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Manji (film)
is a 1964 Japanese drama film directed by Yasuzo Masumura, starring Ayako Wakao and Kyōko Kishida. The screenplay written by Kaneto Shindō is based on the 1928 novel ''Quicksand'' by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. The theme of sexual excess includes homosexuality between women. The 1964 release of ''Manji'' is the first film adaptation of the novel. It was followed by four additional film versions, in 1983, 1998, 2006, and 2023. Synopsis Sonoko, a bored married woman, falls for a fellow art student, the young and beautiful Mitsuko. The relationship develops and starts to affect and involve their partners. Cast * Ayako Wakao as Mitsuko Tokumitsu *Kyōko Kishida as Sonoko Kakiuchi *Eiji Funakoshi as Kotaro Kakiuchi *Yūsuke Kawazu as Eijirō Watanuki Other adaptations of ''Quicksand'' 1983 ;Cast *Kanako Higuchi as Mitsuko Sido *Haruna Takase as Sonoko Kakiuchi *Yoshio Harada as Kotaro Kakiuchi ;Production *director: Hiroto Yokoyama 1998 ;Cast *Kaori Sakagami as Sonoko *Tomoko Mayumi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kaori Sakagami
is a former Japanese singer and actress who is noted for singing Platonic Tsuranuite, the first ending of ''Ranma ½''. Also in Kiteretsu Daihyakka, she sang "Race no Cardigan" for the ending theme in the first season. In 1991, she portrayed Ai Amano in the live-action version of the popular manga series ''Video Girl Ai''. She also portrays Deputy Captain Shinobu Mizuki in ''Ultraman Cosmos is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series being the twelfth entry (seventeenth overall) show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, ''Ultraman Cosmos'' aired from July 7, 2001 to September 28, 2002, with a total of 65 episodes, which c ...''. She retired from the music industry at 15 years old. In 1993, she was in Japanese ''Playboy'' at the age of 19. Works * Platonic Tsuranuite (Let's Keep It Platonic) * Race no Cardigan (Lace Cardigan) * Good-bye My Love * Boyfriend * Privacy * Summer Kiss Filmography External links * 1974 births Actors from Nagasaki Prefectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kadokawa Corporation
, formerly is a Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate based in Fujimi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Created as a result of the merger of the original Kadokawa Corporation and Dwango (company), Dwango Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2014, the company has holdings in entertainment (including anime and video game studios), publishing, and real estate among other assets. Kadokawa is a member of the Motion Picture Association of Japan (MPPAJ) and is therefore one of the youngest of Japan's Big Four film studios. History The holding company known today as Kadokawa Corporation was originally founded in 1945 as Kadokawa Shoten, to "revitalize Japanese culture through publishing" in the postwar era. It was merged with Dwango (company), Dwango Co., Ltd. to form Kadokawa Dwango on October 1, 2014, and became a subsidiary of Kadokawa Dwango. In February 2019, Kadokawa Dwango announced that Dwango would stop being their subsidiary to be a direct subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation in a reorganizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
AllMovie
AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, television series, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame. The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more. AllMovie data is accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs. In late 2007, TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million. The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic, AllMovie and AllGame were sold by Rov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Japanese Film Database
The is a Japanese foundation that spreads Japanese culture around the world. Based in Tokyo, it was established in 1972 by an Act of the National Diet as a special legal entity to undertake international dissemination of Japanese culture. It then became an Independent Administrative Institution under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 1 October 2003 under the "Independent Administrative Institution Japan Foundation Law". The Japan Foundation aims towards comprehensive and effective development of its international cultural exchange programs in the following categories: # Promotion of (Japanese) arts and cultural exchange # Promotion of (overseas) Japanese-language education (the JLPT exam) # Promotion of (overseas) Japanese studies and intellectual exchange – Japan Foundation Information Centers collect and provide information about international exchange and international cultural exchange standard bearers. Prince Takamado served as administrator of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Feature Films With Lesbian Characters
The following is a list of feature films with fictional and factual lesbian characters. The films were released theatrically, direct-to-video, or on a streaming platform (non-linear network). Films are in alphabetical order by year of release. Titles beginning with determiners "A", "An", and "The" are alphabetized by the first significant word. 20th century 1900–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 21st century 2000–2004 2005–2009 2010–2014 2015–2019 2020–2022 2023 2024 2025 Notes See also * List of lesbian characters in television * List of lesbian characters in animation * List of film franchises with LGBT characters * List of LGBT-related films * List of LGBT-related films by year * List of fictional asexual characters in film * List of feature films with intersex characters * Films about intersex * List of fictional non-binary characters in fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Berlin Affair
