#Noboru Kaji

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Koji Wada (和田浩治), Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) and Chieko Matsubara (松原智恵子) in Whirlwind Of Love (恋のつむじ風), 1969, directed by Noboru Kaji (鍛治昇).

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"Just I'm stuck here, now then. Where's the library?"

(picrew linked here)

Bio

Name: Noboru Kaminari

Nicknames: Nobo, Storm Bringer (Flynn)

Voice Actor: Yuki Kaji

Gender: Male (He/Him)

Age: 18

Sexuality: Demi

Height: 5'8

Race: Human

Homeland: Earth, Japan/Akita (originally lived in Tokyo)

Birthday: 11/11

Starsign: Scorpio

Family: Grandmother (his parents are divorced and he prefers to not live with either of them)

Occupation: Student

Based off: Nahobino (Shin Megami Tensei V)

Professional Status

Dorm: Tetravania (@fumikomiyasaki)

School Year: 1st

Class: 1-A

Best Subject: Monster/Animal Culture

Club: Swim Team

Dominant Hand: Left

Favorite Food: Temaki rolls

Hated Food: Corn

Likes: Books, Various mythologies and folklore, Rainy days, Old classics, Visiting various shrines

Dislikes: Bullies, Religion, Rigid authority, Extremely warm weather, Overly friendly people

Hobbies: Reading, Being around nature

Talents: Encyclopedic knowledge of mythological monsters, spirits, gods and heroes, Piano playing

Unique Magic: None (?)

Doesn't have one but has a seemingly sixth sense around monsters and ghosts. The only indicator is his eyes will turn gold for a brief moment.

Backstory

The strange new student of Tetravania having come from a place called "Tokyo". Awfully quiet, often by himself devouring book after book in the less populated areas on campus. He can be nice but also horribly blunt, being all stoic. But the moment you show any interest in mythology he will talk your ear off for about three to four hours. He adores learning about myths, folklore and the religious beliefs of others from all over the world. Being in this new world is......a little weird but he takes to it surprisingly well.

When he was younger his parents lived two separate lives. His mother was overly strict and his father was absent, with old books being his source of comfort. The happiest times when he was little was when he visited his grandparents and explored their forest, brimming with life and new discoveries. To him this was where he wanted to stay and he would during the divorce.

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Meiko Kaji in Lady Snowblood (Toshiya Fujita, 1973) Cast: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Ko Nishimura, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza, Eiji Okada,  Sanae Nakahara, Noboru Nakaya. Screenplay: Norio Osada, Kazuo Kamimura, Kazuo Koike. Cinematography: Masaki Tamura. Production design: Kazuo Satsuya. Film editing: Osamu Inoue. Music: Masaaki Hirao. An often fascinating, often grisly tale, based on a popular manga, of a woman not only born but conceived to take revenge for her mother's rape and her family's murder. Among other things, it's an acknowledged source for Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003).

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LADY SNOWBLOOD (1973) – Episode 172 – Decades Of Horror 1970s

“You’ve made an unbreakable vow. In the name of vengeance, you must foreswear all human emotions, all love and hate, everything.” Your basic all-inclusive vow, then? Got it. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out the major influence for Tarantino’s Kill Bill Duology, Lady Snowblood(1973).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 172 – Lady Snowblood (1973)

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Synopsis: A young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family

Director: Toshiya Fujita

Writers: Norio Osada (screenplay); Kazuo Kamimura (manga illustrator) & Kazuo Koike (manga writer)

Cinematographer: Masaki Tamura

Selected cast:

Meiko Kaji as Yuki Kashima (“Lady Snowblood”)

Mayumi Maemura as young Yuki

Kō Nishimura as Dōkai the priest

Toshio Kurosawa as Ryūrei Ashio

Masaaki Daimon as Gō Kashima

Miyoko Akaza as Sayo Kashima

Eiji Okada as Gishirō Tsukamoto

Sanae Nakahara as Okono Kitahama

Noboru Nakaya as Banzō Takemura

Takeo Chii as Shokei Tokuichi

Hitoshi Takagi as Matsuemon

Akemi Negishi as Tajire no Okiku

Yoshiko Nakada as Kobue Takemura

Rinichi Yamamoto as Maruyama

Lady Snowblood, the horror-adjacent inspiration for Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) & Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), is Jeff’s pick and he loves this movie, describing it as a visual feast with a non-traditional story structure incorporating Japanese culture and history. It is so much fun!

