#meiko harada

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Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) and Meiko Harada (原田美枝子) in Lullaby Of The Earth (大地の子守唄),1976, directed by Yasuzo Masumura (増村保造).

Scanned from the January 1976 issue of Movie Pictorial (映画情報).

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JIGOKU / The Inferno (1979)

Blu-ray 2023 Mondo Macabro

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Bad movie I have Stray Cat Rock It has Stray Cat Rock:Delinquent Girl Boss 1970, Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo 1970, Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter 1970 , Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal 1970  and Stray Cat Rock: Beat ‘71 (1971)

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Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance

directed by Toshiya Fujita, 1974

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Are we truly alone even at the end of our lives?

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Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance 1974

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大地の子守歌 - Lullaby of the Earth, Yasuzo Masumura (1976)

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Happy birthday, Kako Takafuji!

Today in Japan, January 1st, is also Kako Takafuji’s birthday! Voiced by Rana Morishita (森下���奈), Kako is a 20 year old from Shimane. Practically a personification of the Japanese New Year and it’s traditions, Kako is extremely, extremely lucky. She’s talented at many things, but her one weakness is that she is bad at telling jokes.

Kako loves datemaki (sweetened egg roll) and kurikinton (chestnuts and sweet potato), both traditional Japanese New Year’s dishes. She’s very knowledgeable about the customs of the new year, and frequently mentions the Japanese folktale of the eggplant, the falcon, and Mount Fuji. Kako’s luck is well known among the idols in the production, as they often tend to enjoy her company for their own benefit. She’s close with both Karin Domyoji and Hotaru Shiragiku, both somewhat unlucky girls, as well as Yoshino Yorita, who’s a fellow luck-bringer. Kako is also close with fellow 20 year olds Yuki Himekawa and Miyo Harada. While Kako sometimes struggles to maintain an idol-like personality and behaviour, her versatility and seriousness encourage other idols to do their best. Her name actually contains the kanji for Mount Fuji (富士), hawk (鷹), and eggplant (茄子, usually read as "nasu"). In Japan, the first dream of the New Year is considered prophetic of the dreamer's luck for the rest of the year. The most lucky symbols are said to be Mount Fuji, a hawk, or an eggplant. No wonder Kako’s so lucky!

Kako doesn’t have a solo song yet, but she does sing in Kimi e no Uta (君への詩/A Song For You), Trust me, and Max Beat. Some units that Kako is a part of include Joyful Days (ジョイフルデイズ) with Hikaru Nanjo and Hinako Kita, Harumai Kajin (春舞佳人) with Kaede Takagaki, DAZZLE BLACK with Hijiri Mochizuki and Meiko Namiki, Sakura Shokudani (桜朔夜) with Nao Takamime and Hajime Fujiwara, and Japonesque (ジャポネスク) with Yoshino Yorita and Karin Domyoji. To celebrate Kako’s birthday, enjoy some of your favourite new year’s meals! Happy birthday Kako!

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Romantic F/O’s

So here it is, a masterlist of all my F/O’s! It’s a lot longer than I expected but hey, what can you do! ★ = main, mind you they’re all there at the top part of the list ♥

Cor Leonis | Tag: Power Couple [Final Fantasy XV] ★

Kudou Renma | Tag: Ink & Paper [School Girl Detective and the Eccentric Author] ★

Levi Ackerman | Tag: Deadly Duo [Attack on Titan] ★

Erwin Smith | Tag: Dedicated Hearts [Attack on Titan] ★

Miche Zacharias | Tag: Enhanced Senses [Attack on Titan] ★

Carmnine Toshizo | Tag: Intertwined Chaos [OC] ★

V2 | Tag: Cannibal Delights [OC] ★

Hijikata Toushirou | Tag: Of Mayo and Men [Gintama] ★

Hijikata Toshizou | Tag: Winter Blossoms [Hakuoki] ★

Kazama Chikage | Tag: Destined Demons [Hakuoki]

Hajima Saitou | Tag: Eternal Blades [Hakuouki]

Heisuke Toudou | Tag: Forever Young [Hakuouki]

Keisuke Sannan | Tag: Analytic Battles [Hakuouki]

Isamu Kondou | Tag: Eternal Dreamers [Hakuouki]

Shiranui Kyo | Tag: Guns and Swords [Hakuouki]

Yamazaki Susumu | Tag: Medic & Combatant [Hakuouki]

Amigiri Kyuju | Tag: Steel Hearts [Hakuouki]

Ink Bendy | Tag: Ink Stains [BATiM]

