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Tetsushi Tanaka
is a Japanese actor. Personal life Tanaka married actress Yukie Nakama on September 18, 2014, after a six-year relationship. Selected filmography Film *'' Get Up!'' (2003) *''One Missed Call'' (2004) *'' Umizaru'' (2004) *'' 69'' (2004) *'' Veronika Decides to Die'' (2005) *'' Into a Dream'' (2005) *'' Limit of Love: Umizaru'' (2005) *'' Water Flower'' (2006) *'' I Just Didn't Do It'' (2007) *''Exte'' (2007) *'' Sakigake!! Otokojuku'' (2008) *'' Happy Flight'' (2008) *''Rebirth'' (2011), Takehiro Akiyama *'' Outrage Beyond'' (2012), Funaki *'' Midsummer's Equation'' (2013), Keiichi Esaki *'' Like Father, Like Son'' (2013) *'' Flying Colors'' (2015), Sayaka's Father *'' The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue'' (2017), Iwashita *''Love At Least'' (2018) *''Louder!: Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp'' (2018) *''Ten Years Japan'' (2018) *''The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps'' (2018), Dr. Shindō *''Day and Night'' (2019), Ryohei Miyake *'' The Journalist'' (2019) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midsummer's Equation
is a 2013 Japanese police procedural film directed by Hiroshi Nishitani. Cast * Masaharu Fukuyama as Manabu Yukawa * Yuriko Yoshitaka as Misa Kishitani * Kazuki Kitamura * Anne Watanabe * Gin Maeda * Jun Fubuki Reception The film grossed () in Japan in 2013, becoming the year's 8th highest-grossing film in Japan, and the highest-grossing live-action Japanese film of the year in the country. Two days after opening in Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ..., it had earned 1.48 million (US$192,000), and it went on to gross US$701,465 in Hong Kong. See also * ''Galileo'' (TV series) References 2010s police procedural films 2013 films Films based on Japanese novels Films based on works by Keigo Higashino Films directed by Hiroshi Nishitani Films wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloody Monday (manga)
''Bloody Monday'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Ryō Ryūmon and illustrated by Kōji Megumi. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from March 2007 to April 2009, with its chapters collected in 11 volumes. A second series, ''Bloody Monday Season 2: Pandora no Hako'', was serialized in the same magazine from October 2009 to April 2011, with its chapters collected in eight volumes. A third series, ''Bloody Monday Final Season'', was serialized in the same magazine from June 2011 to March 2012, with its chapters collected in four volumes. A television drama adaptation was broadcast for two seasons in 2008 and 2010, respectively. Plot A Russian spy is discovered dead in Japan, with the only evidence to his death being a memory chip he managed to conceal from his killer. The Public Security Intelligence Agency's Third-I section hires Fujimaru Takagi, a skilled hacker known as "Falcon," to decipher the chip, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Friends
is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV at 10:00 pm every Thursday from April 10, 2008, until June 17, 2008. It stars Masami Nagasawa, Juri Ueno, Eita, Asami Mizukawa and Ryo Nishikido of japanese idol group Kanjani Eight. The special, consisting of a recap and some new additional scenes aired on June 26, 2008. The series follow the life of Michiru Aida, a beauty parlor assistant who returns to Tokyo after 4 years. Bullied by her seniors at work and abused by her boyfriend, she is reunited with her best friend during high school, Ruka Kishimoto, a skilled motocross racer. Takeru, a make-up artist, is introduced to Ruka by her housemate, Eri and thus begin a journey of friendship. A manga counterpart focusing on Ruka's and Michiru's high school days is currently being published in Malika. Although episode 11 was supposed to be the final episode, a sudden phone call requested the producers to add on a special. A movie has also been announced due to Last Friends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himitsu No Hanazono
is a 2007 Japanese drama series by KTV, a Kansai-based affiliate of Fuji TV. The show is also known as ''The Secret Garden'' or ''Hanazono's Secret''. The theme song is "Baby Don't Cry" by Namie Amuro. Plot A 28-year-old magazine editor who is tired of work and feels she doesn't have a life is assigned to be in charge of a very popular cartoonist with a lovely name, Yuriko Hanazono. But as she goes to Hanazono's residence/office, she is met by four men who seem to be her assistants. It turns out the men are brothers who form a team named Yuriko Hanazono by taking roles to create popular comics. The exhausted editor may find the key to being happy while she is being driven crazy by this unique gang of brothers. Characters *Kayo Tsukiyama (月山夏世 ''Tsukiyama Kayo'') Credits Cast * Yumiko Shaku (釈由美子 ''Shaku Yumiko'') - Kayo Tsukiyama * Masato Sakai (堺雅人 ''Sakai Masato'') - Wataru Kataoka * Tetsuhiro Ikeda (池田鉄洋 ''Ikeda Tetsuhiro'') - Osamu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsumoto Jun (physician)
is a Japanese singer, actor, radio host, and model. He is a member of the boy band Arashi, and is Arashi's concert producer as well as production advisor for other groups. He is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the 2005 television drama series ''Boys Over Flowers'', for which he won GQ Japan's Man of the Year Award under the singer/actor category for his work in the drama. Matsumoto began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of . Prior to his debut as a singer with Arashi in 1999, Matsumoto started an acting career when he was cast as Teddy Duchamp for the stage play ''Stand by Me'', which was based on the film of the same name. Since then, he has gone on to appear in numerous dramas and movies, receiving a number of awards and nominations for his roles. Early life Matsumoto was born in Toshima, Tokyo, as the youngest child in his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinsengumi!
is a 2004 Taiga drama historical fiction television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period. Actors include Koji Yamamoto (actor), Koji Yamamoto, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Joe Odagiri, and Shingo Katori of the pop idol group SMAP. It was written by Japanese director and playwright, Kōki Mitani. Staff * Original: Kōki Mitani * Music: Takayuki Hattori * Titling: Tansetsu Ogino * Narrator: Yasuo Kodera * Historical research: Manabu Ōishi, Tatsuya Yamamura * Architectural research: Sei Hirai * Clothing research: Kiyoko Koizumi * Production coordinator: Kōji Kikkawa * Casting: Kazuhiko Itō * Sword fight arranger : Kunishirō Hayashi Cast Shinsengumi *Shingo Katori as Kondō Isami *Koji Yamamoto (actor), Kōji Yamamoto as Hijikata Toshizō *Tatsuya Fujiwara as Okita Sōji *Joe Odagiri as Saitō Hajime *Nakamura Kantarō II as Tōdō Heisuke *Tarō Yamamoto as Harada Sanosuke *Masa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanbiki Ga Kiru!
, also known as ''Three for the Kill!'' or ''The Lethal Three'' is a group of seven television ''jidaigeki'' series broadcast by TV Asahi in Japan. The show aired in the Thursday evening eight o'clock time slot. Characters The title characters are three men who wander throughout Japan in the late Edo period. In each episode they encounter antagonists, and in the final ''tachimawari'' (fight scene) kill them. The characters traveled sometimes together, sometimes separately. When they arrived in a town they might settle in the same lodging, but sometimes take up with rival factions. In the end, they work together to overcome evil. For the first five series, these characters were the same. Yasaka Heishirō, nicknamed "Tono-sama" ("Lord") is a refined, disciplined ''rōnin'' played by Hideki Takahashi. The other characters occasionally speculate that he is a second son of a ''daimyō'' but his identity is never revealed. He is the informal leader of the group. Yasaka uses the Onoha It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Ultraman
is a 2022 Japanese superhero film directed by Shinji Higuchi and written, co-produced, and co-edited by Hideaki Anno. A reimagining of the 1966 television series ''Ultraman (1966 TV series), Ultraman'', the film is a co-production between Toho Studios and Cine Bazar, and presented by Tsuburaya Productions, Toho, Toho Co., Ltd., and Khara (studio), Khara, Inc. It is the 37th film in the Ultraman, ''Ultraman'' franchise, and Anno and Higuchi's second reimagining of a ''tokusatsu'' series, following ''Shin Godzilla'' (2016) and preceding ''Shin Kamen Rider (film), Shin Kamen Rider'' (2023). The ensemble cast includes Takumi Saitoh, Masami Nagasawa, Daiki Arioka, Akari Hayami, Tetsushi Tanaka, and Hidetoshi Nishijima (actor), Hidetoshi Nishijima, with Anno and Bin Furuya as Ultraman (character), Ultraman. In the film, an extraterrestrial accidentally kills a man while battling a ''kaiju'' and takes on his appearance and place at the S-Class Species Suppression Protocol to protect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ride Or Die (2021 Film)
is a 2021 Japanese psychological thriller romance film written by Nami Sakkawa and directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, starring Kiko Mizuhara and Honami Sato. The film is based on Ching Nakamura's manga series '' Gunjō'' and was released by Netflix on April 15, 2021. Synopsis Rei is a lesbian in her late 20s who abandons her longtime partner and career as a plastic surgeon upon learning that her former classmate and teenage crush Nanae is suffering brutal domestic violence from her husband. Rei kills him to show her love for Nanae. Nanae is filled with disgust and fear about the murder, but Rei accepts the results of her decision with the sole purpose of saving Nanae. While turning to each other for love, Rei and Nanae find themselves struggling with incompatible emotions. Cast * Kiko Mizuhara as Rei Nagasawa ** Sara Minami as young Rei * Honami Sato as Nanae Shinoda * Yōko Maki as Mika Oe * Shunsuke Tanaka as Masato Nagasawa * Anne Suzuki as Yu Nagasawa * Shinya Niiro as Kotaro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal The Movie
is a 2021 Japanese police procedural thriller drama film directed by and co-written by Kōsuke Nishi and Hiroshi Hayashi; the film is based on a television series with a same name by Akira Uchitaka and Kosuke Suzuki, which in turn is a remake of a South Korean television series with a same name by Kim Eun-hee. Distributed by Toho, it continues where the television series had left off, as Kento Saegura, Misaki Sakurai and Takeshi Ooyama investigate mysterious car accidents occurring in both past and present era. Kentaro Sakaguchi, Michiko Kichise, Kazuki Kitamura, Yuichi Nakamura, Tetsuhiro Ikeda and Kaede Aono reprises their roles from the television series, with Tetta Sugimoto, Nao, Tetsushi Tanaka, Takeshi Kaga and Tsuyoshi Ihara joining the ensemble cast. It was released in Japan on April 2, 2021. Premise "In 2021, a limousine taxi driver causes an accident on a highway and a high-level government official dies in the accident. Cold case investigation team, including Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Journalist (2019 Film)
is a 2019 Japanese drama film loosely based on the 2017 book of the same name by Isoko Mochizuki, directed by Michihito Fujii. It received 6 Japan Academy Prize nominations and won three, including Picture of the Year, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. On January 13, 2022, a drama version of ''The Journalist'' was released on Netflix. Plot Erika Yoshioka, a young journalist, works at Tokyo Metropolitan News where her father committed suicide under suspicion of falsifying news. Yoshioka's boss Mr. Jinya entrusts her with investigating a government plan to establish a new university that has arrived by anonymous fax. Her research leads to Mr. Kanzaki, a Cabinet Official, who soon commits suicide. The investigation next takes her to Takumi Sugihara, an earnest official in the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office The , also known as , is a Japanese intelligence agency under the Cabinet Sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
