| Author | Message | 
                             
                |  Topic: Takeshi Kitano | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 21
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:49 pm   Subject: 
                  Takeshi Kitano | 
               
                | Will this give him an idea for his next movie? 
 Vehicle carry Takeshi Kitano attacked by man with pick axe
 
 A vehicle carrying acclaimed Japanese film director and actor Takeshi Kitano was attack ...
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                |  Topic: Japanese Celebrity Obituaries | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 116
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:19 am   Subject: 
                  Japanese Celebrity Obituaries | 
               
                | Sonny Chiba passes away at 82 
 Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba passed away on August 19th at a hospital in Kimitsu City, Chiba due to complications of pneumonia caused by COVID-19. He was 82 years ...
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                |  Topic: V6 Super Gallery+Non Fan girl Friendly | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 7805
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 5:30 pm   Subject: 
                  V6 Super Gallery+Non Fan girl Friendly | 
               
                | V6 announce final tour and 14th album 
 V6 will hold a nationwide tour called 'LIVE TOUR V6 groove' from September to November.
 
 'LIVE TOUR V6 groove' will be their final tour as they will be disb ...
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                |  Topic: Maki Yoko | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 357
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 5:25 pm   Subject: 
                  Maki Yoko | 
               
                | ^ When in doubt, have a sequel. 
 Yoko Maki returns in NTV drama "Voice II"
 
 Yoko Maki will be back along with Toshiaki Karasawa in "Voice II", a sequel to the 2019 drama " ...
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                |  Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | pash 
 Replies: 27482
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 11:00 pm   Subject: 
                  What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | Finished "Gomen ne Seishun!" and I actually ended up not liking it - the main storyline with the ML was nice, but everything else imho wasn't...   
 Watched the SP "Ichiban Den ...
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                |  Topic: Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations | 
               
                | junny 
 Replies: 4597
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 8:36 pm   Subject: 
                  Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations | 
               
                | https://twitter.com/doramaworld/status/1323202180103335936 
 YouTube Premiere will be doing a free screening of 2017 movie "Tenshi no iru toshokan" at 9pm on 3 Nov 2020 (JST); starring Kosh ...
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                |  Topic: Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations | 
               
                | xploring 
 Replies: 4597
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 6:25 pm   Subject: 
                  Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations | 
               
                | https://twitter.com/doramaworld/status/1323202180103335936 
 YouTube Premiere will be doing a free screening of 2017 movie "Tenshi no iru toshokan" at 9pm on 3 Nov 2020 (JST); starring Kosh ...
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                |  Topic: Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 1910
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:24 am   Subject: 
                  Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related | 
               
                | Okay kids, time to unleash that inner Sonny Chiba: https://www.jflalc.org/ac-others63-samurai | 
                             
                |  Topic: Got Something You Want To Say? | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 35048
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 10:13 pm   Subject: 
                  Got Something You Want To Say? | 
               
                | ^ Speaking of which, "Stable Genius" arrives in Japan and there's a 5.0 earthquake in Chiba. 
 Makes you want to say, "Hmmmmm, , , "
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                |  Topic: Maki Yoko | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 357
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 6:32 pm   Subject: 
                  Maki Yoko | 
               
                | Yoko Maki to star in NTV 2019 Summer drama 
 Yoko Maki will star in the NTV 2019 Summer drama "Voice: 110 Kinkyu Shireishitsu".
 
 Maki plays Hikari Tachibana a voice profiler whose father ...
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                |  Topic: Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations | 
               
                | shin2 
 Replies: 4597
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:02 am   Subject: 
                  Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations | 
               
                | Ramen Heads is a 2017 Japanese documentary about--you guessed it--ramen.  The movie focuses on Tomita Osamu, the reigning king of ramen in Japan (his restaurant in Matsudo, Chiba has won the title of  ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: SoCal News/Events/etc. | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 630
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 6:18 pm   Subject: 
                  SoCal News/Events/etc. | 
               
                | Ever wanted to meet Sonny Chiba? Now's your chance: http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/doberman-cop-0 | 
                             
                |  Topic: Kitagawa Keiko | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 894
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:49 pm   Subject: 
                  Kitagawa Keiko | 
               
                | Keiko Kitagawa to star in TV Asahi Special 
 Keiko Kitagawa will star in the TV Asahi Fall drama Special "Shitei Bengoshi" airing in September.
 
 Kitagawa plays a prosecutor taking on a  ...
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                |  Topic: Matsuura Aya | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 132
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 6:24 pm   Subject: 
                  Matsuura Aya | 
               
                | Matsuura's husband w-inds. member Keita Tachibana tweeted after an event sponsored by w-inds. "I will soon become a father of two. Please continue to support me."
 
 When he said "soo ...
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                |  Topic: Matsuura Aya | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 132
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:30 pm   Subject: 
                  Matsuura Aya | 
               
                | Aya Matsuura pregnant with her second child 
 Aya Matsuura is pregnant with her second child.
 
 Matsuura's husband w-inds. member Keita Tachibana tweeted after an event sponsored by w-inds. "I ...
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                |  Topic: w-inds. | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 167
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 8:18 pm   Subject: 
                  w-inds. | 
               
                | w-inds to release their 40th single on anniversary of debut 
 w-inds will release a new single, "Dirty Talk" on the anniversary of their debut day, March 14th.
 
 This will be their 40th si ...
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                |  Topic: Matsuura Aya | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 132
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 5:54 am   Subject: 
                  Matsuura Aya | 
               
                | Aya Matsuura terminates contract with Up-Front Promotion after 17 years 
 Up-Front Promotion has announced that Aya Matsuura has terminated her contract as of September 15th.
 
 Matsuura signed with ...
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                |  Topic: Northern California's KTSF web site | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 1475
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:26 am   Subject: 
                  Northern California's KTSF web site | 
               
                | Mmmm... Catherine Kobayashi....
   
 
 She's been missing from NHK Newsline since September 1st. Miki Yamamoto is the anchor during that timeslot now and Kobayashi isn't on the NHK webpage  ...
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                |  Topic: Upcoming JDramas | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 2946
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 6:28 pm   Subject: 
                  Upcoming JDramas | 
               
                | Kaho, Shota Sometani, & Masahiro Higashide to star in spin-off drama from movie "Sanposuru Shinryakusha" 
 Kaho, Sometani Shota and Higashide Masahiro will be starring in the spin-off  ...
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                |  Topic: Japanese Celebrity Obituaries | 
               
                | shin2 
 Replies: 116
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:57 am   Subject: 
                  Japanese Celebrity Obituaries | 
               
                | Just as a great ballplayer will get his number retired, they should now retire the character of overbearing mother-in-law: 
 Yoko Nogiwa passes away at 81
 
 Actress Nogiwa Yoko passed away at the a ...
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