The only thing that makes me regret that Meimi is not in the UpFront right now is that she can't collaborate with Takeshi Matsubara. They both have such good voices, it would be wonderful. I thought that the possibility of such a collaboration was only my fantasy, but his recent MVs are full of Hello!Project members.
shin tamura as Izuku Midoriya
ryota kobayashi as Katsuki Bakugo
yume takeuchi as Ochaco Uraraka
naoki takeshi as Tenya Iida
ryo kitamura as Shoto Todoroki
mao noguchi as Tsuyu Asui
naoki tanaka as Eijiro Kirishima
yugo sato as Denki Kaminari
shinichi hashimoto as Yuga Aoyama
saaya yamasaki as Momo Yaoyorozu
nagato okui as Minoru Mineta
rin matsubara as Fumikage Tokoyami
akari kawakami as Kyoka Jiro
shin ikeda as Hanta Sero
yume nagatoshi as Mina Ashido
keisuke ohkubo as Mezo Shoji
yuta chatani as Ojiro
sakaue shoma as Sato
mirano takei plays Hatsume Mei and Camie
judai shirakashi as Inasa and Masaru Bakugou
shunto imai as Shishikura Seiji
haruna morodomi as Tatami Nakagame and Inko Midoriya
akiyoshi tsujimura as Shindo Yo
anju inami as Himiko Toga (only in video)
yusuke seto as Eraser Head
yuki okamoto as Present Mic and Tiger (instagram)
tasuku yoshioka as All Might and Yokumiru Mera
ami kiuchi as Midnight
ohara mayuko as Ms Joke and Mitsuki Bakugou
I only miss Gang Orca and Itejiro Toteki, I think.
Ten great movies by Japanese filmmakers have been chosen to be screened during the program, which has been in progress since April 11.
Below: A scene from Japanese director Takeshi Kitano’s 2002 movie “Dolls”.
One screening has been scheduled for each film, which is held every Monday and is followed by a review session by an Iranian critic.
Director Takeshi Kitano’s 2002 movie “Dolls” will be screened at 5 pm followed by a review session by Iranian critic Mehdi Malek.
In this visually stunning drama, three romantic tales are told using elements of Japanese Bunraku puppet theater.
In the first, Sawako (Miho Kanno) becomes suicidal when her fiancé, Matsumoto (Hidetoshi Nishijima), leaves her to marry the boss's daughter. Next, an obsessed fan, Nukui (Tsutomu Takeshige), expresses his love for pop singer Haruna (Kyoko Fukada) in a highly violent manner. Then, aging gangster Hiro (Tatsuya Mihashi) attempts to reconnect with an old flame (Chieko Matsubara).
“Dreams”, a 1990 magical realist film of eight vignettes written and directed by Akira Kurosawa, and “Labyrinth of Dreams”, a 1997 mystery film directed by Gakuryu Ishii, were screened over the past two weeks.
The program also features “Nobody Knows”, director Hirokazu Koreeda’s 2004 drama film based on the 1988 Sugamo child abandonment case.
“The Taste of Tea”, the third film by writer and director Katsuhito Ishii, which has been referred to as a “surreal” version of Ingmar Bergman’s “Fanny and Alexander”, will also be screened.
“The Hidden Blade”, a 2004 film set in 1860s Japan, directed by Yoji Yamada, is another highlight of the program. The film follows several samurai during a time of change in the ruling and class structures of Japan.
Also included are “The Mourning Forest” by Naomi Kawase, “Tokyo Sonata” by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, “Confessions” by Tetsuya Nakashima and “13 Assassins” by Takashi Miike.
Watch Kenshiro's Powerful Dance Performance for Fist of The North Star Musical
The official website for the forthcoming musical adaptation of Fist of The North Star, the post-apocalyptic martial arts manga written by Bronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara, has posted a 90-second special clip to introduce a powerful dance performance by Yusuke Onuki, who plays the lead role of Kenshiro.
The video is directed by Daiki Kamoshita, who has worked on music videos for many artists. With the music created by world-renowned composer Frank Wildhorn, it recreates the last scene of the musical's first act, where Kenshiro is struggling with sorrow and loneliness, trying to find a ray of light in the world of darkness. Onuki dances in a single spotlight with his well-trained body.
"Whether you're a fan of the original manga or not, you will definitely enjoy this musical!," Onuki spoke of the much-awaited musical adaptation of the internationally popular manga. "What is justice, what is fate, what is love...? It may seem like a story on a grand scale, but I hope many people will watch it because it is a story with a message that resonates with each of us in this day and age. If you don't watch it, you will definitely regret it! (laughs) We would appreciate your support!"
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Director Daiki Kamoshita and Yusuke Onuki as Kenshiro:
Musical Fist of the North Star is set to be performed at the Nissei Theater in Tokyo from December 8 to 29, 2021, then at Umeda Art Theater's main hall in Osaka on January 8 and 9, 2022, and at Aichi Art Hall in Aichi on January 15 and 16. It is co-produced by Japanese talent agency Horipro and Ranspace, a theater production company in Shanghai, China. A tour in China is planned in the fall of 2022.
Main poster visual:
Main staff:
Based on the manga "Fist of the North Star" (original story by Buronson, illustrations by Tetsuo Hara)
Music: Frank Wildhorn
Director: Sachiko Ishimaru
Script and Lyrics: Ako Takahashi
Choreography: Zhao Ming
Cooperation: COAMIX
Organized by: Horipro / Hakuhodo DY Media Partners / Ranspace
Planning and production: Horipro
Main cast:
Kenshiro: Yusuke Onuki
Toki: Kazuki Kato, Ryunosuke Onoda (double cast)
Shin: Takuya Uehara, Kandai Ueda (double cast)
Ryuken and others: Tatsuya Kawaguchi
Rei / Juuza: Kanata Irei, Rio Uehara (switching roles alternately)