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Nasubi is the Japanese word for "eggplant"; the nickname was chosen due to his 30 cm long face that was said to be shaped like a Japanese eggplant, as well as the producers having to cover his genitals with an animated eggplant for the television audience when Hamatsu was standing on camera due to his nudity. Hamatsu believed that he was being ...
Living in the Sky is a 2020 romance film directed by Shinji Aoyama (which was his final film before his death in 2022) from a screenplay written by himself and Chihiro Ikeda, based on lyricist Masato Odake's novel of the same title. It stars Mikako Tabe, with Yukino Kishii, Rie Mimura, Takanori Iwata in supporting roles. The film tells the ...
Nobody Knows (誰も知らない, Dare mo Shiranai) is a 2004 Japanese drama film based on the 1988 Sugamo child abandonment case. [2] The film is written, produced, directed and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda, and it stars Yuya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, and Hiei Kimura.
This was the first time he got a leading role in a film, for which he won many awards, including the Best New Artist Award at the 41st Hochi Film Awards, [40] [41] the New Actor Award at the 26TH Japan Movie Critics Awards, [42] and the Newcomer of the Year Award as well as Popularity Award at the 40th Japan Academy Film Prize for his role as ...
Takuya Kimura (Japanese: 木村 拓哉, Hepburn: Kimura Takuya, born November 13, 1972) is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia.
Hiroyuki Sanada MBE (真田 広之, Sanada Hiroyuki, né Shimozawa; 12 October 1960) [1] is a Japanese actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Japan Academy Film Prize, two Hochi Film Awards, a Mainichi Film Award, three Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, four Kinema Junpo Awards, and honors from the Yokohama Film Festival.
He has continued to work as an actor, such as in Takashi Miike's Ichi the Killer (2001). His film Chasuke's Journey was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival .
This is a list of Japanese actors who have their own Wikipedia articles. Note: All names must be written in standard [given name] + [family name] order and arranged ...