Jun Toba
is a Japanese actor and musician who is represented by the talent agencies, Amuse, Inc. is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include idols, musicians, and so on. Amuse produces TV and radio programs, commercial films, and movies. Other interests are in publication, music softwar ..., and later, Office Nigun Niiba. Early life On October 13, 1978, Toba was born in Wakayama prefecture, Japan. Career Toba won the Japan Academy Prize Newcomer Award, the Osaka Film Festival Newcomer Prize, and the Kinema Junpō Best Ten Newcomer Actor Award. He also put a force on music activities, which he released the mini album, ''Inner Vision'' in November 2004. Toba's activities were in the band SpraSight, and now formed the band Razhead Modic, which is active in the music world. The band has been active as Geenie. Filmography TV series Films References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toba, Jun 1978 births Living peo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arida, Wakayama
270px, Panoramic view of Arida 270px, Aerial photograph of Arida City center is a city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 26,755 in 11737 households and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Arida is located in north-central Wakayama prefecture and facing the Kii Channel. It occupies an alluvial plain formed along the Aridagawa River which runs through the center of the city. The northern and southern portions of the city are lined with the steep Nagamine Mountains. Neighboring municipalities Wakayama Prefecture *Kainan * Aridagawa * Yuasa Climate Arida has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Arida is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1878 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified broadcasting holding company itself a subsidiary of Nikkei, Inc., serving as the flagship station of the TX Network.." TV Tokyo. Retrieved on June 21, 2010. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specialising in anime. History TV Tokyo was established by the Japan Science Foundation in 1951 and started broadcasting, as on April 12, 1964. It took its name from its VHF frequency channel 12. It almost went bankrupt in 1968; on 1 July that year, a limited liability company, Tokyo Channel 12 Production was established with the help of the ''Nikkei'' and Mainichi Broadcasting System. In 1969 the ''Nikkei'' and MBS signed a memorandum of understanding which stipulates that Tokyo Channel 12 should share programs w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Actors From Wakayama Prefecture
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Wil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Japanese Musicians
This list tries to include all artists/bands from ''all'' genres originating from Japan. This list does not include artists/bands who perform in Japanese but are of different origin. 0-9 and symbols *°C-ute *12012 *175R * 44 Magnum * 88Kasyo Junrei *9mm Parabellum Bullet *9Goats Black Out A *AAA *Abingdon Boys School * A.B.'s *Aburadako * Access *Acid * Acid Android *Acid Black Cherry * Acid Mothers Temple * Acidman * ACO * Ado *Afilia Saga * Ai Otsuka * Aice5 * aiko * Aimer *Aimyon * Aion * Aira Mitsuki * Ajico * Akanishi Jin *AKB48 *Akeboshi *Aki Misato * Akiko Suwanai * Akiko Yano * Akino Arai *Akira Ifukube * Akira Kushida * Akishibu Project * Aldious * Alexandros * Alice Nine *Aliene Ma'riage * Ali Project *Alma Kaminiito * Ami Onuki * Ami Suzuki *Amoyamo * AMWE * An Cafe *Angela *Angela Aki *Angelo *Animetal * Annabel *Anna S * Anri *Anthem *Anti Feminism *Aphasia *Aqua Timez *Arashi *Asa-Chang & Junray * Asian Kung-Fu Generation *Astro * Atsushi Sakurai * Aural V ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Japanese Male Actors
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Living People
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1978 Births
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Kamen Rider Duke
Kamen () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna. Geography Kamen is situated at the east end of the Ruhr area, approximately 10 km south-west of Hamm and 25 km north-east of Dortmund. Neighbouring cities, towns, and municipalities * Bergkamen * Hamm * Bönen * Unna * Dortmund * Lünen Division of the town The town of Kamen consists of the following 6 districts: * Heeren-Werve * Methler * Kamen (city centre) * Rottum * Derne * Südkamen Council of the town Elections held in May 2014. * SPD: 22 * CDU: 10 * Alliance 90/The Greens: 4 * The Left: 2 * FDP: 1 * FW: 1 Mayor Hermann Hupe (born 1950) (teacher), was elected mayor in 2003 with 55,1 % of the votes, he was reelected in 2009 and 2014. Twin towns – sister cities Kamen is twinned with: * Ängelholm, Sweden * Bandırma, Turkey * Beeskow, Germany * Eilat, Israel * Montreuil-Juigné, France * Sulęcin, Poland * Unkel, Germany Transport Kamen is maybe most known because of t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blooming Again
is a 2003 novel by Ranzō Ōta. It has been adapted into a film by Isshin Inudo in 2004. Film Adaptation * ''Blooming Again'' directed by Isshin Inudo, a Toei production in 2004, it stars Tsutomu Yamazaki. Hisaya Morishige and Takuya Fujioka made their final film appearance in the film. Cast * Tsutomu Yamazaki as Makoto Kikushima * Ken Utsui as Kōtarō Inō * Yukio Aoshima as Yoshio Nagaike * Kei Tani as Shōji * Isamu Nagato as Rokubei Sakiyama * Takuya Fujioka as Kinzō Genda * Asei Kobayashi as Shujirō Akahoshi * Chieko Matsubara as Suzuko Asuka * Haruko Katō as Sadako Tōyama * Hisaya Morishige was a Japanese actor and comedian. Born in Hirakata, Osaka, he graduated from Kitano Middle School (now Kitano High School), and attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in Ma ... as Rokusaburō Aoki References External linksBlooming Again at Toei Video {{DEFAULTSORT:Blooming Again 2003 Japanese nove ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Moonlight Serenade (1997 Film)
is a 1997 Japanese drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Kyōzō Nagatsuka as Koichi / Elder Keita * Hideyuki Kasahara as Onda Keita, younger * Jun Toba as Koji * Shima Iwashita as Fuji * Hinano Yoshikawa as Yukiko * Michiko Hada as Komachi * Junji Takada as Black Marketeer * Toshiya Nagasawa * Sayuri Kawauchi as Onda Hideko * Shōhei Hino * Chōichirō Kawarazaki * Akaji Maro is a Japanese actor, Butoka, and theater director. Early life In 1943, Maro was born in Sakurai, Nara, Japan. Career Maro's film career began in 1980. As an actor, Maro has over 42 film. In 1972 Maro is the founder of Dairakudakan Tempute ... * Takashi Tsumura as Interpreter References External links * 1997 films 1997 drama films Japanese drama films 1990s Japanese-language films Films directed by Masahiro Shinoda 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akechi Hidemitsu
was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. A senior retainer of Oda Nobunaga's vassal Akechi Mitsuhide, he served Mitsuhide until the latter's death in 1582 at the hands of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He is also known as Akechi Mitsuharu. Early life and family While Hidemitsu's date of birth is not known for certain, he was born either sometime between 1535 and 1537, or as late as 1557. Hidemitsu was the son of Tōyama Kageyuki (lord of Myōchi Castle) and Miyake Takasada (lord of Hirose Castle in Mikawa Province). He first succeeded to his father, taking the name Tōyama Kageharu (common name Rokurōzaemon); then he succeeded to his mother's birth family under the name Miyake Yaheiji, and then, marrying one of Akechi Mitsuhide's daughters, took the name Akechi Hidemitsu. Service to Mitsuhide and death Following his marriage to Akechi Mitsuhide's daughter (who had been formerly married to Araki Murashige), Hidemitsu was deeply trusted by his master, and served in the vanguard o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gunshi Kanbei
is a 2014 Japanese historical drama television series and the 53rd NHK ''taiga'' drama. The series was broadcast from January 5 to December 21, 2014, and ran a total of 50 episodes. The drama depicts the life of Kuroda Kanbei (played by Junichi Okada), a retainer of daimyō Kodera Masamoto of Harima Province, and a strategist for daimyō Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Plot The drama tells the story of Kuroda Kanbei, a son of Kuroda Mototaka, chief retainer of Kodera Masamoto who ruled Harima Province (currently Hyōgo Prefecture) in the 16th century. In troubled times, Kanbei persuades Kodera to join forces with the all-powerful Oda Nobunaga. Though imprisoned by Araki Murashige and lamed for life, Kanbei endures hardships and later becomes a strategist for Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His son Kuroda Nagamasa serves Tokugawa Ieyasu after the death of Toyotomi. Production *Screenwriter – Yoichi Maekawa *Music – Yugo Kanno *Titling – Shoshu *Narrator – Shiho Fujimura→ Shuko Hirose ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |