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Daichi Kaneko
is a Japanese actor. Life and career Kaneko is from Hokkaido. On October 13, 2014, Kaneko won the ''Amuse Audition Festival 2014'', hosted by Amuse Inc., in the actor and model category. In 2019, Kaneko had his first starring role in '' Fujoshi, Ukkari Gay ni Kokuru'' as Jun Andō. He had his first starring role in a film in 2021 with ''Colorless''. In June 2022, Kaneko made his first appearance in a ''taiga'' drama as Minamoto no Yoriie in ''The 13 Lords of the Shogun''. In August 2022, Kaneko released his first photo book, with photographs of him in Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr .... Filmography Film Television Web dramas References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaneko, Daichi 1996 births Living people Actors from Hokkaido Amuse Inc. tale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo International Film Festival
The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to the FIAPF, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals and the second largest film festival in Asia behind the Shanghai International Film Festival, as well as the only Japanese festival accredited by the FIAPF. The awards handed out during the festival have changed throughout its existence, but the Tokyo Grand Prix, handed to the best film, has stayed as the top award. Other awards that have been given regularly include the Special Jury Award and awards for best actor, best actress and best director. In recent years, the festival's main events have been held over one week in late October, at the Roppongi Hills development. Events include open-air screenings, voice-over screenings, and appearances by actors, as well as seminars and symposiums related to the film market. List of festivals and award winners Other awards Best Screenplay Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pure Japanese
''Pure Japanese''The original Japanese title is in English. is a 2022 Japanese action film directed by and starring Dean Fujioka, Aju Makita and Tetsu Watanabe. It is also Fujioka's first created and produced film. The plot revolves around Daisuke Tateishi (played by Fujioka), an eccentric man with limited social skills and a devotion to Japanese culture who handles sound effects for ninja shows despite his exceptional physical abilities. One day, he rescues a high school girl named Ayumi (Makita), but she and her grandfather Ryuzo (Watanabe) are under threat of eviction from their home by the local yakuza. Following Ryuzo's death, Ayumi seeks Tateishi's help, and he releases the violent impulses he had kept sealed away due to past trauma. ''Pure Japanese'' emerged from Fujioka's decision to create and produce original video works after completing his role in the 2018 drama ''The Count of Monte Cristo: Great Revenge''. Having engaged in entertainment activities overseas, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1996 Births
1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, killing around 300 people. * January 9– 20 – Serious fighting breaks out between Russian soldiers and rebel fighters in Chechnya. * January 11 – Ryutaro Hashimoto, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, becomes Prime Minister of Japan. * January 13 – Italy's Prime Minister, Lamberto Dini, resigns after the failure of all-party talks to confirm him. New talks are initiated by President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to form a new government. * January 14 – Jorge Sampaio is elected President of Portugal. * January 16 – President of Sierra Leone Valentine Strasser is deposed by the chief of defence, Julius Maada Bio. Bio promises to restore power following elections scheduled for February. * January 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shonan Junai Gumi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa. It was published in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 1990 to October 1996, compiled in 31 volumes. A 15-volume edition was released from May to December 2005. The story follows the youth of Eikichi Onizuka and his best friend Ryuji Danma while they are still in high school but have already formed their shock duo the Oni-Baku Combi. Multiple adaptations were established during the series’ run, such as a five-episode original video animation (OVA) series released on VHS from 1994 to 1997, a television drama, and several live action movies. The edition of the manga was licensed in North America by Tokyopop, which retitled it as ''GTO: The Early Years'', although the editions retain ''Shonan Junai Gumi'' as a subtitle. The first volume was released in June 2006. The Tokyopop editions ended with volume 10. Publisher Vertical Inc continued and concluded the series in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanctuary (Japanese TV Series)
is a Japanese sports drama television series created by that premiered on Netflix on 4 May 2023. The series consists of eight episodes, all first released in May 2023. The show stars in the role of Kiyoshi Oze, an outspoken and violent young man who joins the world of professional sumo under the ''shikona'', or ring name, Enno for the sake of money. The name of the series was chosen to represent the ''dohyō,'' a place where wrestlers bet on their future and which is forbidden to outsiders. Synopsis The series portrays a rookie wrestler, Enno, a debt-ridden delinquent who lives in violence and with a broken family, as he tries to make his way in the world of professional sumo. As he is scouted by the master of Ensho stable for his talent and physique, and climbs the ranks only for the money with no interest for sumo, he becomes the target of criticism from the sumo executives for his over-the-top personality and his lack of respect for the traditions of the sport. Cast and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Nippon
