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Jun'ichi Kanemaru
is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He joined 81 Produce in 2003. He voiced Hayato Kazami in '' Future GPX Cyber Formula'', Ryo Akiyama in ''Digimon Tamers'' and has been the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the eponymous series since 1998. He came in eighth in the Seiyū Grand Prix in 1994. Career While studying child psychology, Kanemaru worked part-time at the Far East Network in Yokota Air Base, and at a department store as a studio DJ in Shinjuku. He joined in the dubbing session for ''Urusei Yatsura''. He later took part in several of Fuji TV's Saturday evening shows such as '' High School! Kimengumi'', '' Tsuide ni Tonchinkan'', and ''Meimon! Dai San Yakyūbu''. At the time, he was employed by Beniya 25-Ji and Dojinsha Production. He got his first lead role in 1991's '' Future GPX Cyber Formula'', where he played Hayato Kazami. He found out about it the day before the recording, when he heard an answering machine on his trip, and rushed home to read the script on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōfu
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, and a population density of 880 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Overview Toponymy Kōfu's name means "capital of Kai Province". During the Sengoku period, it was famous as the stronghold of Takeda Shingen. Cityscapes File:Kofu Castle2.jpg, Kōfu Castle (Maizuru Castle Park) File:Takeda-jinja 201905b.jpg, Tsutsujigasaki Castle (2019) (Takeda Shrine) File:DownTown of Kofu City.jpg, Skyline of Kōfu City (2018) File:Kofu City Hall-1.jpg, Central Business District, CBD of Kōfu City (2014) File:View kofu celeo.JPG, Downtown of Kōfu City (2015) File:Kasuga Avenue mall Kofu-City.JPG, Downtown Kasuga Geography Kōfu is located in north-central Yamanashi Prefecture which is in Central Honshu. It extends from the northern border of the prefecture with Nagano Prefecture to the south until it almost reaches the prefecture's south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Growing Pains
''Growing Pains'' is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that ran on ABC for seven seasons from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The series follows the misadventures of the Seaver family, including psychiatrist and father Jason, journalist and mother Maggie, and their children Mike, Carol, Ben, and Chrissy. 166 episodes were produced. Premise The show centers on the Seaver family of Huntington, a town on Long Island, New York. Dr. Jason Seaver ( Alan Thicke), a psychiatrist, works from home because his wife, Maggie ( Joanna Kerns), has gone back to work as a reporter. Jason has to take care of the children: Ladies' man and rebellious troublemaker Mike (Kirk Cameron); his sister, bookish honors student Carol ( Tracey Gold); and rambunctious Ben ( Jeremy Miller), who follows Mike as his role model and becomes a troublemaker too. A fourth child, Chrissy Seaver (twins Kelsey and Kirsten Dohring; Ashley Johnson), was added in Season 4 and, in Season 7, Luk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninja Senshi Tobikage
''Ninja Robots'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series, produced by Pierrot, which aired from 6 October 1985 to 13 July 1986 on Nippon Television. It was also broadcast in English language in Australia and Anglophone Asia on Cartoon Network, but never aired in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Plot It is the 23rd century and Earth have colonized Mars and the Moon. Much like the legendary convicts in Australia during the 18th and 19th century, the settlers of Mars consist mostly of convicts from Earth. The Martian colony is run by a dictatorial Commander Hazzard Pascha, who tests every settler on whether they should serve in the military or become a laborer. Joe Maya is a 16-year-old who lives on Mars and dreams of returning to Earth. He has two friends: Mike Coil and Jenny Ai. When escaping from the Martian military police, Joe and Mike stumble upon a crashed spaceship, the '' Xenos 5'', being attacked by huge robots. In his attempt to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touch (manga)
is a Japanese high school baseball manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Adachi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from 1981 to 1986, with its chapters were collected into 26 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga has been adapted into an anime television series – which was one of the highest-rated anime television series ever, three theatrical anime films which summarized the TV series, two anime television specials which take place after the events of the TV series, a live-action TV drama special, and a live-action film released in 2005. ''Touch'' has sold over 100 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. In 1983, it was one of the winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for the ''shōnen'' and ''shōjo'' categories, along with Adachi's other work '' Miyuki''. Synopsis ''Touch'' follows twin brothers Tatsuya and Kazuya Uesugi, along with their childhood friend and nextdoor neighbor Minami Asak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urusei Yatsura (1981 TV Series)
''Urusei Yatsura'' is a Japanese anime television series that aired on Fuji Television from October 14, 1981, to March 19, 1986. It is based on the manga series of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi, produced by Kitty Films and Fuji Television and was animated by Studio Pierrot until episode 106, and Studio Deen for the rest of the series. The series was licensed in North America by AnimEigo in 1992, and released the series English subbed on VHS in October that year. Their license expired in 2011, and is currently licensed by Discotek Media. Theme songs Six opening themes and nine ending themes were used during the series. was used as the opening theme for the first 77 episodes. It was replaced by "Dancing Star" for episodes 78 to 106. was used for episodes 107 to 127, and "Chance on Love" was used for episodes 128 to 149. The final two opening themes were "Rock the Planet" for episodes 150 to 165 and for the remaining episodes. The first ending theme was which was used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s, her songs were on ''Billboard'' magazine's pop, country, adult contemporary, and jazz charts, and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and then-husband Kris Kristofferson. Her recordings include " (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher", " We're All Alone", " I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" and the theme song for the 1983 James Bond film ''Octopussy'': " All Time High". Life and career Early life Coolidge was born in Lafayette, Tennessee. She is the daughter of Dick and Charlotte Coolidge, a minister and schoolteacher, with sisters Linda and Priscilla, and brother Raymond. ''Biography'' wrote in 2020, "Her father was a full-blooded Cherokee, and her mother was half Cherokee and half Scottish." She attended Nashville's Maplewood High School and was graduated from Andrew Jackson Senior High School in Jacksonville, Florida. Coolidge is a graduate of Florida State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Story Wa Totsuzen Ni
