Rena Tanaka
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- This article is about Rena Tanaka, the Japanese actress. For the Morning MusumeMorning Musume, sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...
/Hello! ProjectHello! Projectis the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...
singer of a similar name, see Reina TanakaReina Tanakais one of the sixth generation members of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Her professional first name is spelled in hiragana to distinguish her from the Japanese actress Rena Tanaka, whose name is spelled using the same kanji , who is similarly from Fukuoka Prefecture.- Biography :Tanaka auditioned...
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is a Japanese actress and TV personality. In 1999, she won the Japanese Academy Award
Japanese Academy Awards
The , often called the Japan Academy Awards or the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Nippon Academy-shō Association for excellence in Japanese film...
for 'Best Newcomer' for her performance in Give It All; in 2001 she received a 'Best Actress' nomination for Hatsukoi.
Selected filmography
- Give It AllGive It All (film)is a 1998 Japanese film directed by Itsumichi Isomura.-Awards and nominations:20th Yokohama Film Festival* Won: Best Director - Itsumichi Isomura* Won: Best Cinematography - Yuichi Nagata* Won: Best Supporting Actor - Ren Osugi...
(1998) - GTO (1999)
- Hatsukoi (2000) aka First Love
- EkidenEkidenis a term referring to a long-distance relay running race, typically on roads. The Japanese term originally referred to a post-horse or stagecoach which transmitted communication by stages.-History:...
(2000) - SukiSukiSuki may refer to:*Suki language, a language of Papua New Guinea*Suki , the winner of the reality TV series One in a Million*Suki: A Like Story, a manga by CLAMP...
(2001) - Tokyo Marigold (2001)
- Gangushurisha (2002)
- Thirteen Steps (2002)
- Drugstore GirlDrugstore girlDrugstore Girl is a 2003 comedy film directed by the Japanese filmmaker Katsuhide Motoki about a young student who works in a convenience store, and five middle-aged men who develop crushes on her....
(2003) - A day on the Planet (2004)
- Legend of Nin Nin Ninga Hattori (2004)
- Ubume no Natsu (2005)
- The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005)
- TrippingTrippingTripping may refer to a psychedelic experience.Tripping may also refer to:*Tripping , a penalty infraction*Tripping , the act of running or pulling drill pipe into or out of a wellbore on a drilling rig...
(2006) - Waiting in the Dark (2006)
- Gegege no Kitaro (2007)
- Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry BlossomsTown of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossomsis 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...
(2007) - The Silver Season (2008)
- 10 Promises to My Dog (2008)
- Mōryō no HakoMoryo no Hakois a Japanese novel by Natsuhiko Kyogoku. It is the second novel in the series that began with Summer of the Ubume. The novel has been turned into a live action feature film, a manga, and an anime TV series.-Story:...
(2008) - Yamazakura (2008)
- The Taste of Fish (2008)
- Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008)
- Flowers (Film) (2010)