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32nd Yokohama Film Festival
The was held in 2011 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Awards * Best Film: '' 13 Assassins'' * Best Director: Takashi Miike - '' 13 Assassins'' and '' Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City'' * Best New Director: ** '' Yuya Ishii'' - ''Sawako Decides'' and '' Kimi to Arukō'' ** Masaaki Taniguchi - '' Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' * Best Screenplay: Daisuke Tengan - '' 13 Assassins'' * Best Cinematographer: Jun Fukumoto - '' Kondo wa Aisaika'' and ''Parade'' * Best Actor: Etsushi Toyokawa - '' Kondo wa Aisaika'' and '' Sword of Desperation'' * Best Actress: Hikari Mitsushima - ''Sawako Decides'' and '' Kakera: A Piece of Our Life'' * Best Supporting Actor: Renji Ishibashi - '' Kondo wa Aisaika'', ''Parade'', '' Strangers in the City'', '' Outrage'' and ''Fallen Angel'' * Best Supporting Actress: Yui Natsukawa - '' Kokō no Mesu'' * Best Newcomer: ** Osamu Mukai - ''BECK'' and ''Hanamizuki'' ** Hiroko Sato - '' A Night in Nude: Salvation'' * Special Grand Prize: Hirok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the West following the 1859 end of the policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji period, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspaper (1870), gas-powered street lamps (1870s), railway station (1872), and power plant (1882). Yokohama develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword Of Desperation
is a 2010 Japanese jidaigeki drama film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. It was released in Japan on July 10, 2010. It was written by Hidehiro Itō and Itaru Era, based on a novel by Shūhei Fujisawa, and was produced by Hidehiro Itō. Plot Ukyo-dayu, a powerful Edo-era ''daimyō'', and his court attend a ''kabuki'' play in the courtyard of his palace. After the performance ends, members of the court bow in respect as Lord Ukyo and his family, including his favorite concubine Lady Renko, are leaving. Suddenly, a samurai named Sanzaemon Kanemi unsheathes his ''tantō'' and stabs Lady Renko to death. He surrenders his weapon and is taken into custody. Despite expecting to be put to death for murdering his lord's consort, Kanemi is surprised to learn that Lord Ukyo has instead sentenced him to spend a year under house arrest. Kanemi's estate is barricaded and placed under watch by armed guards, while Kanemi himself is sealed in a makeshift cell inside a woodshed. His servants are di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvation
Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its consequences."Salvation." ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. 1989. "The saving of the soul; the deliverance from sin and its consequences." The academic study of salvation is called ''soteriology''. Meaning In Abrahamic religions and theology, ''salvation'' is the saving of the soul from sin and its consequences. It may also be called ''deliverance'' or ''redemption'' from sin and its effects. Depending on the religion or even denomination, salvation is considered to be caused either only by the grace of God (i.e. unmerited and unearned), or by faith, good deeds (works), or a combination thereof. Religions often emphasize that man is a sinner by nature and that the penalty of sin is death (physical death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Sato
, formerly known as , is a Japanese actress, singer and gravure idol. Biography Sato was born in Fukushima but grew up in Kanagawa. In 2002, Sato made her acting debut in the low budget horror movie ''Scare'' and began a career as a gravure idol. Much of her work was published in Japanese men's magazines such as Sabra and Weekly Playboy. Between 2002 and 2008, she starred in a number of idol movies released on DVD. In 2004, Sato played a role in the low budget movie '' Cursed''. In 2005, Sato released a single called ''Can't Hide'', which was released under the Girls Record label. In 2007, Sato appeared in a photobook called ''Portrait'' that was photographed in Fukushima by Japanese photographer Yoshihisa Marutani. In 2008, Sato announced on her blog that she was no longer doing gravure modelling and would instead focus on drama and acting. Sato's most popular movie role to date was in the acclaimed 2010 drama, ヌードの夜/愛は惜しみなく奪う, known in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanamizuki
is a 2010 Japanese romance drama film inspired by the lyrics of a love song of the same name by Yo Hitoto. The film is directed by Nobuhiro Doi, and its script was written by Noriko Yoshida. The film spans the ten-year period from 1996 to 2006, and it stars Yui Aragaki as Sae, a high school student who later grows into a young adult. Toma Ikuta also stars in this film, playing the role of Kouhei, Sae's boyfriend and an aspiring fisherman. Sae and Kouhei met by accident on a train when they were both high school students, and a relationship starts to form. Later, when Sae needs to leave Hokkaido to go to Tokyo for studies, the two of them attempted to have a long-distance relationship. However, their bond is tested by multiple challenges facing the two of them. ''Hanamizuki'' was first released in Japanese cinemas on 21 August 2010. It subsequently made its international debut at the 30th Hawaii International Film Festival. The film received a mixed-to-positive reception from cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beck (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi. It was originally serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1999 to 2008, with the 103 chapters later published into 34 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. It tells the story of a group of Japanese teenagers who form a rock band and their struggle to fame, focusing on 14-year-old Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka, who until meeting guitar prodigy Ryusuke Minami was an average teen with a boring life. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series, titled ''Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad'', by Madhouse and aired on TV Tokyo from October 2004 to March 2005. A live-action film adaptation was released in 2010 and stars Takeru Satoh as Koyuki and Hiro Mizushima as Ryusuke. The series has also spawned three guidebooks, four soundtracks, a video game and a line of guitars. The ''Beck'' manga was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Tokyopop. The first volume was published in July 2005, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Mukai
