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I'll post a few rankings from sites like Oricon that got published over the past few weeks. I won't go into too much details and simply post the rankings with maybe 1 short comment from one of the people who took the survey (if available). Enjoy! (or not..) ^^
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By which celebrity would you like to get woken up?
[456 unmarried men and women between 20 and 40]
- 01 - Nakama Yukie
- 02 - Aragaki Yui
- 02 - Ueto Aya
- 02 - Ayase Haruka
- 02 - Horikita Maki (yes, they really all are on 2nd place)
- 06 - Wada Akiko
[Wada Akiko only got voted, because people would have no choice but to wake up.. she might even scream at you!]
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Whose female celebrity hairdo would you like to copy?
[500 women from senior high school students to women in their 40's]
- 01 - Ueto Aya
["Medium-length hair is so pretty. I want the same one as her!"]
- 02 - Kimura Kaela
["It's always creative, stylish and pretty."]
- 03 - Horikita Maki
["Short hair suits her a lot, it's easy and pretty."]
- 04 - Amuro Namie
["It's always easy and not easy to copy, I'd really like to have the same hairdo as her."]
- 05 - Toda Erika
["It's casual and adult-like, fluffy and very pretty."]
- 06 - YOU
["Her hair is always fluffy and has this natural volume, it's simply beautiful."]
- 07 - Yonekura Ryoko
["It's adult-like and very elegant."]
- 08 - Miyazaki Aoi
["I want to have a fluffy and soft athmosphere like Aoi-chan!"]
- 09 - Shibasaki Kou
["Her suits everything! I personally like dyed hair."]
- 10 - Hamasaki Ayumi
["She's stylish and pretty! I want to have the same charisma as her."]
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Top 10 of "black hair beauties"
[1000 men and women from senior high school students to people in their 40's]
- 01 - Nakama Yukie
["I'm envious of her always glossy and long black hair!"]
- 02 - Kuroki Meisa
["She looks so noble, black hair and a small face is a perfect match."]
- 03 - Koyuki
["She looks pretty with her snow-white skin and black hair."]
- 04 - Kuroki Hitomi
["Her deep black hair is so beautiful and she always looks so youthful."]
- 05 - Aragaki Yui
["She always looks so pretty when she waves her black hair."]
- 06 - Kuriyama Chiaki
["Her unique bangs and silky black hair suit her perfectly."]
- 07 - Kashii Yuu
["She seems like a woman who perfectly displays the feminine virtues of old Japan."]
- 08 - Miyazaki Aoi
["It's only my impression from 'Atsuhime', but black hair suits her a lot."]
- 09 - Aoi Yuu
["She's like the representative of the typical beautiful Japanese person."]
- 10 - Nakashima Mika
["Her black her is pretty and it supports her image."]
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"Gold-Ratio Faces," the perfectly balanced faces
[1033 men and women who are in their 20's or 30's.]
---Overall (Men&Woman votes combined)
- 01 - Kashii Yuu
- 02 - Fujiwara Norika
- 03 - Matsushima Nanako
- 04 - Aragaki Yui
- 05 - Shibasaki Kou
---Men voters only
- 01 - Aragaki Yui
- 02 - Ueto Aya
- 03 - Fujiwara Norika
- 04 - Hirosue Ryoko
- 05 - Horikita Maki
---Women voters only
- 01 - Kashii Yuu
- 02 - Fujiwara Norika
- 03 - Shibasaki Kou
- 04 - Matsushima Nanako
- 05 - Miyazawa Rie
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Written by: jyoyu.blogspot.com
Source: Oricon.. and others
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The spectacular movie "Goemon" has been in the cinemas since May 1st and on the 5th the cast spread out to 5 different cities to celebrate the huge success of the movie. This event was still part of the "Unification of The Whole Country" campaign they started with massive preview screening prior to the official opening date.
The celebrations have been wild as it made a fantastic box-office of 4.424.188 US Dollar on its first weekend, including May 1st. Director Kiriya Kazuaki and actor Gori went from Sapporo to Fukuoka, actor Eguchi Yosuke and actress Hirosue Ryoko went from Nagoya to Osaka, and in the end they all (except for Hirosue) linked up in a Hotel in Tokyo again to thank the whole production crew for their hard work.
