This japanese actor lent his voice to the fourth and fifth installments of the "Transformers" franchise and was in a  2006 Japanese-American war film directed and co-produced by who?
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Ken Watanabe Ken Watanabe (渡辺 謙 , Watanabe Ken , born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese 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 Supporting Actor. Among other awards, he has won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Actor twice, in 2007 for "Memories of Tomorrow" and in 2010 for "Shizumanu Taiyō". He is also known for his roles in director Christopher Nolan's Hollywood films "Batman Begins" and "Inception". In 2014, he starred in the reboot of "Godzilla" as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, and will reprise his role in the sequel, "". He lent his voice to the fourth and fifth installments of the "Transformers" franchise respectively, "" and "", as Decepticon turned Autobot Drift.
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Letters from Iwo Jima Letters from Iwo Jima (硫黄島からの手紙 , Iōjima Kara no Tegami ) is a 2006 Japanese-American war film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood, starring Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya. The film portrays the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers and is a companion piece to Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers", which depicts the same battle from the American viewpoint; the two films were shot back to back. "Letters from Iwo Jima" is almost entirely in Japanese, although it was produced by American companies DreamWorks, Malpaso Productions, and Amblin Entertainment. After "Flags of Our Fathers" underperformed at the box office, DreamWorks swapped the United States distribution rights to Warner Bros., who had the international rights.
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Shigeo Kobayashi Shigeo Kobayashi (小林 成男 , Kobayashi Shigeo , born April 21, 1970) is a Japanese actor. Born and raised in Tokyo, Kobayashi worked on over 80 films, theatrical productions and TV drama series. In 2008, he played the leading role in a short film "Todai (the Light House)" a part of "Otokotachi no Uta". His most recent work includes the role of a Japanese Lieutenant in "The Flowers of War", starring Christian Bale and directed by Zhang Yimou. Shigeo continues to build a unique career as an actor, noted for his ability to express subtle emotions.
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Samurai 7 Samurai 7 (サムライセブン , Samurai Sebun ) is a 2004 anime television series produced by Gonzo and based on the 1954 Akira Kurosawa film "Seven Samurai". The series was directed by Toshifumi Takizawa, and its music was composed by Kaoru Wada and Eitetsu Hayashi. There are 26 episodes, each costing around ¥32,500,000 (US$300,000) to produce.
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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is a 2005 Japanese computer-animated science fantasy film directed by Tetsuya Nomura, written by Kazushige Nojima, and produced by Yoshinori Kitase and Shinji Hashimoto. Developed by Visual Works and Square Enix, "Advent Children" is part of the "Compilation of Final Fantasy VII" series of media, which is based in the world and continuity of the highly successful 1997 role-playing video game "Final Fantasy VII". "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children" was released on DVD and Universal Media Discs with Japanese voice acting in Japan on September 14, 2005, and on April 25, 2006, with English voice acting in North America and Europe.
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Vic Mignogna Victor Joseph Mignogna ( ) is an American actor and musician known for his prolific voice-over work in the English dubs of Japanese anime shows, the most notable being Edward Elric from the "Fullmetal Alchemist" series, for which he earned the American Anime Award for Best Actor in 2007. Other notable anime roles include Broly from the "Dragon Ball Z" films, Tamaki Suoh in "Ouran High School Host Club", Fai D. Flowright in "", Dark Mousy in "D.N.Angel", Kurz Weber in the "Full Metal Panic!" series, Yoshimori Sumimura in "Kekkaishi", Zero and Ichiru Kiryu in the "Vampire Knight" series, Christopher Aonuma in "Digimon Fusion", Nagato in "Naruto Shippuden", Ikkaku Madarame in "Bleach" and in "". In video games, he is the voice of E-123 Omega in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" series and Junpei Iori from "". He was involved in music production in the Houston area. In live-action work, he has participated in several "Star Trek" fan productions, including "Star Trek Continues" where he plays Captain Kirk.
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Tekkōki Mikazuki Tekkōki Mikazuki (鉄甲機ミカヅキ , lit. "Ironclad Machine Mikazuki") is a 2000 Japanese tokusatsu television series created and directed by Keita Amemiya, written by Toshiki Inoue, and distributed by Media Factory. The series aired on Fuji TV from October 23, 2000, to March 24, 2001, although only for six episodes, and has since been released in a DVD box set on February 5, 2010. The series features several groups utilizing giant robots, including the titular Mikazuki (lit. "crescent moon" (三日月 , mikazuki ) ), to fight monsters born of human trauma known as Idom (イドム , Idomu , short for "Idea-Monster") .
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Rebuild of Evangelion Rebuild of Evangelion, known in Japan as Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版 , Evangerion Shin Gekijōban ) , is a Japanese animated film series and a reboot of the original "Neon Genesis Evangelion" anime television series, produced by Studio Khara. Hideaki Anno served as the writer and general manager of the project, with Kazuya Tsurumaki and Masayuki directing the films themselves. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Ikuto Yamashita and Shirō Sagisu returned to provide character designs, mechanical designs and music respectively.
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Corregidor (1943 film) Corregidor is a 1943 American war film directed by William Nigh and starring Otto Kruger, Donald Woods and Elissa Landi. The film is set in December 1941 through May 1942 during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. "Corregidor" opens with the following written dedication: "Dedicated to the heroes of the United States and Philippine Armed Forces, and the American Red Cross." The film closes with a poem about Corregidor written and narrated by English poet Alfred Noyes.
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Five Fingers (2006 film) Five Fingers is a 2006 American drama-thriller film directed by Laurence Malkin, and written by Chad Thumann and Malkin. The film had ten producers, including actor Laurence Fishburne, who stars in it alongside Ryan Phillippe, Gina Torres, Touriya Haoud, Saïd Taghmaoui and Colm Meaney. "Five Fingers" was filmed in the Netherlands, Morocco, and Louisiana in 2004.
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Big Bang Love, Juvenile A Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (46億年の恋, "46-okunen no koi", lit. "4.6-Billion-Year Love") is a 2006 film directed by Takashi Miike.
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Michael McConnohie Michael D. McConnohie (born July 23, 1951 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American voice actor, writer and director who has provided many voice roles in movies, anime, and video games. He and fellow actress Melodee Spevack run a production company called VoxWorks. Some of his major works include the Narrator on "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo" and Hunter x Hunter (2011 series), Azulongmon in "Digimon", Gork in "Masked Rider", Keiichi Ikari in "Paranoia Agent", Rolf Emerson in "Robotech", Manzou the Saw in "Samurai Champloo", Cosmos and Tracks in "Transformers", Hot Shot / Ironhide in "", D in "Vampire Hunter D", Chief Inquisitor Margulis in "Xenosaga" and Charles zi Britannia in "Code Geass".
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The Professor's Beloved Equation (film) The Professor's Beloved Equation is a Japanese film released January 21, 2006 and directed by Takashi Koizumi. It is based on the novel "The Housekeeper and the Professor".
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Transformers: Robot Masters Transformers: Robot Masters (トランスフォーマー: ロボットマスターズ , Toransufōmā: robottomasutāzu ) is a Transformers toy-line created by the Japanese toy company Takara to run as an accompaniment to ""Transformers Superlink"" (Transformers Energon) and ""Transformers Galaxy Force"" (Transformers Cybertron), but is largely set, or derived from, the original Transformers continuity. It features numerous characters from all over Transformers history, including those that appeared in shows that were exclusive to Japan, as well as characters new to the Transformers universe.
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Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia is a 2009 American war film directed by Tim Matheson and starring Joe Manganiello, former WWE and TNA wrestler Ken Anderson, Keith David and Tim Matheson. It is the third installment in the series, as well as the sequel to "Behind Enemy Lines", and "". The film was co-produced by WWE Studios, written by Tobias Iaconis and released direct-to-video on January 6, 2009.
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Voices of a Distant Star Voices of a Distant Star (Japanese: ほしのこえ , Hepburn: Hoshi no Koe , lit. "Voices of a Star") is a Japanese science fiction drama original video animation (OVA) short film directed, written, produced, character designed, storyboarded, cinematographed, edited, and animated by Makoto Shinkai. It follows the lives of two close childhood friends, a boy and a girl, who get separated once the girl is sent in space to fight in a war against aliens. As the 15-years old girl goes deeper and deeper into space, the texts she sends take more and more years to reach the earth; the film simultaneously follows her battles and the boy's life as he receives her texts over the years.
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Transformers: Beast Wars Transformers: Beast Wars is an entertainment franchise from Hasbro, and part of the larger Transformers franchise. The fiction directly follows the continuity established by the 1984 series and , while ignoring the continuity established with the Japanese Transformers series, though this franchise would have two exclusive Japanese series of its own. Previous to Beast Wars, Hasbro had attempted to relaunch the original toys and animation as "". Hasbro intended another franchise titled Transtech to follow, combining Beast Wars and Generation 1 characters and aesthetics, but this was cancelled. Instead the franchise began a series of reboots, beginning with the Japanese-produced "" series.
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Purple Heart (film) Purple Heart is a 2006 action-war film directed, co-writer and co-produced by Bill Birrell. It stars William Sadler, Mel Harris and Emilio Rivera. It is released on November 11, 2006.
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Last Order: Final Fantasy VII Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (ラストオーダー -ファイナルファンタジーVII- , Rasuto Ōdā -Fainaru Fantajī Sebun- ) , also abbreviated as "Last Order" or "LO", is a 2005 Japanese anime original video animation (OVA) produced by Madhouse and released by Square Enix. It was directed by Morio Asaka and produced by Masao Maruyama, Jungo Maruta, and Akio Ofuji. Tetsuya Nomura acted as the supervising director. The OVA is an alternate rendition of two flashbacks found within the 1997 video game "Final Fantasy VII". "Last Order" was released in Japan with "Advent Pieces: Limited", a special edition release of the film "", and as a bonus feature in the North American "Limited Edition Collector's Set" release of "Advent Children".
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Nihon Igai Zenbu Chinbotsu Nihon Igai Zenbu Chinbotsu (日本以外全部沈没 , lit. "Everything Other than Japan Sinks") is a 2006 Japanese black comedy film directed by Minoru Kawasaki. It is a parody of the 2006 film "Sinking of Japan".
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Transformers: The Score Transformers: The Score is a soundtrack that features the musical score by film composer Steve Jablonsky for the 2007 live-action film "Transformers". It was released October 9, 2007, on Jablonsky's 37th birthday. According to the back of the CD cover, 11 of the 20 tracks are arranged differently from what is heard in the actual film, resulting in extended but accurately complete soundtracks.
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Robots (2005 film) Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Chris Wedge and produced by Jerry Davis, William Joyce, and John C. Donkin. It features the voices of Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Mel Brooks, Amanda Bynes, Drew Carey, and Robin Williams.