Ochoyan
is a Japanese television drama series and the 103rd Asadora series, following Yell. It premiered on November 30, 2020 and concluded on May 15, 2021. It is based on the life of Chieko Naniwa. Plot Chiyo Takei (Hana Sugisaki) was born to a poor family in Osaka Prefecture’s Minamikawachi district in the Meiji era. Her mother died when she was still a child, and she lived with her father Teruo and younger brother. Although Chiyo could not be put through elementary school, she has the gift of the gab and quick wit. At the age of 9, she starts working as a servant in Dotonbori and comes across the theatre world which immediately captivates her. Chiyo’s desire to become an actress grows stronger by the day. She eventually runs away and heads to Kyoto where she throws herself into acting. Cast Takei's family * Hana Sugisaki as Chiyo Takei ** Nono Maida as young Chiyo * Tortoise Matsumoto as Teruo Takei, Chiyo's father * Emma Miyazawa as Kuriko Takei, Chiyo's step-mothe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hana Sugisaki
is a Japanese actress who was previously signed to Stardust Promotion. Her former stage name was Hana Kajiura. Biography Sugisaki debuted as a child actress with Stardust Promotion under the stage name . She withdrew from the industry for a period of time, but subsequently decided that she wanted to become an actress. She chose it to sign with the Ken-On group, because Mirai Shida is a Japanese actress. She became recognized after her breakthrough role as Kazumi Kanda in "''Joō no Kyōshitsu''" (" The Queen's Classroom") leading her to more prominent roles, such as Miki Ichinose in '' 14-year-old Mother''. Biography Sh ..., whom Hana is a fan of, belongs to the talent agency. She re-debuted with Ken-On in April 2011. Filmography Film Television drama Other television Radio Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sugisaki, Hana 1997 births Living people Asadora lead actors Japanese child actresses Japanese ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asadora
, colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-white , starring Takeshi Kitazawa which aired in Japan Monday through Friday mornings—it was also the only of such series to be aired for 20 minutes per episode. From 1975 onward, series aired in the first half of the year are produced by the NHK Tokyo Broadcasting station and series in the latter half of the year are produced by the NHK Osaka Broadcasting station; the Osaka branch's first ''asadora'' production was in 1964. Due to the practice of wiping commonly in practice around the world in the 1960s and 1970s, not all episodes of all pre-1980 ''asadora'' series survive, as the 2-inch Quad videotapes were often wiped and reused; 16 of the produced ''asadora'' series in total are incomplete in the NHK archives, with several series having no survivi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Muga Tsukaji
is a Japanese comedian and actor. He performs '' boke'' (sometimes ''tsukkomi'') in the comedy duo Drunk Dragon. His partner is Taku Suzuki. He is nicknamed . Tsukaji was born in Hannan, Osaka. He graduated from Hannan Municipal Tottori Junior High School, Osaka Prefectural Sano High School and Momoyama Gakuin University , also known as Saint Andrew's University, is a private university, established under Anglican Christianity, Christian auspices, in Izumi, Osaka, Izumi, Osaka. History The university was granted its charter in 1959. Organization Faculties * I ... Department of Economics. Tsukaji co-starred with the comedy duo Hokuyō, who shared the same agency, in ''Haneru no Tobira''. Filmography TV dramas Films Regular programmes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tsukaji, Muga 21st-century Japanese comedians 21st-century Japanese male actors Japanese male comedians People from Hannan, Osaka 1971 births Living people ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryōko Shinohara
is a Japanese singer and actress. As a singer, she is best known for the 1994 song " Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Zuyosa to" with producer Tetsuya Komuro, which charted at number one and made her the first female artist in Japan to record a double million in CD single sales. It was followed by the number one album ''Lady Generation: Shukujo no Jidai'' (1995). Shinohara's musical output saw waning commercial reception in the latter half of the decade, at which she began concentrating on her acting career. Highlighted by the ''Japan Times'' for her "long reign as a TV drama queen", Shinohara's best known acting credits include detective Yukihira Natsumi in the drama series ''Unfair'', which spawned three feature films and several specials; and temp worker Haruko Oomae in ''Haken no Hinkaku''. She has starred in several acclaimed films, winning two Japan Academy Film Prizes for her roles in ''The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps'' and '' Sakura Guardian in the North'', both in 201 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yell (TV Series)
is a Japanese television drama series and the 102nd Asadora series, following '' Scarlet''. It premiered on March 30, 2020 and concluded on November 27, 2020. It was the first ''Asadora'' to be recorded in 4K, and the first since ''Musume to Watashi'' to be broadcast in only five 15-minute episodes per week Monday through Friday, with omnibus airings on Saturday mornings instead of a fresh episode. Cast Koyama's family * Masataka Kubota as Yūichi Koyama (based on Yūji Koseki) ** Sera Ishida as young Yūichi * Toshiaki Karasawa as Saburō Koyama, Yūichi's father * Momoko Kikuchi as Masa Koyama, Yūichi's mother * Takara Sakumoto as Kōji Koyama, Yūichi's brother * Morio Kazama as Mohei Gōndō, Yūichi's uncle and Masa's older brother Sekiuchi's family * Fumi Nikaidō as Oto Sekiuchi, Yūichi's wife (based on Kinko Koseki) ** Kaho Shimizu as young Oto * Ken Mitsuishi as Yasutaka Sekiuchi, Oto's father * Hiroko Yakushimaru as Mitsuko Sekiuchi, Oto's mother * Re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Itsuji Itao
, is a Japanese comedian and actor. He is a member of the comedy duo 130R and former cast member of one of Downtown's previous shows. He usually appears in their batsu games. Filmography (actor) Film *2001 ''Desert Moon'' ... Interviewer *2002 ''The Blessing Bell'' ... Prisoner *2003 ''9 Souls'' as Fujio *2003 ''Josee, the Tiger and the Fish'' ... The Manager *2004 ''Space Police'' *2005 '' Cromartie High: The Movie'' ... Masked Takenouchi, also screenwriter *2005 ''Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims'' ... Naniwa Hotto *2005 ''Hanging Garden'' ... Takashi Kyobashi *2005 ''The Great Yokai War'' *2005 '' Kamen Rider: The First'' *2006 '' One Missed Call: Final'' ... Professor Yoshitaka Kibe *2006 ''Ghost Train'' *2006 ''Death Note: The Last Name'' ... Hikima *2007 ''Pile Driver'' *2007 ''Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad'' *2007 ''Dai Nipponjin'' ... Female Niounojyuu *2007 ''Grow'' *2007 ''Erotic Rampo: Ningen-isu'' *2007 ''Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge'' *2007 '' Big ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuhiko Nishimura
is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Sony Music Artists. Filmography TV series Films References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nishimura, Kazuhiko Japanese male actors 1966 births Living people Actors from Kyoto People from Fushimi, Kyoto ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Seiji Rokkaku
is a Japanese actor from Hyōgo Prefecture. He was born in Himeji and raised in Takasago. Rokkaku is the vocalist of Rokkaku Seiji Band. He dropped out of Gakushuin University. Rokkaku became famous in Japan for his role as Mamoru Yonezawa in Aibou Series. He landed the lead role in ''AIBOU Series: Yonezawa Mamoru no Jikenbo'' spin-off film of AIBOU series. Selected filmography Film * ''One Missed Call'' (2003) * '' Hinokio'' (2005) * '' Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad'' (2007) as Editor-in-chief * '' AIBOU: The Movie'' (2008) as Mamoru Yonezawa * ''AIBOU Series: Yonezawa Mamoru no Jikenbo'' (2009) as Mamoru Yonezawa * '' AIBOU: The Movie II'' (2010) as Mamoru Yonezawa * '' 13 Assassins'' (2010) as Otake Mosuke * '' Leonie'' (2010) as Postman * ''Gekkō no Kamen'' (2012) as Morinoya Kinta * '' Samurai Hustle'' (2014) as Imamura Seizaemon * '' Partners: The Movie III'' (2014) as Mamoru Yonezawa * '' Samurai Hustle Returns'' (2016) as Imamura Seizaemon * ''Gintama'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Haruka Igawa
is a Japanese actress and a former gravure idol. Career Igawa appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2008 film ''Tokyo Sonata'' and Shinji Aoyama's 2011 film ''Tokyo Park''. Personal life On November 26, 2006, she announced through a press conference that she had married fashion designer Atou Matsumoto, who is 14 years older than her, on the 22nd of that month. She gave birth to her first child, a daughter, on June 28, 2009 and her second child, a son, in July 2012. Filmography Film * ''Filament'' (2001) * '' Tokyo.sora'' (2001) * ''Dog Star'' (2002) * ''Mokka no Koibito'' (2002) * ''Ki no Umi'' (2004) * '' 69'' (2004) * ''Until the Lights Come Back'' (2005) * '' Oh! Oku'' (2006) * ''Waiting in the Dark'' (2006) * ''Mizuchi'' (2006) * ''Zo no Senaka'' (2007) * ''The Investigation Game'' (2007) * '' Ikigami'' (2008) * '' Team Batista no Eiko'' (2008) * ''Tokyo Sonata'' (2008) * ''A Good Husband'' (2009) * ''Dear Doctor'' (2009) * ''Tokyo Park'' (2011) * ''The Fish Tale'' (2022), Michiko ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mayumi Wakamura
Mayumi Wakamura (若村麻由美 ''Wakamura Mayumi'', born on January 3, 1967, in Nerima, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. She decided to be an actress at age sixteen when she saw a stage production by Tatsuya Nakadai's troupe. Later she joined his stage production to be an actress. She debuted in the six-month Asadora TV series ''Hassai Sensei'' in 1987 (produced by NHK) when she was 21 years old. After the show, she started appearing on other TV shows including several TV movies and series. In 1988 she was cast in a drama '' Kigakaikyo''. In February, 2004, she married Kanehiro Ono, the leader of the religious group Shakusonkai (釈尊会). She appeared in another Asadora ''Jun to Ai'' in 2012. Filmography Films * ''Florence My Love'' (1991) * '' Kozure Ōkami: Sono Chiisaki Te ni'' (1993) * '' Spellbound'' (1999) - Wada * '' Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea'' (2007) - Hoelun * ''God's Puzzle'' (2008) - Saraka's mother * '' My Rainy Days'' (2009) - Ayako Ozawa * ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryuya Wakaba
is a Japanese actor assigned to First Place talent agency. He and his four brothers formed thWakaba Brothers Filmography Television Film Awards and nominations References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wakaba, Ryuya 1989 births Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Living people Japanese male child actors 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Horikoshi High School alumni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Junko Abe
(born May 7, 1993) formerly known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress and model. Early life Abe was born on May 7, 1993, in Osaka. She attended at the Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School, where she was part of the Aikido team. While in high school, she was involved in Japanese dance, scuba diving and playing piano. She was also part of the high school brass band, where she played flute. In March 2017, she graduated from the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies at Keio University in Tokyo. Career While at elementary school, she was discovered and signed on by an agent. She made her debut as an advertising model for Hankyu Department Store. In middle school, she worked as a model for a fashion magazine and later worked as an image character for the Fuji TV anime series ''Shion no Ō''. In 2010, she made her acting debut in the movie ''The Chasing World 2'' (リアル鬼ごっこ2), as the heroine. She started using her stage name ''Jun Yoshinaga''. In 2012, she ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |