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Sōsuke Takaoka
is a Japanese former actor, known for his break-out performance in the controversial movie ''Battle Royale (film), Battle Royale''. Career His break-out performance was in the controversial movie ''Battle Royale (film), Battle Royale'', in which he played the pacifistic Hiroki Sugimura (Boy #11). Takaoka then moved from muted heroics to active anti-heroism in portrayals of the grittier side of teenage violence, such as in ''Concrete (film), Concrete''. The film was based on the events of Junko Furuta's sadistic murder by four youths in 1988. In 2006, for his role as the introspective Honda in ''Spring Snow'', Takaoka gained a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Blue Ribbon Awards, a Japanese film event judged by critics. Takaoka quit acting in 2020 and is now working as a martial artist. He also took part-time jobs such as a trash collector and at an izakaya prior to his martial arts career. Public image In July 2011, Takaoka made headlines and attracted much controversy f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Shadow (2001 Film)
is a Japanese manga series written and Illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1966 to 1967. The manga was adapted into a 52-episode tokusatsu series by Toei Company, Toei and was broadcast on Kansai TV and Fuji Television, Fuji TV from April 1967 to March 1968, followed by a film adaptation in 1969. A 26-episode anime adaptation by Toei Animation was broadcast on Nippon TV from October 1987 to March 1988. A second live-action film that serves as a loose adaptation, titled Red Shadow (film), Red Shadow was released in 2001. Plot The story is set in the late sixteenth century when Japan was in the midst of a long period of civil wars. While some seek to unite Japan in order to bring peace, there are others who encourage conflict in order to bring more power to themselves. Akakage, Aokage, and Shirokage are all good ninjas working for those who seek peace and unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graduation
A graduation is the awarding of a diploma by an educational institution. It may also refer to the ceremony that is associated with it, which can also be called commencement, congregation, convocation or invocation. The date of the graduation ceremony is often called ''graduation day''. Graduates can be referred to by their year of graduation. History Ceremonies for graduating students date from the first universities in Europe in the twelfth century. At that time, Latin was the language of scholars. A '' universitas'' was a guild of masters (such as MAs) with license to teach. The etymology of "degree" and "graduate" originates from , meaning "step". The first step was admission to a bachelor's degree. The second step was the masters step, giving the graduate admission to the and license to teach. Typical dress for graduation is a gown and hood, or hats adapted from the daily dress of university staff in the Middle Ages, which was in turn based on the attire worn by medieval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GS Wonderland
GS may stand for: Businesses and organizations * Goldman Sachs, one of the world's largest global investment banks * Global Star Software, a former Canadian video game publisher * GS (Swedish union), a trade union in Sweden * GS Group, a Korean company that is a spin-off from the LG Group * Columbia University School of General Studies, one of three undergraduate colleges at Columbia University in New York City * Génération.s, a political party in France * Freedom Movement (Slovenia) ), a political party in Slovenia * Tianjin Airlines, by IATA code Music * GS Boyz (explicitly G-Spot Boyz), an American hip hop group from Arlington, Texas, Places * Gansu, a province of China (Guobiao abbreviation GS) * South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (ISO country code GS), a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean Science and technology Biology and medicine * Gs alpha subunit, a subtype of G-protein coupled receptors * Gilbert's syndrome, a liver enzyme disorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roulette In The Blue Sky
Roulette (named after the French word meaning "little wheel") is a casino game which was likely developed from the Italian game Biribi. In the game, a player may choose to place a bet on a single number, various groupings of numbers, the color red or black, whether the number is odd or even, or if the number is high or low. To determine the winning number, a croupier spins a wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction around a tilted circular track running around the outer edge of the wheel. The ball eventually loses momentum, passes through an area of deflectors, and falls onto the wheel and into one of the colored and numbered pockets on the wheel. The winnings are then paid to anyone who has placed a successful bet. History The first form of roulette was devised in 18th-century France. Many historians believe Blaise Pascal introduced a primitive form of roulette in the 17th century in his search for a perpetual motion machine. The roulette mechanism ... [...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] |
Heat Island (film)
