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Ōmandokoro
Ōmandokoro (大政所, 1516 – 29 August 1592) or Ōmandokoro Naka was the mother of the Japanese ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi. She was also the mother of Asahi no kata, Tomo and Toyotomi Hidenaga. Biography It is said that Ōmandokoro was born in Gokisu-mura, Owari Province. She was married to Kinoshita Yaemon, an Ashigaru of the Oda clan. They had two sons, Tomo and Hideyoshi. She remarried when her husband died. There is some controversy whether Asahi no kata and Hidenaga were the children of her first or second husband. There are several accounts describing her role in Hideyoshi's court. One source cited that due to her serious illness in 1588, Hideyoshi ordered ceremonies at major Shinto and Buddhist temples at Ise, Kasuga, Gion, Atago, Kitano, Kiyomizudera, Kofukuji, and Kuramadera. In 1591, she pleaded clemency for three senior Daitokuji abbots, who Hideyoshi intended to crucify. Ōmandokoro and her daughter Asahi were also sent as hostages in 1586 to Tokugawa Ieyasu wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Course of History, Viking Press 1988. p. 68. Hideyoshi rose from a peasant background as a Affinity (medieval), retainer of the prominent lord Oda Nobunaga to become one of the most powerful men in Japan. Hideyoshi succeeded Nobunaga after the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582 and continued Nobunaga's campaign to unite Japan that led to the closing of the Sengoku period. Hideyoshi became the ''de facto'' leader of Japan and acquired the prestigious positions of Daijō-daijin, Chancellor of the Realm and Sesshō and Kampaku, Imperial Regent by the mid-1580s. Hideyoshi launched the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592 to initial success, but eventual military stalemate damaged his prestige before his death in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asahi No Kata
Asahi no kata (朝日の方) (1543 – February 18, 1590) was a Japanese woman and aristocrat of the Sengoku period. She was a half-sister of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and wife of Tokugawa Ieyasu, two of Japan's greatest feudal warlords. She is also called Suruga Gozen (駿河御前) and Asahi-hime (朝日姫), though none of these are names, referring to her as "the person of Asahi", "the Lady Suruga", or "Princess Asahi". Life In 1543, Asahihime was born as the daughter of Ōmandokoro and Chikuami, a farmer in Owari Province. Along with the rise of Hideyoshi under Oda Nobunaga, her husband was elevated to the status of a ''bushi'' and adopted the name of Saji Hyūga-no-kami. Asahi no kata was first married to Saji Hyūga no kami, but when her brother Toyotomi Hideyoshi wished to make peace with Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, Hideyoshi expressed interest in marrying her to Ieyasu. In 1586, the retainers of Oda Nobukatsu were dispatched as messengers to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomo (Toyotomi)
Toyotomi Tomo or Nisshu-ni (日秀尼, 1534 - 30 May 1625) was a Japanese noble woman member from the aristocrat samurai family, Toyotomi clan, from the Sengoku period to the early Edo period. She was the sister of Toyotomi Hideyoshi the second "Great Unifier" of Japan. She was the daughter of Ōmandokoro, the matriarch of Toyotomi clan, and mother of Toyotomi Hidekatsu, Toyotomi Hidetsugu and Toyotomi Hideyasu. Tomo was the founder of Zensho-ji Temple. She was one of the last survivors of the Toyotomi clan; clan that was exterminated after the Siege of Osaka. Life Her personal name was Tomo or Tomoko, but she was commonly known as Munakumoni or Nisshu-ni. Her pseudonym was Zuiryu-in. Tomo married Miwa Yasuke, a farmer who called himself a relative of the Miwa Family in Yamato Province and renamed himself Miwa Yoshifusa later. During the marriage, Tomo gave birth to Hidetsugu (1568), Hidekatsu (1569) and Hideyasu (1579). In 1591, Hidetsugu and Hidekatsu became adopted sons of Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyotomi Hidenaga
