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Yukijirō Hotaru
is a Japanese actor. He is best known for the role of Gonza Kurahashi in the ''Garo'' television franchise. Filmography Films *'' Sexy Battle Girls'' (1986) *'' Time Adventure: Zeccho 5-byo Mae'' (1986) *''Itoshino Half Moon'' (1987) *''Ogenki kurinikku: Tatte moraimasu aka Welcome to the Ogenki Clinic'' (1988) *''Subway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting'' (1988) *''Zeiram'' (1991) *''Aiyoku Shūdōin: Jukujo, Chijo, Seijo'' (1995) *'' Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'' (1995) *''Mechanical Violator Hakaider'' (1995) *'' The Bondage Master'' (1996) *''Jukujo no Sasoijiru: Nanbon de Mohoshii'' (1997) *''Onna chikan sôsakan: Oshiri de shôbu! aka Sexy S.W.A.T. Team'' (1998) *'' Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris'' (1999) *'' Tekkōki Mikazuki'' (2000) *''Pyrokinesis'' (2000) *'' Mourning Wife'' (2001) *''Porisu'' (2001) *'' Stacy'' (2001) *'' Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' (2001) *''Molester's Bus 2: Heat of the Over Thirty'' (2002) *''The Glamorous Life of S ... [...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] |
Deep Sea Monster Reigo
also known as ''Reigo: The Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato'' is a 2008 independently-made Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film by Shinpei Hayashiya. Veteran artist Keita Amemiya designed the titular monster. The film's original working title was ''Reigo vs. Yamato'' (レイゴー対大和 - ''Reigô tai Yamatô).'' The film, set in World War II, depicts the story of the real-life Japanese battleship, the ''Yamato'', which is confronted in the Pacific Ocean by giant monsters, including the most fearsome of them all, Reigo. The film was released on home video in the United States in 2019 under the title ''Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters''. Plot In September 1942, Captain Yamagami (Susumu Kurobe) is ordered to rendezvous the Yamato with the Combined Fleet that is gathering at the Truk Islands (aka Chuuk Islands) in Micronesia, a key strategic point in the South Pacific. With beautiful clear blue skies above and surrounded by coral reefs below, this South Seas paradise became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenchijin
is a 2009 Japanese super historical drama television series, and the 48th taiga drama of NHK. It aired every Sunday from January 4 to November 22, 2009, spanning 47 episodes.It is an unusual Taiga Drama as the final episode will be broadcast as early as November, due to the first phase of '' Saka no Ue no Kumo'', a series of NHK Special Drama, being broadcast from November 29 to December 27. The drama centers on the life of 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu, played by Satoshi Tsumabuki. Production began on April 27, 2007. The drama is based on the novel of the same name by Masashi Hisaka and was adapted by Eriko Komatsu, with Michiru Ōshima as series composer. The fourth episode of the series, , is the highest-rated episode of any Japanese drama in 2009. Plot The protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by Uesugi Kenshin in his youth that to conquer the world is a trifling matter, but what matters is to live one's life with righteousness. After Uesugi's death, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultraman Max
is a Japanese Tokusatsu series produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Released as the 19th ''Ultra Series'', it aired from July 2, 2005, until April 1, 2006. The show aimed to return to the fast-paced formula of encountering a new monster each week, similar to the previous series, with the exception of ''Ultraman Nexus''. On October 10, 2014, Crunchyroll announced that the series would be broadcast on their streaming service starting on October 17, 2014, in the US, Canada, Latin America, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. On January 27, 2017, the US television channel TOKU announced that the series would be broadcast in the United States on its channel with an English dub beginning February 27, 2017, making it the fifth Ultra Series to air in the United States after ''Ultraman'', ''Ultra Seven'', '' Ultraman: Towards the Future'' (originally in English without a Japanese dub) and ''Ultraman Tiga''. Synopsis In the 21st century, multiple phenome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nezura 1964
is a 2020 Japanese crowdfunded ''kaiju'' biopic film directed by Hiroto Yokokawa. The film was based on Daiei's unfinished 1964 ''Gamera'' precursor, ''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'' and stars Yukijirō Hotaru as a character based on the president of Daiei, Mai Saito, Mach Fumiake, and Shirō Sano. Cast * Yukijirō Hotaru as Nagano * Kazuma Yoneyama as Yukawa * Norman England as Schmidt * Ippei Osako as Shigeo * Yoshiro Uchida as Takiyama * Shirō Sano as Azuma *Noboru Sato as Muraoka * Mai Saito as Junko * Mach Fumiake as Monto * Masanori Kikuzawa as Tsukaji *Himawari Ono as Sachiko * Bin Furuya as Oyaji * Akira Ohashi as Mammoth Nezura Production On December 7, 2020, Takuya Imahori and Michiaki Watanabe was announced as the film's composers. Release Theatrical ''Nezura 1964'' was first released in Tokyo released on December 19, 2020. A month later, it was released nationwide on January 16, 2021. Home media The film was released to DVD in Japan in January 2021 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Buddha Arrival
