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Yumi Asō
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese actress. She is a niece of singer Chiyo Okumura. Biography She was born in Osaka Prefecture but grew up in Nagasaki Prefecture. She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. She appeared in Yōjirō Takita's 1986 film '' Comic Magazine'' with Yuya Uchida and Beat Takeshi. She also appeared in Lee Sang-il's 2002 film '' Border Line'' with Tetsu Sawaki and Ken Mitsuishi. Personal life She married actor in March 2004, and they had one child. The couple separated less than two years later, and officially divorced in 2008. Selected filmography Film * ''Aitsu to Lullaby'' (1983) * '' Comic Magazine'' (1986) * ''Yakuza Tosei no Suteki na Menmen'' (1988) * '' Kachō Kōsaku Shima'' (1992) * '' The Abe Clan'' (1995) * ''Tetto Musashino-sen'' (1997) * ''Detective Riko'' (1998) * ''Yūjō: Friendship'' (1998) * ''Kizuna'' (1998) * ''Detective Riko: Megami no Eien'' (1998) * '' Border Line'' (2002) * ''Last Scene'' (2002) * '' Rocke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
37th Tokyo International Film Festival
The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival took place from 28 October to 6 November. This edition, introduced a new 'Women's Empowerment' section and showcased the works of director Yu Irie, a Japanese film director and screenwriter in its 'Nippon Cinema Now' strand. Hong Kong actor and singer Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tony Leung served as jury president. The festival opened with Japanese samurai, period action film ''11 Rebels'' by Kazuya Shiraishi, and a unique mix of video, music, and dance, featuring performances by Sarah Àlainn, Leo, Kaf (singer), KAF, Oi Kazuya, and dancers Ikeda Mika and Suzuki Yohei. A video introduction followed, showcasing the lineup and upcoming awards, with KAF acting as master of ceremonies alongside Leo and Oi. Béla Tarr a Hungarian filmmaker, was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award during a Special Talk event at the festival, held on November 1. The festival closed on 6 November with ''Marcello Mio'', a comedy film directed by French direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Abe Clan (1995 Film)
is a 1995 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 ...ese jidaigeki, historical television film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It is an adaptation of the 1913 Japanese short story "Abe ichizoku (short story), Abe ichizoku" by Mori Ōgai, which had previously been adapted into a Abe ichizoku (1938 film), 1938 theatrical film directed by Hisatora Kumagai and released by Toho. Plot The film is set during the Tokugawa period. Hosokawa Tadatoshi, feudal lord of the Higo Province., falls ill in the spring of the 18th year of the Kan'ei era. Tadatoshi and his son Mitsunao both forbid Tadatoshi's vassals from committing seppuku, yet after Tadatoshi's death his vassals one by one commit junshu loyalty suicide out of a sense of duty to their lord. The only one who obeys his lord's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
