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Eiko
Eiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Eikō, also spelled Eikou or Eikoh, is a masculine Japanese given name. The meanings of these names depend on the kanji used to write them. Kanji In the feminine name Eiko, "ko" is generally written with a kanji meaning "child" (), while "Ei" may be written in a wide variety of ways with either a single kanji read "ei" or two kanji read "e" and "i", including: * (first kanji meaning "eternity") * (first kanji meaning "glory" or "honour") * (first kanji meaning "flower" or "outstanding") * (first kanji meaning "lustre" or "crystal") * (first kanji meaning "river", second meaning "power") In the masculine name Eikō, both "Ei" and "kō" may be written with many different kanji, including: * ("outstanding", "duke") * ("glory", "light") People Notable people with the name Eiko include: *, Japanese actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese historian *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese art director, costume and graphic designer *, Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Ikegami
is a Japanese people, Japanese academic, author and the Walter A. Eberstadt Professor of Sociology and History at the New School of Social Research in New York.New School of Social Research Eiko Ikegami, faculty bio notes CV In 2006, she won the Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book in Cultural Sociology and the Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award in Political Sociology both from the American Sociological Association. Education and career Ikegami attended Ochanomizu University in Tokyo, Japan from 1972 to 1976, receiving a Bachelor of Arts, B.A. in Japanese Literature. She was then a full-time journalist for the Japan Economic Journal until 1980, and then a researcher for CASA, Inc. She then attended the Graduate School of Tsukuba, finishing with an Master of Arts, M.A. in Area Studies. She received another M.A. from Harvard University in 1986 and a Ph.D. in 1989, both in sociology. She then joined Yale University as an assistant professor in Sociology, and then an associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Kakehata
is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She has albinism which caused her visual impairment. She started playing goalball when she was 16. Her father Mitsunori Kakehata (欠端光則) played professional baseball for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales (now Yokohama DeNA BayStars The are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950. It adopted its current n ...). References External links * 1993 births Living people Japanese female goalball players Paralympic goalball players for Japan Paralympic gold medalists for Japan Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan Paralympic medalists in goalball Goalball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Goalball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Ishioka
was a Japanese art director, costume designer, and graphic designer known for her work in stage, screen, advertising, and print media. Noted for her advertising campaigns for the Japanese boutique chain Parco, she collaborated with sportswear company Descente in designing uniforms and outerwear for members of the Swiss, Canadian, Japanese, and Spanish teams at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City (in collaboration with graphic designer Rafael Esquer) and was the director of costume design for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work in Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 romantic-horror film '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'', which was based on Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, and received a posthumous nomination in the same category for her work in Tarsem Singh's 2012 fantasy comedy film '' Mirror Mirror''. Life and career Ishioka was born in Tokyo to a commercial graphic designer father and a housewife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Yamazawa
was a renowned Japanese photographer. She is considered one of Japan's earliest women photographers and is among the few women photographers in Japan who were active both before and after World War II. First trained in Nihonga, she later studied photography in the U.S. under the mentorship of Consuelo Kanaga, and also exposed to the work of Kanaga's contemporaries such as Paul Strand and Edward Weston.Mariko Takeuchi, "Eiko Yamazawa", ''The Oxford Companion to the Photograph'' (Oxford University Press), reproduceEiko Yamazawa herein Answers.com. After coming back to Japan in 1929, she established herself as a professional photographer. In 1931 she opened a portrait studio in Osaka,Mariko Takeuchi, "Eiko Yamazawa", ''The Oxford Companion to the Photograph'' (Oxford University Press), reproduceEiko Yamazawa herein Answers.com. and in 1950 she established the Yamazawa Institute of Photography also in Osaka. In the early half of her career, Yamazawa was engaged in portraiture and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Shimamiya
