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Japanese Films Of 1959
A list of films released in Japan in 1959 (see 1959 in film). See also *1959 in Japan References Footnotes Sources * * * External linksJapanese films of 1959 at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Japanese Films Of 1959 Lists of Japanese films by year, 1959 Lists of 1959 films by country or language, Japanese 1959 in Japan, Films ... [...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] |
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] |
Chishū Ryū
was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting 65 years, appeared in over 160 films and about 70 television productions. Early life Ryū was born in Tamamizu Village, Tamana County, a rural area of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu, the most southerly and westerly of the four main islands of Japan. His father was chief priest of Raishōji (来照寺), a temple of the Honganji School of Pure Land Buddhism. Ryū attended the village elementary school and a prefectural middle school before entering the Department of Indian Philosophy and Ethics at Tōyō University to study Buddhism. His parents hoped he would succeed his father as priest of Raishōji, but Ryū had no wish to do so and in 1925 dropped out of university and enrolled in the acting academy of the Shōchiku motion picture company's Kamata Studios. Shortly afterwards, his father died and Ryū returned home to take on the role of priest. Within half a year or so, however, he passed the office to his older brother and returne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiko Shimazu
Masahiko (written: 正彦, 雅彦, 誠彦, 昌彦, 允彦, 政彦, 真彦, 正比古 or まさ彦) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army imprisoned for his involvement in the Amakasu Incident *, a Japanese mathematician best known as an essayist *, a Japanese ski jumper *, a Japanese footballer *, a Japanese football player *, a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *, a Japanese columnist, photographer, and pundit *, a Japanese judoka (Judo practitioner) *, a bonsai master *, a chef specializing in Italian cuisine *, or Matchy is a Japanese singer, lyricist and actor *, a Japanese former football player *, a Japanese anime producer and president of Bones *, a linguistics professor at San Francisco State University *, Japanese baseball player *, a Japanese ''Magic: The Gathering'' player *, a Japanese film director *, a former Japanese football player *, a manga artist from Kōchi City, Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Good Morning (1959 Film)
is a 1959 Japanese comedy film co-written and directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It is a loose remake of his own 1932 silent film '' I Was Born, But...'', and is Ozu's second film in color. Plot The film takes place in suburban Tokyo, and begins with a group of boy students going home. The film steers into a subplot concerning the local women's club monthly dues. Everyone in the neighborhood club believes that Mrs Hayashi, the treasurer, has given the dues to the chairwoman, Mrs Haraguchi, but Mrs Haraguchi denies it. They gossip amongst themselves who could have taken the money, and speculate that Mrs Haraguchi could have used the money to buy for herself a new washing machine. Later Mrs Haraguchi confronts Mrs Hayashi for starting the rumor and ruining her reputation, but Mrs Hayashi states that she ''has'' indeed handed the dues money to Haraguchi's mother. Only later does Mrs Haraguchi realize it was her mistake (her mother being quite senile and forgetful), and she goes to apo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Wakasugi
Kazuko (written: , , , , , or in hiragana) is primarily a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese writer and translator *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese opera composer *, Japanese astrologer and writer *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese costume designer *, Japanese novelist *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese video game artist *, Japanese poet and translator *, Japanese actress *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese character designer and animation director *, Japanese princess *, Japanese Roman Catholic nun, educator and writer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese judge and diplomat *, Japanese actress See also * 6496 Kazuko, a main-belt asteroid {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriko Kitazawa
is a Japanese given name for females. Possible writings * 徳子, "benevolence child" * 法子, "method, law child" * 則子, "rule child" * 紀子, "chronicle child" * 教子, "teach child" * 範子, "pattern child" * 典子, "rule, precedent, ceremony child" * 規子, "standard, measure child" * 憲子, "constitution child" * 稔子, "child who harvests wisdom and knowledge" People with the name * Noriko Arai, Japanese female wheelchair racer * Noriko H. Arai (born 1962), Japanese mathematical logician and artificial intelligence researcher *, Japanese swimmer * Noriko Awaya (淡谷 のり子, 1907–1999), Japanese singer * Noriko Hidaka (日高 のり子), Japanese voice actress * Noriko Higashide (東出典子), Japanese actress *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer *, Japanese singer and actress * Noriko Kijima (木嶋のりこ), Japanese actress and gravure model *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese fencer * Noriko Matsueda (松枝 賀子), Japanese video game composer * Noriko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Amachi
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120 films from 1953 to 1984. Career Amachi joined the Shintoho studio as one of its "New Face" actors of 1951 and established himself in action and jidaigeki films. He gained fame for the nihilistic mood of his character in ''Akatsuki no hijōsen'' and starred in Nobuo Nakagawa's version of ''Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan'' (1959). On television, he played the hardboiled detective in ''Hijō no raisensu'' and Kogoro Akechi is a fictional private detective created by Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo. Overview Akechi first appeared in the story in January 1925 and continued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century. Edogawa Ranpo (a pseudonym for Tarō ... in a long-running series of TV specials. On stage he was best known for playing Hishakaku in ''Jinsei gekijō''. Selected filmography References External links * * 1931 births 1985 deaths Japanese male film actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost Of Yotsuya
is a 1959 Japanese horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa. The film is based on the kabuki play ''Yotsuya Kaidan''. The was among the many horror films that Nakagawa adapted for Shintoho in the late 1950s and was one of the many adaptations of the play. Plot Ruthless samurai Iemon Tamiya wants to marry Oiwa. Iemon waits outside of the home of Oiwa's father Samon, begging him to let him marry Oiwa. He is insulted by Samon and his companion Sato. Enraged, Iemon attacks Samon and Sato, killing them. A low-ranking criminal and witness to the murder, Naosuke, who had been working for Samon, offers to keep quiet about the murders in exchange for Iemon's help. The two form a conspiracy to convince Oiwa and her sister, Sode, that their father had been murdered by known criminal Usaburo. They plan to murder Yomoschichi, the son of Sato and fiancé of Sode, so that Naosuke can marry Sode. The two attack Yomoschichi, throwing him over a large waterfall. A year later, Iemon and Oiwa are ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Kawaguchi (actor)
Hiroshi Kawaguchi (川口 浩, 22 August 1936 – 17 November 1987) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1956 and 1986. He was born in Tokyo, Japan. Kawaguchi's father, writer Matsutarō Kawaguchi, was an executive at Daiei Film, where Kawaguchi acted. In 1960 he married Daiei actress Hitomi Nozoe. Partial filmography * ''Niji ikutabi'' (1956) - Kazuhiko Takemiya * ''Punishment Room'' (1956) - Katsumi Shimada * ''Studio wa ôsawagi'' (1956) * ''Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki'' (1956) - Sango Atobe * ''Yonjû-hassai no teikô'' (1956) - Takashi, Kotaro's son * ''The Crowded Streetcar'' (1957) - Tamio Moroi * ''Nagasugita haru'' (1957) - Ikuo Takarabe * '' Kisses'' (1957, directed by Yasuzo Masumura) - Kinichi Miyamoto * ''Chijo'' (1957) - Heiichiro Okawa * ''Yūrakuchō de Aimashō'' (有楽町で逢いましょう) (lit. ''Lovers in Yurakucho'' aka ''Let's Meet in Yurakuchô'') (1958) - Takeshi Koyanagi * ''Edokko matsuri'' ... [...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] |
