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Post time 15-4-2008 11:43 AM | Show all posts
Naomi Nishida becomes a mother
Fri, April 11, 2008 (1:59am EDT)

Actress Naomi Nishida (36) gave birth to her first child this past Monday. According to her agency, she and the baby girl are in good health, and Nishida plans to return to work soon.

Nishida married in July 2005 and announced her pregnancy last September.

Source: www.tokyograph.com


80 PAN restarts with new album
Fri, April 11, 2008 (10:40am EDT)

J-pop unit 80 PAN! (formerly known as Harenchi Punch) is undergoing yet another minor name change. They will now be known by the name 80_pan, under which they will release their new album "DISCO BABY."

Last year, the group ventured into the world of rock when they served as mascot characters for the heavy metal festival LOUD PARK 2007. This time, they will be exploring electro and new rave with "DISCO BABY."

The album includes two songs produced by Scottish dance-punk #disco, while the bonus track, also titled "DISCO BABY," is produced by a member of the British band The Pipettes.

"DISCO BABY" goes on sale June 25.

Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 05:23 PM | Show all posts

news: artistes/concert

ayabie to launch first U.S. tour
Sat, April 12, 2008 (1:16am EDT)



Visual kei band ayabie has announced their first U.S. tour, with four concerts scheduled this June. The dates are:

    * 6/15 - Knitting Factory, New York
    * 6/16 - 8x10 Club, Baltimore
    * 6/18 - Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago
    * 6/19 - Safari Sam's, Los Angeles

The shows are open to all ages. Tickets will go on sale on April 12 for $25.

Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 05:24 PM | Show all posts

news: artistes/dorama

Luv and Response does drama theme song
Sat, April 12, 2008 (1:17am EDT)



Pop/dance group LUV AND RESPONSE is doing the theme song for TV Tokyo's drama series "Hisho no Kagami," which premiered on Friday. This is their first theme song for a television drama.

The song, titled "Heaven Knows," will be released as a single on May 14.

Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 05:30 PM | Show all posts

news: artistes

HIFANA making major label debut in France
Sat, April 12, 2008 (1:18am EDT)



Breakbeat duo HIFANA will soon make their major label debut in France. A new edition of their 2007 DVD+CD release "CONNECT" is scheduled to be available through EMI France on June 9. This edition will add two bonus tracks, "FatBros" and "WAMONO."

HIFANA will also be making their music available in 22 countries on iTunes starting in late May.

Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 05:31 PM | Show all posts

news: artistes/music

Maki Horikita appears on cover of "First Kiss" compilation
Sat, April 12, 2008 (1:19am EDT)



A compilation album titled "First Kiss" is being released on May 21, containing 15 songs about love by female artists. As the title indicates, the album's theme is to evoke memories of one's first kiss.

The collection features songs from the late '90s, selected through a survey of women in their twenties. The chosen tunes include Hikaru Utada's "First Love," Dreams Come True's "Nante Koi #an daro," and Ringo Shiina's "Koko de Kiss #e."

Popular actress Maki Horikita appears on the album's cover. She was chosen through the same survey as the "actress who reminds you of yourself around the time of your first kiss."

Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 05:38 PM | Show all posts

news: movie

Korean company invests in Captain Harlock movie
Sat, April 12, 2008 (3:52pm EDT)



Korean company Eight Peaks, which produced the drama series "Princess Hours" ("Goong"), has signed an agreement with Genome Entertainment to work on a live-action "Captain Harlock" film, based on the popular anime character created by Leiji Matsumoto.

Eight Peaks is initially investing $10 million and will cover up to 20% of the total production cost. The film is projected to cost around $100 million. Hidemi Satani will be producing for Genome.

Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 05:39 PM | Show all posts

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Minamisawa cast in "Shakariki!"
Sat, April 12, 2008 (3:59pm EDT)



Teen actress Nao Minamisawa has been given the lead female role in the movie "Shakariki!," which is based on a Masahito Soda manga about bicycle racing. It was announced last month that the film will star D-BOYS actors Yuya Endo, Yuichi Nakamura, and Hiroki Suzuki.



Minamisawa plays Sakura Nagata, a classmate of the protagonist Teru (Endo). She becomes the manager of their school's bicycle club, which Teru is trying to revive.

