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April Fools (2015 Film)
is a 2015 Japanese comedy drama suspense film directed by Junichi Ishikawa. It was released on April 1, 2015. Plot In one of the subplots in this film, Ayumi Nitta (Erika Toda) suffers from anthropophobia (extreme shyness and fear of people). She works as a janitor at a hospital. She had a one-night stand with Wataru Makino (Tori Matsuzaka) who is a sex addict and a womanizer getting his way with beautiful women by lying about being a very good surgeon and many other things. Ayumi later realizes that she is pregnant because of that one night stand. When she tells Wataru that she is pregnant, Wataru believes she is a making a bad April Fools joke. Wataru Makino then takes flight attendant Reiko ( Nanao) out to an Italian restaurant. He doesn't know that Ayumi Nitta is going to the same restaurant, after he mentioned it when she called him, to confront him to take responsibility for getting her pregnant which escalated to a major incident. Other subplots involve a student ( Seishuu U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Toda
is a Japanese actress. Career Toda has starred in many Japanese television dramas, including '' Liar Game'', '' Code Blue'', '' Ryusei no Kizuna'', and ''Keizoku 2: SPEC''. She has also had supporting roles in many other popular TV dramas, such as ''Boss'', '' Nobuta wo Produce'', ''Engine'', and '' Gal Circle''. In the manga adaptation movie, '' Death Note'', she played the role of Misa Amane. Personal life In 2020, Toda married actor Tori Matsuzaka, who co-starred in the 2015 film '' April Fools''. On November 28, 2022, the agency announced that Toda was pregnant. On May 4, 2023, Toda gave birth to her first child. Filmography TV dramas * ''Audrey'' (NHK, 2000), Takino Yoshioka * ''Division 1'' (Fuji TV, 2004), Sae Imai * ''Engine'' (Fuji TV, 2005), Harumi Hida * ''Calling You'' (2005) * ''Zutto Ai Takatta'' (Fuji TV, 2005) * '' Nobuta wo Produce'' ( NTV, 2005), Mariko Uehara * '' The Queen's Classroom Special Part 1'' (NTV, 2006), Ai Ikeuchi * '' Gal Circle'' (NTV, 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami Hamabe
is a Japanese actress. Having starred in various blockbusters and popular television shows since her teenage years, she is one of Japan's most prominent figures in the modern-day entertainment industry. Hamabe won the New Generation Award at the 2011 Toho Cinderella Audition and subsequently began her film career the following year. She gained fame by playing Meiko Honma in the live-action version of the TV series '' Anohana'' (2015), and later made her breakthrough playing the lead in the romance film ''Let Me Eat Your Pancreas'' (2017); with the latter earning her Newcomer of the Year at the 41st Japan Academy Prize. Hamabe subsequently starred in '' The Great War of Archimedes'' (2019), '' Cursed in Love'', ''The Promised Neverland'' (both 2020), '' Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Part 2'' (2021), and ''One Day, You Will Reach the Sea'' (2022). In 2023, she co-starred with Ryunosuke Kamiki in the television drama '' Ranman'' and Takashi Yamazaki's ''kaiju'' epic ''Godzil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Films
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2015 Comedy-drama Films
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Japanese Comedy-drama Films
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Shigeyuki Totsugi
is a Japanese actor, TV personality, voice actor, screenwriter, theatre director, and singer. His real name and former stage name is . He was born in Teine-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido. He is a member of the TEAM NACS. He graduated from Hokkaido Sapporo Teine High School and, Hokkai Gakuen University. His wife is actress Yui Ichikawa. Biography Born and raised in the current Teine-ku, Sapporo. When he was a collage ronin (a student who failed to enter the university and is studying to pass the entrance exam again), he was fascinated by a solo performance by Issey Ogatabroadcast on TV, and decided to stop taking the entrance exam and become an actor. He declared this intention to his parents on the same day, but his parents strongly persuaded him in tears, so he ended up attending the college. Entered a theater study group in Hokkai Gakuen University and started stage activities. At the theater study group, he met Hiroyuki Morisaki is a common masculine Japanese given name. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Koike
