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Underground Japan - A New Look
In Japan, a lot of interesting things are happening underground. The population of the country is large, and there is not much land, therefore, since the 70s, they have been…

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Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada (Hiroyuki Sanada) – Japanese actor, in demand not only in the homeland, but also in Hollywood. Known for the films “The Shadow Samurai”, “The Last Samurai”, “Rush Hour 3”, “Hell”, “Call”, the television series “Lost.”

Hiroyuki was born on October 12, 1960 in Tokyo. Acting craft, a young man comprehended under the guidance of the famous Japanese actor Sonny Chiba in Japan Action Club. Within the walls of this institution, Hiroyuki Shimosawa changed his last name to the pseudonym Sanada. For the first time in the movie, Hiroyuki starred at the age of 14, playing a rather large role in the drama “The Executioner” (1974), where his teacher Sonny Chiba played the main role. The legendary actor in many ways became the guide of the young Hiroyuki to the world of Japanese cinema. So, at the age of 18, Hiroyuki appeared in another film with Chib in the title role – the fantastic action movie “Message from Space” (1978).

It should be noted that from a young age, Sanada planned to play action films, so the student underwent impressive training in basic martial arts. Therefore, it was not difficult for a young Japanese to play the action Continue reading

Yamashita Tomohisa

Yamashita Tomohisa was born on April 9, 1985 in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
The real name is Aoki Tomohisa, the name of Yamashita (mother’s last name), Tomo took after his father left the family.
Yamashita Tomohisa, the most common pronunciation of this name is YamaPi, so his name is fans, it’s very easy to chant at concerts, so his name is friends and senpai, so his name is even at home. Tomo also prefers to be called Yamapi. He received this nickname from Takizawa Hideaki. Yamapi is an abbreviation of the name Yamashita and the English word pink. He is also called Pi (the first time he was called so by the Akanishi Jin)
He began working with Johnny’s Entertainment at the age of 11 in the Johnny’s Juniors group.
Since joining JE, he has been a member of teenage groups such as B.I.G. (“BIG”), “Four Tops” and “NewS”. On October 7, 2011, YamaPi left the group. From that moment began a solo career.
Tomohis began acting in television series almost immediately after joining Johnny’s. In 2000, when he was 15 years old, he received an award for “Best Supporting Role” for his role in the series “Ikebukuro Park at the West Gate”. In the same year, he was first nominated for the title of “Best Boyfriend”, “The Most Beautiful Singer.” Continue reading

Ken Watanabe

Ken was born on October 21, 1959 in a small mountain village in Niigata Prefecture. Ken’s parents were teachers, but their two children preferred cinema: Ken’s sister, Yuki Watanabe, also an actress. Ken Watanabe was born in Japan. Domestic stars over 50 without makeup (photo) For some time, Watanabe learned to play the trumpet, but due to lack of musical abilities, he did not succeed. In 1982, he chose theatrical activity for himself and, without any professional education and courses, joined the theater troupe En. In the same year, he first played the main role of a samurai in the television movie “Mibu no koiuta”, and in 1984 he first appeared in a feature film (“Children of Mac Arthur”) in the same role. Since then, the role of the samurai for several years has become the main one in the actor’s movie life. Continue reading

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