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Yusuke Kamiji
is a Japanese actor, singer, and tarento. In the music world, he is known simply as . Biography Kamiji graduated from Yokohama Senior High School. He belonged to the baseball club while in school, and played catcher. He and Daisuke Matsuzaka played together for one year, and when Matsuzaka joined the club, it was Kamiji who first practiced with him. Kamiji assumed uniform number 2 from autumn of his junior year, but handed it over to freshman Yoshio Koyama (currently with the Chunichi Dragons) because of a serious injury to his right elbow during practice. After high school, Kamiji attempted to enter university on a sports scholarship, but gave it up after the injury to his elbow. He then decided to make his way as an actor. He made his debut in the serial drama "LXIXVXE" on TBS in 1999. By this time, Daisuke Matsuzaka had made world headlines in the pros, and it was reported in several Japanese sports journals that his "former wife" had debuted as an actor. Kamiji ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokosuka, Kanagawa
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has a population of 373,797, and a population density of . The total area is . Yokosuka is the 11th-most populous city in the Greater Tokyo Area, and the 12th in the Kantō region. The city is home to United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Geography Yokosuka occupies most of Miura Peninsula, and is bordered by the mouth of Tokyo Bay to the east and Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean on the west. Surrounding municipalities * Hayama * Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama * Miura * Zushi History Pre-modern period The area around present-day Yokosuka City has been inhabited for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found stone tools and shell middens from the Japanese Paleolithic period and ceramic shards from the Jōmon and Kofun periods at numerous locations in the area. During the Heian period, local warlord Muraoka Tamemichi established Kinugasa Castle in 1063. He became the ancestor of the Miura clan, which subsequently dominate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rookies (manga)
''Rookies'' (stylized as ''ROOKIES'') is a Japanese '' shōnen'' manga series written and illustrated by Masanori Morita. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 1998 to August 2003, with the chapters collected in 24 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga has been adapted into a television series which was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System between April 19, 2008 and July 26, 2008. The series was later released on DVD by TC Entertainment, and the soundtrack released on June 28, 2008. The finale of the TV series was in the form of a film, called which premiered on Japanese cinemas on May 31, 2009. ''Rookies'' is one of the best-selling manga series, with over 21 million copies in circulation. ''Rookies'' is the story of an amateur teacher, Koichi Kawato, who is faced with the challenge of guiding a high school baseball club composed of delinquents. The students are wary of him and often threaten Kawato, but he refuses to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himawari (Yusuke Song)
is the Japanese word for sunflower. It may refer to: Companies *Himawari Theatre Group, located in Ebisunishi, Shibuya, Tokyo People with the given name *, Japanese women's basketball player Fiction *Himawari Kunogi (九軒ひまわり), a character in the manga and anime ''xxxHOLiC'' *''Himawari!'' (ひまわりっ!), an anime title *Himawari (nicknamed Hima), a character in the manga and anime ''Crayon Shin-chan'' *'' Himawari: Kenichi Legend'', a Japanese manga series *''Himawari'', an NHK Asadora from 1996 *Himawari Uzumaki (うずまきヒマワリ), a character in the manga and anime series ''Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' * Himawari Funetani (古谷 向日葵), a character in the manga and anime series ''YuruYuri'' * Himawari Shinomiya, a character in the anime series ''Vividred Operation'' Music Albums * ''Himawari'' (album), a 2000 album by Swayzak Songs *Himawari (Miho Fukuhara song) *Himawari (Ado song) *"Himawari" (ひまわり), a 2004 song by Mai Hoshimura *" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (film)
is a 2017 Japanese romance drama film starring Minami Hamabe, Takumi Kitamura, Keiko Kitagawa and Shun Oguri. Directed by Shō Tsukikawa, it is based on the 2015 novel ''I Want to Eat Your Pancreas'' by Yoru Sumino. Plot An introvert boy, Haruki Shiga, comes across a book in a hospital waiting room. Looking through the book, he discovers that it is a diary kept by his very popular classmate, a girl. The girl, Sakura Yamauchi, happens to see him holding her diary and reveals to him that she is secretly suffering from pancreatic cancer. Sakura then playfully forces Haruki to attend to all her whims and fancies. Initially, Haruki begrudgingly accedes to her requests, citing the excuse that he is merely putting up with a sick classmate. However, as time passes, he finds himself being drawn to her and he begins to enjoy the time he spends with her. Cast * Minami Hamabe as Sakura Yamauchi * Takumi Kitamura as Haruki Shiga ** Shun Oguri as adult Haruki * Karen Ōtomo as Kyōko Takimo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishida Mitsunari
was a Japanese samurai and military commander of the late Sengoku period of Japan. He is probably best remembered as the commander of the Western army in the Battle of Sekigahara following the Azuchi–Momoyama period of the 16th century. He is also known by his court title, Jibu-no-shō . Biography Mitsunari was born in 1559 at the north of Ōmi Province (which is now Nagahama, Shiga, Nagahama city, Shiga Prefecture), and was the second son of Ishida Masatsugu, who was a retainer for the Azai clan. His childhood name was Sakichi (). The Ishida withdrew from service after the Azai's defeat in 1573 at the Siege of Odani Castle. According to legend, he was a monk in a Buddhist temple before he served Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but the accuracy of this legend is doubted since it only came about during the Edo period. In 1577, Mitsunari met Toyotomi Hideyoshi, when the former was still young and the latter was the ''daimyō'' of Nagahama. Later, Mitsunari became a Hideyoshi samurai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Floating Castle
is a 2012 Japanese historical-drama film directed by Shinji Higuchi and Isshin Inudo, starring Mansai Nomura, and adapts Ryō Wada's novel (2007) of the same name. Set in feudal Japan, the film is based on the Siege of Oshi and depicts the struggle of Oshi's villagers in defending their fortress against Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaign against the Hojo clan. Against insurmountable odds, Narita Nagachika, the fortress's castellan, leads a group of 500 men against 20,000 men led by Ishida Mitsunari, part of Toyotomi clan's greater army of 200,000 samurai. Cast * Mansai Nomura as Nagachika Narita * Nana Eikura as Kaihime * Hiroki Narimiya as Sakamaki * Tomomitsu Yamaguchi as Izumi * Kōichi Satō as Tanba * Masachika Ichimura as Hideyoshi Toyotomi * Takehiro Hira as Masaie Natsuka * Takayuki Yamada as Yoshitsugu Otani * Yusuke Kamiji as Mitsunari Ishida * Masahiko Nishimura as Ujinaga Narita * Sei Hiraizumi as Yasusue Narita * Isao Natsuyagi as Monk * Takeo Nakahara as Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vancouver Asahi
is a 2014 Japanese-Canadian coproduced baseball drama film directed by Yuya Ishii, based on the true story of a Vancouver-based baseball team called the Vancouver Asahi which existed before the Second World War. It was released to Japanese theaters on December 20. Plot The film is set in Canada during the 1930s. Cast *Satoshi Tsumabuki as Reggie Kasahara *Kazuya Kamenashi as Roy Naganishi *Ryō Katsuji as Kei Kitamoto *Yusuke Kamiji as Tom Miyake *Sosuke Ikematsu as Frank Nojima * Kōichi Satō as Seiji Kasahara * Mitsuki Takahata as Emmy Kasahara Reception The film has grossed ¥882 million at the Japanese box office. The film was screened at the 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the People's Choice Award as the most popular film at the festival. See also *Asahi (baseball team) *List of baseball films *Japanese Canadians are Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Canadians are mostly concentrated in Western Canada, especially in the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai Hustle
is a 2014 Japanese jidaigeki comedy film directed by Katsuhide Motoki and starring Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kyoko Fukada and Tsuyoshi Ihara. It was released on 21 June 2014. It featured in the Japanese Film Festival in Australia in 2014 under the name Samurai Hustle. The film made its Los Angeles premiere at LA Eigafest 2014. It was followed by 2016's ''Samurai Hustle Returns''. Cast *Kuranosuke Sasaki *Kyoko Fukada *Tsuyoshi Ihara *Yasufumi Terawaki *Yusuke Kamiji *Yuri Chinen *Seiji Rokkaku as Imamura *Tokio Emoto is a Japanese actor. Biography Emoto's father is Akira Emoto, his mother is Kazue Tsunogae, and his brother is Tasuku Emoto. In 2003, Emoto had his acting debut in the film, '' Jam Films S''. Up until around 2011, he maintained a part-time jo ... Reception The film initially grossed ¥900 million in Japan. Its final box office tally was ¥1.55 billion yen.Eiren, "Box Office Statistics for 2014 in Japan." http://www.eiren.org/boxoffice_e/2014.html Accessed 2020-07 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crows Zero 2
is a 2009 Cinema of Japan, Japanese action film directed by Takashi Miike, written by Shogo Muto and produced by Mataichiro Yamamoto. It is a sequel to ''Crows Zero'', where Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki and Takayuki Yamada reprise their roles from the prequel. ''Crows Zero 2'' was released in Japan on 11 April 2009. Plot Eight months after triumphing over Serizawa Tamao, Takiya Genji struggles to attain supremacy at ''Suzuran All-Boys High School''. Following a decisive defeat at the hands of the legendary Rindaman and on the verge of graduating without fulfilling his goal, Genji grows desperate and begins challenging Rindaman regularly, but consistently gets defeated in the battle. Genji's situation escalates when he unwittingly breaks a non-aggression pact between Suzuran and a rival school ''Housen Academy'' by saving Kawanishi Noboru during a confrontation. Genji learns that the agreement between the two schools was established two years prior when Noboru viol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crows Zero
, also known as ''Crows: Episode 0'' is a 2007 Japanese action film directed by Takashi Miike with a screenplay by Shōgo Mutō. It is based on the manga ''Crows'' by Hiroshi Takahashi and stars Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki and Takayuki Yamada. The plot serves as a prequel to the manga and focuses on the power struggle between gang of students at Suzuran All-Boys High School. ''Crows Zero'' was released in Japan on 27 October 2007 and became a commercial success. It has spawned two sequels titled ''Crows Zero 2'' and '' Crows Explode'' as well as a manga adaptation released 13 November 2008. Plot Genji Takiya is a newly transferred high school senior who arrives at Suzuran All-Boys High School, which is infamous for its population of violent delinquents. During the freshman orientation assembly, the yakuza arrive at the school seeking vengeance on third-year Serizawa Tamao for assaulting some members of their gang. The thugs mistake Genji for their target and a br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
