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Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu
, 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 surviving ...
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Drama (genre)
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police procedural, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, Drama (film and television)#Teen drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular Setting (narrative), setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of Mood (literature), moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of Conflict (process), conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of Film industry, cinema or television that involve Fiction, fiction ...
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Fumiko Watanabe
is a feminine Japanese given name. Written forms Versions in kanji include: *文子 (sentence, child) - also can be read as " Ayako" *富美子 or 冨美子 (wealthy beautiful child) *芙美子 (hibiscus, beautiful child) *史子 (historical child) People with the name * Fumiko Aoki, a cross-country skier (富美子) *Fumiko Enchi, a writer active in the Shōwa period (文子) *, Japanese writer and poet *, Japanese politician *, Japanese artist *, Japanese long jumper *Fumiko Kaneko, a Japanese anarchist and nihilist (文子) * Fumiko Kometani, an author and artist (ふみ子) * Fumiko Okuno, a Japanese synchronized swimmer (文子) *Fumiko Orikasa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She voiced Rukia Kuchiki in ''Bleach'', Meyrin Hawke in '' Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny'', Chun-Li in ''Street Fighter'', Kanade Minamino/Cure Rhythm in ''Suite PreCure,'' Lotte Yanson in '' ... (born 1974), a singer and voice actress (富美子) *, Japanese diplomat *, Jap ...
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Karin Yamaguchi
Karin may refer to: *Karin (given name), a feminine name Fiction * ''Karin'' (manga) or ''Chibi Vampire'', a Japanese media franchise * Karin Hanazono, title character of the manga and anime ''Kamichama Karin'' *Karin Kokubu, a main character in '' Super Boink'' * Karin Kurosaki, a character in ''Bleach'' media * Karin (''Dragon Ball''), a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media * Karin (''Naruto''), a character in ''Naruto'' media * Karin Kanzuki, a character in ''Street Fighter'' media *Karin Aoi, a character in '' DNA2 (Squared)'' media *Karin Asaka, a character in '' Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club'' *Karin, a fictional Japanese automobile manufacturer in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, primarily based on Toyota *Karin, a character from JRPG style horror, '' Fear & Hunger'' Places *Karin (Greater Armenia), an ancient Armenian city in Greater Armenia, modern-day Erzurum *Karin (historic Armenia), a region encompassing parts of the Erzurum and Muş Provinces in present-d ...
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Yōko Minamida
was a Japanese actress. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in November 2008, and a television documentary was made about her condition and the efforts of her husband, actor Hiroyuki Nagato, to care for her. She died in Tokyo. Selected filmography Her filmography includes 140 films. * ''Himitsu'' (1952) - Eiko * '' Jūdai no yūwaku'' (1953) - Fusae Nishikawa * ''Zoku Jûdai no seiten'' (1953) - Akiko Yasutomi * ''Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten'' (1953) - Setsuko Azabu * ''Yonin no haha'' (1954) * ''Kimimachi-bune'' (1954) - Kyôko Tazaki * ''The Crucified Lovers'' (1954) - Otama * ''Bara ikutabika'' (1955) - Mitsuko Matsushima * '' Princess Yang Kwei-Fei'' (1955) - Hung-tao * ''Sara no hana no toge'' (1955) - Toshiko Takenaka * ''Haha naki ko'' (1955) - Tomiko * ''Tokyo baka odori'' (1956) * ''Season of the Sun'' (1956) - Eiko Takeda * ''Waga machi'' (1956) * ''Tonari no yome'' (1956) * ''Ueru tamashii'' (1956) - Reiko Shiba * ''Hungry Soul, Part II'' (1956) - Reiko Sh ...
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Naoko Otani
is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut in '' The Human Bullet'' while still a high school student, and became popular for her role in the NHK 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 Ta ... television programme in 1969. She published a collection of nude photos while pregnant. She has been married twice. Filmography Film Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Otani, Naoko 1950 births Living people Asadora lead actors People from Sumida People from Tokyo Metropolis Actresses from Tokyo ...
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Yumiko Fujita
Yumiko Fujita (藤田 弓子; born 12 September 1945 in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Selected filmography Film *'' If You Were Young: Rage'' (1970) *''Under the Flag of the Rising Sun'' (1972) *'' Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no Mon'' (1974) *''The Bullet Train'' (1975) *'' Muddy River'' (1981) *'' Time and Tide'' (1984) *'' Seburi monogatari'' (1985) *'' Chizuko's Younger Sister'' (1991) *'' Lonely Heart'' (1985) *''Drugstore Girl is a 2004 Japanese comedy film directed by the Japanese filmmaker Katsuhide Motoki about a young student who works in a convenience store, and five middle-aged men who develop crushes on her. The film is set in a rural town and features lacro ...'' (2003) *'' Glory to the Filmmaker!'' (2007) *''Golden Orchestra'' (2016) *''What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?'' (2021) *''Do Unto Others'' (2023) *''Kamaishi Ramen Monogatari'' (2023) Television *'' Ghost Soup'' (1992) *' (2004) References External linksOfficial Site * Asadora l ...
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Tadashi Yokouchi
is a Japanese actor. Born in Dalian, Kwantung Leased Territory, he graduated from high school in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. A member of the 13th group of actors and actresses trained at the Haiyū-za, he counts Tetsuo Ishidate, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Tomomi Satō, and Gō Katō as classmates. His older brother Shōji is a much-recorded guitarist, and his younger brother Hiroshi a composer. Tadashi belongs to TY Pro. NHK tapped Yokouchi for the lead in the series " Tabiji," the 1967–68 morning drama. Yokouchi's first major ''jidaigeki'' role was Atsumi Kakunoshin in the long-running "Mito Kōmon." He portrayed "Kaku-san" in the first eight series on TBS from 1969 to 1978. Fans remember his deep voice in the theme song as well. He made another appearance on the show in 2003 when the series celebrated its thousandth episode. Another major ''jidaigeki'' role began in 1978 as Yokouchi played the historical Ōoka Tadasuke in '' Abarenbo Shogun'' (TV Asahi). Having cr ...
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Meiji Era
The was an Japanese era name, era of History of Japan, Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudalism, feudal society at risk of colonization by Western world, Western powers to the new paradigm of a modern, industrialized nation state and emergent great power, influenced by Western scientific, technological, philosophical, political, legal, and aesthetic ideas. As a result of such wholesale adoption of radically different ideas, the changes to Japan were profound, and affected its social structure, internal politics, economy, military, and foreign relations. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji. It was preceded by the Keiō era and was succeeded by the Taishō era, upon the accession of Emperor Taishō. The rapid modernization during the Meiji era was not without its opponents, as the rapid changes to society cause ...
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Fumie Kashiyama
is a Japanese actress who is a member of the Mingei Theatre Company. In 1966, she played the protagonist in the NHK morning drama (Asadora) series '' Ohanahan''. She has also performed in other television dramas and comedy films such as the role of Reiko in '' Tora-san, the Intellectual''. Kashiyama is married to the actor Masahiko Watahiki.Profile of Masahiko Watahiki


Anime dubbing roles

*'' Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid'' (1975) – Marina *''Anne no Nikki (Special)'' (1979) – Narrator *'' ...
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Yasunari Kawabata
was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed broad international appeal and are still widely read. Early life Born into a well-established family in Osaka, Japan, Kawabata was orphaned by the time he was four, after which he lived with his grandparents. He had an older sister who was taken in by an aunt, and whom he met only once thereafter, in July 1909, when he was ten. She died when Kawabata was 11. Kawabata's grandmother died in September 1906, when he was seven, and his grandfather in May 1914, when he was fifteen. Having lost all close paternal relatives, Kawabata moved in with his mother's family, the Kurodas. However, in January 1916, he moved into a boarding house near the junior high school (comparable to a modern high school) to which he had formerly commuted by train. After graduating in March 1917, ...
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Chishū Ryū
was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting 65 years, appeared in over 160 films and about 70 television productions. Early life Ryū was born in Tamamizu Village, Tamana, Kumamoto, Tamana County, a rural area of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu, the most southerly and westerly of the four main islands of Japan. His father was chief priest of Raishōji (来照寺), a temple of the Honganji School of Pure Land Buddhism. Ryū attended the village elementary school and a prefectural middle school before entering the Department of Indian Philosophy and Ethics at Toyo University, Tōyō University to study Buddhism. His parents hoped he would succeed his father as priest of Raishōji, but Ryū had no wish to do so and in 1925 dropped out of university and enrolled in the acting academy of the Shōchiku motion picture company's Kamata, Ōta, Tokyo, Kamata Studios. Shortly afterwards, his father died and Ryū returned home to take on the role of priest. Within half a year or so, however, ...
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Fumiko Hayashi (author)
was a Japanese writer of novels, short stories and poetry, who has repeatedly been included in the feminist literature canon. Among her best-known works are ''Diary of a Vagabond'', ''Bangiku (short story), Late Chrysanthemum'' and ''Floating Clouds''. Biography Hayashi was born in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan, and raised in abject poverty. In 1910, her mother Kiku Hayashi divorced her merchant husband Mayaro Miyata (who was not Fumiko's biological father) and married Kisaburo Sawai. The family then worked as itinerant merchants in Kyūshū. After graduating from high school in 1922, Hayashi moved to Tokyo and lived with several men, supporting herself with a variety of jobs, before settling into marriage with painting student Rokubin Tezuka in 1926. During this time, she also helped launch the poetry magazine ''Futari''. Her autobiographical novel ''Diary of a Vagabond'' (''Hōrōki''), published in 1930, became a bestseller and gained her high popularity. Many of her subsequen ...
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