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Fūrin Kazan (TV Series)
is the 46th NHK Taiga drama television series that began on January 7, 2007. It was aired throughout 2007, with the last episode aired December 16, 2007. Its official English title is ''The Trusted Confidant''. The story, to a large extent, was an adaptation of Yasushi Inoue's 1959 historical novel of the same title (published in English under the title ''The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan''). The four characters of the title, from left to right are wind, woods, fire, and mountain. The title is a reference to the war banner used by Takeda Shingen, which in turn was taken from Sun Tzu's ''The Art of War''. It means "Swift as the Wind, Silent as a Forest, Fierce as Fire and Immovable as a Mountain." Plot Set in the Sengoku period, it depicts the life of Yamamoto Kansuke who is known as one of Takeda Shingen's renowned strategists. Production Production Credits *Director – Kazuhiko Shimizu *Screenwriter – Sumio Ōmori *Based on the novel by – Yasushi Inoue *Narrator – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuhiko Shimizu
Kazuhiko ( or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * , politician * , a video game producer * Kazuhiko Chiba, Japanese footballer * Kazuhiko Hasegawa, film director * Kazuhiko Hosokawa, professional golfer * Kazuhiko Ikematsu, freestyle wrestler * Kazuhiko Inoue, a voice actor * Kazuhiko Iwaike, known as K.A.Z, Japanese musician, guitarist and songwriter * Kazuhiko Katō (born 1937), manga creator who uses the pen-name of Monkey Punch * Kazuhiko Katō (1947–2009), nicknamed "Tonovan", record producer, songwriter, singer, member of Sadistic Mika Band * Kazuhiko Kishino, actor and voice-actor *, Japanese rower * Kazuhiko Matsumoto, adult video director * Kazuhiko Nishi 1980s Vice President of Microsoft's Far East operations * Kazuhiko Nishijima (1926 – 2009) particle physicist *, Japanese politician * Kazuhiko Shimamoto, Manga artist * Kazuhiko Shingyoji, footballer, Blaublitz Akita (previously called TDK S.C.) * Kazuhiko Sugawara, speed sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Nishida
is an actress. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2001 Yokohama Film Festival and at the 25th Hochi Film Award for her performance in ''Nabbie's Love''. Personal life She married a Japanese shoe designer in 2005, and gave birth to a girl on April 7, 2008. Filmography Film * ''My Secret Cache'' (1997) * ''Begging for Love'' (1998) * ''Godzilla 2000'' (1999) * ''Waterboys'' (2001) * ''The Happiness of the Katakuris'' (2001) * ''Honey and Clover'' (2006) * ''Forbidden Siren'' (2006) * ''The Longest Night in Shanghai'' (2007) * ''Little DJ'' (2007) * ''Summer Days with Coo'' (2007) * ''Mirai Yosozu'' (2007) * ちーちゃんは悠久の向こう (''Chiichan wa yuukyuu no mukou'', 2008) * ''Climber's High'' (2008) * ''Nankyoku Ryorinin'' (南極料理人, "Antarctic Chef") (2009) * ''Toshokan Sensō'' (2013) as Maki Origuchi * '' Library Wars: The Last Mission'' (2015) * ''Reminiscence'' (2017) * ''My Friend "A"'' (2018) * ''River's Edge'' (2018), Haruna's mother * ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NTSC
The first American standard for analog television broadcast was developed by National Television System Committee (NTSC)National Television System Committee (1951–1953), Report and Reports of Panel No. 11, 11-A, 12–19, with Some supplementary references cited in the Reports, and the Petition for adoption of transmission standards for color television before the Federal Communications Commission, n.p., 1953], 17 v. illus., diagrs., tables. 28 cm. LC Control No.:5402138Library of Congress Online Catalog/ref> in 1941. In 1961, it was assigned the designation CCIR System M, System M. In 1953, a second NTSC standard was adopted, which allowed for color television broadcast compatible with the existing stock of black-and-white receivers. It is one of three major color formats for analog television, the others being PAL and SECAM. NTSC color is usually associated with the System M. The only other broadcast television system to use NTSC color was the System J. Since the introdu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuya Nakadai
