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Kyōko Fukada
is a Japanese actress and singer. She is represented by the agency Horipro. She won the award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival for ''Kamikaze Girls''. Biography Kyoko Fukada was born and raised in Tokyo, on 2 November 1982. On 20 October 1996, she won the 21st Talent Scout Caravan Grand Prix Award as part of the "Pure Girl Audition" at the age of 13. She began her career as an actress in 1997 with the first appearance in the television series ''Sore ga Kotae da!'' as Kazune Mizuno. Fukada appeared in her first movie ''Ring 2'' as Kanae Sawaguchi in 1999 and in later in ''School Day of the Dead'', released in 2000. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in 2001. In 2002, she made an appearance in ''Dolls'' as Haruna. Fukada is also a J-pop singer and her debut single "The Last Fruit" led to her album "Dear…", both released by Pony Canyon in 1999. In 2021, it was announced that she had been diagnosed with adjustment disorder and would be taking a break from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo. History ''The Japan Times'' was launched by on 22 March 1897, with the goal of giving Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English to help Japan participate in the international community. In 1906, Zumoto was asked by Japanese Resident-General of Korea Itō Hirobumi to lead the English-language newspaper '' The Seoul Press''. Zumoto closely tied the operations of the two newspapers, with subscriptions of ''The Seoul Press'' being sold in Japan by ''The Japan Times'', and vice versa for Korea. Both papers wrote critically of Korean culture and civilization, and advocated for Japan's colonial control over the peninsula in order to civilize the Koreans. The newspaper was independent of government control, but from 1931 onward, the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Nest
, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Erica Sakurazawa. The manga was serialized in Shodensha's '' josei'' manga magazine '' Feel Young'' from 1999 to 2000, and collected in a single volume released on February 22, 2001. The manga was licensed for a North American release by Tokyopop, which released the manga on September 9, 2003. The manga was licensed in Germany by Tokyopop Germany and in France by Kana. Adaptations Sakurazawa's earlier work ''Angel'' and this manga, ''Angel Nest'' were adapted into a live action film titled . The film was directed by Mayumi Miyasaka, who was awarded the Special Jury Prize for the Feature Length Competition division at the 2005 Skip City International D-Cinema Festival. The screenwriter for the film was Satoko Okudera, with Ryo Yoshimata as music director. Kyoko Fukada was cast as the angel, Shigeru Izumiya as Tano, Akemi Kobayashi as Emi and Saori Koide as Mizuho. The film premiered in Japan on January 21, 2006. The theme song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Girl
''Fighting Girl'' is a Japanese television drama starring Kyoko Fukada. Synopsis Sayoko is a tough 19-year-old with ambition, energy and nowhere to direct it. Her father clearly favors her blind 16-year-old sister. Junior college is unstimulating. She is fired from her part-time job in a dress shop because she is too diligent at catching shoplifters and slaps them around a bit when she does. Even her boyfriend opts out for a more docile girl, but Sayoko doesn't think she is tough enough. Coming home on the train, she nonchalantly puts on her makeup and changes her shirt, oblivious to the other passengers' silent glares, until Ami (South Korean actress Yoon Son-ha) confronts her. They stare each other down and Sayoko gets off. The passengers commend the Korean student but she scoffs at them too, asking, "Instead of praising me, why don't you say something yourself?" A few days later Ami is also the one who comes to the aid of Sayoko's sister, who has sprained her ankle when pushe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Food Fight (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi released in 2000. The main character, Mitsuru, is a janitor who leads a double life as a champion food-eater. Also starring Kyoko Fukada, the show aired in Japan from 1 July to 30 September 2000, and was moderately successful, with an average rating of 17.5% and a peak rating of 21.5%. Cast * Ihara Mitsuru – Tsuyoshi Kusanagi * Tamura Manami – Kyoko Fukada * Miyazono Saeka – Rie Miyazawa * Miyazono Kyosaku – Shiro Sano * Kisaragi Eiichi – Kakei Toshio * Crow's voice – Takuya Kimura Characters *Ihara Mitsuru – a custodian working for a large food producer after growing up in an orphanage who is secretly a champion of a food eating competition. After winning he usually proclaims his stomach is as huge as the size of the universe. *Tamura Manami – a college student who volunteers for an orphanage where Mitsuru was raised *Miyazono Saeka – the wife of Miyazono; she married him solely for money *Miyazono Kyos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitomi Kuroki
Hitomi Kuroki (Japanese: ; Katakana: ''Kuroki Hitomi''; born October 5, 1960, in Kurogi-Machi, Yame District, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and film director. Her birth name is Shoko Ichiji ( ''Ichiji Shōko'') née Egami ( ''Egami Shōko''). Kuroki was a cast member of the Takarazuka Revue, belonging to the Moon Troupe (Tsuki). Kuroki was the voice of Helen Parr/Elastigirl/Mrs. Incredible in the Japanese dub of ''The Incredibles''. She won the award for best actress at the 22nd Hochi Film Award for ''Lost Paradise''. Selected filmography As director * ''Iya na Onna'' (2016) * ''The Devil Wears Jūnihitoe'' (2020) As actress Film *'' Keshin'' (1986) *''Lost Paradise'' (1997) - Rinko *'' Sada'' (1998) - Sada Abe *'' Spellbound'' (1999) - Hiroko Satō *'' Dark Water'' (2002) - Yoshimi Matsubara *''Tokyo Tower'' (2005) - Shifumi *'' Hideo Nakata's Kaidan'' (2007) - Toyoshiga *''20th Century Boys'' 1st-3rd (2008-2009) - Kiriko Endo *''Utahime'' (2011) - Mieko *''CM Time'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hepatocyte
A hepatocyte is a cell of the main parenchymal tissue of the liver. Hepatocytes make up 80% of the liver's mass. These cells are involved in: * Protein synthesis * Protein storage * Transformation of carbohydrates * Synthesis of cholesterol, bile salts and phospholipids * Detoxification, modification, and excretion of exogenous and endogenous substances * Initiation of formation and secretion of bile Structure The typical hepatocyte is cubical with sides of 20-30 μm, (in comparison, a human hair has a diameter of 17 to 180 μm).The diameter of human hair ranges from 17 to 181 μm. The typical volume of a hepatocyte is 3.4 x 10−9 cm3. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is abundant in hepatocytes, in contrast to most other cell types. Microanatomy Hepatocytes display an eosinophilic cytoplasm, reflecting numerous mitochondria, and basophilic stippling due to large amounts of rough endoplasmic reticulum and free ribosomes. Brown lipofuscin granules are also observed (wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cells At Work!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It features the anthropomorphized cells of a human body, with the two main protagonists being a red blood cell and a white blood cell she frequently encounters. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine '' Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' from January 2015 to January 2021. It is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA. The series has been adapted into an anime television series by David Production, with two seasons broadcast from July 2018 to February 2021, totaling 21 episodes. A theatrical anime titled ''"Hataraku Saibō!!" Saikyō no Teki, Futatabi. Karada no Naka wa "Chō" Ōsawagi!'' premiered in September 2020. The series has also spawned several spin-off manga series, including, '' Cells at Work! Code Black'', published from 2018 to 2021 and adapted into an anime television series. Plot The story takes place inside the body of an adult human, where trillions of anthropomorphic cells each do th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roommate (2013 Film)
is a 2013 Japanese psychological horror film directed by Takeshi Furusawa and based on the novel ''Rūmumeito'' by Aya Imamura. Cast *Keiko Kitagawa as Harumi Hagio *Kyoko Fukada as Reiko Nishimura *Kengo Kora as Kensuke Kudo * Hiroyuki Onoue * Chihiro Otsuka * Mariko Tsutsui * Yukijiro Hotaru *Tomorowo Taguchi is a Japanese actor, film director and musician. After leaving Dokkyo University without graduating, he started to earn his living as an illustrator, writer and pornographic cartoonist. He joined a theatre called Hakken no Kai in 1978 and he ... * Riko Yoshida as young Harumi External links ルームメイト(2013)aallcinema ルームメイト(2013)aKINENOTE * 2013 psychological thriller films 2013 films 2013 horror films Japanese action horror films Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Takeshi Furusawa Japanese horror films Japanese psychological horror films 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yatterman (film)
is a 2009 Japanese action comedy film directed by Takashi Miike and based on the anime television show of the same name. The film premiered in Japan on March 7, 2009. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the United Kingdom by Eureka on May 12, 2012, while Discotek Media released the film in North America in 2013. Plot In Tokyoko, a fictional city sporting various homages of Tatsunoko Production works, the Doronbo Gang have seemingly destroyed a large part of the city. The heroic Yatterman duo make their entrance with Yatterwoof (Yamadera, voice), a sentient dog-shaped mecha and Toybotty (Takahashi, voice), their robot sidekick. After a series of slapstick combat scenes, the Doronbo trio flee back to their mecha to defeat Yatterwan. Cheering at their first victory, the villains accidentally hit the mecha's self-destruct button. When the chaos clears, a teenage girl emerges from the ruins with a blue object in her hands. The Narrator (Yamadera) explains Gan Takada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inugamis (2006 Film)
is a 2006 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is a remake of his own 1976 film '' The Inugami Family'', and would prove to be Ichikawa's final film. A few minutes' footage of Ichikawa at work directing can be seen in the 2006 documentary '' The Kon Ichikawa Story''. The film was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Kōji Ishizaka as Kosuke Kindaichi * Nanako Matsushima as Tamayo Nonomiya * Onoe Kikunosuke V as Sukekiyo Inugami / Shizuma Aonuma * Sumiko Fuji as Matsuko Inugami * Keiko Matsuzaka as Takeko Inugami * Hisako Manda as Umeko Inugami * Shingo Katsurayama as Suketake Inugami * as Suketomo Inugami * Yukijiro Hotaru as Kōkichi Inugami * as Saruzō * Saburo Ishikura as Fujisaki Kanshiki-ka-in * as Senba Keiji * Kyoko Fukada as Haru *Tamao Nakamura * Mitsuko Kusabue * Hideji Ōtaki as Ōyama *Kōki Mitanias Nasu Hotel owner * Takeshi Katō as Detective Todoroki *Atsuo Nakamura is a Japanese actor and poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Like Asura
is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Yoshimitsu Morita. At the 27th Japan Academy Prize it won three awards and received ten other nominations. The film is a remake of the TV mini series '' Ashura no Gotoku'' on NHK. Synopsis The film follows four sisters who discover that their elderly father is having an affair. When a letter is published in the newspaper detailing the affair, they try to hide it from their mother, while suspecting each other of having written it. Cast * Shinobu Otake * Eri Fukatsu * Kaoru Yachigusa * Shidou Nakamura Awards and nominations 27th Japan Academy Prize. *Won: Best Director - Yoshimitsu Morita *Won: Best Screenplay - Tomomi Tsutsui *Won: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Eri Fukatsu *Nominated: Best Picture *Nominated: Best Actress - Shinobu Otake *Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Kaoru Yachigusa *Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Shidou Nakamura *Nominated: Best Music - Michiru Oshima *Nominated: Best Cinemat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai
The samurai () were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who came from wealthy landowning families who could afford to train their men to be mounted archers. In the 8th century AD, the imperial court downsized the national army and delegated the security of the countryside to these privately trained warriors. Eventually, due to regressive tax policies, the samurai clans grew so wealthy and powerful that they became the ''de facto'' rulers of the country. In the aftermath of the Gempei War (1180-1185), Japan formally passed into military rule with the founding of the first shogunate. The status of samurai became heredity by the mid-eleventh century. By the start of the Edo period, the shogun had disbanded the warrior-monk orders and peasant conscript system, leaving the samurai as the only men in the country permitted to carry weapons at all times. Because the Edo period was a time of peace, many samurai neglected their warrior training ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