is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Meiji University. Early life He was born in Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture and went to Hama Junior high school (浜中学校) and Hitorizawa High school, where it became the location for After the Rain. He graduated from Meiji University, and majored in genetic engineering. He received the "Best Poster Award" at the International Zoological Genetics Conference in 2004. While he was attending university, he worked as a bartender. He became a full-time employee there after graduation, and he became a manager later. While working as a bartender, he got into the magazine ''Tokyo Graffiti''. A reader later recruited him to be an actor. Now, he works for Hori agency, as an actor. Filmography Dramas Films Awards 2010 * The Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for ''GeGeGe no Nyōbō'' * GQ Japan Men of the Year 2010 2011 * 35th Elan d'or Awards The are award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokō No Mesu
is a 2010 Japanese medical drama film directed by Izuru Narushima. The film was nominated for Best Picture at the 34th Japan Academy Prize. Cast * Shinichi Tsutsumi as Dr. Toma * Yui Natsukawa as Ryoko Nakamura * Hisashi Yoshizawa * Noriko Nakagoshi * Yutaka Matsushige * Hiroki Narimiya as Nakamura's adult son * Kenichi Yajima * Mitsuru Hirata * Kimiko Yo * Katsuhisa Namase * Akira Emoto is a Japanese actor. Career In 1999, he won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' Dr. Akagi''. He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award for ''Dotonbori River'' and '' Hearts and F ... Reception Critics praised Shinichi Tsutsumi's "always excellent" acting and Yui Natuskawa's "superbly modulated performance". Others criticized the story: "Though somewhat melodramatic, and with a highly convoluted story rife with subplots, the film has enough intensity to keep its momentum going." References 2010 films 2010s Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yui Natsukawa
is a Japanese actress. She co-starred with Hiroshi Abe in the 2006 Japanese drama Kekkon Dekinai Otoko and in Hirokazu Kore-eda's 2008 film '' Still Walking''. Filmography Film * ''Sora ga Konnani Aoi Wake ga Nai'' (1993) - Kaoru Aoki * ''Yoru ga Mata Kuru'' (1994) - Nami Tsuchiya * '' Kura'' (1995) - Seki Yamanaka * ''Gonin 2'' (1996) - Saki * ''The Trap'' (1996) - Yuriko * ''Watashitachi ga Suki datta Koto'' (1997) - Aiko Shibata * ''Shikoku'' (1999) - Hinako Myoujin * ''Acacia no Michi'' (2001) - Kijima, Miwako * ''Distance'' (2001) - Kiyoka * ''Onmyōji'' (2001) - Fujiwara no Sukehime * ''Sotsugyō'' (2002) - Izumi * '' When the Last Sword Is Drawn'' (2002) - Shizu / Mitsu * ''Spy Sorge'' (2003) - Hideko Ozaki * '' Zatōichi'' (2003) - O-Shino, Hattori's Wife * ''Yudan Tateiki'' (2004) - Miss Makiko * '' Hana'' (2006) - Oryo * ''Tales from Earthsea'' (2006) - The Queen (voice) * '' A Gentle Breeze in the Village'' (2007) - Itoko Migita * '' Still Walking'' (2008) - Yukari Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Longer Human
is a 1948 Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai. It is considered Dazai's masterpiece and ranks as the second-best selling novel ever in Japan, behind Natsume Sōseki's ''Kokoro''. The literal translation of the title, discussed by Donald Keene in his preface to the English translation, is "Disqualified From Being Human". The novel, narrated in first person, contains several elements which portray an autobiographical basis but is in fact categorized under the semi-autobiographical genre since the characters in the book are all fictional. The novel presents recurring themes in the author's life, including suicide, social alienation, and depression. Much like the protagonist Yōzō, Dazai attempted suicide a total of five times in his lifetime, with consorts, until ultimately succeeding in taking his own life with his lover at the time, a woman named Tomie Yamazaki. Many believe the book to have been his will, as Dazai took his own life shortly after the last part of the book (which ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outrage (2010 Film)
is a 2010 Japanese yakuza film directed by and starring Takeshi Kitano. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. It is followed by '' Beyond Outrage'' (2012) and ''Outrage Coda'' (2017). Plot The film begins with a sumptuous banquet at the opulent estate of the Grand Yakuza leader Sekiuchi (Soichiro Kitamura), boss of the Sanno-kai, a huge organized crime syndicate controlling the entire Kanto region. He has invited the many Yakuza leaders under his control. After the formal conclusion of the banquet, Kato, the chief lieutenant of Sekiuchi, pulls one of the Yakuza leaders, Ikemoto, aside and makes plain that he is displeased with the news that Ikemoto has become friendly with a rival gang leader, Murase, while the two were unexpectedly imprisoned together. Kato, underboss of the Sanno-kai, orders Ikemoto to bring the unassociated Murase-gumi gang in line, and Ikemoto immediately passes the task on to his subordinate Otomo (Beat Takeshi), who runs his own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangers In The City (2010 Film)
is a 2010 Japanese thriller film directed by Junji Sakamoto, starring Toru Nakamura and Manami Konishi. It is based on the novel of the same title by Tatsuo Shimizu. Cast * Tōru Nakamura as Hatano * Manami Konishi as Masako * Nao Minamisawa as Yukari * Yosuke Kubozuka as Nakagome * Renji Ishibashi as Ikebe * Shun Sugata as Omori * Kyoko Enami as Masako's mother * Arata Iura as Masako's boyfriend * Tetta Sugimoto as Hatano's former colleague * Eriko Sato as Hatano's former colleague * Mitsuki Tanimura as Yukari's friend Release ''Strangers in the City'' premiered at the Busan International Film Festival on October 11, 2010. It also screened as the North American premiere at the Japan Cuts on July 17, 2011. Reception Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times'' criticized ''Strangers in the City'', noting that the director Junji Sakamoto and the screenwriter Shoichi Maruyama could not decide what the film is about. Meanwhile, Russell Edwards of ''Variety Variety may refer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
