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Takeuchi Rizō
Takeuchi (; "within bamboo" or ; "warrior household") is a Japanese surname. It is common in west-central Japan, and is pronounced Takenouchi (''Take-no-uchi'') by some bearers. The family claims descent from the legendary hero-statesman Takenouchi-no-Sukune, himself supposedly a descendant of the mythical Emperor Kōgen and a counselor to several other emperors, including Emperor Ōjin (late 4th century). Other families such as the Soga clan also claim Takenouchi-no-Sukune as an ancestor. It can also be written as 竹野内. The Takenouchi-ryū is a '' koryū'' tradition founded by Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Hisamori in 1532 and is still maintained today by his descendants. People with the surname *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese singer and member of girl group S/mileage * Akira Takeuchi (other), multiple people *, Japanese Butoh dancer *, Japanese rugby sevens player *Esther Sans Takeuchi, materials scientist *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese speed skate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adopting a Japanese name, are able to choose which pronunciations they want for certain kanji, the same written form of a name may have multiple readings. In exceptional cases, this makes it impossible to determine the intended pronunciation of a name with certainty. Even so, most pronunciations chosen for names are common, making them easier to read. While any jōyō kanji (with some exceptions for readability) and may be used as part of a name, names may be rejected if they are believed to fall outside what would be considered an acceptable name by measures of common sense. Japanese names may be written in hiragana or katakana, the Japanese language syllabaries for words of Japanese or foreign origin, respectively. As such, names written in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hironori Takeuchi
Hironori Takeuchi (born December 22, 1964, in Kanagawa) is a Japanese auto racing driver. Career Takeuchi competed in the Japanese Touring Car Championship between 1996 and 1998.http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/3522/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database He competed in the All-Japan GT Championship between 1995 and 2004, winning it in 2001. He continued to compete in the series after it became Super GT in 2005, competing in the GT300 class until 2007. In 2005 Takeuchi joined Ao Chi Hong at his Ao's Racing Team for the finale of the World Touring Car Championship, the Race of Macau, in a Toyota Altezza The is a compact executive car ( D-segment in Europe) sold by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota, since 1998. The IS was originally sold under the nameplate in Japan from 1998 until 2005 (the word ''Altezza'' is Italian for 'height' or 'high .... He failed to qualify for the races after setting a fastest lap over the required time, almost twelve seconds off the pace. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryūshin Takeuchi
is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning simply ''Professional Baseball''; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league ... (NPB). Career On October 17, 2019, Takeuchi was selected as the 6th draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the and on 5 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥25,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥5,500,000 yearly salary. On November 26, 2020, Takeuchi re-signed with Dragons. On 8 October 2024, it was announced he had been released by the team. References External linksDragons.jp 2001 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Or Alive (1999 Film)
, abbreviated as ''DOA'' (''Dii ō ei''), is a 1999 Japanese yakuza action film directed by Takashi Miike. It stars Riki Takeuchi as the gang boss and former yakuza Ryūichi and Show Aikawa as the Japanese cop Detective Jojima and focuses on their meeting and conflict. It is the first in a loosely-connected three-part series, followed by '' Dead or Alive 2: Birds'' in 2000 and '' Dead or Alive: Final'' in 2002. Plot Ryūichi is the leader of a small group of nikkei gangsters operating in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, made up of his childhood friends Satake, Mariko, Hoshiyama and Hitoshi. They rob a truck carrying money out of a business run by Aoki, a local yakuza boss who is in the middle of negotiating a territory deal with a triad gang led by Mr. Chen. Humiliated by the public loss of money at the hands of petty crooks, Aoki turns to Detective Jojima of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, instructing him to find the culprits of the robbery and turn them over to him. Jojima is hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riki Takeuchi
is a Japanese actor best known for his roles in v-cinema yakuza movies. Takeuchi has starred in many yakuza films and action films, such as ''Dead or Alive'' by Takashi Miike. Takeuchi also starred in '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'', in which he played a fictionalized version of himself. Takeuchi had also a short stint at the end of the professional wrestling promotion Hustle in 2009, posing as a villainous character based on himself called "King RIKI". The same year, Takeuchi recorded with Avex Group a version of Morning Musume's "Love Machine" for the song's tenth anniversary, appearing under his RIKI persona along with wrestlers Riki Choshu and Yoshihiro Takayama. Selected filmography Films * '' His Motorbike, Her Island'' (1985) * '' Yakuza Wives'' (1986) as Taichi Hanata * ''The King of Minami'' (19922009) as Ginjirô Manda * ''Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Wars'' (1995) as Ginya Yabuki * ''Tokyo Mafia: Wrath of the Yakuza'' (1995) as Ginya Yabuki * ''Peanuts'' (1996) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoko Takeuchi
