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Erika Karata
is a Japanese model and actress associated with FLaMme and BH Entertainment. In 2014, she debuted as a model, and in 2017, she began a concurrent modeling and acting career in South Korea. Notable film and television projects that Karata has starred in include ''Lock-On Love'', ''Asako I & II'', and ''Arthdal Chronicles''. Career When Karata was in her second year of high school, she was scouted by an agency official at her workplace, where she had been a part-time employee at a farm theme park. She began her career as a model and first appeared in the music video for "Divine" by Girls' Generation. Afterwards, she made minor appearances in the television dramas ''Koi Naka'' and ''Cho Gentei Noryoku'' and became the image model for the Sony Financial Holdings commercials. In 2017, Karata signed with BH Entertainment to manage her activities in South Korea. During this time, she also appeared in a commercial for LG Corporation, LG and a music video for "Emptiness" by Naul (singer ...
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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 ...
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Chigusa Nagayo
is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for her mainstream popularity in the 1980s as a member of the Crush Gals with long-time tag team partner Lioness Asuka. In 1995 she founded GAEA Japan and in 2014 created its successor Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling. Nagayo is often regarded as the most popular and one of the greatest and most influential female wrestlers of all time. Wrestling Journalist and historian Dave Meltzer has stated that in the 1980s, the Crush Gals reached a level of popularity in Japan equatable to Hulk Hogan in the United States in the same period, and thereafter Chigusa Nagayo was the most popular woman in wrestling for an extended period until her first retirement in 1989. Professional wrestling career All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (1980–1989) Early career (1980–1983) Nagayo debuted on August 8, 1980, for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) against Yukari Omori. She cried upon losing and was scolded by Tomi Aoyama, a member of th ...
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Japanese Television Actresses
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21st-century Japanese Actresses
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1997 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ... on account of a deal to buy S-300 missile system, Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot S-300 crisis, Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 16 – Murder of Ennis Cosby: Near Interstate 405 (California) on a Los Angeles freeway, Bill Cosby's son Ennis is shot in the head in a failed robbery attempt. * January 17 – A Delta II rocket carrying a military GPS payload explodes, shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. * January 18 – In northwest Rwanda, Hutu militia members kill 6 Spanish aid workers and three soldiers, and seriously wound another. * January 19 – Yasser Arafat returns ...
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40th Yokohama Film Festival
The was held on 3 February 2019 at Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The awards ceremony was held in the city's , the results having been announced on 1 December 2018. Awards * Best Film: - '' Asako I & II'' * Best Director: ** Ryusuke Hamaguchi - '' Asako I & II'' ** Takahisa Zeze - ', ', and '' The 8-Year Engagement'' * Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director: - ' * Best Screenplay: - ' * Best Cinematographer: - '' Asako I & II'' and ' * Best Actor: ** Masahiro Higashide - '' Asako I & II'', ', and '' Over Drive'' ** Kōji Yakusho - '' The Blood of Wolves'' * Best Actress: Sakura Ando - '' Shoplifters'' * Best Supporting Actor: Tori Matsuzaka - '' The Blood of Wolves'' * Best Supporting Actress: ** Mayu Matsuoka - '' Shoplifters'', ', and '' Chihayafuru Part 3'' ** Sairi Ito - '' Asako I & II'' and '' Enokida Trading Post'' * Best Newcomer: ** Erika Karata - '' Asako I & II'' ** Ryo Yoshizawa - ''River's Edge'', '' Gintama 2: The Law is Surely There to be Broken' ...
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Seaside Serendipity
''Seaside Serendipity'' () is a 2025 drama film for children, written and directed by Satoko Yokohama. The film based on Manga by Gin Miyoshi depicts a coastal town which attracts artists who involve children and adults in their mysterious activities. The film was selected in the Generation Kplus section at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its World premiere on 17 February and competed for The Grand Prix of the International Jury for the Best Film. Synopsis The tale of the film is heartwarming, rich in humor and kindness, celebrates life and its complexities. In a coastal town attracting artists, 14-year-old Sosuke and his friends stay busy painting and helping with school projects. As carefree children interact with secret-laden adults, the sunlit ocean reflects their contrasting struggles—kids embracing challenges while adults seek elusive answers. Cast * Kōnosuke Harada as Sosuke Minami * Kumiko Aso as Sumiko Minami * Kengo Kora as Takaoka * E ...
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Desert Of Namibia
''Desert of Namibia'' () is a 2024 psychological drama film directed and written by Yoko Yamanaka. It stars Yuumi Kawai, Daichi Kaneko, and Kanichiro. For her performance, Kawai won a Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress and received nominations at the 17th Asia Pacific Screen Awards and 18th Asian Film Awards. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2024. Premise A young directionless woman tries to find herself while working as a beautician and navigating a new relationship. Cast * Yuumi Kawai as Kana * Daichi Kaneko as Hayashi * Kanichiro as Honda *Yuzumi Shintani as Ichika *Keisuke Horibe as Koichiro *Makiko Watanabe as Mari Release ''Desert of Namibia'' had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2024 in the Directors' Fortnight section. It won the FIPRESCI Prize at the festival and the director Yoko Yamanaka became the youngest woman to win the award. In November 2024, it was reported that Kani Releasing acqui ...
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Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by East Asian cinema, East Asian media, including Anime, Japanese anime, and is headquartered in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, with a Japanese branch located in Shibuya, Tokyo. Launched in mid-2006 by a group of University of California, Berkeley, graduates, the service has over 120million registered users worldwide. Crunchyroll was previously a subsidiary of Otter Media, itself a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia, and from 2016 to 2018, the service partnered with Funimation, which Sony acquired in 2017 and would eventually merge into its brand in 2022 after Sony acquired Crunchyroll from AT&T in 2021. Crunchyroll is a member of The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA). "Crunchyroll-Hime", ...
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