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Eriko Satō
is a Japanese actress. She is also a former gravure idol and made her debut in 1998. Early life Sato was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and raised in Tokyo. Career Sato starred in Hideaki Anno's 2004 comedy film ''Cutie Honey'' and Koji Shiraishi's 2007 horror film '' Carved''. She has also appeared in films such as Daihachi Yoshida's 2007 black comedy film '' Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!'', Kazuya Konaka's 2010 science fiction film ''Nanase Futatabi'' and Junji Sakamoto's 2010 mystery film '' Strangers in the City''. She co-starred in Tsuyoshi Inoue's 2010 drama film ''The Town's Children'' with Mirai Moriyama. Filmography Film * ''Samurai Girl 21'' (2002) * ''Cutie Honey'' (2004) * '' Japan Sinks'' (2006) * ''Silver Season'' (2007) * '' Carved'' (2007) * '' Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!'' (2007) * ''Aki Fukaki'' (2008) * ''The Setting Sun'' (2009) * '' Goemon'' (2009), Yoshino Dayu * ''All to the Sea'' (2010) * ''Nanase Futatabi'' (2010) * '' Strangers in the Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapporo
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2023, the city has a population of 1,959,750, making it the largest city in Hokkaido and the largest north of Tokyo. It is the List of cities in Japan, fifth-most populous city in Japan and is Hokkaido's cultural, economic, and political center. Originally a plain sparsely inhabited by the indigenous Ainu people, there were a few trade posts of the Matsumae clan, Matsumae domain in the area during the Edo period. The city began as an administrative centre with the establishment of the Hokkaidō Development Commission, Hokkaido Development Commission headquarters in 1869. Inspired by the ancient cities of Kyoto and Heijō-kyō, it adopted a grid plan and developed around Odo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirai Moriyama
is a Japanese actor and dancer. Life and career Moriyama started training in dance when he was 5 years old. He trained in jazz dance, tap dance, ballet and hip-hop, and he appeared in several stage roles. He officially made his stage debut with 1999 ''Boys Time''. In 2008, he played the lead character in a Japanese version of the musical '' RENT''. In the 2004 film '' Socrates in Love'', he played a high school age hero trying to deal with his terminally-ill girlfriend. He also portrayed the character Kakuta in the film ''20th Century Boys''. He starred in '' Kueki Ressha''. He also appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's television drama ''Penance'' and Junji Sakamoto's film ''A Chorus of Angels''. In July 2021, he performed in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Filmography Film * '' Crying Out Love in the Center of the World'' (2004) * ''Smile'' (2007) * '' One Million Yen Girl'' (2008) * '' 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End'' (2008) * '' 20th Century Boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekigahara No Tatakai
The Battle of Sekigahara (Shinjitai: ; Kyūjitai: , Hepburn romanization: ''Sekigahara no Tatakai'') was an important battle in Japan which occurred on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) in what is now Gifu Prefecture, Japan, at the end of the Sengoku period. This battle was fought by the forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu against a coalition loyal to the Toyotomi clan, led by Ishida Mitsunari on behalf of the young child Toyotomi Hideyori, from which several commanders defected before or during the battle, leading to a Tokugawa victory. The Battle of Sekigahara was the largest battle of Japanese feudal history and is often regarded as the most important. Mitsunari's defeat in the battle of Sekigahara is generally considered to be the beginning point of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan for another two and a half centuries until 1868. Background The final years of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's reign were turbulent. At the time of Hideyoshi's death, his heir, Toy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Densha Otoko (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama that aired on Fuji Television. It is based on the ''Densha Otoko'' story, which has also been portrayed in other media. The drama's 11 episodes were aired on Fuji TV from July 7 to September 22, 2005 (with a special episode on October 