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Ben Hiura
is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company. Hiura is known for dubbing over Bruce Willis, Richard Dreyfuss, John Malkovich, Joe Pesci and many more. Filmography Films *'' Goyokin'' (1969) – Rokuzo *''Fuji sanchō'' (1970) – A Man *'' Mount Hakkoda'' (1977) – Sato *'' Eijanaika'' (1981) *'' The Ballad of Narayama'' (1983) *''Tōki Rakujitsu'' (1992) *'' Zatōichi'' (2003) *'' Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen'' (2015) – Ichizō *''Crazy Samurai Musashi'' (2020) Television drama *''Ultraman'' (1966) – A Truck driver *''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) – Hattori Hanzō *''Sanga Moyu'' (1984) *''Edo o Kiru'' (1994) *''Shinsengumi Keppūroku'' (1998) *''Kamen Rider Hibiki'' (2005) *''Kamen Rider W'' (2010) *''Sanada Maru'' (2016) – Ōsumi Yozaemon Television animation *''Lupin the 3rd Part II'' (1979) – Gabotto, Bakki *''Master Keaton'' (1999) – Kendoru *''Golgo 13'' (2009) – Roy *''Gosick'' (2011) – Kazuya's father *''Danchi Tomoo'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultraman
The , also known as ''Ultraman'', is a Japanese science fiction media franchise owned and produced by Tsuburaya Productions, which began with the television series '' Ultra Q'' in 1966. The franchise has expanded into many television shows, films, comic books, and other media publications, becoming one of the most prominent productions in the Japanese ''tokusatsu'' and ''kaiju'' genres and pioneering the ''Kyodai'' Hero subgenre. The ''Ultraman'' series is centered on a fictional alien race of superheroes who often combat ''kaiju'' or other aliens. In Japan, the Ultraman brand generated $7.4 billion US dollars in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987. This makes it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. Ultraman was the world's third top-selling licensed character in the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia. References to Ultraman are abundant in Japanese popular culture, much like references to Superman in Western culture. The Ultras The fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danchi Tomoo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tobira Oda. An anime adaptation was announced in January 2013 and ran between April 2013 and February 2015. Plot ''Danchi Tomoo'' stars elementary school student Tomoo Kinoshita who lives in the mammoth Edajima Apartment Complex in Building #29 with his mother Tetsuko and sister Kimiko, while his father Tetsuo lives in an apartment in the city. While full of surreal gags, ''Danchi Tomoo'' also shows the real emotions of the Kinoshita family and their friends, neighbors, and classmates. Characters Kinoshita family ;: :A fourth-grade student who excels at sports but not at his studies, and always seems to get in trouble. However, he longs to be responsible and often surprises those around him when he displays his big-hearted personality. ;: :Tomoo and Kimiko's mother. She works part time at the neighborhood supermarket to make ends meet. She claims she once was as beautiful as her daughter, but in her middle age she has ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gosick
is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuki Sakuraba, with illustrations by Hinata Takeda. The series includes 13 novels published by Fujimi Shobo between December 2003 and July 2011. Set in a fictional European country in 1924, a Japanese exchange student meets a mysterious, brilliant girl who only leaves the library to sleep. Her brother, a detective, relies on her exceptional mind to solve difficult mysteries. Tokyopop released the first two novels in English in North America. A manga adaptation drawn by Sakuya Amano was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''Monthly Dragon Age'' magazine. A 24-episode anime adaptation by Bones aired between January and July 2011. A collection of side stories titled ''GosickS'' was published between 2005 and 2011, while a sequel novel series named ''Gosick New Continent'' was released in between 2013 and 2016. Plot and settings ''Gosick'' takes place in 1924 in a small, French-speaking fictional European country; which stretches from S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golgo 13
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Saito, published in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Big Comic'' since October 1968. The series follows the title character, a professional assassin for hire. ''Golgo 13'' is the oldest manga still in publication, and its edition was certified by ''Guinness World Records'' as the highest number of volumes for a manga series. Before his death in 2021, Saito said that he wanted the manga to continue on without him; he had previously raised concerns that the manga may be unfinished after he passes away. The Saito Production group of manga creators will continue its publication with the assistance of the ''Big Comic''s editorial department. The series has been adapted into two live-action feature films, an anime film, an original video animation, an anime television series and six video games. With a cumulative total of 300 million copies in circulation in various formats, including compilation books, it is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Keaton
