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Eiji Wentz
is a Japanese singer, entertainer, actor, and a member of the singer-songwriter duo WaT. Early career Born in Mitaka, Tokyo to a Japanese mother and a German Americans, German American father, Wentz became involved in the entertainment industry at a very young age. Wentz initially started as a model at the age of four and made his acting debut as the role of Chip in the Four Seasons Musical Troupe production of ''Beauty and the Beast (musical), Beauty and the Beast''. He became famous as a child actor as a regular on the NHK television show, , where he played bass guitar and piano at the age of ten. During live performances, he played the Double bass, acoustic bass as well as the Electronic keyboard, keyboard. He started learning the guitar from the age of 17. He is featured in the popular rock band Luna Sea's music video for their 1996 single "In Silence (song), In Silence". He originally wanted to be a fashion model, but was too short to become one.Gendai.netこの人物の� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wentz
Wentz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barney Wentz, American football player * Carson Wentz, American football player * Earl Wentz, American composer and pianist * Eiji Wentz, Japanese singer for the band WaT * Elisabet Wentz-Janacek (1923–2014) Swedish author and composer * Janet Wentz, American politician * Joey Wentz, American baseball player * Lewis Haines Wentz, American oil businessman * Myron W. Wentz, American businessman * Pete Wentz, American musician * Siegfried Wentz, German athlete * Zachary Wentz, American wrestler * Walter Evans-Wentz, American anthropologist See also * Wenz (other) * Wenzel, Wentzel, Wenzl (surname), Wenzl {{DEFAULTSORT:Wentz German-language surnames Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teppei Koike
is a Japanese actor and singer associated with Burning Productions. After appearing in the television drama ''Tentai Kansoku'' in 2002, Koike began appearing in several other films and dramas, notably as Atsushi Otani in ''Love Com''. At the same time, Koike was also in the music duo WaT with Eiji Wentz from 2002 to 2016. Career 2002 * Moved to Tokyo in the spring. Changed schools to Horikoshi High (also attended at the same time as NEWS' Tomohisa Yamashita & Yuya Tegoshi, D-BOYS' Yu Shirota, Japanese actor and singer Toma Ikuta and KAT-TUN's Koki Tanaka) * Met Eiji Wentz while working and formed WaT. Started doing street lives. * Debuted as an actor in the drama ''Tentai Kansoku''. 2004 * WaT released debut indies C.D. ''Sotsugyō Time'' in June. 2005 * Acted in the drama ''Gokusen 2'' (January 15 – March 19), which was part of the reason for his increasing popularity. * Appeared as Hideki Ogata, a major, regular character in the TBS television drama " Dragon Zakur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovely Complex
is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Aya Nakahara. It was published by Shueisha in ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from 2001 to 2007, with its chapters collected in 17 volumes. The series is about the romance between a tall girl and a short boy who are treated as a comedy duo by their classmates. The story has been adapted as a live-action film released in 2006, a 24-episode anime television series broadcast in 2007, and an adventure game released for PlayStation 2 released in 2006. Two drama CDs have also been produced. The manga and the live-action film were licensed in North America by Viz Media. The anime series was later licensed by Discotek Media, who also re-licensed the live-action film. Two spin-off stories, ''Love Com Deluxe'' (published in ''Deluxe Margaret'' in 2009) and ''Love Com Two'' (published in ''Betsuma Two'' in 2012), were collected in a single volume in 2012. In 2004, ''Love Com'' received the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave Story
is a Japanese fantasy novel written by Miyuki Miyabe. It was serialized in various regional newspapers between November 11, 1999, and February 13, 2001, before being published in two hardcover volumes by Kadokawa Shoten. ''Brave Story'' has spawned into a substantial media franchise. The novel was adapted into a manga by Yoichiro Ono and Miyabe herself, who wrote the new story for the manga, which was serialised in Shinchosha's '' Weekly Comic Bunch''. Shinchosha collected the chapters of ''Brave Story'' in twenty ''tankōbon'' volumes and released them between April 2004 and May 2008. In the manga version Wataru is slightly older and already in high school. In 2006 the novel was re-released in two new editions, a three-volume softcover version of the earlier hardcover release intended for mature readers and a light novel version marketed for younger readers. These were intended to create interest in the animated film adaption by Gonzo released in Japan by Warner B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider The First
is a 2005 Japanese tokusatsu superhero film. The film is a reboot adaptation of the television series ''Kamen Rider'', though there are many differences between the film and the original programme; some of these, however, are due to a closer reliance on the original ''Kamen Rider'' manga by Shotaro Ishinomori . Written by Toshiki Inoue and directed by Takao Nagaishi, the film stars Masaya Kikawada as Takeshi Hongo/ Kamen Rider 1 and Hassei Takano as Hayato Ichimonji/ Kamen Rider 2. The film was released theatrically on November 5, 2005, though it had several early screenings around Tokyo during the previous two months, beginning on October 23, at the Tokyo Film Festival. While it was the first Kamen Rider to be released independently, it was not screened on major Toei-affiliated cinemas, and was only shown on around 20 theatres during its first day. It was released on Region 2 DVD on April 21, 2006. American anime distributor Media Blasters released the film subtitled-only on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Of Hope
