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5th Japan Film Professional Awards
The is the 5th edition of the ''Japan Film Professional Awards''. It awarded the best of 1995 in film. The ceremony took place on April 26, 1996, at Theatre Shinjuku in Tokyo. Awards *Best Film: ''Another Lonely Hitman'' *Best Director: Rokurō Mochizuki (''Another Lonely Hitman'', '' Kitanai Yatsu'') *Best Actress: Yuki Uchida (''Hana Yori Dango'') *Best Actor: Ryo Ishibashi (''Another Lonely Hitman'') *Best New Encouragement: Mikio Osawa ('' Nihonsei Shōnen'') *Best New Encouragement: Kaori Shimada ('' Nihonsei Shōnen'') *Best New Encouragement: Kimika Yoshino ('' Eko Eko Azarak'') *Best New Director: Shiori Kazama ('' Fuyu no Kappa'') *Special: Kokuei (For making an extreme Pink film for a long time.) 10 best films # ''Another Lonely Hitman'' (Rokurō Mochizuki) # '' Gonin'' ( Takashi Ishii) # '' Eko Eko Azarak'' (Shimako Satō) # ''Berlin'' (Gō Rijū) # '' Nihonsei Shōnen'' ( Ataru Oikawa) # ''Hanako-san'' (Joji Matsuoka) # ''Endless Waltz'' (Kōji Wakamatsu) # '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getting Any?
is a 1995 Japanese film, written, directed, edited, and starring Takeshi Kitano. ''Yatteru'' (やってる) is the colloquial form for ''yatteiru'' (やっている), ''yatteru'' coming from the Japanese verb ''yaru'', which is an informal word meaning 'to do', and has become slang for sexual intercourse. The film is a sex comedy. It showed Beat Takeshi, originally a very popular manzai performer, returning to his comedic roots. The movie features an ''Airplane!''-like assemblage of comedic scenes centering on a Walter Mitty-type character whose obsession is to have sex. The film met with little acclaim in Japan where its release was barely noticed. Kitano said in 2003 (while in production for ''Zatoichi''), that ''Getting Any?'' was one of his three favourite movies among the ten he had directed by that time. According to him, this work was the basis for many of the movies that followed, including the acclaimed ''Hana-bi'', as it features all his recurrent themes plus its shares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsushi Muroga
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is known for his action and yakuza films, including '' Score'' (1995), '' Junk'' (2000), and the ''Gun Crazy'' series (2002–03), as well as for directing '' Wangan Midnight: The Movie'' (2009), a film adaptation of the manga series of the same name. Early life and education Muroga was born on 18 May 1964 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He attended the School of Commerce at Meiji University. Career In 1987, Muroga's independently produced work ''HELP ME!'' won the Grand Prix at the ''Business Jump'' Video Awards sponsored by Shueisha. He made his directorial debut with the direct-to-video film ''Blowback: Midnight Gangsters'' (1990), followed by ''Blowback 2'' (1991). His first theatrically released film was the action film '' Score'' (1995), distributed by Shochiku. In 2000, Muroga wrote and directed the zombie film A zombie film is a film genre. Zombies are fictional creatures usually portrayed as reanimated corpses or virally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teruo Ishii
was a Japanese film director best known in the West for his early films in the ''Super Giant'' series, and for his films in the ''ero guro'' ("erotic-grotesque") subgenre of ''pinku eiga'' such as ''Shogun's Joy of Torture'' ( 1968). He also directed the 1965 film, ''Abashiri Prison'', which helped to make Ken Takakura a major star in Japan. Referred to in Japan as "The King of Cult", Ishii had a much more prolific and eclectic career than was generally known in the West during his lifetime. Early life Born in Tokyo's Asakusa neighborhood in 1924, Ishii developed a love of cinema early. His parents would often take him to see foreign films, particularly French movies. Ishii worked at Toho Studios as an assistant director beginning in 1942. His film career was interrupted when he was sent to Manchuria during World War II to take aerial photographs for bombing runs. Shintoho In March, 1947 Ishii joined the newly founded Shintoho studios. Ishii would later recall his time with Shint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōji Wakamatsu
was a Japanese film director who directed such ''pinku eiga'' films as and . He also produced Nagisa Ōshima's controversial film ''In the Realm of the Senses'' (1976). He has been called "the most important director to emerge in the pink film genre," and one of "Japan's leading directors of the 1960s." His 2010 film, ''Caterpillar'', was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. Early life Kōji Wakamatsu was born in Wakuya, Miyagi, Japan on 1 April 1936, from a poor family of rice farmers. Wakamatsu worked in several menial jobs, namely as a construction worker, before becoming a yakuza, as "a member of the Yasuma-gumi clan in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo". After his criminal experience, he unsuccessfully enrolled in television before beginning his film career with Nikkatsu in 1963. Career Between 1963 and 1965, he directed 20 exploitation films for the studio, based on sensational topics of the day. He became interested in the Pink Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joji Matsuoka
