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Hibana (Spark)
is a television series adaptation of the novel ''Spark'' by Naoki Matayoshi. It premiered worldwide on Netflix on June 2, 2016. The story follows an aspiring stand-up comedian Tokunaga (Kento Hayashi), who embarks on an apprenticeship with Kamiya (Kazuki Namioka), a seasoned ''manzai'' artist. Cast * Kento Hayashi as Tokunaga * Kazuki Namioka as Kamiya * Mugi Kadowaki as Maki * Masao Yoshii (Inoshita Yoshii) as Yamashita * Hideaki Murata (Toro salmon) as Ōbayashi * Nahana as Erika Nishida * Sayaka Yamamoto as waitress * Eri Tokunaga as Ayumi * Maryjun Takahashi as Yurie * Rina Takeda * Shugo Oshinari as Sasamoto * Kyūsaku Shimada * Shōta Sometani as Ogata * Tomorowo Taguchi as Hyuga * Kaoru Kobayashi as Watanabe * Hiro Honda as VIP guest Reception David Cirone of ''J-Generation'' criticized the slow pacing of the first half of the series, but said "even with its rough edges, ''Hibana'' shines with the power of its two leads ayashi and Namioka" Maggie Lee of ''Variety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoki Matayoshi
is a Japanese comedian, screenwriter, and novelist who won the Akutagawa Prize in 2015 for his book ', which was adapted into the Netflix series '' Hibana: Spark''. Matayoshi is the '' boke'' of his comedy duo ''Peace'' alongside his partner Yuji Ayabe. Ayabe left Japan for New York in 2016 to continue his comedic career overseas while Matayoshi stayed in Japan, effectively making the duo inactive since then. He is from Neyagawa City in Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from Hokuyo Senior High School (presently Kansai University Hokuyo Senior High School). Filmography Film *'' The Great Passage'' (2013) – Togawa *''From the End of the World'' (2023) Television *''The Untold Story: How Tezuka created his "Black Jack"'' (2013) – Fujio Akatsuka *''Botchan'' (2016) – Natsume Sōseki *''Segodon'' (2018) – Tokugawa Iesada *'' Maiagare!'' (2022) – Iwao Yagi Bibliography * ', Bungeishunjū, 2015, * ', Shogakukan, 2016, * ', Shinchosha is a publisher founded in 1896 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eri Tokunaga (actress)
is a Japanese actress. Filmography Film * '' Hula Girls'' (2006), Sanae Kimura * ''Achilles and the Tortoise'' (2008), Mari Kuramochi * '' Haru's Journey'' (2010), Haru Nakai * '' Hanamizuki'' (2010), Minami Nakamura * ''Arakawa Under the Bridge'' (2012), Stella * ''Tsukigime Otoko Tomodachi'' (2018) * ''Giwaku to Dance'' (2019) * ''Rolling Marbles'' (2019) * ''My Favorite Girl'' (2020) * ''Rock 'n' roll Strip'' (2020) * '' Will I Be Single Forever?'' (2021), Ayaka * ''The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero'' (2022) * ''Popran'' (2022) * ''Everything Will Be Owlright!'' (2022) * ''Kumo to Saru no Kazoku'' (2023), Kumo * ''(Ab)normal Desire'' (2023), Saori Nasu * ''Dear Family'' (2024), Reiko Yanagi * ''The 35-Year Promise'' (2025), Hiromi Television * ''Arakawa Under the Bridge'' (2011), Stella * '' Doctor Ume'' (2012), Yayoi Sawada * ''Amachan'' (2013), Natsu Amano (in younger days) * '' Laugh It Up!'' (2017), Toki * ''Love and Fortune'' (2018), Wako Taira * ''Fruits Takuh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix Television Dramas
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%. History Launch as a mail-based rental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese-language Television Shows
is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide. The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages and the variously classified Hachijō language. There have been many attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as Ainu, Austronesian, Koreanic, and the now discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals have gained any widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), extensive waves of Sino-Japanese vocabulary entered the language, affecting the phonology of Early Middle Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw extens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Drama Television Series
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japanese studies , sometimes known as Japanology in Europe, is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese language, history, culture, litera ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Japanese Television Series Endings
Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number) *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * '' Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen * ''Sixteen'' (2013 Indian film), a 2013 Hindi film * ''Sixteen'' (2013 British film), a 2013 British film by director Rob Brown Music * The Sixteen, an English choir * 16 (band), a sludge metal band * Sixteen (Polish band), a Polish band Albums * ''16'' (Robin album), a 2014 album by Robin * 16 (Madhouse album), a 1987 album by Madhouse * ''Sixteen'' (album), a 1983 album by Stacy Lattisaw *''Sixteen'' , a 2005 album by Shook Ones * ''16'', a 2020 album by Wejdene Songs * "16" (Sneaky Sound System song), 2009 * "Sixteen" (Thomas Rhett song), 2017 * "Sixteen" (Ellie Goulding song), 2019 *" Six7een", by Hori7on, 2023 *"16", by Craig David from ''Following My Intuition'', 2016 *"16", by Green Day from ''39/Smooth'', 1990 *"16", by Highly Suspect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Japanese Television Series Debuts
Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number) *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen * ''Sixteen'' (2013 Indian film), a 2013 Hindi film * ''Sixteen'' (2013 British film), a 2013 British film by director Rob Brown Music *The Sixteen, an English choir *16 (band), a sludge metal band * Sixteen (Polish band), a Polish band Albums * ''16'' (Robin album), a 2014 album by Robin * 16 (Madhouse album), a 1987 album by Madhouse * ''Sixteen'' (album), a 1983 album by Stacy Lattisaw *''Sixteen'' , a 2005 album by Shook Ones * ''16'', a 2020 album by Wejdene Songs * "16" (Sneaky Sound System song), 2009 * "Sixteen" (Thomas Rhett song), 2017 * "Sixteen" (Ellie Goulding song), 2019 *"Six7een", by Hori7on, 2023 *"16", by Craig David from ''Following My Intuition'', 2016 *"16", by Green Day from ''39/Smooth'', 1990 *"16", by Highly Suspect from ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okamoto's
Okamoto's (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band, formed in 2006. They made their major label debut on May 26, 2010, and were signed by Ariola Japan. Career Okamoto's was formed by four junior high school students. Fans of influential Japanese avant-garde artist Tarō Okamoto, the members took a cue from The Ramones and each adopted stage names with the surname Okamoto. Okamoto's made their recording debut with an appearance on the Columbia compilation "Here Come the Modernity" in February 2009, then followed it up in June with their debut album, ''Here Are Okamoto's''. Soon after, Masaru Okamoto left the band and was replaced by Hama Okamoto. In support of the album, they gave a sold-out solo performance to commemorate its release. Playing over ten shows a month, they managed to perform over one hundred times in 2009."OKAMOTO'S Myspac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiro Honda
Hiro may refer to: People * Hiro (given name), includes lists of people with the given name * Hiro (photographer) (1930–2021), Japanese-born American photographer * Hiro (singer) (born 1991), French singer * Hiroko Shimabukuro (born 1984), Japanese singer * Kazu Hiro (born 1969), American prosthetic makeup artist * Hiroshi "Hiro" Kawaguchi (composer) (born 1965), Japanese composer * Hiro-x (born 1980), Japanese singer and modern J-pop artist * Dilip Hiro (born 1932), Indian author and journalist Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Hiro, the main character of Darling in the Franxx * Hiro Amanokawa, the main character of Digimon Ghost Game Film and television * ''Hiros'' (TV episode) 2008 season 1 episode 5 of the NBC fantasy-sci-fi TV series ''Heroes'' * ''Hiro'' (film), a Canadian short film * Hiro (TV channel), an Italian channel Music * " Hiro's Song", by Ben Folds * " Yuko and Hiro", a Blur song * "Letter from Hiro", a song by The Vapors, off New Clear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyūsaku Shimada
is a Japanese actor. History Shimada was originally part of the Tokyo Grand Guignol Theater group, formed by artist Norimizu Ameya. He stayed with the group until its dissolution in 1986. One of the productions the group undertook was an adaptation of the occult novel ''Teito Monogatari'' (Hiroshi Aramata) where Shimada played the lead role Yasunori Kato. He has appeared in films such as Makoto Shinozaki's ''0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari'' and Takahisa Zeze's ''Pandemic''. Filmography Film * '' Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis'' (1988) as Yasunori Kato * '' Tokyo: The Last War'' (1989) as Yasunori Kato * '' Rainbow Kids'' (1991) as Tokyo * ''Doomed Megalopolis'' (1991) as Yasunori Kato * ''A Watcher in the Attic'' (1992) as Kogoro Akechi * '' No Way Back'' (1995) as Tetsuro * '' Sada'' (1998) * '' Murder on D Street'' (1998) as Kogoro Akechi * ''Sakuya: Demon Slayer'' (2000) as Syuzo * ''The Princess Blade'' (2001) as Byakurai * '' Vengeance for Sale'' (2002) * '' Dragon Head' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shugo Oshinari
is a Japanese actor. Career Oshinari co-starred in Shunji Iwai's '' All About Lily Chou-Chou'' with Hayato Ichihara. He also appeared in films such as Kenta Fukasaku's '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'' and Takahisa Zeze's '' Heaven's Story''. Oshino also played as Nakatsuka in the 2005 drama, '' Boys over Flowers''. Personal life On February 17, 2022, via his official Twitter account, Oshinari announced that he has married a non-celebrity woman, whom he had been seeing for quite some time. He attended Chiba Keizai University High School. Filmography Film * '' Blue Spring'' (2001) * '' All About Lily Chou-Chou'' (2001) * '' Tomie: Re-birth'' (2001) * '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'' (2003) * ''The Cat Leaves Home'' (2004) * ''Animus Anima'' (2005) * ''Year One in the North'' (2005) * '' Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean'' (2005) * ''School Daze'' (2005) * ''Taki 183'' (2006) * '' Akihabara@Deep'' (2006) * ''Baby,Baby,Baby!'' (2009) * '' Heaven's Story'' (2010) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rina Takeda
is a Japanese actress, singer and martial artist. she is best known for playing Kei Tsuchiya in High Kick Girl! she hold her black belt in Ryukyu Shōrin-ryū Karate. Life and career Takeda was born on June 15, 1991, in Kanagawa Prefecture. She has said that she became interested in karate as a 10-year-old when she saw her father lose in a karate match and decided that she had to avenge his defeat. In June 2008, the 17-year-old Takeda demonstrated her skills at her dojo for ''Shaolin Girl'' producer Fuyuhiko Nishi, and he was impressed enough to invite her to audition for the movie ''High Kick Girl!''. Takeda won the starring role as Kei Tsuchiya in the movie which was released in May 2009. In late 2010, Takeda appeared on television in the Mainichi Broadcasting System, MBS comedy tokusatsu series ''The Ancient Dogoo Girl'' as Doro-chan. Takeda had her second starring movie role in the February 2011 martial arts action film ''Karate Girl'' together with Tobimatsu Hina followed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
