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Anne Suzuki
is a Japanese actress. Career Suzuki co-starred in Shunji Iwai's '' Hana and Alice'' with Yū Aoi. She voiced the title character Ray Steam in Katsuhiro Otomo's animated film ''Steamboy''. Suzuki played a supporting role in Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's ''Initial D'', a film based on the Japanese comic series. She co-starred in Ryuichi Hiroki's yakuza film ''The Egoists'' with Kengo Kora. Suzuki has also appeared in films such as Takashi Yamazaki's '' Returner'' (2002), Takahisa Zeze's '' Moon Child'' (2003), and Yoshimitsu Morita's ''Tsubaki Sanjuro'' (2007). Filmography Film * ''Snow Falling on Cedars'' (1999) - Young Hatsue Imada * '' Juvenile'' (2000) * ''Pokémon 4Ever'' (2001) Miku (Diana in the English dub) * '' Returner'' (2002) – Milly * '' Moon Child'' (2003) * '' The Blue Light'' (2003) * ''9 Souls'' (2003) * ''Steamboy'' (2004) – Ray Steam (voice) * '' Hana and Alice'' (2004) – Hana Arai * ''Initial D'' (2005) – Natsuki Mogi * '' Hanging Garden'' (2005) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setagaya, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orchid, and its tree is the ''Zelkova serrata''. Setagaya has the largest population and second largest area (after Ōta) of Tokyo's special wards. As of January 1, 2020, the ward has an estimated population of 939,099, and a population density of 16,177 persons per km² with the total area of 58.06 km². Geography Setagaya is located at the southwestern corner of the Tokyo's special wards and the Tama River separates the boundary between Tokyo Metropolis and Kanagawa Prefecture. Residential population is among the highest in Tokyo as there are many residential neighbourhoods within Setagaya. Setagaya is served by various rail services providing frequent 2 to 3 minutes headway rush hour services to the busiest train terminals of Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Yamazaki
is a Japanese visual effects artist, television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. He won the Director of the Year and Screenplay of the Year awards at the Japan Academy Film Prize in 2006 for '' Always: Sunset on Third Street''. He is a member of the animation and visual effects studio Shirogumi. Filmography Films * '' Juvenile'' (2000) * '' Returner'' (2002) * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street'' (2005) * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street 2'' (2007) * ''Ballad'' (2009) * ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (2010) * '' Friends: Naki on Monster Island'' (2011) * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street 3'' (2012) * ''The Eternal Zero'' (2013) * '' Stand by Me Doraemon'' (2014) * '' Parasyte: Part 1'' (2014) * '' The Fighter Pilot'' (2014) * '' Parasyte: Part 2'' (2015) * '' Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate'' (2016) * ''Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura'' (2017) * '' The Great War of Archimedes'' (2019) * '' Dragon Quest: Your Story'' (2019) * '' Lupin III: The First'' (2019) * '' Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ravine Of Goodbye
is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Tatsushi Ōmori. The film is based on the Japanese 2008 novel ''Sayonara keikoku'' by Shuichi Yoshida, which intrigued Ōmori with its central mystery of a rape victim and her perpetrator choosing to live together. It won the Special Jury Prize at the 35th Moscow International Film Festival. The ending theme song "Saisakizaka" was written by musician Ringo Sheena, and performed by lead actress Yōko Maki. Cast * Yōko Maki * Anne Suzuki * Nao Ōmori as Watanabe * Arata Iura (as Arata) * Hirofumi Arai is a third-generation Zainichi Korean former actor. Career Arai made his screen debut in Isao Yukisada's '' Go'' in 2001 when he was 22 years old. His next film role was the emotionally disturbed senior high school student Aoki in Toshiaki Toy ... * Masaki Miura * Mayu Tsuruta * Mansaku Ikeuchi * Shima Ohnishi * Hana Kino * Izumi Minai References External links * 2013 films 2013 drama films Japanese drama films 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helter Skelter (manga)
