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Daigo Matsui
is a Japanese screenwriter and film director. Early life Matsui was born in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka, on November 2, 1985. His family consists of his mother, a columnist who works mainly in Kyushu, his father, and an older brother. Filmography Film *''Afro Tanaka'' (2012, director) *''Daily Lives of High School Boys'' (2013, writer, director) *''Sweet Poolside'' (2014, writer, director) *''Our Huff and Puff Journey'' (2014, writer, director) *''Wonderful World End'' (2014, writer, director) *''Japanese Girls Never Die'' (2016, director) *''Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops'' (2017, director) *''You, Your, Yours'' (2018, writer, director) *''#HandballStrive'' (2020, writer, director) *''Remain in Twilight'' (2021, writer, director) *''The Supporting Actors: The Movie'' (2021, director) *''Just Remembering'' (2022, writer, director) *''Hand'' (2022) *''Undead Lovers'' (2024) *''Rewrite'' (2025) *''Meets the World'' (2025) TV series *''Twin Spica'' (2009, writer) *''A Day-O ... [...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] |
Our Huff And Puff Journey
is a Japanese Drama comedy film directed in 2016 by Daigo Matsui. The Movie featured in the Melbourne International Film Festival The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world following the founding of the Venic .... Plot Four girls go on a journey, following their favorite band. The girls make the journey from Fukuoka to Tokyo, to see the band they worship, CreepHyp perform. They record the journey with a handheld camera, the film covers the drama associated with the journey."Our Huff and Puff Journey" Hawaii Film Festival http://program.hiff.org/films/detail/our_huff_and_puff_journey_2015 Cast * Sonoko Inoue as Ichinose * Reika Oozeki * Saku Mayama * Toko Miura * CreepHyp * Sosuke Ikematsu References External links * * {{Daigo Matsui 2016 films Films directed by Daigo Matsui Japanese comedy-dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Japanese Screenwriters
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Japanese Film Directors
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1985 Births
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States space exploration programs, United States or the Soviet space program, Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is Brazilian presidential election, 1985, elected president of Brazil by the National Congress of Brazil, Congress, ending the Military dictatorship in Brazil, 21-year military rule. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin Spica
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kou Yaginuma. The "realistic, slice-of-life science fiction series" tells the story of a group of Japanese high school students training to become astronauts in the early 21st century after the country's first human spaceflight launch ends in a disaster that causes many civilian casualties. It was serialized in the seinen manga magazine '' Comic Flapper'' from September 2001 to August 2009 and was later published in 16 volumes by Media Factory from January 2002 to October 2009. The series is named after Spica, a binary star system and the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. In the manga, Yaginuma includes many references to historical events related to the development of human spaceflight as well as literary works such as Kenji Miyazawa's novel '' Night on the Galactic Railroad''. American publishing company Vertical announced acquisition of the manga's license for English-language translation at the New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You, Your, Yours
is a 2018 Japanese independent romantic drama film directed by Daigo Matsui. It was released in Japanese cinemas on July 7, 2018 by T-Joy. Plot The story follows three men that all fall in love with the same woman. The men, in hope of securing the love of the woman, change themselves to be whom their love admires. The men become Japanese musician Yutaka Ozaki (1965-1992), American actor Brad Pitt (1963) and a controversial Japanese historical figure Sakamoto Ryōma (1836-1867). Cast * Sosuke Ikematsu as Yutaka Ozaki ? * Kim Kkot-bi as a princess * Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Brad Pitt William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. In a Brad Pitt filmography, film career spanning more than thirty years, Pitt has received list of awards and nominations received by Brad Pitt, numerous a ... ? * Koji Ookura as Sakamoto Ryōma ? * Mahiro Takasugi * Osamu Mukai References 2018 films 2018 romantic drama films 2018 indepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Cream And The Sound Of Raindrops
is a 2017 Japanese drama film directed by Daigo Matsui. The film was shot in one 74-minute take, though it does not take place in real time; the story covers several weeks, with intertitles and musical interludes by rap group Moroha being used to segue between time periods. Plot The story centers on a director and cast of six teens rehearsing a small-town Japanese production of the play "Morning", by Simon Stephens, which does not go as planned. The director pushes the actors to put as much of their real selves as they can into the role. As a result, the lines between the characters and actors become blurred. Cast * as Kokoro * Reiko Tanaka as Reiko * as Taketo * as Yuzu * as Guama * as Jotaro * Daigo Matsui as director Production ''Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops'' was inspired by Matsui's personal experiences. Matsui, who is also the head of a theatre company, had one of his planned plays canceled two months before its opening: "I have never experienced such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Girls Never Die
is a 2016 Japanese comedy film directed by Daigo Matsui. It is based on a novel by . It was well-received among critics due to its critique of sexism in Japan using the story of a young woman. Plot The film opens with a montage that includes a group of high school girls entering a movie theatre, Haruko Azumi talking with her divorced friend Eri at their mutual friend Hitomi's wedding, as well as stencil graffiti artists and a burning banner using an image of Haruko's missing person poster from 2015. The film then interweaves Haruko's backstory with Aina's story in the present. Haruko An unmarried Haruko is shopping for her mother when the cashier, Yuji Soga, recognizes her as his former neighbor and childhood friend. Haruko leaves a family dinner early to visit Yuji next door, where she informs him that his former crush Hitomi is now married and they bond over a cat they rescued as kids. At her accounting firm, Haruko's male coworker suggests dressing more feminine to get a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderful World End
is a 2014 Japanese youth music drama film directed by Daigo Matsui. It was released on January 17, 2015. Cast * Ai Hashimoto as Shiori Hayano * Jun Aonami as Ayumi Kinoshita * Yu Inaba as Kohei Kawajima * Go Riju as Takumi Tsukiyama *Marie Machida as Sachiko Kinoshita * Seiko Oomori *Haruki Koketsu *Masahiro Naoe Reception Derek Elley of Film Business Asia gave the film a 6 out of 10 and said it "feels too long for its superficial subject matter; but taken in the right spirit it's a pleasant enough time-waster". See also *List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films of 2015 Films References {{DEFAULTSORT:LGBT-related films of 2015 * Films A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, pe ... References External links * * Japanese drama films Films directed by Daigo Matsui 2014 drama films 2014 films 2010s Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Poolside
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It was first serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Young Magazine'' in 2004, and later re-serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'' from May to August 2011. It was adapted into a live action film that premiered theatrically in Japan on June 14, 2014. In March 2022, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series for English publication, with the one compiled volume releasing on January 17, 2023. Plot Toshihiko Ota (Kenta Suga) is a first year junior high school student. He is a member of the school's swimming club. He also suffers from not having enough body hair. Meanwhile, Ayako Goto (Yuiko Kariya) is also a fellow first year junior high student and member of the same swimming club. She suffers from having too much hair. She confides in Toshihiko Ota about her "hairy" problem. A relationship soon develops as Toshihiko begins to shave her arm and leg hair. Characters *Toshihiko Ōta - Kenta Suga *Ayako Gotō - Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