, formerly known as . He was a half-brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the most powerful and significant warlords of Japan's Sengoku period and regarded as 'Hideyoshi's brain and right-arm'. He was also known by his court title, . He promoted Tōdō Takatora to chief engineer. He led Hideyoshi's vanguard force a few years later into Satsuma Province, contributing heavily to his half-brother's victories in gaining control of Kyūshū. Hidenaga was awarded the provinces of Kii, Izumi and Yamato, reaching a governance of one million ''koku''. He took part in the 1582 Battle of Yamazaki, the 1583 Battle of Shizugatake, also lead Toyotomi's troops at the Invasion of Shikoku (1585), and the 1587 Battle of Takajo, Battle of Sendaigawa and Siege of Kagoshima. He died in 1591, at Kōriyama, Yamato Province (now Nara Prefecture), and his tomb is called . Family * Father: Chikuami * Mother: Ōmandokoro (1516-1592) * Siblings: ** Toyotomi Hideyoshi ** Asahi no kata ** Tomo, married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa (浪花 千栄子) (November 19, 1907 – December 22, 1973) was a Japanese actress who was active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She is best known for playing geisha in several films, such as Keiji Mizoguchi's ''A Geisha'', and the Forest Spirit in Akira Kurosawa's ''Throne of Blood''. Her birth name was Kikuno Nanko. Early life Naniwa was born to poultry farmers in what is now Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan on November 19, 1907. When she was 8 years old she began working at a bento shop in Dotonbori. After that she worked as a waitress in Kyoto until she was 18, when she entered a theater troupe. Career She made her film debut in 's first film "Kaettekita eiyu". She obtained roles easily after that, working with famous film actors like Utaemon Ichikawa and Ichikawa Momonosuke. However, she cut ties with the film industry after troubles with unpaid wages. In 1930 she joined and 's Shochiku theater. She married Shibuya that year. In 1948, Shibuya started his o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadako Sawamura
was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1935 and 1985. Her brothers were the actors Daisuke Katō and Kunitarō Sawamura. Her autobiography, ''My Asakusa'', has been translated into English. Sawamura married fellow Japanese actor Kamatari Fujiwara (known in the West for his role as Manzō (万造) in the Seven Samurai) in 1936. They divorced 10 years later. Selected filmography Film * '' Totsugu hi made'' (1940) * ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952) * ''Epitome'' (1953) * ''So Young, So Bright'' (1955) * ''Street of Shame'' (1956) * '' Late Autumn'' (1960) * ''The Wandering Princess'' (1960) * ''Zero Focus'' (1961) * '' Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki'' (1962) Television * ''Shinsho Taikōki'' (1973), Ōmandokoro * ''Sekigahara'' (1981), Maeda Matsu , also known as Omatsu no Kata (お松の方) (1547–1617), was a Japanese noble lady and aristocrat of the 16th century. She was the wife of Maeda Toshiie, who founded the Kaga Domain. Matsu had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiko Toda
is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi. Her most famous role is the voice of the children's hero Anpanman on the long running anime ''Soreike! Anpanman''. She was also the voice of Thomas the Tank Engine in the Japanese dub of ''Thomas & Friends'' from Season 1 to Season 8. She was once married to Shuichi Ikeda and Junichi Inoue. Career She first became an actress in fifth grade and then relocated to Tokyo in 1973 to become an idol singer. She then later joined Nachi Nozawa's theatre company. Also a musical theatre actress, she has appeared in musicals like "Sweet Charity" and "Dance of the Fleet Lady". She won Japanese Academy Award as the supporting actress for ''Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald'' in 1997. Toda has dubbed over actresses like Jodie Foster, Linda Hamilton, Sigourney Weaver, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer and Carrie Anne Moss for dubs of American live-action movies. She's voiced Rui Kisugi for the new animated City Hunter movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kin Sugai
(28 February 1926 – 10 August 2018) was a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 9th Hochi Film Award for '' The Funeral''. Sugai is famous for her role as Sen Nakamura in the jidaigeki drama Hissatsu series. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 8th Japan Academy Film Prize for her role in '' The Funeral''. In 2008, she landed lead role for the first time in Hideo Sakai film "Bokuno Obaachan" at the age of 82, and was certified as Guinness as "the world's oldest movie starring actress". Filmography ;Film Television *''Hissatsu series'' **''Hissatsu Shiokinin'' (1973) as Sen Nakamura **''Kurayami Shitomenin'' (1974) as Sen Nakamura **''Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō'' (1975–1976) as Sen Nakamura **''Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin'' (1977) as Sen Nakamura **''Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin'' (1978) as Sen Nakamura **''Hissatsu Shigotonin'' (1979–1981) as Sen Nakamura **''Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin'' (1981–1982) as Sen Nakamura **'' Hiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV Series)