is a Japanese psychological horror manga written and illustrated by Kyoko Okazaki. It was serialized in ''Feel Young'' magazine from 1995 to 1996 and collected into a single ''tankōbon'' volume by Shodensha on April 8, 2003. The story was adapted into a 2012 live-action film directed by Mika Ninagawa and starring Erika Sawajiri. The manga was released in English by Vertical in 2013. Plot Supermodel has undergone full body plastic surgery to attain the perfect body and face in order to stay on top of the modeling world. However, her body begins to break down as an effect of the treatments and she grows desperate and unhinged, lashing out at first to her manager, Hiroko Tada (alias Mom) and agency and later to the public as she realizes that her current lifestyle cannot last long. The matter is made worse when Tada introduces Liliko to Kozue Yoshikawa whose natural beauty and friendly demeanor makes her a popular fashion icon to women all around. The process of her popularity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himizu (film)
is 2011 Japanese drama film based on the manga series of the same name by Minoru Furuya and directed by Sion Sono. The word ''himizu'' is the Japanese name for a species of mole. The film competed in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September. At the festival, Shōta Sometani and Fumi Nikaidō received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor and Actress for their work in the film. Cast * Shōta Sometani as Yuichi Sumida * Fumi Nikaidō as Keiko Shazawa * Megumi Kagurazaka * Asuka Kurosawa * Denden * Mitsuru Fukikoshi * Tetsu Watanabe * Makiko Watanabe * Ken Mitsuishi * Jun Murakami * Yōsuke Kubozuka as Teruhiko * Yuriko Yoshitaka as Miki * Takahiro Nishijima as You * Anne Suzuki as Waitress Production Development The director Sion Sono had already written the film's script when the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on 11 March 2011. After this disaster, he decided to rewrite the script to adapt the film to this disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory To The Filmmaker!
is a 2007 Japanese film written, directed, edited by the film's lead star Takeshi Kitano. It is the second film in Kitano's surrealist autobiographical trilogy, following '' Takeshis''', and concluding with '' Achilles and the Tortoise''. Style The comedy crosses a broad range of genres common to Japanese film in a fashion similar to ''Getting Any?'', Kitano's 1995 parody. Kitano described the film as "a cinematic extension of his manzai comedy routines that continues in much the same vein as his last feature, the similarly eclectic ''Takeshis." Plot Kitano plays a hapless film director in search of a commercial hit, while suffering failure after failure as he tries out different genres. Cast *Takeshi Kitano *Tōru Emori *Kayoko Kishimoto *Anne Suzuki *Keiko Matsuzaka *Yoshino Kimura * Kazuko Yoshiyuki *Yuki Uchida *Akira Takarada * Yumiko Fujita * Ren Osugi * Susumu Terajima *Naomasa Musaka Reception In 2007, the Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Garden (film)
is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Toshiaki Toyoda. The film is a family drama concerning the Kyobashis, whose house rule is to not keep secrets from each other when asked a question directly. Cast * Kyōko Koizumi as Eriko Kyobashi * Anne Suzuki as Mana Kyobashi (as An Suzuki) * Itsuji Itao as Takashi Kyobashi * Masahiro Hirota as Ko Kyobashi * Jun Kunimura as Eriko's brother * Asami Imajuku as Sacchin * Eita as Tezuka * Sonim as Mina * Hiromi Nagasaku as Asako Iizuka * Michiyo Ōkusu as Satoko Kinosaki Awards *Kyōko Koizumi - Best Actress, 2006 - Blue Ribbon Awards *Kyōko Koizumi (born February 4, 1966) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is signed to Victor Entertainment. Career In 1981, Kyoko Koizumi participated and won the Star Tanjo! programme and released her 1st single in March 1982. She gained her first num ... - Best Actress, 2006 - Nikkan Sports Film Awards External links * 2005 films 2000s Japanese-language films Films directed by Toshiaki T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Light (2003 Film)
is a 2003 Japanese film based on the novel of the same name by Yusuke Kishi, directed and co-written by Yukio Ninagawa, and starring Kazunari Ninomiya and Aya Matsuura. The film portrays Ninomiya playing Shūichi, a high school student finding a way to get rid of his stepfather who had returned home and begins to terrorize his family. ''Ao no Honō'' was released in Japan on March 15, 2003 and was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 2003. Plot Shūichi Kushimori (Kazunari Ninomiya) lives with this mother Yūko (Kumiko Akiyoshi) and younger stepsister Haruka (Anne Suzuki). One day, his estranged stepfather Ryūji Sone (Kansai Yamamoto) suddenly returns home and begins to freeload off his family. After Shūichi encounters what appeared to be Sone making sexual advances towards Haruka one night, he tries to get rid of Sone. However, Shūichi discovers that it is impossible to do so legally as Haruka is his daughter, and Yūko asks him to endure it until Haruka t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokémon 4Ever
