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Ayako Wakao
is a Japanese actress who was one of the country's biggest stars of the 20th century. Biography Wakao began her career contracted to Daiei Studios in 1951 as part of the fifth "New Face" group. She has gone on to appear in over 100 feature films, plus numerous television movies and series. She was a favorite actress of director Yasuzo Masumura, starring in 20 of his films. In addition to her many collaborations with Masumura, she was a favorite of Kon Ichikawa, having starred or co-starred in seven of the director's works. She appeared in Kenji Mizoguchi's ''A Geisha'' and ''Street of Shame''. She also appeared in Yasujirō Ozu's ''Floating Weeds''. Yuzo Kawashima made three films '' Women Are Born Twice'', '' The Temple of Wild Geese'' and ''The Graceful Brute'' with her. Wakao married architect Kisho Kurokawa in 1983. They did not have children. In 2007, both ran unsuccessful campaigns for seats in the upper house of the Japanese Parliament The is the national legislat ...
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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 ...
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The Graceful Brute
is a 1962 Japanese satire, satirical comedy film directed by Yuzo Kawashima, Yūzō Kawashima and written by Kaneto Shindō. Plot The family of ex-naval officer Tokizo Maeda lives in a small urban concrete block apartment, always quick at hiding their belongings when the situation asks for a humble appearance. While daughter Tomoko, mistress (at her father's instruction) of a famous bestselling writer, won't stop borrowing money from her patron for the family, son Minoru, signed to a music talent agency, constantly embezzles the company's assets. Father and son both have their very own plans for the money: Tokizo invests in one military project after another, Minoru, to his father's consternation, spends it on his lover Yukie, none other than his agency's bookkeeper. When Yukie quits her job, using the occasion to end the liaison with Minoru, it turns out that she also had affairs with the company boss and the tax officer in charge, using the donations she received to finance her o ...
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Seiji Hisamatsu
(20 February 1912 – 28 December 1990) was a Japanese film director. He directed 101 films between 1934 and 1965. Selected filmography * ''Jūdai no yūwaku'' (1953) * ''Keisatsu nikki'' (1955) * ''Onna no koyomi is a 1954 Japanese film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu based on the short story collection by the Japanese woman writer Sakae Tsuboi. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Kinuyo Tanaka as Michi Saeki * Yōko Sugi as Kuniko Hy ...'' (1954) References External links * 1912 births 1990 deaths Japanese film directors People from Ibaraki Prefecture {{Japan-film-director-stub ...
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Jūdai No Yūwaku
is a 1953 Japanese black-and-white film, directed by Seiji Hisamatsu. Cast * Ayako Wakao * Fujiko Yamamoto * Yōko Minamida * Kazuko Fushimi () * Mitsuko Kimura () * Kyōko Aoyama () * Kenji Sugawara () * Jun Negami * Eiji Funakoshi * Ken Hasebe () * Tatsuyoshi Ehara Tatsuyoshi (written: or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese baseball player Tatsuyoshi (written: ) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: ... () References Japanese black-and-white films 1953 films Films directed by Seiji Hisamatsu Daiei Film films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ...
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Koji Shima
was a Japanese film director, actor, and screenwriter. Career Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He was in the first class of the Nihon Eiga Haiyū Gakkō and joined the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1925. Playing mostly romantic leads, he appeared in films directed by such masters as Tomu Uchida and Kenji Mizoguchi. He turned to directing in 1939, and quickly came to prominence with films such as ''Kaze no Matasaburo (1940 film), Kaze no Matasaburō'', an adaption of a Kenji Miyazawa story, and ''Jirō Monogatari''. After the war, he directed such films as ''Ginza Kankan Musume'' and ''Jūdai no Seiten'' at Shintoho and Daiei Studios. He won a prize at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival for ''Unforgettable Trail''. Some of his last films were made in Hong Kong for Shaw Brothers. He directed over 90 films as a director and appeared in over 90 films as an actor. He was once married to the actress Yukiko Todoro ...
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Kozo Saeki
was a Japanese film director. Filmography The filmography of Kōzō Saeki include 110 films as film director and other works: * (猛獣使いの少女 ''Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo'') (1952) * ''The Badger Palace , a.k.a. ''The Princess of Badger Palace'', is a 1958 color ( Eastmancolor) Japanese Musical film directed by Kōzō Saeki. Production designer was Kazuo Okawa, sound recordist was Kanji Nakano and lighting technician was Kazuo Shimomura. ...'' (大当り狸御殿 Ōatari Tanuki Goten) aka ''The Princess of Badger Palace'' (1958) * '' Hot Spring Ghost'' (1964) * ''Izukoe'' (1966) Notes References * External links * 1912 births 1972 deaths Japanese film directors {{Japan-film-director-stub ...
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Mōjū Tsukai No Shōjo
is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kōzō Saeki. Overview Chiemi Eri sings in the film. Cast * Chiemi Eri * Jun Negami * Kazuko Fushimi * Jōji Oka * Minoru Chiaki * Ayako Wakao See also * List of films in the public domain in the United States Most films are subject to copyright, but those listed here are believed to be in the public domain in the United States. This means that no government, organization, or individual owns any copyright over the work, and as such it is common property ... References External links * Japanese black-and-white films 1952 films Films directed by Kozo Saeki Daiei Film films Japanese drama films 1952 drama films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ...
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Eiichi Koishi
Eiichi (written: 暎一, 栄一, 英一, 詠一 or 映一) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese computer scientist *Eiichi Itai Eiichi Itai (born 23 March 1951) is a Japanese professional golfer. Itai played on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the thi ... (born 1951), Japanese golfer *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese actor *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese film director *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese karateka and judoka *, Japanese chemist and academic *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese musician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese economist and academic *, Japanese Nordic combined skier *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ...
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Shino Machi O Nogarete
Shino may refer to: People *George Shenton (footballer) (1899–1978), English footballer nicknamed ''Shino'' * Shino Correa, a Latin musician in Grupo Aguakate *Shino Kakinuma (born 1965), Japanese actress *Shino Kunisawa (born 1991), Japanese footballer *Shino Lin (林曉培, born 1973), Taiwanese singer and actress *Shino Matsuda, Japanese professional footballer *Shino Miyaso, Japanese women's professional shogi player * Shino Mori (born 1989), Japanese ballet dancer *Shino Sakuragi, Japanese writer *Shino Shimoji, Japanese voice actress *Shino VanHoose American mixed martial artist, * Shino Watabe, Japanese artist * Shino Yamanaka, Japanese modern pentathlete * Shino Yanagisawa, Japanese luger Fictional characters *Shino (志乃), young village woman in the 1954 film ''Seven Samurai'' played by Keiko Tsushima * Shino (Pita-ten), character from the manga and anime series ''Pita-Ten'' *Shino Aburame, a character from the manga and anime series ''Naruto'' *Shino, a character ...
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Shot0021 5
Shot may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Shot'' (album), by The Jesus Lizard *''Shot, Illusion, New God'', an EP by Gruntruck *''Shot Rev 2.0'', a video album by The Sisters of Mercy * "Shot" (song), by The Rasmus * ''Shot'' (2017 film), an American film starring Noah Wyle *Shot (filmmaking), a part of a film between two cuts Organizations *Serious Hazards of Transfusion, or SHOT, an organisation monitoring blood transfusion errors in the UK *Society for the History of Technology, or SHOT, a professional organization for historians of technology Sports *Shot (ice hockey), an attempt to score a goal or points *Home run, or shot in baseball slang *Shot put, an event in track and field athletics *SHOT Show (Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show), an annual trade show for the shooting, hunting, and firearms industry *Cricket shots, ways of hitting the ball to score in cricket Weaponry and ballistics *Shot (pellet), small balls of metal generally used as shotgun proj ...
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