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Tarō Suruga
is a Japanese musician and actor from Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture. Biography His father is rakugo performer Shōfukutei Tsurube II. He graduated from Shinko Gakuen Shinko High School and Osaka University of Arts Junior College. After studying in England for two years, he made his debut music release on the label Polystar as "taro" in 2003. After that, he formed the band "sleepydog", performing vocals and guitar. In 2008, when he became 30 years old, he decided to turn to acting. He has appeared in both films and television dramas. In February 2011, he finished his "sleepydog" activities and started, along with sleepydog guitarist Takayuki Moriya. a new unit named "Human Note". From 3 October 2011, he played the main role of Masaru Kawamoto in the ''Carnation ''Dianthus caryophyllus'' ( ), commonly known as carnation or clove pink, is a species of ''Dianthus'' native to the Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean region. Its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishinomiya
270px, Nishinomiya City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Nishinomiya city center 1985 270px, Hirota Shrine is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 484,368 in 218,948 households and a population density of 4,800 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Nishinomiya is an important commercial and shipping city in the Kansai region with the third largest population in Hyōgo Prefecture. Nishinomiya is best known as the home of Koshien Stadium, where the Hanshin Tigers baseball team plays home games and where Japan's annual high school baseball championship is held. Geography Nishinomiya is located in southeast Hyōgo Prefecture between the cities of Kobe and Osaka. It is bordered by Osaka Bay to the south, the cities of Amagasaki, Itami and Takarazuka along the Mukogawa and Nigawa rivers to the east and by the Rokkō Mountains and Kobe to the north. The city can be divided into two areas: a mountainous area in the north a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runway Beat
is a 2011 Japanese drama film. This film is based on a Japanese cellphone novel of the same name by Maha Harada. Directed by Kentaro Otani, this film stars actor Koji Seto and actresses Nanami Sakuraba and Mirei Kiritani. ''Runway Beat'' revolves around the theme of fashion, and it tells the story of five teenagers who organized a fashion show. ''Runway Beat'' was first released in Japan on 19 March 2011. The film grossed a total of US Dollar, US$190,969 in Japan and Taiwan. Plot Beat relocates to Tsushima, Tokyo to live with his father, with whom he had strained relations. This is because his father chose not to see Beat's mother on her deathbed, but instead chose to stay at his fashion show. Later, when Beat visits Kirara in a nearby hospital, he meets Mei. The next day, Mei discovers that Beat will be her new classmate. On that day, however, their class was abuzz about the upcoming school festival. The class has always organized a fashion show, since the famous model Miki w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eternal Zero
is a 2006 novel by Naoki Hyakuta. It became a best-seller, with four million copies sold. It was made into a popular 2013 movie. The novel was criticised by famed Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki as being "a pack of lies" about the war, leading to Hyakuta speculating that Miyazaki "wasn't right in the head". Adaptations Film The story was adapted as a film in 2013. TV series In June 2014, TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.TV drama featuring Osamu Mukai. Some parts in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asmik Ace
, formerly , is a Japanese film production and distribution company. In the past, the company has distributed video games. It was formed in 1997 through a merger between the Asmik Corporation and Ace Entertainment, both in Japan. The name Asmik comes from its three founding companies: Ask (formerly ASK-Kodansha), Sumitomo and Kodansha. The company is headquartered on the third floor of the Lapiross Roppongi building in Minato, Tokyo, and is a wholly owned division of Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM). Asmik Corporation was founded in 1985 as a subsidiary of the Sumitomo Corporation of Japan. Its focus was in the area of video games for the video game console market, specifically the NES. It quickly moved on to distribute motion pictures in Japan, and won several awards for doing so. It once had a North American subsidiary, Asmik Corporation of America. Ace Pictures Inc. was founded in 1981 as a division of Nippon Herald Films to produce Japanese films and distribute fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boy Inside
is a 2012 Japanese film directed and written by Tetsu Maeda. It centers on a teenager having the IQ of a 6-year-old and his childhood friend, who tries to get him to fit into the society. The film is based on the manga with same name by Yamada Naito. Plot The story involves of three boys. They were all friends since they were little. One day, something which changed their entire life had happened. One of the boys called Morio, a six-year-old boy, fell from the swing when they were playing. He remained unconscious for about 12 years in a hospital. Morio's friends and family tried to escape from the tragedy and forget about this accident. The other two boys, Mikihiko and Tomonari, had grown up and nearly forgot about Morio. Finally, Morio woke up and regained consciousness suddenly. However, Morio's intelligence quotient stayed at 6 years old. Mikihiko decided to help Morio to catch up with the society. Therefore, Mikihiko had to sacrifice a lot of things in order to spend time a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouran High School Host Club (film)
