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Haruma Miura
was a Japanese actor and singer. He made his acting debut in the television drama ''Agri'' (1997) and rose to popularity after starring in the film ''Koizora'' (2007), winning Newcomer of the Year at the 31st Japan Academy Prize. In the following years, Miura notably starred in the third season of ''Gokusen'' (2009), '' Bloody Monday'' (2009), ''Naoko'' (2009), ''Kimi ni Todoke'' (2010), '' Last Cinderella'' (2013), ''Boku no Ita Jikan'' (2013), ''The Eternal Zero'' (2013), ''Attack on Titan'' (2015), '' Gintama 2'' (2018), and ''Two Weeks'' (2019). He also starred as Lola in the Japanese production of '' Kinky Boots'' (2016), winning Best New Actor and the Haruko Sugimura Award at the 24th Yomiuri Theater Awards. In addition to his acting career, Miura debuted as a singer in 2019 with the single "Fight for Your Heart." Miura remained active in his acting career until his death in 2020. Following his death, his second single, " Night Diver" was released posthumously along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ... and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets () and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsutaya (video Store)
is a Japanese company that operates Tsutaya (蔦屋), a chain of video rental shops and bookstores throughout Japan and Taiwan. The company is headquartered in Ebisu, Tokyo. The stock of the company was formerly listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (), but it has since been delisted following a management buyout in 2011. History As of December 2013, the company and its franchisees operate 1,461 Tsutaya rental shops in Japan. The T Card, the membership card of Tsutaya, works as a platform for a cross-industry loyalty program. As of May 2010, more than 35 million holders of the card earn "T Points" at FamilyMart, Book Off, Lotteria, and so forth as well as Tsutaya shops. On 17 March 2017, the company acquired magazine publishing brand Tokuma Shoten is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company's product portfolio includes music publishing, video game publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon TV
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as (NTV) or Nippon TV, is a Japanese television station serving the Kantō region as the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned and operated by the , a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company Nippon Television's studios are located in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and its transmitters are located in the Tokyo Skytree. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, it is also the first commercial TV station in Japan, and it has been broadcasting on Channel 4 since its inception. Nippon Television is the home of the syndication networks NNN (for news programs) and NNS (for non-news programs). Except for Okinawa Prefecture, these two networks cover the whole of Japan. Nippon Television is one of the ''five private broadcasters based in Tokyo'' and is the first commercial broadcaster in Asia. Nippon Television Holdings is partially owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun Hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai High School
was a Japanese television drama. Synopsis The series follows the story of Mochizuki Kotaro, a mild-mannered, unmanly high school student. While visiting a library one day, he encounters Himiko, a mysterious librarian who recommends to him an ancient book about a heroic general from the Sengoku period, which occurred 400 years ago. Kotaro notices that he has the same name and age as the general described in the book and experiences a flashback. Kotaro later mentions the book to his father, who tells him that he may be the descendant of a powerful samurai. At that moment, Kotaro receives a message from his childhood friend Ai, telling him that their classmate Nakamura Tsuyoshi is in trouble. He rushes to the scene but does not have the courage to help, until another flashback transforms him into a samurai. Cast *Haruma Miura as Mochizuki Kotaro *Yu Shirota as Nakamura Tsuyoshi *Anne Watanabe as Nagasawa Ai **Wakana Aoi as young Nagasawa Ai *Ohgo Suzuka as Mochizuki Yuna *Ryoko Kob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (and the 54th episode overall). It first aired on NBC in the United States on January 6, 1993. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry intended to meet his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. However, given the situation, he agrees to skip the movie and reschedule his act to the 11:00 slot. Jerry first heads to the earlier scheduled comedy act, only to learn that the act was scheduled for 9:15, not 9:50 as Jerry thought, and Buckles ended up filling his spot. Jerry then heads to the movie theater to inform his friends that he won't accompany them. Buckles insists on sharing the taxicab with Jerry, and irrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crows Zero 2
