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Shogo Yamaguchi
in Aichi Prefecture is a Japanese actor. He debuted as an actor in V-cinema in 2001, and made his theatrical film debut in 2003 in '' Azumi''. His first main lead starring role was in the ''tokusatsu'' television series '' Madan Senki Ryukendo'' in 2006, which was a major breakthrough and made him rise to worldwide fame, and is also considered to be his best and most memorable performance to date. In 2008, he was selected from an audition of 500 actors to play the male lead against the heroine in the NHK Asadora ''Dandan''. His other notable roles are in the movie ''Parazoku: Parapara ja Naika'' (2006) and the television series ''Hanchō''. Personal life Yamaguchi lives with his two beloved cats, Ichimaru and Bo. He is an ardent supporter of the football club ''Arsenal F.C.'' He is also actively involved with several theatre and stage plays. Yamaguchi also continues to maintain a great friendship with Gen & Kouhei Kuroda, who were his co-stars from '' Madan Senki Ryukendo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, and Chiba. It is the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million in 2020. In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya, during the Meiji Restoration, and became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dandan
A dandan or dendan is a mythical sea creature that appears in volume 9 of '' The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' (or ''Arabian Nights''). It appears in the tale "Abdullah the Fisherman and Abdullah the Merman", where the merman tells the fisherman that the dandan is the largest fish in the sea and is the enemy of the mermen. A dendan is capable of swallowing a ship and all its crew in a single gulp. A dandan was depicted on a '' Magic: The Gathering'' card, from the game's Arabian Nights expansion set. See also *Bahamut Bahamut, or Bahamoot ( ; ar, بهموت), is a monster that lies deep below, underpinning the support structure that holds up the earth, according to Zakariya al-Qazwini. In this conception of the world, the earth is shouldered by an angel, w ..., another large fish in Arabian mythology Arabian legendary creatures One Thousand and One Nights {{MEast-myth-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakaoka Shintarō
was a samurai in Bakumatsu period Japan, and a close associate of Sakamoto Ryōma in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate.National Diet Library (NDL), Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures Nakaoka, Shintaro/ref> Biography Nakaoka was born in Tosa Domain, in what is now the village of Kitagawa, Kōchi Prefecture, as the son of a village headman. In 1861, he enrolled in the academy run by Takechi Hanpeita where he studied swordsmanship. He was one of the founding members of the ''Tosa Kinno-tō'', a paramilitary shishi organization created by Takeichi to support the ''sonnō jōi'' movement. After the coup d’etat of September 30, 1863, led to the suppression of the ''sonnō Jōi'' faction, he fled to Chōshū Domain together with pro-''Sonnō Jōi'' nobles, including Sanjō Sanetomi. In 1864, he participated in a failed plot to assassinate Shimazu Hisamitsu, and fought alongside Chōshū forces during the Kinmon Incident and the Bombardment of Shimonose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segodon
is a 2018 Japanese historical drama television series and the 57th NHK taiga drama. It stars Ryohei Suzuki as Saigō Takamori, who has been dubbed ''the last true samurai''. Plot The drama follows the life of historical figure Saigō Takamori. Born the first son of a lower-class samurai, he was exiled two times and went through three marriages. He was one of the central figures of the Meiji Restoration but later rebelled against the government over dissatisfaction with Meiji reforms. Cast Saigo family * Ryohei Suzuki as Saigō Takamori **Ao Watanabe as Kokichi (young Takamori) * Keiko Matsuzaka as Saigō Masa, the mother of Takamori * Morio Kazama as Saigō Kichibei, the father of Takamori * Toshiyuki Nishida as Saigō Kikujirō, Takamori's son ** Yuki Imai as Teen Kikujirō **Kairi Jō as Child Kikujirō * Ai Hashimoto as Suga, the first wife of Takamori * Haru Kuroki as Iwayama Ito, the third wife of Takamori **Konomi Watanabe as young Ito *Ryo Nishikido as Saigō Jūdō, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takada Kenichi
may refer to: People * Takada (surname) Places * Takada, Tokyo an area in Toshima, Tokyo. * Takada, Niigata former name of Joetsu, Niigata. * Bungo Takada, Ōita * Yamato Takada, Nara. Organizations *Takada is a branch of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist tradition See also * Takata Station (other) * Takata (other) Takata may refer to: * Takata Corporation, an automotive parts company based in Japan * Takata District, Hiroshima, a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan * Takata, Fukuoka, a town located in Miike District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan * ... * Takeda (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massage Tantei Joe
Massage is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain. In European countries, a person professionally trained to give massages is traditionally known as a masseur (male) or masseuse (female). In the United States, these individuals are often referred to as massage therapists, because they must be certified and licensed as "licensed massage therapists". In professional settings, clients are treated while lying on a massage table, sitting in a massage chair or lying on a mat on the floor. There are many different modalities in the massage industry, including (but not limited to): deep tissue, manual lymphatic drainage, medical, sports, structural integration, Swedish, Thai and trigger point. Etymology The word comes from the French 'friction of kneading', which, in turn, comes either from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Security Squad
Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * ''Specials'' (novel), a novel by Scott Westerfeld * ''Specials'', the comic book heroes, see ''Rising Stars'' (comic) Film and television * Special (lighting), a stage light that is used for a single, specific purpose * ''Special'' (film), a 2006 scifi dramedy * ''The Specials'' (2000 film), a comedy film about a group of superheroes * ''The Specials'' (2019 film), a film by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano * Television special, television programming that temporarily replaces scheduled programming * ''Special'' (TV series), a 2019 Netflix Original TV series * ''Specials'' (TV series), a 1991 TV series about British Special Constables * ''The Specials'' (TV series), an internet documentary series about 5 friends with learning disabilities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tachibana Noboru Seishun Tebikae
The term has at least two different meanings, and has been used in several contexts. People * – a clan of ''kuge'' (court nobles) prominent in the Nara and Heian periods (710–1185) * – a clan of ''daimyō'' (feudal lords) prominent in the Muromachi, Sengoku and Edo periods (1333–1868) *Tachibana (surname) Other *Tachibana-class destroyer, a class Japanese warships during World War II *, two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy *Tachibana, Fukuoka, a former town in Fukuoka Prefecture *Tachibana Station, a railway station in Hyogo Prefecture *Tachibana castle was a Japanese castle in Chikuzen Province, in the north of Kyūshū. It was at the peak of Mount Tachibana, extending in part into the Higashi-ku in Fukuoka. The castle is also known as Rikka-jō, Tachibana-jō, or Rikkasan-jō. History The c ..., a castle which formerly stood atop Tachibana Mountain * Tachibana orange, a wild citrus fruit native to Japan {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naru Yô Ni Naru Sa , an island nation in the South ...
Naru may refer to: Fiction * Naru Narusegawa, a character in the ''Love Hina'' series * Naaru, a race of energy beings in World of Warcraft * Kazuya Shibuya, a character in the ''Ghost Hunt'' series * Naru Osaka, a character from the Japanese manga series ''Sailor Moon'' * Naru (Predator), the protagonist of the 2022 film ''Prey'' People *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese artist Places * Naru, Fars, a village in Fars Province, Iran * Naru, Nagasaki, or Gotō, the city that includes Naru Island, Japan * Naru Island (Japan), one of the Goto Islands in Japan * Naru Island (Solomon Islands), one of the Solomon Islands See also * Ab Naru (other) * Narus (other) * Nauru Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
