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Japanese Films Of 1996 ...
Highest-grossing films List of films A list of films released in Japan in 1996 (see 1996 in film). See also *1996 in Japan * 1996 in Japanese television References Bibliography * External links Japanese films of 1996at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Japanese Films Of 1996 1996 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] |
Godzilla Vs
is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film ''Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produced by Toho, four American films and numerous video games, novels, comic books and television shows. Godzilla has been dubbed the "King of the Monsters", a phrase first used in ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' (1956)'','' the Americanized version of the original film. Godzilla is an enormous, destructive, prehistoric sea monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. With the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the '' Lucky Dragon 5'' incident still fresh in the Japanese consciousness, Godzilla was conceived as a metaphor for nuclear weapons. Others have suggested that Godzilla is a metaphor for the United States, a giant beast woken from its slumber which then takes terrible vengeance on Japan. As the film series expan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys Be Ambitious
is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu. It stars Takashi Okamura and Hiroyuki Yabe of the comedy duo Ninety-nine. It was followed by the sequel '' Young Thugs: Innocent Blood'' (1997) and the prequel '' Young Thugs: Nostalgia'' (1998). Awards 39th Blue Ribbon Awards The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan. The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers. In 1961, the six major Japanes ... * Won: Best Film References 1996 films Films directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu 1990s Japanese-language films 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub ja:岸和田少年愚連隊 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūrei Yanagi
is a Japanese actor and tarento. He was born in Fuchū, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Yanagi was originally a member of Takeshi Kitano's gundan. In 1990 he continued to work with Takeshi for the film ''Boiling Point''. Afterwards, he appeared in over eight more films before meeting up with Takeshi again for the 1997 film ''Hana-bi''. His most recent roles have been in horror films such as ''Ring'', '' Ju-on'' and '' Ju-on 2''. He is married to actress, novelist, and essayist Atsuko Kawada. He is also credited as Masahiko Ono or Yuurei Yanagi. Partial filmography * ''Boiling Point'' (1990) as Masaki * ''Don't Look Up'' (1996) as Toshio Murai * ''Hana-bi'' (1997) as Chef No. 1 * ''Ring'' (1998) as AD Okazaki * ''Ring 2'' (1999) as AD Okazaki * '' Ju-on'' (2000) as Shunsuke Kobayashi * ''Carved'' (2007) as Detective Kubo * '' L: Change the World'' (2008) * '' The Slit-Mouthed Woman 0: The Beginning'' (2008) * ''Gothic & Lolita Psycho'' (2010) as Jiro * ''Helldriver'' (2010) as T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideo Nakata
is a Japanese filmmaker. Life and career Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as ''Ring'' (1998), ''Ring 2'' (1999) and ''Dark Water'' (2002). Several of these were remade in English as '' The Ring'' (2002), ''Dark Water'' (2005), and ''The Ring Two''. Nakata was scheduled to make his English-language debut with ''True Believers'', but later pulled out. He was later offered by DreamWorks to direct the movie ''The Ring Two'' (2005), which he accepted, making his English-language debut with a sequel to a remake of his own film. Nakata made his initial breakthrough into film with '' Ghost Actress'' a.k.a. ''Don't Look Up'' (1996). Although failing to attain any large-scale success, the film was responsible for leading to his directing of ''Ring''. Other Nakata films include ''Sleeping Bride'' (2000); ''Curse, Death and Spirit''; and ''Chaos'' (2000). He directed the psychological thriller The Incite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Look Up (1996 Film)
is a 1996 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata. The film is set in a film studio where a war film is being made. The film was made by Hideo Nakata while trying to fund production for his documentary film about director Joseph Losey. It was not a success in Japan, but prompted an English-language remake in 2009 which was directed by Fruit Chan. The film also influenced the creative choices Nakata would have for his popular film ''Ring (film), Ring'' in 1998. Plot First-time director Toshio Murai is trying to finish principal photography for a drama. When screening the result of the day’s shoot, Murai and the crew find that their negatives are intermingled with undeveloped footage from an old film. In the footage, a Yūrei, pale, long-haired woman in white is seen standing in the background of a scene, then laughing hysterically, out of focus. Murai begins seeing the ghost on location, while his seasoned lead actress Hitomi Kurokawa, on whom he has a crush, senses a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure In Henderland
An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme sports. Adventures are often undertaken to create psychological arousal or in order to achieve a greater goal, such as the pursuit of knowledge that can only be obtained by such activities. Motivation Adventurous experiences create psychological arousal, which can be interpreted as negative (e.g. fear) or positive (e.g. flow). For some people, adventure becomes a major pursuit in and of itself. According to adventurer André Malraux, in his ''Man's Fate'' (1933), "If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?". Similarly, Helen Keller stated that "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Outdoor adventurous activities are typically undertaken for the purposes of recreation or excitement: examples are adventure racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such technology but is sometimes dubbed a genre itself. The most popular subgenres of include ''kaiju'' such as the ''Godzilla (film series), Godzilla'' and ''Gamera'' series; superhero such as the ''Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider'' and ''Metal Hero Series, Metal Hero'' series; and mecha like ''Giant Robo (tokusatsu), Giant Robo'' and ''Super Robot Red Baron''. Some television programs combine several of these subgenres, for example the ''Ultra Series, Ultraman'' and ''Super Sentai'' series. is one of the most popular forms of Japanese entertainment, but only a small proportion of films and television programs are widely known outside of Japan. Nevertheless, certain properties have attained popularity outside of Japan; ''Godzilla'' is featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masashi Gōda
Masashi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese skier *, Japanese actor *, Japanese animator and character designer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese actor *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese entertainer who lives in London *, Japanese politician *, Japanese actor *, Japanese composer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese holdout *, Japanese basketball player *Masashi Kameda, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese freestyle swimmer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese manga artist * Masashi Kita, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese animator *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunio Masaoka
was a Japanese photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographers As in other .... Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. References Japanese photographers 1908 births 1978 deaths {{Japan-photographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaru Shishido
is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Masaru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *勝, "excel" *優, "excel" *大, "large" *将 or 將, "commander" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *Masaru Akiba (勝), a Japanese football player *Masaru Emoto (勝), a Japanese author *Masaru Furukawa (勝), a Japanese swimmer and olympic champion *, Japanese equestrian *Gagamaru Masaru (勝), a Georgian sumo wrestler *Masaru Hamaguchi (優), Japanese comedian *Masaru Hayami (優), the 28th Governor of the Bank of Japan *Masaru Ibuka (大), a Japanese electronics industrialist *Masaru Ikeda (勝), a Japanese actor and voice actor * Grant Masaru Imahara, an American electronics and radio control expert *Masaru Inada (勝), a Japanese skeleton racer *Inoue Masaru (勝), a Japanese samurai known as the "father of the Japanese railways" *, Japanese field hockey player * Masaru Katori (まさる), a female Japanese writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōhei Tōjō
was a Japanese era (年號, ''nengō'', lit. year name) of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Kōkoku and before Kentoku. This period spanned the years from December 1346 to July 1370. The Southern Court emperors in Yoshino were and . The emperors in Kyoto were , and in the north. Nanboku-chō overview During the Meiji period, an Imperial decree dated March 3, 1911 established that the legitimate reigning monarchs of this period were the direct descendants of Emperor Go-Daigo through Emperor Go-Murakami, whose had been established in exile in Yoshino, near Nara.Thomas, Julia Adeney. (2001) ''Reconfiguring modernity: concepts of nature in Japanese political ideology'', p. 199 n57 citing Mehl, Margaret. (1997). ''History and the State in Nineteenth-Century Japan.'' pp. 140-147. Until the end of the Edo period, the militarily superior pretender-Emperors supported by the Ashikaga shogunate had been mistakenly incorporated in Imperial c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chōriki Sentai Ohranger
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and the 19th installment in the long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of superhero programs. It is the second ancient civilization-themed Super Sentai, preceded by ''Dai Sentai Goggle-V''. Its footage was used in the American series, ''Power Rangers Zeo'' (the closing credits of ''Zeo'' referred to it as "O Rangers"). In May 2016, Shout! Factory announced that they would release "''Chouriki Sentai Ohranger'': The Complete Series" on DVD in North America in November 2016. ''Ohranger'' was released on DVD in North America on November 1, 2016. This is the fourth Super Sentai set to be released in North America. In addition on September 8, 2017, Shout! streamed the series on their website. Plot In the year 1999, the Machine Empire of Baranoia, led by Emperor Bacchushund, invades Earth with the intention of wiping out all human life and bringing about machine rule. Chief Counsellor Miura revives super energies that had been born of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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