is a Japanese film actor. He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including ''The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus ''Harakiri'', ''Samurai Rebellion'' and ''Kwaidan''. Nakadai worked with some of Japan's best-known filmmakers—starring or co-starring in five films directed by Akira Kurosawa, as well as being cast in significant films directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara (''The Face of Another''), Mikio Naruse (''When a Woman Ascends the Stairs''), Kihachi Okamoto (''Kill!'' and ''The Sword of Doom''), Hideo Gosha (''Goyokin''), Shirō Toyoda (''Portrait of Hell'') and Kon Ichikawa (''Enjō'' and ''Odd Obsession''). Biography Nakadai grew up in a very poor family and was unable to afford a university education, prompting him to take up acting. He picked up a liking of Broadway musicals, and travels once a year to New York City to watch them. Nakadai was working as a shop clerk in Tokyo before a chance encounter with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Ogata
, better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor. Life Ogata was born in Tokyo, Japan. Ogata is well known for his roles in Peter Greenaway's ''The Pillow Book'', Paul Schrader's '' Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters'' and Shohei Imamura's '' The Ballad of Narayama''. He won the award for best actor at the 26th Blue Ribbon Awards for ''Okinawan Boys''. In television, his starring role as Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 1965 NHK Taiga drama ''Taikōki'' catapulted him to fame. Ken went on to many prominent roles in subsequent programs. The following year, he portrayed Benkei in ''Minamoto no Yoshitsune''. The network tapped him again for the role of Fujiwara no Sumitomo in the 1976 ''Kaze to Kumo to Niji to''. He returned to playing Hideyoshi in the 1978 ''Ōgon no Hibi'', and returned to the lead as Ōishi Kuranosuke in ''Tōge no Gunzō,'' the 1982 ''Chūshingura.'' Another featured appearance in a Taiga drama was in ''Taiheiki'' (1991, as Ashikaga Sadauji, father of Takauji) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Chiba
, known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience. Born in Fukuoka, Chiba played a variety of sports in high school, including baseball and volleyball. He also practiced gymnastics and participated at the National Sports Festival of Japan in his third year. When he was a university student, he learned martial arts, earning a black belt in Kyokushin Karate in 1965 and later receiving a fourth degree in 1984. Chiba's career began in the 1960s, when he starred in two ''tokusatsu'' superhero shows. In his first role, he replaced Susumu Wajima as the main character Kōtarō Ran/Seven Color Mask in ''Seven Color Mask'' (''Nana-iro kamen'') in the second half of the series. However, his breakthrough role was in the 1974 film ''The Street Fighter''. Before retiring, Chiba had starred in '' Kill Bill: Volume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiho Fujimura
Shiho Fujimura (藤村 志保 ''Fujimura Shiho'', born 3 January 1939 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She was given a Special Prize for her career at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival. Filmography Films *''Shinobi no Mono'' (1962) *''Kujira Gami'' (1962) *'' Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance'' (1963) *''Zatoichi on the Road'' (1963) *'' Akumyō Muteki'' (1965) *''Return Of Daimajin'' (1966) *''Shiroi Kyotō'' (1966) *''Zatoichi's Cane Sword'' (1967) *''The Snow Woman'' (1968) *''Fumō Chitai'' (1976) *'' Tora-san Plays Cupid'' (1977) *'' Kozure Ōkami: Sono Chiisaki Te ni'' (1993) *''Bloom in the Moonlight'' (1993), Tatsu Taki *'' Wait and See'' (1998) *''Gemini'' (1999) *''Merdeka 17805'' (2001) *''Inugami'' (2001) *'' Yunagi City, Sakura Country'' (2007) *'' Inju: The Beast in the Shadow'' (2008) Television *''Taikōki'' (1965), Nene *''Ōgon no Hibi'' (1978), Yodo-dono *''Musashibō Benkei'' (1986), Tokiwa Gozen *''Taiheiki'' (1991), Uesugi Kiyok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Fubuki
is a Japanese actress. Career Jun Fubuki received a Japanese Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in '' Muno no Hito'', and won at the Hochi Film Awards. This role also won Fubuki the "Best Actress" award at the Yokohama Film Festival. She also won the award for best actress at the 24th Hochi Film Award for ''Coquille'' and '' Spellbound''. She has appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films such as '' Seance'', ''Charisma'' and ''Pulse''. Filmography Film * '' Hi no Tori'' (1978) * ''The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf'' (1979) * ''Kemono Tachi no Atsui Nemuri'' (1981) * ''Space Adventure Cobra'' (1982) * '' The Tale of Genji'' (1987) * '' Muno no Hito'' (1991) * ''The Games Teachers Play'' (1992) * '' Tora-San Makes Excuses'' (1992) * '' Samurai Kids'' (1993) * ''It's a Summer Vacation Everyday'' (1994) * ''Goodbye for Tomorrow'' (1995) * ''Koi to Hanabi to Kanransha'' (1997) * ''Tsuribaka Nisshi 9'' (1997) * ''The Stupid Teacher'' (1998) * ''Coquille'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raita Ryū
