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news: movie awards
Japanese films win at Berlin
Sun, February 17, 2008 (5:33pm EST)
Yoji Yamada's "Kaabee" failed to take home a Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, which came to a close on Saturday, but three other Japanese films walked away with prizes.
Director Izuru Kumasaka won Best First Feature with his "Asyl - Park and Love Hotel." Naoko Ogigami's "Megane" was awarded the Manfred Salzgeber Prize, which recognizes a film "that broadens the boundaries of cinema today" and helps provide distribution for the film in Europe.
Koji Wakamatsu's "United Red Army" earned two prizes: the NETPAC Prize (given to an Asian film) and a CICAE Prize (awarded by the Confederation Internationale des Cinemas d'Art et d'Essai) for Best Film in the festival's Forum section.
The full list of awards and winners can be found at the festival's website. |
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news: comedian
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Though he doesn't usually perform solo, Nadagi Takeshi (37) became the first comedian to repeat as winner of the R-1 Grand Prix on Saturday, winning |
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news: celebrity
Mickey Curtis marries piano teacher
Mon, February 18, 2008 (4:27am EST)
Singer and actor Mickey Curtis has married again, it was learned on Sunday. His partner is a 36-year-old piano teacher who has never been married before. This is the third wedding for Curtis, who turns 70 in July.
The pair met by chance in May of last year, as they live in the same neighborhood. With many common interests, they got along very well, and Curtis proposed around Christmastime. They formally registered their marriage last month and have already started living together.
Curtis previously married talento Mari Yoshimura in 1961, but they divorced three years later. In 1971 he had his second marriage, which lasted until 2002.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: celebrities
Celebrities run in Tokyo Marathon
Mon, February 18, 2008 (4:45am EST)
The 2008 Tokyo Marathon took place on Sunday. It was won by Switzerland's Viktor Rothlin, whose time of 2:07:23 is a new Swiss record. Arata Fujiwara of Japan finished second at 2:08:40, beating Kenya's Julius Gitahi by 17 seconds.
Many celebrities also ran in the marathon. Actor Masato Wada (of D-BOYS) fared the best, finishing in under three hours (2:57:59). Hiroshi Neko also did well (3:48:57), while Miyazaki governor Hideo Higashikokubaru completed the race in 4:42:27. Of the several NTV announcers who participated, Takashi Suzuki was the first to finish, clocking in at 4:27:33.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: dorama
Kimutaku to play Prime Minister in Fuji TV drama
Mon, February 18, 2008 (9:51pm EST)
Next season, Fuji TV's Monday night drama will star the ever-popular Takuya Kimura. He plays an elementary school teacher who, due to some circumstances, gets involved in the world of politics and eventually becomes the Prime Minister of Japan.
The show, which is currently untitled, is being produced by Hiroyuki Goto. The script is being handled by Yasushi Fukuda, who has written for popular dramas such as "HERO" and "Galileo." Kensaku Sawada ("Saiyuki," "Hero Special") is directing.
Eri Fukatsu co-stars as Kimura's secretary, an ambitious woman aiming to reform the country. She and Kimura last appeared together in the 2002 drama series "Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi."
The drama starts shooting next month and will begin airing in April.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: voice actress
Halko Momoi to perform in Hawaii
Tue, February 19, 2008 (3:32am EST)
Voice actress and singer Halko Momoi will appear at this year's Honolulu Festival, which takes place on March 14-16. She will perform twice at the Hawaii Convention Center, on March 15 and 16.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: dorama SP
Second special for "Attention Please" announced
Tue, February 19, 2008 (3:57pm EST)
The 2006 Fuji TV drama series "Attention Please" is returning to television for a second special episode. The series starred Aya Ueto as Yoko Misaki, a young woman training to become a flight attendant. In January of last year, Fuji TV aired the first special, which featured Yoko flying to Honolulu.
This time, Yoko will face new troubles as she flies to Sydney, Australia. The story also involves a major event for the instructor Mikami, played by Miki Maya. Other returning cast members include Saki Aibu, Chihiro Otsuka, and Kotaro Koizumi, though it is not yet clear whether Ryo Nishikido will be back. Yuichi Sato will again be directing.
Fuji TV will broadcast the special at 9:30pm on April 3.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: dorama
Kanjiya, Kaname co-star in detective comedy
Tue, February 19, 2008 (5:12pm EST)
Actress Shihori Kanjiya, who currently stars in NHK's morning drama "Chiritotechin," has been chosen for another starring role next season. She will appear in a TV Asahi mystery/comedy series, tentatively titled "Kimi Hannin Janai yo ne?"
"Chiritotechin" started filming last June and its final episode is scheduled to finish shooting on the 22nd of this month. Kanjiya will have little time to rest before she starts filming for the TV Asahi series in mid-March.
The drama features Kanjiya as Sakura Morita, a peculiar "freeter" (freelance part-timer) who dreams of becoming a mystery novel writer. While switching between various jobs throughout the series, she also becomes an assistant to Officer Utagawa (Jun Kaname), a detective who discovers her excellent memory and reasoning skills. On the other hand, Utagawa (who has just joined the police ranks through his father's connections) is fairly inept and has a tendency to fall in love with female suspects.
"Kimi Hannin Janai yo ne?" premieres in April and will occupy TV Asahi's Friday 11:15pm time slot, which has previously been the home of successful mystery series such as "Jikou Keisatsu" and "Trick."
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: dorama
"Hisho no Kagami" manga gets live-action series
Tue, February 19, 2008 (6:22pm EST)
Starting in April, TV Tokyo will broadcast a live-action adaptation of Kei Horito's manga "Hisho no Kagami," also known as "The Model of Secretary." It will air in the network's "Drama 24" time slot (12:12am on Friday nights).
The story revolves around a temp secretary named Yu Kagami who has no luck with finding a boyfriend. However, her true strength is her sense of justice. She faces off against various problems, such as the sexual harassment caused by her male co-workers and the incompetence of her company's president, who values his mistress more than the company.
Cast details have not yet been revealed.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: comedian
As one half of the Yoshimoto duo Football Hour, comedian Iwao Nozomu (32) may be popular but he's not supposed to get the girl. As the comedy agency's No.1 "ugly" star for three years running, his romantic misadventures are part of his appeal and marketability. So his connection with a popular 24-year-old porn actress is all the more surprising. The weekly gossip magazine "Flash" photographed Iwao and Itoya Mei on a date at a Tokyo izakaya earlier this month, after which they spent the night at Iwao's apartment. They have been spotted out together on several separate occasions, though their agencies say they are just friends. They met last year when Iwao cast Itoya in the segment he directed of a Yoshimoto omnibus movie. A junior college graduate, Itoya worked in a nursery before starting nude modeling and porn video appearances in 2006. She also has one of the AV (adult video) industry's most popular blogs.
Source: www.japan-zone.com |
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news: music charts
Charts: m-flo, Porno Graffiti
Thu, February 21, 2008 (4:55am EST)
At the end of the sales week, m-flo's "Award SuperNova -Loves Best-" managed to take #1 on the albums chart, selling close to 86,000 copies. This barely beat out Ikimono Gakari's "Life Album" by fewer than 3,500 copies.
Kumi Koda still had a strong showing, falling only two spots to sit at #3, ahead of Ayaka Hirahara's new release, "Jupiter." Perfume had the only other new entry in the top ten, taking #9 with a box set of their indie-label singles, titled "Fan Service ~Prima Box~."
On the singles chart, Porno Graffiti ranked 1st with about 63,500 copies of "Anata ga Koko ni Itara," the theme song of the movie "Naoko." Kiyoshi Hikawa's "Genkai Funauta" and the GazettE's "Guren" held the next two spots.
Other new singles in the top ten were held by Shonannokaze (#6), TVXQ (#8), Every Little Thing (#9), and melody. (#10).
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artiste
Shotgun marriage for SHAZNA guitarist
Wed, February 20, 2008 (3:56am EST)
AOI, the 35-year-old guitarist of rock band SHAZNA, got married on January 3. His wife is 27-year-old Akira Morimoto, an actress and lyricist. The couple had been dating for a year and a half, and Morimoto is now expecting their first child in June.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artistes
unicorn table at Tora-Con
Wed, February 20, 2008 (5:13am EST)
Tora-Con 2008 has announced that pop/rock duo unicorn table will be attending the convention as a musical guest. They will perform live during the one-day event, which is being held on April 26 at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: stage play
"Kurobe no Taiyou" being adapted to stage
Wed, February 20, 2008 (5:43am EST)
"Kurobe no Taiyou," a 1968 film directed by Kei Kumai that starred Yujiro Ishihara and Toshiro Mifune, is being adapted as a stage play. The movie has not been seen by the public in 40 years, as Ishihara requested that it never be broadcast on television or released on video or DVD.
The original movie was one of the biggest successes of its time. The story recounted the construction of the largest dam in Japan, the Kurobe dam in the Toyama Prefecture. The movie's climax was a flood scene which resulted in Ishihara fracturing a thumb during filming. For the stage version, a 20,000-liter water tank is being prepared to reenact the scene.
Shido Nakamura is replacing Ishihara as the star in the production, which will be the first play handled by film director Kiyoshi Sasabe. Mifune's successor has not yet been cast.
The play will open at the Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka on October 5.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: keitai drama
Erika Toda stars in keitai drama based on Monkey Majik song
Wed, February 20, 2008 (6:10am EST)
The latest creation from Fuji TV's "mudra" ("music + drama") project stars actress Erika Toda. Produced in collaboration with FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC, "mudra" are short dramas based on songs that are then distributed online.
Toda's drama is based on the song "Lily," which was released by the band Monkey Majik while they were still on an independent label. Directed by Fuji TV's Michio Mitsuno and written by Yumiko Inoue, the comical story depicts a young woman (Toda) sending a video letter to her ex-boyfriend (Yoshihiko Hosoda).
The drama consists of 3 episodes, each roughly 5-7 minutes in length. The episodes will be sold for 210 yen apiece, available for mobile phones through NTT DoCoMo's iMovie Gate site starting on the 20th, and through Fuji TV's Fuji Melo site starting on March 3.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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news: artiste/music
Kohinata to appear in "Kita Yoshio" theme song PV
Wed, February 20, 2008 (2:50pm EST)
Singer Masayoshi Yamazaki, who does the theme song of the Fuji TV drama series "A$hita no Kita Yoshio," will make a guest appearance on the show. During the 8th episode (February 26), Yamazaki will be seen on screen, though he will not interact with lead actor Fumiyo Kohinata.
However, Kohinata will also appear in the music video for the theme song, "Mayonaka no Boon Boon," which is being released as a single on March 12. In the video, he and Yamazaki meet and spend time together at a batting cage. This is Kohinata's first time appearing in a PV.
Source: www.tokyograph.com |
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