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Mariko Tsutsui
is a Japanese actress. Personal life Tsutsui graduated from Kōfu Daiichi High School in Yamanashi Prefecture. She dropped out of Aoyama Gakuin University. She later graduated from the Waseda University School of Social Sciences. As well as acting, Tsutsui can figure skate, play the flute, and perform Japanese buyō (dance). Biography In 1981, while studying at Aoyama Gakuin University is a private Christian university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1874 by missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church, it was reconfigured in its current form in 1949 as part of Aoyama Gakuin. Aoyama Gakuin Universit ..., she was impressed after seeing a performance of the Third Stage performing at the Waseda University Theater Study Group. In 1982, when she took the examination at the Waseda University again, she passed and joined the Third Stage where she performed her first role. She appeared subsequently in most works performed by the theatre company. Filmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōfu
is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, and a population density of 880 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Overview Toponymy Kōfu's name means "capital of Kai Province". During the Sengoku period, it was famous as the stronghold of Takeda Shingen. Cityscapes File:Kofu Castle2.jpg, Kōfu Castle（Maizuru Castle Park） File:Takeda-jinja 201905b.jpg, Tsutsujigasaki Castle（2019）（Takeda Shrine） File:DownTown of Kofu City.jpg, Skyline of Kōfu City（2018） File:Kofu City Hall-1.jpg, Central Business District, CBD of Kōfu City（2014） File:View kofu celeo.JPG, Downtown of Kōfu City（2015） File:Kasuga Avenue mall Kofu-City.JPG, Downtown Kasuga Geography Kōfu is located in north-central Yamanashi Prefecture which is in Central Honshu. It extends from the northern border of the prefecture with Nagano Prefecture to the south until it almost reaches the prefecture's sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinpachi-sensei
is a Japanese television drama that aired from 1979 to 2011. The official English title is Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B. ''Kinpachi-sensei'' tells the story of a third-year junior high school class in Japan; its teacher is Kinpachi Sakamoto, played by Tetsuya Takeda. The series has a lot of social commentary on issues such as homosexuality, gender dysphoria, and psychological pregnancy, as well as bullying (of both students and teachers), teenage pregnancy, teenage suicide, ''hikikomori,'' and the extreme pressure to do well in school. The series began in 1979, a pivotal year when issues such as delinquency and on campus violence reached a fever-pitch amongst the educational spectrum; "Kinpachi-sensei," portrayed by former singer Tetsuya Takeda of Kaientai fame, attempts to resolve such problems using a blend of charisma, honesty, humor and wit. Seasons Over the span of 32 years, it has spawned 8 seasons. In 2001, the series helped to rocket Aya Ueto to greater national attentio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purple Eyes In The Dark
is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Chie Shinohara. It was serialized in '' Shōjo Comic'' magazine from 1984 to 1986. The individual chapters were collected in 12 '' tankōbon'' volumes published by Shogakukan between October 1984 and February 1987. The story follows the struggles of a teenage girl after she finds herself turning into a lycanthropy-leopard and having to battle her newly found predatory instincts. The series was adapted into 30-minute music video (original video animation) in 1987 and a series of six light novels from 1991 to 1992. It was also adapted into an 11-episode live-action Japanese television drama that was broadcast on TV Asahi in Japan in 1996. ''Purple Eyes in the Dark'' was awarded the 1987 Shogakukan Manga Award in the ''shōjo'' manga category. Story Rinko Ozaki is a normal high school girl, but she has a fixation on a weird birthmark on her arm. Her biology teacher, Ms. Sonehara, has a peculiar interest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Cinderella
is a 2013 Japanese television series that aired on Fuji Television from April 11 to June 20, 2013. It features actors Ryoko Shinohara, Haruma Miura and Naohito Fujiki. Plot Sakura is a single 39-year-old woman who manages a beauty salon. She discovers a hair growing on her chin, and wonders if she is becoming more masculine from being without a boyfriend for so long. When she goes to work, an old acquaintance, Rintaro, has been promoted to be the new manager of her salon. He baits her alleging that she has given up on finding the right guy. One of her clients, Chiyoko, likes Rintaro, but is worried that Rintaro will fall for Sakura, so she invites Sakura to a speed dating party, where she asks the young Hiroto to seduce Sakura. Hiroto waits nearby, and when Sakura loses one of her shoes, he calls her his Cinderella as he puts the shoe on. The next thing she knows, Sakura wakes up in a hotel room with Hiroto, apparently having slept with him. Hiroto asks her to start dating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami No Teiō
is a Japanese manga series written by Dai Tennōji and illustrated Rikiya Gō. It is serialized in ''Weekly Manga Goraku'' magazine by Nihon Bungeisha. The first volume was published in March 1992 and, as of December 2018, the series has 150 volumes. It has been adapted into several live-action films, including original videos and two television films and also into two original video animations. Characters * Ginjirō Manda Media Films The first original video film was released on 26 June 1992. The first theatrical film was released on 26 June 1993. Incomplete list *The King of Minami Returns: Scholarship and Oreore Fraud (2016) *The King of Minami The Movie (2017) *The King of Minami Returns: The Price of a Life (2017) *The King of Minami Returns: Light and Shadow (2017) Reception The manga has sold 53 million copies. See also *List of best-selling manga *List of manga series by volume count This is a list of manga series by volume count of manga series that span a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiawase No Jikan
