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Japanese Films Of 1956 ...
A list of films released in Japan in 1956 (see 1956 in film). File:Nagareru_poster.jpg, '' Nagareru'' File:Rodan_poster.jpg, '' Rodan'' See also *1956 in Japan References Sources * External linksJapanese films of 1956at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Japanese Films Of 1956 1956 Japanese Films 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiko Tsugawa
, born Masahiko Katō (加藤 雅彦 ''Katō Masahiko''; January 2, 1940 – August 4, 2018) was a Japanese actor and director. Career Tsugawa was born January 2, 1940, in Kyoto, Japan. After acting as a child, he made his major debut at the age of 16 in the Kō Nakahira film ''Crazed Fruit'' in 1956. Tsugawa's family was heavily involved in the film industry since before his birth. Tsugawa attended school until dropping out of Waseda University Graduate School to pursue acting alone. He gradually grew in popularity by playing villain roles such television jidaigeki drama series as Hissatsu series and appeared in films like '' Otoko wa tsurai yo: Watashi no tora-san'' and '' Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack''. He was eventually adopted as one of director Juzo Itami's favourite actors, and went on to appear in nearly every one of his movies since ''Tampopo''. In television Tsugawa portrayed Tokugawa Ieyasu five times. He played Ieyasu in the 2000 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla, King Of The Monsters!
is a 1956 '' kaiju'' film directed by Terry O. Morse and Ishirō Honda. It is a heavily re-edited American localization, commonly referred to as an "Americanization", of the 1954 Japanese film ''Godzilla''. The film was a Japanese- American co-production, with the original footage produced by Toho Co., Ltd., and the new footage produced by Jewell Enterprises. The film stars Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kōchi, Akira Takarada, and Akihiko Hirata, with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla. In the film, an American reporter covers a giant reptilian monster's attack on Japan. In 1955, Edmund Goldman acquired the 1954 film from Toho and enlisted the aid of Paul Schreibman, Harold Ross, Richard Kay, and Joseph E. Levine to produce a revised version for American audiences. This version dubbed most of the Japanese dialogue into English, altered and removed key plot points and themes. New footage was produced with Burr interacting with body-doubles and Japanese-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost-Cat Of Gojusan-Tsugi
is a 1956 Japanese horror film directed by Bin Kado and produced by Daiei Film. It was filmed in black-and-white in the Academy ratio format. Cast * Shintaro Katsu as Minami Sanjiro See also * Japanese horror Japanese horror is horror fiction derived from popular culture in Japan, generally noted for its unique thematic and conventional treatment of the horror genre differing from the traditional Western representation of horror. Japanese horror tends ... References External links * * Japanese horror films 1956 films Japanese black-and-white films Daiei Film films 1956 horror films 1950s fantasy films 1950s ghost films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-horror-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryō Ikebe
was a Japanese actor. He graduated from Rikkyō University and originally wanted to be a director, but ended up debuting as an actor at Tōhō in 1941. He did not achieve popularity until starring in a series of youth films in the late 1940s. He expanded his acting range in the 1950s, while still frequently appearing in genre films, such as Tōhō tokusatsu films and yakuza films at Tōei. He was also known as an essayist. On 8 October 2010, he died of blood poisoning. He was 92 years old. Selected filmography Film * ''The Sky of Hope'' (1942) - Tsutomu * ''Midori no daichi'' (1942) - Kome Yan * ''Yottsu no koi no monogatari'' (1947) - Masao (episode 1) * ''Sensô to heiwa'' (1947) * ''Haru no kyôen'' (1947) - Sampei Hayasaka * ''Ai yo hoshi to tomo ni'' (1947) * ''Sono yo no boken'' (1948) * ''Hakai'' (1948) - Segawa * ''Niizuma kaigi'' (1949) * ''Koi no jusan yoru'' (1949) * ''Shin'ya no kokuhaku'' (1949) - Newspaper Reporter Moriguchi Shigeya * ''Aoi sanmyaku'' (青い山 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruko Sugimura
was a Japanese stage and film actress, best known for her appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu and Mikio Naruse from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Biography Sugimura was born in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. After the death of her parents, she was adopted at an early age by affluent lumber dealers, only learning much later that they were not her biological parents. (Sugimura reputedly claimed that she was the illegitimate child of a geisha.) Her adoptive parents took her to performances of both classical Japanese stage arts like kabuki and bunraku, and western ballet and opera. They also encouraged her to enroll at the Tokyo Ongaku Gakko (now Tokyo University of the Arts), where she failed the exams. She then joined the Tsukiji Shōgekijō (Tsukiji Little Theatre), Tokyo, in 1927, and later the Bungakuza theatre company, which she remained affiliated with from 1937 until her retirement in 1996. She gave her film debut in 1932 in Eizo Tanaka's ''Namiko'' (1932). Between 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasujirō Ozu
