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Shunsuke Daitō
is a Japanese actor, talent and fashion model. He was born in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. Currently, he is employed by the Top Coat subsidiary of Watanabe Productions is a multimedia management company in Japan dealing in recordings, films, television, music publishing and artist management as well as the main subsidiary of the Watanabe Production Group. Formed by bandleader Shin Watanabe and his wife Misa .... Since debuting in 2005's '' Nobuta wo Produce'', he has appeared in many Japanese dramas, movies, variety shows and on stage. Filmography Television Movies Video games References External links Agency Profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daito, Shunsuke [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo International Film Festival
The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to the FIAPF, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals and the second largest film festival in Asia behind the Shanghai International Film Festival, as well as the only Japanese festival accredited by the FIAPF. The awards handed out during the festival have changed throughout its existence, but the Tokyo Grand Prix, handed to the best film, has stayed as the top award. Other awards that have been given regularly include the Special Jury Award and awards for best actor, best actress and best director. In recent years, the festival's main events have been held over one week in late October, at the Roppongi Hills development. Events include open-air screenings, voice-over screenings, and appearances by actors, as well as seminars and symposiums related to the film market. List of festivals and award winners Other awards Best Screenplay Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
(October 1, 1903 – July 24, 1986) was a Japanese Swimming (sport), swimmer. He won a gold medal in the 1928 Summer Olympics, Amsterdam Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles Olympics. Biography Tsuruta was born in Ishiki Village, Kagoshima District, Kagoshima, Kagoshima District, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. (Present Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kagoshima City). He went to work for the Japanese Government Railways in 1920, but volunteered for the Japanese marines at the Imperial Japanese Navy's Sasebo Naval District in 1924. Tsuruta was sent to compete in the 2nd Meiji Shrine Games in 1925, winning the 200-meter breaststroke event with a time of 3 minutes, 12.3 seconds. Selected to be a member of the 1928 Japanese Olympic team, he beat his personal record in the semi-finals with a time of 2 minutes 50.0 seconds. During the finals held on August 8, he won the gold medal with a new world record time of 2 minutes, 48.8 seconds. Tsuruta was the second Japanese to be award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiba Gorō No Fukushū To Bōken
is a Japanese science fiction anime television series produced by Madhouse. The series is created, written, and directed by Masaaki Yuasa, it was broadcast for 12 episodes on WOWOW from April to July 2008. In North America, the series is licensed by Discotek Media. The story revolves around an enigmatic character named Warp, and takes place in a strange world mixed with a universe where changing bodies and trafficking memories are possible. In 2008, ''Kaiba'' won the Excellence Award at the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival. Synopsis Setting In ''Kaiba''s universe, memories can be stored as information via a memory chip; when individuals die, their minds live on. This digitization of mental information allows for the transfer of one's mind to someone else's body, and the theft and manipulation of other people's memories has become the norm. Society is largely divided into two classes. In the skies are electrical storms, which cannot be passed through without losing one's memo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever
is a 2018 Japanese superhero film in the Movie War line of the Kamen Rider Series. It serves as a crossover between the television series '' Kamen Rider Zi-O'' and ''Kamen Rider Build'' and is the third film of the Generations series. Aside the casts of ''Zi-O'' and ''Build'', the casts of ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' and ''Kamen Rider W'' also participate, as well as some lead actors from other Kamen Rider Series performing voice-only cameos. The film was released nationally in Japan on December 22, 2018. This is the last Heisei-era ''Kamen Rider'' movie, released four months before the 2019 Japanese imperial transition The 2019 Japanese imperial transition occurred on 30 April 2019 when the then 85-year-old Akihito, Emperor Akihito of Japan Abdication, abdicated from the Chrysanthemum Throne after reigning for 30 years, becoming the first Emperor of Japan to d .... Plot Sougo Tokiwa/Kamen Rider Zi-O and Sento Kiryu/Kamen Rider Build must join forces with all the Kamen Riders of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
125 Years Memory
is a 2015 drama film directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka starring Seiyo Uchino, Kenan Ece and Shioli Kutsuna. Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: The sinking of the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul off the Japanese coast in 1890 and the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Iran in 1985.Nishihiro, Shinji"西廣理事よりNPOの活動状況について" ''NPO Ertuğrul Saves the World'', Wakayama. Retrieved 22 November 2018. It received the Japan Academy Film Prize in ten categories, including Best Art Direction, Best Sound Recording, Excellent Film and Excellent Director."第39回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品" ''Japan Academy Film Prize Association''. Retrieved 3 July 2020. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Tribe (film)
is a 2014 Japanese live-action musical crime comedy film based on Santa Inoue's ''Tokyo Tribes'' manga series. It was directed by Sion Sono and was released in Japan on August 30, 2014. Plot The film is set in an alternate Japan where street gangs collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes control their respective territories and are in continuous conflict. Mera, the head of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro, joins forces with the violent and sadistic gangster Buppa of Buppa Town with the intent of initiating a gang war between the Wu-Ronz and the Musashino Saru tribes. When it comes to a confrontation between the two tribes, Mera attempts to kill Kai, a popular member of the Musashino Saru tribe. During the attempt Mera accidentally kills Kai's friend Tera, another member of the Musashino Saru tribe who has been beloved by members of all Tribes since before their formation. This causes all of the other Tokyo Tribes to join forces against Mera and Buppa's forces, leading to an all-out gang w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Attorney (film)
