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Legion (kaiju)
is a 1996 Japanese Kaiju, ''kaiju'' film directed by Shusuke Kaneko, with special effects by Shinji Higuchi. Produced by Daiei Film and distributed by Toho, the film is the 10th entry in the Gamera#Films, ''Gamera'' film series, as well as the second film in the franchise's Gamera#Heisei era (1995–2015), Heisei period, serving as a direct sequel to the 1995 film ''Gamera: Guardian of the Universe''. The film stars Toshiyuki Nagashima, Miki Mizuno, Tamotsu Ishibashi, and Mitsuru Fukikoshi, with Ayako Fujitani and Yukijirō Hotaru reprising their roles from the previous film, and with Akira Ohashi portraying the giant turtle monster Gamera. ''Gamera 2: Attack of Legion'' also features Mizuho Yoshida as Legion, a race of insectoid extraterrestrials that invade Earth, prompting Gamera to come to the planet's defense. The film was released theatrically in Japan on July 13, 1996, and was followed by ''Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris'' in 1999. A variety series ''How Do You Like Wednesday? ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shusuke Kaneko
is a Japanese filmmaker. Life and career Shūsuke Kaneko was born in Tokyo on June 8, 1955. According to the biography on his official website Kaneko was interested in science fiction, particularly Godzilla and Gamera films, from a young age. He became involved in amateur film making in his teen years, but majored in education when he attended Tokyo Gakugei University. After graduation, he found a job at the major Japanese movie studio Nikkatsu. By 1982 he was a screenwriter and assistant director for Nikkatsu's '' Roman Porno'' film series. Kaneko made his debut as a director with Nikkatsu in February 1984 with ''Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging'', part of a long-running Nikkatsu series based on the works of erotic novelist Kōichirō Uno. That work along with two other ''Roman Porno'' films he directed for Nikkatsu that year, and , won him the Best New Director award at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival. The next year, his manga-based April 1985 movie for Nikkatsu, '' Minna Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
is a Japanese actor. Career Born in Aomori Prefecture, Fukikoshi moved to Tokyo at age 19 and joined the Wahaha Honpo theater troupe. Since leaving Wahaha in 1999, he has appeared in many films and television dramas, while continuing to act on stage. He works in both serious drama and comedy, and has often played police detectives. He starred in Sion Sono's '' Cold Fish''. He co-starred with Hideaki Itō in Takashi Miike's ''Lesson of the Evil''. Personal life In 1994, Fukikoshi married the actress Reona Hirota. They divorced in 2005 after having one child, but then remarried in 2012. The couple separated for the second time in December 2016. Filmography Film * '' Gamera 2: Attack of Legion'' (1996) * '' Love & Pop'' (1998) * ''Samurai Fiction'' (1998) * '' Whiteout'' (2000) * '' Red Shadow'' (2001) * '' The Twilight Samurai'' (2002) * '' Spy Sorge'' (2003) * ''Lady Joker'' (2004) * ''Year One in the North'' (2005) * '' Limit of Love: Umizaru'' (2006) * '' Kabei: Our Mother' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2023, the city has a population of 1,959,750, making it the largest city in Hokkaido and the largest north of Tokyo. It is the List of cities in Japan, fifth-most populous city in Japan and is Hokkaido's cultural, economic, and political center. Originally a plain sparsely inhabited by the indigenous Ainu people, there were a few trade posts of the Matsumae clan, Matsumae domain in the area during the Edo period. The city began as an administrative centre with the establishment of the Hokkaidō Development Commission, Hokkaido Development Commission headquarters in 1869. Inspired by the ancient cities of Kyoto and Heijō-kyō, it adopted a grid plan and developed around Odo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Telegraph And Telephone
(NTT) is a Japanese telecommunications holding company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Ranked 55th in ''Fortune'' Global 500, NTT is the fourth largest telecommunications company in the world in terms of revenue, as well as the third largest publicly traded company in Japan after Toyota and Sony, as of June 2022. In 2023, the company was ranked 56th in the Forbes Global 2000. NTT was the world's largest company by market capitalization in the late 1980s, and remained among the world's top 10 largest companies by market capitalization until the burst of the Dot-com bubble in the early 2000s. The company traces its origin to the national telegraph service established in 1868, which came under the purview of the Ministry of Communications in the 1880s. In 1952, the telegraph and telephone services were spun off as the government-owned . Under Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, the company was privatised in 1985 along with the Japanese National Railways and the Japan Tobacco a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
The , , also referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Created on July 1, 1954, it is the largest of the three service branches. New military guidelines, announced in December 2010, direct the Japan Self-Defense Forces away from their Cold War focus on the Soviet Union to a new focus on China, especially in respect of the dispute over the Senkaku Islands. The JGSDF operates under the command of the chief of the ground staff, based in the city of Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo. The present chief of staff is General Yasunori Morishita. The JGSDF numbered 150,700 soldiers in 2023. History 20th century Soon after the end of the Pacific War in 1945 with Japan accepting the Potsdam Declaration, the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy were dismantled by the orders of Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP). Both were replaced by the United States Armed Forces occupation force, which assumed responsibility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaido
is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, ordinance-designated city. Sakhalin lies about to the north of Hokkaidō, and to the east and northeast are the Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia, though the four most southerly are Kuril Islands dispute, claimed by Japan. The position of the island on the northern end of the archipelago results in a colder climate, with the island seeing significant snowfall each winter. Despite the harsher climate, it serves as an agricultural breadbasket for many crops. Hokkaido was formerly known as ''Ezo'', ''Yezo'', ''Yeso'', or ''Yes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Yasuda (actor)
is a Japanese actor, television personality and seiyu. Born in Muroran, Hokkaido, he is a member of Team Nacs. He is a graduate of Hokkaido Muroran Sakae High School and Hokkai Gakuen University. Fumio Yasuda is his older brother. Biography At Hokkai Gakuen University, Yasuda joined the theater club and the theatrical company OOPARTS (led by its president Takayuki Suzui). In 1996, following graduation, Yasuda and theater club friends Hiroyuki Morisaki, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Yo Oizumi, and Takuma Oto'o created TEAM NACS. The team was disbanded after their first performance. After graduating from university, Yasuda began working as a medical office worker. He stopped after 10 months because he wanted to concentrate on activities in the performing arts. After leaving the medical office, he worked part-time in Hokkaido, taking on jobs such as helping at a hotel breakfast buffet. Even during his part-time work, he continued to focus on his career in entertainment. In 1997, Moris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takayuki Suzui
is a ''tarento'' who mainly works in Hokkaido, film director and broadcast writer. He is the chairman of Board of Directors of Creative Office Cue Co., Ltd., and the Board of Cure Products Co., Ltd., and Manhole Film Limited. He is nicknamed . His ex-wife is Creative Office Cue President Ayumi Ito. Directorial works Films TV dramas Stage Filmography TV programmes ; Hokkaido Television Broadcasting ; Sapporo Television Broadcasting ; Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting ; Hokkaido Broadcasting ; NHK Sapporo Broadcasting Station ; TV Tokyo ; Fuji Television ; BS Fuji ; Channel Neco ; Tokyo MX Radio programmes ; Air-G' ; Date FM Films Stage Discography Bibliography See also * Hokkaido Television Broadcasting ( TV Asahi affiliate in Hokkaido. Many programmes are planning and appearing) Creative Office Cue affiliated ''tarentos'' * TEAM NACS **Hiroyuki Morisaki ** Ken Yasuda **Shigeyuki Totsugi ** Yo Oizumi ** Takuma Oto'o * Mashiro Ayano Other pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo Oizumi
is a Japanese actor, comedian, television personality and voice actor. He is a member of the theatrical and musical unit TEAM NACS, and is represented by Creative Office Cue. His wife Kumiko Nakajima is a drama producer at Fuji TV. In 1995, while still in university, Oizumi debuted as an entertainer on the late-night program ''Mosaic nights'' aired in Hokkaidō. He first gained popularity on the television series '' How Do You Like Wednesday?'', and has since expanded to various fields of entertainment, such as television dramas, films, voice acting and music. Biography Early life and career beginnings Oizumi was born at the Ebetsu City Hospital in Ebetsu, Hokkaidō. He has been living in Sapporo since 1984. After graduating Sapporo Moiwa High School, he failed his entrance exams and did nothing but "play around". After failing his entrance exams two years in a row, in 1994, he entered the Hokkai Gakuen University to study business. Oizumi did not wish to enter the univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenge Of Iris
Revenge is defined as committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Vengeful forms of justice, such as primitive justice or retributive justice, are often differentiated from more formal and refined forms of justice such as distributive justice or restorative justice. Function in society Social psychologist Ian Mckee states that the desire for the sustenance of power motivates vengeful behavior as a means of impression management: "People who are more vengeful tend to be those who are motivated by power, by authority and by the desire for status. They don't want to lose face". Vengeful behavior has been found across a majority of human societies throughout history. Some societies encourage vengeful behavior, which is then called a feud. These societies usually regard the honor of individuals and groups as of central importance. Thus, while protecting their reputation, an avenger feels as if they restore the previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizuho Yoshida
(born September 12, 1965 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actor. He is best known for playing Legion Queen in 1996 Gamera film '' Gamera 2: Attack of Legion'', Desghidorah in 1996 Mothra film '' Rebirth of Mothra'', Dagahra in 1997 Mothra sequel film '' Rebirth of Mothra II'', Godzilla in the 2001 Millennium-era Godzilla film '' Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' and Zedus in 2006 Gamera film '' Gamera the Brave''. He also provided motion capture for several video games. Films * 1991 - '' Zeiram'' as Zeiram * 1994 - ''Zeiram 2'' as Zeiram * 1995 - '' Gakko no Kaidan'' * 1996 - ''Gakkō no Kaidan 2'' * 1997 - ''Gakkō no Kaidan 3'' * 1996 - '' Gamera 2: Attack of Legion'' as Legion Queen * 1996 - '' Rebirth of Mothra'' as Desghidorah * 1997 - '' Rebirth of Mothra II'' as Dagahra * 1997 - ''Homo erectus pekinensis Who are you?'' as Mammoth * 2001 - '' Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' as Godzilla * 2005 - ''K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
