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Digital Frontier
, also known as , is a motion picture production company in Japan with a distinguished large scale CG production department. The company is equipped with motion capture studio called "OPAKIS" in Odaiba, Tokyo. The company started producing CG works in 1994 as a new section of TYO Image Enterprise. In 1997 Digital Frontier moved to Daikanyama and became a subsidiary of TYO Corporation then three years later it became corporate company Digital Frontier Inc. as it is known today. Its earlier works are ''Death Note'' (live action film) and '' Appleseed'' (CG film). In 2010, Digital Frontier’s parent company changed from TYO Inc. to Fields Corporation, which is specialized in planning and development, and sales of pachinko machines. The company has subsidiaries in Malaysia, Taiwan, and Japan. The company created reveal trailers for '' Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U'' and '' Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. Works TV Anime *2009: Viper's Creed (co-animated with AIC Spiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabushiki Gaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", "joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. Usage in language In Latin script, ''kabushiki kaisha'', with a , is often used, but the original Japanese pronunciation is ''kabushiki gaisha'', with a , owing to ''rendaku''. A ''kabushiki gaisha'' must include "" in its name (Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act). In a company name, "" can be used as a prefix (e.g. , ''Dentsu, kabushiki gaisha Dentsū'', a style called , ''mae-kabu'') or as a suffix (e.g. , ''Toyota, Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha'', a style called , ''ato-kabu''). Many Japanese companies translate the phrase "" in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Wars
is a 2009 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, produced by Madhouse, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film's voice cast includes Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Sumiko Fuji, and Ayumu Saitō. The film tells the story of Kenji Koiso, a timid eleventh-grade math genius who is taken to Ueda by twelfth-grade student, Natsuki Shinohara to celebrate her great-grandmother's 90th birthday. However, he is falsely implicated in the hacking of a virtual world by a self-aware, sadistic artificial intelligence named Love Machine. Kenji must repair the damage done, and find a way to stop the rogue computer program from causing any further chaos. After producing '' The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'', Madhouse was asked to produce something new. Hosoda and writer Satoko Okudera created a story about a social network and a stranger's connection with strange family. The real-life city of Ueda was chosen as the setting for ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Up The New World
is a 2016 Japanese film directed by Shinsuke Sato. The film is based on the manga series ''Death Note'' written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata and is a sequel to '' Death Note 2: The Last Name'' (2006), but features an original story and takes place after the '' Death Note: New Generation'' miniseries. It premiered in Japan on October 29, 2016, by Warner Bros. It was later released on Philippines on March 15, 2017. Plot Ten years after the deaths of Light Yagami/Kira and L, in a world afflicted with cyber-terrorism, a chain of unexplained deaths suggests that Death Notes are being used once more. Interpol assigns L's biological successor, Ryuzaki, to the newly established "Death Note Task Force", led by Detective Tsukuru Mishima. They quickly secure a notebook during a killing spree in Shibuya, after its owner, Sakura Aoi, is killed. Upon touching Aoi's notebook, the Task Force meets and questions its original owner - a Shinigami named Beppo - who reveals t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gantz (film)
''Gantz'' is a Japanese series of live-action action horror science fiction films. The ''Gantz'' series is based on Hiroya Oku's manga series, Gantz. The films are titled ''Gantz'', the sequel ''Gantz: Perfect Answer'', and a made-for-TV movie titled ''Another Gantz''. The first film, starring Kazunari Ninomiya and Kenichi Matsuyama, follows two high school students who die and are transported to an alternate world. In this alternate reality, a black sphere gives them a mission to kill aliens. Plot ''Gantz'' (2011) The film follows two young men, Kei Kurono (Kazunari Ninomiya) and Masaru Kato (Kenichi Matsuyama), who are killed in a train accident. After their deaths they find themselves transported to another world, where there exists a black ball known as Gantz. Inside the Gantz is a bald man on life support. They find the Gantz in an unfurnished Tokyo apartment, and it forces them to take part in missions to hunt down and kill aliens. They struggle to figure out whether it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snakes And Earrings
is a Japanese novel by Hitomi Kanehara. The story follows Lui, a young woman in Tokyo whose fascination with body modification and BDSM, sadomasochistic sexual activity drives her to make increasingly dangerous personal choices. First published in 2003 in the literary magazine ''Shōsetsu Subaru'' as the winner of the 27th ''Subaru'' Literary Prize, the novel was republished in 2004 after winning the 130th Akutagawa Prize. Though ''Snakes and Earrings'' received mixed reviews, popular and academic critics have noted its significance in contemporary Japanese literature, not only for its authentic portrayal of Lost Decade (Japan), post-bubble Japanese youth culture, but also for the controversial commercialization of its author's personal life. The novel has sold more than a million copies in Japan, has been translated into sixteen languages, and was adapted into a 2008 Yukio Ninagawa film starring Yuriko Yoshitaka. Background As an elementary school student in Japan, Hitomi Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L Change The WorLd
''L: Change the World'' (stylized as ''L: change the WorLd'') is a 2008 Japanese thriller film and a spin-off to the ''Death Note'' film series. Although the film is inspired by the manga ''Death Note'' that was written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, it follows an original storyline. It is set during the events of '' Death Note 2: The Last Name''. The film is directed by Hideo Nakata, and it stars actor Kenichi Matsuyama as the character L Lawliet. Furthermore, child actor Narushi Fukuda stars as Nate "Near" River, while child actress Mayuko Fukuda plays the role of Maki Nikaido, a character who does not appear in the original manga. The film was first released in Hong Kong on 7 February 2008. It was subsequently released in the Japanese box office on 9 February 2008. Additionally, two different versions of the film were shown in the United States on 29 and 30 April 2009 respectively. Plot In the final 23 days of L's life, he takes on one final case involvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Note The Last Name
is a 2006 Japanese supernatural thriller film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko. The film is the second in a series of live-action Japanese films released in 2006 based on the ''Death Note'' manga and anime series by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The film primarily centers on a university student named: Light Yagami, who decides to rid the world of the crime element with the help of an otherworldly notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it, under the alias of a controversial serial-killer/vigilante: "Kira", while evading capture from a Tokyo police task-force, led by an enigmatic and highly-intelligent criminal profiler: "L", who is determined to find and apprehend Light. The film was produced by Nippon Television, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. It was licensed by VIZ Pictures. A spin-off, '' L: Change the World'', was released in 2008. A sequel, '' Death Note: Light Up the New World'', was released in 2016. On Friday, September 21, 2018, at Anime Wee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Zombie
is a Japanese horror manga written in 1999 by Yusaku Hanakuma. It was subsequently made into a 2005 Japanese film written and directed by Sakichi Sato. The films stars Tadanobu Asano, Show Aikawa, and Erika Okuda. The film was released in North America, UK and later Australia and New Zealand in 2009. Plot Fujio and Mitsuo are two full-time slackers who work in a fire extinguisher factory. The two spend their lunch hours training to fulfill their dreams of being jujitsu champions. One day, they murder their boss and dump his body on a Tokyo toxic waste dump known as "Black Fuji". Things suddenly become worse when an army of the undead rises from the waste dump and begin to attack the living. In order to survive, they will have to employ their limited jujitsu skills, to either help or escape Tokyo. Film cast *Tadanobu Asano – Fujio *Show Aikawa – Mitsuo * Erika Okuda – Yoko *Arata Furuta – Ishihara *Kazuo Umezu – Akiyama / Prince * Hina Matsuoka – Fumiyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle (2021 Film)
Belle may refer to: People and fictional characters * Belle (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Belle (surname), a list of people * Southern belle, a stock character representing a young woman of the American South's upper class * Belle (Disney character), the heroine and protagonist of Disney’s 1991 Academy Award winning animated film ''Beauty and the Beast''. Brands and enterprises * Belle Air, a former airline with headquarters in Tirana, Albania * Belle Air Europe, a subsidiary of Belle Air in the Kosovo * Belle Baby Carriers, an American baby carrier manufacturer * Belle International, a Chinese footwear retailer Film and television * ''Belle'' (1973 film), a Belgian-French drama film by André Delvaux * ''Belle'' (2013 film), a British film by Amma Asante * ''Belle'' (2021 film), a Japanese animated film by Mamoru Hosoda * '' Belle's'', an American comedy TV series that premiered in 2013 Music * ''Belle'' (album), a 2011 album by Bic Rung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatchaman - Farewell My Friend
is a Japanese animated media franchise about a five-member superhero ninja team created by Tatsuo Yoshida and produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The original anime series, which debuted in 1972, was eponymously entitled ''Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman'' and is best known in the English-speaking world as the adaptation entitled ''Battle of the Planets'' (1978). The series had additional English adaptations with ''G-Force: Guardians of Space'' (1986) and the 2005 ADV Films uncut release. Tatsunoko also uses the official translation ''Science Commando Gatchaman'' in related products and media. The original ''Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman'' series was followed by Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie, an animated film and two direct sequel series, ''Gatchaman II'' (1978) and ''Gatchaman Fighter'' (1979). During the 1990s, episodes from both series were dubbed into English by Saban International, Saban as ''Eagle Riders'' (1996). In the years since, the franchise has spawned many differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
