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Takayuki Yamada
is a Japanese actor, singer, and producer. He is best known for his role as Sakutaro Matsumoto in TV drama ''Socrates in Love'' and as Densha Otoko in the 2005 film of the same name. Yamada gained international popularity through his portrayal as Tamao Serizawa in ''Crows Zero'' film series. Japanese media often dubs him as chameleon actor for his wide acting spectrum throughout his career. He began venturing as producer with live-action web series ''Saint Young Men''. Since 2018 he releases music as the lead singer of band The XXXXXX. Career Yamada was born in Naha, Okinawa but raised in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima until the age of 15. He is the youngest of three siblings with two older sisters, Kaori and Sayuki who worked as models for teen magazines in late 1990s. Yamada got scouted after shopping with his sisters in front of Laforet Harajuku. After being scouted, in his third year of middle school he moved from Kagoshima to Tokyo. Yamada graduated from a middle school in Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naha, Okinawa
is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the city has an estimated population of 317,405 and a population density of 7,939 persons per km2 (20,562 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is Naha is located on the East China Sea coast of the southern part of Okinawa Island, the largest of Okinawa Prefecture. The modern city was officially founded on May 20, 1921. Before that, Naha had been for centuries one of the most important and populous sites in Okinawa. Naha is the political, economic and education center of Okinawa Prefecture. In the medieval and early modern periods, it was the commercial center of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Geography City center Central Naha consists of the Palette Kumoji shopping mall, the Okinawa Prefecture Office, Naha City Hall, and many banks and corporations, located at the west end of Kokusai-dōri, the city's main street. boasts a 1.6 kilometer (1 mile) long stretch of stores, restaurants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoi Tokugawa Sandai
is a 2000 Japanese historical drama television series and the 39th NHK taiga drama. The series respectively stars Masahiko Tsugawa, Toshiyuki Nishida, and Onoe Tatsunosuke II as the first three Tokugawa shōguns. It aired from January 9 to December 17, 2000, and ran for a total of 49 episodes. ''Aoi'' is the first taiga drama to be fully filmed in high definition. Plot The story begins with the battle of Sekigahara. Cast Tokugawa Shoguns *Masahiko Tsugawa as Tokugawa Ieyasu - the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate *Toshiyuki Nishida as Tokugawa Hidetada - the second shogun *Onoe Tatsunosuke II as Tokugawa Iemitsu - the third shogun **Takayuki Yamada as young Iemitsu Tokugawa clan *Shima Iwashita as Ogō - wife of Hidetada *Isuzu Yamada as Odai no Kata - mother of Ieyasu * Kyōko Mitsubayashi as Acha no Tsubone *Minako Osanai as Oman no Kata * Michiko Godai as Lady Chaa *Kirin Kiki as Lady Kasuga *Miki Sakai as Tokugawa Masako *Yoko Moriguchi as Okaji no Kata * Nanako ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuya Nakadai
is a Japanese film actor. He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including '' The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus ''Harakiri'', '' Samurai Rebellion'' and '' Kwaidan''. Nakadai worked with some of Japan's best-known filmmakers—starring or co-starring in five films directed by Akira Kurosawa, as well as being cast in significant films directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara ('' The Face of Another''), Mikio Naruse (''When a Woman Ascends the Stairs''), Kihachi Okamoto ('' Kill!'' and ''The Sword of Doom''), Hideo Gosha ('' Goyokin''), Shirō Toyoda (''Portrait of Hell'') and Kon Ichikawa ('' Enjō'' and ''Odd Obsession''). Biography Nakadai grew up in a very poor family and was unable to afford a university education, prompting him to take up acting. He picked up a liking of Broadway musicals, and travels once a year to New York City to watch them. Nakadai was working as a shop clerk in Tokyo before a chance en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagaya No Rekishi
