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Ganba No Bōken
is a Japanese anime series based on the 1972 novel by Atsuo Saitō and directed by Osamu Dezaki. Its 26 episodes were broadcast on Nippon TV between April 7 and September 29, 1975 and was animated by Tokyo Movie. The first film, a compilation feature returning to the title of the book the series was based on, was released on March 4, 1984 and was animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. The series has been adapted into a film, titled , which was released in Japan on July 20, 1991 and again was animated by TMS. In March 2003, Bandai released a puzzle and action PlayStation game called ''Gamba no Bouken: The Puzzle Action''. A 3D CG animated film adaptation was released in Japan on October 10, 2015, titled , which was later released in the United States by Lionsgate and Grindstone Entertainment Group in 2017 that changed many character names under the title ''Air Bound''. Prior to this, an English version was produced by SC Films International under the name ''Gamba 3D'', and withou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure
An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme sports. Adventures are often undertaken to create psychological arousal or in order to achieve a greater goal, such as the pursuit of knowledge that can only be obtained by such activities. Motivation Adventurous experiences create psychological arousal, which can be interpreted as negative (e.g. fear) or positive (e.g. flow (psychology), flow). For some people, adventure becomes a major pursuit in and of itself. According to adventurer André Malraux, in his ''Man's Fate'' (1933), "If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?" Similarly, Helen Keller stated that "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Outdoor adventurous activities are typically undertaken for the purposes of recreation or wikt:excitement, excitem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3D Computer Graphics
3D computer graphics, sometimes called Computer-generated imagery, CGI, 3D-CGI or three-dimensional Computer-generated imagery, computer graphics, are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data (often Cartesian coordinate system#Cartesian coordinates in three dimensions, Cartesian) that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering digital images, usually 2D images but sometimes 3D images. The resulting images may be stored for viewing later (possibly as an Computer animation, animation) or displayed in Real-time computer graphics, real time. 3D computer graphics, contrary to what the name suggests, are most often displayed on two-dimensional displays. Unlike 3D film and similar techniques, the result is two-dimensional, without visual depth perception, depth. More often, 3D graphics are being displayed on 3D displays, like in virtual reality systems. 3D graphics stand in contrast to 2D computer graphics which t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junko Hori
was a Japanese actress who specialized in voice acting. She was represented by Production Baobab. Hori is known as the voice of the protagonists in three Fujiko Fujio works, ''Obake no Q-Tarō'', '' Ninja Hattori-kun'', and ''Chimpui''. As a dub artist she is known for the roles of Jerry (1969-1970) from ''Tom and Jerry'' and Bart Simpson from ''The Simpsons''. Death Hori died on November 18, 2024, at the age of 89. Her death was announced over a week later. Prior to her death, she was planning on continuing to perform her one-woman play with the 292nd performance, being scheduled for November 22 of that year in Ryōgoku, Sumida, Tokyo but died while rehearsing. Filmography Anime television *''Speed Racer'' (1967) (Kurio Mifune (Spritle)) *'' Himitsu no Akko-chan'' (1969) (Ganmo) *''Moomin'' (1969) (Mii) *'' Andersen Stories'' (1971) (Witch) *'' New Obake no Q-tarō'' (1971) (Q-tarō) *'' New Moomin'' (1972) (Mii) *''Anne of Green Gables'' (1979) (Josie Pye) *'' Ashita no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Tomiyama
, better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator born in Anshan, Manchukuo. He was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab. Tomiyama is best known for his roles in '' Tiger Mask'' (Naoto Date/Tiger Mask), ''Space Battleship Yamato'' ( Susumu Kodai), '' UFO Robo Grendizer'' (Duke Fried/Daisuke Umon), the '' Time Bokan'' series (Narrator), '' GeGeGe no Kitarō 3rd Series'' (Nezumi-Otoko), '' Chibi Maruko-chan'' (Tomozō Sakura, Shintarō Honami), and ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'' (Yang Wen-li). Life Tomiyama was born on October 13, 1938, in Anshan, Fengtian, Manchukuo (in modern-day China). He dropped out of Nihon University's art department. His first few roles were secondary characters in shows such as '' Gigantor'' (1963), '' Prince Planet'' (1965), ''Astro Boy'' (1965), '' Oraa Guzura Dado'' (1967), '' Speed Racer'' (1967), '' Ōgon Bat'' (1967), ''Princess Knight'' (1967), '' Animal 1'' (1968), and '' Dokachin the Primiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Utsumi
was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyushu, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production. He was best known for his roles in ''Sally the Witch (1966)'' (as Sally's Papa), ''Fist of the North Star'' (as Raoh and Kaioh), '' Dr. Slump Arale-chan'' (as Senbei Norimaki), the ''Dragon Ball'' series (as Shenlong, Commander Red, Reacoom and the Tenkaichi Budōkai announcer), ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' (as Alex Louis Armstrong) and ''Hajime no Ippo'' (as Coach Kamogawa). He was also known for dubbing over the voices of actors Carl Weathers, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis Jr., Victor Mature and Robert Shaw in the Japanese-language editions of their films. He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards. Personal life He was married to fellow voice actor Michiko Nomura until his death. Death He died from peritoneal cancer at 3:01 PM in JST on June 13, 2013. Voice roles Television animation ;1963 * '' Wolf Boy Ken'' (One-Ey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Yanaga
was a Japanese actress and voice actress who worked for 81 Produce. She was the wife of fellow voice actor Hōchū Ōtsuka. On November 1, 2014, she died of sepsis at the age of 67. Filmography Anime *'' Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (Mrs. Cordette) *'' Shin Ace o Nerae!'' (Ranko Midorikawa) *'' Armored Trooper Votoms'' (Fyana) *'' Ashita e Attack'' (Kyoko) *'' Bavi Stock'' (Roose Mirar) *''Bremen 4: Angels in Hell'' (movie) (Rondo) *'' Crusher Joe'' (movie) (Norma) *'' Cutey Honey'' (Coral Claw, Crocodile Claw, Great Claw) *'' Daimos'' (Raiza) *'' Dream Hunter Rem'' (Tokiko) *'' Final Fantasy: Unlimited'' (Lisa's Mother) *''Fist of the North Star'' (Patra) *'' Gosick'' (The Orphan) *'' Harlock Saga'' (Meeme) *'' His and Her Circumstances'' (Eiko Arima (ep.18)) *'' Iczer Reborn'' (OVA) (Bigro) *'' InuYasha'' (The Mask of Flesh) *'' Kizuoibito'' (OVA) (Peggy) *''Lupin III: Part II'' (Anita (ep.31), Kira (ep.46), Nova (ep.114)) *''Lupin III: Part III'' (Anita (ep.41)) *'' Mirmo!'' (T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikao Ohtsuka
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He was most known for the roles of Captain Hook ('' Peter Pan: The Animated Series'' and '' Disney's Peter Pan''), Dick Dastardly (''Wacky Races'' and ''Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines''), Goemon Ishikawa XIII (''Lupin III''), Nezumi Otoko ('' GeGeGe no Kitaro''), Denzō Yamada ('' Nintama Rantarō''), Professor Moriarty ('' Sherlock Hound''), Jagi (''Fist of the North Star''), Doctor Eggman (''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series), Gol D. Roger (One Piece), Xehanort ('' Kingdom Hearts'' series), Dr. Weil ('' Mega Man Zero''), Taopaipai (''Dragon Ball''), Piedmon and Apocalymon (''Digimon''), and Wario in his commercials. He was the official dubbing artist of Charles Bronson and Richard Widmark. At the time of his death, he was attached with Aoni Production. He was the father of Akio Otsuka. They occasionally performed together, such as in '' Black Jack 21'', '' Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory'', the '' Kingdom He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masako Nozawa
is a Japanese actress. Beginning work as a child actress at the age of three, by the time she became an adult, voice acting had inadvertently become her main occupation. Throughout her career, Nozawa has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce, the self-owned Office Nozawa and Aoni Production. She is best known as the voice of Son Goku in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, beginning with its first animated adaptation in 1986. She also voices most of the character's male relatives, namely Son Gohan, Son Goten, and Bardock. Nozawa's other roles include Kitarō in '' GeGeGe no Kitarō'' (1968, 1971 and 2008), Doraemon in the 1973 anime, and Tetsurō Hoshino in '' Galaxy Express 999'' (1978). Credited as a pioneer of voice acting in Japan, Nozawa has received awards from the Animation Kobe Awards, Tokyo Anime Awards, Seiyu Awards, Japanese Movie Critics Awards, Japan Academy Film Prize, and the Kikuchi Kan Prize. Her work voicing Goku in ''Dragon Ball'' video ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streaked Shearwater
The streaked shearwater (''Calonectris leucomelas'') is a species of seabird. The adult bird averages in length, with a wingspan. Description The streaked shearwater feeds mainly on fish and squid. It follows fishing boats, attracted to anchovy crawls off Japan and has been known to be taken as by-catch in nets or drowned when ingesting the bait on long-line fishing lines. The streaked shearwater nests in burrows. It prefers forested hills. This bird is abundant and widespread; however, some mortality occurs through becoming entangled in fishing nets, and from some predation by cats and rats. In addition, it is harvested by some traditional endemic human cultures. Distribution This species is pelagic, but is also found in inshore waters. It occurs in the Pacific Ocean, nesting in Japan and the Korean Peninsula, predominantly on their offshore islands. After breeding, the streaked shearwater migrate south, feeding in the seas off northern New Guinea, the Arafura Sea, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo
is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma, whose nickname is , a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "''Tora-san''" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' films except episodes 3 ( Azuma Morisaki) and 4 () were directed by Yōji Yamada, who also wrote (or co-wrote) all the screenplays. Each film featured a different leading lady, called a Madonna, and a different region of Japan. (There were also episodes that featured scenes in Arizona and Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ....) Two films were usually made each year between 1969 and 1989, one for summer and one for New Year release. From 1990 to 1995 only one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weasel
Weasels are mammals of the genus ''Mustela'' of the family Mustelidae. The genus ''Mustela'' includes the least weasels, polecats, stoats, ferrets, and European mink. Members of this genus are small, active predators, with long and slender bodies and short legs. The family Mustelidae, or mustelids (which also includes badgers, otters, and wolverines), is often referred to as the "weasel family". In the UK, the term "weasel" usually refers to the smallest species, the least weasel (''M. nivalis''), the smallest carnivoran species. Least weasels vary in length from , females being smaller than the males, and usually have red or brown upper coats and white bellies; some populations of some species moult to a wholly white coat in winter. They have long, slender bodies, which enable them to follow their prey into burrows. Their tails may be from long. Weasels feed on small mammals and have from time to time been considered vermin because some species took poultry fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouse
A mouse (: mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus''). Mice are also popular as pets. In some places, certain kinds of Apodemus, field mice are locally common. They are known to invade homes for food and shelter. Mice are typically distinguished from rats by their size. Generally, when a muroid rodent is discovered, its common name includes the term ''mouse'' if it is smaller, or ''rat'' if it is larger. The common terms ''rat'' and ''mouse'' are not Taxonomy (biology), taxonomically specific. Typical mice are classified in the genus ''Mus (genus), Mus'', but the term ''mouse'' is not confined to members of ''Mus'' and can also apply to species from other genera such as the deer mouse, deer mouse (''Peromyscus''). Fancy mouse, Domestic mice sold as pets often differ substantially in size f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
