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Hissatsu Shigotonin
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama, that was broadcast from 1979 to 1981. It is the 15th in the ''Hissatsu'' series. The drama was set to end after episode 26 with Nakamura Mondo's death, but won great popularity so the broadcast period was extended. Plot Nakamura Mondo was relegated to a post in Hachioji from the Minamimachi Bugyōsho and he has retired from professional assassin. But one day he was ordered to return to the Minamimachi Bugyōsho. Shikazō worked behind the scenes to get Mondo back to the Minamimachi Bugyōsho. Shikazō asks Nakamura Mondo to kill a man, once Mondo refuses but he is blinded by big money and eventually take the offer. Mondo restarts killing villains again with Kazarishokunin no Hide and Nawate Samon. Cast *Makoto Fujita as Mondo Nakamura *Kunihiko Mitamura as Kazarishokunin no Hide, a craftsman but also professional assassin. *Goro Ibuki as Nawate Samon, a ronin. *Izumi Ayukawa as Kayo *Yuriko Mishima as Oshima *Takao Yamad ... [...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] |
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] |
1979 Japanese Television Series Debuts
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Mari Shiraki
is a Japanese actress. She joined the Nikkatsu studio and appeared in about 100 films at Nikkatsu. Shiraki is well known for her role of Ritsu Nakamura on the ''jidaigeki'' television series '' Hissatsu''. Selected filmography Film * The Naked Woman and the Gun (1957) *Man Who Causes a Storm (1957) *Underworld Beauty (1958) *Rusty Knife (1958) *Yoru no kiba (1958) *Subarashiki dansei (1958) *Arashi no naka o tsuppashire (1958) *Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) * Kenju burai-chō Denkō Setsuka no Otoko (1960) *Kurenai no Kenju (1961) * '' Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea is Bright Red as the Color of Love'' (1966) * Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970) * Kage Gari Hoero taiho (1972) * Hissatsu: Sure Death (1984) *'' Hissatsu! III Ura ka Omote ka'' (1986) * Sure Death 4: Revenge (1987) *Hissatsu!5 Ōgon no Chi (1991) *Hissatsu! Mondo Shisu (1996) Television Hissatsu series *''Ōedo Sōsamō'' (1970–84), Koharu *Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973) as Ritsu Nakamura *Kurayami Shitomenin (1974) *Hiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakamura Ganjirō II
was a Japanese kabuki and film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1941 and 1980, directed by notable filmmakers such as Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Akira Kurosawa, and Mikio Naruse. Filmography Film Television Honors * 1967 – Living National Treasure * 1968 – Medal with Purple Ribbon * 1974 – Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon * 1980 – Person of Cultural Merit is an official Japanese recognition and honor which is awarded annually to select people who have made outstanding cultural contributions. This distinction is intended to play a role as a part of a system of support measures for the promotion of ... * 1983 – Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd class, Gold and Silver Star (posthumous) * 1983 – Senior fourth rank (posthumous) Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamura, Ganjiro 1902 births 1983 deaths Japanese male film actors Kabuki actors Male actors f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hissatsu Series
The is a long-running prime-time popular television Jidaigeki series about assassins in Japan. ''Hissatsu Shikakenin'' is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel ''Shiokinin Fujieda Baian'', but its sequels are only inspired by it. The series still continues as an annual two-hour special drama. List of TV series Source: List of TV special dramas * ''Tokubetsuhen Hissatsu Shigotonin Kyofuno Ooshigoto Mito Owari Kishu'' (1981) * ''Hissatsu series Jutsushunen Kinen specialShigotonin Daishūgoū'' (1982) * ''Hissatsu Gendaiban Mondo no shison ga Kyotoni Arawareta'' (1982) * ''Toshiwasure Hissatsu Special Shigotonin Ahensenso e Yuku'' (1983) * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin Igaiden Mondo Dainana Kiheitaito Tatakau'' (1985) * ''Shinshun Shigotonin Special HissatsuChoushingura'' (1987) * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin waido Tairo Goroshi'' (1987) * ''Hissatsu wide shinshun Hisashiburi Mondo Yume no Hatsushigoto Akunin Check!'' (1988) * ''Hissatsu special Haru Yonimo Fushigina Ooshigoto'' (1991) * ''Hissats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kin Sugai
(28 February 1926 – 10 August 2018) was a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 9th Hochi Film Award for '' The Funeral''. Sugai is famous for her role as Sen Nakamura in the jidaigeki drama Hissatsu series. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 8th Japan Academy Film Prize for her role in '' The Funeral''. In 2008, she landed lead role for the first time in Hideo Sakai film "Bokuno Obaachan" at the age of 82, and was certified as Guinness as "the world's oldest movie starring actress". Filmography ;Film Television *''Hissatsu series'' **''Hissatsu Shiokinin'' (1973) as Sen Nakamura **''Kurayami Shitomenin'' (1974) as Sen Nakamura **''Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō'' (1975–1976) as Sen Nakamura **''Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin'' (1977) as Sen Nakamura **''Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin'' (1978) as Sen Nakamura **''Hissatsu Shigotonin'' (1979–1981) as Sen Nakamura **''Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin'' (1981–1982) as Sen Nakamura **'' Hiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shochiku
() is a Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution company. It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not all, anime films produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks). Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada. It has also produced films by highly regarded independent and "loner" directors such as Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi and Taiwanese New Wave director Hou Hsiao-hsien. Shochiku is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and the oldest of Japan's "Big Four" film studios. History As Shochiku Kinema The company was founded in 1895 as a kabuki production company and later began producing films in 1920. Shochiku is considered the oldest company in Japan involved in present-day film production, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isuzu Yamada
was a Japanese stage and screen actress whose career spanned seven decades. Biography Yamada was born in Osaka as Mitsu Yamada, the daughter of Kusudu Yamada, a shinpa actor specialising in onnagata roles, and Ritsu, a geisha. Under her mother's influence, she began learning nagauta and Japanese traditional dance from the age of six. Yamada debuted as a film actress in 1930 at age twelve, appearing in the Nikkatsu film ''Tsurugi wo koete'' opposite Denjirō Ōkōchi. She soon became one of Nikkatsu's top actresses, but it was her portrayals of strong-willed modern girls in Kenji Mizoguchi's ''Osaka Elegy'' and '' Sisters of the Gion'' in 1936 at the new Daiichi Eiga studio that earned her popularity and critical acclaim. Moving to Shinkō Kinema and then to Toho, she became a star with Mikio Naruse's ''Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro'' (1938), appearing at the side of Kazuo Hasegawa. During World War II, she established the theatre group Shin Engi-za together with Hasegawa, and appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goro Ibuki
is a Japanese actor. He is known for his parts in jidaigeki television dramas especially Kakusan in Mito Kōmon series, but is known as part of the cast of ''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger'' as Hikoma Kusakabe. Filmography Film *'' Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight'' (1973) *''Bohachi Bushido Saburai'' (1974) - Kyushi Issho (Main role) *''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1973) *'' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode'' (1974) *''The Homeless'' (1974) *''Hokuriku Proxy War'' (1977) *''Nichiren'' (1979) *'' The Magic Hour'' (2008) *'' Samurai Sentai Shinkenger The Movie: The Fateful War'' - Hikoma Kusakabe (2009) *'' Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!!'' - Hikoma Kusakabe (2010) *'' Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku'' - Hikoma Kusakabe (2011) *'' Strawberry Night'' (2013) *'' The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji'' (2013) *''The Blood of Wolves'' - Kenji Odani (2018) Television *'' Shin Heike Monogatari'' (1972) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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