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Hiroshi Fujioka
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor known for playing the hero Takeshi Hongo in the tokusatsu superhero series '' Kamen Rider'', and later the Sega Saturn mascot Segata Sanshiro (jokingly revealed to be Takeshi Hongo himself). Fujioka is a cultural icon in Japan, even having the minor planet 12408 Fujioka, discovered by Akimasa Nakamura, named in his honor. Fujioka writes his name with the ideographic comma at the end (after the kanji for ), saying "It is meant to remind me to reconsider myself and what it is that I need to achieve. It shows that I am not yet finished with my tasks and must continue working toward their accomplishment." Hiroshi's son, Maito, serves as the current ambassador of Sega as of March 26, 2020, portraying as Segata Sanshiro's son Sega Shiro, as well as Takeshi Hongo's younger-self as of 2021, starting from ''Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations''. Filmography Live-action * Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 :*''Kamen Rider'' (1971-1973) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumakōgen, Ehime
Gōraiko Falls 270px, Taihō-ji is a town in Kamiukena District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 6,922 and a population density of 12 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Kumakōgen is located in south-central Ehime Prefecture, on the north side of the Shikoku Mountains, along upper reaches of the Niyodo River. It consists of many hamlets are scattered along river valleys mostly covered with forests. Mount Ishizuchi, the tallest mountain in Shikoku at 1982 meters is located on the border between Seiyo to the northeast. The climate is cool and wet in the summer and winters cold with snow. Neighbouring municipalities Ehime Prefecture *Matsuyama * Seiyo * Tōon * Saijō * Tobe * Uchiko Kōchi Prefecture * Ino * Niyodogawa * Tsuno *Yusuhara Climate Kumakōgen has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katō Kiyomasa
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. His court title was Higo-no-kami. His name as a child was ''Yashamaru'', and first name was ''Toranosuke''. He was one of Hideyoshi's Seven Spears of Shizugatake. Biography Kiyomasa was born in what is now Nakamura-ku, Nagoya (situated in contemporary Aichi District, Owari Province) to Katō Kiyotada. Kiyotada's wife, Ito, was a cousin of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mother. Kiyotada died while his son, Kiyomasa (then known as Toranosuke), was still young. Soon after, Toranosuke entered into Hideyoshi's service, and in 1576, at age 15, was granted a stipend of 170 ''koku''. In 1582, he fought in Hideyoshi's army at the Battle of Yamazaki, and later in 1583 at the Battle of Shizugatake. Owing to his achievement in that battle, he became known as one of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake and was rewarded with 3,000 additional ''koku''. In 1584, Kiyomasa took part in the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute against the Toku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiki Inoue
is a Japanese screenwriter from Saitama Prefecture. He is known for his work on anime and tokusatsu Japanese television drama, dramas and films. He is the son of , who himself was a screenwriter for tokusatsu dramas. He is also a manga author, and has written both ''Mebius Gear'' and ''Sword Gai''. Biography Inoue was born the child of Masaru Igami, a screenwriter known for his works on shows such as Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider and Akakage. Belonging to the fantasy literature Study Group at Seikei University, a short story written by Inoue caught the way of Toei Animation producer Shichijo Keizo, leading to his debut screenplay in 1981 with the 24th episode of Dr. Slump , "Arale's Big Change!" Since then, he was the head writer of animated works such as ''Galaxy Angel'', ''Kiba (anime), Kiba'', and ''Death Note''. Like his father, Inoue also has done prolific work in the tokusatsu genre. In 1991, he was the head writer of the Toei tokusatsu series ''Chōjin Sentai Jetman'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider 1 (film)
is a 2016 Japanese superhero film, produced to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series and is part of Toei's "Super Hero Year" project. It features a team-up between the main protagonist of '' Kamen Rider'' and the cast of ''Kamen Rider Ghost''. Plot Tokyo is under attack by the evil Shocker organization, which is intent on capturing a girl named Mayu Tachibana. However, their plans are thwarted by , a splinter group bent on conquering the global economy instead of just world domination. Takeru Tenkūji arrives on the scene and helps Mayu escape, but is overwhelmed by the Nova Shocker general Wolga before Takeshi Hongo appears and dispatches the Shocker Combatmen. Back at Daitenkū-ji, Takeru, Akari Tsukimura, and Onari learn of the history of Shocker, and Akari deduces that Mayu is from Jōnan University Affiliated High School based on her school uniform during the attack. To know more about Mayu, Takeru and Akari go undercover at the university as teachers. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Taisen Feat
Kamen () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna. Geography Kamen is situated at the east end of the Ruhr area, approximately 10 km south-west of Hamm and 25 km north-east of Dortmund. Neighbouring cities, towns, and municipalities * Bergkamen * Hamm * Bönen * Unna * Dortmund * Lünen Division of the town The town of Kamen consists of the following 6 districts: * Heeren-Werve * Methler * Kamen (city centre) * Rottum * Derne * Südkamen Council of the town Elections held in May 2014. * SPD: 22 * CDU: 10 * Alliance 90/The Greens: 4 * The Left: 2 * FDP: 1 * FW: 1 Mayor Hermann Hupe (born 1950) (teacher), was elected mayor in 2003 with 55,1 % of the votes, he was reelected in 2009 and 2014. Twin towns – sister cities Kamen is twinned with: * Ängelholm, Sweden * Bandırma, Turkey * Beeskow, Germany * Eilat, Israel * Montreuil-Juigné, France * Sulęcin, Poland * Unkel, Germany Transport Kamen is maybe most know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Go Kamen Riders