Urban areas usually experience the urban heat island (UHI) effect; that is, they are significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas. The temperature difference is usually larger at night than during the day, and is most apparent when winds are weak, under block conditions, noticeably during the summer and winter. The main cause of the UHI effect is from the modification of land surfaces, while waste heat generated by energy usage is a secondary contributor. Urban areas occupy about 0.5% of the Earth's land surface but host more than half of the world's population. As a population center grows, it tends to expand its area and increase its average temperature. The term heat island is also used; the term can be used to refer to any area that is relatively hotter than the surrounding, but generally refers to human-disturbed areas. Monthly rainfall is greater downwind of cities, partially due to the UHI. Increases in heat within urban centers increases the length of growing seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Become Myself
How may refer to: * How (greeting), a word used in some misrepresentations of Native American/First Nations speech * How, an interrogative word in English grammar Art and entertainment Literature * ''How'' (book), a 2007 book by Dov Seidman * ''HOW'' (magazine), a magazine for graphic designers * H.O.W. Journal, an American art and literary journal Music * ''How?'' (EP), by BoyNextDoor, 2024 * "How?" (song), by John Lennon, 1971 * "How", a song by Clairo from ''Diary 001'', 2018 * "How", a song by the Cranberries from ''Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?'', 1993 * "How", a song by Daughter from '' Not to Disappear'', 2016 * "How", a song by Lil Baby from '' My Turn'', 2020 * "How", a song by Maroon 5 from '' Hands All Over'', 2010 * "How", a song by Regina Spektor from ''What We Saw from the Cheap Seats'', 2012 * "How", a song by Robyn from ''Robyn Is Here'', 1995 Other media * HOW (graffiti artist), Raoul Perre, New York graffiti muralist * ''How'' (TV serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar And Spice (2006 Film)
is a 2006 Japanese movie directed by Isamu Nakae and starring Yūya Yagira and Erika Sawajiri. Plot Recently graduated from high school, 17-year-old Shiro (Yūya Yagira) decides to put off college and work at a gas station instead. Shy and introspective, Shiro understands he is at a turning point of his life, but is unsure of what lies ahead. Though his parents disapprove of his decision, he has the support of his flower child grandmother (Natsuki Mari) who declares that a gas station is a romantic place for life's drifters. Surely enough, soon a new co-worker, college student Noriko (Erika Sawajiri), drifts into Shiro's life. He falls headfirst into a bittersweet first love that ushers him into the world of adulthood. Cast * Yūya Yagira - Shiro Yamashita * Erika Sawajiri - Noriko Watanabe * Mari Natsuki - Grandma * Chen Bolin - Mike * Yo Oizumi - Gas Station Guy * Ryō Kimura as Makkī * Gaku Hamada as Naoki * Mayuko Iwasa as Yoko * Yū Aoi is a Japanese actress and mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Snow (film)
is a 2005 film adaptation of Yukio Mishima's Spring Snow, novel of the same name, directed by Isao Yukisada. The cast includes Satoshi Tsumabuki as Kiyoaki Matsugae, Yūko Takeuchi as Satoko Ayakura, and Sosuke Takaoka as Shigekuni Honda. The film was nominated for nine Japanese Academy Awards. "Be My Last", the main theme song for this film, was performed by Hikaru Utada. This was her 14th Japanese-language single release. Plot Spring Snow starts in 1912, as Emperor Taishō begins Taishō period, his reign and Japan's upper classes (''kazoku'') are mimicking the tastes and manners of Europe's aristocrats. Among them are two children, Kiyoaki Matsugae (Satoshi Tsumabuki) who is the only son of the Marquess Matsugae and Satoko Ayakura (Yūko Takeuchi) who is the only daughter of the Earl Ayakura. Even as a child, Satoko had romantic aspirations for her friendship with Kiyoaki. However, her father (Kenjirō Ishimaru), wary of the womanizing ways of Kiyoaki's father (Takaaki Enok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (and the 54th episode overall). It first aired on NBC in the United States on January 6, 1993. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry intended to meet his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. However, given the situation, he agrees to skip the movie and reschedule his act to the 11:00 slot. Jerry first heads to the earlier scheduled comedy act, only to learn that the act was scheduled for 9:15, not 9:50 as Jerry thought, and Buckles ended up filling his spot. Jerry then heads to the movie theater to inform his friends that he won't accompany them. Buckles insists on sharing the taxicab with Jerry, and irrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit (2004 Film)
Spirit(s) commonly refers to: * Liquor, a distilled alcoholic drink * Spirit (animating force), the non-corporeal essence of living things * Spirit (supernatural entity), an incorporeal or immaterial being Spirit(s) may also refer to: Liquids * Tincture, an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol * Cologne spirit, also known as drinking alcohol * Petroleum spirit (other) ** Motor spirit, a clear petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel ** Petroleum ether, liquid hydrocarbon mixtures used chiefly as non-polar solvents ** White spirit or mineral spirits, a common organic solvent used in painting and decorating Philosophy, religion and folklore *Spirituality, pertaining to the soul or spirit *Holy Spirit, a divine force, manifestation of God in the Holy Trinity, or agent of divine action, according to Abrahamic Religions * Great Spirit, conception of a supreme being prevalent among some Native American and First Nations cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
