Laughing Matryoshka
''Laughing Matryoshka'' (Japanese: ) is a Japanese drama based on the novel written by Kazumasa Hayami, which was published by Bungeishunjū on November 5, 2021, aired on TBS's "Friday Drama" slot starting June 28, 2024. Synopsis Toshiya Suzuki has known Ichiro Seike, a popular politician, since high school. Suzuki recognized that Seike had the potential to be a politician since then. And now, as his secretary, he is devoted to making Seike a prime minister. They look like a perfect match. But for reporter Kanae Michiue, something feels off about their relationship, including the fact that Suzuki's name is not revealed in Seike's autobiography, a mystery that seems to be related to the secretary's past. She begins to investigate them and notices the mysterious deaths surrounding Seike's rise in politics. Her own father's death is somehow connected. Cast * Asami Mizukawa as Tōto Shinbun reporter Kanae Michiue * Sho Sakurai as Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Ichiro Seik ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Japanese Language
is the principal language of the Japonic languages, Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide. The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages and the variously classified Hachijō language. There have been many Classification of the Japonic languages, attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as Ainu languages, Ainu, Austronesian languages, Austronesian, Koreanic languages, Koreanic, and the now discredited Altaic languages, Altaic, but none of these proposals have gained any widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), extensive waves of Sino-Ja ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masami Horiuchi
is a Japanese actor. Filmography Television *''Shiroi Kyotō'' (1978) – Taniyama *''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) – Kobayakawa Hideaki *'' Sanada Taiheiki'' (1985) - Toyotomi Hidetsugu *''Byakkotai'' (1986) – Sanjō Sanetomi *''Kamen Rider Drive'' (2014) – Freeze/Soichi Makage *''Gunshi Kanbei'' (2014) – Yoshida Kanemi *''Segodon'' (2018) – Itakura Katsukiyo *'' Nemuri Kyōshirō The Final'' (2018) - Mizuno Echizennokami *''Reach Beyond the Blue Sky'' (2021) – Nakayama Tadayasu *''Laughing Matryoshka'' (2024) - Masashige Komatsu *'' Unbound'' (2025) - Shirokiya Hikotaro Film *'' The Summer of the Ubume'' (2005) – Hiroyuki Sugano *'' Ajin: Demi-Human'' (2017) *'' Last Winter, We Parted'' (2018) *''True Mothers'' (2020) *''Bolt'' (2020) *''The Voice of Sin'' (2020) *''Nobutora'' (2021) *''Ware Yowakereba: Yajima Kajiko-den'' (2022) * ''School Lunch of Ashiya City'' (2022) – Tadao Murakami * ''Shin Ultraman is a 2022 Japanese superhero film directed by Shinji ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Works About Politics
Works may refer to: People * Caddy Works (1896–1982), American college sports coach * John D. Works (1847–1928), California senator and judge * Samuel Works (c. 1781–1868), New York politician Albums * ''Works'' (Pink Floyd album), a Pink Floyd album from 1983 * ''Works'', a Gary Burton album from 1972 * ''Works'', a Status Quo album from 1983 * ''Works'', a John Abercrombie album from 1991 * ''Works'', a Pat Metheny album from 1994 * ''Works'', an Alan Parson Project album from 2002 * ''Works Volume 1'', a 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album * ''Works Volume 2'', a 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album * '' The Works'', a 1984 Queen album Other uses *Good works, a topic in Christian theology * Microsoft Works, a collection of office productivity programs created by Microsoft * IBM Works, an office suite for the IBM OS/2 operating system * Mount Works, Victoria Land, Antarctica See also * The Works (other) * Work (other) Work may refer to: * Work ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toru Yamashita
, better known by his stage name Toru, is the guitarist and leader of the Japanese rock band One Ok Rock. He was in the hip-hop dance group Heads along with Ryota Kohama from One Ok Rock before they disbanded in 2002. Early life Toru was born on December 7, 1988, in Osaka, Japan before moving to Tokyo. Ryota Kohama, bassist from One Ok Rock, is his childhood friend. With two other men, Kohei and Takuya, Toru and Ryota formed a hip-hop dance group called Heads when they were fifth and sixth-graders. They participated in dance competitions in the late 1990s, between the years 1995 to 1999. Career Heads debuted with a single entitled "screeeem!" in July 2000 and followed with "Gooood or Bad!" in November, produced for Amuse, Inc. The group performed every weekend in Osaka's Kyoubashi and Tokyo's Akihabara, shopping and amusement districts. Heads disbanded in 2002 and in 2003 they took a break to improve their abilities. They merged into a new group with seven other members ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Erik Jan Hanussen