is a superhero film that was released on April 1, 2011, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the '' Kamen Rider'' franchise. While the film features all of the franchise's protagonists, the main heroes of the original '' Kamen Rider'' TV series (1 and 2), '' Kamen Rider Den-O'', and ''Kamen Rider OOO'' serve as the main characters. The film's subtitle "Let's Go Kamen Riders" is an homage to the theme song of the original series, . The film also marks the 60th anniversary of the Toei Company, and features cameos from Kikaider, Kikaider 01, Inazuman, and Zubat from four of Shotaro Ishinomori's other works. A preview of the film was originally scheduled for March 15, 2011, but was cancelled after the venue's structure was compromised as a result of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. ''Let's Go Kamen Riders'' opened at the #1 spot in the Japanese box offices in the first two weekends of its release. Plot Eiji Hino battles three Mole Imagin until the monsters use a nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Stronger
is a Japanese Tokusatsu television show. It is the fifth entry in the Kamen Rider Series, the show was broadcast on TBS and MBS from April 5, 1975 to December 27, 1975. ''Stronger'' is a co-production between Ishinomori Productions and Toei, and was created by Shōtarō Ishinomori. It is the first ''Kamen Rider'' entry to introduce to the audience a form changing ability, which becomes primarily used in '' Kamen Rider Black RX'', and the future ''Kamen Rider'' TV series entries, such as '' Kamen Rider Kuuga'' onward. Story Following the death of his close friend and mentor , Shigeru Jo joins the evil organization Black Satan. With the promise of great power, and fueled by a desire for revenge, Shigeru undergoes surgery to become one of Black Satan's super soldiers. Secretly, Shigeru knows that Black Satan was responsible for Numata's murder, and he uses the organization as a means to gain the power he needs to exact his vengeance. The newly transformed Shigeru escapes from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rescue Fire
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series based on Takara Tomy's Tomica toy car line. A sequel to '' Tomica Hero: Rescue Force'', ''Rescue Fire'' tells of another branch of the United Fire-Defense Agency that helps save people from Super-Fire created by demons seeking to make people suffer. This series marks the beginning as well as an end of a program franchise dubbed the Tomica Hero Series. The Tomica Hero story was concluded in the special stage production Nissan Haul Special Live Stage FINAL that featured the return of Obuchi, a new R4, and the return of the original R4. Characters The United Fire-Defense Agency/Rescue Fire The team is a newly formed special team called the in the or "UFDA", the organization behind the Rescue Force team. The Rescue Force team was sent overseas and is currently based in the Europe branch. The Rescue Fire team disbanded temporarily after the final battle in the last episode, only to be reassembled a year later. The artificial satellite de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rescue Force
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series that began airing April 5, 2008, on TV Aichi. It is the first Tomica Hero series based on Takara Tomy's Tomica toy car line. The characters use Tomica's and to help save people from Super-Disasters and battle the evil causing them. It is the second tokusatsu series that Takara Tomy has been involved in following ''Madan Senki Ryukendo''. It is directed by , and written by and , the same team behind ''Ryukendo''. A film for ''Tomica Hero: Rescue Force'' was released in December 2008. Characters The United Fire-Defense Agency/Rescue Force The second-generation is a special in the or "UFDA", which is a branch of the . Based on the Hyper Rescue group, the Rescue Force is deployed to protect human lives from various disasters too extreme for normal rescue workers. By the time of Rescue Fire's formation, the Rescue Force is transferred to Europe branch. Normally stationed at the in , whenever the artificial satellite detects a Super-Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihon Igai Zenbu Chinbotsu
is a 2006 Japanese black comedy film directed by Minoru Kawasaki, as a parody of the 2006 film '' Sinking of Japan''. It is based on the 1973 short story of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui (a parody of the novel ''Japan Sinks'', released the same year), which criticizes nationalism and racism. It also describes humans as powerless against disaster. Plot In the year 2011 the greatest tectonic disaster in the history of mankind occurs. As a result of catastrophic earthquakes, massive volcanic eruptions, and huge tsunamis, North and South America, Eurasia, Africa, Indonesia and Australia have sunken underwater while the Japanese islands The Japanese archipelago (Japanese: 日本列島, ''Nihon rettō'') is a group of 6,852 islands that form the country of Japan, as well as the Russian island of Sakhalin. It extends over from the Sea of Okhotsk in the northeast to the East Chin ... remain untouched, thanks to the Chinese land which has sunk and gone underneath them. Japan s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastipo
is a 2005 Japanese film starring Tsuyoshi Domoto ( Kinki Kids) and Taichi Kokubun ( TOKIO). The theme song " Fantastipo" is sung by the special unit of the 2 lead actors Toraji Haiji. Story The film mainly revolves around two siblings; the mostly dependable Toraji ( Taichi Kokubun of TOKIO), and the free-spirited Haiji (Tsuyoshi Domoto of Kinki Kids). The two suddenly become President and Executive Director of Armadillo, Inc. as a result of their father, Kintaro Koinobori ( Akira Takarada), stepping down from his position and appointing his sons in his stead. With the help of their father, the two brothers continue to keep Armadillo Inc. at the top of the heap. Slowly, but surely the relationship among all three begins to deteriorate in the process. Through trials and tribulations, the siblings slowly begin to learn the true meaning of family. Will the family hold together? Will they pull through? The answer may lie in a song the boys are composing. That song's name is Fan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameo Appearance
A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly either appearances in a work in which they hold some special significance (such as actors from an original movie appearing in its remake) or renowned people making uncredited appearances. Short appearances by celebrities, film directors, politicians, athletes or musicians are common. A crew member of the movie or show playing a minor role can be referred to as a cameo role as well, such as Alfred Hitchcock's frequent cameos. Concept Originally, in the 1920s, a "cameo role" meant "a small character part that stands out from the other minor parts". The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' connects this with the meaning "a short literary sketch or portrait", which is based on the literal meaning of " cameo", a miniature carving on a gemstone. Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
