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Chie
is a Japanese feminine given name. Written forms The name Chie can be written multiple ways depending on the kanji used. Some possible ways to write Chie include: *智恵, "wisdom, blessing" *千絵, "thousand, pictures" *千枝, "thousand, branches" *千恵, "thousand, blessings" *知恵, "wisdom, blessing" *智栄, "wisdom, prosperous" *茅江, "miscanthus, estuary" *致依, "cause, do, reliable" *稚慧, "young, wise" *地絵, "ground, earth, picture" *知映, "knowledge, shine" *治映, "govern, shine" *千映, "thousand, shine" *千栄, "thousand, prosperous" It can also be written using hiragana or katakana. People Those with the name Chie include: * Chie Kajiura (チエ・カジウラ), Japanese singer *, Japanese field hockey player * Chie Kōjiro (神代知衣, born 1960), Japanese voice actress * Chie Mukai (向井千恵, born 1953), Japanese composer and improv musician *Chie Nakamura (中村千絵, born 1979), Japanese voice actress * Chie Nakane (中根千枝 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chie Satonaka
is a fictional character from the 2008 video game ''Persona 4''. There, she appears as a high school student who starts investigating a dimension labeled as the TV World alongside her friends. The kidnapping of her best friend Yukiko Amagi leads Chie to join the Investigation Team in working in a murder case where the victims are sent to the TV World to be killed by creatures known as Shadows. Besides printed and animated adaptations of the ''Persona 4'' game, Chie has also appeared in the fighting games ''Persona 4 Arena'' and ''Persona 4 Arena Ultimax'', the dungeon crawler ''Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth'', and the rhythm game ''Persona 4: Dancing All Night''. Critical reception to the character has been positive due to her fighting-related and feminine traits. However, critics were differing when commenting on the English voice acting from Chie featured in the games. Character creation In the designing of the character, various sketches were made with some of them being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarinko Chie
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki. It was serialized by Futabasha in ''Manga Action'' between 1978 and 1997 and collected in 67 tankōbon, bound volumes, making it the 45th List of manga series by volume count, longest manga released. ''Jarinko Chie'' received the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga. ''Jarinko Chie'' was adapted twice, first as an anime Jarinko Chie (film), theatrical film produced by TMS Entertainment, Tokyo Movie Shinsha and Toho and directed by Isao Takahata, which premiered in Japan on April 11, 1981. This was followed by a 64-episode anime television series also produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and directed by Takahata, which was broadcast in Japan between October 3, 1981, and March 25, 1983. A sequel anime television series with 39 episodes followed on October 19, 1991, to September 22, 1992. The official English title of the anime is ''Downtown Story''. Characters Chie Takemoto A girl with a short temper. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chie Nakane
was a Japanese anthropologist and Professor Emerita of Social Anthropology at the University of Tokyo. Education and career Nakane was born in Tokyo and spent her teenage years in Beijing. She graduated from Tsuda College in 1947 and then completed her graduate work specializing in China and Tibet at the University of Tokyo in 1952. In 1953–1957, she did fieldwork in India and studied in the London School of Economics. Nakane served as visiting professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago at the invitation of Sol Tax from 1959 to 1960 and as Visiting Lecturer in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London at the invitation of Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf in 1960–1961. In 1970, Nakane became the first female professor at the University of Tokyo, where she served as Director of the Institute of Oriental Culture from 1980 to 1982. She was also Professor at Osaka University and the National Museum of Ethnology and visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persona 4
is a 2008 role-playing video game by Atlus. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the ''Persona (series), Persona'' series, itself a part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise, and was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan in July 2008, North America in December 2008, and in Europe and Australia in March 2009, being one of the final major exclusives for the system. It was re-released as a PlayStation 2 Classic for the PlayStation 3 in April 2014. ''Persona 4'' takes place in a fictional Japanese countryside and is indirectly related to earlier ''Persona'' games. The Yu Narukami, player-named protagonist is a high-school student who moves into the countryside town of Inaba from the city for a year. During his year-long stay, he becomes involved in investigating mysterious murders with a group of friends while harnessing the power to summon physical manifestations of their psyches known as a Persona (series)#Personas, Persona. The plot of ''Persona 4'' was inspired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chie Mukai
is a female Japanese composer and musician, best known for her underground improv-folk group Ché-SHIZU. She has been involved in improvised performance since 1975, when she participated in the East Bionic Symphonia group, a graduation project for students of Takehisa Kosugi at the Bigakko art school in Tokyo. Her primary instrument is the bowed Chinese er-hu, although she is also a vocalist, and plays piano and percussion. Every year she organizes the Perspective Emotion mixed media arts festival in Tokyo. She has been frequently collaborating with Kenya Kawaguchi, Masayoshi Urabe, Seiichi Yamamoto since 2010. Discography Solo *''Kokyu Improvisation'' (胡弓インプロヴィゼイション) CD (PSF, 1990) CD *''Three pieces, solo improvisations'' LP (Siwa, 2000; CD, 2007) *''Crossing'' CDR (there, 2004) *V.A., ''Somethings #1'' CD (Last Visible Dog, 2007) Ché-SHIZU *''Yakusoku wa dekinai'' (約束はできない) LP (zero records, 1984; CD reissue on Alchemy Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chie Tanaka
