HIroshi Inuzuka
was a Japanese actor, comedian and bassist. Inuzuka was one of the members of the Crazy Cats. His first starring role in the film was in ''Suteki na Konban wa'' directed by Yoshitarō Nomura and played the leading roles in six films in his acting career. Inuzuka announced his retirement as an actor and made his final appearance in ''Labyrinth of Cinema'' directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi in 2019. He then retired to Atami. Hiroshi Inuzuka died on 27 October 2023, at the age of 94. Selected works Films * ''Ten Dark Women'' (1961) * ''Crazy Adventure'' (1965) * ''Suteki na Konban wa'' (1965) * ''Kyu-chan no Dekkai ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tora-san's Dream Of Spring
''aka'' ''Torasan Dreams Springtime'' is a 1979 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kyōko Kagawa as his love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san's Dream of Spring'' is the twenty-fourth entry in the popular, long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series. Synopsis Tora-san returns to his family's home in Shibamata, Tokyo, to find a large American peddler living in his room, leading to various conflicts. As Tora-san struggles through his love with the local Madonna (references?) the American admits to falling for Sakura. Ultimately the two men find they have more in common than they thought. Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō * Herbert Edelman as Michael Jordan * Chieko Baisho as Sakura * Kyōko Kagawa as Keiko Takai * Hiroko Hayashi as Megumi Takai * Masami Shimojō as Kuruma Tatsuzō * Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajiro's aunt) * Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa * Hayato Nakamura as Mitsuo Suwa * HIroshi Inuzuka a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giovanni's Island
is a 2014 Japanese animated historical drama film directed by Mizuho Nishikubo and produced by Production I.G and co-produced and presented by the Japan Association of Music Enterprises. The film was released on February 22, 2014, in Japan and North America on March 22, 2014, in New York International Children's Film Festival. GKIDS licensed the film for release in North America and released it on Blu-ray and Digital on February 21, 2023. The film makes frequent allusions to Kenji Miyazawa's '' Night on the Galactic Railroad'', and borrows the name in its title from that of the book's protagonist. Plot The story follows two brothers, Junpei and Kanta, who live on the island of Shikotan with their grandfather, a fisherman, and their father, the head of the firefighting force of the village. Following Japan's defeat in World War II and the invasion of the islands by the Soviet Red Army, the family is forced to move to the stables while the Russian commander's family, amon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Casting Blossoms To The Sky
is a 2012 Japanese drama film directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi. Premise In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a journalist is invited to Nagaoka by her ex-boyfriend, a schoolteacher who is directing a play about how the city was decimated by a WWII air raid and the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake. She travels to the city to report on the disaster and perhaps to meet the ex-boyfriend. While there, she learns about the experiences of its inhabitants and stumbles upon a stage play written by an enigmatic student. The film tells the story of the city, its people and the various Japanese views of war (past and present). Cast * Yasuko Matsuyuki - Reiko Endo * Masahiro Takashima - Kenichi Katayama * Natsuki Harada -Wakako Inoue * Minami Inomata - Motoki Hana * Saki Terashima * Toshio Kakei Goro Matsushita * Naoyuki Morita * Mansaku Ikeuchi * Takashi Sasano Akiyoshi Muraoka * Koji Ishikawa * Takahito Hosoyamada * Toshinori Omi * Takehiro Murata * Misako Renbutsu * Takur ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tsure Ga Utsu Ni Narimashite
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Tenten Hosokawa. It was adapted into a live-action television series in 2009 and a live-action film in 2011. Cast * Norika Fujiwara (TV series), Aoi Miyazaki (film) * Taizo Harada (TV series), Masato Sakai (film) Film 2011 cast * Aoi Miyazaki as Haruko Takasaki * Masato Sakai as Mikio Takasaki * Hiroshi Inuzuka as Kawaji * Kanji Tsuda as Kazuo Takasaki * Ren Osugi , born was a Japanese actor. For his work in ''Cure'', '' Hana-bi'' and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival. He often worked alongside Takeshi Kitano and Susumu Terajima. In the DVD com ... as Yasuo Kurita References External linksOfficial website of the TV series * 2006 manga Live-action films based on manga Manga adapted into films Films directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe Japanese drama films {{Japan-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chameleon (2008 Japanese Film)
Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 200 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colours, being capable of colour-shifting camouflage. The large number of species in the family exhibit considerable variability in their capacity to change colour. For some, it is more of a shift of brightness (shades of brown); for others, a plethora of colour-combinations (reds, yellows, greens, blues) can be seen. Chameleons are also distinguished by their zygodactylous feet, their prehensile tail, their laterally compressed bodies, their head casques, their projectile tongues used for catching prey, their swaying gait, and in some species crests or horns on their brow and snout. Chameleons' eyes are independently mobile, and because of this the chameleon’s brain is constantly analyzing two separate, individual images of its environment. When ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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I Are You, You Am Me
, also known as ''Exchange Students'', is a 1982 Japanese fantasy film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. Obayashi himself directed and co-wrote a second film based on the same novel, premiered in 2007 and titled . Plot I Are You, You Am Me tells the story of two junior high school students, Kazuo and Kazumi, who accidentally fall down a flight of stairs and inexplicably switch bodies. As they navigate their new lives in each other's bodies, they experience the world from a different perspective, leading to humorous and poignant moments. The film explores themes of identity, adolescence, and empathy, providing a unique take on the body-swap genre. Switching: Goodbye Me, the 2007 remake, retains the core plot of the original while updating the setting and characters for a new generation. It follows the same premise of two teenagers swapping bodies but incorporates modern elements and sensibilities. Both films are based on the novel by Hisashi Yamanaka and showcase Obayashi's distinctiv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Women In The Mirror
is a 2002 Japanese drama film written and directed by Yoshishige Yoshida. It was Yoshida's last feature film. Cast * Mariko Okada – Ai Kawase * Yoshiko Tanaka – Masako * Sae Isshiki – Natsuki * Hideo Murota - Goda * Hiroshi Inuzuka * Tokuma Nishioka – The protector * Mirai Yamamoto – The journalist * Miki Sanjo – The old woman * Hiroshi Inuzuka – The old man Release ''Women in the Mirror'' was screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival The 55th Cannes Film Festival took place from 15 to 26 May 2002. American filmmaker David Lynch served as jury president for the main competition. Virginie Ledoyen hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski .... References External links * 2002 films 2000s Japanese-language films 2002 drama films Films directed by Yoshishige Yoshida Films about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2000s Japanese films Japanese drama films Japanese-language drama fil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tora-san To The Rescue
is a 1995 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Ruriko Asaoka as his love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san to the Rescue'' is the forty-eighth entry in the popular, long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series. Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō * Chieko Baisho as Sakura Suwa * Ruriko Asaoka as Lily * Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa * Kumiko Goto as Izumi Oikawa * Masami Shimojō as Kuruma Tatsuzō * Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt) * Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Suwa * Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura) * Gajirō Satō as Genkō * Hiroshi Inuzuka as Taxi driver * Keiroku Seki as Ponshū * Mari Natsuki as Ayako Oikawa * Kunie Tanaka was a Japanese actor. Tanaka first made a name for himself as the lecherous antagonist of the ''Wakadaishō'' series (1961–1981) of films. He is also well-known for his roles in Kinji Fukasaku's yakuza films, namely the ''Battles Without Hon ... as Ship captain ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kamen Rider ZO
, translated ''Masked Rider ZO'', is a 1993 Japanese ''tokusatsu'' superhero film directed by Keita Amemiya and co-produced between Toei Company and Bandai. A Sega CD interactive movie was released for ''ZO'' in 1994, and was distributed in the United States as '' The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO''. To commemorate the series' 40th anniversary, ''ZO'' was shown on Toei's pay-per-view channel in September 2011. The film's protagonist, Kamen Rider ZO, appears in the later ''Kamen Rider Decade'' television series and is a playable character in the 2011 Nintendo DS video game ''All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation''. Media Blasters licensed Kamen Rider ZO for a Region 1 Blu-ray release, along with '' Shin: Kamen Rider Prologue,'' ''Kamen Rider J,'' and the short '' Kamen Rider World''. A limited Collector’s Edition featuring World and a special interview with Director Keita Amemiya was released in the summer of 2024 exclusively on the Media Blasters website, while a Standard Edition o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Memories Of You
"Memories of You" is a popular song about nostalgia with lyrics written by Andy Razaf and music composed by Eubie Blake and published in 1930. Song history The song was introduced by singer Minto Cato in the Broadway show ''Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1930''. A 1930 version recorded by Louis Armstrong featuring Lionel Hampton is the first known use of the vibraphone in popular music. The Armstrong recording in 1930 was reviewed by ''Times'' magazine's monthly record review alongside opera records and Western art music records of composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, and Ravel. A version of the song recorded by The Four Coins from the biopic ''The Benny Goodman Story'' reached #22 on the ''Billboard'' magazine chart in 1955. Doc Severinsen and the NBC Orchestra performed an instrumental version on the final episode of ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', on May 22, 1992. The song played over a five-minute montage showing brief silent clips of some of Carson's fav ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aiko 16 Sai
is a 1983 Japanese film directed by Akiyoshi Imazeki. It is based on the novel ''1980 Aiko 16 sai'' by Akemi Hotta. Cast * Yasuko Tomita * Misa Kawai * Hiroshi Inuzuka * Yuki Matsushita Reception Yasuko Tomita won the Award for Best Newcomer at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ... and at the 8th Japan Academy Prize. References External links * 1983 films Japanese drama films Japanese high school films Japanese teen films Films about archery Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Akiyoshi Imazeki 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |