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Mieko Harada
is a Japanese actress. She has played various roles in many films and Japanese television drama series since 1974. Career Harada most notably portrayed Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film '' Ran'', and further collaborated with him in his 1990 film '' Dreams''. Harada also provided the voice for Kaguya in the 2002 anime film '' InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass''. Harada won the award for best actress at the 21st Hochi Film Award for '' Village of Dreams'' and at the 23rd Hochi Film Award for '' Begging for Love''. Personal life Harada has been married to actor and singer Ryo Ishibashi since 1987 and has three daughters. Filmography Film *'' Lullaby of the Earth'' (1976) *'' The Youth Killer'' (1976) *'' Torakku Yarō: Totsugeki ichibanboshi'' (1978) *'' The Fall of Ako Castle'' (1978) *'' Ah! Nomugi Toge'' (1979) *'' Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1979) *'' Ran'' (1985) – Lady Kaede *''Bakumatsu Seishun Graffiti: Ronin S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narasaki Ryō
was a Japanese woman and the wife of Sakamoto Ryōma, an architect of the Meiji Restoration. Commonly called in Japan, she lived from the end of the Edo period (the end of the Tokugawa shogunate) to the Meiji period. After the death of her first husband, she married the merchant Nishimura Matsubē and was renamed . Early life She was born in Kyoto on July 23, 1841, as the eldest daughter of the physician Narasaki Shōsaku and his wife Shigeno Sada. She had two younger sisters Narasaki Mitsue (later Nakazawa Mitsue) and Narasaki Kimi (later Sugeno Kimi), and two younger brothers Narasaki Taichirō and Narasaki Kenkichi. Her father was arrested and went to prison during the Ansei Purge. He died after being released from prison when she was 21 years old. Oryō married Sakamoto Ryōma in 1864. Teradaya Incident Oryō is best known for saving the life of her future husband Sakamoto Ryōma from an assassination attempt during the Teradaya Incident. She worked at Kyoto's Terad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dororo (film)
''Dororo'' is a 2007 Japanese dark fantasy action film based on the 1960s manga series by Osamu Tezuka. Shot in New Zealand, the film's storyline has some major differences from that of the manga, one of which is that Hyakkimaru and Dororo are significantly older than their manga incarnations. Plot Dororo is a young woman assuming the identity of a man despite others seeing through her brash and often violent exterior. When her father was killed by Daigo when he attempted to call the warlord out, the girl and her mother escaped into the wilderness. At her mother's dying request, in order to carry on her father's insurmountable vendetta against Daigo, the child takes on a man's identity and grows up without a permanent home or any friends. As a result, She becomes a thief to make a living. Throughout her life, she's denied any name, citing that the best thieves never revealed their names as doing so meant they could be hunted and arrested. Only after travelling with Hyakkimaru do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Uchōten Hotel
(also known as ''Suite Dreams'', ''The Wow-Choten Hotel'', or ''Suite Hotel'') is a 2006 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Kōki Mitani. The film is set in a five star Tokyo hotel on New Year's Eve and follows the misadventures of various hotel staff and guests between 10 p.m. and midnight. The film is reminiscent of the Hollywood screwball comedies of the 1930s and 1940s, and explicitly references the 1932 film '' Grand Hotel'', whose plot also followed the interlinked lives of various characters in a fictional hotel over a short period. Cast members include Kōji Yakusho (Heikichi Shindo, the hotel accommodation manager), Takako Matsu (Hana Takemoto, the chamber-maid with a case of mistaken identity), Kōichi Satō (Katsutoshi Mutōda, the disgraced politician), Shingo Katori (Kenji Tadano, the bell boy with musical aspirations), Ryoko Shinohara (Yōko, the call girl), Keiko Toda (Tokiko Yabe, the deputy accommodation manager), Katsuhisa Namase (Takashi Seo) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Samurai I Loved
is a 2005 Japanese drama film directed by Mitsuo Kurotsuchi. It was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Ichikawa Somegorō VII as Maki * Yoshino Kimura as Fuku * Koji Imada as Shimazaki Yonosuke * Ryo Fukawa as Kowada Ippei * Mieko Harada as Tose * Ken Ogata as Maki Sukezaemon * Takuya Ishida * Aimi Satsukawa as Fuku, childhood * Masahiro Hisano * Yukihiro Iwabuchi * Ryō Tamura is a Japanese actor from Kyoto. His father was silent-film star Tsumasaburo Bando. With his elder brothers, the late Takahiro and Masakazu, he is one of the Three Tamura Brothers. Ryō graduated from Seijo University and made his cinema debut ... References External links * 2005 films 2005 drama films Japanese drama films 2000s Japanese-language films Films scored by Taro Iwashiro 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinokio
is a 2005 Japanese science fiction film directed by Takahiko Akiyama and starring Masatoshi Nakamura, Kanata Hongo and Mikako Tabe. Overview A recent accident has left Satoru Iwamoto, an elementary school student, temporarily needing a wheelchair. In addition, the recent loss of his mother has thrown Satoru into a reclusive state, locking himself from the outside world. However, in an effort to help Satoru recover from his injuries, his father, Kaoru, has designed a remote-controlled robot that will go to school in his place and allow him to interact with people and do normal things. The robot, "piloted" by Satoru from a large control terminal in his room, is nicknamed 'Hinokio' by his classmates. Hinokio is mostly admired by his fellow students, and they together start a generally normal year of school. But the story soon dwells more on Satoru, himself, as he rediscovers love and friendship through classmate Jun Kudo and also his own father. Cast * Masatoshi Nakamura - Kaor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half A Confession
is a 2004 Japanese film directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Summary Respected inspector Soichiro Kaji is imprisoned for killing his wife, Keiko, who, suffering from Alzheimer's disease, requested it. His colleagues at Tokyo Police Force discover that Kaji intended to commit suicide after killing her, but instead went away on a bullet train two days later. A suspicious item is found in his coat pocket that suggests Kaji was unfaithful. The incident makes headlines in Tokyo, where a young female reporter sets out to find the truth about the acclaimed yet intriguingly silent defendant. Soichiro Kaji has drawn the interest of many: lawyer, judge, detective, relative... Slowly they weave the tale behind it all and tentatively tread upon the question of euthanasia. Cast * Akira Terao: Soichiro Kaji * Mieko Harada: Keiko Kaji * Hidetaka Yoshioka * Mayu Tsuruta * Kyohei Shibata * Kirin Kiki: Yasuko Shimamura * Reiko Takashima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out (2002 Film)
''Out'' is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama based upon Natsuo Kirino's 1997 novel of the same name. It was Japan's official submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Cast * Mieko Harada as Masako Katori * Mitsuko Baisho as Yoshie Azuma * Shigeru Muroi as Kuniko Jonouchi * Naomi Nishida as Yayoi Yamamoto * Teruyuki Kagawa as Akira Jumonji * Kanpei Hazama as Mitsuyoshi Satake See also *Cinema of Japan * List of submissions to the 75th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 75th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best ... * List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links * Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Hid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off-Balance
is a 2001 Japanese film directed by Shin Togashi based on the novel ''Hi-baransu'' by Naoko Uozumi which won the author the Kodansha Award for New Writers of Children's Literature. Cast * Megumi Hatachiya as Chiaki * Fumiyo Kohinata as Kiku-chan * Yu Hatano as Mizue * Momoka Nakamura as Yukari * Shūji Kashiwabara as Heath * Tomato as Yuri-chan * Kumiko Tsuchiya as Homeroom Teacher * Ryūshi Mizukami as Video Store Clerk * Masayo Umezawa as Mizue's Mother * Noriko Hayami as Masayoshi's Wife * Mieko Harada as Chiaki's Mother Awards 23rd Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ... *Won: Best New Director - Shin Togashi *10th Best Film References External links * * 2001 films Films directed by Shin Togashi 2000s Japanese films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Love (2000 Film)
is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Tetsuo Shinohara. Cast * Rena Tanaka * Hiroyuki Sanada * Mieko Harada * Mitsuru Hirata * Makoto Satō * Masaki Nishina * Nori Horikoshi * Uchiyama Jikko * Yōji Tanaka Reception It was chosen as the 3rd Best Film at the 22nd Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, .... References External links * Films directed by Tetsuo Shinohara 2000s Japanese films Toei Company films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Rain (film)
is a 1999 Japanese and French film. The story is based on the last script written by Akira Kurosawa and is directed by his former assistant director of 28 years, Takashi Koizumi. It was awarded a Japanese Academy Award in 1999. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. It was Japan's official submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Synopsis A group of travelers are stranded in a small country inn when the local river floods. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the travelers trapped at the inn. A traveling rōnin (masterless samurai), Ihei Misawa, takes it upon himself to cheer everyone up by arranging a splendid feast. Unfortunately he has no money and in order to pay for the feast he visits the local dojos and challenges the masters there for payment, termed in the film as prize fighting. Later, after breaking up a duel between two young retainers of the local clan, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strawberry Road (1991 Film)
is a 1991 Japanese drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and written by Nobuo Yamada. It is based on the bestselling memoir of the same name by Yoshimi Ishikawa, first published in 1988 by Hayakawa Publishing. The story follows two Japanese brothers who emigrate to rural California in the 1960s and start a strawberry farm. As a Japanese-American co-production, ''Strawberry Road'' features a multi-national cast and crew, including several Japanese-American actors. It stars Japanese actor Ken Matsudaira in the lead role, alongside Mako, Toshiro Mifune, Mariska Hargitay and Tamotsu Ishibashi, with a cameo appearance by Pat Morita. Toho released the film theatrically on April 27, 1991, in Japan. Fred Karlin composed the film's score. Premise Hisa Ishii (Ken Matsudaira) and his brother Akira (Tamotsu Ishibashi) emigrate from Japan to the United States. Settling in rural California, they start a strawberry farm and slowly integrate themselves into the community, which includes Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