is a Japanese three-part television mini-series, shown on Fuji TV from April 9, 2010 to April 11, 2010 to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. The show was known for its star-studded cast. Synopsis Masako (Kou Shibasaki) is the eldest daughter of the Yame family, living in Fukuoka, Kyushu. She leaves school to help support her good, but naive parents and four siblings. The drama centers on the family members and people they meet in the post-war Japan. The story takes place between 1945 and 1964, chronicling the lives of the seven members of the fictional Yame family. Cast *Kou Shibasaki as Masako Yame * Kōichi Satō as Taizo Onizuka *Seishiro Kato as Minoru Yame *Jun Matsumoto as Yoshio Yame *Ryuta Sato as Muneo Yame *Maki Horikita as Namiko Yame *Mio Miyatake as young Namiko *Nana Eikura as Fusako Yame *Masami Nagasawa as Yukari Ichinose *Yo Oizumi as Tsuru *Tetsuji Tamayama as Ryugo Oura * Koji Yamamoto as Mitsunari Ano *Sawa Suzuki as Maria *Junji Takada as Miyoji Koga *Yūki Amami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ushijima The Loan Shark
is a Japanese manga series by Shohei Manabe. It won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga. It was adapted into a live action television drama series in 2010 and into a live action film in 2012. A second live action film, ''Ushijima the Loan Shark 2'', was released on May 16, 2014. Two other live action films, ''Ushijima the Loan Shark 3, and Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final'' have also been released. Cast * Takayuki Yamada (TV drama and film) as Kaoru Ushijima * Nana Katase (TV drama and film) as Chiaki Okubo * Kyosuke Yabe (TV drama and film) as Ezaki * Hiromi Sakimoto (TV drama and film) as Takada * Jessica Kizaki (TV drama and film) as Moko Media Manga Written and illustrated by Shohei Manabe, ''Ushijima the Loan Shark'' was serialized for about fifteen years in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from May 10, 2004, to March 4, 2019. Shogakukan collected its chapters in forty-six ''tankōbon is the Japanese term fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boss (TV Series)
''Boss'' is an American political drama television serial created by Farhad Safinia. The series stars Kelsey Grammer as Tom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, who has recently been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, a degenerative neurological disorder. The series was broadcast in the United States on the premium television service Starz and was produced by Category 5 Entertainment, Grammnet Productions and Lionsgate Television. On September 27, 2011, before the series premiered, Starz announced that ''Boss'' had been renewed for a second season of ten episodes. The first season premiered on October 21, 2011 and the second season premiered on August 17, 2012. On November 20, 2012, it was announced that Starz had cancelled the show. A film was discussed to finish the show's storylines, but those plans were cancelled after series creator Farhad Safinia declined to move forward with the project. Overview As the series commences we follow Tom Kane, the Mayor of Chicago, who has been dia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey Under The Midnight Sun
(also published in English as ''Under the Midnight Sun'')English edition: ''Journey Under the Midnight Sun'' (London: Little, Brown, October 2015), ISBN (print) 978-1-4087-0411-0, (e-book) 978-1-4055-1680-8; American edition: ''Under the Midnight Sun'' (New York: Minotaur Books, November 2016), ISBN (print) 978-1-250-10579-0, (e-book) 978-1-250-10580-6. is a mystery novel written by Keigo Higashino, first serialized in the monthly novel magazine ''Subaru'' from Shueisha from January 1997 to January 1999. The entire volume was published in August 1999 and became a bestseller. During the serialization, the novel was at first written as a series of short stories representing chronological snapshots of the overall plot line. Higashino modified its structure to make it a single coherent story before publishing it as a single volume. As of November 2005 the book had sold 550,000 copies. However, its sales quickly picked up after the first episode of the adapted TV series was aired. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Densha Otoko (drama)
is a Japanese television drama that aired on Fuji Television. It is based on the ''Densha Otoko'' story, which has also been portrayed in other media. The drama's 11 episodes were aired on Fuji TV from July 7 to September 22, 2005 (with a special episode on October 6, 2005). A two-hour-long TV special, ''Train Man Deluxe: The Last Crusade'', aired on September 23, 2006, featured a visit to Tahiti. Pony Canyon released the series on a DVD box set on December 22, 2005. It also aired in Taiwan's Videoland Japan from January 24, 2006 (with a special episode on December 28, 2006), and in Hong Kong's TVB Jade from April 15, 2006 (with a special episode on January 27, 2007). Plot The plot follows the life of Yamada after a chance encounter with Saori, when he rescues her from a drunken man on the train. Saori sends him a set of Hermès tea cups as a thank you gift. Relying on advice from users on a website, he is able to find the courage to change and eventually confess his feelings to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
