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Bandits Vs. Samurai Squadron
is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha. Based on the novel ''Kumokiri Nizaemon'' written by Shōtarō Ikenami. Cast *Tatsuya Nakadai as Kumokiri Nizaemon *Shima Iwashita as Chiyo *Kōshirō Matsumoto as Shikubu Abe * Takashi Yamaguchi as Tsugutomo Owari *Isao Natsuyagi *Hiroyuki Nagato *Rinichi Yamamoto *Kunie Tanaka *Shingo Yamashiro *Tatsuo Umemiya *Takuzo Kawatani *Hideo Takamatsu as Yamada Tobei *Tappie Shimokawa as Jihei *Tetsurō Tamba as Kichibei *Keiko Matsuzaka as Shino *Junko Miyashita as Menbiki Okyo *Ryōhei Uchida as Yomohichi Chiaki * Mitsuko Baishō as Omatsu *Mikio Narita *Go Kato Production * Yoshinobu Nishioka - Art direction Reception Jason Buchanan at AllMovie says that director Hideo Gosha makes a "triumphant return to the samurai genre with this plot twisting, nerve shredding tale", but critic Alexander Jacoby calls it "a bland ''chanbara''". Awards and nominations 21st Blue Ribbon Awards * Won: Best Supporting Actress - Junko Miyashita is a J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideo Gosha
was a Japanese film director. Born in Arasaka, Tokyo Prefecture, Gosha graduated from high school and served in the Imperial Navy during the Second World War. After earning a business degree at Meiji University, he joined Nippon television as a reporter in 1953. In 1957 he moved on to the newly founded Fuji Television and rose through the ranks as a producer and director. One of his television shows, the chambara ''Three Outlaw Samurai'', so impressed the heads of the Shochiku film studio that he was offered the chance to adapt it as a feature film in 1964. Following this film's financial success, he directed a string of equally successful chambara productions through the end of the 1960s. His two most critical and popular successes of the period are ''Goyokin'' and '' Hitokiri'' (also known as ''Tenchu''), both released in 1969 and both considered to be two of the finest examples of the chambara genre. In ''The Samurai Film'', the first book-length study of the genre in English, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tappie Shimokawa
was a Japanese actor. He attended Musashino Art University, but withdrew before completing his degree. In 1964, he joined Bungakuza Theatre Company but left in 1977. He is well known for his role as Chōsan (Detective Tarō Nozaki) in the detective drama television series ''Taiyō ni Hoero!''. His notable films are ''The Sands of Kurobe'' (1968), Akira Kurosawas film ''Dodes'ka-den'' (1970) and ''Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare '' (1976).日本タレント名鑑 1982 VIP タイムズ社、1981 年、101頁 Selected filmography Films *''The Sands of Kurobe'' (1968) *''Portrait of Hell'' (1969) *''Dodes'ka-den'' (1970) *''Karei-naru Ichizoku'' (1974) *''Failed Youth aka Bitterness of Youth'' (1974) *''Prophecies of Nostradamus '' (1974) *'' Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare '' (1976) *''Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron'' (1978) *''A Distant Cry from Spring '' (1980) *''The Catch'' (1983) *''Boku to, bokura no natsu'' (1990) *''Edo Jō Tairan'' (1991) *'' After the Rain'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Films
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows: Events * February 6 – David Begelman resigns as president of Columbia Pictures. * March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial. * March – Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for ''The Empire Strikes Back'', but dies only two weeks later. * June – Daniel Melnick becomes head of Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal. * June 4 – '' Grease'', starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It becomes the highest-grossing musical ever and Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film. * July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia Pictures. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumokiri Nizaemon (1995 TV Series)
is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1995 on Fuji TV. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel of the same title. It stars Tsutomu Yamazaki. Plot In the Kyōhō period, there was a group of bandits called Kumokiri from the people of Edo. Tokugawa shogunate appoints Abe Shikibu a head post of the Hitsuke Tōzoku Aratamegata to arrest Kumokiri clan. Cast * Tsutomu Yamazaki : Kumokiri Nizaemon * Renji Ishibashi : Kinezumi no Kichigorō * Atsuo Nakamura : Abe Shikibu * Tetsurō Tamba : Tsuji Kuranosuke * Hirotarō Honda : Kumagorō * Naomasa Musaka : Tominoichi * Takehiko Ono : Fukuemon * Kōjirō Kusanagi : Echigoya Zenemon * Kimiko Ikegami : Nanabake no Ochiyo * Ken Nishida : Yamada * Sei Hiraizumi : Okada * Shigeru Kōyama : Matsuya Denbei Other adaptation * ''Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha. Based on the novel ''Kumokiri Nizaemon'' written by Shōtarō Ikenami. Cast *Tatsuya N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Ribbon Awards
The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan. The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers. In 1961, the six major Japanese newspapers (Yomiuri Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, Tokyo Shimbun and Nihon Keizai Shinbun) as well as the Japanese Associated Press withdrew their support for the Blue Ribbon Awards and established the , (which were held a mere six times). In 1967, the awards were cancelled following a series of demoralizing national political scandals that became known as "The Black Mist" and eventually enveloped Japan's baseball industry.Johnston, Michael. "Influence Markets", ''Syndromes of Corruption: Wealth, Power, and Democracy'' (Cambridge University Press, 2005), , p. 79. In 1975, the awards were revived, and have continued until the present day. The annual award ceremony is held in a variety of places in Tokyo every F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanbara
