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Crazy Thunder Road
is a 1980 Japanese punk-action-biker film written and directed by Gakuryū Ishii. Ishii made the film as his graduation project whilst studying at Nihon University and was subsequently distributed by Toei Studios. Cast *Tatsuo Yamada as Jin *Hiroshi Kaiya as Tadashi *Masamitsu Daichi as Yukio *Yōsuke Nakajima as Eiji *Tadashi Kamiya as Kume *Akihiro Kimura as Ujioka *Hiroyuki Kiyosue as Nakamura *Katsunori Hirose as Koguma *Masahiro Ōzeki as Terayama *Nenji Kobayashi is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for ''Poppoya''. Kobayashi signed with Toei in 1961 and started his acting career with small roles. Filmography Film * '' Soshiki Bōryoku'' (196 ... as Tsuyoshi *Masashi Kojima as Shigeru *Koji Nanjō as Ken *Michiko Kitahara as Noriko *Naoto Ōmori as Kotarō *Masahiro Yoshiwara as Ossan *Akemi Morimura as Jin's girlfriend References External links * 1980 films 1980 action films Outlaw biker films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gakuryū Ishii
, formerly known as , is a Japanese filmmaker known for his stylistic punk films, which helped spark the cyberpunk movement in Japan. A number of contemporary filmmakers including Quentin Tarantino have cited Ishii's films as an influence. Early life Born Toshihiro Ishii, he grew up in Hakata, and because of all the American military bases in the area, he was exposed to a lot of American rock music. He spent his teenage years a part of the punk rock movement that grew in that region, singing and playing the guitar. In 1977 he enrolled at Nihon University in Tokyo, and founded ''Kyōei-sha'' (Crazy Film Group). He borrowed equipment from the school to shoot his own 8mm and 16mm short films, which featured the style and philosophy of his punk roots. It was difficult for a young person in Japan to make films during that period, and he decided to skip the traditional corporate ladder route to film directing by just making the films himself. Career During his first year of colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuo Yamada
was a Japanese actor best known for the protagonist of Sōgo Ishii's 1980 film '' Crazy Thunder Road''. Filmography * '' Crazy Thunder Road'' (1980) * ''Yokohama BJ Blues'' (1981) * ''Welter'' (1987) * '' Evil Dead Trap 3: Broken Love Killer'' (1993) * '' Shinjuku Outlaw'' (1994) * ''Another Lonely Hitman'' (1995) * ''Berlin'' (1995) * '' Whiteout'' (2000) * ''Chloe'' (2001) * '' Sabu'' (2002) * ''When the Last Sword Is Drawn'' (2003) * ''Tokyo Noir'' (2004) * ''Scrap Heaven'' (2005) * ''The Battery'' (2007) * ''Be a Man! Samurai School is a Japanese film released in 2008. It is written, directed by and starring Tak Sakaguchi. This is the first film he has directed. It is based on Akira Miyashita's manga series ''Sakigake!! Otokojuku''. The film's ending theme is by The Back Ho ...'' (2008) * '' Departures'' (2008) References External links * * Japanese male actors 1956 births 2009 deaths People from Toyama (city) {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenji Kobayashi
is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for ''Poppoya''. Kobayashi signed with Toei in 1961 and started his acting career with small roles. Filmography Film * '' Soshiki Bōryoku'' (1967) * '' Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion'' (1971) * '' Street Mobster'' (1972) * ''Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothersr'' (1972) * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head'' (1975) : Shimura * ''The Bullet Train'' (1975) : Morimoto * ''Karate Warriors'' (1976) : Higashida * '' The Classroom of Terror'' (1976) : Fumio Odagiri * ''Yakuza Graveyard'' (1976) : Akira Kitajima * ''The Doberman Cop'' (1977) ; Katsuo Koyama * ''Hokuriku Proxy War'' (1977) * ''Message from Space'' (1978) : Fox * ''Shogun's Samurai'' (1978) * ''Nihon no Fixer'' (1979) : Shunsuke Mizumaki * ''Virus'' (1980) * '' The Gate of Youth'' (1981) * '' Eijanaika'' (1981) : Matakichi * '' Station'' (1981) : Tatsumi * ''Theater of Life'' (1983) * '' The Ballad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Izumiya