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiro Miwa
(born 15 May 1935), better known by his stage name , is a Japanese singer, actor, director, composer, author and drag queen. Career Miwa began his career aged 17 as a professional cabaret singer in the Ginza district in Chūō, Tokyo, after having moved to the city in 1952. He began working in various nightclubs singing his favourites from the French chansons, such as those of Édith Piaf, Yvette Guilbert and Marie Dubas. Miwa became well known in 1957 after his smash-hit "Me Que Me Que", which included a string of profanities not used in media at the time. He also became renowned for his effeminate beauty, making him a hit with the media, and performed a monthly show at Shibuya Jean-Jean called (''"The World of Akihiro Miwa"'') from the 1970s until its closure in 2000, as well as touring Japan. Social activism As well as his entertainment career, Miwa has also written many books, and is known for his outspoken and often highly critical comments on social issues, the gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagaya No Rekishi
is a Japanese three-part television mini-series, that aired on Fuji TV from April 9, 2010 to April 11, 2010 to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The show was known for its star-studded cast. Synopsis Masako ( Kou Shibasaki) is the eldest daughter of the Yame family, living in Fukuoka, Kyushu. She leaves school to help support her good, but naive parents and four siblings. The drama centers on the family members and people they meet in the post-war Japan. The story takes place between 1945 and 1964, chronicling the lives of the seven members of the fictional Yame family. Cast * Kou Shibasaki as Masako Yame * Kōichi Satō as Taizo Onizuka * Seishiro Kato as Minoru Yame *Jun Matsumoto as Yoshio Yame * Ryuta Sato as Muneo Yame * Maki Horikita as Namiko Yame *Mio Miyatake as young Namiko * Nana Eikura as Fusako Yame * Masami Nagasawa as Yukari Ichinose * Yo Oizumi as Tsuru * Tetsuji Tamayama as Ryugo Oura * Koji Yamamoto as Mitsunari Ano * Sawa Suzuki as Maria * Junji Takada as Miyoji K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nodame Cantabile
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomoko Ninomiya. It was serialized by Kodansha in the manga magazine ''Kiss'' from July 2001 to October 2009. A short series, ''Nodame Cantabile: Encore Opera Chapter'', was serialized in the same magazine from December 2009 to August 2010. The overall chapters were collected in 25 volumes. In 2016, a one-shot epilogue chapter was published in the same magazine. It was licensed in North America by Del Rey Manga. The series depicts the relationship between two aspiring classical musicians, Megumi "Nodame" Noda and Shinichi Chiaki, as university students and after graduation. The series has been adapted as four different television series: as an award-winning Japanese live-action drama that aired in 2006 followed by a sequel television special that aired in January 2008, as an anime series spanning three seasons with the first broadcast in 2007, the second in 2008 and the third in 2010. Two live-action movie seq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gokusen
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Shueisha's ''You'' from 2000 to 2007, with its chapters collected in 15 volumes. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a yakuza boss and teacher at an all-male private high school. The manga was adapted into a three-season television drama, with Yukie Nakama in the title role, which was broadcast on Nippon TV from 2002 to 2008, followed by a theatrical film, which premiered in 2009. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse was broadcast on Nippon TV in 2004. The anime series was licensed in North America by Media Blasters. Plot Kumiko Yamaguchi is the granddaughter of a yakuza boss, Kuroda of the Kuroda Ikka. Her parents died when she was at the age of seven, and her grandfather had no other descendants, so Kumiko is next in line to head the family business with the title of . However, her lifelong dream has been to become a teacher. While her grandfathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mori Ranmaru
, also known as Mori Naritoshi (森 成利), was a samurai retainer to the Oda clan. He was son of Mori Yoshinari, and had 5 brothers in total, from the province of Mino Province, Mino. He was a member of the Mori clan (Genji), Mori Clan, descendants of the Seiwa Genji. Biography From an early age, Ranmaru was a retainer to Oda Nobunaga. Recognized for his talent and loyalty, he was appointed to a responsible post. At Ōmi, he was given 500 koku, and after Takeda Katsuyori's death, he was awarded the 50,000 koku at Iwamura Castle. Ranmaru and his younger brothers defended Oda Nobunaga during the Honnō-ji Incident and allowed him to commit ''seppuku''. Ranmaru and the rest of his retainers ignited the temple in which they had barricaded themselves. The fire killed everyone inside and burned the body of Nobunaga, therefore preventing it from being found by the rebels. In ''nanshoku'' literature of the Edo period, it was commonly depicted that Oda and Mori had a sexual relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in Japan. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ( and ), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazines (also known as manga anthologies) in Japan (equivale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
