Japanese films of 2007
Encyclopedia
A list of films released in Japan
in 2007 (see 2007 in film
).
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 2007 (see 2007 in film
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
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| 2007 2007 in film This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007... |
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| 5 Centimeters Per Second | Makoto Shinkai Makoto Shinkai , better known by the stage name , is a Japanese anime director, animator, and voice actor. A native of the Koumi Nagano Prefecture in Japan, he studied Japanese literature at Chuo University. He traces his passion for creation to the manga, anime, and novels he was exposed to while in middle... |
Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
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| Adultery Addiction: Sensual Daze Adultery Addiction: Sensual Daze is a 2007 Japanese Pink film directed by Yumi Yoshiyuki. It won the Silver Prize at the 20th annual Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Lead actress Sakurako Kaoru was also given the Best Actress, second place prize for her performance in the film.-Cast:... |
Yumi Yoshiyuki Yumi Yoshiyuki is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's... |
Sakurako Kaoru Sakurako Kaoru is a Japanese gravure model, AV idol and pink film actress. First coming to prominence as an award-winning AV actress, Kaoru successfully made the transition to the theatrically released softcore pink film genre... Yumi Yoshiyuki Yumi Yoshiyuki is a Japanese film director, actress, and screenwriter best known for her work in the pink film genre.-Life and career:While studying economics at Dokkyo University, Yoshiyuki developed a love of film. She debuted as an actress in the pink film genre in 1993 in director Toshiki Satō's... |
Pink | Silver Prize & Best Actress, 2nd place, Pink Grand Prix Pink Grand Prix The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public.... |
| Anata wo Wasurenai Anata wo Wasurenai 26 Years Diary is a biopic that tells the story of Lee Su-hyon's life and death.... |
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| Appleseed Ex Machina : The Movie Appleseed Ex Machina Appleseed Ex Machina is a 2007 Japanese animated CG film and is the sequel to the 2004 Appleseed film, similarly directed by Shinji Aramaki, and was produced by Hong Kong director and producer John Woo. It was released on October 20, 2007 in Japan and made its American premiere at the Jules Verne... |
Shinji Aramaki Shinji Aramaki is a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer, born in Fukuoka Prefecture. He was a member of Artmic.He is noted for work on powered exoskeletons and his mecha and CG design on several anime series.-As director:... |
Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... /Computer animation Computer animation Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images.... |
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| BLEACH the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion is the second animated film adaptation of the anime and manga series Bleach. The film is directed by Noriyuki Abe and co-written by Michiko Yokote and Masahiro Ōkubo, and the theatrical release was on December 22, 2007. The theme music for the movie is by Sambomaster... |
Noriyuki Abe Noriyuki Abe is a Japanese anime director, storyboard artist, and sound director. He is best known for working with Studio Pierrot on major hits such as Ninku, Flame of Recca, Bleach, and Yu Yu Hakusho... |
Voices of Masakazu Morita Masakazu Morita is a seiyū and actor born in Tokyo, Japan. He currently works for Aoni Production. He is also the host of the radio show, Bleach B-Station. Morita is perhaps best known for his roles as Ichigo Kurosaki , Tidus , Auel Neider , Pegasus Seiya , Troy Bolton is a seiyū and actor born in Tokyo, Japan.... , Romi Park, Fumiko Orikasa Fumiko Orikasa is a Japanese voice actress and singer who works for Atomic Monkey. Her record label is Geneon Entertainment. Shopping is one of her hobbies. She is a skilled dancer, and is referred to as "Oririn" by fellow voice actors and fans. She also performed a fair number of anime insert and character image... , Kentarō Itō Kentaro Ito is a seiyū who was born in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. He has been affiliated with Mediarte since May 2009.- Notable anime roles :* Ai No Kusabi - Riki* Ao no Exorcist - Shiratori/Astaroth* Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP - Brett Astaire... |
Supernatural/action/anime | Based on a manga/anime series created by Tite Kubo Tite Kubo , known by his pen name , is a Japanese manga artist. His most significant work is the manga series Bleach.-Biography:Kubo was the son of a town council member in Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima. He never took drawing seriously until he was 17, and after reading the manga Saint Seiya which... /Sequel to Memories of Nobody Bleach: Memories of Nobody Bleach: Memories of Nobody is a 2006 animated film adaptation of the anime and manga series Bleach. Directed by Noriyuki Abe and written by Masashi Sogo, the film was first released in Japanese theaters on December 16, 2006. The DVD was released in Japan on September 5, 2007... |
| Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust is a 2007 Japanese science fiction comedy film directed by Yasuo Baba available with English sub-titles. The plot centers on traveling in time from 2007 to 1990 and in the process compares some everyday things between 1990 and 2007 is a 2007 Japanese science fiction comedy film directed by Yasuo... |
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| Crayon Shin-chan: The Singing Bomb Crayon Shin-chan is a Japanese manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui.Crayon Shin-chan follows the adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, baby sister, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.... |
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| Crows ZERO Crows ZERO is a film based on the manga Crows by Hiroshi Takahashi. The film was directed by Takashi Miike, written by Shogo Muto and stars Shun Oguri and Takayuki Yamada... |
Takashi Miike Takashi Miike is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions... |
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| Dear Friends Dear Friends (film) is a 2007 drama film written by Japanese author YOSHI and directed by film director Kazuyuki Morosawa. The film stars Keiko Kitagawa and Yuika Motokariya in its lead roles.... |
Keiko Kitagawa Keiko Kitagawa is a Japanese actress and former model. She was an exclusive model for the Japanese Seventeen magazine from late 2003 to mid 2006, and left modeling when she left the magazine. Her first acting role was Sailor Mars in the Sailor Moon live action show Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon , and after her role... Yuika Motokariya Yuika Motokariya is a Japanese actress. She is signed with the Stardust Promotion agency.-Dramas:* 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi sensei Season 6 * Satokibi Batake no Uta * Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu * Fight... |
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| Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure | Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
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| Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users | ||||
| Eiga De Tojo-Tamagotchi: Dokidoki! Uchuu no Maigotchi!? Eiga De Tojo-Tamagotchi: Dokidoki! Uchuu no Maigotchi!? Tamagotchi: The Movie , literally Appearing on Film: Tamagotchi—Lost Child In Space!?) is the first Tamagotchi feature film. It was released in movie theaters by Toho on December 15, 2007, and on DVD on July 23, 2008 in Japan... |
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| Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone is a 2007 Japanese animated film written and chief directed by Hideaki Anno. It is the first of four films released in the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy based on the original anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was produced and co-distributed by Anno's Studio Khara in partnership with Gainax... |
Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
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| Gakkō no Kaidan | Hirohisa Sasaki Hirohisa Sasaki is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Filmography:*Totoshi: Taagetto 1: Seifuku o Nuida Bijin Hisho *Crazy Lips *Gore from Outer Space *Chi o Sū Uchū: Gaiden: Henshin... |
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| GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai is a direct-to-video tokusatsu movie. The DVD was released in February 2007. The movie celebrates the 30 year anniversary of the Super Sentai Series.-Plot:... |
Tokusatsu Tokusatsu is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects .... V-Cinema V-Cinema Japanese is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. The term is a trademark of Toei Company but is widely used in the West to describe any Japanese direct-to-video release. In Japan the term used is... |
30th anniversary film for Super Sentai Super Sentai The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi... franchise |
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| Hero Hero (2007 film) Hero is a film based on the 2001 TV series of the same name.Casting of this film, with the original casts from the TV series, includes the new casts from the special drama, which aired in 2006... |