is a 2009 Cinema of Japan, Japanese action film directed by Takashi Miike, written by Shogo Muto and produced by Mataichiro Yamamoto. It is a sequel to ''Crows Zero'', where Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki and Takayuki Yamada reprise their roles from the prequel. ''Crows Zero 2'' was released in Japan on 11 April 2009. Plot Eight months after triumphing over Serizawa Tamao, Takiya Genji struggles to attain supremacy at ''Suzuran All-Boys High School''. Following a decisive defeat at the hands of the legendary Rindaman and on the verge of graduating without fulfilling his goal, Genji grows desperate and begins challenging Rindaman regularly, but consistently gets defeated in the battle. Genji's situation escalates when he unwittingly breaks a non-aggression pact between Suzuran and a rival school ''Housen Academy'' by saving Kawanishi Noboru during a confrontation. Genji learns that the agreement between the two schools was established two years prior when Noboru viol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elan D'or Awards
The are awards presented annually by the All Nippon Producers Association (ANPA) in Japan to recognize achievements in domestic motion pictures and television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, .... The first ceremony was held in 1956. Up until 1960, the Elan d'or Awards focused on only the Newcomer of the Year category. The other five categories were officially added in 2001. The 2020 awards were held on 17 January 2020. Categories Awards are presented in the following categories. * Newcomer of the Year * Best Work * Elan d'or Association Award *Best Producer * Special Prize See also * List of Asian television awards References External links * Japanese film awards Japanese television awards Recurring events established in 1956 Annual events in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elan D'or Award For Newcomer Of The Year
The Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year is an award given at the Elan d'or Awards in Japan. This award is given to the person who is considered to be the most promising actor through the year. References External links * {{in lang, ja Awards established in 1956 Japanese film awards Recurring events established in 1956 1956 establishments in Japan Lists of films by award Awards for young actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuzu (band)
is a Japanese pop rock duo who debuted in 1997. Its members are and . Both of the band members come from Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and attended Okamura Junior High School. Their songs , "Reason", and were used as ending themes of the anime series '' Hunter × Hunter (2011)''. Yuzu started out as street musicians. At first, the band's name was "Light's", but Kitagawa disliked it, so they changed the name to "Yuzu". At that time, Kitagawa was eating a yuzu sherbet, so he named the band after the fruit. The fans of Yuzu are called "Yuzukko (ゆずっ子)". Members * Yūjin Kitagawa (''born January 14, 1977'') – vocals, guitar, leader * Kōji Iwasawa (''born October 14, 1976'') – vocals, guitar Discography Albums Studio albums Mini albums Live albums Blu-ray / DVD discs Compilation albums Singles As lead artist * "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. * "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galileo (Japanese TV Series)
is a mystery crime Japanese television drama based on the novels by . It narrates the events and cases encountered by Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie police detective, and Manabu Yukawa, a genius science professor, as the two pair up to solve mysterious cases. The series premiered on Fuji TV on October 15, 2007, with a second season premiering six years later on April 15, 2013. Season two includes a two-part adaption of the novel '' Salvation of a Saint.'' The series released three special feature-length episodes. "The Devotion of Suspect X", set three years before the first episode of season one, aired on October 4, 2008, on the same day as the release of the film '' Suspect X''. Special episode "Galileo XX: Kaoru Utsumi's Last Case" (ガリレオXX内海薫最後の事件), a prequel of season two, premiered on Fuji TV on June 22, 2013, followed by on June 29, 2013. ''Galileo'' became available on Netflix in January 2025. Season two on Netflix includes "Galileo XX: Kaoru Utsumi's Las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Japan Academy Film Prize
The is the 31st edition of the ''Japan Academy Film Prize'', an award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association to award excellence in filmmaking. It awarded the best films of 2007 and it took place on February 15, 2008 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. Nominees Awards References External links * - Complete list of awards and nominations for the 31st Japan Academy Prize- {{Japan Academy Film Prize Japan Academy Film Prize The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii- ... 2008 in Japanese cinema Japan Academy Film Prize February 2008 in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