Seeing Lady Snowblood for the first time with excellent visual quality, Bill is completely absorbed in the film. He was already familiar with the lead actress, Meiko Kaji, from Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972), which he also loved, and he loves her performance. It’s the kind of performance the viewer can read a lot into. He describes the character and Kaji’s performance as a female version of Clint Eastwood’s “man with no name.”

This is Doc’s first time watching Lady Snowblood and he falls in love with the movie. The simple story with an interesting structure, amazing sound effects, plenty of gore for the gorehounds out there, and the great screen presence of the lead actress all contribute to him cherishing every moment of Lady Snowblood.

You’ve probably guessed by now that the Decades of Horror 70s Grue Crew heartily recommend Lady Snowblood. At the time of this writing, it is available to stream from HBOmax, the Criterion Channel, and various PPV sources. In terms of physical media, it is available in The Complete Lady Snowblood (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray], which also includes Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974). And if you are as infatuated with the acting of Meiko Kaji, you might want to check out her Female Prisoner series  – Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972), Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972), Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973), and Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701’s Grudge Song (1973) – all of which are currently available to stream from Shudder.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode in their very flexible schedule, chosen by Bill, will be The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973. Ray Harryhausen, Caroline Munro, John Phillip Law, Takis Emmanuel, Tom Baker, Robert Shaw, and the usual assortment of stop-motion animation creatures? Oh yeah!

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com. 

Check out this episode!

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Lady Snowblood

directed by Toshiya Fujita, 1973

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Lady Snowblood (1973)

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Lady Snowblood - Toshiya Fujita 1973

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Happy Birthday Takahiro Sakurai (June 13)

It’s his 45th birthday today! With the number of roles he has, you would never suspect that he had quite the bump in his career. He has over 300 anime roles alone! And he frequently gets more every season! He’s regarded as being in the top ten male seiyuu. He actually doesn’t need glasses despite his default appearance. He was told by his former agency 81 Produce to wear them because of his scary face. Since then, he joined Kenichi Suzumura’s Agency INTENTION. Apparently, he may or may not be married.

You can read his full biography here

Here are my top five roles for him

My full role compilation is below! Song Recommendations and Video Recommendations will be at the very bottom!

Yuu Tosaki - Ajin

Atsumu Matsuyuki (Yukiatsu) - Anohana

Suzaku Kururugi - Code Geass

Haseo - .hack//

Osomatsu Matsuno - Osomatsu-san

Meme Oshino - Bakemonogatari

Griffith - Berserk

Izuru Kira - Bleach

Francis Scott Fitzgerald - Bungou Stray Dogs

Yuu Kanda - D. Gray-man

Leon Kuwata - Danganronpa

Claude Faustus - Black Butler

Helper T Cell - Hataraku Saibou

Takashi Kamiyama - Cromartie High School

Ruki Mukami - Diabolik Lovers

Satoshi Isshiki - Food Wars

Ayame Souma - Fruits Basket (2019)

Marco Adriano - Gangsta

Kazuya Miyuki - Diamond no Ace

Tentomon and various other characters - Digimon Adventure

Youichi Fujitani - Dive!!

Sting Eucliffe - Fairy Tail

Cloud Strife - Final Fantasy

Inugami - Gugure! Kokkuri-san

Noboru Taki - Hibike Euphonium

Tazaki - Joker Game

Misaki Takahashi - Junjou Romantica

Izumo Kusanagi - K

Giyuu Tomioka - Kimetsu no Yaiba

Yuuri Shibuya - Kyou Kara Maou!

Sasori - Naruto: Shippuden

Yuuta Sakurai - Net-juu no Susume

Rui Sagisawa - Mil Admirari no Tenbin

Rabou - Noragami

Kei Agemaki - Otome Youkai Zakuro

Ferid Bathory - Owari no Seraph

Vlad Garfunkel - Phantom in the Twilight

Fakir - Princess Tutu

Shirokuma - Shirokuma Cafe

Yamato Kurosawa - Sukitte Ii na yo.

Charles de Loire - Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai

Uta - Tokyo Ghoul

Luka Crosszeria - Uragiri wa Boku no Namae Shitteiru

Shito Tachibana - Zombie-Loan

Shougo Makishima and Shou Hinakawa - Psycho-Pass

Zombieman - One Punch Man

Kyouya Sata - Ookama Shoujo to Kuro Ouji

Jafar - Magi

Rohan Kishibe - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable

Akiteru Tsukishima - Haikyuu!!