6, 2005). A two-hour-long TV special, ''Train Man Deluxe: The Last Crusade'', aired on September 23, 2006, featured a visit to Tahiti. Pony Canyon released the series on a DVD box set on December 22, 2005. It also aired in Taiwan's Videoland Japan from January 24, 2006 (with a special episode on December 28, 2006), and in Hong Kong's TVB Jade from April 15, 2006 (with a special episode on January 27, 2007). Plot The plot follows the life of Yamada after a chance encounter with Saori, when he rescues her from a drunken man on the train. Saori sends him a set of Hermès tea cups as a thank you gift. Relying on advice from users on a website, he is able to find the courage to change and eventually confess his feelings to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Days
is a drama series that aired in Japan on TBS in 2004. Story Yuuki Kai (Tsumabuki) is a senior at a university studying social welfare psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ... and trying to find a job. One day, he encounters a girl, Hagio Sae (Shibasaki), playing the violin, and becomes intrigued. He eventually discovers that she has lost her hearing, and can now only communicate using Japanese Sign Language. Before they reveal what they think about each other, Sae and Kai must overcome a lot of barriers. They both become stronger along the way, finding their goals. Cast * Satoshi Tsumabuki as Kai Yuuki - leading role * Kou Shibasaki as Sae Hagio - heroine * Manami Konishi as Maho Takagi - Kai's girlfriend, postgraduate student * Hiroki Narimiya as Shohei Aida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunch No Joō
is a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2002. It stars Yūko Takeuchi, Yōsuke Eguchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Shinichi Tsutsumi. Synopsis Season 1 (2002) Natsumi loves lunchtime and food. Nothing excites her more than to walk down the street thinking about where she'll eat lunch. One day, a man named Kennichiro interrupts Natsumi as she's about to eat her favorite rice omelet and drags her outside and begs her to come home with him so that he can introduce her to his family. He explains to her that his father is sick and after leaving on bad terms, the only way he'll be allowed back home is to return with a fiancée. Natsumi is left with quite a predicament. Cast Season 1 (2002) Main Minor Episodes Season One (2002) The ratings are sourced from Video Research Ltd. Rating in is the and in is the lowest. Awards and nominations References External links Lunch no Joou (ランチの女王)at JDorama {{DEFAULTSORT:Lunch No Joo 2002 Japanese te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churasan
, is a Japanese television drama series and the 64th Asadora series. It was broadcast on NHK from April 2 to September 29, 2001. The screenplay was written by Yoshikazu Okada. It was the first Asadora to be set in Okinawa Prefecture (Kohama Island). It was also the first Asadora of the 21st century. Plot Kohagura Eri is born on the day of Okinawa's reversion to the Japanese on Kohama Island, Okinawa Prefecture. When she is 11 years old, the Uemura family visits the Kohagura family-run guesthouse ( Minshuku) "Kohagura-So" from Tokyo. Eri becomes friends with brothers Kazuya and Fumiya, however Kazuya ends up dying from a terminal illness. A few days later, when the Uemura family leaves the island, Eri gives Fumiya a , Fumiya gives Eri a Bouncy ball, and they promise to get married in the future. Seven years later, her older brother Keisho appears at the Kohagura household and tries to convince the family to manufacture a "Goya-man" action figure he designed. The family tries d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Swan
is a 2020 Japanese drama film directed by Eiji Uchida, who also wrote the screenplay. It received nine nominations at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize, including Director of the Year and Screenplay of the Year, winning for Picture of the Year, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and Newcomer of the Year. Plot Nagisa is a transgender woman. Growing up as a man in Hiroshima, Nagisa faces prejudice and is ostracized by society. She leaves Hiroshima and lives in Tokyo where she works as a dancer in a nightclub. Her distant niece, Ichika, is a middle school student neglected by her mother. After being kicked out of her home, Ichika travels to Tokyo and starts living with Nagisa. Although initially reluctant, Nagisa takes Ichika in and eventually starts to care for the shy, isolated child. In return, Ichika slowly starts to open up, helped in part by her love of ballet. Cast Reception Writing for ''The Japan Times ''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diner (2019 Film)
