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Chieko Baisho
is a Japanese actress and singer. In Japan, she is well known for her performance as Sakura in the ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series from 1969 until 1995. In addition, she has acted in many films directed by Yōji Yamada since the 1960s. She won the award for Best Actress at the 5th Hochi Film Award for '' A Distant Cry from Spring''. Voice acting She sometimes performs as a voice actress, such as "Sophie" in ''Howl's Moving Castle'' in 2004. Although different voice actresses usually played young and old Sophie in the foreign dubs of the film, Baisho performed both roles alone, as well as the film's theme song. Singing career She has had a career as a singer since her debut with the song "Shitamachi no Taiyō" in 1962, for which she won the "newcomer award" of the Japan Record Award. Her 1965 single, "Sayonara wa dance atoni", a cha-cha ballad, later had its melody inspire the 1992 song ''Moonlight Densetsu'', the theme song of the first four seasons for the anime adaption of ''Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo International Film Festival
The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the largest film festival in Asia and the only Japanese festival accredited by the FIAPF. The awards handed out during the festival have changed throughout its existence, but the Tokyo Grand Prix, handed to the best film, has stayed as the top award. Other awards that have been given regularly include the Special Jury Award and awards for best actor, best actress and best director. In recent years, the festival's main events have been held over one week in late October, at the Roppongi Hills development. Events include open-air screenings, voice-over screenings, and appearances by actors, as well as seminars and symposiums related to the film market. Tokyo Grand Prix winners Best Director Award *1985 - Péter Gothár, '' Time Stands St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Spring Comes Late
is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. Plot The Kazami family live on the island of Iōjima, Nagasaki, where Seiichi Kamazi works in a coal mine. With the coal mine closing, Seiichi decides to move to Hokkaido and become a dairy farmer. The family rides the train between the two islands (a roughly 3,000-mile journey). Along the way, they stop in Fukuyama, where Seiichi's brother Tsutomu lives, Osaka, where they attend Expo '70, and Tokyo. In Tokyo, the family's youngest daughter passes away. Genzō, Seiichi's father, reaches Hokkaido but passes away shortly after. He is buried in a Catholic ceremony. Despite Seiichi's misgivings, Tamiko (his wife) convinces him to stay and forge a new life for themselves. Cast * Chieko Baisho as Tamiko Kazami * Hisashi Igawa as Seiichi Kazami * Chishū Ryū as Genzō Kazami * Gin Maeda * Hiroshi Inuzuka as Comedian * Kiyoshi Atsumi * Shūichi Ikeda Awards 25th Mainichi Film Award *Won: Best Film This is a list of categories of awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last
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The Last may refer to: *The Last (band), Los Angeles power pop band active since 1976 * ''The Last'' (audio drama), a ''Doctor Who'' audio drama released in 2004 * ''The Last'' (album), 2009 album by Aventura *"The Last", a song by The Replacements from the 1990 album All Shook Down *'' The Last: Naruto the Movie'', 2014 Japanese animated film from the ''Naruto'' franchise * ''The Last'' (film), 2019 movie See also *Last (other) *The Last One (other) *The Last Man (other) . The Last Man or Last Man may refer to: * ''The Last Man'' (Mary Shelley novel), an 1826 science fiction novel by Mary Shelley * Last man, a term used by Nietzsche to describe the antithesis of the ''Übermensch'' * ''The Last Man'' (1932 film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Mother
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Our or OUR may refer to: * The possessive form of " we" * Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany * Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium * Our, Jura, a commune in France * Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), a government utility regulator in Jamaica * Operation Underground Railroad, a non-profit organization that helps rescue sex trafficking victims * Operation Unified Response, the United States military's response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake * Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party, a political party in the Solomon Islands See also * Ours (other) One Union of Regional Staff (OURS) was a trade union in the United Kingdom. The union was formed in early 2010 by the merger of the Derbyshire Group Staff Union and the Cheshire Group Staff Union. It organises former Derbyshire Building Societ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hidden Blade
is a 2004 film set in 1860s Japan, directed by Yoji Yamada. The plot revolves around several samurai during a time of change in the ruling and class structures of Japan. The film was written by Yamada with Yoshitaka Asama and, like its predecessor ''The Twilight Samurai'' (2002), based on a short story by Shūhei Fujisawa. The soundtrack is an original composition by Isao Tomita. Plot The story takes place in Japan in the 1860s, a time of cultural assimilation. Two samurai, Munezo Katagiri (Masatoshi Nagase) and Samon Shimada (Hidetaka Yoshioka), bid farewell to their friend Yaichiro Hazama (Yukiyoshi Ozawa), who is to serve in Edo (present-day Tokyo) under the shogunate of that region. Though the position is desirable, Katagiri voices his concern that a man of Yaichiro’s character is likely to get into trouble. His doubts are confirmed when the married Yaichiro expresses an intention to indulge in Edo’s sensual pleasures while stationed there. During dinner that evening, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the history of animation. Born in ward of Tokyo, expressed interest in manga and animation from an early age, and he joined Toei Animation in 1963. During his early years at Animation he worked as an in-between artist and later collaborated with director . Notable films to which contributed at include '' Doggie March'' and ''Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon''. He provided key animation to other films at , such as ''Puss in Boots'' and ''Animal Treasure Island'', before moving to A-Pro in 1971, where he co-directed ''Lupin the Third Part I'' alongside . After moving to (later known as Nippon Animation) in 1973, worked as an animator on ''World Masterpiece Theater'', and dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Emperor Leo
''Jungle Emperor Leo'', known in Japan as is a 1997 Japanese animated film focusing on the last half of Osamu Tezuka's manga, ''Jungle Taitei'' (known in earlier US productions as ''Kimba the White Lion'' and '' Leo the Lion''). Plot At the beginning of the film, Leo is an adult and learns that his mate, Lyra, has just given birth to twin cubs: Lune (pronounced Lu-Ney) and Lukio. After a grand celebration, the scene changes drastically to a bustling city where a man named Ham Egg is traveling from jeweler to jeweler to try and sell a special stone he found in the Bajalu Jungle. After being turned down at every pawn shop and jeweler he goes to, the jewelers all inform someone of Ham Egg's whereabouts, and soon he is hauled away in a black car by intimidating men in black suits. As it turns out, the stone that he's been trying to sell is really the "Moonlight Stone", a mineral that could be used as a power source and save the world from an impending energy crisis. A scienti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope And Pain
is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was Japan's submission to the 61st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Hiroko Yakushimaru as Fusako Nakahara * Nakamura Hashinosuke III as Kosuke Shima * Toshirō Yanagiba as Onkel, Keigo Hinoki * Toshinori Omi as Arles, Sadaichi Takai * Tetta Sugimoto as Gan, Iwao Ishido * Shinobu Sakagami as Chopinski, Choichiro Saeki * Eri Ishida as Sakiko Taniguchi, Prostitute * Keiko Awaji as Coffee shop's madame * Nakamura Shikan VII (Special appearance) as Kosuke today * Chieko Baisho as Kosuke's Mother, Tamiko Shima * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Havaosuke the dormitory cook See also *List of submissions to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film *List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Japan has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Take
is a 1986 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was Japan's submission to the 59th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kihachi * Kiichi Nakai as Kenjiro Shimada * Narimi Arimori as Koharu Tanaka (inspired by Kinuyo Tanaka) * Keiko Matsuzaka as Sumie Kawashima (inspired by Yoshiko Okada) * Ittoku Kishibe as Ogata (inspired by Yasujirō Ozu) * Chishū Ryū as Tomo-san * Hajime Hana * Kaori Momoi * Nana Kinomi * Senri Sakurai * Akira Emoto * Masaaki Sakai (inspired by Torajirō Saitō) * Mitsuru Hirata * Gin Maeda * Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo * Chieko Baisho * Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII (special appearance) as Shirota (inspired by Shirō Kido) * Kanbi Fujiyama (special appearance) See also * List of submissions to the 59th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Japan has submitted films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as , and . Additionally, he is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during Tezuka's formative years. Though this phrase praises the quality of his early manga works for children and animations, it also blurs the significant influence of his later, more literary, gekiga works. Tezuka began what was known as the manga revolution in Japan with his '' New Treasure Island'' published in 1947. His output would spawn some of the most influential, successful, and well-received manga series including the children mangas ''Astro Boy'', '' Princess Knight'' and ''Kimba the White Lion'', and the adult-oriented series '' Black Jack'', ''Phoenix'', and ''Buddha'', all of which won several aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unico
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Sanrio's manga magazine ' from November 1976 to March 1979 and collected in two volumes. A pilot film for a potential television series was produced in 1979. Two theatrical anime film adaptations were produced by Tezuka Productions and Madhouse in the early 1980s. The series follows Unico, a baby unicorn with white fur, a pink mane, and cinnamon bun-shaped ears, who was born with the gift of making all living creatures lighthearted and happy. Unico's friends in the various manga and anime incarnations of the story include Beezle, the young Devil of Solitude; Chao (or "Katy" in the English release of the anime), a naive little kitty who longs to be a human girl and to learn magic from a real witch; a spunky little sphinx (in the second anime film); and a warm-hearted girl named Cheri. Plot Unico is a young, innocent male unicorn who possesses a special ability to bring happiness t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Suit Gundam
, also known as ''First Gundam'', ''Gundam 0079'' or simply ''Gundam '79'', is an anime television series, produced and animated by Nippon Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network and its affiliated ANN stations on April 7, 1979, and lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes. It was the first ''Gundam'' series, which has subsequently been adapted into numerous sequels and spin-offs. Set in the futuristic calendar year "Universal Century" 0079, the plot focuses on the war between the Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation, with the latter unveiling a new giant robot known as the RX-78-2 Gundam piloted by the teenage civilian mechanic Amuro Ray. In 1981, the series was re-edited for theatrical release and split into three films. The characters were designed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, and Kunio Okawara was responsible for the mechanical designs, including the eponymous giant robot, the RX-78-2 Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
