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Akō Rōshi (1964 TV Series)
is a 1964 Japanese television series. It is the 2nd NHK taiga drama. Story Akō Rōshi deals with the Edo period. Based on Jirō Osaragi's novels "Hana no Shōgai". It depicts the stories of the Forty-seven rōnin. Cast * Kazuo Hasegawa as Ōishi Kuranosuke * Shinsuke Ashida as Kobayashi Heihichi * Chikage Awashima as Osen * Takahiro Tamura as Takada Gunbei * Masakazu Tamura * Jukichi Uno * Katsuo Nakamura as Ōishi Chikara * Takashi Shimura as Onodera Junai * Yoichi Hayashi as Hotta Yayato * Kyoko Kishida as Aguri * Kei Taguchi as kayano Wasuke * Kazuo Funaki as yato Emohichi * Takuya Fujioka as Oishi Sezaemon * Ichiro Sugai as Ono Kurobei * Rokkō Toura as Takebayashi Takashige * Masato Yamanouchi as Uesugi Tsunanori * Morita Kan'ya XIV as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi * Kyoko Kishida as Aguri * Jun Tazaki * Junzaburō Ban as Maruoka Bokuan * Akira Kume as Wakizaka Awaji no Kami * Fubuki Koshiji as Ukiyo daou * Kō Nishimura as Aizawa Shinbei * Ryūtarō Ōtomo as Horiuchi * Kanjūr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taikōki (TV Series)
is a 1965 Japanese television series. It is the 3rd NHK taiga drama. Story Taikōki deals with the Sengoku period. Based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novels "Shinsho Taikōki". Now only episode 42 exists. The story chronicles the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Production *Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi Cast Toyotomi clan *Ken Ogata as Toyotomi Hideyoshi *Shiho Fujimura as Nene *Yoshiko Mita as Lady Chacha *Masakazu Tamura as Toyotomi Hidetsugu *Chieko Naniwa as Naka *Kōtarō Tomita as Toyotomi Hidenaga Hideyoshi's vassals *Kōji Ishizaka as Ishida Mitsunari *Takahiro Tamura as Kuroda Kanbei *Yoshiki Takahashi as Shōjumaru *Yoshio Inaba as Katō Kiyotada *Katsutoshi Atarashi as Katō Kiyomasa *Kyū Sazanka as Hachisuka Koroku *Yoshiyuki Fukuda as Takenaka Hanbei *Gorō Wakamiya as Fukushima Masanori Oda clan *Kōji Takahashi as Oda Nobunaga *Keiko Kishi as Oichi *Kazuko Inano aa Nōhime *Keiji Takamiya as Oda Nobutaka *Masao Kageyama as Oda Nobukatsu Nobunaga's vassels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masato Yamanouchi
was a Japanese voice actor. Yamanouchi died on April 7, 2003, due to complications from lung cancer. Filmography Television dramas *'' Akō Rōshi'' (1964) (Uesugi Tsunanori) *''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) (Ikoma Chikamasa) Television animation *''Future Boy Conan'' (1978) (Grandpa, Dr. Lao) *''Lupin III Part 2'' (1979) (Napoleon the Eleventh) *''Vision of Escaflowne'' (1996) (Dornkirk) *''Silent Mobius'' (1998) (Kōhō Yamigumo) Theatrical animation *''Wanpaku Ōji no Orochi Taiji'' (1963) (Wadatsumi, Kushinada-Hime's father) *''Cyborg 009'' (1966) (Black Ghost) *''Catnapped!'' (1995) (Master Sandada) *''Ghost in the Shell'' (1995) (Foreign Minister) Original video animation (OVA) *''Armored Trooper Votoms: Shining Heresy'' (1994) (Viacheslav da Montewells) Dubbing roles Film *Montgomery Clift ** '' Red River'' (Matthew "Matt" Garth) ** ''From Here to Eternity'' (TV edition) (Private Robert E. Lee "Prew" Prewitt) ** ''Terminal Station'' (TV edition) (Giovanni Doria) ** '' Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takebayashi Takashige
was a Samurai in the early Edo period of Japan. He was involved in the revenge of the Forty-seven ''rōnin'' incident (also known as the Akō incident) as one of the ''rōnin''. Takashige was originally a subordinate of the ''daimyō'' Asano Naganori, master of Akō Domain. Early life Takashige was born in Akō in 1672. His family was originally from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. His only brother was Takebayashi Tadataka. His grandfather Watanabe Kotonori was a Ming dynasty soldier. After he was captured by the Japanese forces during the Japanese invasions of Korea, Kotonori settled down in the Hiroshima domain where he served the Mōri clan as a physician. Later, the family moved to Akō domain. Takashige's surname Takebayashi ({{lang, ja, 武林) is an alternative and indigenous name of Hangzhou. Samurai The master of Akō domain Asano Naganori was involved in a quarrel with another ''daimyō'' Kira Yoshihisa when they were having an audience with the Tokugawa ''shōgun'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rokkō Toura