A big shower of beer was the highlight of the event and made them look like real sportsmen. "I've seen it after baseball games on TV, but this is a first for me. Incredible! Everyone gave 120% for the movie. Of course we had some hopes and wishes, but we never thought that it would that successful." Eguchi commented afterwards in a slightly drunk state. "However, I don't bring along any extra clothes to get changed now." He added with a bitter smile.
Hirosue wasn't there when they got showered with the beer (regrettable, isn't it?), but nobody can possibly be mad at her. She had to leave her 5-years-old son home alone with a care-taker on Children's Day long enough already. "I felt a bit despondent that I had to work on Children's Day, but I'm really happy for such a great welcome here."
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Written by: jyoyu.blogspot.com
Source: Variety Japan, Sanspo & Jiji-Press
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Like last month, here now all the plots and trailers/teaser for the Japanese movies (with at least 1 actress in one of the main roles) that get releases in Japanese cinemas in May.
May 01st
Goemon
Over 35,000 people already attended the preview screenings all across the nation. 3 years of production, tons of high-class actors and actresses, over 100 sets, over 300 staff members, over 1000 extras and over 2000 CG-Cuts. Japan starts the summer blockbuster season with what could be a real masterpiece and sets the bar high for what there is to come. Actor Eguchi Yosuke and "Oscar-Actress" Hirosue Ryoko in the two main starring roles, but list of the cast is much longer than that (eg. Sato Eriko, Toda Erika, Tsuruta Mayu and so on).
Plot: In 1582 Oda Nobunaga was on the verge of conquering all of Japan, but was forced to commit suicide at Honno-ji Temple by one of his generals, Akechi Mitsuhide. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Nobunaga’s top general, overthrew Akechi a few days later and completed Nobunaga’s dream of unifying Japan under one ruler. The world was at peace for a time, but soon a ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon (Eguchi Yosuke) appeared, using his super-human abilities to steal from the rich and give to the poor—a habit which cemented his reputation as a hero to commoners everywhere. One night while looting treasure from Nanban (Southern Barbarians), Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past containing untold powers, it isn’t long before Ishida Mitsunari, Kirigakure Saizo, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Hattori Hanzo are all in persuit of the box for their own purposes.
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May 09th
The Code
For 60 years, the group of detectives known as "Detective Office 5" has raised the bar for detective work. The agents of Detective Office 5 are a group of stellar detectives lead by the genius code breaker Detective 507 (Onoe Kikunosuke). When an unknown client enlists 507 to crack his most difficult programming code yet, the detective embarks for Shanghai where he crosses paths with a sniper, an informant, the head of the Blue-Dragon Mafia, and beautiful singer on the run, Meilan (Inamori Izumi). As 507 stumbles deeper into a twisted quagmire of intrigue he discovers the sad truth behind the mystery. (..also with Kanjiya Shihori and others)
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May 09th
Yomei Ikkagetsu no Hanayome
On April 5, 2007, a couple married in a church (Eikura Nana and Eita). At first glance, it was a typical wedding. The bride, however, was suffering from late-stage breast cancer and had been given only a month to live. Based on the true story of Nagashima Chie, a women afflicted with breast cancer and her husband Akasu Taro. Nagashima's story was also told in a 2007 TBS documentary.
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May 16th
Donju (Dumb Animal)
An especially dull-witted young novelist named Dekoyan (Asano Tadanobu) goes missing and a subsequent investigation uncovers various plots by his friends to murder him—presumably for revealing a childhood secret through the increasingly-popular stories. Regardless of the absurd methods they used in their murder attempts, however, they just couldn't seem to finish him off. The screenplay is based on a Kudo Kankuro play and was adapted by Kudo himself. Stars actresses like Maki Yoko, Minamino Yoko and Satsukawa Ami.
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May 29th
Blood: The Last Vampire
In the fall of 1966, tensions run high on the U.S. Air Force base in Japan on the eve of the Vietnam War. After a series of suspicious suicides in a nearby town, an additional threat has infiltrated the military compound - vampires. A covert team of government agents committed to the elimination of vampires dispatch a mysterious young woman named Saya (Jun Ji Hyun), who in the guise of a schoolgirl, must uncover the origin of the demonic plague, eliminate the ghastly beasts and stop their reign of terror before time runs out. She is the last remaining original. Japanese actress Koyuki plays Onigen, Saya's nemesis.
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Sometime in May..