Erik Jan Hanussen, born Hermann Steinschneider (2 June 1889 – 25 March 1933), was an Austrian publicist, charlatan and clairvoyant performer. Acclaimed in his lifetime as a hypnotist, mentalist, occultist and astrologer, Hanussen was active in Weimar Republic Germany and also at the beginning of Nazi Germany. He is said to have instructed Adolf Hitler in performance and the achievement of dramatic effect, and for treating Hitler during his depression. Early years Although Hanussen claimed to be a Danish aristocrat, he was in fact a Moravian Jew, born as Hermann (Herschel Chaim) Steinschneider. Hanussen's parents travelled constantly through Austria and Italy with acting and musical troupes, taking Hanussen with them. Career At the age of 20, Hanussen became a chief reporter for the newspaper ''Der Blitz'' He was later drafted into the army during World War I. During this time, he used mentalism to entertain the other troops. In 1917, he adopted the name Erik Jan Hanussen, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laughing Matryoshka
''Laughing Matryoshka'' (Japanese: ) is a Japanese drama based on the novel written by Kazumasa Hayami, which was published by Bungeishunjū on November 5, 2021, aired on TBS's "Friday Drama" slot starting June 28, 2024. Synopsis Toshiya Suzuki has known Ichiro Seike, a popular politician, since high school. Suzuki recognized that Seike had the potential to be a politician since then. And now, as his secretary, he is devoted to making Seike a prime minister. They look like a perfect match. But for reporter Kanae Michiue, something feels off about their relationship, including the fact that Suzuki's name is not revealed in Seike's autobiography, a mystery that seems to be related to the secretary's past. She begins to investigate them and notices the mysterious deaths surrounding Seike's rise in politics. Her own father's death is somehow connected. Cast * Asami Mizukawa as Tōto Shinbun reporter Kanae Michiue * Sho Sakurai as Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Ichiro Seik ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryōsuke Sota
, is a Japanese actor and model. Career Sota enrolled in the Hiroshima Institute of Technology in April 2016. During his second year, he entered the university's "Mr. Con". On July 5, 2018, he started posting on his TikTok account and attracted much attention. His first post was an imitation of Kento Yamazaki's movie ''Wolf Girl and Black Prince''; after posting, he thought nothing much of it. Sota later learned from his sister that it had gone viral on TikTok. In that same year, he was scouted by Arrows Entertainment and later entered the entertainment industry. He appeared on Abema TV's reality television show ' on January 5, 2020. Because of his amazing on-screen chemistry with model Riko, they were dubbed "Sotariko" by the audience and quickly became popular among both them and the program's MCs. After He appeared in the show his Instagram gained many followers. Since the viewers of the program were mainly adolescent girls in high school, the catchphrase was "99.9% kno ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sei Matobu
is a Japanese actress who is a former Hanagumi Top Star of the Takarazuka Revue. In addition to her stage roles, she has acted for television, feature films, radio and advertisements. She is represented by Watanabe Entertainment. Born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, she is nicknamed . Sometimes, she was called "Unta" in her early school days. She graduated from Nakanobu Gakuen High School (now Hōyū Gakuin High School). Biography timeline *She learned ballet since she was a child. *According to ainterview from the ''Sankei Shimbun'' her encounter of Takarazuka Revue was recommended from her friends in her third year of junior high school. "It was from a friend who got me into Takarazuka after seeing ''The Rose of Versailles'' (Tsukigumi, starring Mayo SUzukaze), and I was shown ''Kageki'' (a monthly magazine) without receiving it. I did not know about Takarazuka at all, but I decided to enter with that," she answered. She herself was against her interest ballet that started at the age ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saki Takaoka
is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Hochi Film Award for '' Crest of Betrayal''. Filmography Film * ''cf girl'' (''cfガール'', 1989) * '' Swimming Upstream'' ('' バタアシ金魚'', 1990), Sonoko * '' The River with No Bridge'' ('' 橋のない川'', 1992), Nanae Minemura * '' Crest of Betrayal'' ('' 忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談'', 1994), Oiwa * '' Kyoko'' (''KYOKO'', 1996), Kyoko * ''Happy People '' ('' HAPPY PEOPLE'', 1997) * '' Young Thugs: Nostalgia'' ('' 岸和田少年愚連隊 望郷'', 1998), Miss Itō * ''Tales of Terror'' ('' 怪談新耳袋「手袋」'', 2004) * ''Koi wa go-shichi-go!'' ('' 恋は五・七・五!全国高校生俳句甲子園大会'', 2004) * ''Nureta akai ito'' (''濡れた赫い糸'', 2005) * ''Female'' (''female フィーメイル'', 2005), Masako Kihara * ''Desire'' (''欲望'', 2005) * ''Nezu no ban'' ('' 寝ずの番'', 2006) * ''Kanashiki Tenshi'' ('' 悲しき天使'', 2006) * '' A Long Walk'' ('' 長 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazumasa Hayami
Kazumasa (written: 数正, 和正, 和昌, 和政, 一眞, 一正, 一将, 一存, 一政 or 員昌) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese musician *, Japanese writer *, Japanese weightlifter *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese singer-songwriter and composer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |