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Osamu Adachi
is a Japanese actor and a former member of the acting group D-BOYS. He is best known for his role as Eiji Kikumaru in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu, and in the live film adaptation. Career In October 2004, Adachi joined the Watanabe Entertainment group named the D-BOYS. He took part in TV shows and has appeared in Glay's "White Road" (2005) music video. He was also a part of the Watanabe net drama "Hice Cool" (2005) and "DD-BOYS", appearing alongside fellow D-Boys members. But, by the end of January 2007, it was announced to fan club members that while Adachi was still being represented by Watanabe Pro, both he and Yuma Minakawa had officially withdrawn from the group. In April 2008, however, it was announced that Adachi would be re-joining the D-BOYS and participating in the second D-Stage. As Eiji Kikumaru in The Prince of Tennis Musicals In 2004, Adachi won the role of Eiji Kikumaru, the acrobatic player of Seigaku Middle School's tennis club, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirofumi Araki
is a Japanese actor and singer associated with Watanabe Entertainment. He is a member of the acting troupe D-Boys and the leader of its pop unit D-Date. As an actor, Araki has been involved in many theater and television projects, notably starring in '' Musical: The Prince of Tennis'', ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger'', and '' Musical: Touken Ranbu''. In 2015, Araki made his solo debut with his single ''Next Stage''. (in Japanese). Avex. Retrieved 7 September 2020. Career In October 2004, Araki joined the Watanabe Entertainment group named the D-Boys. On April 27, 2005, they have released a photobook entitled ''D-Boys'', while the second, released on March 15, 2006, was called ''Sta ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader Mohammad Najibullah says that Afghanistan's 1978 Communist revolution is "not reversible," and that any opposition parties will have to align with Communist goals. * January 4 – ** 1987 Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route from Washington, D.C. to Boston collides with Conrail engines at Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people. ** Televangelist Oral Roberts announces to his viewers that unless they donate $8 million to his ministry by March 31, God will "call [him] home." * January 15 – Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, is forced into retirement by political conservatives. * January 16 – León Febres Cordero, president of Ecuador, is kidnapped for 11 hours by followers of imprisoned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power generation), heat energy (e.g. geothermal), chemical energy, electric potential and nuclear energy (from nuclear fission or nuclear fusion). Many of these processes generate heat as an intermediate energy form; thus heat engines have special importance. Some natural processes, such as atmospheric convection cells convert environmental heat into motion (e.g. in the form of rising air currents). Mechanical energy is of particular importance in transportation, but also plays a role in many industrial processes such as cutting, grinding, crushing, and mixing. Mechanical heat engines convert heat into work via various thermodynamic processes. The internal combustion engine is perhaps the most common example of a mechanical heat engine in wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remote Control
A remote control, also known colloquially as a remote or clicker, is an consumer electronics, electronic device used to operate another device from a distance, usually wirelessly. In consumer electronics, a remote control can be used to operate devices such as a television set, DVD player or other digital home media appliance. A remote control can allow operation of devices that are out of convenient reach for direct operation of controls. They function best when used from a short distance. This is primarily a convenience feature for the user. In some cases, remote controls allow a person to operate a device that they otherwise would not be able to reach, as when a garage door opener is triggered from outside. Early television remote controls (1956–1977) used ultrasonics, ultrasonic tones. Present-day remote controls are commonly consumer IR, consumer infrared devices which send digitally-coded pulses of infrared radiation. They control functions such as power, volume, chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Rouge No Gaisen
is a 12-episode Japanese medical drama television series broadcast in 2010, a sequel to the series Team Batista no Eikō. Atsushi Itō and Tōru Nakamura reprised their lead roles. The initial season of "Team Batista" aired on Fuji TV in late 2008 and pulled in strong ratings, leading to a follow-up last October in the special episode "Nightingale no Chinmoku." The dramas were based on the first two novels in a best-selling medical mystery series by writer Takeru Kaido. The new season is based on the third novel, ''General Rouge no Gaisen''. Both " Team Batista no Eiko" and "General Rouge no Gaisen" have also been adapted as a feature films, starring Yūko Takeuchi and Hiroshi Abe. Fuji TV will broadcast "Team Batista 2: General Rouge no Gaisen" on Tuesdays at 10:00pm, beginning on April 6. New cast members this time include Hidetoshi Nishijima, Ai Kato and Miho Shiraishi. TV Show Cast * Atsushi Itō – Kōhei Taguchi (29) * Tōru Nakamura – Keisuke Shirato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higanjima
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Matsumoto. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 2002 to 2010, with its chapters collected in 33 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A second series, ''Higanjima: Saigo no 47 Nichikan'', was serialized in the same magazine from 2010 to 2014; a third series, ''Higanjima 48 Nichigo…'' started in 2014. The series has spawned two live-action films; ''Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island'', premiered on January 9, 2010, and ''Higanjima: Deluxe'', premiered on October 15, 2016. The first film was licensed for a home video release in North America by Funimation. Two television drama adaptations were broadcast in 2013 and 2016, respectively. Plot When Akira Miyamoto learns that his older brother, Atsushi, is missing, his family begins to fall apart. The family business fails, and his father becomes an alcoholic. His two parents constantly compare Akira to Atsushi. Worse, Akir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Princess D
is a Japanese television drama originally aired by TV Asahi from June to September 2006. The series centers on three high school students involved in their school's cross-dressing ''princess'' system, and was loosely based on the manga '' Princess Princess'' by Mikiyo Tsuda. Plot Fujimori Academy is an elite all-boys boarding school with a unique ''Princess'' system: each year three freshmen are chosen to become the school princesses, attending school functions and cheering the clubs and teams dressed as girls to the spirits of the students, who are not able to regularly see girls in the school grounds. Mikoto Yutaka is one of the chosen for Princess duty in his junior year, along with students Yujiro Shihoudani and Tooru Kouno. At first very contrary to joining the Princess system, Mikoto is eventually convinced by the other Princesses. But just as Mikoto is reluctantly accepting his role, the mysterious Otoya Hanazono transfers into the school. Dissatisfied with the current Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Japan
The , also known domestically as , has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2022, it was the Film industry#Statistics, fourth largest by number of feature films produced, producing 634 films, and third largest in terms of box office revenue, standing at $1.5 billion. Films have been produced in Japan since 1897. During the 1950s, a period dubbed the "Golden Age of Japanese cinema", the ''jidaigeki'' films of Akira Kurosawa as well as the science fiction films of Ishirō Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya gained Japanese cinema international praise and made these directors universally renown and highly influential. Some of the Japanese films of this period are now rated some of the List of films considered the best, greatest of all time: ''Tokyo Story'' (1953) ranked number three in ''Sight & Sound'' critics' list of the 100 greatest films of all time and also topped the 2012 ''Sight & Sound'' directors' poll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoma Echizen
is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga and anime series ''The Prince of Tennis'' created by Takeshi Konomi. In the series, Ryoma is portrayed as a twelve-year-old tennis prodigy who won four consecutive Junior Tennis Tournaments in America. His father is Nanjiro Echizen, a former tennis pro nicknamed "Samurai Nanjiro". At his father's request, Ryoma returns to Japan in order to attend Seishun Academy ("Seigaku"), a private middle school famous for its tennis team. Due to his cocky attitude, he constantly butts heads with some of his upperclassmen as well as anger most of his opponents in tennis matches. Still, he, along with his team, evolve as tennis players in order to win the National Tennis Tournament. Throughout the story, Ryoma continues to find his own style of tennis by creating original techniques instead of merely being a copy of his father. Ryoma also appears in other media adaptations of the series including musicals, video games, soundtracks, and fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanata Hongo
Kanata may refer to: People *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese actor, voice actor and model *, Japanese actor, musician and fashion model *, a multi-platinum songwriter *, Japanese manga artist Fictional characters * Kanata Asumi, the main character of tokusatsu series '' Ultraman Decker'' * Kanata Futaki, a character from visual novel series ''Little Busters!'' * Kanata Higa, a character from anime manga series '' Harukana Receive'' * Kanata Izumi, a character from the anime/manga series ''Lucky Star'' * Kanata Konoe, a character from the media project Nijigasaki High School Idol Club * Kanata Shinkai, a character from the idol rhythm game ''Ensemble Stars!'' * Maz Kanata, a former space pirate in the sequel era of the ''Star Wars'' universe Other uses * Kanata, Ontario, a suburban district of Ottawa, Canada * ''Kanata'', an Iroquoian term meaning "village" or "settlement," considered to be the origin of the name of Canada * 52500 Kanata, an asteroid See also * Canada (dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyousuke Hamao
is a Japanese former actor, singer, and model. Hamao debuted as an actor in the role of Eiji Kikumaru in '' Musical: The Prince of Tennis'' from 2007 to 2009. He has since then appeared in multiple film and television projects, such as Takumi Hayama in the '' Takumi-kun'' film adaptations and Agri/Gosei Black in ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger''. In addition to his acting career, Hamao has released the songs "Kimi o Mitsuketai" and "Shine", along with his 2011 debut studio album, ''7 Colors''. In 2013, Hamao announced that he was retiring from the entertainment industry at the end of February 2014. Since his retirement, he has been working as a photographer. Career Acting career At the age of 16, Hamao was cast as Eiji Kikumaru in '' Musical: The Prince of Tennis'' in 2007, who he played until 2009. In 2008, he appeared in his first television role on '' Gokusen 3''. From 2009, Hamao starred in the '' Takumi-kun Series: Niji-iro no Glass'' film adaptation as Takumi Hayama. In 2010, Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
