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Kazutoshi Wadakura
is a Japanese film producer who is the founder, president, and chief executive officer of the Japanese production company Cine Bazar. Life and career Born in 1959 in Nitta, Genkai, Saga, Japan. After graduating from Meiji University, Wadakura became a film producer and founded the production company Cine Bazar in 1994, which he currently serves as president and CEO. Wadakura has produced several live-action films in his career, including: ''Hiroshima'', ''Swallowtail Butterfly'', ''Cat's Eye'', '' Love/Juice'', '' Party 7'', '' Calmi Cuori Appassionati'', ''The Taste of Tea'', '' Saiyūki'', ''Hero'' (2007), ''The Magic Hour'', '' Suspect X'', '' Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess'', ''Sideways'', '' Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess'', ''A Ghost of a Chance'', ''The Kiyosu Conference'', ''Hero'' (2015), ''Persona Non Grata'', ''Shin Godzilla'', ''Bleach'', '' Masquerade Hotel'', ''Hit Me Anyone One More Time'', ''Shin Ultraman'', and ''Shin Kamen Rider''. Along with va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genkai, Saga
is a town located in Higashimatsuura District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 4,910 in 1918 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Genkai is located on the northwestern edge of the prefecture on the Higashimatsuura Peninsula and faces the Genkai Sea on its west side. It is located about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of the city of Saga and about west of Fukuoka. Genkai is home to one of sixteen nuclear power plants in Japan, with the only other nuclear power plant in the Kyūshū area being located in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is the only town in the Higashimatsuura District of Saga that has not merged with Karatsu. Adjoining municipalities Saga Prefecture *Karatsu Climate Genkai has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Genkai is 16.8 °C. The average annu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Ghost Of A Chance
, also known as ''Once In a Blue Moon'' in Japan, is a 2011 Japanese comedy mystery film directed by Kōki Mitani. Plot Emi Hosho, a third-rate lawyer without much of a future, is tasked with defending Goro Yabe, a man arrested for the murder of his wife. Without much hope of winning, Yabe proclaims his innocence, saying that he was under sleep paralysis at the time of the murder. Emi heads to the inn where Yabe stayed and encounters the ghost of fallen samurai Rokubei Sarashina, who claims he was the one holding Yabe in sleep paralysis. Rokubei is brought to the court as a witness. However, the prosecution denies the existence of the occult, asserting that Rokubei's testimony is inadmissible in court. So begins the struggle to prove Yabe's innocence. Cast * Eri Fukatsu - Emi Hosho (lawyer) * Toshiyuki Nishida - Rokubei Sarashina (fallen samurai) * Hiroshi Abe - Yu Hayami (lawyer) * Kiichi Nakai - Tooru Osano (prosecutor) * Yūko Takeuchi - Suzuko Yabe (murder victim), F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Tokyo Drift
''The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' is a 2006 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is a standalone sequel to ''The Fast and the Furious'' (2001) and ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003), and the third installment in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. It stars Lucas Black and Bow Wow. In the film, car enthusiast Sean Boswell (Black) is sent to live in Tokyo with his estranged father and finds solace exploring the city's drifting community. A third ''Fast & Furious'' film was confirmed in June 2005, when Lin was selected as director. Morgan was hired after an open call soon after, thus marking the first film in the franchise's longtime association with Lin, Morgan, actor Sung Kang, and composer Brian Tyler. Principal photography began in August 2005 and lasted until that November, with filming locations including Los Angeles and Tokyo, making ''Tokyo Drift'' the first film in the franchise to feature an international filming location. ''The Fast a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key Of Life
is a 2012 Japanese comedy film directed by Kenji Uchida. The film opened in Japan on September 15, 2012. The movie's theme song was written and performed by Kazuya Yoshii. The movie was remade in Korean in 2016 as ''Luck Key''. Plot synopsis The film begins by introducing its three principal characters: Kanae Mizushima is a mousy editor for a magazine that reviews all sorts of rare and luxury items, who announces her intention to marry despite not having found a husband; Takeshi Sakurai is an out-of-work and heavily indebted actor whose attempt to kill himself fails; Junitsu Kondo is a wealthy killer for hire who has just finished a job. Their paths cross when Sakurai and Kondo go to the same bathhouse. Undressing near each other, Sakurai clearly envies Kondo's designer clothes and accessories, luxury car keys, and heavy wallet. When Kondo slips on a bar of soap and hits his head, knocking himself unconscious, Sakurai switches locker keys and uses Kondo's key to steal his clothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diner (2019 Film)
is a 2019 Japanese crime film directed by Mika Ninagawa and written by Yumeaki Hirayama, based on a novel by Hirayama and a subsequent manga series by Takanori Kawai. The film stars Tina Tamashiro as Kanako, a young woman who is hired as a waitress at a restaurant owned by chef and former hitman Bombero (Tatsuya Fujiwara) that caters exclusively to professional killers. ''Diner'' premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival in China in June 2019, and was released in Japan on 5 July 2019. Plot Cast * Tatsuya Fujiwara as Bombero * Tina Tamashiro as Kanako Oba * Masataka Kubota as Skin * Kanata Hongō as Kid * Eiji Okuda as Coffie * Anna Tsuchiya as Maria * Miki Maya as Bureizu * Sakura Miyawaki as Waitress Critical reception In a review of the film published by ''The Hollywood Reporter'', it is written that "The entertainment quotient is high and should hit the outré spot with local teen audiences and manga addicts in general." Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Kamen Rider (film)
is a 2023 Japanese superhero film directed and written by Hideaki Anno. Produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of '' Kamen Rider'', it is Anno's third reimagining of a ''tokusatsu'' series, following '' Shin Godzilla'' (2016) and '' Shin Ultraman'' (2022), and the first without his frequent collaborator Shinji Higuchi. The film stars Sosuke Ikematsu, Minami Hamabe, Tasuku Emoto, Nanase Nishino, Shinya Tsukamoto, Toru Tezuka, Suzuki Matsuo, and Mirai Moriyama. In the film, a man and his female cohort attempt to annihilate the illegal organization responsible for his conversion into a mutant cyborg and stop their plans to conquer society. Anno first proposed the project after becoming close with Toei producer Muneyuki Kii during the production of '' Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo'' (2012). Toei initially aimed for the film to be released in 2021, however, the COVID-19 pandemic delayed its production. Principal photography began on October 3, 2021, and wrapp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Ultraman
is a 2022 Japanese superhero film directed by Shinji Higuchi and written, co-produced, and co-edited by Hideaki Anno. A reimagining of the 1966 television series ''Ultraman (1966 TV series), Ultraman'', the film is a co-production between Toho Studios and Cine Bazar, and presented by Tsuburaya Productions, Toho, Toho Co., Ltd., and Khara (studio), Khara, Inc. It is the 37th film in the Ultraman, ''Ultraman'' franchise, and Anno and Higuchi's second reimagining of a ''tokusatsu'' series, following ''Shin Godzilla'' (2016) and preceding ''Shin Kamen Rider (film), Shin Kamen Rider'' (2023). The ensemble cast includes Takumi Saitoh, Masami Nagasawa, Daiki Arioka, Akari Hayami, Tetsushi Tanaka, and Hidetoshi Nishijima (actor), Hidetoshi Nishijima, with Anno and Bin Furuya as Ultraman (character), Ultraman. In the film, an extraterrestrial accidentally kills a man while battling a ''kaiju'' and takes on his appearance and place at the S-Class Species Suppression Protocol to protect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hit Me Anyone One More Time
is a 2019 Japanese political and comedy film directed by Kōki Mitani. It stars Kiichi Nakai. Mitani wrote a script for a similar political drama series '' Sōrito Yobanaide'' aired on Fuji TV in 1997. Plot The main character of the film is the prime minister, who is hated by the people as he is a corrupt politician. One day, a stone thrown by a man who hates Prime Minister Keisuke Kuroda hits Kuroda's head, causing memory loss; he wakes up in a hospital. He watches TV and is surprised to find out that he is the prime minister hated by people. Cast * Kiichi Nakai as the Prime Minister Keisuke Kuroda * Dean Fujioka as Isaka * Yuriko Ishida as Satoko Kuroda * Eiko Koike as Nozomi Banba * Yuki Saito as Suga-san * Takashi Yamaguchi * Kei Tanaka as Heitarō Ōzeki * Takahiro Fujimoto * Takaya Sakoda * Zen Kajihara * Takashi Kobayashi * Kenji Anan * Yoshimasa Kondō * Kazuki Iio * Junpei Gotō * Jay Kabira * Yuta Ozawa * Yūki Amami * Yumiko Udō as a news presenter * Tatsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masquerade Hotel
is a 2019 Japanese crime film directed by Masayuki Suzuki. A sequel, ''Masquerade Night is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He served as the 13th President of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013. Higashino has won major Japanese awards for his books, almost twenty of which have been turned into films a ...'', was released in September 2021. Plot During an investigation of a serial killer in Tokyo, police are led to a hotel that may be where the next murder will take place. Detective Nitta Kosuke goes undercover and begins working at the front desk of the hotel. Yamagishi Naomi works at the front desk of the hotel. She is selected to train Kosuke for his front desk job. Kosuke is focused on catching the killer, but Naomi prioritizes the safety of the guests. Cast References External links * * * 2019 crime drama films Films based on works by Keigo Higashino Japanese crime drama films Films produced by Kazutoshi Wadakura Films score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleach (2018 Film)
''Bleach'' (also known onscreen as ''Bleach: The Soul Reaper Agent Arc'') is a 2018 Japanese action fantasy film produced by Warner Bros., based on the manga series of the same name by Tite Kubo, and directed by Shinsuke Sato. The film stars Sota Fukushi as the main protagonist, Ichigo Kurosaki. It was released in Japan on July 20, 2018. The film had its American premiere on July 28, 2018 at the New York Japan Cuts Festival in New York City. The film was released worldwide on Netflix on September 14, 2018. Plot Ichigo Kurosaki is a fifteen-year-old high school student who lives in Karakura Town with his father, Isshin, and younger twin sisters, Karin and Yuzu. He also has the ability to see ghosts, a talent that attracts the attention of a katana-wielding young woman in a black kimono. She introduces herself as Rukia Kuchiki while explaining to Ichigo that she is a Soul Reaper, a psychopomp who guides the departed to the Soul Society and purify those who remained amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Godzilla
is a 2016 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, with a screenplay by Anno and visual effects by Higuchi. Produced by Toho, Toho Pictures and Cine Bazar and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the 31st film in the Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' franchise, the 29th film produced by Toho, Toho's third Reboot (fiction), reboot of the franchise, and the first film in the Godzilla (franchise)#Reiwa era (2016–present), franchise's ''Reiwa'' era. It is the first reboot of a ''tokusatsu'' series to be adapted by Anno and Higuchi, followed by ''Shin Ultraman'' (2022) and ''Shin Kamen Rider (film), Shin Kamen Rider'' (2023). The film stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara. In the film, politicians struggle with bureaucratic red tape in order to deal with the sudden appearance of a giant monster, known as Shin Godzilla (character), Godzilla, that evolves whenever it is attacked. In December 2014, Toho announced plans for a new dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
