Kaho Minami
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Kaho Minami is a Japan
ese actress of Korean descent active in film, television and commercials. She has been married to actor Ken Watanabe
since December 3, 2005. In addition to Watanabe's two children, she also has a son from her previous husband, Hitonari Tsuji
, with whom she divorced in 2000.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese actress of Korean descent active in film, television and commercials. She has been married to actor Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe
is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best...
since December 3, 2005. In addition to Watanabe's two children, she also has a son from her previous husband, Hitonari Tsuji
Hitonari Tsuji
is a Tokyo-born Japanese writer, composer, and film director. In his film and singing work he uses the name Jinsei Tsuji, an alternative reading of the Japanese writing of his name. He debuted as a writer in 1989. His films include and ....
, with whom she divorced in 2000.
Film
- Hyōryū Kyōshitsu (science fiction, 1987, TohoTohois a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...
) - Tokyo: The Last WarTokyo: The Last WarTokyo: The Last War is a tokusatsu dark fantasy/historical fiction film directed by Takashige Ichise and distributed by Toho Studios. It is an adaptation of the eleventh book of the Teito Monogatari novel by Hiroshi Aramata...
(horror/fantasy/historical fiction, 1989) - Angel Dust (Psychological Thriller, Sogo IshiiSogo Ishii', formerly is a Japanese filmmaker known for his striking visuals and sometimes outlandish subject matter.Ishii was born in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and is a graduate of Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School and Nihon University College of Art....
, 1994) - Ruby FruitRuby Fruitis a 1995 Japanese film based on novel by Ayako Saito.-Cast:*Kaho Minami as Matsunaga Maiko*Tsugumi Arimura as Sirani*Jun Togawa as Yoshimi*Reiko Takashima as Kyoko*Haruko Mabuchi as Sayuri*Jinpachi Nezu as Hisao Kagami...
(1985, Toei CompanyToei Companyis a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
) as Maiko - J Horror Theater (horror, 2001)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out AttackGodzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attackis a 2001 science fiction kaiju film co-written and directed by Shūsuke Kaneko with a very catchy name. It was the twenty-fifth film to be released in the Godzilla film series. This is the eleventh film to feature Mothra, sixth to feature King Ghidorah, and third to feature Baragon. It is part of...
(tokusatsuTokusatsuis a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
, 2001, Nihon Eiga) - The Great Yokai War (Fantasy, Takashi MiikeTakashi Miikeis a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions...
, 2005) - Hankyū DenshaHankyū Denshais a 2011 Japanese film. It is based on the novel Hankyū Densha by Hiro Arikawa and directed by Yoshishige Miyake. It was released in cinemas in the Kansai region of Japan on April 23, 2011, and then in other regions of the country from April 29....
(2011) as Yasue Ito - Household XHousehold Xis a 2010 Japanese film directed by Kōki Yoshida. It was shown at the Forum section of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:* at Midnight Eye...
(2011)
Television
- Sannen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei Special 4 – 6 (1985–1987, TBSTokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
) - Tobu ga Gotoku (taiga dramaTaiga dramais the name NHK gives to the annual, year-long historical fiction television series it broadcasts in Japan. Beginning in 1963 with the black-and-white Hana no Shōgai, starring kabuki actor Onoe Shōroku and Takarazuka star Awashima Chikage, the network has hired a producer, director, writer, music...
, 1990, NHKNHKNHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
) - Genroku Ryōran (taiga drama, 1999, NHK)