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Ballad Of Orin
is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. Its alternate English-language titles are ''Banished Orin'' and ''Symphony in Gray''. It details the life of a ''goze'', a blind female minstrel (played by Shima Iwashita, the director's wife), in early 20th-century Japan. Cast *Shima Iwashita as Orin *Yoshio Harada as Heitarō - Big Man *Tomoko Naraoka as Teruyo *Taiji Tonoyama as Charcoal Man *Tōru Abe as Bessho *Jun Hamamura as Saito Awards and nominations 2nd Hochi Film Award * Won: Best Actress - Shima Iwashita is a Japanese actress who has appeared in about 100 films and many TV productions. She is married to film director Masahiro Shinoda, in whose films she has frequently appeared. She won the award for best actress at the 2nd Hochi Film Award for ... References External links * * 1977 films Films directed by Masahiro Shinoda 1970s Japanese-language films Films set in the Taishō period 1970s Japanese films {{1970s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiro Shinoda
is a retired Japanese film director, originally associated with the Shochiku Studio, who came to prominence as part of the Japanese New Wave in the 1960s. Early life Shinoda attended Waseda University, where he studied theater and also participated in the Hakone Ekiden long distance race. Career He joined the Shōchiku Studio in 1953 as an assistant director, where he worked on films by such directors as Yasujirō Ozu. He debuted as a director in 1960 with ''One-Way Ticket for Love'', which he also scripted. His focus on youth and the cultural and political turmoil of 1960s Japan made him a central figure in the Shōchiku New Wave alongside Nagisa Ōshima and Yoshishige Yoshida. He worked in a variety of genres, from the yakuza film (''Pale Flower'') to the samurai film (''Assassination''), but he particularly became known for his focus on socially marginal characters and for an interest in traditional Japanese theater, which found its greatest expression in ''Double Suici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoko Naraoka
is a Japanese actress and narrator. The daughter of a painter, she was born in Komagome, Tokyo, Komagome, Hongō, Tokyo, Hongō (present-day Bunkyō, Tokyo, Bunkyo), in the city of Tokyo City, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design. Naraoka debuted as a cinema actress in the 1949 film ''Chijin no Ai'', based on the novel ''Naomi (novel), Naomi''. In 1981 she appeared in ''Rengō Kantai'' (lit. "Combined Fleet", United States title: ''The Imperial Navy''). She also appeared in ''Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial'' (a 1988 movie in the long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series) as well as eight films in the ''Tsuribaka Nisshi'' series. Naraoka has appeared in several NHK Taiga dramas. Her first was the 1969 ''Ten to Chi to,'' in the role of the wife of Uesugi Sadazane. She portrayed Nene (person), Kita no Mandokoro (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi) in ''Haru no Sakamichi (TV series), Haru no Sakamichi'' (1971). Her next Taiga drama appearance was in 1976 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Japanese-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Masahiro Shinoda
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Films
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1977 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 23 – During a press conference at Sardi's in Manhattan, it is officially announced that Christopher Reeve will be playing the role of Superman. * March 28 – At the 49th Academy Awards, ''Rocky'' picks up the Academy Award for Best Picture. Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, and Beatrice Straight all win Oscars for their performances in ''Network'' for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress, while Jason Robards wins for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''All the President's Men.'' He will win again the following year, becoming the only person to win two consecutive Best Supporting Actor awards. * May 25 – ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'' opens in theatres and becomes the List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing film of the year. The film revolutionises th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochi Film Award
The are film-specific prizes awarded by the ''Hochi Shimbun , previously known as , is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day. It is an affiliate newspaper of ''Yomiuri Shimbun''. Reports 19 September 1939: SS Scharnhorst The Hochi Shimbu ...''. Categories *Best Picture *Best International Picture *Best Animated Picture (since 2017) *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best Supporting Actor *Best Supporting Actress *Best New Artist *Special Award *Best Director Winner External links Hochi Film Awards official site List of awards on IMDB {{Cinema of Japan 1976 establishments in Japan Awards established in 1976 Japanese film awards Recurring events established in 1976 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Hamamura
