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Eiji Okuda
is a Japanese actor and film director. Born in Kasugai, Aichi, he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 1990 Japanese Academy Awards for his performance in '' Sen no Rikyu''. He won the award for best actor at the 37th Blue Ribbon Awards for ''Like a Rolling Stone''. He made his directing debut in 2001, and has taken leading roles in front of the camera in the three films he has directed as of 2006. He appeared in the Brazilian soap opera '' Morde & Assopra'', of 2011, as a scientist in the first chapter. He also appeared in the film ''Dirty Hearts'', also released in 2011, this time as the character Colonel Watanabe, officer of the Japanese Imperial Army, leader of Shindo Renmei and the great villain of the film Selected filmography Actor Films *1986 ''The Sea and Poison'', Suguro *1989 ''Death of a Tea Master'' *1991 '' The Pianist'' *1992 '' Luminous Moss'' *1994 ''Like a Rolling Stone'' *1998 ''Pride'', Ichirō Kiyose *1999 ''Minazuki'' *2001 ''An Adolescent'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasugai, Aichi
is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 306,764, and a population density of 3,306 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . The city is sometimes called Owarikasugai to avoid confusion with other municipality of the same name, including Kasugai (now part of Fuefuki) in Yamanashi Prefecture. Geography Kasugai is located in northwest Aichi Prefecture, north of the Nagoya metropolis, in the northern Nōbi Plain. The Shōnai River flows through the southern portion of the city. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Kasugai is 15.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1681 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.3 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Hearts
is a 2011 Japanese/Brazilian drama-thriller film directed by Vicente Amorim, based on the book of the same name by Fernando Morais. The film was premiered at Festival do Rio on October 13, 2011, and was released in Brazil on August 17, 2012. The film is based upon the true story of Shindo Renmei, a terrorist organization composed of Japanese immigrants in Brazil, at the end of World War II. Plot In 1945, news of the Surrender of Japan was received with wide skepticism by most Japanese immigrants in Brazil, who assumed it be mere Allied propaganda. Those who did accept the truth are seen as traitors, "dirty hearts", who dishonor the emperor; patriotic-turned-terrorist organization Shindo Renmei takes in their own hands the duty of killing said traitors. The movie is told from the point of view of the wife of a Shindo Renmei member, who can't help but witness her husband lose himself in fanaticism and bloodshed. Cast * Tsuyoshi Ihara plays the protagonist Takahashi ( ja, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Course of History, Viking Press 1988. p. 68. Hideyoshi rose from a peasant background as a Affinity (medieval), retainer of the prominent lord Oda Nobunaga to become one of the most powerful men in Japan. Hideyoshi succeeded Nobunaga after the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582 and continued Nobunaga's campaign to unite Japan that led to the closing of the Sengoku period. Hideyoshi became the ''de facto'' leader of Japan and acquired the prestigious positions of Daijō-daijin, Chancellor of the Realm and Sesshō and Kampaku, Imperial Regent by the mid-1580s. Hideyoshi launched the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592 to initial success, but eventual military stalemate damaged his prestige before his death in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goemon (film)
is a 2009 Japanese historical fantasy film written and directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. It is loosely based on the story of Ishikawa Goemon, a legendary outlaw hero who stole valuables from the rich and gave them to the poor. The film is a fictional account of Goemon's exploits and his role during the final phase of Sengoku period, particularly the period leading up to the decisive Battle of Sekigahara. Like Kiriya's previous film, ''Casshern'', ''Goemon'' was filmed on a digital backlot, and made use of over 2,500 visual effects. ''Goemon'' was released in North America on DVD and Blu-ray Disc by Funimation on April 19, 2011, and features an English dubbed audio track. Plot As a child, Ishikawa Goemon's entire family was assassinated for political reasons. His mother sent Goemon away for safety minutes before he witnessed her death. Running away with his caretaker, they were attacked by bandits but he was saved by the great Oda Nobunaga. Goemon followed Nobunaga and Hattori Hanzō w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Long Walk (film)
is a 2006 film directed by Japanese director Eiji Okuda. Cast * Ken Ogata as Yasutaro Matsuda * Saki Takaoka as Mayumi Yokoyama * Hana Sugiura as Sachi * Shota Matsuda as Wataru * Tomokazu Ōhashi * Kiwako Harada * Sakura Ando * Masa Yamada * Midori Kiuchi * Masahiko Tsugawa * Eiji Okuda is a Japanese actor and film director. Born in Kasugai, Aichi, he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 1990 Japanese Academy Awards for his performance in '' Sen no Rikyu''. He won the award for best actor at the 37th Blue Ribbon Awar ... External links * 2006 films Films directed by Eiji Okuda 2000s Japanese-language films 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōsaku Aruga
Kōsaku, Kosaku or Kousaku (written: 功作, 宏作, 幸作, 耕作, 耕筰, 興作, 孝作 or 浩作) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese archaeologist and academic *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese sumo wrestler * Kosaku Shimada (born 1944), Japanese golfer *, Japanese poet and writer *, Japanese composer and conductor *, Japanese physician and translator *, Japanese mathematician {{DEFAULTSORT:Kosaku Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Ranks Of The Japanese Empire During World War II
The Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy were the rank insignia of the Imperial Japanese Navy, used from its creation in 1868, until its dissolution in 1945 following the Surrender of Japan in World War II. The ranks were inspired by the ranks of the Royal Navy. The officer rank names were used for both the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy, the only distinction being the placement of the word (army) or (navy) before the rank. Thus, for example, a captain in the navy shared the same rank designation as that of a colonel in the army: (colonel), so the rank of denoted an army colonel, while the rank of denoted a naval captain. Commissioned officer ranks Ranks All commissioned officer rank names were the same as their army counterparts. The navy would prefix the common rank names with "navy" ( ja, 海軍, Kaigun), while the army would prefix them with "army" ( ja, 陸軍, Rikugun). There was a minor difference in pronunciation of character for Navy Lieutenan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamato (film)
is a 2005 Japanese war film. It was directed by Junya Satō and is based on a book by Jun Henmi. With a framing story set in the present day, by flashbacks it tells the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship ''Yamato'', concentrating on the ship's demise during Operation Ten-Go. Plot The film begins with footage from ''Asahi Shimbuns special expedition to the ''Yamato'' wreckage in 1999. The narrative then shifts to the present on 6 April 2005, where a woman, Makiko Uchida, is visiting the Yamato Museum in Kure, Hiroshima. She is looking for a boat to take her to the site where the ''Yamato'' sank, to honor the crew on the 60th anniversary of the ship's last battle. Katsumi Kamio, a survivor who is now a fisherman, agrees to take her after he discovers she was an adopted daughter of Petty Officer First Class Mamoru Uchida, a fellow crewman and close friend who he thought went down with the ship. As Uchida, Kamio, and his teenage apprentice, Atsushi, travel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banished
Banished may refer to: * ''Banished'' (TV series), a 2015 drama television series * ''Banished'' (film), a 2007 documentary * ''Banished'' (video game), a city-building strategy game by Shining Rock Software * Banished (Halo) The Halo (series), ''Halo'' video game and media franchise takes place in a fictional science fiction universe. In the distant past, a race known as the Forerunners fought the parasitic Flood. The Forerunners ultimately activate weapons of mass d ..., an alien faction in the ''Halo'' series See also * Banish (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride (1998 Film)
, also known as ''Pride: The Fateful Moment'', is a 1998 Japanese historical drama directed by Shunya Itō. The film, based on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East of 1946–48, depicts Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo (played by Masahiko Tsugawa) as a family man who fought to defend Japan and Asia from Western colonialism but was ultimately hanged by a vengeful United States. Shot at a cost of ¥1.5 billion and partially funded by a right-wing businessman, ''Pride'' was one of the highest-grossing Japanese films of 1998 and was nominated for two Japan Academy Prizes. Although the filmmakers intended the film to open dialogue on Japanese history, it was controversial in China, South Korea, and Japan owing to concerns of revisionism. Plot In 1941, Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo orders an attack on the United States, drawing that country into World War II. Four years later, Japan surrenders, and a victorious United States and its allies begin to try Toj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminous Moss (film)
is a 1992 Japanese horror film directed by Kei Kumai and produced by actor Taketoshi Naito. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. The film has yet to see an NTSC home media release, nor even one with an English translation. Cast * Rentarō Mikuni as headmaster / ship captain * Hisashi Igawa as prosecutor * Satoko Iwasaki * Taketoshi Naito as novelist * Eiji Okuda as Nishikawa * Chishū Ryū as judge * Tetta Sugimoto as Goro * Kunie Tanaka as Hachizo * Masane Tsukayama is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Naha, Okinawa. His wife is opera singer . He is best known for dubbing over Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Richard Gere, Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne. Filmography Film * ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo' ... as lawyer References External links * 1992 films 1990s Japanese-language films 1992 horror films Films directed by Kei Kumai Japanese horror films 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-horror-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pianist (1991 Film)
''The Pianist'' is a 1991 film directed by Claude Gagnon. It is based on the novel '' A Certain Mr. Takahashi'' by Ann Ireland. The central premise of the film - in which two teenage girls develop a crush on, and begin stalking, a celebrated concert pianist - is very similar to the 1964 film ''The World of Henry Orient''. Plot A newly arrived celebrated Japanese pianist Takahashi (Eiji Okuda) is spied on by two teenage neighbor sisters, Jean (Gail Travers) and Colette (Macha Grenon). A family reunion to announce that the parents will be managing an institution in China recalls their experiences in attempting to meet him, then interacting with him in a supposedly one time sexual experience — a ménage à trois. The father of the sisters imitates Colette is unaware that Jean has seen her at a New York City night club dancing with him. Colette visited Jean in New York City and makes explorations of the city on her own. Takahashi is to sign posters at an event in Vancouver where th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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