On February 21, 2018, Osugi passed away due to heart failure.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/BdB8A6_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nishijima Hidetoshi", "alternateName": "西島秀俊", "birthDate": "March 29, 1971", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Nishijima Hidetoshi is a Japanese actor. Nishijima starred in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1998 film "License to Live". He was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the Yokohama Film Festival in 2008.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/ROoDx_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kanno Miho", "alternateName": "菅野美穂", "birthDate": "August 22, 1977", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "In 1992, Kanno made her debut as a member of a group called Sakurakko Kurabu Sakura Gumi (trans. Sakurakko Club Sakura Group) after passing the orientation for the TV variety show Sakurakko Kurabu. As a member of the Sakura Gumi, she started to participate actively from the group's second single DO-shite and on. Because the group allowed its members to undertake their own individual endeavours, Kanno increased her level of work outside the variety show, while remaining as a regular in the show.
In 1993, she made her Japanese television drama debut in Twins Kyoshi (Twins Teacher), and has continued to appear in dramas ever since. In 1996, Kanno appeared in her breakthrough drama, as her role as the heroine in the drama called Iguana no Musume (The Iguana's Daughter) is widely acclaimed by critics for her exceptional acting abilities. Although afterwards, she continued to take on lead roles in several TV and live stage dramas, the drama that she appeared in late 1997, called Kimi no Te ga Sasayaiteiru (Your Hand is Whispering) is said to be the most representative of Kanno's work thus far. Her role as a person trying to overcome hearing deficiencies while trying to build a family won the general public opinion vote, which later translated into several awards for her, such as the ATP Award and "Erando-ru New Talent" Award.
She made her solo debut on March 24, 1995, with "Koi wo Shiyou!" (Let's Love!), after the Sakura Gumi disbanded. Her first album was released later that year. Moreover, she also participated in photography modelling. On her 20th birthday, her photo album named "NUDITY" went on sale and was one of 1997 top-ten bestselling books in Japan. Besides starring in dramas, Kanno is also active in variety shows. In 2005, she was featured in the Fuji TV show Burogu Taipu as a regular. While Kanno is mostly focused on acting, she continues to sing. On April 2, 2013, Miho Kanno registered her marriage with fellow actor Masato Sakai in Tokyo. Their first son was born on August 14, 2015.
On December 4, 2018 they announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl.
(Source: Wikipedia)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/XXBnZ_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Fukada Kyoko", "alternateName": "深田恭子", "birthDate": "November 2, 1982", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Fukada Kyoko is a Japanese singer and actor. In Japan, her name is sometimes contracted to the nickname Fukakyon. She won the award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival for Kamikaze Girls.[1] She has a younger sister. Fukada debuted in 1997 with her first appearance in the television drama Sore ga Kotae da! as Kazune. Fukada appeared in her first movie Ring 2 as Kanae Sawaguchi in 1999 and later in School Day of the Dead, released in 2000. That same year, she graduated from Horikoshi High School.
In 2002, she made an appearance in Dolls as Haruna. Fukada is also a J-pop singer and her debut single "The Last Fruit" led to her album Dear, both released in 1999.
On May 26, 2021, Fukada took a temporary break after being diagnosed with adjustment disorder. On September 2, 2021, she resumed her activities.
(Source: tokyohive)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/60rnO2_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tsuda Kanji", "alternateName": "津田寛治", "birthDate": "August 27, 1965", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Kanji Tsuda is a Japanese actor. He played Katsuya Tokunaga in the Japanese film The Grudge. He is married and has one child. He is managed by the La Sette talent agency.
Tsuda was working part-time at a coffee shop for ten years before he started his successful career. The coffee shop where Tsuda worked is located near Aoyama Studio, so many directors or movie directors often come to eat there. His first movie was Sonatine which was directed by Takeshi Kitano. Kitano often uses the shop and Tsuda knew that, so he gave his resume to Kitano directly. This act launched his successful career. After he acted in Sonatine, a lot of jobs came to him. He has played more than 130 roles in movies, TV commercials, and plays. Most of his roles are supporting roles.
(Source: Wikipedia)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/jnNW8_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Matsubara Chieko", "alternateName": "松原智恵子", "birthDate": "January 6, 1945", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Matsubara Chieko is a Japanese actress. Born in Nagoya, she has appeared in more than 115 films since 1961.
Spotted at a beauty contest sponsored by the Nikkatsu studio, Matsubara made her debut in 1961 at age 16 in Yoru no Chosensha. She appeared in over 100 films at Nikkatsu.
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Kitano rose to prominence in the 1970s as one half of the comedy duo Two Beat, before going solo and becoming one of the three biggest comedians in the country. After several small acting roles, he made his directorial debut with 1989's Violent Cop and garnered international acclaim for Sonatine (1993). But he was not accepted as a director in Japan until Hana-bi won the Golden Lion in 1997. In December 2016, it was announced that Kitano's first crime trilogy for the Outrage series would be completed in 2017 with Outrage: Final Chapter in post-production as of April 2017.
He has received critical acclaim for his idiosyncratic cinematic work, winning numerous awards with Japanese film critic Nagaharu Yodogawa having once dubbed him "the true successor" to influential filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. Many of Kitano's films are dramas about yakuza gangsters or the police. Described by critics as using an acting style that is highly deadpan or a camera style that approaches near-stasis, Kitano often uses long takes where little appears to be happening, or editing that cuts immediately to the aftermath of an event. Many of his films express a bleak or nihilistic philosophy, but they are also filled with humor and affection for their characters.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/B1xm5_5c.jpg" } ]
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