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuyuki Kunitomo. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series in 2012. Plot Characters * Chieko Asakura (Minako Tanaka) * Katsuhiko Asakura (Kazuhiko Nishimura) * Yōko Takamura ( Megumi Kagurazaka) * Yōsuke (Taiko Katono) * Kaori (Risako Itō is a Japanese actress, fashion model and gravure model. Itō was once represented by Ever Green Entertainment. She gained notable fame near the end of 2017 for her involvement in the ''Long Long Man'' commercials produced by UHA for their Sak ...) References 1997 manga 2012 Japanese television series debuts 2012 Japanese television series endings Futabasha manga Japanese television dramas based on manga Seinen manga {{Japan-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakanai To Kimeta Hi
is a Japanese television drama series premiered on Fuji TV network on 26 January 2010, starring Nana Eikura in the lead role. The 1st episode and the last episode are 69 minutes long. Cast *Nana Eikura as Miki Tsunoda *Haruna Kawaguchi as Ai Tsunoda *Naohito Fujiki as Seiji Kirino *Jun Kaname as Shōta Nakahara * Anne as Marika Tachibana *Yasunori Danta as Jin Umezawa * Yoshino Kimura as Yukiko Sano *Shunji Igarashi as Kenji Nishijima *Jun Hasegawa as Yoshito Tazawa *Nana Katase as Chiaki Fujita * Mahiru Konno as Kotomi Kurita *Kurume Arisaka as Kyoko Shiraishi *Marie Machida as Sanae Kudo * Shige Uchida as Keisuke Suzuki * Yusei Tajima as Makoto Inoue * Aoba Kawai as Miho Hayashida * Emi Tanaka as Mai Mizuta Awards *64th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress: Anne *64th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme Song: Don't Cry Anymore (miwa) See also *Workplace politics Workplace politics is the process and behavior that in human interactions involves powe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocent Love (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama series that aired on Fuji TV from 20 October to 22 December 2008. Maki Horikita played the lead role as Kanon Akiyama. The screenwriter is Taeko Asano, who wrote the screenplay for ''Last Friends''. The first episode received the viewership rating of 16.9% in Kantō region. Cast * Maki Horikita as Kanon Akiyama * Yūjin Kitagawa as Junya Nagasaki * Yuu Kashii as Mizuki Sakurai * Seiji Fukushi as Yōji Akiyama * Hiroki Narimiya as Subaru Segawa * Yuki Uchida as Kiyoka Tōno * Takashi Naitō as a priest * Kōsuke Toyohara as Jirō Ikeda * Mitsuru Hirata is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award and the award for best supporting actor at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Fall Guy''. Filmography Films *'' Fall Guy'' (1982), Yasu *'' Theater of Life'' (1 ... as Seitarō Akiyama References External links * * Japanese drama television series Fuji TV dramas 2008 Japanese television series deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanazakari No Kimitachi E
, also known by the abbreviation IkePara, is a teen romantic-comedy Japanese television drama planned by Hiroyuki Gotō for Fuji TV and Kyodo TV, based on the ''shōjo'' comic series of the same title by Hisaya Nakajo. Filming locations include Ryutsu Keizai University. It premiered on Fuji TV on July 3, 2007, and concluded with its twelfth episode on September 18 the same year. In addition, a television special with the regular cast reprising their roles was subsequently produced, and was broadcast on October 12, 2008. A remake of this drama with an entirely different cast was broadcast on Fuji TV during the 2011 summer season. Cast Episode list Special A television special with the regular cast reprising their roles was subsequently produced, and was broadcast on October 12, 2008. The story starts off half a year after Mizuki's secret of being a girl has revealed. It is near Valentine's Day, and Sano and Nakatsu are talking about the last week of summer vacat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engine (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama series from Fuji Television, first shown in Japan from 18 April to 27 June 2005. Plot Kanzaki Jiro (Takuya Kimura) (who used to be a star driver back in Japan) is a backup F3000 driver in Europe. During a practice run, he accidentally crashes into his first driver and loses his job. No other club in Europe would hire him as he is deemed too old for the sports. He has no choice but to return to Japan to his previous racing team. Unfortunately, the team now has a better and younger driver, and feels Jiro has nothing more to contribute to the team, and do not want him back. He goes back to stay with his foster father and sister, and finds out his foster father has converted their home into an orphanage for unfortunate children whose parents are unable to take care of them. Tomomi Sensei (Koyuki), is a newly hired caregiver at the orphanage. She is not popular with the children as she does not seem to understand their feelings and makes misguided atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toritsu Mizusho!
is a manga series created by Shinobu Inokuma, the author of ''Salad Days''. It is based on a novel by Hikaru Murozumi, and is set in a fictional trade-school—that focuses on the mizu shōbai—located in the Kabukichō district of Shinjuku, Tokyo. The school's focus is to give students their last chance in the school system. Classes are divided into occupations such as hostesses, hosts, "managers" (from waiters to actual managers), "geibaa" ("gay bar" but is a more comedic view of males dressing and acting like females) and, finally, " soapgirls". The series has a sequel, ''Toritsu Mizusho! 2'', with one volume published as of March 2012. Oda Mari, now a teacher at the high school, replaces Keisuke Tanabe as the focus character. Characters The volume number denotes the character's first appearance. The actor/actress is the person that was cast for the character in the TV special. *: Sociology teacher (vol. 1) *: Fuzoku Course Director (vol. 1) *: Headmaster (vol. 1) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatta Hitotsu No Koi
- is a Japanese drama series, produced and aired in 2006 by NTV. It is a 10-episode drama series that was aired from October 14, 2006 through December 16, 2006. Synopsis A story of love between the son of a man who runs a ship-repair factory beset with financial troubles and the well-bred daughter of a national jewelry chain store owner. The backdrop of the story is Yokohama, Japan. A boy and a girl from highly different social backgrounds meet and fall in love, though not without obstacles. The setting is in Yokohama, a modern port city known for its romantic atmosphere. Hiroto Kanzaki (Kazuya Kamenashi) wo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
