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...Takashi Sorimachi plays Junichi Mikami, a somber young man finishing a three-year prison sentence for a bar fight that resulted in manslaughter. Shortly before the end of his term, he is released on parole at the behest of prison official Shoji Nango (played by wizened screen icon Tsutomu Yamazaki). Nango wants Mikami's help in a private investigation commissioned by an enigmatic client. Their mission: to clear a convicted murderer slated to hang in three months. It is a chance for both men to unburden themselves of their guilt?Mikami for the bar killing, Nango for taking part...
...JUNICHI INAMOTO, 22, JAPAN Signed by English club Arsenal last season, he saw little top-tier action. But the midfielder turned his fortunes around at World Cup 2002, scoring two goals. That seems to have restored the faith of the European marketplace in him?Perugia and England's Fulham are said to be interested. VALUE: Holding steady at $6 million...
...intensity level, Japan has tried other team-building tactics, including employing a psychologist, Kazushige Toyoda, for the youth team. Toyoda specializes in the practice of qi, which supposedly unleashes the body's inner powers. Among those he trained was the national team's striker, the bleach blond, baby-faced Junichi Inamoto?the talk of Japan last week after he scored the winning goal in Japan's 1-0 victory over Russia and contributed another in a 2-2 draw with Belgium. In early qi sessions, Inamoto "was a little shy, a little modest and somewhat negative," says Toyoda, who also...
...have something in common. Yet recently, supporters of Japanese J-League sides Urawa Red Diamonds, Cerezo Osaka and Gamba Osaka have indeed found themselves on common ground, over an uncommon event - losing a player to the high-profile, highly competitive European leagues. Last Monday, Gamba Osaka's star midfielder Junichi Inamoto, 21, joined English Premier League giants Arsenal in a deal worth a reported $5.5 million. The week before, Bolton Wanderers, another Premier League side, took Cerezo Osaka's Akinori Nishizawa, 25, on a 10-month loan. Across the North Sea, Urawa Reds' midfielder Shinji Ono, 21, signed a reported...
...This Monday, Gamba Osaka's star midfielder Junichi Inamoto, 21, will join English Premier League giants Arsenal in a five-year deal worth a reported $3 million. Last week, Bolton Wanderers, another Premier League side, took Cerezo Osaka's Akinori Nishizawa, 25, on a 10-month loan. Across the North Sea, Urawa Reds midfielder Shinji Ono, 21, signed a reported $4 million deal with first division Dutch side Feyenoord. In Italy, A.C. Parma paid league champions A.S. Roma a cool $26 million for the services of superstar Hidetoshi Nakata; the 24-year-old playmaker, now firmly established in Italian football...