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Tokyo Friends
is a Japanese television drama released on June 3, 2005. Unlike many other dramas, it was never aired on television but released as a set of 3 DVDs. Volumes one and two contain the first 4 episodes while volume three contains the last episode. Each episode is approximately 70 minutes. The Tokyo Friends Premium Box was also released which includes all 5 episodes, a bonus DVD, and 12 postcards. Although this is a very typical Tokyo-story and was never aired, it was quite successful probably because it was Ai Otsuka's debut as an actress. Plot Rei Iwatsuki moved from her hometown Kōchi, Kōchi, Kōchi to Tokyo to pursue her dreams. On arrival, she found a job as a waitress in a restaurant and met guitarist Ryuuji Shintani. Ryuuji liked her voice and invited her to join his band as the vocalist, The Survival Company (also known as Sabakan). The two started a relationship but then broke off when Rei wanted to write her own songs. Rei met other girls also working in the restaurant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eita Nagayama
, occasionally credited Mononym, mononymously as Eita, is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He has appeared in many Japanese television dramas and movies; most notable is the TV series ''Water Boys (TV series), Water Boys''. He also appeared in ''Summer Time Machine Blues'' and ''Tokyo Friends: The Movie''. Career In 2009, Eita was cast in his first theatrical role playing a human in a romantic relationship with a female ghost. Not long after in August 2009, it was announced that Eita had been cast as the lead in the play ''Tokyo Gekko Makyoku'', playing a mysterious character living in the early Shōwa period, Shōwa era. It was his first time playing the lead in a theatrical production. Stage Nagayama is to appear with Jun Matsumoto and Masami Nagasawa in Hideki Noda (playwright), Hideki Noda's . Performances are expected at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, in Kitakyushu and Osaka, as well as Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, under the name of "Love in action", running from July 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy evolved from Ancient Greek comedy, Middle Ages, medieval romance, and 18th-century Restoration comedy, later developing into sub-genres like Screwball comedy, screwball comedies, career woman comedies, and 1950s Sex comedy, sex comedies in Hollywood. Over time, the genre has expanded beyond traditional structures, incorporating unconventional themes, challenging gender roles, and addressing adult topics while maintaining its core focus on romance and humor. A common convention in romantic comedies is the "Meet cute, meet-cute", a humorous or unexpected encounter that creates initial tension and sets up the romantic storyline. History Comedies, rooted in the fertility rites and satyr plays of Ancient Greek comedy, ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shochiku
is a Japanese entertainment company. Founded in 1895, it initially managed '' kabuki'' theaters in Kyoto; in 1914, it also acquired ownership of the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo. In 1920, Shochiku entered the film production industry and established the Kamata Film Studio. Currently, it is considered one of Japan's Big Four film studios and is the oldest among the Big Four. Shochiku is a member of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ). It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not all, anime films produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks). Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada. It has also produced films by highly regarded independent and "loner" directors such as Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi and Taiwanese New Wave d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arata Furuta
is a Japanese theatre and film character actor. Biography Furata has a broad range that goes from playing serious salary men, to '' bushi'' in period drama roles, and even women. He works with the theatrical troupe called Otona Keikaku and often with the troupe Gekidan Shinkansen. Furuta also stars in the 2007 horror film '' Apartment 1303''. Personal life He is married to the television talent Yayoi Nishihata. Selected filmography Film Television dramas *'' Shinsengumi!'' (2004) *''Tokyo Friends'' (2005) *'' Oh! My Girl!!'' (2008) *'' Amachan'' (2013), Taichi Aramaki *'' Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon'' (2014), Kiyoshiro Fujikawa (Episode 7 - 11) *''Botchan'' (2016) *'' Daddy Sister'' (2016) *'' The Full-Time Wife Escapist'' (2016) *''Shimokitazawa Die Hard'' (2017) *''Fugitive Boys'' (2017) *'' Yell'' (2020), Homare Hatsukaichi *'' What Will You Do, Ieyasu?'' (2023), Ashikaga Yoshiaki * Let’s Get a Divorce (2023) *''Fixer season 3'' (2023) * '' Extremely Inappropriat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuu Misaki
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Yuu or YUU may refer to: * Yū, Yamaguchi, or Yuu, a town in Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan * Yuu (wrestler), Japanese professional wrestler * Yuu Shiina, usually written You Shiina, Japanese illustrator and manga artist * yuu Rewards Club, a Hong Kongese and Singaporean shopping reward programme by DFI Retail See also * You (other) "You" is the second-person pronoun in English. You may also refer to: Geography * You County, in Hunan Province, China * You River (Guangxi), a tributary of the Pearl River, China * You River (Yuan River tributary), in the Wuling Mountains, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Ito (actor)
Takashi Ito may refer to: * Takashi Ito (basketball) (b. 1990), Japanese professional basketball player * Takashi Ito (director) (b. 1956), Japanese experimental filmmaker * Takashi Ito (kickboxer) (b. 1970), Japanese former kickboxer {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunta Nakamura
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Career After being a protagonist with Aomori Yamada High School, Nakamura joined Montedio Yamagata for 2018 season. Club statistics ''Updated to 23 August 2018''. References External links Shunta Nakamuraat J.LEAGUE Data Site (archived) Shunta Nakamuraat J.LEAGUE.jp Shunta Nakamuraat Montedio Yamagata is a Japanese people, Japanese professional association football club based in Tendo, Yamagata. The club currently playing in J2 League, the Japanese second tier of professional football. Name origin Montedio is a coined word combining the I ... (archived) * 1999 births Living people Association football people from Chiba Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japanese expatriate men's footballers J2 League players National Premier Leagues players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Montedio Yamagata players Thespa Gunma players St George FC players Mount Druitt Town Rangers FC playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yutaka Matsushige
is a Japanese actor. Career Matsushige has appeared in the films such as '' EM Embalming'', ''Adrenaline Drive'', ''Last Life in the Universe'', and '' Outrage Beyond''. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for ''Dear Doctor "Dear Doctor" is the thirteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', and originally aired on January 23, 2002, on UPN. The episode was written by Maria and Andre Jacquemet ...'' in 2009. Selected filmography Film Television Japanese dub References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsushige, Yutaka 1963 births Living people Japanese male actors Male actors from Fukuoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuyuki Asano
Kazuyuki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kazuyuki Akasaka (born 1989), Japanese baseball player *Kazuyuki Atsuzawa (born 1972), Japanese retired baseball player *, Japanese screenwriter *Kazuyuki Fujita (born 1970), Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and former amateur wrestler *Kazuyuki Hoashi (born 1979), Japanese baseball pitcher *, Japanese swimmer *Kazuyuki Izutsu (born 1952), Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic *, Japanese footballer and wheelchair basketball player *Kazuyuki Morisaki (born 1981), Japanese football player *Kazuyuki Nakane (born 1969), Japanese politician *, Japanese voice actor *Kazuyuki Sogabe (1948–2006), Japanese voice actor * Kazuyuki Toda (born 1977), Japanese football player *Kazuyuki Yukawa Kazuyuki Yukawa ( ''Yukawa Kazuyuki''; 15 August 1949 – 4 April 2025) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served in the House of Representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajime Okayama
is the Japanese word meaning . In Japanese traditional martial arts such as karate, judo, aikido, Kūdō and kendo, it is a verbal command to "begin". Hajime is also a common Japanese given name for males. In the Amami Islands, Hajime (元) is a surname. Written forms Hajime can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *始め, "beginning" or "start" *初め, "beginning" or "first" ;as a given name *一, "first" *元, "beginning" or "origin" *始, "beginning" or "start" *肇, "beginning" *基, "fundamental" *創, "genesis" *孟, "beginning" or "chief" *甫, "beginning" or "great" The name can also be written in hiragana as はじめ and katakana as ハジメ. People Given name *, Japanese politician *, Japanese musician, actor and comedian *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese football player *, first doctor to discover the Minamata disease *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese manga artist; creator of manga ''Attack on Titan'' *, Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuki Kitamura
is a Japanese film and television actor who won the award for best supporting actor at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for ''Minazuki (film), Minazuki'', ''Kyohansha'' and ''Kanzen-naru shiiku'' as well as the CUT ABOVE Award for Excellence in Film at Japan Cuts, JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film in New York in 2014. Personal life In 1993, Kitamura married a non-celebrity woman. In 1994, their only child, actor Shousei Kitamura, was born. In 2012, Kitamura confirmed through his agency that he had divorced his wife of nineteen years. On December 27, 2019, he announced his second marriage, again to a non-celebrity woman. Selected filmography Film *''Yuki no Concerto'' (1991) * (1996) as Kubo *''Tenzen Shoujo Man'' (天然少女 萬) (1996) * (1997) as Sada * (1997) as Hideyuki Sakata *''Mukokuseki no otoko: Chi no shûkaku'' (1997) *''Romantikku mania'' (1997) as Ujiie * (1997) *''Joker'' (1998) as Hisao * (1998) as Sada * (1999) as Tsuda * (1999) as Yasuharu Nishikaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
