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Edo No Gekitou
is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1979. It aired on Nippon Golden Network as The Fierce Battles of Edo. This drama was inspired by Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film ''Seven Samurai'' and produced by the same film company. The lead stars are Keiju Kobayashi and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi. Plot Hanasaki (Kobayashi) and Kemanai (Tsuyuguchi) are Yoriki of Edo machi-bugyō. One day, bugyō orders them to establish an unofficial battle group of ronin to protect Edo city from villains. The battle group is called Edo no Yougekitai. Ronin receive 5 kobans from Edo machi-bugyō as a reward for each battle. Cast *Hanasaki: Keiju Kobayashi *Kemanai: Shigeru Tsuyuguchi *Machi: Yosuke Natsuki *Eto: Takeo Chii *Taki: Toshio Shiba *Katakura: Kōichi Miura *Sakai: Tonppei Hidari *Shima: Taeko Hattori is a Japanese stage, film, and television actress. She is from Nagoya, and graduated from high school there. She then joined the Dreamy 7 agency, and then M.M.P, to which she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, video game, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "period dramas", they are most often set during the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—''Portrait of Hell'', for example, is set during the late Heian period—and the early Meiji era is also a popular setting. ''Jidaigeki'' show the lives of the samurai, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants of their time. ''Jidaigeki'' films are sometimes referred to as chambara movies, a word meaning "sword fight", though chambara is more accurately a subgenre of ''jidaigeki''. ''Jidaigeki'' rely on an established set of dramatic conventions including the use of makeup, language, catchphrases, and plotlines. Types Many ''jidaigeki'' take place in Edo, the military capital. Others show the adventures of people wandering from place to place. The long-running television series ''Zenigata Heiji'' and ''Abarenbō Shōgun'' typify the Edo ''jidaigeki''. ''Mito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Samurai
is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story takes place in 1586 during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. It follows the story of a village of desperate farmers who hire seven rōnin (masterless samurai) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops. At the time, the film was the most expensive film made in Japan. It took a year to shoot and faced many difficulties. It was the second-highest-grossing domestic film in Japan in 1954. Many reviews compared the film to westerns. Since its release, ''Seven Samurai'' has consistently ranked highly in critics' lists of the greatest films in cinema history, such as the BFI's ''Sight & Sound'' and Rotten Tomatoes polls. It was also voted the greatest foreign-language film of all time in BBC's 2018 international critics' poll. Its influence on the film industry has been unprecedented, and it is often regarded today as one of the most "remade, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Japanese Television Series Debuts
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Taeko Hattori
is a Japanese stage, film, and television actress. She is from Nagoya, and graduated from high school there. She then joined the Dreamy 7 agency, and then M.M.P, to which she belongs. Her film appearances include ''Sotsugyō ryokō'' (1970), ''Japan Sinks'' (1973), ''Cape Erimo'' and ''Zesshō'' (1975), ''Ganpeki no Haha'' (1976), ''Ōjō Anraku-koku'' (1978), ''Tokugawa no Jotei: Ōoku'' (1988), ''Baburu to neta onna-tachi'' (1998), ''Quartet'' and ''Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari'' (2001), ''Aruku Chikara'' (2004), and ''Koharu Komachi'' (2005). On television, Taeko is a frequent guest star in ''jidaigeki'' roles, including ''Zenigata Heiji'', ''Gokenin Zankurō'', ''Kakushi Metsuki Sanjō'' and the ''Hissatsu'' series. She often appeared on ''Abarenbō Shōgun (for example, Series 2 #13; 3 #12, 128).'' In contemporary roles, her appearances include ''Niji-iro Teikibin'' on the NHK Educational network (on which she was a semi-regular), ''Ten made Todoke'' (as a regular) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōichi Miura
Kōichi, Koichi, Kouichi or Kohichi is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Kōichi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *晃一, "clear, one" *幸一, "happiness, one" *光一, "light, one" *孝一, "filial piety, one" *弘一, "vast, one" *浩一, "abundance, one" *宏一, "wide, one" *耕一, "cultivate, one" *孝市, "filial piety, market" The name can also be written in hiragana (こういち) or katakana (コウイチ). People with the name *, Japanese baseball player * Koichi Chigira (孝一, born 1959), Japanese anime director * Koichi Domoto (born 1979), Japanese performing artist * Kōichi Fukaura, Japanese shogi player * Koichi Fukuda (born 1975), Japanese musician *Koichi Iida ((飯田 鴻一, 1888–1973), Japanese businessman *, Japanese golfer * Koichi Ishii (浩一, born 1964), Japanese game designer * Koichi Kato (LDP) (born 1939), Japanese politician * Koichi Kato (DPJ) (born 1964), Japanese politician * Koichi Kawakita (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshio Shiba
Toshio is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Toshio can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *敏夫, "agile, man" *敏男, "agile, man" *敏雄, "agile, male" *俊夫, "sagacious, man" *俊雄, "sagacious, male" *利生, "advantage, life" *寿雄, "long life, male" *登志男, "ascend, intention, man" The name can also be written in hiragana としお or katakana トシオ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese water polo player *Toshio Furukawa (古川 登志夫, born 1946), Japanese voice actor *Toshio Gotō (後藤 俊夫, born 1938), Japanese film director *Toshio Iwai (岩井 俊雄, born 1962), Japanese interactive media and installation artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese fencer *Toshio Kakei (筧 利夫, born 1962), Japanese actor * Toshio Kimura (木村 俊夫, 1909–1983), Japanese politician *Toshio Maeda (前田 俊夫, born 1953), Japanese manga artist * Toshio Masuda (舛田 利雄, born 1927), Japanese film di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koban (coin)
The was a Japanese oval gold coin in Edo period feudal Japan, equal to one ''ryō'', another early Japanese monetary unit. It was a central part of Tokugawa coinage. The ''Keichō'' era ''koban'', a gold piece, contained about one ryō of gold, so that koban carried a face value of one ryō. However, successive mintings of the koban had varying (usually diminishing) amounts of gold. As a result, the ryō as a unit of weight of gold and the ryō as the face value of the koban were no longer synonymous. In modern times, they are sold as ''Engimono'' (at-least, gold-foil cardboard versions), from Shinto shrines. Foreign trade The Japanese economy before the mid-19th century was based largely on rice. The standard unit of measure was the koku, the amount of rice needed to feed one person for one year. Farmers made their tax payments of rice which eventually made its way into the coffers of the central government; and similarly, vassals were annually paid a specified ''koku'' of r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edo Machi-bugyō
were magistrates or municipal administrators with responsibility for governing and maintaining order in the shogunal city of Edo. Machi-bugyō were samurai officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. Appointments to this prominent office were usually ''hatamoto'',Cunningham p. 39./ref> this was amongst the senior administrative posts open to those who were not ''daimyōs''.Beasley, William G. (1955). ''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853–1868'', p. 325. Conventional interpretations have construed these Japanese titles as "commissioner", "overseer" or "governor." During the Edo period, there were generally two hatamoto serving simultaneously as Edo ''machi-bugyō''. There were two Edo ''machi-bugyō-sho'' within the jurisdictional limits of metropolitan Edo; and during the years from 1702 though 1719, there was also a third appointed ''machi-bugyō''.Cunningham, Don. (2004) ''Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai'', p. 39./ref> The Edo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoriki
were members of the ''samurai'' class of feudal Japan. ''Yoriki'' literally means ''helper'' (ru - помощник) or ''assistant'' (ru - ассистент). Description and history ''Yoriki'' assisted ''daimyō'' (feudal lords) or their designated commanders during military campaigns in the Kamakura and Muromachi periods. In the Edo period, ''yoriki'' provided administrative assistance at governmental offices. Among different ''yorikis'' were the ''machikata yoriki'', who were in charge of police under the command of the ''machi-bugyō were ''samurai'' officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan, this was amongst the senior administrative posts open to those who were not ''daimyō''.Beasley, William G. (1955). ''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853–186 ...''. Below the ''yoriki'' were the ''dōshin''. In the city of Edo there were about 25 ''yorikis'' working each for the two ''machi-bugyō'' offices. References * Cunningham, Don (2004). 'Taiho-J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Kurosawa
was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dynamic style, strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it; he was involved with all aspects of film production. Kurosawa entered the Japanese film industry in 1936, following a brief stint as a painter. After years of working on numerous films as an assistant director and scriptwriter, he made his debut as a director during World War II with the popular action film '' Sanshiro Sugata''. After the war, the critically acclaimed ''Drunken Angel'' (1948), in which Kurosawa cast the then little-known actor Toshiro Mifune in a starring role, cemented the director's reputation as one of the most important young filmmakers in Japan. The two men would go on to collaborate on another fifteen films. ''Rashomon'' (1950), which premiered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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