Archive for November, 2009

Prime Time Report #Week48-02

Posted by HPriest on November - 30 - 2009

Prime Time Report – Dorama Time Slots – #Week 48 Just ratings alone don’t say a lot. Here you can actually find out what shows your favorite dorama is competing with in its time slot. Some titles are shortened!   #Wednesday – November 25 — 09pm  Ratings  Channel  Program  Genre  Chart  [ Read More ]

34th Hochi Film Awards

Posted by HPriest on November - 29 - 2009

The 34th Hochi Film Awards were announced on Thursday. This year, the title of Best Picture went to Setsuro Wakamatsu’s "Shizumanu Taiyo," based on Toyoko Yamasaki’s JAL-inspired novel about an airline employee pitted against company executives while he deals with the aftermath of a major plane crash.   The same  [ Read More ]

“Okuribito” received its 96th Award

Posted by HPriest on November - 28 - 2009

You probably know the movie "Okuribito" (Departures) starring actor Motoki Masahiro (43). Well, he just received the Best Actor Award at the "Asia-Pacific Screen Awards", making it the 96th award for this amazing movie overall. I know it’s not directly related to an actress, but Hirosue Ryoko is part of the cast  [ Read More ]

Yamada Yuu as beautiful as a rose

Posted by HPriest on November - 28 - 2009

Today the model and actress Yamada Yuu (25) received the "Woman as Beautiful and Fascinating as a Rose"-Award by the Hibiya Kadan florist organization.   Hibiya Kadan celebrated the reopening of their flower shop at the Hibiya Park in Tokyo and at the same time the presented the award. "My feelings are  [ Read More ]

Narumi Riko in kimono for “Sakuya Konohana”

Posted by HPriest on November - 28 - 2009

About 2 months ago it was announced that actress Narumi Riko (17) will have the starring role in the upcoming NHK period dorama called "Sakuya Knohana". The dorama will start on January 9 and today the leading cast including Narumi showed themselves with the kimonos worn throughout the series.    [ Read More ]

Japanese Box Office Rankings (Nov.21/22)

Posted by HPriest on November - 27 - 2009

 Every Monday/Tuesday I’m going to bring you the newest box office charts from the past weekend. [Weekend of November 21 ~ November 22]   Rank Last Week   Movie Week new 01 –  2012 1 02 01  Michael Jackson THIS IS IT 4 03 02  Disney’s a Christmas Carol  2 04 03  Naku  [ Read More ]

Nana Eikura gets bullied in Fuji TV workplace drama

Posted by HPriest on November - 27 - 2009

Fuji TV has unveiled another drama series for next season, titled "Nakanai to Kimeta Hi." Actress Nana Eikura (21) will be the star of the show, playing an office lady for the first time.   Eikura plays a graduate of a second-rate university who manages to find a job at  [ Read More ]

Noriko Sakai scandal being made into movie

Posted by HPriest on November - 27 - 2009

The deadline for appeal in the Noriko Sakai (38) case passed on Tuesday night, finalizing the 18-month sentence (suspended for 3 years) that she received on November 9. Although the trial is over, the case is still on the media’s mind, and an upcoming movie will extend the story for  [ Read More ]