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Inuji Ni Seshi Mono
is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu. Awards 8th Yokohama Film Festival *Won: Best Actress - Narumi Yasuda is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Inujini seshi mono'', '' Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi o!'' and '' Sorobanzuku''. She also won the award for best actress at the 13th Hochi Film ... *Won: Best Newcomer - Miki Imai *5th Best Film References 1986 films Films directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu 1980s Japanese-language films 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub ...
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Kazuyuki Izutsu
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic. Career Born in Nara Prefecture, Izutsu started making 8mm films in high school, and directed his first 35mm movie film, 35mm film, a pink film, in 1975. He earned a citation from the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1981 for ''Gaki Teikoku'', and his ''Boys Be Ambitious'' won the best picture award at the 1996 Blue Ribbon Awards. He received two Japanese Academy Awards, Japanese Academy Award nominations in 2006 for writing and directing ''Pacchigi!'' and won the award for best director at the 27th Yokohama Film Festival for that film. Izutsu frequently appears on television in Japan and is known for his critical commentary. He has also directed many television commercials. Filmography * ''Iku Iku Maito Gai: Seishun no Monmon'' (1975) * ''Nikuiro no Umi'' (1978) * ''Bōkōma Shinju-zeme'' (1979) * ''Shikijō Mesu-gari'' (1981) * ''Gaki Teikoku: Akutare Sensō'' (1981) * ''Gaki Teikoku'' (1981) * ''Akai Fuk ...
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Hiroyuki Sanada
is a Japanese actor and martial artist. He is best known to international audiences for his roles as Genbu in ''Ninja in the Dragon's Den'' (1982), Ryuji Takayama in ''Ring'' (1998), Seibei Iguchi in ''The Twilight Samurai'' (2002), Ujio in ''The Last Samurai'' (2003), Kenji in ''Rush Hour 3'' (2007), and Scorpion in ''Mortal Kombat'' (2021). His role as 'The Fool' in the Shakespeare play ''King Lear'' also gave him notable theatrical notice in the United Kingdom. In Japan, Sanada is also known for songs he recorded for movies he was in as well as songs he has performed for the public. He made his first major Hollywood appearance portraying Ujio in ''The Last Samurai'' (2003), later appearing in such films as '' Sunshine'' (2007), ''Speed Racer'' (2008), '' The Wolverine'', ''47 Ronin'' (both 2013), '' Minions'' (2015), ''Life'' (2017), '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), ''Army of the Dead'' (2021), and ''Bullet Train'' (2022). He also had a recurring role on the HBO series ''Westwo ...
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Kōichi Satō (actor)
is a Japanese actor. He is the son of veteran Japanese actor Rentarō Mikuni. Career Sato has appeared in some of Junji Sakamoto's films such as '' Tokarev'', ''Face'', '' KT'', ''Children of the Dark'', and ''Human Trust''. He also appeared in Takashi Miike's ''Sukiyaki Western Django'', Yoichi Sai's ''Kamui Gaiden'', and Takahisa Zeze's ''Heaven's Story''. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations Awards won *1982: 24th Blue Ribbon Awards: Best New Actor for '' The Gate of Youth'' *1982: 5th Japan Academy Prize: Newcomer of the Year for ''The Gate of Youth'' *1984: 8th Elan d'or Awards: Newcomer of the Year *1995: 18th Japan Academy Prize: Best Actor for ''Crest of Betrayal'' *1995: 7th Nikkan Sports Film Award: Best Actor for ''Crest of Betrayal'' *1995: 16th Yokohama Film Festival: Best Supporting Actor for '' Tokarev'' *1996: 10th Takasaki Film Festival: Best Actor for ''Gonin'' *2001: 24th Japan Academy Prize: Best Supporting Actor for '' Whiteout'' *20 ...