is a Japanese manga series created by Hokusei Katsushika, Naoki Urasawa, and Takashi Nagasaki. It was serialized in ''Big Comic Original'' from 1988 to 1994, with its 144 chapters collected into 18 volumes by Shogakukan. In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English release. An anime adaptation was created by Madhouse, with 24 episodes airing from 1998 to 1999 in Japan on Nippon Television. An additional 15 episodes were created and released as original video animations (OVAs), bringing the total to 39 episodes. The anime and OVA series were dubbed into English and released in North America by Pioneer Entertainment from 2003 to 2004. Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki created a sequel to the series, titled ''Master Keaton Remaster''. Set 20 years after the original series ended, it ran in ''Big Comic Original'' from 2012 to 2014 and was collected into a single volume. By 2014, ''Master Keaton'' had over 20 million copies in circulation. Plot The story rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupin The 3rd Part II
''Lupin the 3rd Part II'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. Part of the ''Lupin III'' franchise, it is the second anime television adaptation of the ''Lupin III'' manga series created by Monkey Punch. Although originally broadcast as simply , the series is now often referred to as by Japanese fans. Among English-speaking fans, the series is commonly known as the "Red Jacket" series in reference to Lupin's outfit. The series contains 155 episodes, which aired between October 3, 1977, and October 6, 1980, on the Japanese television network Nippon Television. Episodes 145 and 155 were the first to appear in the United States on VHS in 1994, released by Streamline Pictures separately as ''Lupin III: Tales of the Wolf'' and together as ''Lupin III's Greatest Capers''. In 2003, Pioneer Entertainment licensed and released 79 episodes in North America, some of which were broadcast on Adult Swim. The series was picked up by Discotek Media, who rele ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider W
is a 2009–2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth overall. It premiered following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' on September 6, 2009, and aired alongside ''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger'' in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block. Following ''Shinkenger's'' finale, it aired alongside ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger'', until ''W'' concluded on August 29, 2010. The series is described as the . In the first episode of Kamen Rider Fourze, W is revealed to be in the same Continuity (fiction), continuity as the original Showa timeline, making it the first series to do so since ''Kamen Rider Agito''. The series is notable for being the first installment in what's popularly viewed as Heisei era Kamen Rider's second phase by fans. A sequel manga series, ''Fuuto PI'', began serialization in August 2017 and an anime adaptation began airing in August 2022. Promotion Advertisements throughout the months of May, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Hibiki
is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series, serving as the fifteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. ''Kamen Rider Hibiki'' first aired on January 30, 2005 and aired its final episode on January 22, 2006. It aired as a part of TV Asahi's Super Hero Time along with '' Mahō Sentai Magiranger''. It is the first series revolves around music, the natural world, and the balance between light and darkness. The series stands out for its focus on traditional Japanese aesthetics, as well as its more spiritual and introspective themes. The story follows Hibiki, a seasoned Kamen Rider, and his apprentice Asumu, as they battle the Makamou, monsters born from negative human emotions, and confront the personal and philosophical struggles of their role as protectors. This series is noted for introducing new themes and styles yet unseen in other shows. The catchphrase for the series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinsengumi Keppūroku
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama, that was broadcast in 1965 and 1998. It is based on Ryōtarō Shiba's novel of the same title and Moeyo Ken. It depicts the stories of the Shinsengumi. Synopsis The arrival of Matthew C. Perry, Matthew Perry's Black Ships rudely awakens Japan from 300 years of isolation from the world. Men set their eyes beyond Japan and begin to demand change in society. The old clashes with the new, and thus begins an age of turmoil. Amidst this confusion, one group remains true to the old ways and risks their lives to preserve the traditional shogunate system. Led by their charismatic captain, Kondo Isami, the Shinsengumi uphold the code of honor of the samurai. Tales abound of the feats of men like Kondo, Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Soji. In general, the passion and glory of these men who lived during these turbulent times in Japanese history are explored. Cast *Tetsuya Watari as Kondō Isami *Hiroaki Murakami as Hijikata Toshizō * Shunsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edo O Kiru
or ''Slashing Edo'' was a popular ''jidaigeki'' on Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting System. During the decades from its 1973 premiere until 1994, finale, 214 episodes aired. It lasted through eight series, with several casts and settings. It ran on Monday evenings in the 8:00–8:54 prime time slot, sponsored by National, and remains popular in reruns. The first series featured popular actor Muga Takewaki, a co-star in the network's program ''Ōoka Echizen'', which alternated with ''Edo o Kiru'' in the same time slot. He played Hoshina Masayuki, half-brother of ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Iemitsu, masquerading as Azusa Ukon in a good-over-evil drama set in Edo. Also on the cast was Matsuzaka Keiko, who continued in the next several versions of the show. Versions two through six starred the popular actor/singer Saigō Teruhiko in the role of Tōyama Kagemoto, or Tōyama no Kin-san, a samurai who lived among the commoners, to the point of having a huge ''sakura'' tattoo drawn on his shoulder, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