is a song by Japanese singer Kazumasa Oda. The song, his best-known work, is featured as the B-side on the single "Oh! Yeah! / Love Story wa Totsuzen ni", the ninth-best-selling Japanese single since 1968, selling approximately 2.7 million copies to date. History "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" was used as the theme song for the popular Fuji TV drama ''Tokyo Love Story''. The song was written, composed, arranged and produced by Oda himself. The song has since been featured on three of Oda's albums: ''Oh! Yeah!'' (1991), '' Tsutaetai Koto ga arun da'' (, 1997) and '' Jiko Best'' (, 2002). In 2005, fourteen years after the song was released, NHK conducted a survey titled . "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" was ranked at number forty-four out of one hundred male artists. Oda performed the song during the 1991 broadcast of the FNS Music Festival, his first solo TV performance since embarking on his solo career. He also performed the song with KinKi Kids on a special edition of the var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazumasa Oda
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, and composer. He was the leader of folk rock band Off Course from 1969 to 1989, and has done solo work since 1985. As the vocalist of Off Course, Oda wrote many Japanese standard numbers in the 1970s and 1980s. The group's most successful singles—"Sayonara" (1979), "Yes-No" (1980), and "Kimi ga Uso o Tsuita" (1984)—were written by Oda. In 1985 he began work as a solo musician. He produced many hit singles as singer-songwriter, such as "Little Tokyo" (1989), "Itsuka Dokokade" (1992), "Tsutaetai Koto ga Arunda" (1997) and "Kirakira" (2002). His most successful single was "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" (1991), the theme song of a Japanese TV drama called '' Tokyo Love Story''. It sold over 2,580,000 copies and became the ninth best-selling single in Japan. Musical career Off Course Kazumasa Oda and Yasuhiro Suzuki began performing together in 1964 while the two were in Seiko Gakuin Junior High School. In 1969, they formed the band The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Killed The Radio Star
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley in 1979. It was recorded concurrently by Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club (with Thomas Dolby on keyboards) for their album '' English Garden'' and by British new wave/synth-pop group the Buggles, which consisted of Horn and Downes (and initially Woolley). The Buggles' version of the track was recorded and mixed in 1979, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979 by Island Records, and included on their first album '' The Age of Plastic''. The song relates to concerns about, and mixed attitudes toward 20th-century inventions and machines for the media arts. The song has been positively received, with reviewers praising its unusual musical pop elements. On release, the Buggles single topped sixteen international music charts, including those in the UK, Australia, and Japan. It also peaked in the top 10 in Canada, Germany, New Zealand and South Africa, but only reached numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Cappella
Music performed a cappella ( , , ; ), less commonly spelled acapella in English, is music performed by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment. The term ''a cappella'' was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance music, Renaissance polyphony and Baroque (music), Baroque concertato musical styles. In the 19th century, a renewed interest in Renaissance polyphony, coupled with an ignorance of the fact that vocal parts were often doubled by instrumentalists, led to the term coming to mean unaccompanied vocal music. The term is also used, rarely, as a synonym for ''alla breve''. Early history Research suggests that singing and vocables may have been what early humans used to communicate before the invention of language. The earliest piece of sheet music is thought to have originated from times as early as 2000 BC, while the earliest that has survived in its entirety is from the first century AD: a piece from Greece called the Seikilos epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukiyaki (song)
, alternatively titled "Sukiyaki", is a song by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, first released in Japan in 1961. The song topped the charts in a number of countries, including the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1963. The song grew to become one of the world's best-selling singles of all time, selling over 13 million copies worldwide. Composition "Ue o Muite Arukō" () was written by lyricist Rokusuke Ei and composer Hachidai Nakamura. The lyrics tell the story of a man who looks up while he is walking so that his tears will not fall, with the verses describing his memories and feelings. Ei wrote the lyrics while walking home from participating in the 1960 Anpo protests against the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty, expressing his frustration and dejection at the failed efforts to stop the treaty. However, the lyrics were purposely generic so that they might refer to any lost love. The English-language lyrics of the version recorded by A Taste of Honey are not a translation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taishi Nakagawa
is a Japanese actor, host, and model. He is best known for his leading role as Yuiji Kira in the live action ''Kyō no Kira-kun'', and Tenma Hase in the series ''Boys Over Flowers Season 2''. Biography Due to his sudden growth spurt, Nakagawa had roles that were much older than him. He starred in the drama re-enactment for the television documentary ''When I Was a Child'', featuring Japanese actors and actresses in their childhood. He has appeared in several dramas, including ''Team Batista 2: General Rouge no Gaisen'', ''Q10'', '' Gō'', and '' Ohisama''. He starred in the hit drama ''Kaseifu no Mita'' as one of the four children struggling to cope with the death of their mother. Nakagawa played the bullied student in the 2012 remake of ''Great Teacher Onizuka ''Great Teacher Onizuka'', officially abbreviated as ''GTO'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Sh� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