, also called Eiko or Peko, is a female J-pop singer-songwriter, and producer who is currently affiliated with Heart Company. She is best known for singing the opening themes of the anime series ''Higurashi When They Cry''. Eiko also handles a school called Shimamiya Size (S-size) in Sapporo. Some of her former students are I've Sound singers Mami Kawada, Kotoko and Kaori Utatsuki. She announced on May 10, 2010, via Twitter that she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer is cancer that develops from the tissues of the thyroid gland. It is a disease in which cells grow abnormally and have the potential to spread to other parts of the body. Symptoms can include swelling or a lump in the neck, .... Her "Perfect World Live Tour", which was scheduled to begin in June, was subsequently canceled. She made an announcement of her full recovery from cancer on January 28, 2011. Discography Albums Solo albums Compilation albums Extended plays (EPs) Compilation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Takahashi
is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq .... References External links * 1945 births Living people Japanese female butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1962 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1966 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Tanaka
is a Japanese anime entrepreneur, the co-founder and current chief executive officer of and producer of the studio. She is also the CEO of a producing company called Beyond C. Tanaka was one of the supporters of Studio Ghibli at its inception as a line producer. At , Tanaka charts the path from scenario to completion of the work and determines the image of the work, including casting, staffing and setting, while at Beyond C., she is mainly responsible for planning and production, as well as fundraising and production management. Starting with the 1995 film ''Memories'', Tanaka has produced a diverse range of video works for , including films, short movies, music videos, TV commercials and footage for games. The film '' Mind Game'', which was first directed by Masaaki Yuasa, and. the film '' Tekkonkinkreet'', based on the popular comic book by Taiyō Matsumoto and completed after 13 years of planning, received high acclaim from all quarters. ''Mind Game'' won the Grand Priz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Wada
is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... References External links * 1939 births Living people Japanese female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ehime Prefecture Asian Games medalists in swimming Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Swimmers at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Yamada
is a Japanese actress and Voice acting in Japan, voice actress from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Hisamura worked under her maiden name before her marriage and for a long time afterward, so that name is still often used, even among fans. She is currently affiliated with 81 Produce since 2015. Hisamura has voiced many characters in the ''World Masterpiece Theater'' anime series from Nippon Animation, including lead roles Anne from ''Anne of Green Gables (1979 TV series), Anne of Green Gables'', Jo from ''Tales of Little Women, Little Women'' and supporting role Lavinia in ''Princess Sarah, Little Princess Sara''. She is also well-known for her roles as Mai in ''Dragon Ball (TV series), Dragon Ball'' and as Gin in ''Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin'' Anime TV *''Anime Sanjūshi'' (Aramis) *''Bikkuriman'' (Rojin Hood, Shintei Hood) *''Biriken'' (Gariken) *''Biriken Nan demo Shōkai'' (Gariken) *''Bōkensha'' (Queen Isabel) *''Captain Tsubasa'' (Tarō Misaki (young), Kaori Matsumoto, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Language
is the principal language of the Japonic languages, Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide. The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages and the variously classified Hachijō language. There have been many Classification of the Japonic languages, attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as Ainu languages, Ainu, Austronesian languages, Austronesian, Koreanic languages, Koreanic, and the now discredited Altaic languages, Altaic, but none of these proposals have gained any widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), extensive waves of Sino-Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Yanami
was a Japanese actress who performed in movies such as Gamera vs. Zigra is a 1971 Japanese Kaiju, ''kaiju'' film directed by Noriaki Yuasa, written by Niisan Takahashi, and produced by Yoshihiko Manabe and Hidemasa Nagata. It is the seventh entry in the Gamera#Films, ''Gamera'' film series, after ''Gamera vs. Jiger'' ... and '' Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41''. References External links * 八並 映子 at eiga.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Yanami, Eiko 1948 births 2017 deaths Japanese actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Nagashima
is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 5th Yokohama Film Festival and the award for best supporting actress at the 8th Hochi Film Award for '' Ryuji''. Selected filmography Film *'' Crazy Fruit'' (1981) *''Ryuji'' (1983) *'' Seburi Monogatari'' (1985) *''Like a Rolling Stone "Like a Rolling Stone" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on July 20, 1965, by Columbia Records. Its confrontational lyrics originated in an extended piece of verse Dylan wrote in June 1965, when he returned exhauste ...'' (1994) *''Beneath the Shadow'' (2020) Television *'' Hanekonma'' (1986) References External links Living people Japanese actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