Hijoshi zukan
Takashi Shimizu has put together a 6-part (7 if you count his own introduction) omnibus film by six different directors called Hijoshi Zukan. Each segment features a unique female protagonist in an unexpected situation. The film will begin screening at Theater Tsutaya in Shibuya in May.
Interesting for us are Adachi Rika (16) in part 1, Yamasaki Mami (23) in part 2 and Naka Riisa (19) in part 6, but of course all of them actresses are great nonetheless. ^^
Spring is the season for new colors and Oricon asked 600 men between 10 and 50 men which female celebrity has the most "beautiful lips". She has the most beautiful, full and sexy lips, Inoue Waka (28) got the 1st place among the voters.
Inoue Waka's most attractive feature has always been her plump and full lips. "That's how I like them the most," a voter commented. "Full lips are very attractive," seems to be the general opinion among the men. They simply can't resist Inoue's sexy and voluptuous lips. "Those lips are fascinating."
In 2nd place comes Ueto Aya (23). Many men are fascinated by the pretty curves of her beautiful lips. "I like the shape of her beautiful lips." Ishihara Satomi (22) was able to take the 3rd place with her full and juicy lips. "I can't get enough of her thick and sexy lips," is what most of the voters said about her.
Here now the whole top10:
01 - Inoue Waka (28) - "Her thick lips are very sexy."
02 - Ueto Aya (23) - "The shapes of her upper and lower lips are out of this world."
03 - Ishihara Satomi (22) - "Such an underlip and such a face, how devilish."
04 - Ebihara Yuri (29) - "Her lips are just as beautiful and cute as herself."
05 - Itou Misaki (31) - "They are very full and pretty."
06 - Angelina Jolie (33) - "The most beautiful lips in the world."
07 - Kitagawa Keiko (22) - "She has very sexy lips."
08 - Igawa Haruka (32) - "They seem so soft and yet so elastical."
09 - Ayase Haruka (23) - "They look so pretty in her commercials."
10 - Hirosue Ryoko (28) - "Her clean skin and beautiful lips are very attractive."
10 - Horikita Maki (20) - "She has very pretty and lovely lips."
Written by: jyoyu.blogspot.com / Source: Oricon
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Yay, the 4th teaser/trailer for the CG spectacle "Goemon" is out and it's looking awesome. It's the first time we can see the flow of the narration and it seems like that Kiriya Kazuaki will surpass his previous movie "Casshern" not only visually but also story-wise. It's one of my personal highlights this year.
The cast alone makes it one of the best movies this year.
Eguchi Yosuke, Osawa Takao, Hirosue Ryoko (photo), Gori, Kaname Jun, Tamayama Tesuji, Choi Hong Man, Sato Eriko, Toda Erika, Tsuruta Mayu, Ryo, Fujisawa Ema, Sada Mayumi, Fukuda Mayuko, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Kihinata Fumiyo, Terajima Susumu, Hira Mikijiro, Ibu Masato, Okuda Eiji and more.
Plot: In 1582 Nobunaga Oda was on the verge of conquering all of Japan, but was forced to commit suicide at Honno-ji Temple by one of his generals, Mitsuhide Akechi. Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Nobunaga's top general, overthrew Akechi a few days later and completed Nobunaga's dream of unifying Japan under one ruler. The world was at peace for a time, but soon a ninja bandit named Goemon Ishikawa (Eguchi) appeared, using his super-human abilities to steal from the rich and give to the poor—a habit which cemented his reputation as a hero to commoners everywhere. One night while looting treasure from Nanban (Southern Barbarians), Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past containing untold powers, it isn't long before Mitsunari Ishida, Saizo Kirigakure, Ieyasu Tokugawa, and Hattori Hanzo are all in persuit of the box for their own purposes.
The new (4th) trailer:
The third trailer to get a very, very short glimpse at Toda Erika (look closely!):
Written by: jyoyu.blogspot.com / Plot from: NipponCinema
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Weekly entertainment magazine "Oricon Star" asked over 3000 of their readers about the currently ending winter TV season and published the results under the title of the "Winter Dorama AWARD'09". Mizushima Hiro and Kanno Miho both ranked first in their respective categories.
Mizushima is the most popular actor of the current winter season. His role as an ikemen butler in the dorama "Mei-chan no Shitsuji" gained him a lot of popularity. Especially girls now dream to have a butler like him and that's the reason why got voted onto the top of the list. "It would be great, if there really was such a cool butler." - "His snobby lines perfectly match with his appeareance." - "His fantastic acting and the mysterious athmosphere it creates, my hearts racing everytime I see him."