Arataka Reigen - Mob Psycho 100

Song and Video Recommendations:

Here are some Song Recommendations:

Be All Right

Shiro to Kuro

When You Wish Upon a Star

Now for the videos!

Additional Videos:

Sakurai talks about recording BSD

Sakurai Takahiro's Pick Up Line

Masaya Onosaka “kisses” Sakurai

Secret Base - 君がくれたもの (kimi ga kureta mono) - LIVE sang by cast @ AnoHana Fes + ending

Osomatsu Compilations: Laugh + Outburst

Role Compilation

Kenichi Suzumura and Takahiro Sakurai talk about their relationship

[AUDIO] Reigen’s laugh

Sakurai Takahiro imitates Kaji Yuki

I highly recommend the Magi Seiyuu events as well, but since he wasn’t the main focus of those, I decided not to link them.

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A new main anime visual for "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis - Encounter" has been unveiled. Series premiere April 3rd (Production I.G)

-Synopsis-

“In humanity’s distant future, two interstellar states—the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance—are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on the exploits of rivals Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen Li as they rise to power and fame in the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance.”

-Staff-

Director: Shunsuke Tada

Series Composition: Noboru Takagi

Character Design: Youko Kikuchi

Chief Animation Director: Takayuki Goto

Special Skill Director: Atsushi Takeuchi

Mechanical Design: Atsushi Takeuchi, Shinji Usui, Shinobu Tsuneki

Original Mechanical Design: Naoyuki Kato

OP Theme: SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Uru

ED Theme: ELISA

PV: https://youtu.be/lXEm5aaWHgI

Animation Production: Production I.G

-Cast-

Reinhard von Lohengramm - (CV: Mamoru Miyano)

Wen-li Yang - (CV: Kenichi Suzumura)

Siegfried Kircheis - (CV: Yuuichirou Umehara)

Narration - (CV: Yoshimitsu Shimoyama)

Willibard Joachim von Merkatz - (CV: Unsho Ishizuka)

Staden - (CV: Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi)

Fogel - (CV: Takahiro Fujiwara)

Erlache - (CV: Naomi Kusumi)

Adalbert von Fahrenheit - (CV: Ryota Takeuchi)

Paetta - (CV: Shinya Fukumatsu)

Pastolle - (CV: Kousuke Meguro)

Moore - (CV: Toru Sakurai)

Lao - (CV: Tasuku Hatanaka)

Jean Robert Lapp - (CV: Yuuki Ono)

Paul von Oberstein - (CV: Junichi Suwabe)

Wolfgang Mittermeye - (CV: Daisuke Ono)

Oskar von Reuenthal - (CV: Yuuichi Nakamura)

Julian Mintz - (CV: Yuuki Kaji)

Alex Cazelnes - (CV: Tokuyoshi Kawashima)

Walter von Schönkopf -  (CV: Shinichiro Miki)

Frederica Greenhill - (CV: Aya Endo)

Source: http://gineiden-anime.com/

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Six More Cast Members Announced for the New Legend of the Galactic Heroes Anime

Six More Cast Members Announced for the New Legend of the Galactic Heroes Anime

Six more cast members have been announced for the forthcoming new Legend of the Galactic Heroes anime: Junichi Suwabe is Paul von Oberstein Daisuke Ono is Wolfgang Mittermeyer Yūichi Nakamura is Oskar von Reuenthal Yuuki Kaji is Julian Mintz Tokuyoshi Kawashima is Alex Cazelnes Shinichiro Miki is Walter von Schönkopf Shunsuke Tada is directing the anime at Production I.G. Noboru Takagi is in…

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Chieko Matsubara (松原智恵子), Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) and Teruko Hasegawa (長谷川照子) in Whirlwind Of Love (恋のつむじ風), 1969, directed by Noboru Kaji (鍛治昇).

Scanned by me.

[arachibiko]

Hope ~ Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain

Hallo ~ !!! Ara mau review dari Yuto Nakajima nya Hey ! Say ! JUMP hahaha Ara termasuk telat nonton drama ini, dan nyesel banget karena ternyata drama ini sangat bagus ! Sebagai orang macem Ara gini /macem gimana Ra haha/ drama ini sungguh sangat menampar huhuhu !

Yuk ! Check dulu castnya !

Nakajima Yuto as Ichinose Ayumu

Endo Kenichi as Oda Isahito

Seto Koji as Kiriake Shinji 

Yamamoto Mizuki as Kazuki Akane

Kiriyama Akito as Hitomi Shogo

Takaya Yamauchi as  Aki  Kosuke

Asaka Mayumi as Ichinose Yuki

Morio Kazama as  Takano  Yoshiro

Nakamura Yuri as Shiraishi  Ryoko 

Maruyama Tomomi as Yuuki Masaharu

Matsuda Kenji as Hiyama  Makoto

Matsuzawa Kazuyuki as Uno Michitaka 

Toyama Toshiya as Kobayakawa Noboru

Sakurada Dori as Niimura  Keita

Kaji Masaki as Nagai Yoshihiko

Watanabe Kunito as Oshimoto Masaru

(Source : Asiawiki, Dramawiki)

Castnya cukup rame kan ya ?! Ara nonton karena ada Yuto sih jadi awalnya kurang padam siapa castnya. Eh pas nonton kaget karena nemu Seto Koji, Sakura Dori, sama si Akito anak J-West wkwk

HOPE bercerita soal perjuangan Ichinose Ayumu untuk bertahan di dunia kerja, begitu juga dengan tokoh yang lain. Ichinose Ayumu awalnya bercita - cita menjadi pemain go (catur Jepang) profesional, namun karena suatu hal dia tidak bisa melanjutkan mimpinya. Akhirnya sang ibu menyuruh Ayumu untuk berkerja di sebuah perusahaan. Awalnya Ayumu tidak terlalu ingin bekerja di perusahaan karena dia merasa tidak sanggup dan hanya lulusan SMA sedang kadidat lain merepakan lulusan univeritas.

Namun setelah melihat bagaimana kenyataan di dunia kerja dan rasa sayangnya kepada sang ibu meskipun masih berpikir secara naif, Ayumu akhirnya memutuskan untuk berjuang secara penuh supaya bisa bertahan. Pada akhirnya Ayumu diterima untuk bekerja di perusahaan tersebut (awalnya dia masih training) namun karena hanya lulusan SMA dia hanya menjadi pegawai kontrak. Di sinilah awal karir Ichinose Ayumu.

Duh ! nonton dorama ini di waktu Ara masih seorang NEET alias job seeker bener - bener nyesek. Ada satu episode Ayumu ditanya sama atasannya, kenapa dia tidak punya keahlian apa pun (dibidang kerjanya), apa yang telah dilakukan selama 20 tahun ? Huhu itu bener nampar Ara banget. Ada juga permasalahan seorang karyawan yang juga seorang Ibu, jadi dia dihadapkan dilema antara kerja dan mengurus anak. Atau masalah dengan rekan kantor sampai memutuskan untuk bekerja di tempat lain.

Inti dari dorama ini adalah mengajarkan betapa beratnya dunia kerja. Banyak dari kita yang dihadapkan permasalah pribadi dengan kerjaan, atau masalah antar rekan kantor. Melalui permasalah itu kita harus mampu mengatasinya supaya kita tetap bisa bertahan. Selain itu dunia kerja itu nggak selalu seperti apa yang kita bayangkan, pada nyatanya beda, jadi tetep aja kita harus belajar lagi. Belajar juga tidak masalah bidang kerja tapi juga bagaimana kita bersosialisasi dengan rekan kantor atau atasan. Jadi ya ! Apapun pekerjaan kamu, sesuai atau nggak dengan pendidikan kamu, kamu harus siap untuk berlajar lagi ! 

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Lobby card for Whirlwind Of Love (恋のつむじ風), 1969, directed by Noboru Kaji (鍛治昇) and starring: Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) Chieko Matsubara (松原智恵子) Ryotaro Sugi (杉良太郎) Teruko Hasegawa (長谷川照子)

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Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) in Whirlwind Of Love (恋のつむじ風), 1969, directed by Noboru Kaji (鍛治昇).

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The poster for A Girl's Confession: Forbidden Fruit (ある少女の告白 禁断の果実), 1968, directed by Noboru Kaji (鍛冶昇) and a better look at Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) on it.

In addition to Meiko, the film stars:

Mitsuko Oka (丘みつ子) Shuichi Ikeda (池田秀一) Jiro Okazaki (岡崎二朗) Kikko Matsuoka (松岡きっこ)

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Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) in A Girl's Confession: Forbidden Fruit (ある少女の告白 禁断の果実), 1968, directed by Noboru Kaji (鍛冶昇).