, also known as , is the first Japanese daily sports newspaper, having been founded in 1948. In a 1997 report it was called one of the "Big Three" sports papers in Japan, out of a field of 17 sports dailies. It is an affiliate newspaper of the ''Mainichi Shimbun The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English-language news website called , and publishes a bilin ...''. See also * Masters GC Ladies * Miss Nippon * Toto Japan Classic References External links * Daily newspapers published in Japan Sports newspapers published in Japan Newspapers established in 1948 1948 establishments in Japan {{Japan-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Natalie
is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007. It is operated by Natasha, Inc. The website is named after the song of the same name by Julio Iglesias. ''Natalie'' has been providing news for such leading Japanese portals and social networks as Mobage Town, GREE, Livedoor, Excite, Mixi, and Yahoo! Japan. It has also been successful on Twitter, with 1,510,000 followers as of February 2017, being the third-most-followed Japanese media company, after '' The Mainichi Shimbun'' and ''The Asahi Shimbun''. History Natasha, Inc., a content provider, was founded in December 2005, becoming a limited company in February 2006 and being demutualized in January 2007. On February 1, 2007, Natasha, Inc. opened its own news website ''Natalie'', named after the song "Nathalie" by Julio Iglesias. It was dedicated exclusively to music news and created with the idea of updating on a daily basis, something that newspapers could not do. The website also offered opti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiga Drama
is the name NHK gives to the annual year-long historical drama television series it broadcasts in Japan. Beginning in 1963 with the black-and-white ''Hana no Shōgai'', starring kabuki actor Onoe Shoroku II and Awashima Chikage, the network regularly hires different writers, directors, and other creative staff for each taiga drama. The 45-minute show airs on the NHK General TV network every Sunday at 8:00pm, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 1:05pm. NHK BS, NHK BS Premium 4K and NHK World Premium broadcasts are also available. Taiga dramas are very costly to produce. The usual procedure of a taiga drama production would have one-third of the total number of scripts finished before shooting begins. Afterwards, audience reception is taken into account as the rest of the series is written. Many times, the dramas are adapted from a novel (e.g. ''Fūrin Kazan (TV series), Fūrin Kazan'' is based on ''The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan''). Though taiga dramas have been regarded by Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Incurable Case Of Love
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Enjōji. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Petit Comic'' magazine from June 2016 to January 2019 and published in seven volumes. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from January to March 2020. Plot Nanase Sakura, who met and fell in love with a doctor, studied hard with the desire to meet him and becomes a nurse. When she meets him again after five years, she finds out that he is a completely different person than what she had imagined. However, Nanase continues to convey her thoughts honestly to Tendō. Nanase's efforts to convey her thoughts and love for her work eventually melt Tendō's heart. Characters ; : Female respiratory nurse. She wanted to become a nurse after meeting Tendō who helped the elderly five years ago. She has a strong sense of responsibility and gradually gains the trusts of her coworkers. She is called "Hero-chan" by some nurses and doctors. She likes to drink, and does so wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asahi Shimbun
is a Japanese daily newspaper founded in 1879. It is one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. The ''Asahi Shimbun'' is one of the five largest newspapers in Japan along with the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'', the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', the ''The Nikkei, Nihon Keizai Shimbun'' and ''Chunichi Shimbun''. The newspaper's circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition and 1.33 million for its evening edition as of July 2021, was second behind that of the ''Yomiuri Shimbun''. By print circulation, it is the second List of newspapers in the world by circulation, largest newspaper in the world behind the ''Yomiuri'', though its digital size trails that of many global newspapers including ''The New York Times''. Its publisher, is a media conglomerate with its registered headquarters in Osaka. It is a privately held company, privately held family business with ownership and control remaining with the founding Murayama and Uen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ossan's Love
is a Japanese television drama produced by TV Asahi. The series follows Soichi Haruta, a romantically unsuccessful office worker whose male boss and roommate confess their romantic feelings for him. Noted as one of the first Japanese television dramas in the Yaoi, boys' love (male-male romance) genre, ''Ossan's Love'' was initially released as a single-episode television special in 2016, which was adapted into a seven-episode television series in 2018. A feature film sequel to the television series, ''Ossan's Love: Love or Dead'', was released in 2019; a second season of the television series titled ''Ossan's Love: In the Sky'' aired that same year. A new season titled ''Ossan's Love Returns'' aired on January 5, 2024, with Tanaka, Yoshida, and Hayashi reprising their roles. Synopsis Soichi Haruta, a single 33-year-old man, has been unsuccessful in getting a girlfriend. One day, he discovers his boss, Kurosawa, secretly collects images of him and learns that Kurosawa is deeply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