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Narumi Yasuda
is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Inujini seshi mono'', '' Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi o!'' and ''Sorobanzuku''. She also won the award for best actress at the 13th Hochi Film Award for ''Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad''. Yasuda was born in Tokyo. Initially she was the winner of a competition to find a singer to sing the theme song and promote Hayao Miyazaki's now-popular anime film ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'', "Kaze no Tani no Naushika", written by Takashi Matsumoto and composed by Haruomi Hosono. Selected filmography Films *'' Inujini seshi mono'' (1986) *'' Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi o!'' (1986) *''Sorobanzuku'' (1986) *''Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad'' (1988) *'' My Soul Is Slashed'' (1991) *'' Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' (2010) *''Fukushima 50'' (2020) *''Under the Open Sky'' (2021) Television * ''Sugao no Mama De (1992), Yumiko Kosaka'' *'' Teppan'' (2010–2011), Machiko Mura ...
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Miki Imai (singer)
is a female Japanese pop singer and actress. She won the award for best newcomer at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Inuji ni Seshi Mono''. Personal life She married guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei on 6 June 1999. The couple's daughter was born on 26 July 2002. The family resides in London. Discography Singles * "Tasogare no Monorogu" (21 May 1986) * "Yasei no Kaze" (1 July 1987) * "Shizuka ni Kita Sorichudo" (5 March 1988) * "Kanojo to Tip on Duo" (17 August 1988) * "Boogie-Woogie Lonesome High-Heel" (17 May 1989) * "Hitomi ga Hohoemukara" (8 November 1989) * "Piece of My Wish" (7 November 1991) * "Blue Moon Blue" (6 November 1992) * "Bluebird" (28 July 1993) * "Miss You" (18 July 1994) * "Ruby" (12 July 1995) * "Pride" (4 November 1996) * "Drive ni Tsuretette" (18 June 1997) * "Watashi wa Anata no Sora ni Naritai/Shiro no Warutsu" (21 November 1997) * "flowers" (28 October 1998) * "Kōri no Yōni Hohoende/Smiling Girls" (13 January 1999) * "Sleep My Dear" (19 May 1999) * "Good ...
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Director's Company
was a Japanese film production company created in 1982 to provide a venue outside the major studio system for young proven filmmakers to grow artistically. The company's president, Susumu Miyasaka, came from an advertising and public relations background and he was joined by founding members Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Toshiharu Ikeda, Sōgo Ishii, Kazuyuki Izutsu, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kichitaro Negishi, Kazuki Ōmori, Shinji Sōmai and Banmei Takahashi, none of them older than 36 years of age. For distribution of its works, the group maintained links with major companies such as Nikkatsu, Kadokawa Pictures and Art Theatre Guild, as well as the smaller firms New Century Producers and Kitty Films. The company dissolved due to bankruptcy in 1992, ten years after its foundation. The organization provided a means for several of its members to leave the fading prospects of the ''Roman porno'' genre of pink film at Nikkatsu and enter mainstream filmmaking. Major works * (1982, Banmei Takahashi ...
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Cinema Of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2021, it was the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. In 2011 Japan produced 411 feature films that earned 54.9% of a box office total of US$2.338 billion. Films have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived. ''Tokyo Story'' (1953) ranked number three in ''Sight & Sound'' critics' list of the 100 greatest films of all time. ''Tokyo Story'' also topped the 2012 ''Sight & Sound'' directors' poll of The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time, dethroning '' Citizen Kane'', while Akira Kurosawa's '' Seven Samurai'' (1954) was voted the greatest foreign-language film of all time in BBC's 2018 poll of 209 critics in 43 countries. Japan has won the Academy Award for the Best International Feature Film four times, more than any other Asian country. Japan's Big Four film studios are Toho, Toei, Shochiku and Kadoka ...
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Yokohama Film Festival
The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, France announced plans to help sponsor the festival with grants from the National Cinema Center. Ceremonies Categories *Best Film *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best Supporting Actor *Best Supporting Actress *Best Director *Best New Director *Best Screenplay *Best Cinematographer *Best Newcomer *Special Jury Prize *Best New Actor *Best New Actress References External links * Yokohama Film Festival - Overviewon IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... {{Authority control Awards established in 1980 Film festivals in ...
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1986 Films
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Amin's ...
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Films Directed By Kazuyuki Izutsu
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ...
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1980s Japanese-language Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ...
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