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Bungakuza
is a Japanese theatre company. Along with the Mingei Theatre Company and the Haiyuza Theatre Company it is considered one of the "Big Three" among Shingeki theatre troupes. History The company was founded by Kunio Kishida, Mantarō Kubota and Bunroku Shishi on September 6, 1937. Its name means "Literature Theatre" On March 25, 1938, the company staged its first public performances with the plays "Magnificent Woman" (''Migoto na Onna''), "Peace at Home" (''Wagaya no Heiwa'') and "Knock" (''Kunokku''). After suffering repression at the hands of the state leading up to and during World War II, Bungakuza reemerged in the early postwar period. In the 1950s, many Shingeki theatre troupes were viewed as left-wing or even communist. However, Bungakuza was considered one of the least ideological troupes. Thus many people were surprised when Bungakuza's leaders agreed to stage a tour of Communist China in 1961. Even more controversial was the decision to modify the script of the comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunio Kishida
Kunio Kishida (岸田 國士, Kishida Kunio, 2 November 1890 – 5 March 1954) was a Japanese playwright, dramatist, novelist, lecturer, acting coach, theatre critic, translator, and proponent of Shingeki ("New Theatre"/”New Drama"). Kishida spearheaded the modernization of Japanese dramaturgy and transformed Japanese theatre acting. He was a staunch advocate for the theatre to operate as a dual artistic and literary space. At the beginning of the Meiji era, efforts to modernize the Japanese theatre became a critical topic for Japanese playwrights, and these endeavors persisted well into the 1920s before Kishida wrote his first plays. However, his predecessors' attempts did not come to fruition, and Kishida is recognized as the first playwright to successfully reform the narrative, thematic, and performative trajectories of Japanese playwriting and acting through Shingeki. Kishida was known for his vehement opposition to traditional Japanese ''kabuki, noh'', and ''shimpa'' the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gekidan Kumo
The was a Japanese theatre company that staged Western-style plays. In 1963, its members split from the Bungakuza company to form their own troupe in response to what they viewed as their former troupe's overly leftist politics. In 1976, the Kumo Theatre Company merged with the Keyaki Theatre Company to form the new Subaru Theatre Company, which still exists. History Gekidan Kumo, meaning "The Cloud Theatre Company," was founded in 1963 by Tsuneari Fukuda, along with Hiroshi Akutagawa, Hiroyuki Nishimoto, and other members of the Bungakuza company of Shingeki theatre players. In the 1950s, many Shingeki theatre troupes were viewed as left-wing or even communist. However, Bungakuza was considered one of the least ideological troupes. Thus many people were surprised when Bungakuza's leaders agreed to stage a tour of Communist China in 1961. Even more controversial was the decision to modify the script of the company's flagship play, "The Life of a Woman" (''Onna no isshō'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukio Mishima
, born , was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, Nationalism, nationalist, and founder of the , an unarmed civilian militia. Mishima is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century. He was considered for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, but the award went to his countryman and benefactor Yasunari Kawabata. His works include the novels and , and the autobiographical essay . Mishima's work is characterized by "its luxurious vocabulary and decadent metaphors, its fusion of Japanese literature, traditional Japanese and modern Western literature, Western literary styles, and its obsessive assertions of the unity of beauty, eroticism and death", according to author Andrew Rankin. Mishima's political activities made him a controversial figure, which he remains in modern Japan. From his mid-30s, Mishima's Right-wing politics, right-wing ideology was increasingly revealed. He was proud of the traditional culture and spirit of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōru Emori
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and theater director. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1965. Career Emori entered the acting school at the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1962 and came to fame with the play ''Ōmugiiri no chikin sūpu'' in 1964. Also appearing on television and in film, he began directing theater in 1981 with ''Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...''. Selected filmography Television Film References External links * 1944 births Living people People from Tokyo Japanese male voice actors Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors {{Japan-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshisada Sakaguchi
was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He was a professor at Obirin University, and was affiliated with Bungakuza. He was best known for dubbing over Morgan Freeman and Chief Inspector Japp (in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot). Filmography Television drama *''Katsu Kaishū'' (????) (Emon Sensa Gunji) *''Kōmyō ga tsuji'' (????) (Village headman) *''Tobu ga Gotoku'' (????) (Yūtoku Seki) *''Aoi Tokugawa Sandai'' (2000) (Kazu'uji Nakamura) Film *''Portrait of Brothers'' (2019) Stage *''Tōkyō Genshikaku Club'' (????) (Hikojirō Ōkubo) Television animation *''Alexander Senki'' (1999) (Philip II of Macedon) *''Mushishi'' (2005) (Mujika) Original video animation (OVA) *'' Appleseed'' (1988) (Briareos Hecatonchires) *''Record of Lodoss War'' (1990) (Ghim) Animated film *'' Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'' (1999) (Hachiroh Tohbe) *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood'' (2007) (Tonpetty) *''The Tibetan Dog'' (2011) Video games *''Sakura Wars 3 ~Pari ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiko Shimizu
