in 1970. Thirty-six years later, Fuji TV produced a new drama series in 2006. The name of the character, Yōko Misaki was used in both versions. 1970 version Cast 2006 version Episodes The 2006 program follows the life of Misaki as she slowly conquers various obstacles to become a flight attendant. Each episode ends with a showcase of the various uniforms that have been used in JAL to a cover of "Oh Pretty Woman" by Kaela Kimura. Cast * Aya Ueto as Misaki Youko *Ryo Nishikido as Nakahara Shota *Miki Maya as Mikami Tamaki *Saki Aibu as Wakamura Yayoi *Chihiro Otsuka as Sekiyama Yuki *Misa Uehara as Hirota Saori *Kotaro Koizumi as Tsutsumi Shuusuke *Fumiyo Kohinata as Sakurada Shinya *Yuko Fueki as Asou Kaoru *Natsumi Nanase as Kinoshita Asami *Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galaxy Award (Japan)
is a Japanese production award for television, radio and commercials. It is given out annually by members of the Japan Council for Better Radio and Television. Awards are given out in four categories: television programs, radio programs, television commercials, and news programming. In each category are awarded one Galaxy Grand Prix for best program (Gyarakushī Taishō), two or three Galaxy Awards for outstanding programs (Gyarakushī Yūshūshō), and several Galaxy Awards for highly recommended programs (Gyarakushī Suisenshō). Individual and special awards are also given out. The Galaxy Award was established in 1963 and is one of the most important awards in the Japanese television industry. Grand Prix winners This is a partial list of winners: Television *2000 Drama D-mode トトの世界～最後の野生児 (NHK, NHK Enterprises 21) *2001 TOYD ( WOWOW, ProgPic Pictures, Fuji Creative Corporation) *2002 ETV 2003 アウシュヴィッツ証言者はなぜ自殺したか ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