The movie, directed by Shinsuke Ono, is scheduled to open in theaters this fall.

Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 05:47 PM | Show all posts

news: actor

Former actor Nakata Hiroto (32) was arrested for the third time yesterday for drug possession. He was arrested twice in the space of a month in 2002 and received a suspended jail sentence. The third arrest warrant for the son of actress Ozora Mayumi (68) and her ex-husband, actor Suguro Homare (67), was actually issued back in late 2003. But police waited to arrest him until Wednesday, when he was released from the hospital where he had been undergoing rehabilitation. His mother held a press conference yesterday to apologize for her son's behavior. "If I could, I'd like to put him back in my womb and have him again, to start again from scratch," she said. She said that she had changed her son's registered name to her own a year ago, though she has been divorced from Suguro since 1982. Suguro once appeared on the big screen with Frank Sinatra, in the 1964 movie "None But the Brave."

Source: www.japan-zone.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 05:48 PM | Show all posts

news: actress



Actress Matsui Kazuyo (50) showed just how tough she is this week. While practicing to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game next week, she was hit square in the face by a regulation baseball and suffered a fractured nose. Bleeding badly, was taken to hospital by ambulance but with a very swollen and bandaged nose, she resumed practicing a couple of days later. Her husband, actor Funakoshi Eiichirou (47) said "She's amazing, that woman. Indestructible!" Matsui is a regular on the variety show circuit and renowned for her good health and as a super housewife. She was married to a company president from 1986-96 and married Funakoshi in 2001. Speaking about her latest accident, she said "I'm glad I suffered this injury after getting married!" She still plans to throw the first pitch at the Rakuten Golden Eagles-Orix Buffaloes game on Sunday.

Source: www.japan-zone.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 05:57 PM | Show all posts

news: actor



Actor Hagiwara Kenichi (57) has published his autobiography. Titled "Shoken", the nickname by which he's commonly known, the book reveals the names of several actresses he's had relationships with, including Baisho Mitsuko (61) and Ishida Ayumi (60). But he insists the book is not meant to embarrass anyone. Hagiwara has been in the spotlight more for his legal problems than his acting in recent years. He was given a suspended jail sentence in 2004 for attempted blackmail in connection with a canceled movie role. Earlier that year he was fined for causing a traffic accident, and he was caught speeding last year. He got divorced in March 2006.

Source: www.japan-zone.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 05:58 PM | Show all posts

news: artiste

[JAPAN] Utada Hikaru reveals composing process



JapanToday.com reported, 揝inger Hikaru Utada, 25, will release a new album 揌EART STATION
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Post time 16-4-2008 06:03 PM | Show all posts

news: stage play

Ryo Kimura's first lead theater role
Sun, April 13, 2008 (6:52pm EDT)



Actor Ryo Kimura has his first starring role in a play this fall. He will lead in "Yoroboshi," originally written by Yukio Mishima as part of the collection "Kindai Nogakushu" (usually referred to as "Five Modern Noh Plays" in English).

Kimura's character in "Yoroboshi" is a blind young man. The role was previously played by Tatsuya Fujiwara in 2000.

The new production is being directed by Shigefumi Fukatsu. It will be performed in September and October at the New National Theatre, Tokyo.

Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 06:04 PM | Show all posts

news: artiste

Former ELT member Igarashi forms new band
Sun, April 13, 2008 (7:15pm EDT)



Musician Mitsuru Igarashi has formed a new band called RUSHMORE. The group consists of vocalist Mitsuru Nishimura, guitarists Nozomu Wakai and [[Mitsuhisa Sakamoto], and Igarashi as the keyboardist. Their first song, "Omoi," is already available through online services such as iTunes and Recochoku.

Igarashi formed Every Little Thing with Ichiro Ito and Kaori Mochida in 1996, but left the group in 2000. After that, he was primarily active as the sound producer for the pop unit day after tomorrow.

Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 06:07 PM | Show all posts

news: movie

Shochiku expands "Tsukiji" into series
Sun, April 13, 2008 (8:26pm EDT)

Shochiku's "Tsukiji Uogashi Sandaime" doesn't open in theaters until June 7, but the company has already decided to turn the film into a series. Shochiku is reportedly aiming to build it into a franchise as recognizable in Japan as the long-running "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" and "Tsuribaka Nisshi."

