Midori Ebina
Acting
Biography
Midori Ebina, also known as Midori Shimoshima, was born on February 14, 1953. She is a former Japanese actress and currently serves as the representative director of Office Sakaya. Born in Negishi, Taito Ward, Tokyo, Midori graduated from Kawamura Elementary School, Kawamura Junior High School and High School, and Kawamura Junior College with a degree in English literature. She embarked on a career as an actress. Her father was the first generation rakugo performer Hayashiya Sanpei, and her mother was Kayoko Ebinamai. Her uncle was Kisaburo Nakane, a fishing rod craftsman and the brother of Kayoko. Her younger sister is Yasuyo Ebina, and she has a younger brother, 9th generation Hayashiya Masakura, and 2nd generation Hayashiya Sanpei. She tied the knot with actor Ryuta Mine after they co-starred on the "Ohayo! Kodomo Show." The couple has a daughter who is not a celebrity and a son, former Johnny's Jr. member Hiroshi Shimoshima. Her step-sister is Sachiko Kokubu (2nd generation Sanpei's wife), and her nephews are Hayashiya Tamahiro (Masakura's eldest son) and Hayashiya Ponpei (Masakura's second son). She is left-handed. After marrying Ryuta, Midori authored books on her own designed beauty exercises and diet methods. She made her authorial debut with the mystery novel "Big Apple Satsujin Jiken" and shared the screen with her husband in travel shows and commercials, demonstrating her versatility. (Source: Wikipedia Japan "海老名美どり")
Known For
In 1966, five infant children were kidnapped by an alien group known as the Alien Hunters for the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess, who wanted samples of humans from Earth to experiment on. The children were rescued by Mess' arch enemy, the Flash alien race, which took each one to a different planet of the Flash solar system for training. Each child was trained separately in a range of superpowers that will allow them to fight Mess, their bodies also adapted to the atmosphere of the Flash Solar System making them gain special abilities. When they finally return to Earth in 1986 to combat Mess, who is now trying to invade it, they use the opportunity to search for their birth parents.
Choushinsei Flashman
When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.
The Funeral
Tokyo is suddenly covered by a dome-shaped electromagnetic cloud for an unknown reason and is totally blocked and isolated from other parts of the world. The temperature inside the cloud is slowly increasing. The Soviet Pacific fleet is getting closer. The U.S. is forcing Japan to form a new government. Scientists and research workers outside Tokyo have to race against time to find out how to get through the cloud in order to rescue the 12,000,000+ lives in Tokyo and the fate of the country.