is a 2012 Japanese school comedy film written by Natsuko Ikeda and directed by . The film is a live action adaptation of the manga series ''Ouran High School Host Club'' by Bisco Hatori. It was released on March 17, 2012. Plot Following the events of the TV series, Haruhi Fujioka, a brilliant student from a middle-class family, continues to attend the prestigious Ouran Academy and to work in its Host Club, a unique club composed of six handsome boys: the princely Tamaki Suoh, cool Kyoya Ootori, playful twins Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, cutesy Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka, and stoic Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka, who entertain their clientele with after-school tea service and flirting. She agrees to do so in order to pay for the accidental breakage of an expensive Renaissance vase. Having spent a year in the club dressed as a boy and acting as the natural Host, Haruhi is accustomed to its ways but becomes flustered when she learns from a romance magazine given to her by the creep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan
, abbreviated SPE or SPEJ, is a Japanese film studio, based in Minato, Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, with the majority of SPEJ's shares held by Sony Pictures Entertainment. They have also distributed most of Sony Pictures films for Japan, as well as producing some anime and anime films as well. On March 22, 2024, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan made an agreement to outsource its home media distribution operations to Happinet through its Media Marketing unit. Anime production * ''Astro Boy (2003 TV series), Astro Boy'' (2003–2004) * ''Tokyo Godfathers'' (2003) * ''Paprika (2006 film), Paprika'' (2006) * ''Ultraviolet: Code 044'' (2008) * ''Kurozuka (novel), Kurozuka'' (2008) * ''Viper's Creed'' (2009) * ''Marvel Anime'' (2010–2011) * ''Iron Man: Rise of Technovore'' (2013) * ''Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher'' (2014) * ''The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.'' (2016) * ''Goblin Slayer'' (2 ... [...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] |
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
, formerly , is a Japanese entertainment company. It is a subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, a subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Holdings. The company engages in the domestic acquisition of foreign films and dramas in Japan, as well as the production and distribution of anime and movies. The company was established as Amuse Video by the entertainment agency Amuse. It was later renamed Amuse Pictures, then became a subsidiary of Toshiba and was known as Toshiba Entertainment. Finally, as a subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, it became Showgate and is now Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures. Works *''CB Chara Go Nagai World'' (1990) *'' Burn Up'' (1991) *'' Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (1992) **''GinRei Specials'' (1994-1995) *'' Street Fighter II V'' (1996) *'' Those Who Hunt Elves'' (1996) *'' Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'' (1997) *'' Ninja Resurrection'' (1998) *''Getter Robo Armageddon'' (1998) *'' Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo'' (2000) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gokudō Meshi
is a Japanese manga series by Shigeru Tsuchiyama. It has been adapted into a live-action film also known as ''Sukiyaki'' in 2011. Cast * Tasuku Nagaoka as Kenta Nagoaka * Masanobu Katsumura as Shinta Minami * Motoki Ochiai as Shunsuke Aida * Gitaro as Chanko * Akaji Maro as Kosanro Hachinohe * Fumino Kimura as Shiori Mizushima * Tomoko Tabata as Aya Kurihara * Yōji Tanaka as Prison officer Ishihara * Houka Kinoshita as Prison officer Iwamoto * Denden as Gawara Gosho * Hana Kido as Chizuru Aida * Chika Uchida as Mari * Kazuo Kawabata Kazuo (カズオ, かずお) is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible spellings It has several written forms, and the meaning depends on the characters used (usually kanji, but sometimes hiragana). Common forms include: * 一雄: first son, ... References External links Official site * 2006 manga Cooking in anime and manga Live-action films based on manga Films directed by Tetsu Maeda Futabasha manga Manga adapted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamisama No Karute
is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa. It is based on a bestselling novel of the same name written by Sosuke Natsukawa. Plot Dr. Ichito Kurihara (Sho Sakurai) works at a clinic in Nagano Prefecture. He rarely has any free time due to the clinic's shortage of doctors and the constant influx of patients. He even sometimes diagnoses patients out of his area of specialty and sometimes goes days without sleeping. He hopes to work at a major hospital where he can get more free time to spend with his wife, Haruna (Aoi Miyazaki), and to specialize in his field of study. However, he is also reluctant to add to shortage of doctors at the clinic and break his relationships with the patients. One day, he clears out the belongings of a terminal cancer patient who died and discovers a letter written to him thanking him for the care he provided to her, even though he could not cure her sickness. He then has a revelation about the medical chart he keeps in his hand - filled wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tezuka Osamu No Buddha -Owarinaki Tabi-
Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu'', – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as , and . Additionally, he is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during Tezuka's formative years. Though this phrase praises the quality of his early manga works for children and animations, it also blurs the significant influence of his later, more literary, gekiga works. Tezuka began what was known as the manga revolution in Japan with his '' New Treasure Island'' published in 1947. His output would spawn some of the most influential, successful and well-received manga series including the children's manga ''Astro Boy'', ''Princess Knight'' and ''Kimba the White Lion'', and the adult-oriented series '' Black Jack'', '' Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