is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the author of ''Sailor Moon'', one of the most popular manga series of all time. She has won several awards, including the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for ''Sailor Moon''. Takeuchi is married to Yoshihiro Togashi, the author of ''YuYu Hakusho'' and ''Hunter × Hunter''. Early life Takeuchi was born in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan to Kenji and Ikuko Takeuchi. She has a younger brother, Shingo. She gave the names of her relatives to the characters she created for ''Sailor Moon'', and mentions this in interviews and in several comic strips she produced, in place of author notes. Takeuchi attended Kofu Ichi High School, where she wore a sailor uniform and joined the astronomy and manga clubs. These experiences influenced her work for ''Sailor Moon'', in addition to her other pieces, such as ''Love Call'' and ''Rain Kiss''. Her formative high school experiences influenced her trajectory to become a manga artist. Takeuchi's father encour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motoaki Takenouchi
is a Japanese composer, most recognized for his video game soundtracks during the 1990s, particularly for the '' Shining'' series of games. He has worked for companies such as Sega, Enix, Climax Entertainment, and Game Arts. Takenouchi studied music at the Tokyo University of the Arts, where he and fellow composer Hayato Matsuo were classmates. Around this time, he was involved with several projects, including arrangement under the supervision of Koichi Sugiyama. Takenouchi's compositional approach often encompasses elements of progressive rock, jazz fusion, and symphonic, frequently making use of odd time signatures, virtuosic musical lines, syncopation and dissonance. He cited King Crimson, Yes, Frank Zappa, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer as some of his influences. In addition to his work on video game soundtracks, Takenouchi also composed music for some of the early releases on Shinji Hosoe , also known as Megaten and Sampling Masters MEGA, is a Japanese video game composer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyu Takeuchi
is a Japanese singer and YouTuber. She is a former member of AKB48. Career 2004-2008: Pre-debut Prior to joining AKB48, Takeuchi signed a contract with Stardust Promotion in 2004 and appeared in Little By Little's music video for "Ameagari no Kyū na Sakamichi". She was a member of girl group Fruits, born out of the audition tv show "Songs Star !!". In 2008, the group debuted with the single "Koi no Saison" and they disbanded the following year, in 2009. 2009–2018: AKB48 and ''Produce 48'' Takeuchi passed AKB48 auditions in 2009. While she was a trainee, she was part of the sub-unit Mini Skirt and released the song "Mini Skirt no Yōsei" to promote the arcade game '' Pretty Rhythm: Mini Skirt'', which later featured a likeness of her as a playable character during the Season 2 update. She was promoted to full member status in 2010, and was announced as a member of AKB48's newly formed Team 4 in 2011. In May, Takeuchi was selected to be part of the subunit "Ojarumaru Sist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mio Takeuchi
is a Japanese actress who is affiliated with Suns Entertainment. She played the role of Sae Taiga (Gao White) in the 2001 Super Sentai series '' Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger''. Biography In 2001, Takeuchi appeared in '' Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger'' as Sae Taiga/Gao White. In 2002, she appeared in ''Oha Suta'' and other activities such as gravure and television drama. Takeuchi also had carried out activities of such as serve their leader and have formed an idol unit Strawberry with Saki Seto, in 2003 they pause their entertainment activities, and virtually retired. In 2011, she was currently working in the apparel company『東映ヒーローMAX』Vol.37、 辰巳出版 （原著 2011年6月10日 ）、31頁 she was one member of a society, and sometimes face in the event that the co-star of ''Gaoranger'' Kazuyoshi Sakai like to preside over. For background and reason for pause the entertainment activities person in question, in the 2006 issue of the magazine ''Toei Heroine MAX' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Takeuchi
Minoru Takeuchi (竹内 実 ''Takeuchi Minoru'', born February 23, 1971, in Nishinomiya) is a former volleyball player from Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ..., who played as a wing-spiker for the Men's National Team during the 1990s. He ended up in 10th place at the 1998 World Championship. Honours * 1998 World Championship — 16th place References Profile 1971 births Living people Japanese men's volleyball players Sportspeople from Nishinomiya Volleyball players from Hyōgo Prefecture 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariya Takeuchi
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and record producer. With over 16 million records sold, Takeuchi is one of the List of best-selling music artists in Japan#10 million to 19 million records, best-selling music artists in Japan and is deemed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of City Pop" and an influential figure in City pop, the genre. Internationally, her song "Plastic Love" received a cult following and is credited as the catalyst of the City pop#21st century resurgence, 21st century revival of city pop. Takeuchi was born in Taisha, Shimane, Taisha, Hikawa District, Shimane, Hikawa district, now the city of Izumo, Shimane, and attended Keio University. She signed with Bertelsmann Music Group, RCA in 1978, releasing five albums under the label which appeared on the Oricon Charts, including her chart-topping third effort (1980). She terminated her contract with RCA in 1981 and announced a temporary hiatus. In 1982, she married singer and songwriter Tatsuro Yamas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marika Takeuchi
Marika Takeuchi (born 14 March 1987 in Kawasaki) is a Japanese contemporary composer, film composer, music producer and pianist. Education Takeuchi is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, and Shobi Music College in Tokyo. Biography Takeuchi started her music studies as a classical pianist at the age of three, and also played violin and French horn for several years at an early age. Her early career in Japan includes composing additional music for NHK FM's radio shows, and songwriting for Universal Music Japan's singer Nami Tamaki's album "STEP". Her second album ''Impressions'' was nominated for ''Best Neo-classical Album'' at the 10th Zone Music Reporter music awards, as well as ''Album of the Year'' in the ''4th Annual Reviews New Age Awards.'' Her third album, ''Rain Stories'', was released in 2014 on MRG Recordings. Her fourth album, ''Colors in the Diary'', which is produced by Will Ackerman, and features Eugene Friesen and Boston Symphony Orchestra v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
