Ai Kato
Encyclopedia
Ai Kato is a Japanese
actress and model
.
Around 2003, a video of her bathing at an onsen
(hot spring
) surfaced on the internet. It was taken with a hidden camera and is believed to have been a botched extortion attempt by the Yakuza
.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
actress and model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
.
Around 2003, a video of her bathing at an onsen
Onsen
An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. As a volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth...
(hot spring
Hot spring
A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...
) surfaced on the internet. It was taken with a hidden camera and is believed to have been a botched extortion attempt by the Yakuza
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...
.
Filmography
- 新宿少年探偵団 (1998)
- Pokémon: Lord of the 'Unknown' TowerPokémon 3: The MoviePokémon 3: The Movie, originally released in Japan as , is a 2000 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama as the third feature-length Pokémon film. It was released in Japanese theaters on July 8, 2000, and the English adaptation, entitled Pokémon 3: Spell of the Unknown was released...
(劇場版ポケットモンスター 結晶塔の帝王; 2000) - 海猿 (Umizaru; 2004)
- Limit of Love 海猿 (Limit of Love: UmizaruLimit of Love: Umizaru, also known as Umizaru 2: Test of Trust is a 2006 action drama film directed by Eiichiro Hasumi. It is the 2nd feature length film and third of the Umizaru projects, following on from the film Umizaru and the 11-episode drama series Umizaru Evolution...
; 2006) - 海猿3: The Last Message (2010)
TV dramas
- Heaven Cannot Wait (天国に一番近い男; 1999)
- Abunai Hōkago (あぶない放課後; 1999)
- Manatsu no Merry Christmas (真夏のメリークリスマス; 2000)
- Ikebukuro West Gate ParkIkebukuro West Gate Park (TV series)was a wildly popular, highly influential Japanese television drama by screenwriter Kankuro Kudo, based on a novel by Ira Ishida, that initially aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System during the summer of 2000, and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. The success of the television series would launch a...
(池袋ウエストゲートパーク; 2000) - Young Father (やんパパ; 2003)
- Fūfu. (夫婦。; 2004)
- Otōto (弟; 2004)
- Umizaru Evolution (海猿; 2005)
- Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu MuikaHiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muikais a Japanese television special drama.The story is about a family of three sisters and one brother with a dog living and running a Japanese Ryokan in Tenjin-cho, Hiroshima near Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall....
(広島 昭和20年8月6日; 2005) - Fūrinkazan (風林火山 2006)
- Haken no Hinkaku (ハケンの品格 2007)
- Dream☆Again (ドリーム☆アゲイン 2007)
- Scrap Teacher ~Kyoushi Saisei~ (スクラップ･ティーチャー 2008)
- Majo Saiban (魔女裁判 2009)
- General Rouge no GaisenGeneral Rouge no Gaisenis a Team Batista no Eiko drama series is back for a second round. Atsushi Itō and Tōru Nakamura will reprise their lead roles. The initial season of "Team Batista" aired on Fuji TV in late 2008 and pulled in strong ratings, leading to a follow-up last October in the special episode "Nightingale no...
(ジェネラル・ルージュの凱旋 2010) - Ariadne no DanganAriadne no Danganis a TV series broadcast in Japan by Fuji TV. It is the sequel to Team Batista no Eiko and General Rouge no Gaisen.-Cast:* Atsushi Itō as Kōhei Taguchi* Tōru Nakamura as Keisuke Shiratori* Katsunori Takahashi as Yoshimasa Ikaruga...
(アリアドネの弾丸 2011) (ep8)