is a Japanese film director. After studying filmmaking in the College of Art at Nihon University, he won an award for his independent short '' Inaka no hōsoku'' at the Pia Film Festival in 1984. He directed his first commercial feature, ''Bataashi kingyo'', in 1990 and received a number of awards for best new director, including the Hochi Film Award. He won the Japan Academy Prize for best director for his film '' Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad''. Matsuoka is known for his delicate depictions of complicated romantic and familial relationships, including a homosexual triangle in ''Kirakira Hikaru'', a daughter caring for an abusive but now senile mother in ''Akashia no Michi'', and a son caring for a cancer-stricken mother in ''Tokyo Tower''. He has also shot many television commercials. His best known and most successful TV show is the '' Midnight Diner - Tokyo Stories''. Director Films * ''Bataashi Kingyo'' (1990) * ''Kirakira Hikaru'' (1992) * ''Toire no Hanako-san ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanako-san
Hanako-san, or , is a Japanese urban legend about the spirit of a young girl named Hanako-san who haunts school toilets. Like many urban legends, the details of the origins of the legend vary depending on the account; different versions of the story include that Hanako-san is the ghost of a World War II–era girl who was killed while playing hide-and-seek during an air raid, that she was murdered by a parent or stranger, or that she committed suicide in a school toilet due to bullying. Legends about Hanako-san have achieved some popularity in Japanese schools, where children may challenge classmates to try to summon Hanako-san. The character has been depicted in a variety of media, including films, manga, anime, and video games, and not just as the notorious Hanako-san but in some as Hanako-kun, the male version. The legend and its variations According to legend, Hanako-san is the spirit of a young girl who haunts school toilets, and can be described as a ''yōkai'' or a ''yūr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ataru Oikawa
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. While working as an editor at Magazine House, he wrote screenplays, and made his debut as a screenwriter with his original scenario ''DOOR'' (dir. Banmei Takahashi). Later, he quit Magazine House and became a film director. Filmography * ''Tomie'' (1999) * '' Lovers' Kiss'' (2003) * ''Einstein Girl'' (2005) * '' Tomie: Beginning'' (2005) * '' Tomie: Revenge'' (2005) * ''Apartment 1303'' (2007) * ''Kisshō Tennyo'' (2007) * ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni'' (2008) * ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai'' (2009) * ''Shojō Sensō is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Ataru Oikawa. Cast * Anna Ishibashi * Rina Kirishima References 2011 films Films directed by Ataru Oikawa 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub ...'' (2011) References External links * 1957 births Japanese film directors Living people Japanese people of Romanian descent {{Japan-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gō Rijū
is a Japanese film director and actor. Career Rijū started making 8mm films in high school, and his ''Kyōkun I'' earned a spot at the 1980 Pia Film Festival. In 1981, he made his acting debut with a starring role in the TBS drama ''Fubo no gosan''. The same year, he participated in the production of Kihachi Okamoto's ''At This Late Date, the Charleston,'' not only starring, but also co-authoring the script and serving as assistant director. As an actor, he has appeared in films directed by Juzo Itami, Yoichi Sai, Kaizo Hayashi, and Shinji Aoyama; as well as TV dramas such as ''Kinpachi-sensei'' and ''Hanzawa Naoki''. As a director, his film ''Elephant Song (1994 film), Elephant Song'' won the NETPAC Award at the 1995 Berlin Film Festival. His next work ''Berlin (1995 film), Berlin'' (1995) earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. His 2001 film ''Chloe (2001 film), Chloe'' was selected for the competition at the Berlin Film Festival''. Filmography As actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimako Satō
(born in 1964) is a Japanese screenwriter and film director. Career Born in Iwate Prefecture, Satō attended the Asagaya College of Art and Design before studying filmmaking at the London International Film School. Her 1995 film ''Wizard of Darkness'' won the Minami Toshiko Award at the 1995 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Filmography *''Suzy & Lucy'' (1989) (director) *''Tale of a Vampire''(1992) (writer, director) *'' Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness'' (1995) (director) *'' Eko Eko Azarak 2: Birth of the Wizard'' (1996) (director) *'' Resident Evil Code: Veronica/Code: Veronica X'' (2000-2001, Video game) (CG Movie Sequences Director) *'' Onimusha: Warlords/Genma Onimusha'' (2001-2002, Video game) (CG Movie Sequences Director) *'' Minami-kun no Koibito'' (2004, TV series) (Director) *'' Unfair: The Movie'' (2007) (writer) *'' K-20: Legend of the Mask'' (2008) (writer, director) *'' Ghost: In Your Arms Again'' (2010) (writer) *''Space Battleship Yamato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