Kaito Shion | Tag: Of Fire and Ice [Vocaloid]

Kasane Ted | Tag: TBD [UTAU]

Dino Ghiranze | Tag: Starlight Artists [FFXV]

Deacon | Tag: TBD [Fallout 4]

L | Tag:Laws and Orders [Death Note]

Meiko | Tag: TBD [Vocaloid]

Samus Aran | Tag: Corrupted Planets [Metroid]

Sanosuke Harada | Tag: Hidden Target [Hakuouki]

Shinpachi Nagakura | Tag: TBD [Hakuouki]

Prompto Argentum | Tag: Lyrical Still Frame [FFXV]

Mail "Matt" Jeevas | Tag: Cigarettes & Smoke [Death Note]

Gumi | Tag: TBD [Vocaloid]

Kamui Gakupo | Tag: Voice of a lover [Vocaloid]

Pein | Tag: Crime & Punishment [Naruto]

Zell Dincht| Tag: Heart of Battle [FFVIII]

Flippy | Tag: Scars of War [HTF]

Hiyama Kiyoteru | Tag: Lessons in Music [Vocaloid]

Kuhn | Tag: Game over again [.hack//GU]

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Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) and Yoshio Harada (原田芳雄) on a flyer for Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song Of Vengeance (修羅雪姫　怨み恋歌), 1974, directed by Toshiya Fujita (藤田敏八).

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Puroresu Best Bout Listing for January 2017

All Japan Pro Wrestling

Kento Miyahara, Jake Lee & Naoya Nomura vs. Suwama, Joe Doering & Hikaru Sato, 1/2 @ Korakuen Hall Zeus & The Bodyguard vs. Takao Omori & Manabu Soya, 1/3 @ Korakuen Hall Keisuke Ishii vs. Yuma Aoyagi, 1/3 @ Korakuen Hall Kento Miyahara vs. Takao Omori, 1/15 @ Hakata StarLanes

Big Japan Pro Wrestling

Kohei Sato & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi, 1/2 @ Korakuen Hall Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Yoshihisa Uto, 1/29 @ Nagoya Diamond Hall

DRAGON GATE

Shingo Takagi, T-Hawk & El Lindaman vs. Masato Yoshino, Ben-K & Kotoka, 1/18 @ Korakuen Hall

Dramatic Dream Team

HARASHIMA vs. Mike Bailey, 1/3 @ Korakuen Hall Jun Kasai vs. Akito, 1/3 @ Korakuen Hall Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kazusada Higuchi, 1/7 @ Kasukabe Fureai KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi vs. Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO, 1/7 @ Kasukabe Fureai KUDO Vs. Tetsuya Endo, 1/8 @ Aichi Sports Center Konosuke Takeshita & Mike Bailey vs. Masakatsu Funaki & Yukio Sakaguchi, 1/9 @ Osaka Oyodo Center HARASHIMA vs. Daisuke Sasaki, 1/9 @ Korakuen Hall Konosuke Takeshita vs. KUDO, 1/29 @ Korakuen Hall DNA - Kouki Iwasaki vs. Ryota Nakatsu, 1/7 @ Kasukabe Fureai BASARA - Isami Kodaka vs. FUMA, 1/6 @ Shinkiba 1stRING BASARA - Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu, 1/8 @ Osaka Oyodo Center Ganbare - Kenshin Ohka & Osamu Nagamaguchi vs. Ken Ohka & Shuichiro Katsumura, 1/21 @ BASEMENT MON☆STAR

New Japan Pro Wrestling

Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega, 1/4 @ Tokyo Dome Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, 1/4 @ Tokyo Dome Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata, 1/4 @ Tokyo Dome Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI, 1/5 @ Korakuen Hall Volador Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero, 1/22 @ Korakuen Hall

Pro Wrestling NOAH

Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Takashi Sugiura, 1/7 @ Korakuen Hall Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Naomichi Marufuji & Atsushi Kotoge, 1/7 @ Korakuen Hall Hajime Ohara vs. Taji Ishimori, 1/7 @ Korakuen Hall Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kenoh, 1/9 @ Korakuen Hall Takashi Sugiura vs. Kaito Kiyomiya, 1/9 @ Korakuen Hall Takashi Sugiura vs. Atsushi Kotoge, 1/11 @ Yokohama Radiant Go Shiozaki & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Kenoh & Masa Kitamiya, 1/21 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd Hajime Ohara vs. Daisuke Harada, 1/21 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd

Pro Wrestling ZERO1

Kohei Sato vs. Yusaku Obata, 1/1 @ Korakuen Hall Kohei Sato & Shogun Okamoto vs. Yusaku Obata & KAI, 1/14 @ Shinika 1stRING Masakatsu Funaki vs. Masato Tanaka, 1/22 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd

WRESTLE-1

Masayuki Kono vs. Manabu Soya, 1/8 @ Korakuen Hall Kaz Hayashi & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Daiki Inaba & Yusuke Kodama, 1/8 @ Korakuen Hall MAZADA vs. Andy Wu, 1/8 @ Korakuen Hall Koji Doi & Kumagoro vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi, 1/25 @ Shinjuku FACE Daiki Inaba vs. Shinjiro Otani, 1/25 @ Shinjuku FACE

MISC/INDIES

FREEDOMS - Daisuke Masaoka vs. Yuya Susumu, 1/3 @ Shinkiba 1stRING HEAT-UP - Kazuhiro Tamura vs Rocky Kawamura, 1/19 @ Shinyurigaoka 21 Hall VKF - Koji Kanemoto vs Masamune, 1/21 @ Osaka Fukushima Center Guts World - Keizo Matsuda & YUJI KITO vs. Masked Mystery & Daisuke, 1/24 @ Shinkiba 1stRING Guts World - Mr. Gannosuke, Guts Ishijima, Michio Kageyama vs. Masao Orihara, Dick Togo, Amigo Suzuki & Liang Ping, 1/24 @ Shinkiba 1stRING FREEDOMS - Yuya Susumu & HAYATA vs. Takashi Sasaki & Dyna Mido, 1/29 @ Moriguchi Gym K-DOJO - Ayato Yoshida & Kyu Mogami vs. Kengo Mashimo & Ayumu Honda, 1/29 @ Blue Field

JOSHI SELECTION

OZ-A - Hiroyo Matsumoto vs. Kyoko Kimura, 1/8 @ Shinjuku FACE OZ-A - Hikaru Shida & Syuri vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Kagetsu, 1/8 @ Shinjuku FACE WAVE - Misaki Ohata & Ryo Mizunami vs. Kyoko Kimura & Kagetsu, 1/8 @ Shinjuku FACE Sendai Girls - Chihiro Hashimoto vs. Aja Kong, 1/9 @ Shinjuku FACE Stardom - Io Shirai vs. Viper, 1/15 @ Korakuen Hall Stardom - Yoko Bito & Kairi Hojo vs. Kay Lee Ray & Nixon Newell, 1/15 @ Korakuen Hall Tokyo Joshi - Yuu vs. Shoko Nakajima, 1/21 @  BASEMENT MON☆STAR Kyoko Kimura Retirement - Kyoko Kimura, Hana Kimura & ISAO vs. Minoru Suzuki, Aja Kong & Meiko Satomura, 1/22 @ Korakuen Hall SEAdLINNNG - Nanae Takahashi vs. Arisa Nakajima, 1/26 @ Korakuen Hall WAVE - Yumi Ohka & Yuki Miyazaki vs. Misaki Ohata & Ryo Mizunami, 1/28 @ Shinkiba 1stRING JWP - Hanako Nakamori vs. LEON, 1/29 @ KFC Hall Stardom - Kairi Hojo vs. Nixon Newell, 1/29 @ Shinkiba 1stRING

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Yoshio Harada (原田芳雄) and Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) in Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song Of Vengeance (修羅雪姫　怨み恋歌), 1974, directed by Toshiya Fujita (藤田敏八).

Scanned by me.

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Poster for Step On The Gas (新宿 アウトロー ぶっ飛ばせ), 1970, directed by Toshiya Fujita (藤田 敏八) and starring Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子), Tetsuya Watari (渡哲也), Yoshio Harada (原田芳雄) and Mikio Narita (成田三樹夫).

It's not a bad movie, but be warned that the image of Meiko you see here is actually from Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (野良猫ロック　セックスハンター) and that she does not brandish a knife or do anything cool like that in the movie. It's just another “concerned girlfriend” role for her and she doesn’t have much to do.

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Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子), Yoshio Harada (原田芳雄) and director Toshiya Fujita (藤田敏八) on the set of Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song Of Vengeance (修羅雪姫　怨み恋歌), 1974.

Scanned from Shukan Jitsuwa (週刊実話), June 24, 1974.

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Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) and Meiko Harada (原田美枝子) in a lobby card for Rusty Flame (錆びた炎), 1977, directed by Masahisa Sadanaga (貞永方久).

Scanned by me.

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