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in the 1930s. The most prominent themes of Ozu's work are marriage and family, especially the relationships between generations. His most widely beloved films include ''Late Spring'' (1949), ''Tokyo Story'' (1953), and ''An Autumn Afternoon'' (1962). Widely regarded as one of the world's greatest and most influential filmmakers, Ozu's work has continued to receive acclaim since his death. In the 2012 ''Sight & Sound'' poll, Ozu's ''Tokyo Story'' was voted the third-greatest film of all time by critics world-wide. In the same poll, ''Tokyo Story'' was voted the greatest film of all time by 358 directors and film-makers world-wide. Biography Early life Ozu was born in the Fukagawa, Tokyo, the second son of merchant Toranosuke Ozu and his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Early Spring (1956 Film)
is a 1956 film by Yasujirō Ozu about a married salaryman (Ryō Ikebe) who escapes the monotony of married life and his work at a fire brick manufacturing company by beginning an affair with a fellow office worker (Keiko Kishi). The film also deals with the hardships of the salaryman lifestyle. "I wanted," Ozu said, "to portray what you might call the pathos of the white-collar life." With a runtime of 144 minutes, ''Early Spring'' is Ozu's longest surviving film, and his penultimate shot in black and white. Plot Office worker Shoji Sugiyama (Ryō Ikebe) wakes and goes about his morning routine, attended by his wife, Masako (Chikage Awashima), before commuting to his job in the Tokyo office of a fire brick manufacturing company. During a hiking trip with office friends, Shoji spends time alone with a fellow worker, a typist nicknamed "Goldfish" for her large eyes (Keiko Kishi). After the trip Goldfish makes advances to Shoji and the two begin an affair. Masako suspects somethi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Cannes Film Festival
The 9th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1956. The Palme d'Or went to ''The Silent World'' by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle. The festival opened with ''Marie-Antoinette reine de France'', directed by Jean Delannoy and closed with ''Il tetto'' by Vittorio De Sica. In an effort to resolve some issues caused by the Cold War climate of the time, like special treatment towards Americans (who gave financial assistance to the festival) which displeased the Eastern Bloc, a decision to have films withdrawn under certain conditions had been put in place. This decision in turn had become a divisive issue in the festival, as it was seen as censorship. In 1956 it was decided to eliminate all such censorship from the selection and thereby start a new era in the festival. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1956 competition: Feature films *Maurice Lehmann (France) Jury President *Arletty (France) *Louise de Vilmorin (France) * Jacques-Pierre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Takizawa
was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ushigome, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Starting at the Tsukiji Little Theater, Takizawa participated in a number of theatrical troupes before forming Gekidan Mingei with Jūkichi Uno. His was praised for his performance in ''Death of a Salesman'' and also directed a version of ''The Diary of Anne Frank''. Perhaps his most notable film role was in '' Fires on the Plain''. Partial filmography Film * '' Three Sisters With Maiden Hearts'' (乙女ごころ三人姉妹, Otome-gokoro sannin shimai) (1935) * ''A Ball at the Anjo House'' (安城家の舞踏会, Anjō-ke no butōkai) (1947) * ''The Bells of Nagasaki'' (長崎の鐘, Nagasaki no Kane) (1950) * '' The Tale of Genji'' (1951) * ''Story of a Beloved Wife'' (1951) * ''Children of Hiroshima'' (1952) * ''Epitome'' (1953) * ''Rokunin no ansatsusha'' (1955) - Sakamoto Ryōma * ''Christ in Bronze'' (1956) * '' A Fantastic Tale of Naruto'' (1957) * ''The Loyal 47 Ronin'' (忠臣蔵 Chūshingura) (1958) - Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiji Okada
was a Japanese film actor from Chōshi, Chiba. Okada served in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II and was a miner and traveling salesman before becoming an actor. Internationally, his best-remembered roles include Lui ("him" in French) in the 1959 film ''Hiroshima mon amour'', directed by Alain Resnais. In this film, Eiji Okada had to learn the screenplay phonetically because he didn't speak French. He is also known for playing the entomologist Niki Junpei in Hiroshi Teshigahara's 1964 film ''Woman in the Dunes'', an adaptation of Kōbō Abe's novel. He was also second billed under Marlon Brando in the 1963 political thriller ''The Ugly American''. Okada was married to Aiko Wasa, with whom he ran a theatre company in Japan. He died on 14 September 1995 of heart failure, at the age of 75. Selected filmography * ''Onna no Kao'' (1949) * ''Hana no Sugao'' (1949) * '' Until We Meet Again'' (1950) – Tajima Saburo * ''Shiroi yajû'' (1950) – Iwasaki * ''Gozen reiji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Shibuya
was a Japanese film director. Career Born in Tokyo, Shibuya attended Keiō University but left before graduating. He joined Shochiku in 1930 and worked as an assistant under Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and Heinosuke Gosho, before making his debut as a director in 1937. Shibuya "worked with equal facility in comedy and melodrama, ndmade his mark as an ironic but compassionate chronicler of the difficulties of the early postwar period". One notable film was ''The Radish and the Carrot'', which was supposed to be Ozu's next film before he died. But as the critic Chris Fujiwara notes, Shibuya's "films are a world apart from Ozu: harsh, sometimes strident, in tone, splashed with dark humor, tending to contort the human body or thrust it into the bottoms of violently modernist compositions". He directed over four dozen films between 1937 and 1966. Selected filmography *'' Mama no endan'' (ママの縁談) (1937) *''Haha to ko'' (母と子) (1938) * '' Gendai-jin'' (現代人) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