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is affiliated with Bungakuza. Dubbing roles Television animation *''Ben 10'' (Carl Tennyson) *''Detective Conan'' (Yoshiyuki Yabūchi) *''Jackie Chan Adventures'' (Valmont, John Smith, Larry Franklin, Dark Hand newcomer) *''The Tatami Galaxy'' (Temporal Lobe) *''Teen Titans'' (Brother Blood) Theatrical animation *''Finding Nemo'' (Bubbles) *''Finding Dory'' (Bubbles) *''Hoodwinked'' (Detective Bill Stork) *''Meet the Robinsons'' (Uncle Gaston) Video games *''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'' Live action *'' Ad Astra'' (Captain Lawrence Tanner (Donnie Keshawarz)) *'' Amelia'' (Fred Noonan (Christopher Eccleston)) *'' Avatar: The Way of Water'' (Dr. Norm Spellman (Joel David Moore)) *''Babe'' (Ferdinand the Duck (Danny Mann)) *''Bridget Jones's Diary'' (Interviewer) *''Coming to America'' (1999 Nippon TV edition) (Semmi, Morris, Reverend Brown, Ugly Girl (Arsenio Hall)) *''Dark Shadows'' (Roger Collins (Jonny Lee Miller)) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruko Sugimura
was a Japanese stage and film actress, best known for her appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu and Mikio Naruse from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Biography Sugimura was born in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. After the death of her parents, she was adopted at an early age by affluent lumber dealers, only learning much later that they were not her biological parents. (Sugimura reputedly claimed that she was the illegitimate child of a geisha.) Her adoptive parents took her to performances of both classical Japanese stage arts like kabuki and bunraku, and western ballet and opera. They also encouraged her to enroll at the Tokyo Ongaku Gakko (now Tokyo University of the Arts), where she failed the exams. She then joined the Tsukiji Shōgekijō (Tsukiji Little Theatre), Tokyo, in 1927, and later the Bungakuza theatre company, which she remained affiliated with from 1937 until her retirement in 1996. She gave her film debut in 1932 in Eizo Tanaka's ''Namiko'' (1932). Between 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Katō (actor)
was a Japanese stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films. Career Graduating from Waseda University, Katō first became a middle school teacher, but then joined the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1952. Beyond appearing in and directing plays on stage, he also appeared in films by such directors as Akira Kurosawa, Shohei Imamura, Kon Ichikawa, and Kiriro Urayama was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Urayama graduated from Nagoya University before joining the Nikkatsu studio in 1954. After working as an assistant director to Yūzō Kawashima and Shohei I .... He died on 31 July 2015 after collapsing in a sauna. Selected filmography Films Television References External links * 1929 births 2015 deaths Japanese male film actors Japanese male stage actors Japanese theatre directors Male actors from Tokyo Waseda University alumni {{japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingeki
was a leading form of theatre in Japan that was based on modern realism. Born in the early years of the 20th century, it sought to be similar to modern Western theatre, putting on the works of the ancient Greek classics, William Shakespeare, Molière, Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekov, Tennessee Williams, and so forth. As it appropriated Western realism, it also introduced women back onto the Japanese stage. History Historical background The origin of Shingeki is linked to various movements and theatre companies. Scholars associate its origin with the kabuki reform movement, the founding of the Bungei Kyokai (Literary Arts Movement) in 1906, and the Jiyū Gekijō (Free Theatre) in 1909.Jortner, David, et al., editors. ''Modern Japanese Theatre and Performance''. Lexington Books, 2006. The Meiji Restoration in 1868 had led to the introduction of Western drama, singing, and acting onto the Japanese stage, as well as bringing the conventions of realism. In the late 19th century, and earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirō Saitō
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Sakata, Yamagata, Japan. Biography Filmography Anime Feature films Video games Overseas dubbing Live-action Animation Tokusatsu Notes References External links Official agency profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saito, Shiro 1956 births Living people Japanese male stage actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Yamagata Prefecture Actors from Yamagata Prefecture Toyo University alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunroku Shishi
Bunroku Shishi (a pen name for ''Toyoo Iwata''; b. July 1, 1893, Yokohama; d. Dec. 13, 1969) was a Japanese writer and director of the Bungakuza Theater in Tokyo. In 1922 he traveled to France to study modern French theater, and worked in the atelier of Jacques Copeau. Selected books * ''Ecchan'', (Little Etsuko, 1936) * ''Ten'ya Wan'ya'' (Chaos, 1949) * ''Jiyū Gakkō'', (1950) Published in English in 2006 as ''School of Freedom'' by Lynne E. Riggs, . * ''Yassa Mossa'', (Helter-Skelter, 1952) * ''Musume to Watashi'', (My Daughter And I, 1956, was made into both a TV-series and a movie) * ''Hakoneyama'', (Mount Hakone is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had a population of 11,293 and a population density of 122 persons per km². The total area of the town is . The town is a popular tourist destination due to its many hot springs and views of ..., 1962) References *牧村健一郎『獅子文六の二つの昭和』朝日新聞出版, 2009 (Makimura Kenich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingei Theatre Company
The is a Japanese theatre company that stages Shingeki plays. Along with the Haiyuza Theatre Company and Bungakuza it is considered one of the "Big Three" among Shingeki theatre troupes. History Gekidan Mingei, meaning "The People's Art Theatre Company," was founded in 1950 by Jūkichi Uno, Osamu Takizawa, Tanie Kitabayashi, Hideji Ōtaki, and others. As befitted its name, one of the company's early slogans was "theatre for everyone." At the time of its formation, Gekidan Mingei had only 12 members: 11 actors and 1 director. However, it met with success, and by 1960, it had grown to comprise 119 members, including 52 actors, 13 directors, 16 administrative staff, and 39 apprentices. In the 1950s, Gekidan Mingei was viewed as strongly left-wing, with many of its members boasting affiliations with the Japan Communist Party (JCP). In 1960, the members of Gekidan Mingei participated in the Anpo protests against revision of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty. However, many younger mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