was a Japanese stage and film actor active from 1960 to 1993.「個性光る、名脇役」 Asahi Shimbun読売新聞1993 March 26 朝刊31面 He is mostly associated with the films of director Nagisa Ōshima. Biography Toura was born Mutsuhiro Toura in Osaka, Japan. A graduate of Kyoto University, he worked as an English teacher at a private high school before becoming an actor at the Shochiku studios at Ōshima's recommendation. He left Shochiku together with Ōshima the following year and became a freelance actor who often worked with Ōshima, but also repeatedly with director Kaneto Shindō. Toura died of polyarteritis nodosa in 1993 at the age of 62. Selected filmography Film * ''The Sun's Burial'' (1960) as Masa * ''Night and Fog in Japan'' (1960) as Higashiura * ''Zatoichi and the Chess Expert'' (1965) as crippled yakuza * ''Violence at Noon'' (1966) as Genji * ''Japan's Longest Day'' (1967) as Shun'ichi Matsumoto * '' Double Suicide: Japanese Summer'' (1967) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichiro Sugai
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1930 and 1971. Sugai often worked with Kaneto Shindo, Kenji Mizoguchi and Kōzaburō Yoshimura. Selected filmography * ''The Water Magician'' (1933) * '' Spring on Leper's Island'' (1940) * '' Sanshiro Sugata'' (1943) * ''The Most Beautiful'' (1944) * ''Sanshiro Sugata Part II'' (1945) * '' Minshū no Teki'' (1946) * ''Aru yo no Tonosama'' (1946) * ''Apostasy'' (1948) * '' Stray Dog'' (1949) * ''Waga koi wa moenu'' (1949) * ''Story of a Beloved Wife'' (1951) * ''Early Summer'' (1951) * ''Avalanche'' (1952) * ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952) * ''Epitome'' (1953) * ''Life of a Woman'' (1953) * '' Sansho the Bailiff'' (1954) * ''The Crucified Lovers'' (1954) * ''Wolf'' (1955) * ''Shirogane Shinjū'' (1956) * '' Ruri no kishi'' (1956) * ''Night Drum'' (1958) * ''Odd Obsession'' (1959) * '' Kenju burai-chō Nukiuchino Ryu'' (1960) * ''The Pornographers'' (1966) * ''Gamera vs. Barugon'' (1966) * '' The Yoshiwara Story'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takuya Fujioka
was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing the role of Daikichi Okakura on the television drama series '' Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari''. Fujioka attended Kwansei Gakuin University but dropped out because of illness. His first starring role in the film was in the ''Gambare Nihondanji''. He died of chronic kidney disease on 20 October 2006 at the age of 76. His final film appearance was in The '' Blooming Again '', released in 2004. Filmography Films * ''Zatoichi and the Chess Expert'' (1965) as Sunpachi * '' Gamera vs. Barugon'' (1966) as Doctor.Satō * ''Yakuza (893) gurentai'' (1966) * '' Zatoichi the Outlaw'' (1967) as Zatō Sanji * '' Freshman Wakadaishō'' (1969) as Fujiwara * ''Kaoyaku'' (1971) as Kurihara * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss'' (1974) as Yonemoto * '' The Gate of Youth'' (1975) as Owner * ''Yakuza Graveyard'' (1976) as Sugi * '' Mount Hakkoda'' (1977) as Monma * ''Yatsuhakamura'' (1977) as Doctor.Hisano * ''The Fall of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuo Funaki
is a Japanese Enka singer. Kazuo also has a career as a stage actor, film actor, and TV actor. His real name is . Discography * : the singer's debut in 1963 * : 1966 * Filmography * Koukou San Nen Sei * TV actor * Taiga drama ** '' Akō Rōshi'' (1964), Yatō Emoshichi ** ''Minamoto no Yoshitsune'' (1966), Taira no Atsumori ** ''Haru no Sakamichi'' (1971), Tokugawa Tadanaga ** '' Motonari Mori'' (1997), Mukunashi Kagekatsu * ''Audrey'' (2000–01), Kintarō Kuribe * ''Mito Kōmon'' (2000–02), Yoichi, Tokugawa Mitsusada was a ''daimyō'' in Japan during the Edo period (1603–1868). Mitsusada born as son and heir of Tokugawa Yorinobu and a grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu with childhood name Nagatomimaru (長福丸). Among his sons was the eighth Tokugawa shōgun Yo ... External links Official Homepages Japanese male singers Enka singers 1944 births Japanese male stage actors Living people People from Ichinomiya, Aichi Musicians from Aichi Prefecture [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Taguchi
