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Ponyo
is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and distributed by Toho. The film stars Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Kazushige Nagashima, Yūki Amami, George Tokoro, Rumi Hiiragi, Akiko Yano, Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Tomoko Naraoka. It is the eighth film Miyazaki directed for Studio Ghibli, and his tenth overall. The film tells the story of Ponyo, a goldfish who escapes from the ocean and is helped by a five-year-old human boy named Sōsuke, after she is washed ashore while trapped in a glass jar. As they bond with each other, Ponyo desires to become a human girl, against the devastating circumstances brought about by her acquisition and use of magic. The film was originally released in Japan on July 19, 2008, by distributor Toho. It was a major commercial success, grossing over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli and serves as honorary chairman. Throughout his career, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Anime, Japanese animated feature films, and is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the history of animation. Born in Tokyo City, Miyazaki expressed interest in manga and animation from an early age. He joined Toei Animation in 1963, working as an inbetween artist and key animator on films like ''Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon'' (1965), ''Puss in Boots (1969 film), Puss in Boots'' (1969), and ''Animal Treasure Island'' (1971), before moving to Shin-Ei Animation, A-Pro in 1971, where he co-directed ''Lupin the Third Part I'' (1971–1972) alongside Isao Takahata. After moving to Zuiyo, Zuiyō Eizō (later Nippon Animation) in 1973, Miyazaki worked as an animator on ''World Masterpiece Theater'' and directed the television series ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest-grossing Anime Films
Films made in Japan produce revenue through various sources; the lists below only consider box office earnings at cinemas, not other sources of income such as merchandising or home video. The lists include both anime and live-action films produced by Japanese studios, but do not include English-language international co-productions between Japanese and Hollywood studios. For example, many Hollywood films based on Japanese source material, were co‑produced with Japanese production companies. Highest-grossing Japanese films worldwide Due to a lack of available data, some films have incomplete grosses that do not reflect their entire theatrical runs in all markets, and other films are missing altogether. The rankings are consequently only approximate. There is especially a lack of available worldwide box office data for Japanese films released prior to 1997. See '' Highest-grossing Japanese films in Japan'' below for more complete data within the domestic Japanese market and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumi Hiiragi
is a Japanese actress. Career Hiiragi first appeared in numerous commercials. She starred in the NHK ''asadora'' and voiced Chihiro in Hayao Miyazaki's award-winning anime film ''Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese Anime film, animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho.high school baseball television program '' Netto Koshien'' as a field reporter. In 2005, she appeared in the NTV program '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazushige Nagashima
is a Japanese tarento, sports commentator and former professional baseball player. His father is Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima. Biography Nagashima was born in Tokyo, Japan, the oldest son of former Japanese national team manager Shigeo Nagashima and his wife Akiko. His brother, Masaoki, is a race car driver, and his sister, Mina, is a newscaster. Nagashima's wife is his business manager, and they have twin daughters. Professional career Nagashima entered Rikkyo University, following his father, and attracted much attention from professional scouts, being the son of Shigeo Nagashima. He was drafted in the first round of the 1988 draft by the Yakult Swallows, and his first professional hit was a home run against the Yomiuri Giants, and the pitcher was Bill Gullickson. He was touted as the next big star in Japanese baseball, after his father, but failed to live up to expectations. Nagashima did not hit or field well, and his playing time decreased as the years went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiko Yano
is a Japanese pop and jazz musician and singer born in Tokyo and raised in Aomori and later began her singing career in the mid-1970s. She has been called "one of the major musical talents of the Japanese popular music world", and her vocals and singing style have been compared to English singer Kate Bush (who she predates by several years). She has recorded with Yellow Magic Orchestra and its members Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, as well as with Swing Out Sister, Pat Metheny, The Chieftains, Lyle Mays, members of Little Feat, David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Kenji Omura, Gil Goldstein, Toninho Horta, Mino Cinelu, Jeff Bova, Charlie Haden, Peter Erskine, Anthony Jackson, David Rhodes, Bill Frisell, Thomas Dolby, the band Quruli, Rei Harakami as Yanokami and her daughter Miu Sakamoto. Biography Early life Akiko Yano was born Akiko Suzuki in Tokyo in 1955. She grew up in Aomori, Japan, and learned to play the piano when she was three. She dropped ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Ghibli
is a Japanese animation studio based in Koganei, Tokyo."Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment". ''Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment''. Retrieved 2020-12-14. It has a strong presence in the animation industry and has expanded its portfolio to include various media such as short subjects, television commercials and two television films. Their work has been well received by both critics and audiences and recognized with numerous awards. Their mascot and most recognizable symbol, the character Totoro from the 1988 film ''My Neighbor Totoro'', is a giant Kami, spirit inspired by Japanese raccoon dog, raccoon dogs (''tanuki'') and cats (''neko''). Among the studio's highest-grossing films are ''Princess Mononoke'' (1997), ''Spirited Away'' (2001), ''Howl's Moving Castle (film), Howl's Moving Castle'' (2004), ''Ponyo'' (2008), and ''The Boy and the Heron'' (2023). Studio Ghibli was founded on June 15, 1985, by the directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hisaishi
, known professionally as , is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, Western classical, and Japanese classical. He has also worked as a music engraver and arranger. He has been associated with director and animator Hayao Miyazaki since 1984, having written scores for all but one of Miyazaki's films. He is also recognized for his music for filmmaker 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, including '' A Scene at the Sea'' (1991), '' Sonatine'' (1993), '' Kids Return'' (1996), '' Hana-bi'' (1997), '' Kikujiro'' (1999), ''Brother'' (2000), and '' Dolls'' (2002), and for the video game series '' Ni no Kuni''. He was a student of anime composer Takeo Watanabe. Life and career Early life Hisaishi was born in Nakano, Nagano, Japan, as . He started learning the violin at the age of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tokoro
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese comedian, TV personality, singer-songwriter, and essayist. Born in Tokorozawa, Saitama, he attended Takushoku University's Commercial Science class. Works Film *'' Shimoochiai Yakitori Movie'' (1979) - Eiji Yaguruma *'' Madadayo'' (1993) - Amaki *''Ponyo'' (2008) - Fujimoto (voice) Video games *''Tokoro-san no Mamoru mo Semeru mo'' (27 June 1986, Epic Sony, Family Computer) *''Tokoro-san no Mah Mahjong!'' (1992, Arcade game, Sega, Sega System 24) *''Tokoro-san no Mah Mahjong 2: Tokoro's Cup'' (1994, Sega, Arcade game, Sega System 24) *''Tokoro's Mahjong'' (1994, Vic Tokai, Super Famicom) *''Tokoro's Mahjong Jr.'' (1994, Vic Tokai, Game Boy) *''Tokoro-san no Daifugou'' (2000, Konami, PlayStation) *''Tokoro-San no Setagaya Country Club'' (2000, Natsume, Game Boy Color) *''Jagainu-kun'' (2000, Victor, Game Boy Color - Composer) Japanese dub Live-action * ''ALF'' - ALF *''Look Who's Talking'' - Mikey *'' Look Who's Talking Too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
(born 9 August 1935) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and essayist. Biography Early life Kazuko was born in Tokyo as a first daughter of Eisuke Yoshiyuki, a writer, and Aguri. She has an older brother, Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, a novelist, and a sister, Rie Yoshiyuki, a poet. A lifelong sufferer of asthma since she was two years old, she was frequently taken as a child to Okayama, where her grandparents lived, for a change of air. She graduated from Joshigakuen Girls High school in Tokyo in 1954. Career She started her career as an actress with theatre troupe Gekidan Mingei in 1955, appearing in the role of Sophie in Junji Kinoshita's '' A Japanese Called Otto'' in 1966. Her major breakthrough on the stage came when she played Anne Frank in ''The Diary of a Young Girl'' in 1977. She made her debut on the screen in 1955 and has appeared in more than 60 films since then. She won Best Supporting Actress award in 1959 Mainichi Film Award, then won Best Actress in 1978 Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoko Naraoka
was a Japanese actress and narrator. The daughter of a painter, she was born in Komagome, Hongō (present-day Bunkyo), in the city of Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design. Naraoka debuted as a cinema actress in the 1949 film ''Chijin no Ai'', based on the novel '' Naomi''. In 1981 she appeared in ''Rengō Kantai'' (lit. "Combined Fleet", United States title: '' The Imperial Navy''). She also appeared in '' Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial'' (a 1988 movie in the long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series) as well as eight films in the '' Tsuribaka Nisshi'' series. Naraoka has appeared in several NHK Taiga dramas. Her first was the 1969 '' Ten to Chi to,'' in the role of the wife of Uesugi Sadazane. She portrayed Kita no Mandokoro (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi) in '' Haru no Sakamichi'' (1971). Her next Taiga drama appearance was in 1976 in '' Kaze to Kumo to Niji to''. She narrated the 1986 '' Inochi'' and 1989 ''Kasuga no Tsubone.'' She is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Seyama
is a Japanese film editor from Tokyo. Seyama is the editor of many anime series and movies from Studio Ghibli, Katsuhiro Otomo, and Satoshi Kon, including hits such as ''Princess Mononoke'', ''Steamboy'', and ''Paprika''. In 1992, Seyama founded the "Seyama Editing Room," which specializes in editing anime. Filmography -As Editor *''Heidi, Girl of the Alps'' (1974) - 1 episode *'' Princess Sarah'' (1985) - TV Series *'' Sherlock Hound'' (1984-85) - 6 Episodes *''Castle in the Sky'' (1986) *''My Neighbor Totoro'' (1988) *''Grave of the Fireflies'' (1988) *'' Akira'' (1988) *''Venus Wars'' (1989) *'' Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'' (1989) *''Kiki's Delivery Service'' (1989) *'' Only Yesterday'' (1991) *''Ocean Waves'' (1993) *''Memories'' (1995) *'' Whisper of the Heart'' (1995) *''Princess Mononoke'' (1997) *'' My Neighbors the Yamadas'' (1999) *''Princess Arete'' (2001) *''Spirited Away'' (2001) *'' WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3'' (2002) *''Tokyo Godfathers'' (2003) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūki Amami
is a Japanese actress. Career Amami joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1987 and retired from the stage company in 1995. Amami was the youngest actress in the company's history to be cast in a top male role. As an , she belonged to the ''Moon Troupe'' (Tsuki). She was involved in various famous musicals when she was in the company, including '' Gone With the Wind'', where she starred as Rhett Butler, and ''Me and My Girl''. After resigning from the company, she continued to work as a television and film actress. In May 2013, Amami suffered a mild heart attack after performing in the stage production ''L’honneur de Napoleon'' at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. Although she wanted to return, she decided to bow out of the role on her doctor's advice and wrote a letter of apology to her fans. Filmography Film TV drama Japanese dub Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amami, Yuki 1967 births Living people People from Taitō Actr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