is a Japanese actress. Biography Koike starred in Kunitoshi Manda's film '' The Kiss''. She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama ''Penance,'' and co-starred in Junji Sakamoto's ''A Chorus of Angels'' with Sayuri Yoshinaga. She also co-starred in Masanori Tominaga's ''Vengeance Can Wait'' with Takayuki Yamada. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at Japan Academy Prize for her outstanding performance in the film ''Rebirth''. Filmography Film *'' Kamikaze Girls'' (2004) *'' 2LDK'' (2004) *'' Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims'' (2005) *'' The Kiss'' (2007) *'' Paco and the Magical Book'' (2008) *''20th Century Boys'' (2009) *''Vengeance Can Wait'' (2010) *'' No Longer Human'' (2010) *''Rebirth'' (2011) *''Railways'' (2011) *'' Liar Game: Reborn'' (2012) *''A Chorus of Angels'' (2012) *''Unforgiven'' (2013), Okaji *''April Fools'' (2015) *'' A Living Promise'' (2016) *''Terraformars'' (2016) *'' To Each His Own'' (2017) *'' Close-Knit'' (2017), Naomi * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayaka Yamaguchi
is a Japanese actress. Appearances Films * '' Rebirth of Mothra'' (1996), Lora * ''Tokimeki Memorial'' (1997), Mishio Yokoyama * '' Rebirth of Mothra II'' (1997), Lora * '' Rebirth of Mothra III'' (1998), narration only * '' Tomie: Replay'' (2000), Yumi Morita * ''Kenchō no Hoshi'' (2006), Mika Tahata * '' Gigolo Wannabe'' (2006) * ''Cheke Raccho!!'' (2006), Mina Haebaru * '' Nonchan Noriben'' (2009), Reika Tamagawa * ''Nodame Cantabile Saishū Gakushō Zenpen'' (2009), Yūko Namiki * ''Nodame Cantabile Saishū Gakushō Kouhen'' (2010), Yūko Namiki * ''Softboy'' (2010) * ''Rāmen Samurai'' (2011) * ''Soup: Umare Kawari no Monogatari'' (2012) * ''Flare'' (2014) * ''April Fools'' (2015), Eriko Etō * ''Rin'' (2018), Nozomi Satonaka * ''The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps'' (2018), Miharu * ''The Confidence Man JP: The Movie'' (2019) * ''Threads: Our Tapestry of Love'' (2020), Mayumi Sonoda * ''Tomorrow's Dinner Table'' (2021), Nana Wakasugi * '' What She Likes...'' (2021), Mizuki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
is an American-born Japanese actor. He gained notable fame near the end of 2017 for his involvement in the ''Long Long Man'' commercials produced by UHA for their Sakeru Gummy brand, in which he portrayed the titular character. Biography He is son of conductor Seiji Ozawa and former model and actress Miki Irie. Essayist Seira Ozawa is his sister, and musician Kenji Ozawa is a cousin. He attended Seijo Gakuen Primary School, Seijo Gakuen Junior High School and High School, and Seijo University. His given name is read as Yukiyoshi but as the kanji for it 征悦 is difficult to read, often incorrectly as ''Seietsu''. On 1 September 2021, he married Maho Kuwako, an announcer at public broadcaster NHK. Filmography TV dramas Films Dubbing *''The King's Man'', Duke of Oxford (Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Ralph Fienn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūsuke Santamaria
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and singer. Biography Santamaria appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2003 film '' Doppelganger''. He starred in Katsuyuki Motohiro is a Japanese film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, visi ...'s 2005 film ''Negotiator''. He directed and starred a segment of the 2008 anthology film ''R246 Story''. He also appeared in Kiyoshi Sasabe's 2011 film ''The Legacy of the Sun''. Filmography Film Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santamaria, Yusuke 1971 births Living people Actors from Ōita Prefecture People from Ōita (city) 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors 20th-century Japanese male singers 21st-century Japanese male singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masato Yano
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Masataka Kubota
is a Japanese actor. History Kubota was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. He is the youngest of three male brothers. He hoped to become a vehicle mechanic and enrolled in the mechanical department of Kanagawa Technical Senior High School. While Kubota was still in high school, his mother encouraged him to audition to enter the show business. After the audition, Kubota joined entertainment agency Stardust Promotion and became an actor. In 2006, Kubota was debut starring Fuji Television's late-night television series ''Chekeraccho! in Tokyo''. In the same year, he also made his film debut in Yuki Inomata's film ''Humoresque''. But he often failed auditions until he was 19, and there were times when he thought about giving up acting. However, he was chosen again to be the lead actor in the television series ''K-tai Investigator 7'' in 2008. He says his encounter with director Takashi Miike, who directed the series, was a turning point in his life. Kubota was then gradually recognized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |