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Gatchaman II
is the direct sequel to '' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'', set two years after the first television series. After the defeat of Leader X, he exacts his revenge by capturing, brainwashing and mutating a young intersex child known as Sammy into Gelsadora and making them the new leader of Galactor and successor to Berg Katze. While Galactor returns, Dr. Nambu and the International Science Organization bring the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman back into active duty. This series and '' Gatchaman F'' would be the basis of the English-language version named '' Eagle Riders''. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series and released the complete series on DVD on April 18, 2017. Plot Two years after the defeat of Galactor and the apparent death of Condor Joe, a cruise ship is attacked by Leader X, killing nearly everyone on board. One of the survivors, a young child known as Sammy, whose gender is purposefully left ambiguous, but is implied to be a hermaphrodite, is captured by X and rapi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure (genre)
Adventure fiction is a type of fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement. Some adventure fiction also satisfies the literary definition of Romance (prose fiction)#Definition, romance fiction. History In the introduction to the ''Encyclopedia of Adventure Fiction'', Critic Don D'Ammassa defines the genre as follows: D'Ammassa argues that adventure stories make the element of danger the focus; hence he argues that Charles Dickens's novel ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is an adventure novel because the protagonists are in constant danger of being imprisoned or killed, whereas Dickens's ''Great Expectations'' is not because "Pip's encounter with the convict is an adventure, but that scene is only a device to advance the main plot, which is not truly an adventure." Adventure has been a common theme (literature), theme since the earliest days of written fiction. Indeed, the standard plot of Heliodorus, and so durable as to be still alive in Adventu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Sasaki
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer. Career Sasaki has had voice roles in anime such as ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'', ''Space Battleship Yamato'', and ''Gatchaman''. He has also performed the opening themes for anime such as ''Yamato'', ''Star of the Giants'', ''Getter Robo'', '' Casshern'', ''Grendizer'', '' Gaiking'' and tokusatsu series such as '' Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'', ''J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai'', '' Choujinki Metalder'', and most recently ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger''. Sasaki has also had an acting role in the tokusatsu film '' Kamen Rider ZO, OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders'' and in the series ''Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion''. He is also known for dubbing over Sylvester Stallone, and Christopher Reeve. As an actor, Sasaki was Selected for the lead role in Nagisa Ōshima's film '' The Sun's Burial'' in 1960 by Ōshima. Sasaki played the leading roles in seven films when he was an actor under contract with Shochiku studio. In 1969, he landed lead r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teiji Ōmiya
was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and a member of the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society when he died. He attended Nihon University, but withdrew before completing his degree. He was known for playing the roles of kind old men in many 1970s anime series. During his life, he achieved 3-dan in kendo. Ōmiya died at the age of 66 of colorectal cancer on December 23, 1994. Roles After his death, Ōmiya's role as an oni in ''Doraemon'' was assumed by Yasuhiro Takato. Television dramas These are live action works in which Ōmiya appeared. * (1966–1972, NHK General TV science program) * (1972–1978, NHK General TV science program) * (1970, NHK Taiga drama) *'' Kaze to Kumo to Niji to'' (1976, NHK Taiga drama) * (1981, NHK) *''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983, NHK Taiga drama) *''Hana no Ran'' (1994, NHK Taiga drama) Sources: Tokusatsu *''Android Kikaider'' (Green Mantis (ep. 2), Blues Kong (ep. 7), Scorpion Brown (ep. 10), Pink Tiger (ep. 13), Sponge Green (ep. 27 - 29), Dori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Inoue
In Modern English, the word "''you''" is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto-Germanic demonstrative base , from Proto-Indo-European (second-person plural pronoun). Old English had singular, dual, and plural second-person pronouns. The dual form was lost by the twelfth century, and the singular form was lost by the early 1600s. The development is shown in the following table. Early Modern English distinguished between the plural ' and the singular '. As in many other European languages, English at the time had a T–V distinction, which made the plural forms more respectful and deferential; they were used to address strangers and social superiors. This distinction ultimately led to familiar ''thou'' becoming obsolete in modern English, although it persists in some English dialects. ''Yourself'' had de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masato Ibu
Masato (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Masato (kickboxer) (born 1979), Japanese former welterweight kickboxer, won K-1 WORLD MAX kickboxing tournament in 2003, 2008 * Masato Amada (born 1974), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese actor *Masato Hagiwara (born 1971), Japanese actor *Masato Harada (born 1949), Japanese film director and actor * Masato Hatanaka (born 1975), Japanese musician *Masato Hayakawa (born 1986), Japanese singer and musician * Masato Ichishiki (born 1971), author of the SD Gundam comics *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese anime director and screenwriter *, Japanese game developer and scenario writer * Masato Kawabata (born 1977), professional drifting driver * Masato Kitera, Japanese diplomat * Masato Kurogi (born 1989), Japanese football player for Cerezo Osaka *, Japanese judoka * Masato Morishige (born 1987), Japanese football player for F.C. Tokyo *Masato Nakamura (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuo Tanaka (actor)
is a Japanese official and the former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. Biography He was born on 3 March 1950 in Japan. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in the field of economics in 1972, and has an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (1979). In 1973 he began his career with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI). In 1989 he joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as the Deputy-Director for Science, Technology and Industry, and served in 1991–1995 as the Director for Science, Technology and Industry. In 1995 he returned to METI where he served as Director for Industrial Finance Division and as Director for Policy Planning and Coordination Division. In 1998–2000 he was posted at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C., as Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry. After returning to Japan in 2000 he took a post of the Executive Vice President for the Research Institute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaru Ikeda
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He is a graduate of the Tokyo Metro Fifth Commerce Senior High School and is currently affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He is best known for his roles in '' Yatterman'' (as the Yatter Machines), '' Sakura Taisen'' (as Ikki Yoneda) and Japanese dubbing roles for Danny Glover. Filmography Television animation ;1970s *'' Invincible Super Man Zambot 3'' (1977) (Head of the Police Station) *'' Future Boy Conan'' (1978) (Pasco) *''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979) ( General Revil, Clink) *''Doraemon'' (1979) (Mr. Minamoto/Shizuka's Papa) (2nd voice) *'' The Ultraman'' (1979) (Erek) ;1980s *'' Space Runaway Ideon'' (1980) (Abadede Gurimade) *'' Fang of the Sun Dougram'' (1981) (Rick Boyd) *'' Miss Machiko'' (1981) (Machiko's Grandfather) *'' Combat Mecha Xabungle'' (1982) (Bigman) *'' Heavy Metal L-Gaim'' (1984) (Daba Hassā) *'' Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God'' (1985) (Ross Igor) *'' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koichi Chiba
was a Japanese voice actor and sound director. Voice work Television animation * ''Astro Boy'' as Police Inspector Tawashi (second voice) in 1963 series and Dr. Hyde in 1980 series * '' Big X'' as additional voices * '' GaoGaiGar: King of the Braves'' as Cain * '' Legendary Brave Da Garn'' as Ohboss * '' Lupin the III'' as various roles in series part one and two * '' Ronin Warriors'' as the narrator * ''Urusei Yatsura'' as the school principal OVA * '' Giant Robo'' as Dr. Franken Von Folger * '' Kaze to Ki no Uta'' as Professor Louie Renet Theatrical animation * '' Crusher Joe: The Movie'' as Corte Gianni * '' Golgo 13: The Professional'' as The Watchmaker Dubbing Live-action *Burgess Meredith **''Rocky'' (Mickey Goldmill) **'' The Return of Captain Nemo'' (Prof. Waldo Cunningham) **''Rocky II'' (Mickey Goldmill) **''Rocky III'' (1987 TBS edition) (Mickey Goldmill) **''Rocky V'' (1994 NTV edition) (Mickey Goldmill) *'' Battle of the Commandos'' (1975 NTV edition) (Col. Ackerm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Ichikawa
is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Osamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *治 "reign" *修 "discipline" *理 "logic" *収 "obtain" *紀 "chronicle" *統 "rule" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *, Japanese baseball player and coach *, Japanese rower *, Japanese actor *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese author *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese politician *, Japanese physicist, phonetician and linguist *, Japanese film director *, Japanese cinematographer *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese former professional baseball player *, Japanese biochemist, physiologist and military physician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese television personality *, Japanese former baseball player *, Japanese former footballer *, Mongolian-born Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese tennis player *, Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toru Ohira
TORU or Toru may refer to: *TORU, spacecraft system *Tōru (given name), Japanese male given name *Toru, Pakistan, village in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *Tõru Tõru is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish Lääne-Saare Parish () was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality of Estonia, ..., village in Kaarma Parish, Saare County, Estonia * Toru River, river in North Sumatra, Indonesia {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
