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2nd shooting of NHK TV drama 'Massan' starts

SAPPORO, Japan - Tetsuji Tamayama (2nd from L), a Japanese actor playing the lead role in NHK's morning serial TV drama "Massan," and Charlotte Kate Fox (C), a U.S. actress cast as the first foreign heroine in the public broadcaster's drama, pose with other cast members at a press conference during the second round of shooting in Yoichi on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Oct. 23, 2014.

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Actor Sakai's 'Hanzawa Naoki' wins top TV drama award

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masato Sakai wears a broad smile as the serial TV drama "Hanzawa Naoki," in which he played the role of an adversarial banker, is given the top prize in the 2014 Tokyo Drama Awards at a ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2014. Sakai himself was given the best actor prize.

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Comedian Nishikawa, actress Natsuki before 'Massan' tram

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian Kiyoshi Nishikawa (L) and actress Yoko Natsuki stand in front of a Hankai Tramway Co. streetcar made in the 1920s on Oct. 9, 2014, in Osaka, western Japan. The streetcar sports logos and images of public broadcaster NHK's morning serial drama "Massan" in which the two play roles. The drama is based on the life story of Masataka Taketsuru, founder of Nikka Whisky and considered the "Father of Japanese whisky," and his wife Rita.

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Leads of upcoming NHK drama interviewed in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese actor Tetsuji Tamayama (L) and U.S. actress Charlotte Kate Fox, a pair of leads in public broadcaster NHK's new serial morning drama "Massan," attend a press conference at a distillery of Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. in Yoichi, Hokkaido Prefecture, on June 2, 2014. The program, featuring the life of Japanese whiskey pioneer Masataka Taketsuru, will start in September.

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Actress Anne hugs costar in TV drama after end of shooting

OSAKA, Japan - Anne Watanabe (L), the leading actress in Japanese public broadcaster NHK's serial morning TV drama "Gochisousan" (Thanks for the good meal!), hugs costar Mitsuki Takahata after the shooting of the drama ended in Osaka on Feb. 25, 2014. The daughter of actor Ken Watanabe played the role of a gluttonous girl who lived through the turbulent eras of Taisho and Showa (1912-1989).

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Filming of NHK morning drama 'Gochisousan' finished

OSAKA, Japan - Anne Watanabe talks about her leading role in Japanese public broadcaster NHK's serial morning TV drama "Gochisousan" (Thanks for the good meal!) after the completion of filming on Feb. 25, 2014. The daughter of actor Ken Watanabe played the role of a gluttonous girl who lived through the turbulent eras of Taisho and Showa (1912-1989).

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Cast members of NHK's morning drama 'Gochisousan'

OSAKA, Japan - Heroine Anne Watanabe (C) and other cast members of Japanese public broadcaster NHK's serial morning TV drama "Gochisousan" (Thanks for the good meal!) pose after the completion of filming on Feb. 25, 2014.

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Actress Anne receives flowers after end of shooting TV drama

OSAKA, Japan - Anne Watanabe (2nd from R), the leading actress in Japanese public broadcaster NHK's serial morning TV drama "Gochisousan" (Thanks for the good meal!), receives a bouquet of flowers after the shooting of the drama ended in Osaka on Feb. 25, 2014.

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'Ryoma-den' to be aired in Taiwan, S. Korea, Thailand

TOKYO, Japan - Actor and musician Masaharu Fukuyama speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2010 , as NHK's serial television drama ''Ryoma-den'' (Ryoma Story), featuring 19th century revolutionary Ryoma Sakamoto played by Fukuyama, will be aired in Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand.

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First-ever TV drama screened in post-U.S. Afghanistan

STORY: First-ever TV drama screened in post-U.S. Afghanistan DATELINE: March 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:03 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a serial trailer ceremony in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QUBAN MIRZAI, Actor 3. various of a serial trailer ceremony in Kabul 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): STAYESH ATEA, Audience 5. various of a serial trailer ceremony in Kabul 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): HAMAYON SAKHI, Film actor 7. various of a serial trailer ceremony in Kabul STORYLINE: For the first time since the Taliban's takeover of power in Afghanistan and the evacuation of the U.S.-led forces, a TV drama was screened recently as a sign of promoting the cinema industry in the war-torn country. The screening has raised hope among cinema makers that the film industry could be developed under the Taliban-led administration. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QUBAN MIRZAI, Actor "So far, we have faced no problem in shooting and preparing the serial, and I am hopeful that the situation would further improve to wo

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HANNIBAL [US 2001] ANTHONY HOPKINS as Hannibal Lecter Date: 2001

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HANNIBAL [US 2001] ANTHONY HOPKINS as Hannibal Lecter Date: 2001

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HANNIBAL [US 2001] ANTHONY HOPKINS as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, RAY LIOTTA Date: 2001

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HANNIBAL [US 2001] ANTHONY HOPKINS as Hannibal Lecter Date: 2001

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HANNIBAL [US 2001] ANTHONY HOPKINS as Hannibal Lecter, JULIANNE MOORE as Clarice Starling Date: 2001

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Japanese fashion industry group names "Best Dresser" awardees

Photo taken at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2015, shows five recipients of this year's Best Dresser awards given by the Men's Fashion Unity industry group -- (from L) Naomichi Suzuki, mayor of Hokkaido's Yubari city; Hideo Sawada, chairman of travel agency H.I.S. Co.; comedian and Akutagawa literary award winner Naoki Matayoshi; actress Yo Yoshida; and actor Tori Matsuzaka. Another awardee, Charlotte Kate Fox, an American actress who won popularity after playing a heroine in a TV serial drama, was absent due to poor health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Emperor's Cook" awarded top Tokyo drama prize

Takeru Sato (2nd from R, back row) and other winners of the Tokyo Drama Awards pose for photos in the Japanese capital on Oct. 21, 2015. Sato won the best actor prize for "The Emperor's Cook" aired by TBS Television Inc., which won the Grand Prix in the serial drama category. Haru Kuroki (3rd from R, front row) was given the best actress prize for her role in the same drama. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Ryoma-den' to be aired in Taiwan, S. Korea, Thailand

TOKYO, Japan - Actor and musician Masaharu Fukuyama speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2010 , as NHK's serial television drama ''Ryoma-den'' (Ryoma Story), featuring 19th century revolutionary Ryoma Sakamoto played by Fukuyama, will be aired in Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand. (Kyodo)

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Actor Sakai's 'Hanzawa Naoki' wins top TV drama award

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masato Sakai wears a broad smile as the serial TV drama "Hanzawa Naoki," in which he played the role of an adversarial banker, is given the top prize in the 2014 Tokyo Drama Awards at a ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2014. Sakai himself was given the best actor prize. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Nishikawa, actress Natsuki before 'Massan' tram

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian Kiyoshi Nishikawa (L) and actress Yoko Natsuki stand in front of a Hankai Tramway Co. streetcar made in the 1920s on Oct. 9, 2014, in Osaka, western Japan. The streetcar sports logos and images of public broadcaster NHK's morning serial drama "Massan" in which the two play roles. The drama is based on the life story of Masataka Taketsuru, founder of Nikka Whisky and considered the "Father of Japanese whisky," and his wife Rita. (Kyodo)