''The Berlin Affair'' (; ) is a 1985 Italo-German film, directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Gudrun Landgrebe, Kevin McNally and Mio Takaki. Set in Berlin, 1938, it sees the wife of a rising Nazi diplomat fall in love with Mitsuko Matsugae, the daughter of the Japanese ambassador and an artist. Her husband finds out, and moves to break up the affair. However he soon falls in love with Mitsuko himself, leading to the intervention of officials higher in the system. The film is based upon the novel ''Quicksand'' by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. Plot Berlin, Nazi Germany, late 1938: Louise von Hollendorf visits her former college literature professor to tell him about her recent life events. The rest of the film is told in flashback with occasional voice-over and on-camera narration by Louise to the Professor. Several months earlier during the spring season, Louise is married to Heinz, a German senior diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her husband's long work hours make her fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Swastika
The swastika (卐 or 卍, ) is a symbol used in various Eurasian religions and cultures, as well as a few Indigenous peoples of Africa, African and Indigenous peoples of the Americas, American cultures. In the Western world, it is widely recognized as a symbol of the German Nazi Party who Cultural appropriation, appropriated it for their party insignia starting in the early 20th century. The appropriation continues with its use by Neo-Nazism, neo-Nazis around the world. The swastika was and continues to be used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It generally takes the form of a cross, the arms of which are of equal length and perpendicular to the adjacent arms, each bent midway at a right angle. The word ''swastika'' comes from , meaning 'conducive to well-being'. In Hinduism, the right-facing symbol (clockwise) () is called , symbolizing ('sun'), prosperity and good luck, while the left-facing symbol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Natalie (website)
is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007. It is operated by Natasha, Inc. The website is named after the song of the same name by Julio Iglesias. ''Natalie'' has been providing news for such leading Japanese portals and social networks as Mobage Town, GREE, Livedoor, Excite, Mixi, and Yahoo! Japan. It has also been successful on Twitter, with 1,510,000 followers as of February 2017, being the third-most-followed Japanese media company, after '' The Mainichi Shimbun'' and '' The Asahi Shimbun''. History Natasha, Inc., a content provider, was founded in December 2005, becoming a limited company in February 2006 and being demutualized in January 2007. On February 1, 2007, Natasha, Inc. opened its own news website ''Natalie'', named after the song "Nathalie" by Julio Iglesias. It was dedicated exclusively to music news and created with the idea of updating on a daily basis, something that newspapers could not do. The website also offered o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kishu Izuchi
is a film director and screenwriter from Japan. He has often collaborated with Takahisa Zeze. Career Izuchi began making films while a student at Hosei University, winning an award at the Tokyo Student Film Festival. He began writing screenplays for pink films while starting his own independent production company, Spiritual Movies. His 8mm directorial film ''Jesus in Nirvana'' was released commercially in theaters. His films have been introduced at Frankfurt's Nippon Connection film festival. His works As director *''Jesus in Nirvana'' (''Hyakunen no zesshō''), 1998 *''Mole’s Festival'' (''Mogura no matsuri''), 2010 *''Muddy Planet'' (''Doro no wakusei''), 2010 *''Naomi'', 2024 As screenwriter *'' Moon Child'' See also *Haruhiko Arai * Kojin Karatani- who appears in a documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Noriko Kijima
is a Japanese gravure idol and actress. Life and career Kijima was born in Nagano Prefecture, Japan on March 22, 1988. She was one of the winners at the 2005 Seikore competition, short for Zenkoku Joshikousei Seifuku Collection, a Japanese national contest for girls of high school age to model school uniforms and bikinis. She has since made a number of gravure videos. In May 2006, at age eighteen, she appeared in Masato Tsujioka's award-winning film ''Divide''. That same year saw her playing a literal "living doll" in the Tetsuya Ikea produced ''Legend of the Doll''. The Crystal Acids reviewer notes "The acting is fairly solid ... with Noriko Kijima proving that she is more than just a pretty face." She also played the role of Yoshie, Ami's best friend, in Noboru Iguchi's 2008 cult gore film ''The Machine Girl'' and was the star of the short direct-to-video sequel '' Shyness Machine Girl''. Along with actresses Noriko Eguchi and Saori Hara she appeared in the comedy , which deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manami Shindo
is a common primarily feminine Japanese given name. Written forms Manami can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *愛美, "love, beauty" *愛海, "love, sea" *愛未, "love, not yet" *愛実, "love, fruit" *真名美, "truth, name, beauty" *真奈美, "truth, Nara, beauty" *麻奈美, "hemp, Nara, beauty" *真奈海, "truth, Nara, sea" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People *, Japanese sports sailor *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese gravure idol and actress *Manami Higa (愛未, born 1986), Japanese actress * Manami Hino (真奈美, born 1980), Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese female artistic gymnast *Manami Kamitanida (born 1989), Japanese long-distance runner *Manami Katsu (愛実, born 1994), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese sprinter and hurdler *Manami Konishi (真奈美, born 1978), Japanese actress *Manami Kurose (真奈美, born 1991), Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese tarento, actress, and forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
