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Furuhata Ninzaburō
is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes (specials) in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as the Japanese version of ''Columbo''. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like Takuya Kimura of SMAP (boy-band), television hosts like Sanma Akashiya (variety) and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki (baseball) have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials. Plot patterns Furuhata opens each episode with a humorous monologue that, at first, appears to be a non-sequitur, but really contains a hint or clue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Procedural
The police procedural, police show, or police crime drama is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasises the investigative procedure of police officers, police detectives, or law enforcement agency, law enforcement agencies as the protagonists, as contrasted with other genres that focus on non-police investigators such as private investigators (PIs). As its name implies, the defining element of a police procedural is the attempt to accurately depict law enforcement and its procedures, including police-related topics such as forensic science, Autopsy, autopsies, gathering Evidence (law), evidence, search warrants, interrogation, and adherence to legal restrictions and procedures. While many police procedurals conceal the criminal's identity until the crime is solved in the Climax (narrative), narrative climax (the so-called whodunit), others reveal the perpetrator's identity to the audience early in the narrative, making it an inverted detective story. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshihito Ito
(February 16, 1962 – May 24, 2002) was a Japanese actor and member of the Tokyo Sunshine Boys theatrical troupe. He was born on February 16, 1962, in Niigata, Japan. Biography He performed on stage, and on television in series such as '' Trick'' and '' Furuhata Ninzaburō''. His trademark was his large, thick-rimmed glasses, which he used solely for comic effect, as he actually had 20/20 vision. Ito joined the Tokyo Sunshine Boys in 1983, while he was a student. When he graduated from university he continued acting but took a full-time job as a standard salaryman until his career in acting picked up. He was married in 2000 to a stylist that he met while filming the TV drama '' Shomuni'', after dating her for less than six months. He died two years later, just before inclusion of the TV drama ''Shomuni FINAL''. They had no children. He died on May 24, 2002, from a spinal cord infection caused by a subarachnoid hemorrhage Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is bleeding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenji Kobayashi
is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for ''Poppoya''. Kobayashi signed with Toei in 1961 and started his acting career with small roles. Filmography Film * '' Soshiki Bōryoku'' (1967) * '' Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion'' (1971) * ''Street Mobster'' (1972) * ''Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothersr'' (1972) * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head'' (1975) as Shimura * ''The Bullet Train'' (1975) as Morimoto * '' Karate Warriors'' (1976) as Higashida * '' The Classroom of Terror'' (1976) as Fumio Odagiri * ''Yakuza Graveyard'' (1976) as Akira Kitajima * '' The Doberman Cop'' (1977) as Katsuo Koyama * ''Hokuriku Proxy War'' (1977) * '' Message from Space'' (1978) as Fox * ''Shogun's Samurai'' (1978) * ''Nihon no Fixer'' (1979) as Shunsuke Mizumaki * ''Virus'' (1980) * '' The Gate of Youth'' (1981) * '' Eijanaika'' (1981) as Matakichi * ''Station'' (1981) as Tatsumi * '' The Gate of Youth: Part 2'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Kinomi
, born July 11, 1946, in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress and singer. Selected works * '' Kaze to Kumo to Niji to'' (1976) * ''Daitokai Tatakai no Hibi '' (1976 episode, 25) * '' Abunai Deka series'' * ''Otoko wa tsurai yo is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma, whose nickname is , a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "''Tora-san''" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments rel ...'': '' Stage-Struck Tora-san'' * ''Yogoreta Eiyu'' * '' Furuhata Ninzaburo'' (1994 episode, 6) Singles * "Omaesan" * "Unebore Waltz" * "Izakaya" * "Nana" References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinomi, Nana 1946 births Actresses from Tokyo Living people People from Sumida Singers from Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōru Minegishi (actor)
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1963 to 2008. Selected filmography References External links * 1943 births 2008 deaths Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Male actors from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiji Kobayashi
, sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi, was a Japanese actor. He attended Nihon University College of Art, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1949. He made his film debut with ''Satsujin Yogisha'' in 1952. He is best known for portraying the role of Captain Toshio Muramatsu in the 1966-1967 television series, ''Ultraman''.Yoshimaru, Satoko (November 1996). "Captain Mura Dies at Age 65". ''Kaiju-Fan'' Vol. 1, No. 4. p.5. From 1983-84, he appeared in popular television detective series '' Seibu Keisatsu''. His other notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana ("Oya-san") in several series of the ''Kamen Rider'' franchise. He was one of the Kon Ichikawa's favorite actors, appearing in 12 Ichikawa's films. His final film appearance was ''Yatsuhaka-mura as Head of a factory'' directed by Kon Ichikawa in 1996. He was the official dubbing artist of John Wayne and Richard Crenna. Kobayashi died of lung cancer in Yokohama on August 27, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Bandō Mitsugorō X () (January 23, 1956 – February 2, 2015) was a Japanese television presenter and kabuki actor. He was the grandson of Bandō Mitsugorō VIII and son of Bandō Mitsugorō IX. Lineage Born into a renowned family of Kabuki actors from Tokyo, he comes from a long line of actors who originally focused on ''onnagata'' roles (i.e. female roles) but later became focused solely on '' tachiyaku'' roles (i.e. male roles). His great-grandfather, Bandō Shūchō II (二代目 坂東秀調) was a well-known ''onnagata'' who was a disciple of two well-known figures in Kabuki theater, Morita Kan'ya XII (the leading kabuki theater manager during the first half of the Meiji era) and Ichikawa Kodanji IV (one of the best tachiyaku actors of the 19th century). His grandfather Bandō Mitsugorō VIII (八代目 坂東三津五郎) was one of the greatest ''tachiyaku'' actors of the Showa era and his main specialty was the '' aragoto'' roles. His other grandfather (son of Band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuko Kotegawa
Yuko may refer to: * Yuko (judo) (''yūkō''), a score in judo competition * Yuko (Ukrainian band), a Ukrainian band * Yūko, a Japanese female given name (including a list of persons with the name) * Yuko, a Belgian band * Yuko people Yukpa is an Amerindian ethnic group that inhabits the northeastern part of the Cesar Department in northern Colombia by the Serranía del Perijá bordering Venezuela. Their territory covers the eastern areas of the municipalities of Robles ..., an Amerindian ethnic group * Yuko, a famous cosplayer See also * Yukou (Japanese citrus) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Sakai
is a popular Japanese performer from Tokyo. He is best known to English-speaking audiences as the title star of the TV show ''Monkey''. Biography Masaaki Sakai is a Japanese actor, singer and martial artist. Born the son of , a famous comedian in Japan, Sakai initially came to fame by fronting the group sounds band The Spiders. This group, formed in 1962, was popular throughout the 1960s; they spawned several hit songs as well as thirteen situation comedy films featuring their music. He took the title role of ''Son Goku'' (literally meaning "Descendant Aware of Vacuity", but the Chinese character for "descendant" is a punning reference to a similar character meaning "Monkey") in the 1970s Japanese TV program '' Saiyūki'' (lit. "Journey to the West"). This gained him fame in many English-speaking countries in the early 1980s when it was dubbed by the BBC and retitled ''Monkey''. Due to his fame playing the mythical character ''Songoku,'' Sakai created a dance called "th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shojo Manga
Shojo may refer to: * , the Japanese word for "young girl", often romanized as (without a macron) or (with a letter u in the word) * ( or ), a sea spirit with red hair and a fondness for alcohol in Japanese mythology * ( or ), a less common Japanese word for orangutan * , the Japanese word for "female virgin" * , the Japanese word for letter (message) * manga, Japanese comics with a target demographic of young or teenage girls People with the surname *, Japanese mixed martial artist See also * ''Shōjo Comic , formerly published under its full name until December 2007, is a ''shōjo'' manga magazine published semimonthly in Japan by Shogakukan since 1968. The magazine has gained a reputation for being a "love bible for maidens in love" or a "romance ...'', a manga magazine published by Shogakukan since 1968 * , a Buddhist temple in Yugawa, Japan * (other), the Japanese word for "young boy" or "minor" {{disambiguation, surname Japanese-language surnames [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akina Nakamori
is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, actress. She is one of the most popular and List of best-selling music artists in Japan, best-selling music artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show ''Star Tanjō!''. Her debut single "Slow Motion (Akina Nakamori song), Slow Motion" was released to moderate success, peaking at number thirty on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Nakamori's popularity increased with the release of her follow-up single, "Shōjo A", which peaked at number five on the Oricon charts and sold over 390,000 copies. Her second album ''Variation (Hensoukyoku), Variation'' became her first number-one on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, staying in that position for three weeks. She made her acting debut in 1985 with an appearance in the Japanese romance movie '':ja:愛・旅立ち, Ai, Tabidachi''. After an extended hiatus from 2010 to 2014, Akina released two compilation albums, ''All Time Best: Original'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |