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Keiichi Watanabe
Keiichi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese music director *, Japanese molecular biologist *, Japanese butterfly swimmer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese music producer *, Japanese music composer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese light novel author *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese music composer *, Japanese speed skater *, also known as the Drift King, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese sound designer Fictional characters *, a character in the sound novel ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni'' *, a character in the manga series ''Oh My Goddess!'' *, a character in the manga series ''Junjo Romantica'' {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived Syllabary, syllabic scripts of and . The characters have Japanese pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as , by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the general public. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characters that exist. There are nearly 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Ozawa
is a Japanese film director. He joined Nikkatsu studio and worked as an assistant director under Toshio Masuda (director), Toshio Masuda. He made his director debut in 1968 with ''Outlaw: Gangster VIP, Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2''. Including the ''Outlaw: Gangster VIP, Outlaw'' series, Tetsuya Watari appeared in most of the films he directed when he was a director of Nikkatsu company. Selected filmography Film * ''Outlaw: Gangster VIP, Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2'' (1968) * ''Outlaw: Gangster VIP, Outlaw: Heartless'' (1968) * ''Outlaw: Gangster VIP, Outlaw: Goro the Assassin'' (1968) * ''Outlaw: Gangster VIP, Outlaw: Black Dagger'' (1968) * ''Big Boss: Outlaw'' (1968) * '' Profile of a Boss' Son'' (1970) * '' Swirling Butterflies'' (1970) * ''Pay off Your Debt! '' (1970) * ''Earth Ninja Chronicles: Duel in the Wind or Doninki kazeno tengu'' (1970) * ''Kantō Exile'' (1971) * ''Tekkihei, Tonda'' (1980) Television *''Taiyō ni Hoero!'' (1972–78) *''Daitokai Series'' (1976–79) *''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pure Romance
Pure Romance was a United States-based multi-level marketing company that sells adult products including sex toys. In May 2023, the company announced it was moving away from the MLM model to become essentially a retail business. History Patty Brisben, a former pediatrician's assistant, founded the company, then named Slumber Parties in Loveland, Ohio 1993. Her business used contract salespeople to sell sex toys, lotions, and massage oils through at-home parties. In 2000, the company had six full-time employees and had annual sales of less than $2 million. Brisben's son, Chris Cicchinelli, joined the company in 2000 and encouraged his mother to expand beyond local sales into markets such as St. Louis, Missouri. By 2003 the company had $30 million in sales, 3,500 consultants, and was active in 46 US states and the US Virgin Islands. The company was renamed Pure Romance in 2003. In 2011, the Pure Romance expanded into South Africa and Australia. In 2012, Cicchinelli took over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Morisato
is a major fictional character in the popular manga ''Oh My Goddess!'' and in the anime of the same name and is voiced by Masami Kikuchi. His name is often abbreviated as "K1" (1 in the Japanese language is "ichi"). Description Keiichi was a 21-year-old student of the Nekomi Institute of Technology and a member of the NIT Motor Club. Keiichi is portrayed as a typical college student with a notable lack of experience with women. One day Keiichi accidentally dialed the Goddess Relief Office. Before he could begin to comprehend what on earth was going on, the beautiful Goddess Belldandy warped into Keiichi's dorm to grant him a wish. Convinced his older classmates are playing a prank on him as he has no luck with girls, Keiichi wishes for a girl like Belldandy to be by his side forever. Much to his surprise his wish is granted. Ever since, the two have been together. Belldandy's presence attracted a lot of attention not just in the mortal realm. Even though he may seem indecisiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Maebara
''Higurashi When They Cry'' is a sound novel later adapted into various anime series, manga, light novels and films. Each characters mostly appear in every arc, including Keiichi Maebara, along with his female friends, Rena Ryugu, Mion and Shion Sonozaki, Satoko Hojo and Rika Furude. The supporting characters also appear in most arcs, including the soon-to-be-retired detective Kuraudo Ooishi, freelance photographer Jiro Tomitake, female nurse Miyo Takano, and the clinic's head doctor Kyosuke Irie. The manga characters also appear in the first adaptation. In ''Onisarashi-hen'', Natsumi Kimiyoshi is the visitor of Okinomiya. In ''Yoigoshi-hen'', Akira Otobe appears around in the forest near the deserted village. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Main ; : :Played by: Gōki Maeda (film), Yu Inaba (TV series) :The main male protagonist of the first three "question" arcs. The son of a famous artist, his family recently moved to Hinamizawa after a violent incident event involving him in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Yano (sound Designer)
is a Japanese sound designer and music programmer. Since 1978, he has been in charge of sound at the Tokyo branch of the Yamaha Music Foundation. He is best known for his works in the sport of figure skating. Career Keiichi Yano was born on April 8, 1957, in Fukuoka Prefecture. In 1957, at 18 years old, he entered the business of sound design and music editing. Three years later, he joined the Tokyo branch of the Yamaha Music Foundation and has been in charge of sound since then. At the 1985 World Championships in Tokyo and the 1985 NHK Trophy in Kobe, he got involved in the sport of figure skating for the first time. The following years, he worked as a sound director at various national and international skating competitions, including the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Yano's first involvement in the musical arrangement for a figure skating program was the short program "Fantastic Tango" of Japanese skater Midori Ito in the 1988–89 season, which contributed to her vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Yano (video Game Designer)
is a Tokyo-based video game designer and musician responsible for a number of music video game titles including his most famous game, the 2002 cult video game, ''Gitaroo Man''. Yano has been involved in music (especially jazz music) from a young age and he earned a major in jazz studies at the University of Southern California. He has spent time playing saxophone in Tokyo jazz clubs. Career In 1996, Keiichi Yano co-founded the production company, iNiS, and began development of video games. His first project was the early music video game, ''Gitaroo Man'' for which he acted as lead programmer. The game enjoyed only moderate sales, however it received critical accolades and became a well-known cult classic. Since then Yano has developed a number of other music video games including the '' Ouendan'' series. The ''Ouendan'' games have been criticized as unintelligible to Western markets due to its emphasis on Japanese Ōendan culture, however despite this Yano has created Western-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Tsuchiya
is a Japanese professional race car driver. He is known as the for his nontraditional use of drifting in non-drifting racing events and his role in popularizing drifting as a motorsport. In professional racing, he is a two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner and the 2001 All Japan GT Championship runner-up. He is also known for touge driving. The car he drives, a Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno, has become one of the most popular sports cars; the car is also known as "Hachi-Roku" in Japan (''hachi-roku'' meaning "eight-six"); his car is also called "The Little Hachi that could." A 2-part video known as 'The Touge' produced by Pluspy (styled as +P) documents Tsuchiya's touge driving with his AE86. He was a consultant for the popular manga and anime series, ''Initial D'', in which he makes several cameos. He also served as a stunt coordinator and stuntman on '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'', where he also made a cameo appearance. Biography Tsuchiya started his career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Suzuki (speed Skater)
was a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500 m and 1500 m events with his best result being fifth place in the 500 m in 1964. He set two world records in the 500 m event in 1969 and 1970. Suzuki took the Athlete's Oath at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital .... Suzuki died from kidney failure on 21 January 2025, at the age of 82. World records Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com References External links * * 1942 births 2025 deaths Japanese male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters for Japan World record setters in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Suzuki (composer)
is a Japanese musician, singer, and record producer who co-founded the Moonriders, a group that became one of Japan's most innovative rock bands. He is known to audiences outside Japan for his musical contributions to the video games '' EarthBound Beginnings/Mother'' (1989) and '' EarthBound/Mother 2'' (1994), both of which have been released on several soundtracks. More recently, he has composed film scores including '' The Blind Swordsman: Zatōichi'' (2003), ''Tokyo Godfathers'' (2003), ''Uzumaki'' (2000), ''Chicken Heart'' (2009), as well as Takeshi Kitano's '' Outrage'' trilogy. Career Suzuki was born in Tokyo, Japan, the son of actor Akio Suzuki. He has a younger brother, Hirobumi Suzuki. In the early 1970s, Keiichi became involved with the Japanese band Hachimitsu Pie, who released one album in 1973. Later in the 1970s, Suzuki functioned as the occasional leader and regular singer of the Moonriders — the group's first album was in fact credited to "Keiichi Suzuki and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Sonobe
is a male Japanese voice actor from Tokyo affiliated with 81 Produce. Roles Television animation *''Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple'' (Inspector Mirā) *''Ai Yori Aoshi'' (Yōda) *''Azuki-chan'' (Tako-sensei, Sendai's uncle) *''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' ( Jelly Jiggler) *''Buso Renkin'' (Shishaku Chōno) *''Detective Conan'' (Masao Horī, Medical examiner, judge) *''Detective School Q'' (Criminal) *''Digimon Adventure'' (Kokatorimon) *''Digimon Frontier'' (Eldest Kokuwamon, Gōtomon) *''Dragon Ball Super'' (Lord Zuno) *''Fullmetal Alchemist'' (Mason) *''Geisters'' (Nikiasu Sarakia) *''Gin Tama'' (Mysterious Thief Fundoshi Mask) *'' Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick'' (Doc) *''Higurashi When They Cry'' (Motodai) *''Kamiwaza Wanda'' (Ichiban-Hoshi Teru, device computer voice) *''Kiddy Grade'' (Criminal) *''Kindaichi Case Files'' (Detective, Tamasaburō Ichikawa, Ryō Yagisawa, Detective Takada) *''Le Chevalier D'Eon'' (Vorontsov) *''Macross 7'' (Doctor Chiba) *''MÄR'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Sigsawa
is a Japanese light novel author. In 2000, his work ''Kino's Journey'' was a finalist for the 6th Dengeki Novel Prize, and was subsequently serialized in ''Dengeki hp'' magazine in March of the same year, marking his debut. ''Kino's Journey'' proved popular, and has continued in serialization (as well as collected bunko releases) since that time. Sigsawa's name, a pen name, was derived from SIG Sauer, a firearms manufacturer, and "a manga hero", definitely Keiichi Morisato from ''Oh My Goddess!'', according to the afterword in the second volume of '' Gakuen Kino''. He loves to travel, ride his motorcycle, and is a self-professed "gun maniac". He mentions ''Galaxy Express 999'' and the works of Hayao Miyazaki as some of his primary influences. Works *''Kino's Journey'' **'' Gakuen Kino'' *''Tale of a Single Continent'' series **''Allison'' **'' Lillia and Treize'' **'' Meg and Seron'' *'' Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan desu'' (collective writing) *''Ocha ga Hakobaretekuru Made n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
