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Yoshihiro Nakamura
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter, known for his 2009 film '' Fish Story'', which premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival, and ''A Boy and His Samurai'', which won the Audience Award at the 2011 New York Asian Film Festival. Life He was born on 25 August 1970 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He went to Seijo University Department of Arts and Literature. While there he joined the Film Research Club and started 8 mm film making, and in 1993 won the PIA Film Festival Grand Prix with "Summer Rain Kitchen". After graduating he worked as assistant director on films with Yoichi Sai, Hideyuki Hirayama and Juzo Itami. In 1999 he made his debut as an independent director with "Local News". That year he worked to direct, organise and produce many films that made into the "It's True! Cursed Films" series. In 2004 together with scriptwriter Ken'ichi Suzuki and editor Tooru Hosokawa he formed the conte unit "Assembly of Little Pigeons". In 2007 he won the Kaneto Shindō Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakamura Yoshihiro "The Inerasable" At Opening Ceremony Of The 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (22242974040) , a railway station in Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
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Nakamura may refer to: Places *Nakamura, Kōchi, a former city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan *Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, a ward in Nagoya city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan People *Nakamura (surname), a list of people with the surname Other uses *Nakamura stable, a stable of sumo wrestlers *Nakamura Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector Tosa Kuroshio Railway, whose headquarters is located in the station building. The station is numbered "TK-40". Lines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideshi Hino's Theater Of Horror
''Hideshi Hino's Theater of Horror'', also known as the ''Kaiki Gekijou Hexalogy'', is a series of six live action Japanese horror films from Pony Canyon. Based on several manga of Hideshi Hino, the series was released theatrically in Japan in year 2004, and later released in North America in 2006. Movie list Although it is six-film horror series, the movies have no form of continuity, canon, or connection between them. The Boy From Hell (Jigoku Kozou) Setsu has recently lost her child, Daio in a tragic accident. Soon after, she meets a mysterious old woman who says she can resurrect Setsu's son. Daio revives, however he is half-decomposed and inhuman. In order for Daio to become whole again, he needs fresh human organs. Setsu goes to great limits to help her son, but the boy becomes a monster. A murder spree ensues, getting the attention of a local detective. Directed by Mari Asato. The cast includes Mirai Yamamoto, Mitsuru Akaboshi, Baku Numata, and Hanae Shouji. Dead Girl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Horror Fiction
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Dark Tales Of Japan
is a 2004 made-for-TV film anthology of five short horror stories, directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told through a mysterious old lady in kimono on a late-night bus travelling on a long isolated mountain road. Plot summary Introduction: Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale? ''Introduction: Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale?'' (''Intorodakushon: Kowai hanashi, kikitai desu ka'') Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura; teleplay by Yoshihiro Nakamura and Katsuhide Suzuki At a bus stop near Twilight Cemetery, an elegant old lady gets on a late-night bus. She turns to the bus driver and asks "Would you like to hear a scary tale?" He refuses, but she pointedly shares a tale of a bus driver who has a ghostly experience with an okiku doll during one night. At end of her tale, she looks at the camera and asks "How about you? Would you like to hear a scary tale?" In each episode, the old lady shares a bus-related scary story with a different passenger before introd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainichi Shimbun
The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (previously ''Mainichi Daily News''), and publishes a bilingual news magazine, ''Mainichi Weekly''. It also publishes paperbacks, books and other magazines, including a weekly news magazine, ''Sunday Mainichi''. It is one of the four national newspapers in Japan; the other three are the ''Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' and the '' Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. The Sankei Shimbun and The ''Chunichi Shimbun'' are not currently in the position of a national newspaper despite a large circulation for the both respectively. History The history of the ''Mainichi Shinbun'' began with the founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The ''Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun'' was founded first, in 1872. The ''Mainichi'' claims that it is the oldest existing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Land Of Stealth
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Natalie (website)
is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007. It is operated by Natasha, Inc. The website is named after the song of the same name by Julio Iglesias. ''Natalie'' has been providing news for such leading Japanese portals and social networks as Mobage Town, GREE, Livedoor, Excite, Mixi, and Yahoo! Japan. It has also been successful on Twitter, with 1,510,000 followers as of February 2017, being the third-most-followed Japanese media company, after '' The Mainichi Shimbun'' and ''The Asahi Shimbun''. History Natasha, Inc., a content provider, was founded in December 2005, becoming a limited company in February 2006 and being demutualized in January 2007. On February 1, 2007, Natasha, Inc. opened its own news website ''Natalie'', named after the song "Nathalie" by Julio Iglesias. It was dedicated exclusively to music news and created with the idea of updating on a daily basis, something that newspapers could not do. The website also offered optiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnificent Nine
is a 2016 Japanese jidaigeki samurai comedy film directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura. It was released in Japan by Shochiku on May 14, 2016. The original story is collected by "Unsung Heroes of Old Japan" written by , a record of the townspeople who saved the plight of the Shukuba town at in the Sendai Domain (Sendai city) in the 18th century "" Based on (written by Monk ). This movie's catch phrase is ". Plot In 1766, Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Jusaburō Kokudaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to Han (historical term for the estate of a warrior) and distribute the interest annually to the residents, but if they're caught they will lose their lives. Cast Kokudaya Family (Sake brewery) *Sadao Abe *Karen Iwata *Daiki Shigeoka Sugawaraya Family (Tea master) *Eita *Maika Yamamoto Asanoya Family (Sake brewery and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inerasable
is a 2015 Japanese horror mystery film directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura and starring Yūko Takeuchi. The film is based on ', a horror novel by Fuyumi Ono. It had its world premiere at the , where it was in competition, on October 25, 2015. The film was released in Japan by Shochiku on January 30, 2016. Plot Ai is a mystery novel writer. She received a letter from Kubo, a reader of her novel and a university student. Kubo's letter states that she hears odd sounds from the room where she lives now. Ai becomes interested by the letter and they being to investigate. Ai and Kubo learn of people that lived in the apartment and their experiences including a suicide and murder. Cast *Yūko Takeuchi as I *Ai Hashimoto as Ms. Kubo *Kentaro Sakaguchi as Koichi Amikawa / Peace *Kenichi Takitō *Kuranosuke Sasaki Production The film is based on ', a horror novel by Fuyumi Ono. Release The film was in competition at the , where it had its world premiere on October 25, 2015. It was released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prophecy (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuya Tsutsui. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Jump X'' from July 2011 to August 2013. A sequel, titled ''Yokokuhan: The Copycat'', was serialized in the same magazine from April to October 2014 and later transferred to ''Weekly Young Jump'', where it ran from March to July 2015. A live-action film and a five-episode television drama adaptations premiered in 2015. Media Manga Published by Shueisha, it was serialized in ''Jump X'' magazine from July 25, 2011, to August 10, 2013, and compiled into three volumes published from April 2012 to September 2013. In North America, it was acquired by Vertical in September 2013. It was also published in Brazil by Editora JBC, and in French by Ki-oon A spin-off manga, titled ''Yokokuhan: The Copycat'', and illustrated by Fumio Obata started in ''Jump X'' on April 10, 2014. With the magazine discontinuation on October 10, 2014, the series moved to ''We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snow White Murder Case
is a 2014 Japanese mystery thriller film directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura. Plot Yuji Akahoshi (Gou Ayano) receives a phone call from an old high school friend, Risako Kano (Misako Renbutsu). She tells him that her co-worker at a cosmetics company was stabbed to death and then doused in flames. Yuji Akahoshi decides to interview workers at the company and others that knew the victim, Noriko Miki (Nanao), for his television show. Yuji Akahoshi soon discovers that another co-worker, Miki Shirono (Mao Inoue) disappeared the same night of the murder. She was last seen running to the train station shortly after Noriko Miki's death. Yuji attempts to unravel the mystery of Miki Shirono. Cast *Mao Inoue as Miki Shirono *Gō Ayano as Yuji Akahoshi * Nanao as Noriko Miki *Nobuaki Kaneko as Satoshi Shinoyama *Erena Ono as Eimi Mitsushima * Mitsuki Tanimura as Minori Maetani (Miki's friend from university) *Shihori Kanjiya as Yuko Tanimura (Miki's childhood friend) *Shunsuke Daito as Shingo E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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