is a 2012 Japanese legal comedy-drama film directed by Takashi Miike, based on the Capcom video game '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney''. Starring Hiroki Narimiya, Mirei Kiritani, and Takumi Saitoh, the film follows rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright, who takes on a series of court cases, culminating in one that pits him against Manfred von Karma, a prosecutor who has remained undefeated throughout his forty-year career. It made its premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on 1 February 2012 and was released in Japanese cinemas on 11 February 2012. The US premiere was made at the Hawaii International Film Festival in April 2012. Miike has stated there are plans for an international release with both dubbing and subtitles available for each specific region, however such dubs have never been produced. Plot The court system, overburdened by the massive number of crimes being committed, introduces a radical new method for settling cases more quickly: the bench trial s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Girlfriend's A Geek
is a Japanese light novel series in two volumes by Pentabu based on a popular blog of the same name with 11 million page views. A manga adaptation by Rize Shinba started serialization in 2007 and was published by Enterbrain under their '' B's LOG Comic'' imprint. A movie adaption was published in 2009 with ''My Geeky Girlfriend'' as the International English title. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed for release by Yen Press Yen Press is an American manga, graphic novel and light novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published '' Yen Plus'', a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, .... Story synopsis The story is about the misadventures of a college student, who was falling in love with a pretty girl two years his senior, while in a part-time job, only to find out his girlfriend is a hard-core yaoi fangirl, and so his torment begins. Media Novels The novels cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crows Zero 2
is a 2009 Cinema of Japan, Japanese action film directed by Takashi Miike, written by Shogo Muto and produced by Mataichiro Yamamoto. It is a sequel to ''Crows Zero'', where Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki and Takayuki Yamada reprise their roles from the prequel. ''Crows Zero 2'' was released in Japan on 11 April 2009. Plot Eight months after triumphing over Serizawa Tamao, Takiya Genji struggles to attain supremacy at ''Suzuran All-Boys High School''. Following a decisive defeat at the hands of the legendary Rindaman and on the verge of graduating without fulfilling his goal, Genji grows desperate and begins challenging Rindaman regularly, but consistently gets defeated in the battle. Genji's situation escalates when he unwittingly breaks a non-aggression pact between Suzuran and a rival school ''Housen Academy'' by saving Kawanishi Noboru during a confrontation. Genji learns that the agreement between the two schools was established two years prior when Noboru viol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crows Zero
, also known as ''Crows: Episode 0'' is a 2007 Japanese action film directed by Takashi Miike with a screenplay by Shōgo Mutō. It is based on the manga ''Crows'' by Hiroshi Takahashi and stars Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki and Takayuki Yamada. The plot serves as a prequel to the manga and focuses on the power struggle between gang of students at Suzuran All-Boys High School. ''Crows Zero'' was released in Japan on 27 October 2007 and became a commercial success. It has spawned two sequels titled ''Crows Zero 2'' and '' Crows Explode'' as well as a manga adaptation released 13 November 2008. Plot Genji Takiya is a newly transferred high school senior who arrives at Suzuran All-Boys High School, which is infamous for its population of violent delinquents. During the freshman orientation assembly, the yakuza arrive at the school seeking vengeance on third-year Serizawa Tamao for assaulting some members of their gang. The thugs mistake Genji for their target and a br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maeda Toshiie
was one of the leading generals of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period of the 16th century extending to the Azuchi–Momoyama period. His preferred weapon was a yari and he was known as "Yari no Mataza" (槍の又左), Matazaemon (又左衛門) being his common name. He was a member of the so-called Echizen Sanninshu (Echizen Triumvir) along with Sassa Narimasa and Fuwa Mitsuharu. The highest rank from the court that he received is the Great Counselor ''Dainagon'' ( 大納言). Early life His father was Maeda Toshimasa and his wife was Maeda Matsu. His childhood name was "Inuchiyo" (犬千代). Toshiie was born in the village of Arako (present-day Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya). He was the fourth of seven brothers, of Maeda Toshimasa, who held Arako Castle. Toshiie served Oda Nobunaga from childhood (first as a page) and his loyalty was rewarded by being allowed to be the head of the Maeda clan, very unusual for a fourth son with no apparent failures among his elder brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Kazoku, Prince was the 15th and last ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful. He resigned his position as shogun in late 1867, while aiming at keeping some political influence. After these efforts failed following the defeat at the Battle of Toba–Fushimi in early 1868, he went into retirement, and largely avoided the public eye for the rest of his life. Early life Tokugawa Yoshinobu was born in Edo as the seventh son of Tokugawa Nariaki, ''daimyō'' of Mito. Mito was one of the ''gosanke'', the three branch families of the Tokugawa clan which were eligible to be chosen as ''shōgun''. His birth name was Matsudaira Shichirōmaro () His mother, Princess Yoshiko (Arisugawa-no-miya), Princess Arisugawa Yoshiko, was a member of the Arisugawa-no-miya, a cadet branch of the imperial family; through her, he was a third cousin (once removed) of the then-Emperor Ninkō. Shichir� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
