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Tsurutaro Kataoka
is a Japanese television personality, actor, artist, and former professional boxer. For his role in the 1988 film '' The Discarnates'', he won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards, at the 13th Hochi Film Award, and at the 10th Yokohama Film Festival. Filmography Film *'' The Discarnates'' (1988) - Hidekichi Harada *''Zatoichi'' (1989) - Tsuru *''Sharaku'' (1995) - Goro *'' Sada'' (1998) - Tatsuzo Kikumoto *'' Last Love'' (2007) *''Maniac Hero'' (2016) - Kōzō Kusaka *'' Labyrinth of Cinema'' (2020) - Sen no Rikyū *''One Last Bloom'' (2023) *''The Brightest Sun'' (2025) *''Haoto'' (2025) - Aramata Television *'' Rose Against the Odds'' (1991) - Fighting Harada *''Taiheiki'' (1991) - Hōjō Takatoki *''Sayonara Ri Kōran'' (1989) - Masahiko Amakasu *'' Shūchakueki Series ''5～ (1996–) – Masanao Ushio *'' Atsuhime'' (2008) - Iwakura Tomomi *'' Clouds Over the Hill'' (2009–2011) - Yashiro Rokurō *''Gunshi Kanbei'' (2014) - Kodera Masamoto *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arakawa, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward takes its name from the Arakawa River (Kantō), Arakawa River, though the river does not run through or touch the ward. Its neighbors are the wards of Adachi, Tokyo, Adachi, Kita, Tokyo, Kita, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Bunkyo, Taito, Tokyo, Taito and Sumida, Tokyo, Sumida. In English, the ward calls itself Arakawa City. Arakawa has sister-city relationships with Donaustadt in Vienna, Austria, and with Corvallis, Oregon, Corvallis, Oregon, United States, U.S. Domestically, it has similar relationships with nine cities, towns and villages. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 208,763, and a population density of about 20,550 persons per km2. The total area is 10.16 km2. Geography Arakawa is in the northeastern part of Tokyo. The shape is long and narrow, stretching from west to east. The Sumida River forms the northern boundary. The ward is surrounded by five other special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shūchakueki Series
, also known as ''Morimura Seiichi no Shūchakueki'', is a Japanese long-running prime-time television detective drama series in Japan that first aired on TV Asahi in 1990. Based on Seiichi Morimura's ''Ushiokeiji no Jikenbo'' series. Shigeru Tsuyuguchi played the lead role in the first four episodes, Tsurutaro Kataoka has been playing the lead role since the fifth episode. Masanao Ushio is a detective of Nishi Shinjuku Police station, his nickname is Moo-san. He solves incidents with his great insight and intelligence. Some episodes have aired on KIKU with English subtitles. The DVD box was released on November 8, 2023. Cast * Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Masanao Ushio (Episode 1–4) * Gen Kimura as Hirabayashi (Episode 1–4) * Tsurutaro Kataoka as Masanao Ushio (Episode 5-38) * Kumiko Okae as Sumiyo Ushio (Episode 7-36) * Akira Nagoya as Sakamoto (Episode 5, 7–17) * Taisaku Akino as Sakamoto (Episode 17-38) Episodes Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Masanao Ushio (1990-94) *1. Shūres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Births
Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the , is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toriyama Sekien
200px, A , specifically a Miage-nyūdō, as portrayed by Toriyama , real name Sano Toyofusa, was a scholar, '' kyōka'' poet, and ''ukiyo-e'' artist of Japanese folklore. Early life Born to a family of high-ranking servants to the Tokugawa shogunate, Toriyama was trained by Kanō school artists Kanō Gyokuen and Kanō Chikanobu, although he was never officially recognized as a Kanō school painter. Art career After retiring from service to the shogunate, Toriyama became a teacher to numerous apprentices in poetry and painting. He was among the first to apply Kanō techniques to ''ukiyo-e'' printmaking, inventing key new techniques along the way, such as ''fuki-bokashi'', which allowed for replicating color gradations. Most famously, he was the teacher of Kitagawa Utamaro and Utagawa Toyoharu. Sekien is best known for his mass-produced illustrated books of yōkai that had appeared in '' Hyakki Yagyō'' monster parade scrolls. The first book proved popular enough to spawn thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unbound (TV Series)
is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Ryusei Yokohama as Tsutaya Jūzaburō. The series is the 64th NHK ''taiga'' drama. Plot In the mid-18th century Japan, the ''Rōjū'' Tanuma Okitsugu prioritized commerce over agriculture to rebuild the nation's finances. As the economy improved, a relatively liberal atmosphere emerged among the common people, fostering cultural development. One of the central figures in this cultural movement was Tsutaya Jūzaburō, a publisher. However, when the era transitioned to Matsudaira Sadanobu's governance from Tanuma's, stricter controls on entertainment were imposed, causing hardship for Jūzaburō. Even so, he remained undeterred, discovering and making talents such as Utamaro, Hokusai and Sharaku famous. Cast Starring role *Ryusei Yokohama as Tsutaya "Tsutajū" Jūzaburō **Haru Takagi as young Tsutajū His family *Ai Hashimoto as Tei, Jūzaburō's wife *Katsumi Takahashi as Surugaya, Jūzaburō's foster father * Naoko Iij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimudondon
is a Japanese television drama series and the 106th Asadora series, following ''Come Come Everybody''. It premiered on April 11, 2022, and concluded on September 30, 2022. Plot Cast Higa's family * Yuina Kuroshima as Nobuko Higa ** Kurumi Inagaki as young Nobuko * Yukie Nakama as Yūko Higa, Nobuko's mother * Nao Omori as Kenzō Higa, Nobuko's father * Ryo Ryusei as Kenshū Higa, Nobuko's brother ** Daiji Asakawa as young Kenshū * Haruna Kawaguchi as Ryōko Higa, Nobuko's eldest sister ** Kino Tsuchiya as young Ryōko * Moka Kamishirashi as Utako Higa, Nobuko's younger sister ** Aio Fuse as young Utako Okinawa people * Hio Miyazawa as Kazuhiko Aoyagi, Nobuko's childhood friend and newspaper reporter ** Kanau Tanaka as young Kazuhiko * Yuki Yamada as Hiroo Ishikawa, Ryōko's friend * Gōki Maeda as Satoru Sunagawa, tofu shop owner's son * Kazuhiro Yamaji as Zenichi Maeda, village only shop's owner * Kaho Takada as Sanae Maeda, Zenichi's daughter * Hairi Katag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awaiting Kirin
Awaiting Kirin is a 2020 Japanese historical drama television series starring Hiroki Hasegawa as Akechi Mitsuhide, a samurai and general during the Sengoku period. The series is the 59th NHK taiga drama, premiering on January 19, 2020. It is the first regular taiga drama to be fully shot in 4K resolution, as well as the first taiga drama to be composed by a non-Japanese ( John R. Graham). Plot The story is based on the life of Akechi Mitsuhide, a general under Oda Nobunaga. Cast Akechi clan *Hiroki Hasegawa as Akechi "Jūbei" Mitsuhide **Hinata Igarashi as young Mitsuhide *Fumino Kimura as Hiroko, Mitsuhide's wife * Mana Ashida as Tama, Mitsuhide's third daughter **Saki Takenoya as young Tama (about 10 years old) **Kokone Shimizu as young Tama (about 5 years old) *Nazuki Amano as Kishi, Mitsuhide's eldest daughter **Nanaka Hirao as young Kishi * Sayuri Ishikawa as Maki, Mitsuhide's mother * Masahiko Nishimura as Akechi Mitsuyasu, Mitsuhide's uncle *Satoshi Tokushige as Fujit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toto Neechan
is a Japanese television drama series and the 94th asadora on NHK. It premiered on April 4, 2016, and ended on October 1, 2016. The theme song is " Hanataba o Kimi ni" by Hikaru Utada. Plot Tsuneko is the eldest of three daughters of Takezō and Kimiko Kohashi. When her father dies while she is only in her early teens, Tsuneko takes on the role of the father of the family, which earns her the nickname "Toto-neechan" (literally "Father older sister"). She cares for and protects her family during WWII and the early postwar era, graduating from school and eventually working as an editor at a publishing house. She eventually starts her own magazine offering advice to housewives and consumers about life and raising a family. With the help of the talented editor Isaji Hanayama, the magazine becomes a huge hit. Refusing to accept advertising, it becomes a model for a new form of consumer journalism. The story is loosely based on the life of Shizuku Ōhashi, who founded the magazine ''Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamen Rider Drive
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series serving as the 16th Heisei period, Heisei Kamen Rider Series, and 25th series overall. Riku Sanjo returns to the Kamen Rider Series to serve as ''Drive''s lead screenwriter, with Ryuta Tasaki as director. It premiered on TV Asahi and affiliate stations throughout Japan on October 5, 2014, the week following the finale of its preceding series ''Kamen Rider Gaim'', and joining ''Ressha Sentai ToQger'' then ''Shuriken Sentai Ninninger'' in the Super Hero Time programming block, until ''Drive'' concluded on September 27, 2015. ''Drive'' is peculiar among the heroes in the ''Kamen Rider'' franchise, as his motif and main mode of transportation is a car, rather than the signature motorcycles used by his predecessors. Story Shinnosuke Tomari is a former elite police officer in the Metropolitan Police, who, after an event that crippled one of his colleagues, has been "demoted" into the Special Investigations Division. This division looks into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunshi Kanbei
is a 2014 Japanese historical drama television series and the 53rd NHK ''taiga'' drama. The series was broadcast from January 5 to December 21, 2014, and ran a total of 50 episodes. The drama depicts the life of Kuroda Kanbei (played by Junichi Okada), a retainer of daimyō Kodera Masamoto of Harima Province, and a strategist for daimyō Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Plot The drama tells the story of Kuroda Kanbei, a son of Kuroda Mototaka, chief retainer of Kodera Masamoto who ruled Harima Province (currently Hyōgo Prefecture) in the 16th century. In troubled times, Kanbei persuades Kodera to join forces with the all-powerful Oda Nobunaga. Though imprisoned by Araki Murashige and lamed for life, Kanbei endures hardships and later becomes a strategist for Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His son Kuroda Nagamasa serves Tokugawa Ieyasu after the death of Hideyoshi. Production *Screenwriter – Yoichi Maekawa *Music – Yugo Kanno *Titling – Shoshu *Narrator – Shiho Fujimura→ Shuko Hir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yashiro Rokurō
Baron was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and Navy Minister, succeeding the last of the Satsuma-era naval leaders of the early Meiji period. Biography Military career Yashiro was born in Gakuden Village, Owari Province (present-day Inuyama, Aichi), as the third son of a village headman, Matsuyama Shoichi. The Matsuyama claimed descent from a retainer of the medieval pro-Imperial hero Kusunoki Masashige, and as a youth Yashiro joined a cadet movement of pro-Sonnō jōi militia of Owari Domain and despite his young age, fought in the Boshin War. He was adopted in 1868 by Yashiro Ippei, a samurai retainer of Mito Domain, whose surname he took. His adopted father saw that he was enrolled in the han school and subsequently Yashiro graduated from the 8th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1881, ranked 19th of his class of 35 cadets, and excelled at navigation and surveying. After midshipman service in the ironclad warship , he served as a crewman on the corv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
