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Youko Kawanami
Yoko and are Japanese feminine given names. ''Yōko'' is sometimes transliterated as Yohko and Youko. The name ''Yoko'' is almost always written with the kanji (''ko''), meaning "child". The syllable ''ko'' is not generally found at the end of masculine names. In Japanese, ''Yoko'' and ''Yōko'' have numerous orthographical variations. Some of the meanings of the ''kanji'' used to write it are: *瑛子, "crystal, sparkle of jewelry, child" *陽子, "sunshine, child", "sunny, child" *洋子, "ocean, child" *遥子, "long ago, child" *楊子, "willow, child" *瑶子, "beautiful, child" *謡子, "noh (Japanese word for ''skill'' or ''talent''), child" *八子, "eight, child" *羊子, "sheep, child" *要子, "vital, need, child" *暢子, "free, child" *容子, "glorious, child" *妖子, "bewitch, child" *葉子, "leaf, child" *曜子, "weekday, child" The masculine name ''Yōkō'', as in the given name of pro boxer , is transliterated similarly, but in Japanese it is written a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Given Name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adopting a Japanese name, are able to choose which pronunciations they want for certain kanji, the same written form of a name may have multiple readings. In exceptional cases, this makes it impossible to determine the intended pronunciation of a name with certainty. Even so, most pronunciations chosen for names are common, making them easier to read. While any jōyō kanji (with some exceptions for readability) and may be used as part of a name, names may be rejected if they are believed to fall outside what would be considered an acceptable name by measures of common sense. Japanese names may be written in hiragana or katakana, the Japanese language syllabaries for words of Japanese or foreign origin, respectively. As such, names written in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys Over Flowers
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio. The story takes place in the fictional Eitoku Academy, an elite school for children from rich families. It tells the story of Tsukushi Makino, a girl from a middle-class family, whose mother enrolls her in an elite high school to compete with the families from her husband's company. While at Eitoku, she encounters the F4, a gang of four boys who are children of Japan's wealthiest families and who bully anyone that gets in their way. The series was serialized in Shueisha's ''Margaret'' magazine from October 1992 to January 2004, with its chapters collected in 37 ''tankōbon'' volumes between 1992 and 2008. In North America, the manga is licensed by Viz Media. The manga has been adapted into various mediums. It was first adapted as an audio drama released on CD from July 1993 to July 1994. This was followed by a Japanese live-action feature film in 1995, then an animated television series, produced by To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Moriguchi
is a Japanese actress. She made her film debut with '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' in 1983. Filmography Film * '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' (1983) * '' Final Take'' (1986) * ''Chichi'' (1988) * ''Kacho Shima Kosaku'' (1992) * '' Unloved'' (2001) * '' Casshern'' (2004) * '' The Taste of Fish'' (2008) * ''Rebirth'' (2011) * '' Key of Life'' (2012) * ''Orange'' (2015) * '' Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment'' (2015) * ''Sun'' (2016) * '' To Each His Own'' (2017) * '' Shoplifters'' (2018) * ''He Won't Kill, She Won't Die'' (2019) * ''Come On, Kiss Me Again!'' (2020) * ''Hiroshima Piano'' (2020) * ''Love Mooning'' (2021) * ''I'll Be Your Ears'' (2021) * ''The Lone Ume Tree'' (2021) * '' Whisper of the Heart'' (2022), Shizuku's mother * ''Shylock's Children'' (2023) * ''Cross My Mind'' (2024) Television * '' Hissatsu Shigotonin V'' (1985) * ''A.D. Boogie'' (1991) * ''Imoto Yo'' (1994) * '' Toki o Kakeru Shojo'' (1994) * ''Hachidai Shogun Yoshimune'' (1995), Takehime * ''Minikui Ahiru no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Mori
Yoko Mori (森瑤子) (November 4, 1940 July 6, 1993) was a Japanese novelist, essayist, and translator who was known for writing popular romantic fiction. Her real name was Masayo Brackin ( Ito). Biography - Mori Yoko was born in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture, as the eldest daughter of Ito Mitsuo and Kieko. Her real name was Masayo Ito. She had one younger brother and one younger sister. - In 1941, due to her father's work, she lived in Manchu, China, until the age of four, returning to Japan just before the end of the war in March 1945. - At the age of six, in 1946, she began learning the violin at her father's suggestion. - In 1947, at the age of seven, her family moved from Yutenji to Shimokitazawa. During her elementary school years, she became familiar with the World Literature Collection. - From 1949 to 1965, her mother hosted exchange students from various countries including the United States, Germany, and Cambodia at their home. - At the age of 19, in 1959, she en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Minamino
, also known as Nanno (ナンノ), is a Japanese actress and singer. She is best known for playing Saki Asamiya in the second season of the live action ''Sukeban Deka'' television series. Though currently independent, Minamino was previously under the S1 Company, Southern Field, Sweet Basil and K Dash Group talent agencies. Early life and education Minamino was scouted during high school when she went to see a public recording. Moving from Hyōgo to Tokyo when she was seventeen, Minamino attended Horikoshi High School with Minako Honda and Yukiko Okada, graduating in 1986. Career Minamino made her debut television role in 1984 in ''Meimon Shiritsu Jōshi Kōkō''. She began working for the talent agency S1 Company at this time. Despite being a mostly unknown face in Japanese entertainment, Minamino was given an unusually large number of photos in a seinen manga magazine. This led to her being cast in 1985 in the role of Saki Asamiya in the second season of Fuji TV's ''Suk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Minamida
Yoko may refer to: People and fictional characters * Yoko (name), a Japanese feminine given name; variants include Yōko and Yohko, including a list of people and Japanese fictional characters (for non-Japanese characters, see the Arts and entertainment section) * Yoko Alender (born 1979), Estonian architect and politician * Yoko Ono (小野 洋子, born 1933), Japanese multimedia artist and wife of John Lennon * Yoko Gushiken (具志堅 用高, born 1955), Japanese professional boxer * Yoko Taro (横尾 太郎, born 1970), Japanese video game director * Madam Yoko (1849–1906), leader of the Mende people in Sierra Leone Places * Yoko, Benin, an arrondissement in the Plateau department of Benin * Yoko, Cameroon, a commune in the Mbam-et-Kim department of the Centre Region in Cameroon Arts and entertainment * ''Yoko'', a 2012 German film * ''Yoko'' (TV series), a Russian-Spanish 3D animated television series * "Yoko" (''Flight of the Conchords''), an episode of the tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōko Matsuoka
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Tokyo. She is affiliated with 81 Produce. Filmography Television animation ;1970's *''The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee'' (1974) (Denta) *'' Wakakusa no Charlotte'' (1977) (Jim) *''Anne of Green Gables'' (1979) (Laurette Bradley) *''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (Jill Ratokie, Tachi) *''Manga Sarutobi Sasuke'' (Sasuke Sarutobi) ;1980's *''Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari'' (Antonio) *''GoShogun'' (Kenta Sanada) *''Belle and Sebastian'' (Maria) *'' Dash Kappei'' (Todo) *'' City Hunter 2'' (1988) (Keiko Kashiwagi) *'' Moeru! Oniisan'' (1988) (Kenji Kokuho) *''Madö King Granzört'' (1989) (Haruka Daiichi) *''Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli'' (1989) (Akru) ;1990's *''Future GPX Cyber Formula'' (1991) ( Karl Richter von Randoll) *'' Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne'' (1991) ( Sayuri Kinniku, Konita, Phoenix Shizuko) *''Sailor Moon'' (1992) (ep.5 Iguara) *'' GeGeGe no Kitaro'' (fourth series 1996) (Kitarō) *''Himitsu no Akko-chan'' (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōko Maki (actress)
Yōko Maki (真木 よう子 ''Maki Yōko'', born Yōko Kanamori on October 15, 1982) is a Japanese actress signed to Soyokaze. Maki has appeared in several films including the 2004 film ''Infection'' and the 2004 American horror film '' The Grudge''. Biography Maki made her film debut at the age of 19 in the 2001 film ''Drug''. Her film career took off when she received the role of Aya in '' The Princess Blade'', a 2001 reimagining of the manga '' Lady Snowblood''. Maki later began performing on stage in the 2002 play ''Cross''. Marriage In November 2008, Maki announced that she had married former actor Reio Katayama, she also announced her pregnancy. On May 10, 2009, she gave birth to their only child, a daughter. They divorced in September 2015. Filmography Films TV dramas Direct-to-video films Commercials * Lotte - Ao Toppo (2000) *JR East - Omiya Station version (2005) * Meiji Seika - Xylish (2005) * TBS and Dentsu - Green Film Project: everyday (2008) * Shiseid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Kumada
is a Japanese gravure idol, singer, and YouTuber originally from Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Artist-house Pyramid Inc. Biography During her third year at Seki Shoko High School, Yoko Kumada applied for ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''s Miss Magazine swimsuit contest. She became a finalist during the contest, but dropped out due to the opposition of her mother. Kumada attended nursing school, but could not give up her dream of being an entertainer, so she participated in ''Audition'' magazine's 2001 Special Audition, where she caught the attention of talent agency Artist-house Pyramid. From 2002 to 2003, she was a member of the group "P-Girl" with Sachie Koike, Erika Itō, and Noriko Sagara. In 2006, Kumada released her first single after years of vocal training. A year later, she was appointed as the tourism ambassador of Gifu Prefecture's Hida/Mino Jiman Project. In 2011, at the request of boxer Kōki Kameda, Kumada served as a ring girl during his match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Koikawa
(born May 18, 1974, in Fukuoka, Japan) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the Women's 200m Backstroke event at the 1995 Summer Universiade The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII Summer Universiade, took place in Fukuoka, Japan. Emblem The symbol mark is a motif of "U", expressing passion and energy in the flickering flames of a burning torch. In the flames one sees bo ... in her hometown Fukuoka. References sports-reference 1974 births Living people Japanese female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Japanese female backstroke swimmers Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city) Swimmers from Fukuoka Prefecture FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan FISU Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