is a 2019 Japanese crime film directed by Mika Ninagawa and written by Yumeaki Hirayama, based on a novel by Hirayama and a subsequent manga series by Takanori Kawai. The film stars Tina Tamashiro as Kanako, a young woman who is hired as a waitress at a restaurant owned by chef and former hitman Bombero (Tatsuya Fujiwara) that caters exclusively to professional killers. ''Diner'' premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival in China in June 2019, and was released in Japan on 5 July 2019. Plot Cast * Tatsuya Fujiwara as Bombero * Tina Tamashiro as Kanako Oba * Masataka Kubota as Skin * Kanata Hongō as Kid * Eiji Okuda as Coffie * Anna Tsuchiya as Maria * Miki Maya as Bureizu * Sakura Miyawaki as Waitress Critical reception In a review of the film published by ''The Hollywood Reporter'', it is written that "The entertainment quotient is high and should hit the outré spot with local teen audiences and manga addicts in general." Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laplace's Witch (film)
is a 2018 Japanese mystery thriller film directed by Takashi Miike, adapted from the 2015 novel of the same name by Keigo Higashino. Plot When two people are poisoned with hydrogen sulfide, the police call in the aid of the geochemistry professor Shusuke Aoe to solve the mystery of their deaths. Cast * Shō Sakurai as Shusuke Aoe * Suzu Hirose as Madoka Uhara * Sōta Fukushi as Kento Amakasu * Mirai Shida as Tetsu Okunishi * Eriko Satō as Chisato Mizuki * Tao Okamoto as Rei Kirimiya * Rei Dan as Mina Uhara * Masanobu Takashima as Toru Takeo * Lily Franky as Dr. Zentaro Uhara * Hiroshi Tamaki as Yuji Nakaoka * Etsushi Toyokawa as Saisei Amakasu Production Filming began on March 16, 2017, and lasted until April 2017. Reception The film received generally negative reviews, with most reviewers pointing out the difference in quality between it and Miike's other work. In a review for '' Yahoo! Lifestyle'', reviewer Marcus Goh stated that the main problem with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R100 (film)
''R100'' is a Japanese dramedy, dramedy film directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto. The film had its world premiere at 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2013. Plot Ordinary businessman Takafumi Katayama signs a contract to join a mysterious BDSM club where various dominatrices, each with their own specialty skill, will attack and humiliate him in public. The contract lasts for one year and no cancellation is allowed. At first, Takafumi is greatly pleased by his membership, but when the club's activities start to intrude into his home life, Takafumi must find a way to protect his family and himself from more than just humiliation. The film features a subplot in which a group of confused people are watching Takafumi's story, a film-within-a-film directed by an elderly man who claims that one must have lived 100 years to understand its true brilliance. Cast *Nao Ōmori as Takafumi Katayama *Shinobu Terajima as Whip Queen *Hitoshi Matsumoto *Ai Tominaga *Eriko Sato (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goemon (film)
is a 2009 Japanese Action film, action film written and directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. It is loosely based on the story of Ishikawa Goemon, a legendary outlaw hero who stole valuables from the rich and gave them to the poor. The film is a fictional account of Goemon's exploits and his role during the final phase of Sengoku period, particularly the period leading up to the decisive Battle of Sekigahara. Like Kiriya's previous film, ''Casshern (film), Casshern'', ''Goemon'' was filmed on a digital backlot, and made use of over 2,500 visual effects. ''Goemon'' was released in North America on DVD and Blu-ray Disc by Funimation on April 19, 2011, and features an English dubbing (filmmaking), dubbed audio track. Plot In the middle of the bloody Sengoku period, a young Ishikawa Goemon watched his entire family assassinated for political reasons. While escaping with his caretaker, they were attacked by bandits until Goemon was saved by the warlord Oda Nobunaga. Goemon followed Nobunaga to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