Kanno Miho convinced with her role as sharp-witted female detective Kiina in the dorama "Kiina -Impossible Crime Investigator-". She is very happy to be on the first place and explained her hardships she had as Kiina. "I really admire the flair of Kiina, but the huge amount of lines was not so good. (laughs)" Kanno usually is the type who plays roles of calm career women and therefore she might have not been too familiar with a role with so much to say.
For the whole top10 in both categories and an interview with the cast of "Voice", go and buy the magazine.
Winter Dorama AWARD'09 - Favorite Actor Top 5
- Mizushima Hiro (162 votes)
- Eita (147 votes)
- Matsuyama Kenichi (70 votes)
- Tamaki Hiroshi (66 votes)
- Ikuta Touma (64 votes)
Winter Dorama AWARD'09 - Favorite Actress Top 5
- Kanno Miho (269 votes)
- Karina (146 votes)
- Eikura Nana (127 votes)
- Ishihara Satomi (81 votes)
- Hirosue Ryoko (56 votes)
Written by: jyoyu.blogspot.com / Source: Oricon Web-DeView
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On Tuesday actress Hirosue Ryoko (28) arrived back in Japan after she went to Los Angeles where she as part of the movie "Okuribito" (English title: "Departures") received the Oscar for Best Foreign Movie. "The Oscar statue was heavy. I think I'll never be as excited and moved again, that's why I want to preserve this feeling."
At the same day she even had to attend another screening in Tokyo. Many cinemas are putting the movie back in their programs and even in America it's going to open in many more cinemas. In Japan it's been out for more than 23 weeks already, but during the 2 days after the Oscar it once more grossed 95,000,000 Yen. Even the book the movie is based on started to sell very well again. The Oscar fever won't stop.
At the airport the "Oscar-Actress" was welcomed by over 50 reporters. She didn't show any tiredness despite the long flight. "I didn't expect this reaction in Japan at all and I was astonished by all the mails I got from friends. I hope that feeling will stay for a while. It's everyone's award." She was asked whether she already plans to advance into Hollywood. "There might be some opportunities now, althought I haven't really studied English so far."
Hugh Jackman also arrived in Japan the same night to start promoting his movie "Australia" in Japan. He has even been on the same plane as Hirosue. "I'd love to co-act together with her in the near future." Hirosue was clearly surprised when she heard about that from the reporters. "He really said that? I'm honored!!"
Hollywood is definitely more than just a dream for Hirosue, after all she already co-acted together with Jean Reno in the movie "Wasabi" which was a collaboration between France and Japan.
Hirosue wasn't able to say something on stage when receiving the Oscar, but in the backstage came she was able to say 1-2 sentences to the camera. Check out the backstage clip here:
Written by: jyoyu.blogspot.com / Source: Sanspo & Sports Hochi
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Weekly magazine "FRIDAY" exposed what looks like a secret date late at night between actor Nagai Masaru and actress Hirosue Ryoko.
The two have been spotted together in dinging bar in Tokyo way after 1:00am. There are even photographs of the couple in the magazine, but due to such a public place, the two are said to have done no actions that could label them as a couple.
Last summer both of them appeared in the TBS dorama "Long Wedding Road". It would be a sudden action of Hirosue who just got divorced from designer and model Okazawa Takahiro in March, last year. Both of their agencies denied the rumor, "It was just a meal of two friends. They are not dating each other."
Written by: jyoyu.blogspot.com / Source: Sanspo, MSN
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In December, Toho revealed that director Isshin Inudo would be in charge of a new film adaptation of the popular Seicho Matsumoto novel "Zero no Shoten," also known by the English title "Zero Focus." The movie's main cast has now been revealed, with actress Ryoko Hirosue taking the starring role.
The story, set in the 1950s, centers around a newlywed woman (Hirosue) whose husband Kenichi (Hidetoshi Nishijima) fails to return from a business trip. She sets out to search for him, but uncovers that he has been living a double life.
Hirosue's strong supporting cast includes Miki Nakatani as the wife of a company president, Tae Kimura as that company's receptionist, Tetta Sugimoto as Kenichi's brother, and Takeshi Kaga as Kenichi's boss.
Filming has already started in Kanazawa and is expected to continue until April. Toho is aiming for an autumn release.
Source: Tokyograph