''Pokémon 4Ever – Celebi: Voice of the Forest'' is a 2001 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and based on the television series '' Pokémon''. The fourth official ''Pokémon'' film, it was released in Japan on July 7, 2001. The film was directed in Japan by Kunihiko Yuyama and written by Hideki Sonoda. It stars the regular television cast of Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Mayumi Iizuka, Yūji Ueda, Megumi Hayashibara and Shin-ichiro Miki. The events of the film take place during '' Pokémon: Johto League Champions''. The English adaption of the film was released on October 11, 2002, in the United States, produced by 4Kids Entertainment and distributed by then-Disney subsidiary Miramax Films, which would take over from Warner Bros. starting with this film. The English dub was directed by Jim Malone, and written by Norman J. Grossfeld. The English adaption stars the regular television cast: Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Rachael Lillis and Maddie Blaustein. Plot In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juvenile (2000 Film)
is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Takashi Yamazaki in his directorial debut. Synopsis Summer, 2000. Eleven-year-old Yusuke and his classmates are camping in a woods when suddenly they see a bright light streak over the treetops and into the woods. The boys take off into the woods towards the light. There in the ground, growing, they find a small round metallic object. Just as Yusuke reaches to touch it, the mysterious object pops up a set of eyes and the object says; "I am Tetra, I meet Yusuke". Startled Yusuke replies "Your name is Tetra? Cool!" Tetra is kept from adult eyes in Yusuke's closet. Tetra creates wonderful gadgets using "never-seen-before" technology. It would appear Tetra was designed with artificial intelligence. But where did Tetra come from and what is its purpose? As the relationship grows between Yusuke and Tetra, these questions are answered. Characters * Yusuke Sakamoto (坂本裕介 ''Sakamoto Yūsuke'') - Yusuke is the main character. Yusuke hides Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow Falling On Cedars (film)
''Snow Falling on Cedars'' is a 1999 American legal drama film directed by Scott Hicks, and starring Ethan Hawke, James Cromwell, Max von Sydow, Youki Kudoh, Rick Yune, Richard Jenkins, James Rebhorn, and Sam Shepard. It is based on David Guterson's PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Hicks and Ron Bass. The film received mixed reviews. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and five Satellite Awards including Best Motion Picture Drama. Plot Set on the fictional San Piedro Island in the northern Puget Sound region of the Washington state coast in 1950, the plot revolves around the murder case of Kabuo Miyamoto, a Japanese American accused of killing Carl Heine, a White fisherman. The trial occurs in the midst of deep anti-Japanese sentiments following World War II. Covering the case is the editor of the town's one-man newspaper, Ishmael Chambers, a World War II veteran who lost an arm fighting the Japanese in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshimitsu Morita
was a Japanese film director who was born in Tokyo. Career Self-taught, first making shorts on 8 mm film during the 1970s, he made his feature film debut with ''No Yōna Mono'' (''Something Like It'', 1981).Mark Schillin"Director Yoshimitsu Morita dies" ''Chicago Tribune'', 21 December 2011 In 1983 he won acclaim for his movie ''Kazoku Gēmu ( The Family Game)'', which was voted the best film of the year by Japanese critics in the '' Kinema Junpo'' magazine poll.Roger Mac"Yoshimitsu Morita: Director best known for 'The Family Game'" ''The Independent'', 3 January 2012 This black comedy dealt with then-recent changes in the structure of Japanese home life. It also earned Morita the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. The director has been nominated for eight Japanese Academy Awards, winning the 2004 Best Director award for ''Ashura no Gotoku'' ('' Like Asura'', 2003). He also won the award for best director at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for ''39 keihō dai sanj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
