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Spellbound (1999 Film)
is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Masato Harada. Cast * Kōji Yakusho as Hiroshi Kitano * Tatsuya Nakadai as Hideaki Sasaki * Kippei Shiina as Akio Katayama * Jun Fubuki as Kyoko Kitano * Jinpachi Nezu as Kohei Nakayama * Mayumi Wakamura as Miho Wada * Kei Satō as Takashi Hisayama * Kenichi Endō as Ōnogi * Hitomi Kuroki as Hiroko Sato * Tetsurō Tamba (special appearance) as Tajiro Kawakami * Renji Ishibashi * Taketoshi Naitō * Nobuyuki Katsube * Haruma Miura * Joe Odagiri * Yumi Takigawa * Kenichi Yajima * Ikuji Nakamura Awards and nominations 24th Hochi Film Award * Won: Best Film * Won: Best Actress - Jun Fubuki * Won: Best Supporting Actor - Kippei Shiina 23rd Japan Academy Prize * Won: Best Film Editing * Nominated: Best Film * Nominated: Best Director * Nominated: Best Actor - Kōji Yakusho * Nominated: Best Supporting Actor - Kippei Shiina * Nominated: Best Supporting Actress - Mayumi Wakamura * Nominated: Best Screenplay * Nominated: Best Cinematography * Nomina ...
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Masato Harada
is a Japanese film director, film critic, and sometimes an actor; he is best known to foreign audiences as Omura in ''The Last Samurai'' and as Mr Mita in ''Fearless''. In both his acting roles he portrayed the villain who wants Japan to westernize under the Meiji Restoration in the meantime trying to remove the old ways. Early life Harada was born in Numazu, Shizuoka and graduated from Higashi High School. In 1972 he went to London to learn English. He then attended Tokyo College of Photography and Pepperdine University, where he spent number of years training as a filmmaker. He married journalist Mizuho Fukuda in 1976. Career Harada made his directorial debut in 1979. He collaborated and showcased his works in Europe and US and worked as an English to Japanese subtitle translator for number of American films showing in Japan. As an actor, he appeared in Edward Zwick's ''The Last Samurai'' in 2003. and Ronny Yu's ''Fearless'' in 2006. Style and influences In a 2001 interview, ...
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Nobuyuki Katsube
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. Filmography Film * '' Japan's Longest Day'' (1967) (Michinori Shiraishi) * '' Violent Cop'' (1989) (Deputy Police Chief Higuchi) * '' Spellbound'' (1999) (Ōta) * ''Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter'' (2014) (Sakagami) Television dramas * '' NHK Taiga drama'' ** ''San Shimai'' (1967) ** ''Ryōma ga Yuku'' (1968) ( Tōdō Heisuke) ** ''Ten to Chi to'' (1969) ** ''Katsu Kaishū'' (1974) ** ''Genroku Taiheiki'' (1975) (Matsumae Yoshihiro) ** ''Kashin'' (1977) ** ''Ōgon no Hibi'' (1978) (Kuroda Kanbei) ** ''Tōge no Gunzō'' (1982) (Okado Shigetomo) ** ''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) (Hayashi Hidesada) ** ''Haruno Hatō'' (1985) ** ''Dokuganryū Masamune'' (1987) ( Gotō Matabei) ** ''Homura Tatsu'' (1993) ( Adachi Morinaga) ** ''Tokugawa Yoshinobu'' (1998) (Kawaji Toshiakira) * ''Ultra Q'' (1966) (fisherman) * ''Daichūshingura'' (1971) * '' Taiyō ni Hoero!'' (1972–1983) * ''Ōedo Sōsamō'' (1975–1981) * ''G-Men '75'' (1976) * ''Mito Kōmon'' (197 ...
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Nikkan Sports
is the first-launched Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1946. It has a circulation of 1,661,000, and is an affiliate newspaper of the ''Asahi Shimbun is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition an ...''. Companies and regions ;Nikkan Sports News (Tokyo) :Tokyo HQ: 5-10, Tsukiji Sanchome, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan ;Hokkaido Nikkan Sports News (Hokkaido) :Hokkaido HQ: KN Building, 1-30, Kita-Sanjo-Higashi Sanchome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan ;Nikkan Sports News West Japan (Osaka, Nagoya, Kyushu) :Osaka HQ: Hanshin Diamond Building, 14-24, Fukushima Sanchome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan :Nagoya HQ: Asahi Kaikan, 3-3, Sakae Itchome, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Japan :Seibu HQ: Fukuoka Asahi Building, 1-1, Hakata Ekimae Nichome, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan See also * Nikkan Sports Film Award ...
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Nikkan Sports Film Award
The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the ''Nikkan Sports''. Categories * Best Film * Best Foreign Film * Best Director *Best Actor * Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best Newcomer *Special Award 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 * ''Speci ... * Yūjirō Ishihara Award * Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award External links * List of awards on IMDB Awards established in 1988 Japanese film awards 1988 establishments in Japan Recurring events established in 1988 {{film-award-stub ...
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Mainichi Shimbun
The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (previously ''Mainichi Daily News''), and publishes a bilingual news magazine, ''Mainichi Weekly''. It also publishes paperbacks, books and other magazines, including a weekly news magazine, ''Sunday Mainichi''. It is one of the four national newspapers in Japan; the other three are the ''Asahi Shimbun'', the '' Yomiuri Shimbun'' and the '' Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. The Sankei Shimbun and The '' Chunichi Shimbun'' are not currently in the position of a national newspaper despite a large circulation for the both respectively. History The history of the ''Mainichi Shinbun'' began with the founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The '' Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun'' was founded first, in 1872. The ''Mainichi'' claims that it is the oldest ex ...
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Mainichi Film Awards
The are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since 1946. It is the first film festival in Japan. History The origins of the contest date back to 1935, when the ''Mainichi Shinbun'' organized a festival then called ''Zen Nihon eiga konkūru'' (全日本映画コンク ー ル? ). It was interrupted during World War 2. The current form of the Mainichi Film Awards officially came into being in 1946. Awards * Mainichi Film Award for Best Film * Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film * Mainichi Film Award for Best Director * Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography * Mainichi Film Award for Best Art Direction * Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film * Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor * Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor * Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress * Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress * Mainichi Film Award for Best Film Score * Mainichi Fi ...
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Japan Academy Prize For Screenplay Of The Year
The of the Japan Academy Film Prize The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii- ... is one of the annual Awards given by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association. List of winners External linksJapan Academy Film Prize official website- {{Japan Academy Film Prize Screenplay of the Year ...
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Japan Academy Prize For Outstanding Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
The of the Japan Academy Film Prize The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii- ... is one of the annual Awards given by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association. List of winners Multiple wins The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards: External linksJapan Academy Film Prize official website {{Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Actor Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Film awards for lead actor ...
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Japan Academy Prize For Picture Of The Year
The Japan Academy Film Prize for Picture of the Year is a film award given to the best film at the annual Japan Academy Film Prize. {{Japan Academy Film Prize Picture of the year Awards established in 1978 1978 establishments in Japan Awards for best film Lists of Japanese films ...
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Japan Academy Prize For Best Film Editing
The Japan Academy Prize for Best Film Editing is one of the Japan Academy Prize presented annually by the Japan Academy Prize Association. It is one of several awards presented for feature films. Award Winners External links Japan Academy Prize official website *The winner and nominees {{Japan Academy Prize Editing Film editing awards Awards established in 1984 1984 establishments in Japan ...
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23rd Japan Academy Prize
The is the 23rd edition of the ''Japan Academy Film Prize'', an award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association to award excellence in filmmaking. It awarded the best films of 1999 and it took place on March 10, 2000 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. The ceremony was hosted by actor and television presenter Hiroshi Sekiguchi and actress Mieko Harada. ''Poppoya'' won nine awards, including Picture of the Year. Other winners included ''Dreammaker'' and ''Kikujiro'' with two, and ''Gohatto'', ''I Love You'', ''Messengers'', ''Moumantai'', ''Osaka Story'', ''Owls' Castle'', ''Salaryman Kintarō'', '' Spellbound'', ''The Geisha House'', and ''The Sixth Sense'' with one. Winners and nominees Awards Films with multiple nominations and awards References External links * - Complete list of awards and nominations for the 23rd Japan Academy Prize- {{Japan Academy Film Prize Japan Academy Film Prize The , often called the Japan Academy ...
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