is a 2018 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Hiroto Yokokawa. The film was based on the lost 1934 film of the same name, made with the cooperation of director Yoshiro Edamasa's grandson. Additional footage with new actors was shot to extend the film's run time for international distribution, with still more footage shot for a Japanese theatrical release on September 4, 2020, termed the Final Edition. Cast Background In his youth the film's director Hiroto Yokokawa was introduced by a friend to the ''Godzilla'' series about the existence of ''The Great Buddha Arrival''. In 2016, he contacted Kazuyoshi Fohara, the grandson of Yoshiro Edamasa, and the project started. Production Actors who have appeared in Tokusatsu films (such as Godzilla, Gamera) that influenced Yokokawa, such as Akira Takarada and Yukijiro Hotaru, were appointed. There is. Although 80% of the offers were declined, some casts decided to appear because "if Mr. Takarada will appear". Part of the productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakura Guardian In The North
is a 2018 Japanese drama film, directed by Yōjirō Takita and written by Machiko Nasu. Stage Production was by Keralino Sandrovich, Director of Photography is Takeshi Hamada and the music was by Kei Ogura and Katsu Hoshi. Plot The story starts in 1945, with Tetsu Ezure (played by Sayuri Yoshinaga) and her sons living in Sakharin. The Russian army invades, and Tetsu flees with her sons, while her husband (played by Abe Hiroshi) stays behind to fight. The family manage to flee to Hokkaido, and eventually settle in Abashiri. The plot then skips forward to 1971, and one of the sons, Shujiro (Masato Sakai) is now an executive at a US Multi National Hot Dog sales company. While visiting Sapporo, he encounters his mother, from whom he had previously become estranged. His mother, now down on her luck, seeks his help. while he and his wife are reluctant to assist. The plot looks at the past of the family. Upon realising something is wrong with her, partially related to her post tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makai Retsuden
''Kung Fu Kid'', known in Japan as , is a Master System video game. It is the follow-up to the Sega SG-1000 title ''Dragon Wang''. Players control Wang as he faces an onslaught of enemies using his martial arts skills and wall jumping technique. The Brazilian release, published by Tectoy, was renamed ''Sapo Xulé O Mestre do Kung Fu'' and as with '' Psycho Fox'' and '' Astro Warrior'', replaced the main character with the cartoon frog character Sapo Xulé. Reception ''Computer Gaming World ''Computer Gaming World'' (CGW) was an American computer game magazine published between 1981 and 2006. One of the few magazines of the era to survive the video game crash of 1983, it was sold to Ziff Davis in 1993. It expanded greatly through ...'' criticized ''Kung Fu Kid''s "incredibly contrived play-mechanics" (including a lobster that would give the player extra powers) and the "tiny and cartoon-like" graphics, and mocked the Engrish documentation that stated that the player would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
125 Years Memory
is a 2015 drama film directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka starring Seiyo Uchino, Kenan Ece and Shioli Kutsuna. Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: The sinking of the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul off the Japanese coast in 1890 and the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Iran in 1985.Nishihiro, Shinji"西廣理事よりNPOの活動状況について" ''NPO Ertuğrul Saves the World'', Wakayama. Retrieved 22 November 2018. It received the Japan Academy Film Prize in ten categories, including Best Art Direction, Best Sound Recording, Excellent Film and Excellent Director."第39回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品" ''Japan Academy Film Prize Association''. Retrieved 3 July 2020. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little House (film)
is a 2014 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada and based on a novel by Kyoko Nakajima. It was released in Japan on 25 January 2014. Plot The film is set in the 1930s and 1940s in Japan. It is narrated from the memoirs of Taki Nunomiya as an old woman. In 1930, she left Yamagata for Tokyo as an indentured servant to work as a housemaid. Cast *Takako Matsu *Haru Kuroki *Hidetaka Yoshioka *Satoshi Tsumabuki *Chieko Baisho * Takataro Kataoka *Kazuko Yoshiyuki *Yui Natsukawa *Nenji Kobayashi *Fumino Kimura *Yukijirō Hotaru *Takashi Sasano *Hidetaka Yoshioka - Itakura *Shigeru Muroi *Tomoko Nakajima *Isao Hashizume Reception The film was in competition for the Golden Bear at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, where Haru Kuroki won the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Two days after being released it had grossed ¥123 million (US$ The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makai No Hana
Makai (born 27 August 1973, stylized as MAKAI) is a Japanese house DJ. He is well known for his collaborations with Japanese vocalists, such as "Garden of Love" with Thelma Aoyama, which topped the iTunes iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download, and organize digital mul ... Japan internal charts. Discography Studio albums Other albums External linksOfficial Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of Mari And Three Puppies
is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Ryuichi Inomata. It was released in Japanese cinemas on 8 December 2007. It is based on a true story in the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake. This story has frequently been reported in the media and has also made into a book. Plot On the way back home, Ryota and his sister Aya met an abandoned Shiba Inu. At first reluctant to adopt it because their father hates dogs, they eventually brought it home secretly because the dog kept on following them home. In order to officially keep the dog at home, Aya told her grandfather that she wanted that dog for her birthday present. Since he promised to give her anything she wants for her birthday, he reluctantly agreed. This initially led to a quarrel between him and his son. Meanwhile, his son, is considering moving to Nagaoka city from Yamakoshi, their village, reduce the time needed for his father to reach the hospital and for the children to live near their school, despite opposition from his father. Aya subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