, also commonly spelled "''chambara''", meaning "sword fighting" films,Hill (2002). denotes the Japanese film genre called samurai cinema in English and is roughly equivalent to Western and swashbuckler films. ''Chanbara'' is a sub-category of ''jidaigeki'', which equates to period drama. ''Jidaigeki'' may refer to a story set in a historical period, though not necessarily dealing with a samurai character or depicting swordplay. Chanbara also refers to a martial arts sport similar to Fencing. While earlier samurai period pieces were more dramatic rather than action-based, samurai films produced after World War II have become more action-based, with darker and more violent characters. Post-war samurai epics tended to portray psychologically or physically scarred warriors.Silver (1977), p. 37. Akira Kurosawa stylized and exaggerated death and violence in samurai epics. His samurai, and many others portrayed in film, were solitary figures, more often concerned with concealing their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllRovi
RhythmOne , previously known as Blinkx, and also known as RhythmOne Group, is an American digital advertising technology company that owns and operates the web properties AllMusic, AllMovie, and SideReel. Blinkx was founded in 2004, went public on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2007, and began trading as RhythmOne in 2017. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and London, England. RhythmOne acquired All Media Network and its portfolio of web properties in April 2015. In April 2019, RhythmOne merged with Taptica International (renamed Tremor International in June 2019), an advertising technology company headquartered in Israel. History Blinkx was named after blinkx.com, an Internet Media platform that connects online video viewers with publishers and distributors, using advertising to monetize those interactions. Blinkx has an index of over 35 million hours of video and 800 media partnerships, as well as 111 patents related to the site's se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMovie
AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame. The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more. AllMovie data was accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs. In late 2007, TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million. The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic.com, AllMovie.com and AllGame.com were sold by Rovi in August 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshinobu Nishioka
was a Japanese jidaigeki production designer, art director, producer, and set decorater from Asuka, Nara Prefecture who won three Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction. Nishioka joined Daiei Kyoto film in 1948. His first work as an art director was in the 1952 film ''Tenpo Suikoden''. After the bankruptcy of Daiei film he founded ''Eizo Kyoto production'' with former employees of Daiei film. Selected works Film * ''Tenpo Suikoden'' (1952) * '' Gate of Hell'' (1953) * ''Enjō'' (1958) * ''Echizen Takaningyo (1963) * ''An Actor's Revenge'' (1963) * ''Zatoichi on the Road'' (1963) * ''Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold'' (1964) * ''Zatoichi's Revenge'' (1965) * ''Zatoichi's Vengeance'' (1966) * ''Zatoichi's Pilgrimage'' (1966) * ''Daimajin Strikes Again'' (1966) * ''Zatoichi's Cane Sword'' (1967) * ''Zatoichi the Outlaw'' (1967) * ''The Yoshiwara Story'' (1968) * '' Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters'' (1968) * ''Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo'' (1969) * '' Hitokiri' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Kato
Go, GO, G.O., or Go! may refer to: Arts and entertainment Games and sport * Go (game), a board game for two players * '' Travel Go'' (formerly ''Go – The International Travel Game''), a game based on world travel * Go, the starting position located at the corner of the board in the board game ''Monopoly'' * ''Go'', a 1992 game for the Philips CD-i video game system * ''Go'', a large straw battering ram used in the Korean sport of Gossaum * Go!, a label under which U.S. Gold published ZX Spectrum games * Go route, a pattern run in American football * ''Go'' series, a turn-based, puzzle video game series by Square Enix, based on various Square Enix franchises * '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' (''CS:GO''), a first-person shooter developed by Valve * ''Pokémon Go'', an augmented reality game Film * ''Go'' (1999 film), American film * ''Go'' (2001 film), a Japanese film * ''Go'' (2007 film), a Bollywood film * ''Go Karts'' (film), an Australian film also titled as ''Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikio Narita
was a Japanese actor. He was most famous for playing villains. He often worked with Kinji Fukasaku. Narita graduated from Haiyuza Theatre Company acting school and joined Daiei Film. His career as a screen actor started in 1963. His film debut was the 1963 film ''Kōkō Sannensei''. He gradually won fame by playing the role of the villains. In 1971, Narita left Daiei and became a freelance actor. AS a freelance actor he appeared in many yakuza films produced by Toei film company. In Japan he is best known for his role in ''Tantei Monogatari''(TV series). He is also well known for his part in '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' series.Nihon EigaHaiyu Zenshu vol.2 P.353 He also portrayed the evil character in '' Mito Kōmon'' (3rd season). He died of Linitis plastica on 9 April 1990. His final film role was in the 1990 film "Jipangu". Filmography Film *''Yarareru mae ni yare'' (1964) *''Zoku kôkô san'nensei'' (1964) - Tetsuo Murayama *''Yadonashi inu'' (1964) *''Kenk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuko Baisho
, is a Japanese actress, whose most internationally known work has been for director Shohei Imamura, from 1979 up to the director's final film in 2010. Baisho has also appeared in films of Akira Kurosawa. She won awards for best actress at the 10th Hochi Film Award for ''Love Letter'' and '' Ikiteru Uchi ga Hana nano yo Shindara Sore made yo to Sengen''. She also won the award for best supporting actress at the 8th Hochi Film Award for ''The Geisha'' and at the 22nd Hochi Film Award for ''Tokyo Lullaby''. Private life Her sister is actress-singer Chieko Baisho. She was married to professional wrestler Antonio Inoki from 1971 to 1987, and together they had a daughter, Hiroko. Partial filmography Films * '' Hitokiri'' (1969) * ''Duel at Fort Ezo'' (1970) * ''Sword of Fury'' (1973) * ''The Life of Chikuzan'' (1977) * ''Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron'' (1978) * '' Vengeance Is Mine'' (1979) * ''Kagemusha'' (1980) * '' Eijanaika'' (1981) * ''Flames of Blood'' (1981) * ''Shomben Rider'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
