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Kōzō Shibasaki
is a Japanese cinematographer. A member of the , he is the recipient of four Japanese Academy Awards, three of which were for films directed by acclaimed filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki. Life and career Shibasaki was born on January 30, 1958, in Tochigi, Japan. In 1981, Shibasaki graduated from Nihon University's Department of Cinema and began working as a freelance photographer. He made his debut working on '' The Games Teachers Play'' (1992). He then moved on to serve as the cinematographer for ''It's a Summer Vacation Everyday'' (1994), '' School Ghost Stories'' (1995), '' Haunted School 2'' (1996), ''Parasite Eve'' (1997), '' School Ghost Stories 3'' (1997), '' Juvenile'' (2000), ''Returner'' (2002), ''Out'' (2002), ''Lady Joker'' (2004), '' Always: Sunset on Third Street'' (2005), '' Always: Sunset on Third Street 2'' (2007), '' Three for the Road'' (2007), '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'' (2008), ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (2010), '' Always: Sunset on Third Street '64'' (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tochigi Prefecture
is a landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,897,649 (1 June 2023) and has a geographic area of 6,408 Square kilometre, km2 (2,474 Square mile, sq mi). Tochigi Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the west, Saitama Prefecture to the south, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the southeast. Utsunomiya is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture, with other major cities including Oyama, Tochigi, Oyama, Tochigi, Tochigi, Tochigi, and Ashikaga, Tochigi, Ashikaga. Tochigi Prefecture is one of only eight landlocked prefectures and its mountainous northern region is a popular tourist region in Japan. The Nasu District, Tochigi, Nasu area is known for its onsens, local sake, and Skiing, ski resorts, the villa of the Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Family, and the station of the Shinkansen railway line. The city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō, with its ancien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three For The Road (2007 Film)
is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. Plot A courtesan (Okino) is tired of her life in Edo, and is starting to be outshone by younger women, so she tricks a man (Yaji) into helping her escape the brothel where she is bound by contract to stay. Okino claims that her father is dying of "hearth trouble" and she needs to visit him right away. The two pair up with an actor (Kita) who made a mess of a scene in a popular kabuki play and so cannot show his face in Edo, and the three set out to find her father. They meet with various adventures along the way to Okino's hometown. The rakugo story of Teresuko is intertwined with their tale, possibly referring to various kinds of trickery played by the characters on each other in trying to better their lives. Cast * Kanzaburo Nakamura as Yajirobee * Akira Emoto as Kitahachi * Kyōko Koizumi as Okino * LaSalle Ishii , born on October 19, 1955, in Osaka Prefecture, is a Japanese TV personality, actor, director, writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Laughing Frog
is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. Cast * Kyōzō Nagatsuka as Ippei Kurasawa * Nene Ohtsuka as Ryoko Kurasawa * Mickey Curtis as Kiichiro Aisawa * Jun Kunimura as Akio Yoshizumi * Kitarō as Kentaro Inamatsu * Shuzo Mitamura as Keiji Uzaki * Kumija Kim as Sakiko Inamatsu * Kaho Minami as Takako Motoyoshi * Izumi Yukimura as Sanae Inamatsu Awards 24th Yokohama Film Festival *Won: Best Director - Hideyuki Hirayama *Won: Best Cinematography *Won: Best Actor - Kyōzō Nagatsuka is a Japanese actor. Career Nagatsuka made his film debut in ''Chinese in Paris'' while studying abroad at Sorbonne University. He won the award for best actor at the 24th Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yoko ... *Won: Best Supporting Actress - Nene Otsuka *7th Best Film References External links * * 2002 films Films directed by Hideyuki Hirayama 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24th Yokohama Film Festival
The was held on 2 February 2003 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Awards * Best Film: '' Hush!'' * Best Actor: **Seiichi Tanabe – '' Hush!'' ** Kyōzō Nagatsuka – '' The Laughing Frog'' * Best Actress: Asaka Seto – ''Travail'' * Best Supporting Actor: Shinya Tsukamoto – ''Travail'', '' Ichi the Killer'', ''Kuroe'' * Best Supporting Actress: Nene Otsuka – '' The Laughing Frog'', ''Utsutsu'' * Best Director: ** Ryosuke Hashiguchi – '' Hush!'' **Hideyuki Hirayama – '' The Laughing Frog'', ''Out'' * Best New Director: Fumihiko Sori – ''Ping Pong'' * Best Screenplay: Kentarō Ōtani – ''Travail'' * Best Cinematography: Kozo Shibazaki – ''Out'', '' The Laughing Frog'' * Best New Talent: **Masahiro Hisano – '' Gomen'' **Yukika Sakuratani – '' Gomen'' **Mikako Ichikawa – ''Travail'' Best 10 # '' Hush!'' # ''Out'' # '' The Twilight Samurai'' # '' KT'' # ''Travail'' # '' Sorry'' # '' The Laughing Frog'' # ''Ping Pong'' # ''Harmful Insect is a 2002 Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begging For Love
is a 1998 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. It was Japan's submission to the 71st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Cast * Mieko Harada: Terue Yamaoka * Maho Nonami: Migusa Yamaoka * Fumiyo Kohinata * Mami Kumagai * Jun Kunimura: Saburo Wachi * Naomi Nishida * Tsuyoshi Ujiki: Takenori Wachi * Yuji Nakamura * Moro Morooka * Kiichi Nakai: Fumio Chin * Ai Koinuma: Terue Yamaoka, aged 5 2017 Television Drama remake A television special drama (tanpatsu) remake, starring Ryoko Shinohara, Alice Hirose, Takaya Kamikawa and Rio Suzuki was broadcast on NTV on 11 January 2017. See also *Cinema of Japan *List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie (website)