Shigeru Izumiya (泉谷 しげる ''Izumiya Shigeru'', born May 11, 1948 in Aomori, raised in Meguro, Tokyo) is a Japanese poet, folk singer, actor, tarento. He established the record company For Life Records with Takuro Yoshida, Yosui Inoue, and Hitoshi Komuro in 1975. He also directed the 1986 film ''Death Powder'' (Desu Paudā). Between August 1995 and March 1996, Izumiya co-hosted the Satellaview-based weekly SoundLink Magazine, , with Ayumi Hamasaki. Discography Singles 1970s * (1971) * (1972) * (1973) * (1974) * (1975) * (1976) * (1977) * (1977) * (1978) * (1979) * (1979) 1980s * (1980) * (1981) * (1982) * (1983) *UNDER PRICK c/w HAIR STYLE(1984) * (1987) * (live, 1988) * (1988) * (1989) 1990s * (1991) * (1993) * (1994) * (1994) * (1995) *(1995) * (1998) 2000s * (2007) * * (2008) * * (2009) Albums 1970s * (1971) * (1972) * (1972, CD rereleased in 2006) * (1973) * (1974) * (1975) * (1976) * (1976) * (1977) * (1978) * (1979) 1980s * (1980) * NEWS (1982) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norimichi Kasamatsu
Norimichi (written: or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese footballer {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshihiko Matsui
is a Japanese filmmaker. Filmography Director *1979 ''Rusty Empty Can'' (錆びた缶空, ''Sabita Kankara'') *1981 ''Pig-Chicken Suicide'' (豚鶏心中, ''Tonkeishinju'') *1988 ''The Noisy Requiem'' (追悼のざわめき, ''Tsuitō no Zawameki'') *2007 ''Where Are We Going?'' (どこに行くの, ''Doko ni Iku no?'') Editor *1980 ''Crazy Thunder Road is a 1980 Japanese punk-action-biker film written and directed by Gakuryū Ishii. Ishii made the film as his graduation project whilst studying at Nihon University and was subsequently distributed by Toei Studios. Cast *Tatsuo Yamada as Jin *Hir ...'' (狂い咲きサンダーロード, ''Kuruizaki Sandā Rōdo'') (co-editor with Sōgo Ishii) References External links * *Interview(2008) at Midnight Eye(2008) at The Japan Times 1956 births Living people Japanese film directors People from Hyōgo Prefecture {{Japan-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toei Company
() (also styled TOEI) is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution and video game developer and publishing company. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan (all but two of them operated by its subsidiary, T-Joy), studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a shareholder in several television companies. It is notable for creating animated programming known as anime, and live action dramas known as tokusatsu which use special visual effects. It also creates historical dramas (jidaigeki). Outside Japan, it is known as the controlling shareholder of Toei Animation and the owner of the '' Kamen Rider'' and ''Super Sentai'' franchises. Toei is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and is therefore one of Japan's Big Four film studios. The name "Toei" is derived from the company's former name . History Toei's predecessor, the , was incorporated in 1938. It was founded by Keita Goto, CEO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punk Subculture
The punk subculture includes a diverse and widely known array of ideologies, fashion, and other forms of expression, visual art, dance, literature, and film. Largely characterised by anti-establishment views, the promotion of individual freedom, and the DIY ethics, the culture originated from punk rock. The punk ethos is primarily made up of beliefs such as non-conformity, anti-authoritarianism, anti-corporatism, a do-it-yourself ethic, anti-consumerist, anti-corporate greed, direct action, and not "selling out". There is a wide range of punk fashion, including T-shirts, leather jackets, Dr. Martens boots, hairstyles such as brightly coloured hair and spiked mohawks, cosmetics, tattoos, jewellery, and body modification. Women in the hardcore scene typically wore masculine clothing. Punk aesthetics determine the type of art punks enjoy, which typically has underground, minimalist, iconoclastic, and satirical sensibilities. Punk has generated a considerable amount of poetry a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
