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Takeo Nakahara
is a Japanese actor. Filmography Film *'' Okoge'' (1992) – Tochihiko Terazaki *'' Kaettekita Kogarashi Monjirō'' (1993) - Hachibei *''Godzilla 2000'' (1999) – Takada *''Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla'' (2002) – JXSDF Chief Ichiyanagi *''Bayside Shakedown 2'' (2003) – Sakakibara *'' Blue Swallow'' (2005) – The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan *'' Death Note'' (2006) – Matsubara *''Map of the Sounds of Tokyo'' (2009) – Nagara *'' Isoroku'' (2011) – Chūichi Nagumo *'' The Floating Castle'' (2012) – Hōjō Ujimasa *'' Cape Nostalgia'' (2014) – Narumi *'' Assassination Classroom'' (2015) – Gōki Onaga *'' Assassination Classroom: Graduation'' (2016) – Gōki Onaga *''Musashi'' (2019) – Itakura Katsushige *'' Rurouni Kenshin: The Final'' (2021) – Maekawa Miyauchi *''Família'' (2023) Television * Taiga drama **''Homura Tatsu'' (1993–94) – Fujiwara no Motoaki **''Tokugawa Yoshinobu'' (1998) – Umezawa Magotaro **'' Sanada Maru'' (2016) – Takan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to the northeast, Miyazaki Prefecture to the southeast, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south. Kumamoto is the capital and largest city of Kumamoto Prefecture, with other major cities including Yatsushiro, Amakusa, and Tamana. Kumamoto Prefecture is located in the center of Kyūshū on the coast of the Ariake Sea, across from Nagasaki Prefecture, with the mainland separated from the East China Sea by the Amakusa Archipelago. Kumamoto Prefecture is home to Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan and among the largest in the world, with its peak above sea level. History Historically, the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itakura Katsushige
was a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama Period to early Edo period. He fought at the side of Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. He was also an ordained Shin Buddhist priest. Katsuhige's daimyō family claimed descent from the Shibukawa branch of the Seiwa Genji. The Itakura identified its clan origins in Mikawa Province, and the descendants of Katsuhige were considered the elder branch of the clan.Papinot, Jacques. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'' -- Itakura, pp. 16–17 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon.'' (in French/German). Katsuhige was sometimes identified by his title, Iga-no kami. He served in the Tokugawa shogunate as the second ''Kyoto Shoshidai'',Murdoch ''A History of Japan'', p. 10./ref> holding office in the period spanning the years from 1601 through 1620. In addition to administrative duties, the ''shoshidais participation in ceremonial events served a function in consolidating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zettai Reido
is a Japanese police procedural television drama. The first season, subtitled , was set in a fictional version of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department division that specializes in investigating cold cases, which is based on an actual division established in Japan in 2009. The first season aired from April 13 to June 22, 2010 on Fuji TV's Kakku time-slot. It premiered to an 18% rating. A special two-hour-long episode which served as conclusion to the first series was aired on July 8, 2011. Season two of ''Zettai Reido'', subtitled takes place a year after the events of the special episode, after Sakuragi and her fellow detectives have been transferred to the undercover investigation division which deals with current crimes. The second season aired from July 12 to September 20, 2011 on Fuji TV's Kakku time-slot. It premiered to a 15.4% rating and ended with a season-high rating of 16.3%. The last leg of the second season featured guest star appearances by Yūsuke Santamaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloody Monday (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Ryumon Ryo and illustrated by Megumi Koji. The series had been serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' by ''Kodansha'' from March 2007 to April 2009, with individual chapters collected into eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes as of May 15, 2009, ending with a total of 96 chapters. The manga was turned into a drama series, which premiered on October 11, 2008, and starred Haruma Miura. On October 14, 2009, the manga's second season was released. and the second season of the drama adaptation began airing on January 23, 2010. Kodansha's USA division released the first volume in June 2011. Plot A Russian spy is discovered dead in Japan, with the only evidence to his death being a memory chip he managed to conceal from his killer. The Public Security Intelligence Agency Agency's Third-I section hires Fujimaru Takagi, a skilled hacker known as "Falcon," to decipher the chip, which includes a video file depicting a viral epidemic in Russia that k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiroi Kyotō
is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Summary The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both associate professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research. Cast (1966 film) Cast * Jiro Tamiya - Goro Zaizen *Eijirō Tōno - Professor Azuma * Takahiro Tamura - Shuji Satomi * Eitaro Ozawa - Professor Ugai *Eiji Funakoshi - Professor Kikukawa * Osamu Takizawa - Professor Funao * Kenjiro Ishiyama - Mataichi Zaizen * Yoshi Katō - Professor Ōkouchi *Teruko Kishi - Masako *Mayumi Ogawa - Keiko Hanamori *Shiho Fujimura - Saeko * Toshio Takahara - Tsuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimudondon
is a Japanese television drama series and the 106th Asadora series, following ''Come Come Everybody''. It premiered on April 11, 2022, and concluded on September 30, 2022. Plot Cast Higa's family * Yuina Kuroshima as Nobuko Higa ** Kurumi Inagaki as young Nobuko * Yukie Nakama as Yūko Higa, Nobuko's mother * Nao Omori as Kenzō Higa, Nobuko's father * Ryo Ryusei as Kenshū Higa, Nobuko's brother ** Daiji Asakawa as young Kenshū * Haruna Kawaguchi as Ryōko Higa, Nobuko's eldest sister ** Kino Tsuchiya as young Ryōko * Moka Kamishirashi as Utako Higa, Nobuko's younger sister ** Aio Fuse as young Utako Okinawa people * Hio Miyazawa as Kazuhiko Aoyagi, Nobuko's childhood friend and newspaper reporter ** Kanau Tanaka as young Kazuhiko * Yuki Yamada as Hiroo Ishikawa, Ryōko's friend * Gōki Maeda as Satoru Sunagawa, tofu shop owner's son * Kazuhiro Yamaji as Zenichi Maeda, village only shop's owner * Kaho Takada as Sanae Maeda, Zenichi's daughter * Hairi Katag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natsuzora
is a Japanese television drama series and the 100th Memorial Asadora series, following ''Manpuku''. It premiered on April 1, 2019, and concluded on September 28, 2019. The story is loosely based on the life of animator Reiko Okuyama. Plot As Natsu's parents were dead, she was raised by her father's old friend Takeo Shibata in Tokachi Hokkaido. At first Natsu was not recognized as a member of the Shibata family, but gradually gains Taijū Shibata's trust by her efforts. Natsu learns a lot from him and he has a great influence on her life. But Natsu decides to go to Tokyo to be an animator. Cast Natsu's family * Suzu Hirose as Natsu Okuhara (based on Reiko Okuyama) ** Sari Awano as young Natsu * Masaki Okada as Saitarō Okuhara, Natsu's brother ** Ao Watanabe as young Saitarō * Kaya Kiyohara as Chiharu Okuhara, Natsu's sister ** Noa Tanaka as young Chiharu * Naho Toda as Natsu's mother (cameo) *Teruyoshi Uchimura as Natsu's father (cameo) Hokkaido and Tokachi people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanako To Anne
is a Japanese television drama series, the 90th Asadora series broadcast on NHK. It debuted on March 31, 2014, and is broadcast Monday through Saturday mornings, with a scheduled to end of September 27, 2014. It is based on the novel ''An no Yurikago Muraoka Hanako no Shogai'' by Eri Muraoka, which is the story of her grandmother Hanako Muraoka (1893–1968, maiden name Annaka), the first to translate '' Anne of Green Gables'' into Japanese. The drama describes her trials, tribulations and triumphs at school and some of the lifelong friendships she made there, and her life after graduating and working at a publishing company and as a translator. As a subplot, it also narrates the dramatic life of Muraoka's old friend, Byakuren Yanagiwara, the tanka poet who was a cousin of Emperor Taishō. The series stars Yuriko Yoshitaka as Hanako. Anime composer Yuki Kajiura composed the music for the series. The series was a ratings success. Plot The story begins with Hanako and her children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohisama
is a Japanese television drama that aired on NHK in 2011 in the Asadora time slot. Originally it was planned to air from March 28, 2011 (same as 2005's Asadora series Fight) to September 24, 2011, but it was delayed due to the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. It later aired from April 4, 2011 to October 1, 2011, same as 1988's and 1994's . Cast *Mao Inoue as Yōko Maruyama (her maiden name was Sudō) **Yūki Yagi as young Yōko ** Ayako Wakao as older Yōko Maruyama *Kengo Kora as Kazunari Maruyama * Hikari Mitsushima as Ikuko Tsutsui ** Tetsuko Kuroyanagi as older Ikuko *Maiko as Machiko Hatano (her maiden name was Sōma) **Yoko Tsukasa as older Machiko * Kei Tanaka as Haruki Sudō, Yōko's eldest brother * Kento Nagayama Sigeki Sudō, Yōko's eldest brother * Tokio Emoto as Takeo Miyamoto *Ayumi Ito as Natsuko Takahashi * Yumi Shirakawa as Setsuko Miyazawa * Eriko Watanabe as Kayo Murakami * Kazuyoshi Koshida as Michio Maruyama * Hiroshi Inuzuka as Takeo Miyamoto * Yasuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dondo Hare
is a Japanese television drama that aired on NHK in 2007. It was the 76th Asadora. Cast * Manami Higa as Natsumi Asakura * Ren Osugi as Keigo Asakura, Natsumi's father * Masako Mori as Fusako Asakura, Natsumi's mother * Asahi Uchida as Masaki Kagami, Natsumi's husband * Mikihisa Azuma as Shinichi Kagami * Akiko Hinagata as Emiko Kagami * Ryunosuke Kamiki as Tomoya Asakura, Natsumi's younger brother * Takeshō Aki as owner of the boarding house in Morioka * Masayuki Suzuki as Kisunori Kagami * Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Yujiro Imamoto * Hiroyuki Nagato as Heiji * Isao Sasaki as Masato Yoshizawa * Mitsuko Kusabue as Katsuno Kagami, Masaki's grandmother * Nobuko Miyamoto is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films. She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japane ... as Tamaki Kagami, Masaki's aunt References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asadora
, colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-white , starring Takeshi Kitazawa which aired in Japan Monday through Friday mornings—it was also the only of such series to be aired for 20 minutes per episode. From 1975 onward, series aired in the first half of the year are produced by the NHK Tokyo Broadcasting station and series in the latter half of the year are produced by the NHK Osaka Broadcasting station; the Osaka branch's first ''asadora'' production was in 1964. Due to the practice of wiping commonly in practice around the world in the 1960s and 1970s, not all episodes of all pre-1980 ''asadora'' series survive, as the 2-inch Quad videotapes were often wiped and reused; 16 of the produced ''asadora'' series in total are incomplete in the NHK archives, with several series having no surviving e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
