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Miwa Sakai
Miwa (みわ, ミワ) is a feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname. Written forms Miwa can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *三和 "three, harmony" *三輪 "three, wheel/ring" *美和 "beauty, harmony" *美羽 "beauty, feather" *美輪 "beauty, wheel/ring" *美環 "beauty, ring; circle; loop" The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People ;with the given name Miwa * Miwa (singer) (born 1990), a musician who sung the theme song for the drama ''Nakanai to Kimeta Hi'' * Miwa Asao (美和, born 1986), a beach volleyball player * Miwa Fukuhara (美和, born 1944), a figure skater *, Japanese women's basketball player * Miwa Matsumoto (美和, born 1971), a voice actress * Miwa Nishikawa (美和, born 1974), a director * Miwa Oshiro (大城 美和, born 1983), gravure idol, model and actress *, Japanese cross-country skier * Miwa Ueda (美和, 21st century), a manga artist * Miwa Yasuda (美和, born 1977), a vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived Syllabary, syllabic scripts of and . The characters have Japanese pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as , by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the general public. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characters that exist. There are nearly 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiro Miwa
(born 15 May 1935), better known by his stage name , is a Japanese singer, actor, director, composer, author and drag queen. Career Miwa began his career aged 17 as a professional cabaret singer in the Ginza district in Chūō, Tokyo, after having moved to the city in 1952. He began working in various nightclubs singing his favourites from the French chansons, such as those of Édith Piaf, Yvette Guilbert and Marie Dubas. Miwa became well known in 1957 after his smash-hit "Me Que Me Que", which included a string of profanities not used in media at the time. He also became renowned for his effeminate beauty, making him a hit with the media, and performed a monthly show at Shibuya Jean-Jean called (''"The World of Akihiro Miwa"'') from the 1970s until its closure in 2000, as well as touring Japan. Social activism As well as his entertainment career, Miwa has also written many books, and is known for his outspoken and often highly critical comments on social issues, the gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPD Psycho
''MPD Psycho'', short for , is a Japanese manga series written by Eiji Ōtsuka and illustrated by Shōu Tajima. ''MPD Psycho'' is a very successful series having sold more than four million copies in Japan as of 2007. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten from 1997 to 2016 and later by NA: Dark Horse Comics on June 06, 2007. The series follows a police detective suffering from multiple personality disorder. ''MPD Psycho'' was adapted as a live action television miniseries in 2000, directed by Takashi Miike. Plot Yôsuke Kobayashi is a detective and is on the case of a serial killer who dismembers his victims. The killer later sends Yôsuke's girlfriend dismembered but kept alive. Yôsuke hunts down the killer, but loses his sanity and developes dissociative identity disorder in the process, with the two main personalities being Kazuhiko Amamiya, a cool headed detective and Shinji Nishizono, a reckless psychopath. After being placed in prison for murdering the kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotetsushin Jeeg
is a 13-episode Japanese television anime sequel to the 1975 Super Robot series ''Steel Jeeg'', created by Go Nagai. It is directed by Jun Kawagoe (previously known for ''New Getter Robo'' and ''Innocent Venus''). This 21st century sequel began airing on the satellite network WOWOW on April 5, 2007 at 11:30 p.m. Japan Standard Time, JST. Press material describes ''Koutetsu Jeeg'' as "A simple tale of 'Good versus Evil' while at the same time [being] a robot anime created for the sake of the adult core audience." On February 19, 2007, it was announced that the JAM Project song "STORMBRINGER" would be the opening theme. Plot The story takes place 50 years after the original and features a new cast of characters—primarily the new main character Kenji Kusanagi, a high school student and motorcycle racer who becomes Koutetsushin Jeeg to fight the sudden reappearance of "Haniwa Genjin" ("Haniwa Phantom Gods", or clay robots) from the Great Jama Kingdom ruled by Queen Himik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