is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007. It is operated by Natasha, Inc. The website is named after the song of the same name by Julio Iglesias. ''Natalie'' has been providing news for such leading Japanese portals and social networks as Mobage Town, GREE, Livedoor, Excite, Mixi, and Yahoo! Japan. It has also been successful on Twitter, with 1,510,000 followers as of February 2017, being the third-most-followed Japanese media company, after '' The Mainichi Shimbun'' and '' The Asahi Shimbun''. History Natasha, Inc., a content provider, was founded in December 2005, becoming a limited company in February 2006 and being demutualized in January 2007. On February 1, 2007, Natasha, Inc. opened its own news website ''Natalie'', named after the song "Nathalie" by Julio Iglesias. It was dedicated exclusively to music news and created with the idea of updating on a daily basis, something that newspapers could not do. The website also offered o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla Minus One
is a 2023 Japanese Epic film, epic ''kaiju'' film written, directed, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. It is the 37th film in the Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' franchise, Toho's 33rd ''Godzilla'' film, and the fifth installment of the Godzilla (franchise)#Reiwa era (2016–present), ''Reiwa'' era. Set in postwar Japan, the film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki as a former ''kamikaze'' pilot suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after encountering a giant monster known as "Godzilla (Godzilla Minus One), Godzilla". The supporting cast includes Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada (actor), Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki. Following ''Shin Godzilla'' (2016), Toho was unable to produce another live-action ''Godzilla'' film until 2020, owing to a contract with Legendary Entertainment. Producer Minami Ichikawa appointed Yamazaki to create the movie upon the completion of ''The Great War of Archimedes'' (2019). Principal photograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great War Of Archimedes
is a 2019 Japanese historical film directed and written by Takashi Yamazaki. Concerning the building of the battleship ''Yamato'', the film is based on a manga by Norifusa Mita. It is a fictionalized telling of the political maneuvers, specifically pertaining to budget and cost issues, that led to the decision to build the ''Yamato''. The film was dubbed into various languages and distributed worldwide. Plot Rear Admiral Shigetarō Shimada and Vice Admiral Tadamichi Hirayama of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) propose to build the super-battleship. Admirals Yamamoto and Nagano, who support aircraft carriers, recruit Tadashi Kai to find faults with the proposal. Kai is an autistic mathematics prodigy obsessed with geometry. Kai uses copied blueprints, extrapolations from the design of the battleship '' Nagato'', and shipbuilding procurement data from personal connections, to show that the steel for the new battleship will cost twice the amount estimated by Hirayama, the desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close-Knit
is a 2017 Japanese drama film directed by Naoko Ogigami. Ogigami wrote the script after a visit to the United States caused her to become more aware of LGBT issues. The film follows Tomo Ogawa, an 11-year-old girl, who becomes close to her uncle's transgender girlfriend after Tomo's mother, who has been raising her alone, unexpectedly runs off and leaves Tomo behind. It was screened in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Tomo Ogawa is a neglected 11-year-old girl. She lives with her single and irresponsible mother in a small apartment, who abandons her when she falls in love with a new man. Whenever that happens, Tomo goes to live with her uncle, Makio. However, this time around, Makio is cohabitating with his girlfriend, Rinko, who is a transgender woman. The film portrays the drama that unfolds in an unconventional family and Tomo's acceptance of LGBT people. Cast * Toma Ikuta as Rinko * Kenta Kiritani as Makio Ogawa * Rinka Kakihara as T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man They Called Pirate
is a 2016 Japanese drama film directed by Takashi Yamazaki. It is based on the 2012 novel of same name (in Japanese) by Naoki Hyakuta. It was released in Japan on December 10, 2016. Plot Cast *Junichi Okada as Tetsuzō Kunioka (based on Sazō Idemitsu) *Hidetaka Yoshioka as Tadashi Shinonome *Shōta Sometani as Yoshio Hasebe *Ryohei Suzuki as Kōtarō Takechi *Tōru Nomaguchi as Kōichi Kashiwai *Pierre Taki as Sōhei Fujimoto *Haru Kuroki as Hatsumi Ogawa *Ken Mitsuishi as Makio Kunioka *Haruka Ayase as Yuki Kunioka, Tetsuzō's wife *Shinichi Tsutsumi as Tatsurō Morita *Masaomi Kondō (special appearance) as Shōtarō Kida *Jun Kunimura as Takumi Torikawa * Kaoru Kobayashi as Jisaku Kōga *Kenichi Yajima is a Japanese actor. Career Graduating from Meiji Gakuin University, Yajima debuted as an actor in 1981. A frequent player in the films of Masato Harada, Yajima often plays yakuza , also known as , are members of transnational organized c ... * Rakuto Tochihara A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eternal Zero (film)
is a 2013 Japanese historical war film directed, co-written, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. Based on the eponymous 2006 novel by Naoki Hyakuta, the film starts with a frame story set in 2004, where a Japanese man in his twenties learns that he is the grandson of a ''kamikaze'' military aviator who died in World War II, and then investigates the life story of his grandfather. ''The Eternal Zero'' was released in Japan on 21 December 2013, by Toho. The film grossed over , becoming the highest-grossing Japanese film of 2014. Plot In 2004, twenty-six-year-old Kentaro Saeki is repeatedly failing the national bar examination and is uncertain about his future. One day, after the funeral of his grandmother, Matsuno, he is startled to learn from his mother and older sister Keiko that his maternal grandfather Kenichiro was not his blood-relation. Keiko and Kentaro start hearing stories about their real grandfather, Kyuzo Miyabe and visit many of his former comrades, all o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