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| Jūken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hō-Hō! Hong Kong Great Deciding Match | Shōjirō Nakazawa | Hiroki Suzuki Hiroki Suzuki is a Japanese actor and singer from Kitakami city, Iwate Prefecture. He is known most notably for his roles as Shuichiro Oishi in The Prince of Tennis , and as Jyan Kandou in the tokusatsu television series, Juken Sentai Gekiranger... , Mina Fukui Mina Fukui is a Japanese actress, tarento & model from Nabari, Mie Prefecture. She works under the Horipro talent agency.- Career :Even though she had been featured as a guest or assistant in several shows during the 1990s and early 2000s, it was after the first Mōdoru Audition in 2003 that she effectively... , Manpei Takagi Manpei Takagi is a Japanese actor from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He portrayed in the Super Sentai Series Juken Sentai Gekiranger. He has a twin brother named Shinpei, who guest starred in the 38th episode of Gekiranger as a fake Retsu.- Television :... , Hirofumi Araki Hirofumi Araki is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known most notably for his roles as Sadaharu Inui in The Prince of Tennis , and as The Black Lion Rio in the tokusatsu television series Juken Sentai Gekiranger... , Yuka Hirata Yuka Hirata is a Japanese actress, tarento, and gravure idol from Hokkaidō. She portrayed in the Super Sentai Series Juken Sentai Gekiranger. She has also appeared in Food Fight, an episode of Carlos, and several idol videos.- Television :... , Mayumi Ono, Yingling Yingling Yingling may refer to:* Yinling, a Japan-based Taiwanese swimsuit model* D. G. Yuengling & Son, a United States brewing company* Charlie Yingling - baseball player* Paul Yingling - a United States Army officer... |
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| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Phantom Blood , initially referred to as , is the first story arc of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It spans the first 44 chapters of the series, which were collected in Vol. 1-5 of the Jump Comics tankōbon editions.-Plot:... |
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| Kamen Rider the Next Kamen Rider The Next is a 2007 Japanese tokusatsu film directed by Ryuta Tasaki and written by Toshiki Inoue. The film was released on October 27, 2007. The film borrows elements from the Kamen Rider V3 television series and is a sequel to the Kamen Rider The First movie... |
Ryuta Tasaki | Masaya Kikawada Masaya Kikawada is a Japanese actor. His most prominent role has been as Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider #1 in the film Kamen Rider The First and its sequel Kamen Rider The Next. He was also in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon as Sailor Jupiter's love interest Motoki Furuhata, as well as the sequel to Battle Royale, Battle... , Hassei Takano Hassei Takano born in Chiba Prefecture is a Japanese actor. He has portrayed various superheroes in tokusatsu dramas, beginning with in Ultraman Gaia in 1998, a role he reprised in the 2008 film Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers... , Hiroshi Miyauchi Hiroshi Miyauchi is a prolific Japanese actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is best known for playing some of the most memorable roles in Tokusatsu history, such as Kazami Shiro in Kamen Rider V3 and Ken Hayakawa in Kaiketsu Zubat... , Eiji Wentz Eiji Wentz is a Japanese singer, entertainer, and actor. He is a member of the singer-songwriter duo WaT, and belongs to the production company Burning Productions.-Early career:... |
Tokusatsu Tokusatsu is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects .... |
Borrows elements of Kamen Rider V3 Kamen Rider V3 is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the second installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series, and the direct sequel to the original Kamen Rider... /Sequel to Kamen Rider The First Kamen Rider the First is a 2005 Japanese tokusatsu film. The film is an adaptation of the television series Kamen Rider, though there are many differences between the film and the original programme; some of these, however, are due to a closer reliance on the original Kamen Rider manga by Shotaro Ishinomori... |
| Koizora Koizora , or for short, is a 2005 best-selling Japanese coming of age and romance novel written by Mika. Originally posted on the cell phone website "Mahō no iLand" , where chapters would be released exclusively for mobile reading, Koizora received a hard print publication from Starts Publications in... |
[Aragaki Yui] | [Haruma Miura] | Romance Romance film Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus... |
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| Maiko Haaaan!!! Maiko Haaaan!!! -Plot:Kimihiko Onizuka is a salaryman infatuated with maiko and whose greatest goal in life is to play a party game called "yakyuken" with one. Upon being transferred to his company's Kyoto branch, he dumps his coworker girlfriend Fujiko and makes his first ever visit to a geisha house... |
Nobuo Mizuta | Sadao Abe Sadao Abe is a Japanese actor and musician from Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and his real name is . His popularity started as the lead singer of the Japanese rock band Group Tamashii... |
Comedy Comedy film Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences... |
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| Matouqin Nocturne Matouqin Nocturne is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Takeo Kimura and starring Yamaguchi Sayoko and Seijun Suzuki. It is abstract and focused around the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.... |
Takeo Kimura Takeo Kimura was a Japanese art director, writer and film director. Beginning his career in 1945 he art-directed well over 200 films. He was one of Japan's best known art directors, most famously for his collaborations with cult director Seijun Suzuki through the 1960s at the Nikkatsu Company, exemplified by... |
Yamaguchi Sayoko | Abstract film Abstract film Abstract film is a subgenre of experimental film. Its history often overlaps with the concerns and history of visual music. Some of the earliest abstract motion pictures known to survive are those produced by a group of German artists working in the early 1920s, a movement referred to as Absolute... |
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| Master Of Thunder Master of Thunder Master of Thunder also known as Legend of Seven Monks and Master of Thunder: Kessen!! Fuuma ryuuko-den is a 2006 Japanese martial-arts film starring Sonny Chiba.-Plot:... |
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| Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers Molester's Train: Sensitive Fingers aka is a 2007 Japanese Pink film directed by Yoshikazu Katō. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Director Katō and screenwriter Hideo Jōjō were also given awards for the film, as was Miki Arakawa, for Best New Actress. The Kansai region Pinky Ribbon Awards also... |
Yoshikazu Katō Yoshikazu Katō is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Yoshikazu Katō was born in Kyoto in 1972, and became a fan of the pink film while still in junior high school. He graduated from the Nikkatsu Visual Arts Academy in 1993, and began working in the film industry in 1995... |
Miki Arakawa | Pink | Best Film of the year, Pink Grand Prix Pink Grand Prix The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public.... |
| The Mourning Forest The Mourning Forest The Mourning Forest is an 2007 Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase. It won the Grand prix at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It tells the story of a nurse who is grieving for her dead child... |
Naomi Kawase | Won the Grand Prix at Cannes 2007 Cannes Film Festival The 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the sixtieth, ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights opened the festival, and Denys Arcand's The Age of Ignorance closed... |
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| Naruto: Shippūden the Movie Naruto: Shippuden the Movie , is a 2007 film directed by Hajime Kamegaki and written by Junki Takegami. It is the fourth movie in the Naruto movie series. It was released on DVD in Japan on April 23, 2008 and on DVD in the US on November 10, 2009. It was announced that the US DVD could be pre-ordered along with the limited... |
Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
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| One Piece the Movie: Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates | Mayumi Tanaka Mayumi Tanaka is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo currently affiliated with Aoni Production.She is best known for the roles of Ryuunosuke Fujinami in Urusei Yatsura, Pazu in Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece, Krillin, Yajirobe and Uranai Baba in Dragon Ball... , Kazuya Nakai Kazuya Nakai is a Japanese voice actor who was born in Hyōgo-ku, Kobe. He is currently attached to Aoni Production.-Overview:Kazuya Nakai debuted in After War Gundam X as Witz Sou.... , Akemi Okamura Akemi Okamura is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Tokyo who works for Mausu Promotion. She has had at least one song appear on the NHK program Minna no Uta. Okamura made her debut as Fio Piccolo in the 1992 film Porco Rosso.-Television Animation:... , Kappei Yamaguchi Kappei Yamaguchi , better known by his stage name of , is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Fukuoka, affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox.He is best known for the roles of Ranma Saotome , Jackson Neil , Tombo , Yattaro , InuYasha , Ryuichi Sakuma , L , Usopp... , Hiroaki Hirata Hiroaki Hirata is a male seiyū from Tokyo. He stands at 175 centimeters , and is a member of Gekidan Subaru.He is most known for the roles of Sanji , Sha Gojyo , and the Narrator of Digimon Adventure... , Ikue Ōtani Ikue Otani is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo, most famous as the voice of Pikachu in the Pokémon anime series and products and the voice of Tony Tony Chopper in the manga and anime series One Piece. She is currently attached to Mausu Promotion... , Yuriko Yamaguchi Yuriko Yamaguchi Yuriko Yamaguchi is the name of:*Yuriko Yamaguchi , Japanese voice actor*Yuriko Yamaguchi , Japanese-American artist... , Misa Watanabe Misa Watanabe is a Japanese voice actress . She is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. She is well known for voicing Nefertari Vivi in One Piece. She is the official Japanese dub-over artist for Cameron Diaz.-Television Animation:*Absolute Boy - Hana Tokimiya... |
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| Piano no Mori Piano no Mori is an ongoing manga by Makoto Isshiki, about Shuhei Amamiya, who transfers to Moriwaki Elementary filled with hope and ambition about his new life... |
Masayuki Kojima Masayuki Kojima is a Japanese animator, director, and member of the renowned animation studio Madhouse. He was born on March 11, 1961 in Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, and is a twenty year plus veteran of the anime industry.-Personal history:... |
Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
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| Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo to Pāru Diaruga VS Parukia VS Dākurai | 10th movie of Pokémon Pokémon (anime) , abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets... |
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| Shakugan no Shana : The Movie Shakugan no Shana , also known simply as Shana, is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi, with illustrations by Noizi Ito. The series includes 25 novels released between November 2002 and October 2011 published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint... |
Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
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| Shindo Shindo In Japanese, Shindo may refer to:In Japanese, Shindo or Shindō may refer to:-People:Japanese surnames, e.g. 新藤, 進藤:* Kaneto Shindō, Japanese film director* Naomi Shindō, Japanese voice actress-Fictional characters:... |
Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... |
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| Summer Days with Coo Summer Days with Coo is a 2007 Japanese animated film about a kappa and its impact on an ordinary suburban family, directed by Keiichi Hara.-Reception:The film won the Best Animation Film award at the 2008 Mainichi Film Awards and was nominated for Best Animation Film at the 2008 Japanese Academy Awards, and for Best... |
Keiichi Hara Keiichi Hara is a Japanese director of animated films.-Biography:What started Hara on his career as an animation creator was visiting an animation film company as part of his job hunting activities after graduating from Tokyo Designer Gakuin College . He recklessly left the tour, an act normally forbidden for... |
Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
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| Sword of the Stranger Sword of the Stranger is a 2007 Japanese anime feature film directed by Masahiro Andō and produced by Bones. The film follows Kotaro, a young boy who is hunted by the Ming from China for mysterious reasons. Among the Ming is a fearsome Western fighter named Luo-Lang, whose only desire is to find a worthy opponent... |
Masahiro Andō | Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
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| Tetsujin Nijūhachi-gō: Hakuchū no Zangetsu Tetsujin 28-go is a 1956 manga written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who also created Giant Robo. The series centred on the adventures of a young boy named Shotaro Kaneda, who controlled a giant robot named Tetsujin 28, built by his late father.... |
Yasuhiro Imagawa Yasuhiro Imagawa is a Japanese anime director and screenwriter.-Selected works:*Mister Ajikko *Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still *Gin Rei... |
Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
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| Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Joji Matsuoka. The film is adapted from the best selling autobiography of Lili Franky, a Japanese novelist, actor, illustrator, designer, musician and photographer. In a unique bit of casting, the young Eiko is played by Yayako Uchida, who in real life is the... |
Joji Matsuoka Joji Matsuoka is a Japanese film director. After studying filmmaking in the College of Art at Nihon University, he won an award for his independent short Inaka no hōsoku at the Pia Film Festival in 1984. He directed his first commercial feature, Bataashi kingyo, in 1990 and received a number of awards for best... |
Jō Odagiri | Japan Academy Prize Japan Academy Prize Japan Academy Prize may refer to:*Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy, an award of the Japan Academy to non-members in recognition of outstanding academic achievements.... for Best Film |
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| Trigun X | Anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... |
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| Tsukue no Nakami Tsukue no Nakami is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Keisuke Yoshida.... |
Keisuke Yoshida Keisuke Yoshida is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film Raw Summer won the Fantastic Off-Theatre Competition Grand Prize at the 2006 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.-Filmography:*Raw Summer *Tsukue no Nakami... |
Kōji Abe, Mio Suzuki, Ai Higa, Sō Sakamoto, Natsumi Kiyoura Natsumi Kiyoura is a Japanese actress and singer from Chiba. She is represented by the talent agency Oscar Promotion. Her music records have been released under Flying Dog.... , Yutaka Mishima |
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| Vexille Vexille is a 2007 Japanese CGI anime film, written, directed, and edited by famed Ping Pong director Fumihiko Sori, and features the voices of Meisa Kuroki, Yasuko Matsuyuki, and Shosuke Tanihara.... |
Fumihiko Sori Fumihiko Sori Fumihiko Sori is a Japanese film director and film producer. He received a nomination for the 'Best Director' prize at the Japanese Academy Awards for his directing debut, Ping Pong.-Director:*2002 Ping Pong*2007 Vexille*2008 Ichi... |
Computer animation Computer animation Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images.... |
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| Watching Fuckin' TV All Time Makes a Fool Watching Fuckin' TV All Time Makes a Fool is an erotic one-shot manga by Naoki Yamamoto. The story has been included in a manga volume of the same title, as well as the anthology , both of which are anthologies of short, erotic one-shot manga by Yamamoto. The story has also been adapted into a film which was released in 2007.-External... |
Tōru Kamei | Honoka Honoka is an award-winning Japanese adult video actress and popular TV personality and actress. She retired from the AV industry in 2008.-Life and career:... , Akifumi Miura Akifumi Miura Akifumi Miura is a Japanese actor. He made his debut in the popular 2001 film Waterboys.-Selected filmography:... |
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| Welcome to the Quiet Room Welcome to the Quiet Room Welcome to the Quiet Room is a Japanese movie released in 2007 in Japan, directed by Suzuki Matsuo. It is set in a psychiatric hospital. The movie stars Yuki Uchida in the main role, and features two famous movie and anime directors in secondary roles: Hideaki Anno and Shinya Tsukamoto.-Cast:*... |
Drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... /Comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in... |
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| Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni (Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms is a one-volume manga written and illustrated by Fumiyo Kōno. The two connected stories were first published in Japan by Futabasha in Weekly Manga Action in 2003 and 2004, then collected in a single tankōbon volume in 2004. The stories about a family of survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima... ) |
Kiyoshi Sasabe | Kumiko Aso, Yû Yoshizawa, Mitsunori Isaki, Shiho Fujimura Shiho Fujimura Shiho Fujimura is a Japanese actress. She was given a Special Prize for her career at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival.-External links:** -References:... , Rina Koike Rina Koike is a Japanese actress and idol affiliated with Very Berry Production.Koike started a junior Idol career with the DVD Big Brother at age 10, when she was in 4th grade. Koike also works for Very Berry Production as a model. Koike Rina had a role on the live-action version of Sailor Moon, Pretty... , Asami Katsura, Rena Tanaka Rena Tanaka is a Japanese actress and TV personality. In 1999, she won the Japanese Academy Award for 'Best Newcomer' for her performance in Give It All; in 2001 she received a 'Best Actress' nomination for Hatsukoi.-Selected filmography:* Give It All... , Noriko Nakagoshi Noriko Nakagoshi is a Japanese actress.-Biography:Nakagoshi, first debuted as a model for ViVi magazine in 1999. She began acting the same year, making her acting debut as Midori Sato in the show Tengoku no Kiss. Her acting attracted her great attention and from there, she moved onto bigger roles... , Yuta Kanai Yuta Kanai is a Japanese actor.Kanai starred as Tamotsu Yoshizawa in L: Change the WorLd. He has also starred in Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit.-External links:*... , Masaaki Sakai Masaaki Sakai is a popular Japanese performer from Tokyo. He is best known to English-speaking audiences as the title star of the TV show Monkey.- Biography :... , Urara Awata, Ryosei Tayama |
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- Japanese films of 2007 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...