is a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing villains and appeared in many jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest.日本タレント名鑑'82 VIPタイムズ社、1981 P.113 He is also known as voice actor. Taguchi graduated from University of Tokyo.His career as a screen actor started in 1955.北斗七星プロジェクトによる公式プロフィール 2010.5.11） His first film appearance was in the 1955 film ''Aisureba Koso'' directed by . His son Kazuki Iwata is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoko Kishida
is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko. Possible writings The final syllable "ko" is typically written with the kanji character for child, 子. It is a common suffix to female names in Japan. The first syllable "Kyō" can be written several different ways, with different meanings. *恭, "respectful," *京, "of the city or of the capital," *今日, "of today," *杏, "apricot," *鏡, "mirror," *響, "echo", "influential" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *Kyoko Aizome (恭子), an AV actress, singer, director, and writer *Kyoko Ariyoshi (京子), a Japanese shōjo manga artist *Kyoko Chan Cox, the daughter of Yoko Ono and jazz musician Anthony Cox *Kyoko Fukada (恭子), a Japanese actress, model, and singer *Kyoko Hamaguchi (京子), a Japanese freestyle wrestler *Kyōko Hasegawa (京子), a Japanese actress *Kyoko Hayashi (京子), a Japanese author *Kyoko Hikami (恭子), a Japanese voice actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōishi Yoshio
was the chamberlain (karō) of the Akō Domain in Harima Province (now Hyōgo Prefecture), Japan (1679 - 1701). He is known as the leader of the Forty-seven Rōnin in their 1702 revenge vendetta and thus the hero of the ''Chūshingura''. He is often referred to by his title, . Biography He served Asano Naganori as the head chamberlain () for the Akō estate, supervising the daily running of the castle and the samurai. Due to the Tokugawa rules which required all the daimyō to spend every other year in Edo (now called Tokyo) the chamberlain was a very important man and the de facto ruler of the estate when the daimyō was away. Having attained this office at a rather young age, he is said to have had the implicit trust of his lord. When Asano committed seppuku as punishment for his failed attempt to kill Kira Yoshinaka in Edo castle and the Tokugawa shogunate abolished the house of Asano of Akō, Ōishi was in Akō and managed all its administrative issues. He persuaded othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forty-seven Rōnin
The revenge of the , also known as the or Akō vendetta, is a historical event in Japan in which a band of ''rōnin'' (lordless samurai) avenged the death of their master on 31 January 1703. The incident has since become legendary. It is one of the three major ''adauchi'' vendetta incidents in Japan, alongside the Revenge of the Soga Brothers and the Igagoe vendetta. The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless after their ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) Asano Naganori was compelled to perform ''seppuku'' (ritual suicide) for assaulting a powerful court official named Kira Yoshinaka. After waiting and planning for a year, the ''rōnin'' avenged their master's honor by killing Kira, knowing full well that the authorities would likely not tolerate this vendetta's completion. They were then obliged to commit ''seppuku'' for the crime of murder. This true story was popularized in Japanese culture as emblematic of the loyalty, sacrifice, persistence, and honor that pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