is a 1983 Japanese television series. It is the 21st NHK ''taiga'' drama. The drama is based on the novel of the same name by Sōhachi Yamaoka. Plot The story chronicles the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Production Production Credits *Original – Souhachi Yamamoto *Music – Isao Tomita *Narrator – Naomitsu Tateno *Historical research – Keizō Suzuki *Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi Cast Starring role * Sakae Takita as Tokugawa Ieyasu (episodes 7-50) **Yōji Matsuda as Teen Ieyasu (episode 6) **Yoshitaka Kase as Child Ieyasu (episodes 3-5) Tokugawa clan *Shinobu Otake as Odai no Kata - mother of Ieyasu *Masaomi Kondō as Matsudaira Hirotada - father of Ieyasu *Kaoru Yachigusa as Keyōin - grandmother of Ieyasu *Kimiko Ikegami as Lady Tsukiyama - wife of Ieyasu *Hiroshi Katsuno as Tokugawa Hidetada - third son of Ieyasu *Hiroyuki Nagato as Honda Sakuzaemon *Shinjirō Ehara as Ishikawa Kazumasa *Taketoshi Naito as Honda Masanobu *Yosuke Natsuki as Yagyū Munenori *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harue Akagi
was a Japanese actress. Filmography Films * '' Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Maki'' (1956) * '' Magic Boy'' (1959) * ''Bushido, Samurai Saga'' (1963) * ''Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no Mon'' (1974) * ''Nichiren'' (1979) * ''Pecoross' Mother and Her Days'' (2013) Television * ''Taikōki'' (1965) * ''Kinpachi-sensei'' (1979–2011) * ''Onna Taikōki'' (1981), as Naka (Hideyoshi's mother) * ''Oshin'' (1983), as Hisa Kamiyama * ''Toshiie to Matsu'' (2002), as Ume Honours *Medal with Purple Ribbon are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done meritorious deeds and also to those who have achieved excellence in their field of work. The Medals of Honor were established on December 7, 1881, and we ... (1993) * Order of the Precious Crown, 4th Class, Wisteria (1998) References External links * 1924 births 2018 deaths Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese people from Manchukuo Recipients of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kiyosu Conference
is a 2013 Japanese period comedy film directed by Kōki Mitani. Cast * Kōji Yakusho as Shibata Katsuie * Yo Oizumi as Hashiba Hideyoshi * Fumiyo Kohinata as Niwa Nagahide * Kōichi Satō as Ikeda Tsuneoki * Satoshi Tsumabuki as Oda Nobukatsu * Bandō Minosuke II as Oda Nobutaka * Tadanobu Asano as Maeda Toshiie * Susumu Terajima as Kuroda Kanbei * Kenichi Matsuyama as Hori Hidemasa * Yūsuke Iseya as Oda Nobukane * Kyōka Suzuki as Oichi * Miki Nakatani as Nene * Ayame Goriki as Matsuhime * Keiko Toda as Naka * Toshiyuki Nishida as Sarashina Rokubei * Denden as Maeda Gen'i * Eisuke Sasai as Oda Nobunaga * Nakamura Kankurō VI as Oda Nobutada * Kenji Anan as Takigawa Kazumasu * Kazuyuki Asano as Akechi Mitsuhide * Shōta Sometani as Mori Ranmaru * Hinata Sasaki as Chacha * Moeka Konno as Hatsu * Itsuki Moriyama as Gō Reception By December 21, the film had grossed ¥2.87 billion (US$27.3 million) in Japan. References External links * *The Kiyosu Conference - Official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinsho Taikōki
is a Japanese ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1973. It is based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novel of the same title. The lead star is Takashi Yamaguchi. Plot The drama depicts the story chronicles the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the people around him. Cast * Takashi Yamaguchi as Toyotomi Hideyoshi * Estushi Takahashi as Oda Nobunaga * Jin Nakayama as Akechi Mitsuhide *Masakazu Tamura as Takenaka Hanbei *Yoko Yamamoto as Kōdai-in *Masahiko Tsugawa as Asai Nagamasa *Kawarazaki Choichiro as Tokugawa Ieyasu *Hajime Hana as Hachisuka Masakatsu *Asao Koike as Shibata Katsuie * Atsushi Watanabe as Watanabe Tenzo *Hiroko Fuji as Oichi *Sadako Sawamura as Ōmandokoro *Yutaka Mizutani as Akechi Hidemitsu *Kantarō Suga as Ashikaga Yoshiaki *Akihiko Hirata as Hosokawa Fujitaka *Joe Shishido as Nakagawa Kiyohide *Juzo Itami as Araki Murashige * Keizo Kanie as Katō Kiyomasa * Daijiro Harada as Fukushima Masanori *Nobuo Kaneko as Ankokuji Ekei *Shinjirō Eh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
