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Long Vacation
''Long Vacation'' (, also known as ) is a Japanese television drama series from Fuji Television, first shown in Japan from 15 April to 24 June 1996. The show's high ratings in Japan made Takuya Kimura popular in the Asia-Pacific region and is known as "The King of Ratings". The characters in the series have something in common: if not jobless, they can do no better than secure a temporary job. This is a portrayal of a time when Japan was plagued by deep recession, when its people suffered profound depression from constant failure to earn a stable income. The series also portrays how relationships are made and broken, and explores how people come to depend on each other for solace. Plot Minami and Sena meet when Sena's apartment-mate, Asakura, jilts Minami on their wedding day. Minami learns from Sena that Asakura has left, whereabouts unknown. Sena allows Minami to move into the apartment, since she is penniless, having given all her money to Asakura, and cannot pay the rent o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriko Kitagawa
(born December 24, 1961) is a Japanese screenwriter and film director. She is best known for writing Japanese television dramas, notably ''Long Vacation'' (1996), '' Beautiful Life'' (2000), '' Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi'' (2002), and '' Orange Days'' (2004). In 2009, Kitagawa made her directorial debut in the coming-of-age film ''Halfway'', which she also wrote and co- edited. She then wrote and directed the 2012 film ''I Have to Buy New Shoes'', a contemporary romantic comedy set in Paris. Both films were produced by her friend Shunji Iwai, and Kitagawa appeared in his 2011 documentary ''Friends after 3.11'', which explores the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Filmography *''I Have to Buy New Shoes'' (2012) Television series *''Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari'' ("Tales of the Unusual") (Fuji TV, 1991–1996) **すみません、握手してください (1996) **隣の声 (1993) **午前3時のノック (1991) **もう一人の花嫁 (1991) **昔みたい ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izumi Inamori
is a Japanese actress signed to Burning Production. Biography Izumi Inamori was born and grew up in Kagoshima Prefecture. After finished from the local high school, Inamori went to University of Texas at Arlington to study English abroad. After a year and a half of school life in the United States, her family was poor so she returned to Japan, and soon started her career as a model locally at the age of 20 in 1992. In 1994, she made her film debut in the TV drama series "''Ue o muite arukō!''". She is also a first dan kendoka. Filmography Movies TV dramas Commercials *Shiseido - Elixir (1993) *Shiseido - Prime Rich (1993) *Suntory - Dynamic (1993) * Lotte - Choco-Torte (1994) *Lotte - Toppo (1994) * Toyota - Corolla Celles (1994) * Nissan Motors - "RV de kawaranakya!" (1995) * Kirin Brewery Company - Kirin Lemon Select (1995) * Coca-Cola - Shpla (1996) * Meiji Life Insurance - Fresh Life, Bright Life, Master Life (1996) *Lotte - Aroma Stick Chocolate (1996) *Lotte - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Drama Television Series
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants i ... * Japanese studies {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Japanese Television Series Endings
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 300 40 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Japanese Television Series Debuts
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video CD
Video CD (abbreviated as VCD, and also known as Compact Disc Digital Video) is a home video format and the first format for distributing films on standard optical discs. The format was widely adopted in Southeast Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East, superseding the VHS and Betamax systems in the regions until DVD-Video finally became affordable in the first decade of the 21st century. The format is a standard digital data format for storing video on a compact disc. VCDs are playable in dedicated VCD players and widely playable in most DVD players, personal computers and some video game consoles. However, they are less playable in most Blu-ray Disc players, vehicle audio with DVD/Blu-ray support and video game consoles such as the Sony PlayStation and Xbox due to lack of backward compatibility for the older MPEG-1 format, inability to read MPEG-1 in .dat files alongside MPEG-1 in standard MPEG-1, AVI, and Matroska files, or inability to read CD-ROM XA discs. Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōko Hirosue