H2 (manga)
is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Adachi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from July 1992 to November 1999, with its chapters collected in thirty-four ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was adapted into a 41-episode anime series and an 11-episode television drama series, ''H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi'', directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. As of August 2018, the H2 manga had over 55 million copies in circulation Synopsis During middle school, Hiro Kunimi (pitcher), Hideo Tachibana (third baseman and 4th batter), and Atsushi Noda (catcher) were friends and teammates on the same baseball team. Thanks to their skills, their school achieved an unbeaten record on their way to consecutive national championships. In the seventh grade Hiro also played matchmaker to Hideo and Hikari Amamiya, a neighborhood childhood friend who grew up with him as close as a sibling. At this time Hiro, victim of a delayed growth spurt, was a very short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Boys (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama series aired in Japan on Fuji Television in 2003. There were 32 swimmers in this drama who were carefully chosen to fit their roles, but none of them had ever done synchronized swimming before.Water Boys [ウォーターボーイズ] :: jdorama.com/ref> Story Two years after the movie ''Waterboys (film)">Water Boys'' takes place, the boys of Tadano High School are still in the club. The series tells the life and hardships of the boys as they learn synchronized swimming. Cast ;Main cast * Kankuro Shindo – Takayuki Yamada * Norio Tatematsu – Mirai Moriyama * Masatoshi Tanaka – Eita * Go Takahara – Yuma Ishigaki * Futoshi Ishizuka – Tomoya Ishii * Asako Onishi – Mao Miyaji * Kyoko Hanamura – Yu Kashii * Mr. Ozaki – Kei Tani * Mr. Yamaoka – Akira Fuse * Mr. Sugita – Tetta Sugimoto * Ms. Sakuma – Kaori Manabe * Ms. Onogawa – Maiko Kikuchi * Mama (of a bar) – Akira Emoto * Chi-mama – Yuu Tokui * Mr. Isomura – Naoto Take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunch No Joō
is a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2002. It stars Yūko Takeuchi, Yōsuke Eguchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Shinichi Tsutsumi. Synopsis Season 1 (2002) Natsumi loves lunchtime and food. Nothing excites her more than to walk down the street thinking about where she'll eat lunch. One day, a man named Kennichiro interrupts Natsumi as she's about to eat her favorite rice omelet and drags her outside and begs her to come home with him so that he can introduce her to his family. He explains to her that his father is sick and after leaving on bad terms, the only way he'll be allowed back home is to return with a fiancée. Natsumi is left with quite a predicament. Cast Season 1 (2002) Main Minor Episodes Season One (2002) The ratings are sourced from Video Research Ltd. Rating in is the and in is the . Awards and nominations References External links Lunch no Joou (ランチの女王)at JDorama , also called , are television programs that are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Love Letter
is a 2002 Japanese television drama series based on the manga '' The Drifting Classroom'' by Kazuo Umezu. Plot One day, Yuka Misaki, a daughter of a flower shop owner meets Akio Asami, a college student. They are both attracted to each other, but they have no way to get in touch with each other at that time. One year later, Yuka begins a job at her father's flower shop and Akio becomes a mathematics teacher at Motokura High School. One day in November, Yuka goes to the Motokura High School to collect money for the flowers and meets Akio again. However, they can't get along well. In January, Yuka gets a call from Ryuta Fujisawa and they promise to meet that afternoon. In the morning, Yuka goes to the school again to collect money that she couldn't collect before. Akio finds Yuka in the playground and calls out to her. At that moment, a large earthquake occurs. By the time it stops, their school is surrounded by dry and sandy desert. Not only Yuka and Akio, but other students ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