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 1995. Selected filmography * ''Wolf'' (1955) * '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) * '' The Hole'' (1957) * ''The Temptress and the Monk'' (1958) * ''Enjō'' (1958) * ''Odd Obsession'' (1959) * ''Her Brother'' (1960) * ''Being Two Isn't Easy'' (1962) * '' Bad Girl'' (1963) * ''Taikōki'' (1965, TV), Hirate Masahide * '' Profound Desires of the Gods'' (1968) * ''Double Suicide'' (1969) * ''The Return of Ultraman'' (1971, TV) * ''Daichūshingura'' (1971, TV) * ''Horror Theater Unbalance'' (1973, TV) * ''Ultraman Taro'' (1973–74, TV) * ''Prophecies of Nostradamus'' (1974) * ''Himiko'' (1974) * ''Ballad of Orin'' (1977) * ''Kusa Moeru'' (1979, TV) * '' Kofuku'' (1981) * ''Samurai Reincarnation'' (1981) * '' The Burmese Harp'' (1985) * ''Gonza the Spearman'' (1986) * ''Aitsu ni Koishite'' (1987) * ''Takeda Shingen , of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' in feudal Japan. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiji Tonoyama
was a Japanese character actor who made many appearances in films and on television from 1939 to 1989. He was a close friend of Kaneto Shindo and one of his regular cast members. He was also an essayist. In 1950 he helped form the film company Kindai Eiga Kyokai with Shindo and Kōzaburō Yoshimura. He served in the Japanese military in China in the Second Sino-Japanese War and considered himself to have narrowly escaped from death. He was married but also had a mistress and maintained relationships with both women until the end of his life. He was a keen reader of detective stories and a fan of jazz music. He wrote a series of semi-autobiographical essays under the title , meaning "third rate actor". Kaneto Shindo wrote a biography of Tonoyama called ''Sanmon yakusha no shi'',三文役者の死 meaning "The death of a third-rate actor", which he also filmed as ''By Player is a 2000 Japanese biographical film directed by Kaneto Shindo based on the life of actor Taiji Tonoyama. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshio Harada
was a Japanese actor best known for playing rebels in a career that spanned six decades. Career Born in Tokyo, Harada joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1966 and made his television debut in 1967 with "Tenka no seinen" and his film debut in 1968 with ''Fukushū no uta ga kikoeru''. He came to fame appearing in New Action films at Nikkatsu playing youthful rebels. Among his features for Nikkatsu was the 1971 exploitation film, ''Stray Cat Rock: Crazy Riders '71'' (aka ''Alleycat Rock: Crazy Riders '71'') for director Toshiya Fujita where he played the son of a yakuza boss. Leaving the Haiyūza in 1971, he appeared in films made by many directors, including Seijun Suzuki, Shūji Terayama, Azuma Morisaki, Kihachi Okamoto, Rokurō Mochizuki, Jun Ichikawa, Hirokazu Koreeda and Kōji Wakamatsu, but he was particularly favored by Kazuo Kuroki and Junji Sakamoto. He starred in many independent films, including those of the Art Theatre Guild. According to the critic Mark Schilling, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiji Hasebe
Keiji (けいじ, ケイジ) is a Japanese given name usually used for males. Meaning varies depending on the kanji characters used. Possible writings Common kanji used include: * 啓司 * 啓治 * 圭二 * 圭司 * 慶次 * 慶治 * 敬二 * 敬治 * 佳司 * 佳次 People with the name * Keiji Fukuda (福田 敬二) * Keiji Fujiwara (藤原 啓治) * Keiji Furuya (古屋 圭司) * Keiji Gotoh (後藤 圭二) * Keiji Haino (灰野 敬二) *, Japanese swimmer * Keiji Hirose (廣瀬 佳司) * Keiji Inafune (稲船 敬二) * Keiji Ishizuka (石塚 啓次) * Keiji Kaimoto (海本 慶治) * Keiji Kanno (-- --) * Keiji Kawamori (河盛 慶次) * Keiji Koizumi * Keiji Kokuta (穀田 恵二) * Kotomitsuki Keiji (琴光喜 啓司) *Keiji Kuroki (黒木 啓司) * Keiji Honda (本多圭司) * Keiji Nakazawa (中沢 啓治) * Maeda Keiji (前田 慶次) (AKA Maeda Toshimasu) *, Japanese racing driver * Keiji Mutoh (武藤 敬司) *, Japanese shogi player * Keiji Nishitani (西谷 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinema Junpo
, commonly called , is Japan's oldest film magazine and began publication in July 1919. It was first published three times a month, using the Japanese ''Jun'' (旬) system of dividing months into three parts, but the postwar ''Kinema Junpō'' has been published twice a month. The magazine was founded by a group of four students, including Saburō Tanaka, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Technical High School at the time). In that first month, it was published three times on days with a "1" in them. These first three issues were printed on art paper and had four pages each. ''Kinejun'' initially specialized in covering foreign films, in part because its writers sided with the principles of the Pure Film Movement and strongly criticized Japanese cinema. It later expanded coverage to films released in Japan. While long emphasizing film criticism, it has also served as a trade journal, reporting on the film industry in Japan and announcing new films and trends.加藤幹郎 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goze
is a Japanese historic term referring to visually-impaired Japanese women, most of whom worked as musicians. Etymology The ideographs for mean "blind" and "woman." The kanji are so because the individual ideograph for already existed. is most likely derived from , which also means "blind woman" ( is a formal second-person pronoun). Although the term can be found in medieval records, other terms such as , were also in use (especially in written records) until the modern era. In spoken language, the term is usually suffixed by an honorific: , , , etc. Organizations From the Edo period (1600–1868), goze organized themselves in a number of ways. Few large-scale organizations have been found in urban areas, though during the nineteenth century some documents speak of a goze association in the city of Edo. In Osaka and some regional towns, goze were sometimes informally linked to pleasure quarters, where they were called to perform their songs at parties. Goze organizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
