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Frankie Sakai
(13 February 1929 – 10 June 1996) was a Japanese comedian, actor, and musician. Career From his days at Keio University, Sakai worked as a jazz drummer at American Army camps during the Occupation of Japan, often doing comic routines with his music."Frankie Sakai" Prominent People of Minato City Becoming a professional comedian, he appeared in many famous film comedies such as '''' and the ''Shachō'' and ''Ekimae'' series at the |
Keio University
, mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowment = N/A , president = Prof. Kohei Itoh , city = Minato , state = Tokyo , country = Japan , coor = , faculty = full time 2,791 , administrative_staff = full-time 3,216 , students = 33,437 , undergrad = 28,641 , postgrad = 4,796 , doctoral = 1,426excluding master course students as students in "Doctorate (prior)" , other_students = 0 In 2021, research students and auditors were not recruited due to the global epidemic of COVID‐19 (coronavirus disease). , campus = Urban , free_label = Athletics , free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Who Causes A Storm
, or ''A Storming Drummer'', or ''The Stormy Man'', is a 1957 color Cinema of Japan, Japanese film directed by Umetsugu Inoue. The film is one of the most famous films for Yujiro Ishihara, who plays the main role of Kokubun Eiji, an unknown drummer. Cast * Yujiro Ishihara : Kokubun Eiji * Mie Kitahara : Fukushima Miyako * Izumi Ashikawa : Shima Midori * Nobuo Kaneko : Sakyo * Tatsuya Fuji * Kyoji Aoyama * Kaku Takashina * Mari Shiraki : Merry Oka * Masumi Okada * Jūkei Fujioka : Mochinaga * Kaku Takashina : Ken References External links * 1957 films Films directed by Umetsugu Inoue Nikkatsu films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medals Of Honor (Japan)
are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done meritorious deeds and also to those who have achieved excellence in their field of work. The Medals of Honor were established on December 7, 1881, and were first awarded the following year. Several expansions and amendments have been made since then. The medal design for all six types are the same, bearing the stylized characters on a gilt central disc surrounded by a silver ring of cherry blossoms on the obverse; only the colors of the ribbon differ. If for some reason an individual were to receive a second medal of the same ribbon colour, then a second medal is not issued but rather a new bar is added to their current medal. The Medals of Honor are awarded twice each year, on April 29 (the birthday of the Shōwa Emperor) and November 3 (the birthday of the Meiji Emperor). Types Red ribbon First awarded in 1882. Awarded to individuals who have risked their own lives to save the live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiheiki (TV Series)
''Taiheiki'' (太平記) is a 1991 Japanese historical television series and the 29th NHK taiga drama. It is based on the 1958 novel ''Shihon Taiheiki'' by Eiji Yoshikawa. Plot Ashikaga Takauji cooperated with Emperor Go-Daigo and overthrew the Kamakura shogunate. The emperor began the Kenmu Restoration, but the samurai are more dissatisfied than before. As the leader of samurai, Takauji is worried about whether to establish a new shogunate. Cast Ashikaga clan *Hiroyuki Sanada as Ashikaga Takauji *Yasuko Sawaguchi as Akahashi Tōko (Tōshi), Takauji's wife *Ken Ogata as Ashikaga Sadauji, Takauji's father *Shiho Fujimura as Uesugi Kiyoko, Takauji's mother *Masanobu Takashima as Ashikaga Tadayoshi, Takauji's younger brother *Kataoka Takatarō as Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Takauji's heir **Yūsuke Morita as Senjuō (young Yoshiakira) *Michitaka Tsutsui as Ashikaga Tadafuyu, Takauji's illegitimate son **Yūichirō Yamazaki as Izayamaru (young Tadafuyu) *Yasuo Daichi as Isshiki Umanosuke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow Oda subordinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The son of a minor daimyo, Ieyasu once lived as a hostage under daimyo Imagawa Yoshimoto on behalf of his father. He later succeeded as daimyo after his father's death, serving as a vassal and general of the Oda clan, and building up his strength under Oda Nobunaga. After Oda Nobunaga's death, Ieyasu was briefly a rival of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, before declaring his allegiance and fighting on his behalf. Under Toyotomi, Ieyasu was relocated to the Kanto plains in eastern Japan, away from the Toyotomi power base in Osaka. He built his castle in the fishing village of Edo (now Tokyo). He became the most powerful daimyo and the most senior officer under the Toyotomi regime. Ieyasu preserved his strength i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taikōki (TV Series)
is a 1965 Japanese television series. It is the 3rd NHK taiga drama. Story Taikōki deals with the Sengoku period. Based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novels "Shinsho Taikōki". Now only episode 42 exists. The story chronicles the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Production *Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi Cast Toyotomi clan *Ken Ogata as Toyotomi Hideyoshi *Shiho Fujimura as Nene *Yoshiko Mita as Lady Chacha *Masakazu Tamura as Toyotomi Hidetsugu *Chieko Naniwa as Naka *Kōtarō Tomita as Toyotomi Hidenaga Hideyoshi's vassals *Kōji Ishizaka as Ishida Mitsunari *Takahiro Tamura as Kuroda Kanbei *Yoshiki Takahashi as Shōjumaru *Yoshio Inaba as Katō Kiyotada *Katsutoshi Atarashi as Katō Kiyomasa *Kyū Sazanka as Hachisuka Koroku *Yoshiyuki Fukuda as Takenaka Hanbei *Gorō Wakamiya as Fukushima Masanori Oda clan *Kōji Takahashi as Oda Nobunaga *Keiko Kishi as Oichi *Kazuko Inano aa Nōhime *Keiji Takamiya as Oda Nobutaka *Masao Kageyama as Oda Nobukatsu Nobunaga's vassels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Path To Purity
A path is a route for physical travel – see Trail. Path or PATH may also refer to: Physical paths of different types * Bicycle path * Bridle path, used by people on horseback * Course (navigation), the intended path of a vehicle * Desire path, created by human or animal foot traffic * Footpath, intended for use only by pedestrians * Shared-use path, intended for multiple modes such as walking, bicycling, in-line skating or others * Sidewalk, a paved path along the side of a road * Hoggin, a buff-coloured gravel & clay pathway often seen in gardens of Stately Homes, Parks etc. * Trail, an unpaved lane or road Mathematics, physics, and computing * Path (computing), in file systems, the human-readable address of a resource ** PATH (variable), in computing, a way to specify a list of directories containing executable programs * Path (graph theory), a sequence of edges of a graph that form a trail ** st-connectivity problem, sometimes known as the "path problem" * Path (topol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeance Is Mine (1979 Film)
is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Shōhei Imamura, based on the book of the same name by Ryūzō Saki. It depicts the true story of serial killer Akira Nishiguchi, changing the protagonist's name to Iwao Enokizu. Plot In the opening scenes, serial killer Iwao Enokizu is taken to a police station, where he is greeted by an angry mob and a huge crowd of journalists. The police interrogate him, but he refuses to answer. The film then switches to a series of Flashback (narrative), flashback sequences, starting with the initial murders. Enokizu tricks and then kills two men, steals their money and disappears. He travels to another city, where he asks a taxi driver to take him to an inn where he can get a prostitute. He tells the innkeeper, a woman called Haru, that he is a professor at Kyoto University. The police, searching for Enokizu, put out bulletins with his face on television. The prostitute thinks the professor is Enokizu, but she is told not to go to the police because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orenochi Wa Taninnochi
is a 1974 Japanese Science fiction film directed by Toshio Masuda. Based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel of the same title. Shōhei Hino made his film debut in the film. Plot Kinugawa Ryosuke transfused yakuza's blood when he was a child because of that blood transfusion he sometimes transforms into a super-human. Cast * Shōhei Hino as Kinugawa Ryosuke * Frankie Sakai as Rokosuke Sawamura * Toru Abe as Toraichiro Yamaga * Etsuko Nanmi * Wataru Nachi * Hosei Komatsu * Ichirō Nakatani was a Japanese actor. He attended Waseda University, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company. In 1959, Nakatani won Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year. Nakatani was well known for his role as Ninja ... as Itami References External links * 1974 films 1970s Japanese-language films 1970s Japanese films {{1970s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mastermind (1976 Film)
''Mastermind'' is a 1976 Japanese-American comedy thriller film directed by Alex March and starring Zero Mostel, Keiko Kishi and Gawn Grainger. Filmed in 1969, it sat on the shelf for seven years before receiving a limited theatrical release in 1976. It has developed a cult following since its release on home video. The second of producer Malcolm Stuart's two-picture deal with screenwriter, William Peter Blatty, the project was inspired by the success of the 1964 Peter Sellers comedy '' A Shot in the Dark'' which Blatty had co-written with producer/director Blake Edwards. Blatty's script was drastically revised by Ian McLellan Hunter prior to production, and the disgruntled screenwriter chose the pseudonym Terence Clyne for his screen credit. By 1973 it had recorded a loss of $2.9 million. Blatty's original screenplay was published as part of a limited edition collection by Lonely Road Books in 2013 as ''Five Lost Screenplays by William Peter Blatty''. Plot Zero Mostel plays an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hana No Maki, Yuki No Maki
Hana or HANA may refer to: Places Europe * Haná, an ethnic region in Moravia, Czech Republic * Traianoupoli, Greece, called Hana during the Ottoman period * Hana, Norway, a borough in the city of Sandnes, Norway West Asia * Hana, Iran, a city in Isfahan Province, Iran * Hana, Fars, a village in Fars Province, Iran * Hana, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran ** Hana Rural District (other), in Iran Pacific * Hana, Hawaii, a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, USA **Hana Highway, long and winding road connecting Hana, Hawaiʻi to the rest of the island of Maui Africa * Hana, Ethiopia, a town in the woredas of Selamago in Ethiopia People * Hana (name), a given name and list of people with the name * Ben Hana (1957–2012), New Zealand activist * Marion Tait, British ballerina Entertainment * ''Hana'' (film), a 2006 Japanese black comedy by Hirokazu Koreeda Music Musicians * Hana (American musician), stage name of American singer-songwrite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
