Posts Tagged ‘aoi miyazaki’:
Written by Amy on Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 ( Start discussion ) | 
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‘Tis the trailer season… too many of them, and they will probably keep on being released.
This time around, it’s all about Aoi Miyazaki and trailers for two of her upcoming films. First of the trailer for her — tear-jerking — drama OKAN no Yomeiri, in which her mother (Shinobu Otake), after one wild drinking night, brings a younger man who apparently is ready to marry her… out of the blue – Seriously, this starts out like a comedy… until Miyazaki’s character discovers her mom is *dramatic music* dying.
And the second one is an animated film based on the award-winning novel by Eto Mori, about a spirit who is placed into the body of a teenager who has just committed suicide, so the spirit is able to get a second chance at life. INTERESTING!
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Tags: 2d classical animation, animation, aoi miyazaki, nippon cinema
Written by Amy on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 ( 27 responses ) | (13) |
Okay, I took a WHOLE lot more time on getting names for this list, because apparently I am not knowledgeable enough in female actresses and well singers from Asia as I first though…
AfterEllen.com also made their annual list of Hot 100 2010 [as well as Top Women of Color, Top Out Women, Top Women over 40], only they made it backwards, so I’m linking you to their last page, and you’re going to have to work your way backwards… Ovbiously, I thought AfterElton worked better because I took the time to look through it more than once to make sure I wasn’t missing anyone.
Tips for a better list for AfterEllen:
- Start from #100
- Point out with arrows who’s going up or down in positions, and who’s a new entry.
And really? No Asians on your list?
Not that I don’t appreciate the likes of Alicia Keys, Jennifer Beals, Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman, the girls from Glee (Cheerios plus Rachel, woah that’s bizarre xD), Meryl (who doesn’t need a last name), Rachel Weisz, Amanda Seyfried (even though the things that are coming out of her mouth lately), Christina Hendricks, Tina Fey, Penelope Cruz, Jodie Foster, Rachel McAdams, the whole cast of The L Word… right? Pink, Emily Blunt, Kate Winslet, Ellen Page, all whom often make appearances on this blog. And to top it with Olivia Wilde…
but then again… no Asians?
So me, barely scraping made a list of Top East-Asians that you might want to consider for future editions of your Hot 100. I would also offer a weekly/monthly (a la my AfterElton offer), but I don’t think I’m as knowledgeable in this area. I could try pimping Asian talents on a monthly basis if you want xD
Okay… once again, in no particular order.
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Tags: afterellen.com, alicia keys, amanda seyfried, anne hathaway, aoi miyazaki, aya ueto, cate blanchett, clementine ford, ellen degeneres, ellen page, emily blunt, emma watson, glee, gong li, jennifer beals, jodie foster, julianne moore, kate beckinsale, kate winslet, katherine moennig, lee hyori, maggie cheung, meryl streep, mizukawa asami, natalie portman, ok-bin kim, penelope cruz, pink, rachel mcadams, rachel shelley, rachel weisz, scarlett johansson, ueno juri, yu aoi
Written by Amy on Saturday, May 1st, 2010 ( 2 responses ) | (9) |
Well, according to visitor Bill in this comment, his team is working on it.
Of course, me being one of the most vocal fans of Mikako Ichikawa — if not the most… seriously, you probably google her name and find my posts or images from the website — have been wanting to watch this since I got it. One afternoon, I tried watching it, but I felt the film was very dialog-driven, so I decided to stop the film and wait for someone to be kind enough… so thank you, Bill, for accepting my subs request.
I have seen a bunch of people, on my search for subtitles, that have been talking about the lack of subtitles for this film. Let me tell you, Mikako Ichikawa… so underrated.
Sure, she IS kinda creepy as lil’ sis Kumi in Memories of Matsuko, but in the end she wins us over with that final Okaeri — or is that just me? — as Matsuko goes up the stairs. *sighs* However, did you get to see Ichikawa as Tamaki Hiroshi’s wife in those few episodes of Atsu-hime starring more than rocking Aoi Miyazaki and lovable Eita?
Can I just say she’s got the most beautiful profile when she pulls her hair up? Such striking features, and so SO interesting. So much more than many other generic-looking and average-talented actresses that are much more popular.
So I wonder, why wasn’t this project much more popular?
Filed under: Celebrity,DVD,English,Films,Japanese,Posters,Sharing,Stills
Tags: aoi miyazaki, atsu-hime, eita, fansubbing, fansubs, hiroshi tamaki, kiraware matsuko no issho, memories of matsuko, mikako ichikawa, subbing, subs, subtitles
Written by Amy on Saturday, January 16th, 2010 ( One response ) | (7) |
Continuing with Acerk’s picks~
by Acerk
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4. Nana
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Tags: aoi miyazaki, fandom, if only, kenichi matsuyama, yu aoi
Written by Amy on Thursday, October 15th, 2009 ( 2 responses ) | (8) |
We are actually making it half our list of Actresses now! On #6, Aoi Miyazaki.
Always, all the time, all I hear is “Miyazaki Aoi is so kawaii (cute) and how awesome she is,” and well~ she is also so very popular in Japan topping every list there could be. However, scratch all of that, and what have you got? You’ve got an actress.
I’ve seen her in a few couple of films, some of them are pretty great like Gaichu (Harmful Insect), or are very deeply sentimental like Sukida. Her films often have to deal with human emotions, though I’ve also seen her doing comedy~ but what truly makes me think she can pull it off if she decides to stay away from this love-interests type of films was her decision to play the lead on NHK’s historical drama, Atsuhime.
This role that lasted a whole year let Miyazaki play Atsuhime from her tender kid age, throughout her teens, her 20s, her30 up until her death in her late 40s. She played innocent, clueless but at the same time idealist. She matured and began learning how things in life and politics work, and stood by her ideas trying to make everything better for everyone. Miyazaki truly nailed it on this one.
This is why I’m putting her here.
Filed under: Celebrity,English,Films,Japanese,Photoshoots,Sharing,Stills,Television
Tags: actress, aoi miyazaki, discovering new actors, new talent, the 20 to watch
