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Higanjima
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Matsumoto. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 2002 to 2010, with its chapters collected in 33 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A second series, ''Higanjima: Saigo no 47 Nichikan'', was serialized in the same magazine from 2010 to 2014; a third series, ''Higanjima 48 Nichigo…'' started in 2014. The series has spawned two live-action films; ''Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island'', premiered on January 9, 2010, and ''Higanjima: Deluxe'', premiered on October 15, 2016. The first film was licensed for a home video release in North America by Funimation. Two television drama adaptations were broadcast in 2013 and 2016, respectively. Plot When Akira Miyamoto learns that his older brother, Atsushi, is missing, his family begins to fall apart. The family business fails, and his father becomes an alcoholic. His two parents constantly compare Akira to Atsushi. Worse, Akir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunya Shiraishi
is a Japanese actor, best known for his role as Haruto Soma, the main character of the ''Kamen Rider Wizard is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's ''Kamen Rider'' franchise, being the fourteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-third overall. It began airing on TV Asahi on September 2, 2012, joining ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'' a ...'' tokusatsu series. He finished second at '' Junon Super Boy Contest 2007''. He is also known for his role as Hisashi Uehara in the Netflix series Good Morning Call. He is widely recognized within his fandom as being exceptionally attractive, a characterization that gained prominence following the virality of a fan post. In the post, the fan expressed admiration, stating, “I don’t know how he isn’t more famous, nor did I know humans were capable of being this pretty. He is perfect, fine as hell even.” This statement has since been frequently quoted by fans. https://note.com/s_shiraishikun Filmography TV series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Young Magazine
is a Japanese weekly anthology magazine published in Tokyo each Monday by Kodansha. The magazine started on June 16, 1980, and is targeted at the adult male () demographic. It was published bimonthly (under the title ), on the second and fourth Mondays of every month, until switching to a weekly publication in 1989. The chapters of the series that run in ''Weekly Young Magazine'' are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the "YoungKC" imprint every four months. The magazine usually features color photos of pinup girl on the cover and first few pages of each issue. Since December 9, 2009, Kodansha has published a monthly sister magazine, , a retitled makeover of their previous publication , which had published a total of 36 bimonthly issues during its existence. Series in publication There are currently 27 manga titles serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''. Out of them, '' Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict'', '' Kenka Kagyō'', and '' Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Tae-kyun (director)
Kim Tae-kyun (born June 17, 1960) is a Koreans, South Korean film director. Kim wrote and directed ''Volcano High'' (2001) and ''Temptation of Wolves'' (2004). He also directed ''The Adventures of Mrs. Park'' (1996), ''First Kiss'' (1998), ''A Millionaire's First Love'', ''Crossing (2008 film), Crossing'' (2008), ''Higanjima'' (2010), ''A Barefoot Dream'' (2010), ''Innocent Thing'' (2014), and ''Bad Sister (2014 film), Bad Sister'' (2014). ''Crossing'' and ''A Barefoot Dream'' were selected as the List of South Korean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, South Korean entries for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the List of submissions to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, 81st and List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, 83rd Academy Awards, but both did not make the final shortlist. Filmography *관계 (short film, 1987) - lighting *''Moon'' (short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideo Ishiguro