is a Japanese actor. He is well known for his role as Gorisan (Detective Ishizuka) in ''Taiyō ni Hoero!''. He has a son , who is a musician and guitarist. Once, he belonged to Toshiro Mifune's production company. Selected filmography Films *''Moero! Seishun'' (1968) - Raita Ejima *''The Bullet Train'' (1975) - Kikuchi *'' Stage-Struck Tora-san'' (1978) - Detective Hashikawa *''G.I. Samurai'' (1979) - Haruhisa Kimura *'' Station'' (1981) *''Sukkari... sono ki de!'' (1981) - Detective *''Kizudarake no Kunshō'' (1986) - Toshima *''Tokyo Blackout'' (1987) - Horie *''Kanbakku'' (1990) *''Isan Sōzoku'' (1990) - Motoharu Fujishima *''Rainbow Kids'' (1991) - Sakuma *''Tsuribaka Nisshi'' (1994-1998) - Chief of Personnel Haraguchi *''Oishinbo'' (1996) *''Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi'' (1998) *'' Keizoku: The Movie'' (2000) - Kōtarō Nonomura *'' Happily Ever After'' (2007) *'' 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End'' (2008) - Chō-san *''First Love: A Memory in Summer'' (2009) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Katō (actor)
was a Japanese stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films. Career Graduating from Waseda University, Katō first became a middle school teacher, but then joined the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1952. Beyond appearing in and directing plays on stage, he also appeared in films by such directors as Akira Kurosawa, Shohei Imamura, Kon Ichikawa, and Kiriro Urayama was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Urayama graduated from Nagoya University before joining the Nikkatsu studio in 1954. After working as an assistant director to Yūzō Kawashima and Shohei I .... He died on 31 July 2015 after collapsing in a sauna. Selected filmography Films Television References External links * 1929 births 2015 deaths Japanese male film actors Japanese male stage actors Japanese theatre directors Male actors from Tokyo Waseda University alumni {{japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masatō Ibu
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is sometimes credited as Masato Eve. Filmography Films * ''Love Hotel'' (1985) *''Maison Ikkoku'' (1986) *''Empire of the Sun'' (1987) – Sgt. Nagata *'' Sukeban Deka'' (1987) *'' Toki o Kakeru Shōjo'' (1997) *''Dr. Akagi'' (1998) *''Taboo'' (1999) *''Godzilla vs. Megaguirus'' (2000) *''Agitator'' (2001) *''Onmyoji II'' (2003) *''Azumi'' (2003) *'' Godzilla: Final Wars'' (2004) *'' Azumi 2: Death or Love'' (2005) *''Tetsujin 28-go'' (2005) – Kētarō Taura *''Sengoku Jieitai 1549'' (2005) – Saitō Dōsan *'' Sway'' (2006) – Isamu Hayakawa *'' Saishū Heiki Kanojo: The Last Love Song on this Little Planet'' (2006) – Murase *'' Goemon'' (2009) – Tokugawa Ieyasu *''Space Battleship Yamato'' (2010) – Desler (voice) *''Emperor'' (2012) – Kōichi Kido *''Ask This of Rikyu'' (2013) *'' Shield of Straw'' (2013) – Kenji Sekiya *'' Black Butler'' (2014) – Kuzo Shinpei *'' A Stitch of Life'' (2015) *''Black Widow Business'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiyuki Nagashima
is a Japanese actor. He won the award for Best Newcomer at the 3rd Hochi Film Awards for ''Kaerazaru hibi'' and for Best Actor at the 6th Hochi Film Awards for ''Enrai''. Selected filmography Film *''Kaerazaru hibi'' (1978) *''Third Base'' (1978) *'' The Incident'' (1978) *''The Battle of Port Arthur'' (1980) as Yasusuke Nogi *''Nichiren'' (1979) as Nikkō Shōnin *''Enrai or ''Distant Thunder'' is a 1981 Japanese film adaptation of Wahei Tatematsu's novel of the same name, directed by Kichitaro Negishi. Synopsis ''Enrai'' is a low-key study of a farmer, Mitsuo Wada, in 1980s Japan when modernization and urbaniza ...'' (1981) *''Kofuku (film), Kofuku'' (1981) *''Imperial Navy (film), Imperial Navy'' (1981) *''Theater of Life'' (1983) *''Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) *''Tokei – Adieu l'hiver'' (1986) *''Godzilla vs. Biollante'' (1989) *''Manatsu no Chikyū'' (1991) *''Yearning (1993 film), Yearning'' (1993) *''Nastasja'' (1994) *''A Last Note'' (1995) *''Gamera 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
