Tsubasa Imai

On May 2, 1998, Hide, a leading Japanese rock musician who had been active as a guitarist for X JAPAN and as a solo artist (hide with Spread Beaver/zilch), suddenly passed away. His funeral was attended by about 50,000 people and became a social phenomenon as all of Japan wept at his untimely farewell. His younger brother, Hiroshi Matsumoto, who was Hide's manager, started to work with Hide's co-producer I.N.A., who had been working on a song with Hide, and his friends to make his brother's will come true. Yuji and I.N.A. struggle under the unusual circumstance that Hide himself is not present, but they are confronted with various difficulties.

An emotional coming-of-age drama centered around Andou Jun, a gay student who is not out. He accepts a confession from his fujoshi classmate Miura Sae and they start dating. However, Jun is also seeing Makoto, but fails to tell Sae about his male lover.

A compilation of two memorable concerts, the concert at Yokohama Arena on May 5th and the debut concert at Tokyo Dome on October 19th and 20th. Featuring Takizawa, Imai, and Johnny's Jr. of course! Includes a deluxe booklet featuring Hideaki Takizawa (Tackey) & Tsubasa Imai (Tsubasa) and Johnny's Jr.

After decades of single-minded dedication to his work, a worker with an elite career course at a major bank is transferred or rather relegated to a subsidiary company, where he finds himself at a loos as he reaches retirement age.

Japanese horror movie from 1998.

Japanese horror movie from 1998.

A behind-the-scenes look at the tv show Summer Snow (2000)

Japanese horror movie from 1998.

Japanese horror movie from 1998.

The spring concert "Tackey & Tsubasa 22 Sai Harutama", which began with the release of the 1st full album "2wenty-2wo", has been made into a DVD. In addition to the main 29 songs that exceed 2 hours, it is full of off-shots. Setlist: ●To be or not to be / Tackey & Tsubasa ●Yume Monogatari / Tackey & Tsubasa ●Hito Natsu no... / Tackey & Tsubasa ●Sora no Screen ~rainbow in my soul~ / Tackey & Tsubasa ●One Day One Dream / Tackey & Tsubasa ●Ai Sekai / Tackey & Tsubasa ●Kanaide / Tsubasa Imai ● GO ON / Tsubasa Imai ●Erotic Dance 200 / Hideaki Takizawa ●A night for two / Hideaki Takizawa ●Ai Shitagari / Tackey & Tsubasa ●Ai Check it ! / Tackey & Tsubasa ●Camilla Tamara / Tackey & Tsubasa ●Tremolo / Tackey & Tsubasa ●Sostugyou ~Goodbye for Tomorrow~ / Tackey & Tsubasa ●Pride ♂ the END / Tackey & Tsubasa ●Diamond / Tackey & Tsubasa ●Dream Boy / Hideaki Takizawa ●Indelible Sadness Indelible Memories / Tsubasa Imai

Japanese horror movie from 1998.

To express gratitude for the past 16 years, Tackey & Tsubasa have decided to release their last and best album, Thanks Two You! Contains 44 songs including their singles, 12 solo songs by Hideaki Takizawa, and 12 solo songs by Tsubasa Imai, including their first CD recordings, for a total of 68 remastered songs. The DVD & Blu-ray include 26 MV and 21 behind-the-scenes and off-shot videos.

Japanese horror movie from 1998.

This drama is about the life of Japan's infamous poet, Kaneko Misuzu. It begins with her as a young girl in the Taisho era, and tells of her life as she becomes a woman, a wife and then a mother. It touches on Misuzu's relationship with her brother, and how she dealt with the death of a dear friend and her husband's unemployment and subsequent illness. Kaneko Misuzu committed suicide at the age of 26, closing the chapter on one of Japan's most prolific poet of all times.

Japanese horror movie from 1997.

Japanese horror movie from 1997.

Tackey & Tsubasa's first concert DVD release in 3 years! This version includes two main discs with footage from their 2007's two concerts, "Tackey & Tsubasa Takitsuba Best Tour 07 - 08 Arena" held in Spring, and "Tackey & Tsubasa Arena '07 Minna Issho ni Tanoshimanakucha Dame" held in winter. Also includes a bonus disc with backstage footage type B (footage from their private time during the concert tour, CM collection, multi-angle collection "Daydreamer" (Takizawa Angle), "Daydreamer" (Tsubasa Angle), "Camilla Tamala" (Takizawa Angle), and "Camilla Tamala" (Tsubasa Angle).

Takitsuba's first New Year's concert "What are you doing? Tackey & Tsubasa CONCERT Takitsuba is waiting for me there. New Year's to Tokyo and Osaka for the New Year." Packaged! A tour in conjunction with the collaboration album "TRIP & TREASURE TWO" released in December, Takitsuba's first New Year concert "What are YOU doing? Yokohama performance for the first time on DVD & Blu-ray!

Japanese horror movie from 1997.

Japanese horror movie from 1998.

Japanese horror movie from 1998.

Japanese horror movie from 1997.

Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation being aired from 24 December to 25 December 2005. The 44th Taiga Drama, the original work is by Miyao Tomiko, screenplay by Kaneko Narito and starring Hideaki Takizawa.

The 38th NHK Taiga Drama is Genroku Ryoran. The "Forty-seven Loyal Samurai" is one of the most enduring and best loved stories of Japan's history. Generations have grown up hearing the stirring tale of Oishi Kuranosuke, chief councillor of the Ako clan who leads his men through suffering and hardship to ultimately avenge their lord after he is unjustly forced to commit harakiri. NHK's 38th Taiga Drama "Genroku Ryoran" is the ambitious remake of this classic epic and boasts a cast that reads like a Who's Who in Japanese entertainment.

A love story between a young man who has been forced to grow up too quickly, and a young woman with an ailment that has placed restrictions on her life. Natsuo has been looking after his younger brother and sister since the death of their parents. He has also been running the family bicycle shop. Yuki becomes the only person in the world in whom he can confide. For Yuki, Natsuo becomes the catalyst that has her trying to break out of her cocoon.

Set in the Edo period, a story revolves around Kiyo, a woman who strives to overcome status differences of those days. When she pledges to live for love, a knife attack occurs at Edo castle. And as a 48th loyal retainer, her fate changes after a raid on Kira: she is determined to serve at the inner palace of Edo Castle called "Ooku".

Higashiyama Mitsuru is an alien who landed in Japan about 400 years ago and is currently hiding his identity and abilities by living as a university lecturer. Mitsuru is able to return back to his home star in three months time, but suddenly Sasahara Tsubaki, a top actress who is known to be a "troublemaker" moved to the condominium unit next to his and changed his life completely. What will happen between the two as Mitsuru slowly falls in love with Tsubaki just before he is about to return home?

As Haru emigrates from Japan with her family to the coffee plantations in Brazil, Natsu is left behind in the care of spiteful relatives. Losing all contact, each must make her own way in an unforgiving world. Hardships abound in the struggle to survive in war-torn Japan and in the face of anti-Japanese sentiment in Brazil, financial ruin, familial pressure, abandonment and lost love. However they also experience the precious joy of survival and success. Now, after 70 years, Haru comes back to Japan to find her estranged sister.

A housewife, Saijo Kinuka lives with her husband Makoto and her high school daughter Honoka and her middle school son, Yuto. Due to the death of Makoto's father, they decide to move to a large European style house in Kamakura, with the second wife of Makoto's father, Saijo Chizuko. There, they host a home welcoming party, at which Kinuka invites her guests such as Suganuma Kyoko and company peers of Makoto. To every sense of the word, it is a perfect party in a perfect new environment. Like Chizuko will show-off her belly dance skills in front of everybody. This is when something shocking happens. While Kinuka is preparing for the party, suddenly her ex-boyfriend Seno Itsuki appears out of the blue. Due to loan payments which he has to deal with, he had decided to live in the attic of her new house!

Rokemasa, notorious for his reckless violence and defiance of authority, sparks a nationwide gang war while drawing both allies and enemies with his unpredictable charisma.

Mitsutaka Oji is an attractive hard-working manager, admired by both his superiors and subordinates. Well-mannered, gentlemanly, and stylish to boot, he’s popular among women. However, this man has a secret... He absolutely loves cute things! Mitsutaka can’t resist cuteness, and he’s head over heels for his beloved character Pug Taro! Aware that his hobby is in flagrant discord with his looks, Mitsutaka does all he can to hide it from the people around him. However, he’s determined to remain the devoted “Pug Taro-ist.” How does his determination fair as he interacts with Wataru Naruto, a manager of the neighboring department and his rival, Kenta Kawai, a first ever “soul mate”, and his nephew Masumi Nii, currently freeloading at his house?

The tale of four brothers and their widower father, who heads a large Buddhist temple in Tokyo. Goro Kishitani, the oldest brother, does not want to take over the temple. He prefers only to pass through now and then to exercise his eldest brother prerogative and hit No. 2 brother Masahiro Nakai over the head. Nakai, who really wants to be a sportswriter, appears to be in line for the temple takeover and zips around in a motorcycle helmet and Buddhist robes to chant sutras for the dead. Papa-san frequents Ginza clubs and had a cigarette or a toothpick dangling from his mouth for most of the first episode. He hires an "Otonashi Karen look-alike" (Kimura Yoshino) with a crush on Nakai as housekeeper and she bops around the temple grounds as if it was Shibuya on a Sunday. The opening sequence where they all grab guitars, line up in black robes in front of the temple incense burner.

Fuji-TV reserves the late-night time period to be used for experimental projects, giving up-and-coming young screenwriters, producers and directors a place to develop their skills and televise their works. Each renzoku drama last four weeks. The cast is made up of young artistes who are either already established in the geinoukai, or are relatively unknowns looking for the chance to appear on television. The subject matters covered also cater to the younger viewing audience.

Ishida Ryoko, a failed law student turned bank debt collector, tracks down her final target: Yudo Kazuaki, a bankrupt attorney who prioritizes helping the poor over making a profit. Unable to collect his debt, Ryoko refuses to leave his side, effectively becoming his shadow. Despite their "debtor vs. collector" dynamic, they realize they share a deep-seated mission to defend the innocent and protect the weak. This unlikely duo soon teams up to serve as the "last lawyer" for those with nowhere else to turn.

In the bustling city of Osaka, a captivating gourmet drama unfolds, revolving around the enigmatic Ban Akira, a taxi driver with a unique gift for ferrying distressed passengers with intricate dilemmas to exquisite dining establishments.