is a Japanese model and actress who is based in Taiwan. She is best known for her role as Tomoko in '' Cape No. 7'', the second highest-grossing film in Taiwanese cinematic history. Career Born as the daughter of the wealthy Japanese cosmetics tycoon Tony Tanaka, Chie Tanaka debuted at age 17 when she appeared in the television series ''Bishyoujou H'', although she did not garner much attention at the time. Her career in the entertainment industry was rather disappointing until she appeared in the movie '' Initial D'', a 2005 Hong Kong movie based on the popular Japanese manga and anime series of the same name, which gained her some popularity in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Jay Chou, who played the lead role ''Takumi Fujiwara'' in the movie, later invited her to appear in his music video '' Common Jasmin Orange''. In June 2006 Tanaka went to Taiwan to study Mandarin at Mandarin Training Center, National Taiwan Normal University in anticipation to expand her career. Just before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chieko Utsumi
Chie Utsumi (1903 – died after 1976), known as Chieko Utsumi, was a Japanese physical educator, trained at Wellesley College. She was recognized for her contributions to women's physical education in 1976, with a Fourth Class of the Order of the Precious Crown from the emperor of Japan. Early life and education Utsumi was born in 1903. Her father was a professor at Meiji University, and the school's basketball coach. She graduated from Woman's Christian College of Japan, and attended Wellesley College as a special student beginning in 1928, sponsored by the YWCA. She was still at Wellesley in 1930 to assist at Japanese-themed parties given at Wellesley College and the Cosmopolitan Club, and in spring 1931, when the Prince Takamatsu visited the school, and she presented a bouquet to Princess Takamatsu. She was awarded a certificate in hygiene and special education from Wellesley in June 1931. Career After returning to Japan in the 1930s, Utsumi taught physical education and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chie Sakuma
Chie Chie Yard , also known as is a Japanese-American retired ice hockey player, currently serving as the National Hockey League (NHL) Vice President of Events. She represented in the women's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Playing career Sakuma was introduced to hockey by her older brother, Teppei, and began playing as a child in her hometown of Houston, Texas. When she was 10, Sakuma's father, Hajime, coached her on a boys' peewee team. Connections Hajime had forged with the ice hockey community in Japan made it possible for the team to travel from Houston to Hokkaido for a tournament. Sakuma's college ice hockey career was played with the Brown Bears women's ice hockey program under head coach Digit Murphy during 1990 to 1994. Several months after graduating from Brown University with a degree in anthropology and management, she moved to Japan. While living in Japan, Sakuma worked as a translator for the owner of a major trucking company, who was also president of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chie Tanabe
is a Japanese stuntwoman and suit actress (an actress in a full-body rubber suit). She was formerly associated with Japan Enterprise Action. Biography Tanabe's married name is . In 1998, she became the first woman to complete Stage 1 of '' Sasuke'' (known as ''Ninja Warrior'' franchise globally), during the 2nd Competition. She could not, however, complete the Spider Walk in Stage 2, as she was not tall enough to properly negotiate the obstacle. This accomplishment would not be matched until the 34th Competition, when Jessie Graff (another stuntwoman and frequent competitor of its United States version) surpassed the accomplishment by reaching Stage 3. Tanabe also competed in ''Kunoichi'', the women's version of ''Sasuke'', but failed in Stage 3 after a misstep. She initially did not plan to compete again due to her plans of having a baby, but she later competed in the 4th Competition, where she failed Stage 1's Hop Rocket, and in the 5th Competition, where she failed the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzumaki
is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. Appearing as a serial in Shogakukan's weekly manga magazine '' Big Comic Spirits'' from 1998 to 1999, the chapters were compiled into three bound volumes published from August 1998 to September 1999. In March 2000, Shogakukan released an omnibus edition, followed by a second omnibus version in August 2010. In North America, Viz Media serialized an English-language translation of the series in its monthly magazine ''Pulp'' from February 2001 to August 2002. Viz Media then published the volumes from October 2001 to October 2002, with a re-release from October 2007 to February 2008, and published a hardcover omnibus edition in October 2013. The series tells the story of the denizens of Kurouzu-cho, a fictional town which is plagued by a supernatural curse involving spirals. The story for ''Uzumaki'' originated when Ito attempted to write a story about people living in a very long terraced house, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chie Shinohara
is a Japanese manga artist best known for '' Red River'', known in Japan as ''Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Anatolia Story''. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo, in 1987 for '' Yami no Purple Eye'' and in 2001 for ''Red River''. Aside from her comics work, she has also written several prose novels. She has published the six volume ''Big Draw Daughter Hatsu'' light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ... series, as well as three gaiden (or side-story) novels related to her ''Red River'' series. All of these were illustrated by Shinohara herself. Works *1984/1987 - '' Yami no Purple Eyes'' (Purple Eyes of Darkness) *1984 - '' Houmonsha wa Mayonaka ni'' (Midnight Visitor) *1985 - '' Mokugekisha ni Sayounara'' (Farewell to the Eyewitness) *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chie Nakamura
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Axlone. She voiced Sakura Haruno in '' Naruto'' and Sophitia Alexandra in ''Soulcalibur''. Personal life On November 28, 2022, she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and had a medical treatment. Filmography Anime series *''Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure'' (1999) – Yayoi Schwael *'' Naruto'' (2002–2007) – Sakura Haruno *'' Naruto: Shippuden'' (2007–2017) – Sakura Haruno, Suzume *'' Gintama'' (2009) – Tom *'' K-on!'' (2010) – Mrs. Kawakami *'' Eureka Seven AO'' (2012) – Rebecka Hallström *'' Magic Kaito 1412'' (2015) – Reiko Imaizumi *'' Boruto'' (2017–) – Sakura Haruno *'' Tokyo Ghoul:re'' (2018) – Matsumae *'' Dororo'' (2019) – Nui No Kata Unknown date *'' Gilgamesh'' – Kiyoko Madoka *'' Ojamajo Doremi'' series – Rere *'' Musashi Gundoh'' – Yumehime *'' Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha'' – Brita *'' Oh My Goddess!'' – Satoko Yamano *'' Natsume's Book of Friends'' – Winged Yōkai *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