The film is based on Shogakukan's manga series of the same name about a businessman who leaves his job to work at the Tsukiji fish market. Takao Osawa and Lena Tanaka play the lead roles.



From the start, Shochiku sought to establish the movie as a series, and a sequel was finally approved after the completed film was previewed in March. Shingo Matsubara will continue to direct, with the second installment scheduled to start shooting this fall. Shochiku plans to release about one film a year, during early summer.

Source: www.tokyograph.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 06:10 PM | Show all posts

news: actress



Shibasaki Kou (26) may yet be the next Japanese female action star. The popular star of TV dramas like "Good Luck" and movies such as "Dororo" was in Hong Kong yesterday for the premiere of her latest movie "Shorin Shojo" (Shaolin Girl). Shibasaki spent the best part of two years preparing for and filming the role of a woman who returns from her 3000-day training at the famous Shaolin Temple in China to take over her grandfather's dojo in Japan, only to find it in ruins. She ends up combining her martial arts training with the teamwork of lacrosse as a member of a university club team. The theater in the recently opened Grand Cinema complex was packed with 300 moviegoers. After the premiere, audience members said they were impressed with Shibasaki's performance, some comparing it favorably with the action-comedy style of Jackie Chan. The cast also includes Eguchi Yosuke and Nakamura Toru, as well as Kai Man Tin and Chi Chung Lam. Directed by Motohiro Katsuyuki, the movie has reportedly received interest for distribution in more than 30 countries. It opens in Japan during the Golden Week holidays in May.

Source: www.japan-zone.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 06:14 PM | Show all posts

news: actress



Moody actress Sawajiri Erika (22) is getting away from the media glare again in London. She and her video director boyfriend Takashiro Tsuyoshi (43) headed off on a private trip to the U.K. yesterday after just two weeks in Japan. At Narita Airport, "Erika-sama" refused to respond to reporters questions or even give a smile as she did when the couple returned recently from their 3-month stay in London. During her brief time back in Japan, Sawajiri filmed a TV commercial and celebrated her birthday with friends. She hasn't made any public appearances since she came in for criticism for her temperamental and unprofessional behavior last autumn.

Source: www.japan-zone.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 06:17 PM | Show all posts

news: singer



Koda Kumi (25) is back after a more than 2-month leave of absence. The hugely successful J-pop star started her nationwide concert tour in Shizuoka Prefecture on Saturday, her first public appearance in ten weeks following intense criticism of a flippant comment on the radio at the end of January. The intended joke about women's wombs rotting after the age of 35 led to her confining herself to her home and not promoting her latest album. She made a videotaped apology on Fuji TV in February.

Source: www.japan-zone.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 06:17 PM | Show all posts

news: actor



Veteran actor Fujita Makoto (74) is resting from exhaustion. The last three months have seen him on a heavy schedule promoting the movie "A$hita he no Yuigon" (Best Wishes for Tomorrow), which is currently doing well in theaters. He has been advised by doctors to take at least two weeks rest, and has canceled a planned talk show appearance for June.

Source: www.japan-zone.com
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Post time 16-4-2008 06:19 PM | Show all posts

news: actress

[JAPAN] Okina Megumi抯 tell-all book creates sympathy for ex-husband



JapanToday.com抯 Shukan Post reported, 揂ctress Megumi Okina, 28, has just published her autobiography. In the book, she writes about her married life with ex-husband Susumu Fujita, 34, the charismatic president of Internet ad agency CyberAgent. While the 224-page book, titled 揜ouge Aculeus,
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Post time 16-4-2008 06:20 PM | Show all posts

news: talento

[JAPAN][INTERVIEW] Sato Eriko: From Cutie Honey to Sexy Nurse



In a recent interview by Chris Betros for JapanToday.com, Betros interviewed actress Sato Eriko.

In an excerpt of that interview:

In 1995, 14-year-old Eriko Sato lost some friends in the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Her friends had dreamed of going into showbiz one day. 揥hen they died, I realized how important it is to have my own dream like that,
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