Yoshihiro Asai, better known by his ring name Último Dragón, is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragon Gate, where he acts as an in-ring talent, trainer and senior advisor. In addition to having trained in Japan, Asai learned to wrestle in the lucha libre style while working in Mexico. He is credited with popularizing the "Asai Moonsault".
Kaori Hasegawa, simply known by the stage name Ua, is a Japanese singer. She made her debut under Speedstar Records in 1995 with the single "Horizon".
Blankey Jet City was a Japanese rock trio from Aichi Prefecture, active from 1987 to 2000. It consisted of Kenichi Asai on vocals and guitar, Toshiyuki Terui on bass, and Tatsuya Nakamura on drums.
Kiyomi Asai is a Japanese voice actress. She voiced Ayu Daikuuji in Rumbling Hearts and the web series Ayumayu Gekijou. Other voice roles include Lilynette Gingerbuck in Bleach, July in Darker than Black, Ganko Morikawa in Flame of Recca, Hyun in Geneshaft, Mayuko Asano in Great Teacher Onizuka, Hanabi Hyuga in Naruto, Seiko in Saikano and Tart in Tokyo Mew Mew. Asai used several pseudonyms on each games. She is associated with D-Color.
Karolina Myroslavivna Kuiek, better known as Ani Lorak, is a Ukrainian-Russian singer. Having been awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine, she has been cited as one of the most influential and popular women in Ukraine, and has also been ranked as one of the most beautiful women from Eastern Europe. In 2014, she reported the highest income of all singers in Ukraine.
Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachev or Vitaliy Vladasovych Grachov, known professionally as Vitas, is a Russian singer. Vitas is known for his falsetto and his eclectic musical style, which incorporates elements of operatic pop, techno, dance, classical, jazz, and folk.
Tetiana Hryhorivna Liberman, better known by her stage name Tina Karol, is a Ukrainian singer and founder of The Tina Karol charitable foundation.
Osaka Elegy is a 1936 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It forms a diptych with Mizoguchi's Sisters of the Gion which shares much of the same cast and production team, and is considered an early masterpiece in the director's career.
Love Love? is a Japanese anime television series directed by Takeo Takahashi. It is a sequel to the series Hit o Nerae!, with character design by Miwa Oshima. The plot centers on the relationships between screenwriter Naoto Ohizumi, and the all-female cast of a Super Sentai TV show he works on.
Hitohira is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Kirihara. The story revolves around a shy girl named Mugi Asai who is unsure of what club to join in her school, but before she knows it she gets dragged into the Drama Research Society and becomes a member. The manga was serialized in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Comic High! from March 2004 to May 2009. The manga was licensed for distribution in North America by Aurora Publishing. A 12-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan between March and June 2007.
National Route 44 is the easternmost of the national highways of Japan. It connects the cities of Kushiro and Nemuro in eastern part of the island and prefecture of Hokkaido in northern Japan.
Makenaide is the 6th single by Zard released on 27 January 1993 under B-Gram Records label.
Tatsuya Nakamura is a Japanese musician, drummer and actor. After performing with several prominent punk rock bands, Nakamura rose to fame as drummer of Blankey Jet City from 1987 to 2000. In 1996, he founded his solo project Losalios, where he performs every instrument. He is also a member of Friction, Mannish Boys with Kazuyoshi Saito, and Gokumontō Ikka.
Events in the year 1984 in Japan.
Pete Hawkes is an Australian composer, poet, musician and luthier. There are over 50 recordings by Hawkes, covering a wide range of genres. He has collaborated with Bert Jansch, Joe Cocker, Phil Emmanuel, Steeleye Span and Dave Swarbrick.
Ayaka Asai is a Japanese voice actress who is currently affiliated with Intention.
the★tambourines were a Japanese pop band signed to the Giza Studio label, active between 2001 and 2009.
Kamaha Castle was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the Banba neighborhood of the city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2005.
Confession is a Japanese manga series written by Nobuyuki Fukumoto and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Young Magazine Uppers in 1998, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A live-action film adaptation premiered in May 2024.