is a Japanese actress and singer, best known to international audiences for her roles in the Luc Besson-produced ''Wasabi'' and the Academy Award-winning Japanese film '' Departures''. She also starred in the 2008 comedy series '' Yasuko to Kenji''. Early life Hirosue was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture and grew up on Kōchi city, Kōchi prefecture, Japan. She joined the " P&G" cosmetic model competition at age 14 and made her television debut the following year singing on the program,'' TK Music Camp''. She made her television drama debut and is well known for her work as a spokesmodel for NTT DoCoMo. She studied at Waseda University but did not graduate. Career 1995–2000 Hirosue made her television debut in 1995 at age 15 in Fuji TV's ''Heart ni S''. She was also named "Best Newcomer" at the 10th Television Drama Academy Awards the same year when she starred in Fuji TV's comedy series ''Shota no Sushi''. In 1997, she appeared in the finale of medical drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Morimoto
Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * '' Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts and entertainment Music * Leo (band), a Missouri-based rock band that was founded in Cleveland, Ohio * L.E.O. (band), a band by musician Bleu and collaborators Film * ''Leo'' (2000 film), a Spanish film by José Luis Borau * ''Leo'' (2002 film), a British-American drama film * ''Leo'', a 2007 Swedish film by Josef Fares * ''Leo'' (2012 film), a Kenyan film * Leo the Lion (MGM), mascot of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio Television * Leo Awards, a British Columbian television award * "Leo", an episode of ''Being Erica'' * Léo, fictional lion in the animation ''Animal Crackers An animal cracker is a particular type of cracker, baked in the shape of an animal, usually an animal either at a zoo or a circus, such as a lion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryō (actress)
(born January 17, 1973) is a Japanese model, actress, voice actress and former singer whose birth name is . Filmography Movies * '' Soseiji'' (1999) * '' Harmful Insect'' (2001) * ''Distance'' (2001) * ''Rock'n Roll Mishin'' (2002) * '' Azumi'' (2003) * '' Bright Future'' aka ''Akarui Mirai''(2003) * '' Alive'' (2003) * '' Casshern'' (2004) * ''Walking with the Dog'' (2004) * '' Canary'' (2005) * '' Welcome to the Quiet Room'' (2007) * ''The Witch of the West is Dead'' (2008) * '' Goemon'' (2009) * '' Food Luck'' (2020) TV dramas * '' Long Vacation'' (1996 Fuji TV) * '' Koi no bakansu'' (1997 NTV) * '' Face'' (1997 Fuji TV) * '' Aishi Suginakute Yokatta'' (1998 TV Asahi) * '' Naomi'' (1999 Fuji TV) * '' Joi'' (1999 NTV) * ''Love Complex'' (2000 Fuji TV) * ''Hero'' (2001 Fuji TV) ''in episode 9'' * '' Hito ni Yasashiku'' (2002 Fuji TV) * '' Nemurenu Yoru Wo Daite'' (2002 TV Asahi) * ''Kaidan Hyaku Monogatari'' (2002 Fuji TV) ''in episode 7'' * ''Message: Kotaba ga Uragitte I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takako Matsu
(born June 10, 1977) also known as is a Japanese actress and pop singer. Personal life Matsu was born to a family of buyō and kabuki actors, including her father Matsumoto Hakuō II, her mother and businesswoman Noriko Fujima, her uncle, Nakamura Kichiemon II, her elder brother Matsumoto Kōshirō X, her sister Kio Matsumoto, and stage director Kazuhisa Kawahara. She married guitarist and record producer Yoshiyuki Sahashi on December 28, 2007. Her married name is . She has the name of Natori of the Matsumoto school of Nippon Buyō (Japanese dancing); . She chose the surname "Matsu" to honor the family. In an interview, she said she and her siblings are close to their mother. Career Matsu starred in her stage debut '' Ninjō-banashi: Bunshichi Mottoi'' at Kabuki-za. Her first television role was in the NHK Drama '' Hana no Ran'' and starred in the NHK drama ''Kura''. Because Shirayuri Gakuen, her high school, prohibited working in the industry, she moved to Horikos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masayuki Suzuki (director)
Masayuki Suzuki (鈴木雅之, ''Suzuki Masayuki'', born September 22, 1956, in Ōta, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer best known as a former member of pop group Rats & Star (previously called ''Chanels''), and for performing the opening themes for the anime television series '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War''. He is also called Japan's King Of Love Songs. His trademarks are sunglasses and a moustache, and he is nicknamed "Martin". Profile Suzuki was born in Tokyo on September 22, 1956. His sister Kiyomi Suzuki is also a musician. He rose to fame as a member of the pop group Rats & Star (formerly known as Chanels), which began activities in 1975. His first single "Runaway" was released in 1980. He would continue solo music activities after Rats & Star disbanded in 1996. Since 2019, Suzuki has performed the opening themes for the anime television series '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War''. In 2019, he sang "Love Dramatic feat. Rikka Ihara", the opening theme for the series's first season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
