I also loved Lin-Manuel Miranda’s subversiveness – casting of diverse actors to embody historically “white” people, using hip hop and rap to teach U.S. history, and choreography that includes classical, modern and hip hop dance to move not only people but inanimate objects (note “The ...
Most famous is their animation anime which is not only popular in Japan but also all over the world.With that comes talented actresses that are not only skilled but beautiful as well.These actresses have been nominated bagged the best academy awards in the world; making Japan an acting ...
Regarding the the first character, this can be Gioku or tama, and the second as Sei-, Sho-I or -noi. A normal Satsuma reading would be Giokusei, as a town, Tama-noi, as an actors name Tama-i. Date: early 20th century. Click here to see large picture...
The unusual celebrity(名人)footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities’ choice of footwear very...
Back in the 1980s, over 60 percent of young people in their 20s in Japan were in a relationship, while today this group is in the minority, The Japan Times said. "Shorter working hours, guaranteed maternity and paternity leaves, and a less forbidding atmosphere will go a long way in get...
Each episode contains three stories from Japanese tradition, including ones likeMomotaro, Kaguya-hime, Omusubi Kororin, Urashima Taroand more. Each tale is narrated by professional voice actors who breathe life into every character, like a master storyteller. ...
Masaki Suda and Kasumi Arimura are two of Japan’s most popular actors; they unite for the 2021 romance filmWe Made a Beautiful Bouquet. Suda and Arimura respectively play a man named Mugi and a woman named Kinu. One day, the two meet after missing the last train home. ...
Amuro Namie's heyday was in the early 1990s but her nature - she is a determined and ambitious survivor - ensured that she lasted well past her "Sell By" date. A native of the southern island of Okinawa, she joined the Okinawa Actors School in her early teens. At the age of 15, ...
invoking dramas likePride and PrejudiceandMarriage Contract, has agreed to lead the production team; it will be his first project since leaving MBC. Cable channel tvN has announced that it will broadcast the drama adaptation ofThe Liar and His Lovernext year in March in the Monday-Tuesday slot...
or make for connectors that send ripples through what could be single songs (“Snug” into “Three Days Girl” being a particularly riveting link). Other voices abound, and almost feel like actors helping to make Obukuro’s world come alive, whether they offer chin-up pep (Kenn Igbi on ...