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Mackenyu
, known professionally as or simply , is a Japanese actor. He rose to fame after portraying Arata Wataya in the ''Chihayafuru'' live-action trilogy in 2016, which earned him the 40th Japan Academy Newcomers of the Year Award in 2017. He has since portrayed characters in many other adaptations of popular manga series, including Okuyasu Nijimura in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I'' (2017), Sōta in '' Tokyo Ghoul S'' (2019), Yukishiro Enishi in '' Rurouni Kenshin: The Final'' (2021), Pegasus Seiya in '' Knights of the Zodiac'', and Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix series ''One Piece'' (both 2023). Mackenyu is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba, the older brother of actor Gordon Maeda, and the younger half-brother of actress Juri Manase. Early life Mackenyu Maeda, known as Mackenyu Arata, was born on November 16, 1996, in Los Angeles. He is the son of Japanese parents, Tamami Chiba and Japanese action movie star Sonny Chiba, and has t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukishiro Enishi
is a fictional character from the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' universe created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. He is the main antagonist of the ''Jinchū Arc'', the final arc of the series. As a young boy during the pre-Meiji period in a fictional version of Japan, Enishi witnessed the (accidental) killing of his older sister, Yukishiro Tomoe, by her then-husband, Himura Kenshin. Filled with grief and anger, he swore to bring to the man who killed his only sister. Ten years later, during his introduction in the series, a now-adult Enishi encounters Kenshin once again, ready to complete the ''jinchū''. Enishi also forms "The Six Comrades", a group of six men (himself included), to assist him in his revenge against Kenshin. Watsuki created Enishi using the concept of revenge with a level of stylish changing the more he fights the protagonist. His appearance was based on Kamijō Atsushi's character as well as one the Western Gambit of ''X-Men Age of Apocalypse'' comics. Enishi, while not featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Piece (2023 TV Series)
''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a fantasy adventure television series developed by Matt Owens and Steven Maeda for Netflix. The series is a live-action adaptation of the manga series of the same name by Eiichiro Oda, who serves as creative consultant for the show. It is produced by Kaji Productions and Shueisha, who also publishes the manga. The series stars an ensemble cast including Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Jacob Romero Gibson, and Taz Skylar as the members of the Straw Hat Pirates. The first season was released on Netflix on August 31, 2023, receiving positive reviews from critics and fans alike, praising the performances, writing, visual effects, and general fidelity to the source material. Several outlets have characterized the production as one of the best live-action adaptations of a manga or anime series. ''One Piece'' was the most-watched Netflix show (among individual series seasons) during the second half of 2023. Two weeks after its release, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihayafuru Part 1
is a 2016 Japanese sports romantic teen drama film written and directed by and starring Suzu Hirose, Shūhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mone Kamishiraishi, , , , Miyuki Matsuda and Jun Kunimura. It is the first of three live action film adaptations of the manga series ''Chihayafuru'', written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. The film was released in Japan by Toho on March 19, 2016. It was followed by ''Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku'', released in Japan on April 29, 2016. ''Chihayafuru: Musubi'', the third and final film in the series, was released in Japan on March 17, 2018. Plot In elementary school, Chihaya Ayase forms a bond, through competitive karuta, with two of her Tokyo classmates; recent Fukui transfer student Arata Wataya and Taichi Mashima, her childhood friend. Arata is a prodigious karuta player whose dream is to become Meijin, the men's division karuta champion in Japan, equivalent to the women's division Queen title. He believes that Chihaya has the potential to become a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Of The Zodiac (film)
is a 2023 Fantasy film, fantasy action film directed by Tomasz Bagiński, Tomek Bagiński from a screenplay by Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken, and Kiel Murray, based on the manga ''Saint Seiya'' by Masami Kurumada. The film stars Mackenyu, Famke Janssen, Madison Iseman, Diego Tinoco, Mark Dacascos, Nick Stahl, and Sean Bean. ''Knights of the Zodiac'' was released in Japan on April 28, 2023, and in the United States on May 12. The film has received mostly negative reviews from critics and grossed $7 million, becoming a box-office bomb. Plot Pegasus Seiya, Seiya is a street orphan searching for his sister Patricia, who has been kidnapped. During a fight with Cassios in a fighting ring, Seiya unleashes a strange blue light. After the fight, he meets with Docrates and Alman Kido. Kido warns Seiya that his ex-wife Vander Guraad is looking for him. Guraad's warriors capture Docrates and pursue Seiya and Kido, who meet up with Mylock, Kido's assistant. Following a brief chase, Seiya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roronoa Zoro
, also known as , is a fictional character in the manga series and media franchise ''One Piece'' created by Eiichiro Oda. The character made his first appearance in the 3rd chapter of the series, which was first published in Japan in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine on August 4, 1997. Zoro is the second member of the Straw Hat Pirates and the first to join, doing so after he is rescued by Luffy from execution. Zoro is a highly skilled swordsman and serves as the crew's combatant, (and Luffy's second-in-command) though he possesses an extremely poor sense of direction which recurs as a running gag throughout the series. Creation and conception Zoro originally used two swords instead of three. Zoro was originally planned to be part of Buggy the Clown’s pirate crew and would have been recruited by Luffy away from Buggy. Zoro's surname of Roronoa is based on the Japanese pronunciation of French pirate François l'Olonnais. In several Western localizations, his na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Chiba
