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Gekidan Mingei
The is a Japanese theatre company that stages Shingeki plays. Along with the Haiyuza Theatre Company and Bungakuza it is considered one of the "Big Three" among Shingeki theatre troupes. History Gekidan Mingei, meaning "The People's Art Theatre Company," was founded in 1950 by Jūkichi Uno, Osamu Takizawa, Tanie Kitabayashi, Hideji Ōtaki, and others. As befitted its name, one of the company's early slogans was "theatre for everyone." At the time of its formation, Gekidan Mingei had only 12 members: 11 actors and 1 director. However, it met with success, and by 1960, it had grown to comprise 119 members, including 52 actors, 13 directors, 16 administrative staff, and 39 apprentices. In the 1950s, Gekidan Mingei was viewed as strongly left-wing, with many of its members boasting affiliations with the Japan Communist Party (JCP). In 1960, the members of Gekidan Mingei participated in the Anpo protests against revision of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty. However, many younger mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingeki
was a leading form of theatre in Japan that was based on modern realism. Born in the early years of the 20th century, it sought to be similar to modern Western theatre, putting on the works of the ancient Greek classics, William Shakespeare, Molière, Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekov, Tennessee Williams, and so forth. As it appropriated Western realism, it also introduced women back onto the Japanese stage. History Historical background The origin of Shingeki is linked to various movements and theatre companies. Scholars associate its origin with the kabuki reform movement, the founding of the Bungei Kyokai (Literary Arts Movement) in 1906, and the Jiyū Gekijō (Free Theatre) in 1909.Jortner, David, et al., editors. ''Modern Japanese Theatre and Performance''. Lexington Books, 2006. The Meiji Restoration in 1868 had led to the introduction of Western drama, singing, and acting onto the Japanese stage, as well as bringing the conventions of realism. In the late 19th century, and earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Inagaki
is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Gekidan Mingei. Filmography Film * ''Zassô no yô na inochi'' (1960) - Gorô Kanzaki * ''Jamamono wa kese'' (1960) - Teppei Tanaka * ''Kurenai no umi'' (1961) * ''B.G. monogatari: nijusai no nikki'' (1961) * ''Ankokugai gekimetsu meirei'' (1961) - Hasegawa * ''Ashita aru kagiri'' (1962) * ''Nippon musekinin jidai'' (1962) * ''Kyomo ware ozorami ari'' (1964) * ''Hadaka no jûyaku'' (1964) - Yamauchi * ''None but the Brave'' (1965) - Pvt. Ishi Television animation *''Kobo-chan'' (????) (Iwao Sansen) *'' Saishū Heiki Kanojo'' (2002) (Akemi's father) (ep. 10) *'' Taiyō no Mokushiroku'' (????) (Takuma Yanagi) *''Yakitate!! Japan'' (2005) (Gaia) (ep. 29) *''Golgo 13'' (2008) (Coleman) (ep. 39) *'' Soul Eater'' (2008-2009) (Mosquito) Animated films *''The Saga of Tanya the Evil'' (2019) Video games *''Kingdom Hearts II'' (2005) (Yen Sid) *''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' (2010) (Yen Sid) *'' Kingdom Hearts Re:coded'' (2010) (Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoko Naraoka
is a Japanese actress and narrator. The daughter of a painter, she was born in Komagome, Tokyo, Komagome, Hongō, Tokyo, Hongō (present-day Bunkyō, Tokyo, Bunkyo), in the city of Tokyo City, Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design. Naraoka debuted as a cinema actress in the 1949 film ''Chijin no Ai'', based on the novel ''Naomi (novel), Naomi''. In 1981 she appeared in ''Rengō Kantai'' (lit. "Combined Fleet", United States title: ''The Imperial Navy''). She also appeared in ''Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial'' (a 1988 movie in the long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series) as well as eight films in the ''Tsuribaka Nisshi'' series. Naraoka has appeared in several NHK Taiga dramas. Her first was the 1969 ''Ten to Chi to,'' in the role of the wife of Uesugi Sadazane. She portrayed Nene (person), Kita no Mandokoro (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi) in ''Haru no Sakamichi (TV series), Haru no Sakamichi'' (1971). Her next Taiga drama appearance was in 1976 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumie Kashiyama
is a Japanese actress who is a member of the Mingei Theatre Company. In 1966, she played the protagonist in the NHK morning drama (Asadora) series '' Ohanahan''. She has also performed in other television dramas and comedy films such as the role of Reiko in ''Tora-san, the Intellectual''. Kashiyama is married to the actor Masahiko Watahiki. Anime dubbing roles *'''' (1975) – Marina *''Anne no Nikki (Special)'' (1979) – Narrator *'' |
Tomoe Hiiro
, commonly translated as "comma", is a comma-like swirl symbol used in Japanese (roughly equivalent to a heraldic badge or charge in European heraldry). It closely resembles the usual form of a . The appears in many designs with various uses. The simplest, most common patterns of the device contain from one to four , and are reminiscent of similar designs that have been found in wide distribution around the world. When circumscribed in a circle, it often appears in a set of three, with this design known as the . Etymology The character 巴 (Chinese pronunciation ''bā'') has several meanings, ranging from a Sichuan toponym to a crust formed by dryness, parts of the body such as hands or cheeks, and, as a verb, bearing the sense of "to hope", "expect" or "be anxious over". The Chinese character used to depict, according to Bernhard Karlgren's interpretation of the small seal script graph, a python. The Japanese word itself may be of Mongolic origin, since it bears compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masakane Yonekura
Masakane Yonekura ( ja, 米倉 斉加年; 7 October 1934 – 26 August 2014) was a Japanese stage director, actor, author and illustrator who was one of the central members of the Gekidan Mingei theatre company. Death On 26 August 2014, Yonekura died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture. He was 80. Filmography *''Brave Records of the Sanada Clan'' (1963) as Nezu Jinpachi *''Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo'' (1970) *''Kanashimi no Belladonna'' (1973) *''Aitsu ni Koishite'' (1987) *''Hope and Pain'' (1988) *''Gakkō no Kaidan 2'' (1996) *''Always Sanchōme no Yūhi '64'' (2012) as Rintarō Chagawa *''The Little House'' (2014) Television *''Kunitori Monogatari'' (1973) as Takenaka Hanbei *''Katsu Kaishū'' (1974) as Sakuma Shōzan *''Kaze to Kumo to Niji to'' (1976) as Ōkiyō *''Shiroi Kyotō'' (1978) as Noboru Kikukawa *''Haru no Hatō'' (1985) as Itagaki Taisuke *''Hideyoshi'' (1996) as Imagawa Yoshimoto *'' Saka no Ue no Kumo'' (2009–11) as Ōyama Iwao was a Japanese field ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masami Shimojō
was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 100 films. Career Hoping to become a film director, Shimojō traveled to Tokyo in 1935 but ended up joining a theater troupe, debuting on stage in 1936. He made his film debut in 1940, but continued on stage well after World War II, primarily as a member of Gekidan Mingei. He was most known, however, for playing the uncle of Torajiro Kuruma in the long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as , a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the ' ...'' series. Selected filmography Film Television References External links * * 1915 births 2004 deaths Japanese male film actors Japanese male stage actors Japanese expatriates in Korea {{japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masao Shimizu
was a Japanese actor. His wife was actress Yumi Takano. His first starring role in the film was in ''Momoiro no Yuwaku'' in 1931. In 1947, he formed the Mingei Theatre Company. Shimizu often work with Akira Kurosawa. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1931 and 1976. Selected filmography * '' The 47 Ronin'' (1941) * ''No Regrets for Our Youth'' (1946) as Professor Hakozaki * ''A Ball at the Anjo House'' (1947) * ''One Wonderful Sunday'' (1947) as the Dance Hall Manager * ''Drunken Angel'' (1948) as Boss * '' Stray Dog'' (1949) * '' Bōryoku no Machi'' (1950) * ''Scandal'' (1950) as Judge * ''Story of a Beloved Wife'' (1951) * ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952) * ''Children of Hiroshima'' (1952) * ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952) as kikuoji * ''Ikiru'' (1952) as Doctor * ''Epitome'' (1953) * '' Gate of Hell'' (1953) * ''Sansho the Bailiff'' (1954) as Masauji Taira * ''I Live in Fear'' (1955) as Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband * ''Season of the Sun'' (1956) * ''Rusty Knife'' (1958) as Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umeji Sasaki
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Oketo, Hokkaidō attached to Gekidan Mingei. He is a graduate of Hokkaidō Kitami Hokuto High School and Ritsumeikan University's College of Business Administration. Filmography Television animation *''Eat-Man'' (1997) – Zolmin *''Arc the Lad'' (1999) – Bibiga *''Pecola'' (2002) – Pecolius *''Eyeshield 21'' (2005) – Musashi's father *'' Play Ball'' (2005) – Taniguchi's father *''Fist of the Blue Sky'' (2006) – Lǐ Yǒng-Jiàn *'' Kiba'' (2006) – Sebastian *'' Play Ball 2nd'' (2006) – Taniguchi's father *'' A Spirit of the Sun'' (2006) – Ozu *'' Claymore'' (2007) – Bishop Kamari *''Golgo 13'' (2008) – Newsmonger *''Michiko to Hatchin'' (2008) – Hoan *''Sanzoku no Musume Rōnya'' (2014) – Noddle-Pete Theatrical animation *'' Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom'' (2006) – Shabadaba Net animation *'' Japan Sinks: 2020'', Kunio Ashida Dubbing roles *Lee Arenberg **'' Pirates of the Caribbean: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Miura
was a Japanese actor. He was married to actress Etsuko Takeuchi. Life After studying acting at the Mizushina Acting Studio (from 1957), at the Gekidan Mingei Acting Class, and honing his skills at the Gekidan Seinen Geijutsu Gekijo, he joined the Gekidan Mingei Theater in 1968. He died on December 9, 2013, from pneumonia. Appearances (selection) Stage *島 (''Shima'', "The Island"), 1968 *もう一人のヒト (''Mo hitori no hito'', "One more person"), author: Tadashi Iizawa, 1970, *破戒 (''Hakai'', "The Breaking of the Buddhist Commandments"), author: Tōson Shimazaki, 1971 *胎内（''Tainai'', "In the Womb"), author: Jūrō Miyoshi, 1973 *星の牧場（''Hoshi no Makiba'', "The Meadow of Stars", author: Eiji Shōno, 1979 *エレジー 父の夢は舞う（''Erejii Chichi no Yume wa Mau", "Elegy The Father's Dream Dances", author: Kunio Shimizu, 1983 *グレイ・クリスマス（''Gurei Kurisumasu'', "Gray Christmas", author: Ren Saitō, from 1992 to 1999 *オッ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angura
, also known as the "Little Theater" (小劇場, ''shōgekijō'') movement, was a Japanese avant-garde theater movement in the 1960s and 1970s that reacted against the Bertolt Brecht, Brechtian modernism and formalist realism of postwar ''Shingeki'' theater in Japan to stage anarchic "underground" productions in tents, on street corners, and in small spaces that explored themes of primitivism, sexuality, and embodied physicality. The term "Angura" was an abbreviation of the Japanese phrase "underground theater" (アンダーグラウンド演劇, ''andaaguraundo engeki''). Major figures in the Angura movement included Shūji Terayama, Jūrō Kara, Makoto Satō (theater), Makoto Satō, Minoru Betsuyaku, Yoshiyuki Fukuda, and Tadashi Suzuki. Renowned graphic artist Yokoo Tadanori produced numerous promotional artworks for Angura productions, and helped co-found the Angura theater troupe Tenjō Sajiki. Background Angura emerged in the early 1960s, in reaction to the structural and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haiyuza Theatre Company
The is a Japanese theatre company based in Tokyo, Japan. Along with the Mingei Theatre Company and Bungakuza it is considered one of the "Big Three" among Shingeki theatre troupes. Former Members *Eijirō Tōno *Koreya Senda *Eitaro Ozawa *Tatsuya Nakadai *Mikijirō Hira *Gō Katō *Ichirō Nakatani *Kin Sugai *Kunie Tanaka *Hisashi Igawa *Yoshio Harada *Atsuo Nakamura *Etsuko Ichihara From Haiyuza Theatre Company Kenkyujo (School) References External links An internal link is a type of hyperlink on a web page to another page or resource, such as an image or document, on the same website or domain. Hyperlinks are considered either "external" or "internal" depending on their target or destination ... * Theatre companies in Japan 1954 establishments in Japan {{Theat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