is a Japanese actor who is noted for his roles as Kai in the 2007 ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' and as Gai Kurenai in the 2016 ''Ultraman Orb''. Filmography Drama Series *2005: '' Brother Beat'' (TBS) *2005: '' Gokusen 2'' (TV Asahi) *2006: '' Princess Princess D'' (TV Asahi) *2006: '' Kōmyō ga Tsuji'' (NHK), Toyotomi Hideyori *2007: ''Elite Yankee Saburo'' (TV Tokyo) *2007: ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' (TV Asahi) *2008: '' Gokusen 3'' (NTV) *2008: ''The One Pound Gospel'' (NTV) *2008: '' Cat Street'' (NHK) *2009: ''RESCUE'' (TBS) *2009: ''Dandy Dandy'' (TV Asahi) *2010: ''Mattsugu'' (NHK) *2010: ''Chase'' (NHK) *2010: '' Hammer Session!'' (TBS) *2011: ''99 Days With The Superstar'' (Fuji TV) *2011: ''The Tempest'' (NHK) *2012: '' Hungry!'' (Fuji TV) *2013: ''Saki'' (Fuji TV) *2014: ''Binta]'' (NTV-YTV) *2015: ''Daddy Detective'' (TBS) *2016: ''The Last Restaurant'' (NHK) *2016: ''Ultraman Orb'' (TV Tokyo) *2016-2017: '' Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga'' (Amazon Video) *2017: '' Ultra Fight Orb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miori Takimoto
is a Japanese actress and a former singer. Takimoto debuted in 2003 as a singer of the girl group Sweets, where she performed under the name Miori. After Sweets disbanded, Takimoto appeared on television as an actress. Biography Miori Takimoto was born in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, and began her professional career as a member of the former group SweetS, signed by avex. She was chosen from the avex trax 2002–2003 auditions, and the group debuted on August 27, 2003. During these years, she had side projects such as modelling for magazines and acting in Waseda Academy commercials. Miori and her fellow ex-SweetS members parted ways on June 7, 2006. Upon leaving the music business, she pursued a career in acting. She appeared in a music video for Himari in November 2007. Miori signed with Stardust and since then has appeared in the film ''Higanjima'', Yui's " Never Say Die" music video, and commercials. In November 2014, she debuted with the band Lagoon (ラグーン) as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asami Mizukawa
is a Japanese actress. She made her debut in 1996 at age 13 in an advertisement for Asahi Kasei's "Hebel Haus". In 2000, she won the ''Grand Prix'' at the “3rd Miss Tokyo Walker” competition (the first winner was Chiaki Kuriyama) and gained the supporting role in the 2002 J-horror film ''Dark Water''. She has since appeared in many films, television dramas, and commercials. Personal life Mizukawa married fellow actor Masataka Kubota, their agencies jointly announced that two were engaged to be married. They registered their marriage on September 21, 2019. Filmography Film Television drama Other television Web series Other work Stage *2005 Music video *2004 EXILE - "Heart of Gold" Commercials *Asahi Kasei - Hebel Haus (1996) *123 Commercial TV stations - Atlanta Olympic (1996) *Nissan - Ichiro's Nissan (1999) * NTT West - Area Plus (1999) *Yotsuya Gakuin - Boat Version (2000) * Fujiya - Look Chocolate (2000) *Sega - '' Phantasy Star Online'' (2000) * Eisai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Sawano
, stylized as Hiroyuki SAWANO, is a Japanese composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, and music producer best known for his work on many anime series, video games, Japanese television drama, television dramas, and films. His works include the Soundtrack, musical scores for ''Attack on Titan (TV series), Attack on Titan'', ''The Seven Deadly Sins (2014 TV series), The Seven Deadly Sins'', ''Solo Leveling'', ''Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, Sengoku Basara'', ''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn'', ''Blue Exorcist'', ''Seraph of the End'', ''Guilty Crown'', ''Kill la Kill'', ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'', and ''86 (novel series), 86''. In addition to his role on the soundtrack, Sawano also composes many opening and ending theme songs. Overall, he has already provided the music for over 100 visual media works. Sawano was nominated for the Newtype Anime Awards 11 times, winning four of the nominations. He has also won the Tokyo Anime Award three times, as well as two prizes at the Anime Trending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomohisa Yuge
is a Japanese actorSpecial Feature: Kamen Rider Ryuki", Toei Hero MAX, Vol.1, Tatsumi Publishing, 2002, 11 pages, ISBN 978-4886417312. who has had roles in numerous TV Asahi Tokusatsu shows, including ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' and ''Kamen Rider Kabuto'', as well as a number of films. Filmography Drama *''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' (2003), Goro Yura *'' Kamen Rider Ryuki Special: 13 Riders'' (2003), Goro Yura *'' Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' (2003), Fake Tuxedo Kamen (Ep. 9) *'' Sh15uya'' (live-action TV) (2005), Kengo *'' Garo'' (2005), Piano Playing Suicide Victim (Ep. 8) *''H2~Kimi to Itahibi'' (2005), Ootake Fumio *''Kamen Rider Kabuto is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Asatsu-DK and Toei. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi. The ...'' (2007), Masato Mishima (Kamen Rider TheBee in Episode 16; Gryllusworm in Ep. 48 & 49) *'' Kamen Ride ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Adachi
is a Japanese actor and a former member of the acting group D-BOYS. He is best known for his role as Eiji Kikumaru in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu, and in the live film adaptation. Career In October 2004, Adachi joined the Watanabe Entertainment group named the D-BOYS. He took part in TV shows and has appeared in Glay's "White Road" (2005) music video. He was also a part of the Watanabe net drama "Hice Cool" (2005) and "DD-BOYS", appearing alongside fellow D-Boys members. But, by the end of January 2007, it was announced to fan club members that while Adachi was still being represented by Watanabe Pro, both he and Yuma Minakawa had officially withdrawn from the group. In April 2008, however, it was announced that Adachi would be re-joining the D-BOYS and participating in the second D-Stage. As Eiji Kikumaru in The Prince of Tennis Musicals In 2004, Adachi won the role of Eiji Kikumaru, the acrobatic player of Seigaku Middle School's tennis club, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Yamamoto (actor)
is a Japanese actor and singer, who was born in Tokyo, Japan. Career He began his career as a baby model at under one year of age. He also played Gavroche in the original Japanese cast and later Marius in the Japanese TOHO production of ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables'' and appears on the 2003 "green" cast recording. His first major role was in 2004 in ''Shinsengumi!'', as Hijikata Toshizō, a role he reprised for the 2006 sequel. This sequel portrays the last day of Hijikata Toshizō, Vice Commander of Shinsengumi and he reprised the role in Asa ga Kita eleven years later. In 2022 he also played Alien Mefilas in Shinji Higuchi's critically acclaimed tokusatsu superhero film Shin Ultraman. Personal life Yamamoto married actress Maki Horikita on 22 August 2015, and their first child was born in December 2016. The couple became close in May 2015 when playing the role of lovers in the theatrical production ''Arashi ga Oka (Wuthering Heights)'' and had commenced dating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Watanabe
Dai may refer to: Names * Dai (given name), a Welsh or Japanese masculine given name * Dai (surname) (戴), a Chinese surname * Bảo Đại (保大), Emperor of Vietnam from 1926 to 1945 Places and regimes * Dai Commandery, a commandery of the state of Zhao and in early imperial China * Dai County, in Xinzhou, Shanxi, China * Dai (Eighteen Kingdoms), a short-lived state during the Eighteen Kingdoms period in Chinese history * Dai (Han dynasty), a realm and title during the Han dynasty * Dai (Sixteen Kingdoms), a Xianbei-led dynastic state during the Sixteen Kingdoms era of Chinese history * Dai (Spring and Autumn period), a state during the Spring and Autumn period in Chinese history * Dai (Warring States period), a short-lived state during the Warring States period in Chinese history People and language * Da'i al-Mutlaq, or Da'i, a type of religious leader in Islam * Da'i, person engaging in Dawah, the act of inviting people to Islam * Dai language (other) * Dai peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that was previously published in a serialized format. Manga typically contain a handful of chapters, and may collect multiple volumes as a series continues publication. Major publishing Imprint (trade name), imprints for of manga include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other Jump (magazine line), ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Comics, Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics, and Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shōnen Champion, Shōnen Champion Comics. Manga Increasingly after 1959, manga came to be published in thick, phone book, phone-book-sized weekly or monthly anthology list of manga magazines, manga magazines (such as ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' or ''Weekly Shōnen Jump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