, known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later to an international audience. Born in Fukuoka, Chiba played a variety of sports in high school, including baseball and volleyball. He also practiced gymnastics and participated at the National Sports Festival of Japan in his third year. When he was a university student, he learned martial arts, earning a black belt in Kyokushin Karate in 1965 and later receiving a fourth degree in 1984. Chiba's career began in the 1960s, when he starred in two ''tokusatsu'' superhero shows. In his first role, he replaced Susumu Wajima as the main character Kōtarō Ran/Seven Color Mask in '' Seven Color Mask'' (''Nana-iro Kamen'') in the second half of the series. However, his breakthrough role was in the 1974 film '' The Street Fighter''. Before retiring, Chiba had also appeared in a number of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Maeda
is a Japanese actor. He is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba. Maeda is best known for portraying Takashi Mitsuya in live action movie adaptation of ''Tokyo Revengers'' and Hyakunosuke Ogata in ''Golden Kamuy'' series. Early life Maeda was born on January 9, 2000, in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of Japanese action actor Sonny Chiba and second wife Tamami. He has one brother Mackenyu and a half-sister Juri Manase from his father's previous marriage. Maeda lived in Beverly Hills for 12 years up to elementary school graduation, before moving to Japan with his mother. His parents divorced in 2015. He learned Kyokushin karate since the age of 5 and continued for 7 years. In elementary school, he was fascinated by saxophone upon his first encounter with the instrument. After entering junior high school in Kyoto Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juri Manase
, also known as Julie Manase, is a Japanese actress. Biography Early life Juri was inspired to be an actress at the age five by seeing her parents (Sonny Chiba and Yōko Nogiwa) on sets and stage. While she was in school, she took lessons in many types of arts, sports subjects to acquire a wide range of skills to become a versatile actress. Throughout her secondary school years, she was a member of the English acting club. After graduation, she studied acting at Nippon University and was a member of the university Tate (Japanese sword-action) club. Career She began her acting career in 1994, in the same year landing a significant role by auditioning for a movie called "ButouhaJingi -Kanketsuhen-" She then appeared in several TV series, movies and plays in Japan. In 1998, Juri was praised in her role as a guest lead in an NHK TV series about Samurai called “Terakoya Yume Shinan.” Her career extended overseas when in 2002 she was invited to the US to teach 'Tate' (Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Japan Academy Film Prize
The is the 40th edition of the ''Japan Academy Film Prize'', an award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association to award excellence in filmmaking. It awarded the best films of 2016 and took place on March 3, 2017 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. Winners and nominees References External links * - {{Japan Academy Film Prize Japan Academy Film Prize The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii- ... 2017 in Japanese cinema Japan Academy Film Prize March 2017 in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pegasus Seiya
, also known as Seiya, is the titular character and main protagonist in the ''Saint Seiya'' manga and anime series, created by Masami Kurumada. He debuted in the first chapter , published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on December 12, 1985. Seiya is one of the eighty-eight Saints, mythical warriors who have served the goddess Athena and protected Earth throughout the ages, though he is initially only interested in finding his missing older sister, Seika. He eventually becomes one of the twelve strongest Saints, the Gold Saint , while personally assisting Athena's reincarnation, Saori Kido. Seiya is the successor of Sagittarius Aiolos, the previous wielder of his Gold Cloth, who often sends his protection even before Seiya becomes a Gold Saint. As a Saint, Seiya dons a Cloth, an armor of divine origin, with his Cloth representing the constellation of Pegasus, and possesses superhuman strength and speed, which are among the abilities the Saints draw from their guardian constellations and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills High School (shortly as BHHS or Beverly) is a public high school in Beverly Hills, California. The other public high school in Beverly Hills is Moreno High School, a small alternative school located on Beverly Hills High School's campus. Beverly Hills High School is part of the Beverly Hills Unified School District and located on on the west side of Beverly Hills, at the border of the Century City, Los Angeles, Century City area of Los Angeles. The land was previously part of the Beverly Hills Speedway board track racing, board track, which was torn down in 1924. Beverly, which serves all of Beverly Hills, was founded in 1927. The original buildings were designed by Robert D. Farquhar in the French Normandy style. The school previously received income from its on-campus oil tower. History Beverly Hills High School was originally in the Los Angeles City High School District. On March 23, 1936, the Beverly Hills Elementary School District left the Los Angeles City H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Ghoul S
is a 2019 Japanese dark fantasy action horror film, and the sequel of the 2017 film ''Tokyo Ghoul'', based on Sui Ishida's manga series ''Tokyo Ghoul''. It was released theatrically in Japan by Shochiku on July 19, 2019. The film has grossed over ¥220 million in Japan, and received mixed reviews from critics. Plot After the murder of the model Margaret by Shuu Tsukiyama, a murderous ghoul with epicurean desires, Tsukiyama arrives at Anteiku and approaches Ken Kaneki. Tsukiyama befriends Kaneki, and desires to eat him. Tsukiyama invites Kaneki to the ghoul restaurant, where Kaneki is captured, to be consumed by other ghouls. However, after Tsukiyama's discovery of Kaneki's ghoul eye, and a raid by the CCG, Kaneki escapes alive. Kaneki meets Kimi Nishino, a human and girlfriend of Nishiki Nishio, who was previously injured by attackers. Nishino is later kidnapped by Tsukiyama, who later demands to eat Kaneki while Kaneki is eating Nishino. Nishio and Touka Kirishima, however, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
