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Yōji Tanaka
is a Japanese actor and tarento. He is often credited as BoBA. Career Born in Kiso, Nagano, Tanaka first began working for Japan National Railways after high school, but often went to the movies, including shows of indie and self-produced films. Becoming friends with young directors like Naoto Yamakawa, he left his job in 1990 and went to Tokyo, where he began working as an extra or lighting assistant on films by Naoto Takenaka, Junji Sakamoto, and others. After 1994 he concentrated on acting, eventually achieving fame in dramas like ''Hero''. His first television show in a starring role, '' Outdoor Rock'n Roll'', started broadcasting on BS Asahi in 2014. Filmography Film * ''I Like You, I Like You Very Much'' (1994) * '' Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration!'' (1995) * ''My Secret Cache'' (1997) * ''Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl'' (1999) * ''First Love'' (2000) * ''Kakashi'' (2001) * '' Ju-On: The Grudge'' (2002) * '' Last Life in the Universe'' (2003) * '' Kill Bill Vol. 1'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiso, Nagano (town)
is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 11,045 in 4892 households, and a population density of 23 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Kiso Town is listed as one of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan. Geography Kiso is located in mountainous southwest Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the west. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Matsumoto ** Shiojiri ** Ina ** Agematsu ** Kiso (village) ** Ōtaki ** Miyada *Gifu Prefecture ** Takayama ** Gero Climate The town has a climate characterized by characterized by warm and humid summers, and cold winters with heavy snowfall (Köppen climate classification ''Dfb''). The average annual temperature in Kiso is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . History The area of present-day Kiso was part of ancient Shinan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grudge
''The Grudge'' is a 2004 supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco, and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Takashige Ichise. A remake of Shimizu's 2002 Japanese horror film '' Ju-On: The Grudge'', it stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, KaDee Strickland, Clea DuVall, and Bill Pullman, and is the first installment in ''The Grudge'' film series which is based on the Japanese ''Ju-On'' films. Takako Fuji, Yuya Ozeki, and Takashi Matsuyama portray the characters Kayako Saeki, Toshio Saeki, and Takeo Saeki from the original films. The plot is told through a nonlinear sequence of events, and includes several intersecting subplots. After the success of American remake '' The Ring'' (2002), Sony Pictures had green-lit an American remake of ''Ju-On: The Grudge''. Shimizu, the writer and director of the original film, was hired to direct the film, from a screenplay written by Susco. Principal photography on the film began on January 26, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōshōnin
is a 2003 Japanese crime TV film directed by Takashi Miike. It was released in other regions under the title ''The Negotiator'' or simply ''Negotiator''. Plot Three man wearing motorcycle helmets rob a convenience store then abandon their vehicle outside a hospital. A group of people are taken hostage in the hospital and Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations. Ishida suggests allowing the three criminals to escape with three doctors as their hostages in order to let the other hostages go free. After this is done, Lt. Ado tries to understand the motive for the crime. He discovers that something else is behind the crime and that the hospital was not selected by chance. Cast *Hiroshi Mikami as Inspector Ishida * Mayu Tsuruta as Capt. Maiko Tohno *Shirō Sano as Lt. Ando *Kenichi Endō as Convenience store clerk *Masatō Ibu as Ishida's boss *Renji Ishibashi as Counselor Kanemoto * Kumi Nakamura as Mrs. Ishida *Shigemitsu Ogi * Oji Osuga * Kenji Takechi as SAT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What To Do With The Dead Kaiju?
''What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?'' ( ja, 大怪獣のあとしまつ, lit=''Aftermath of the Giant Monster'') is a 2022 Japanese comedy-drama ''kaiju'' film directed by Satoshi Miki, starring Ryosuke Yamada, Tao Tsuchiya and Gaku Hamada. It is a co-production between Toei and Shochiku, the first between the two. Story The great kaiju that struck fear to Japan has died. The public cheers and is relieved. The carcass is nicknamed "hope" for the various potentials it could have. However, the carcass rots as it laid there, and fears of an explosion arose. Thus, in order to dispose with the body, the young men and women of the Tokumutai faces the dangerous disposal as the fate of Japan hung on its success. Cast * Ryosuke Yamada as Arata Obinata * Tao Tsuchiya as Yukino Amane * Gaku Hamada as Masahiko Ame * Joe Odagiri as Ryo 'Blues' Aoshima * Toshiyuki Nishida as Kan Nishiotachime * as Seiichiro Shikishima * as Sayuri Renbutsu * Seiji Rokkaku as Hiroto Sugihara * Toshihiro Yashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Wandering
is a 2021 Japanese fantasy drama film, written and directed by Masakazu Kaneko. Starring Sho Kasamatsu, Junko Abe, Reiko Kataoka and Ken Yasuda, the film revolves around a young manga artist who is planning to write a manga about Japanese wolves. It had its premiere at 37th Warsaw Film Festival on October 8, 2021, now it was theatrically released in Japan on 19 February 2022. The film won Golden Peacock (Best Film) at the 52nd International Film Festival of India in November 2021. Synopsis A young manga artist who is planning to write a manga about Japanese wolves traces the memories of the past sleeping souls in the downtown Tokyo, triggered by the encounter between an injured woman and her family. Director Masakazu Kaneko explained, "The title of this work represents the "journey of life" that goes back and forth between reality and fantasy, experienced by a young hero who is absorbed in drawing manga." Cast * Sho Kasamatsu as Sosuke * Junko Abe as Midori / Kozue * Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homeland (film)
''Homeland'' ( ja, 家路, translit. Ieji) is a 2014 Japanese drama film directed by Nao Kubota. The film had its premiere in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Ken'ichi Matsuyama * Yûko Tanaka * Masaaki Uchino * Ken Mitsuishi * Yoji Tanaka * Renji Ishibashi * Sakura Ando * Takashi Yamanaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings The name Takashi can have multiple different meanings depending on which kanji is used to write it. Some possible writings of the name include: *江詩 - "estuary , inlet, poem" *隆 - "prospe ... References External links * 2014 films 2014 drama films 2014 directorial debut films Japanese drama films 2010s Japanese-language films Films about the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gokudō Meshi
is a Japanese manga series by Shigeru Tsuchiyama. It has been adapted into a live-action film also known as ''Sukiyaki'' in 2011. Cast * Tasuku Nagaoka as Kenta Nagoaka * Masanobu Katsumura as Shinta Minami * Motoki Ochiai as Shunsuke Aida * Gitaro as Chanko * Akaji Maro as Kosanro Hachinohe * Fumino Kimura as Shiori Mizushima * Tomoko Tabata as Aya Kurihara * Yōji Tanaka as Prison officer Ishihara * Houka Kinoshita as Prison officer Iwamoto * Denden as Gawara Gosho * Hana Kido as Chizuru Aida * Chika Uchida as Mari * Kazuo Kawabata Kazuo (カズオ, かずお) is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible spellings It has several written forms, and the meaning depends on the characters used (usually kanji, but sometimes hiragana). Common forms include: * 一雄: first son ... References External links Official site * 2006 manga Cooking in anime and manga Live-action films based on manga Films directed by Tetsu Maeda Futabasha manga Manga adapted into fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Change The World
"Change the World" is a song written by Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, and Wayne Kirkpatrick and recorded by country music artist Wynonna Judd. A cover version was recorded by English singer Eric Clapton for the soundtrack of the 1996 film ''Phenomenon''. The track was produced by R&B record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and was first released on Judd's album ''Revelations''. The Clapton release, recorded for Reprise and Warner Bros. Records, reached the top 40 in twenty countries and topped the charts in Canada, as well as ''Billboard'' magazine's Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40 charts in the United States. The single won eight awards, including three Grammy Awards at the 39th annual ceremony in 1997. Background and recording In an interview with ''American Songwriter'', Gordon Kennedy retold the recording history of the song: Although some of the recordings took place in London, most of the song's recording was conducted in Record Plant studios in Los Angeles wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukiyaki Western Django
is a 2007 English-language Japanese Western film directed by Takashi Miike. The title of the film refers to the Japanese dish ''sukiyaki'' as well as Sergio Corbucci's Spaghetti Western film '' Django.'' The film was produced by Sedic International, Geneon Universal Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Dentsu, TV Asahi, Shogakukan, A-Team, Nagoya Broadcasting Network and Tokyu Recreation. It also takes inspiration from the "Man with No Name" stock character variously used in the Spaghetti Western genre but most notably in the ''Dollars'' trilogy by Sergio Leone (initially inspired by Akira Kurosawa's jidaigeki film ''Yojimbo''). The film features an ensemble cast that includes Hideaki Itō, Kōichi Satō, Yūsuke Iseya, Masanobu Andō, Masato Sakai, Yoji Tanaka, Renji Ishibashi, Sansei Shiomi, Takaaki Ishibashi, Shun Oguri, Quentin Tarantino, Yutaka Matsushige, Yoshino Kimura, Teruyuki Kagawa and Kaori Momoi. Inspired by the historical rivalry between the Genji and He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Note
''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May 2006, with its 108 chapters collected in 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story follows Light Yagami, a teen genius who discovers a mysterious notebook: the "Death Note", which belonged to the '' shinigami'' Ryuk, and grants the user the supernatural ability to kill anyone whose name is written in its pages. The series centers around Light's subsequent attempts to use the Death Note to carry out a worldwide massacre of individuals whom he deems immoral and to create a crime-free society, using the alias of a god-like vigilante named "Kira", and the subsequent efforts of an elite Japanese police task force, led by enigmatic detective L, to apprehend him. A 37-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Madhouse and directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Sea Monster Reigo
also known as ''Reigo: The Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato'' is a 2008 independently-made Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film by Shinpei Hayashiya. Veteran artist Keita Amemiya designed the titular monster. The film's original working title was ''Reigo vs. Yamato'' (レイゴー対大和 - ''Reigô tai Yamatô).'' The film, set in World War II, depicts the story of the real-life Japanese battleship, the '' Yamato'', which is confronted in the Pacific Ocean by giant monsters, including the most fearsome of them all, Reigo. The film was released on home video in the United States in 2019 under the title ''Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters''. Plot In September 1942, Captain Yamagami (Susumu Kurobe) is ordered to rendezvous the Yamato with the Combined Fleet that is gathering at the Truk Islands (aka Chuuk Islands) in Micronesia, a key strategic point in the South Pacific. With beautiful clear blue skies above and surrounded by coral reefs below, this South Seas paradise became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hotel Venus
''The Hotel Venus'' ( ko, 호텔 금성, ja, ホテル ビーナス) is a 2004 Korean-language Japanese drama film directed by Hideta Takahata. It was released on March 6, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan, and in South Korea on September 10, 2004. At the Cannes Film Market in France it was released May 14, 2004. Synopsis In a strange world there is a secret hotel behind a shabby diner called the Venus Café, harbouring some unusual people where compelling secrets lie in each resident's heart—torturing secrets that have broken their emotional boundaries in the past. In this bittersweet, heart-wrenching story, there is a man by the name of Chonan ( Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) who lives in the attic and works as a waiter or handyman at the hotel. Room 1 is shared by two residents: an alcoholic doctor named Doctor ( Teruyuki Kagawa), and Wife (Miki Nakatani), who used to be a nurse but now works as a hostess living in the hope of Doctor's recuperation. In Room 3 lives a bubbly girl by the name of Soda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
