Fri, February 15, 2008 (7:35pm EST)
Tsuyoshi Domoto announced on his official website that his solo project will go on its first tour since it was renamed to 244 ENDLI-x last month. The tour will start on March 29 at the Yokohama Arena and end in Sendai on May 8.
Fri, February 15, 2008 (6:19pm EST)
Actor Takaaki Enoki has been cast as the star of TV Tokyo's jidaigeki drama "Mitsumei: Kangetsu Kasumi Kiri!" It is his first starring role in a television series in 20 years.
The drama is based on the "Mitsumei" novel series by Yasuhide Saeki. The 18-volume series has sold more than 4 million copies as of last month. Saeki was also the #1 author last year in terms of books sold, according to Oricon sales data.
Enoki plays Kanasugi Sozaburo, a samurai in the Kyushu countryside. After accepting a secret mission from his daimyo, he leaves his clan and travels alone to Edo to accomplish his task.
The cast includes Yumi Adachi, Kenjiro Nashimoto, Goro Ibuki, Minori Terada, Maho Toyota, and Go Kato. TV Tokyo will air the series on Friday nights at 8:00pm, starting on April 18.
The drama is based on the "Mitsumei" novel series by Yasuhide Saeki. The 18-volume series has sold more than 4 million copies as of last month. Saeki was also the #1 author last year in terms of books sold, according to Oricon sales data.
Enoki plays Kanasugi Sozaburo, a samurai in the Kyushu countryside. After accepting a secret mission from his daimyo, he leaves his clan and travels alone to Edo to accomplish his task.
The cast includes Yumi Adachi, Kenjiro Nashimoto, Goro Ibuki, Minori Terada, Maho Toyota, and Go Kato. TV Tokyo will air the series on Friday nights at 8:00pm, starting on April 18.
Fri, February 15, 2008 (1:27pm EST)
The 31st Japan Academy Awards were held in Tokyo on Friday. "Tokyo Tower," which was nominated in every category it was eligible for, came away with a total of 5 awards, including Best Picture.
The winners were:
The Popularity Awards went to "Kisaragi" and Yui Aragaki.
The winners were:
- Best Picture: Tokyo Tower
- Best Animated Picture: Tekkon Kinkreet
- Best Director: Joji Matsuoka (Tokyo Tower)
- Best Screenplay: Suzuki Matsuo (Tokyo Tower)
- Best Actor: Hidetaka Yoshioka (Always: Zoku Sanchome no Yuhi)
- Best Actress: Kirin Kiki (Tokyo Tower)
- Best Supporting Actor: Kaoru Kobayashi (Tokyo Tower)
- Best Supporting Actress: Masako Motai (Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai)
- Best Music: Michiru Oshima (Bizan)
- Best Cinematography: Takahiro Tsutai (Bizan)
- Best Lighting Direction: Yoshitake Hikita (Bizan)
- Best Art Direction: Kyoko Heya (Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai)
- Best Sound Recording: Hitoshi Tsurumaki (Always: Zoku Sanchome no Yuhi)
- Best Film Editing: Junichi Kikuchi (Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai)
- Best Foreign Language Film: Letters From Iwo Jima
The Popularity Awards went to "Kisaragi" and Yui Aragaki.
Source: Japan Academy Awards | Comments (0)
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