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Kazuo Mori
, also known by his street name , was a Japanese film director who primarily worked in popular genres like the jidaigeki. Mori directed over 100 films in his life. Career Born in Ehime Prefecture, Mori graduated from Kyoto University before joining Nikkatsu's Uzumasa studio in 1933. A favorite of the producer Masaichi Nagata, he followed him to Daiichi Eiga and Shinkō Kinema before getting a chance to direct in 1936 with ''Adauchi hizakurige''. When Shinkō Kinema was merged with other studios to form Daiei Film, Mori became one of Daiei's core directors of genre films, making primarily samurai films with stars such as Raizō Ichikawa, Kazuo Hasegawa, and Shintaro Katsu. While not an auteur, he was a solid craftsman in the genre. After Daiei went bankrupt in the early 1970s, Mori continued directing ''jidaigeki'' on television. He directed over 130 films in his career. The National Film Center The is an independent administrative institution and one of Japan's seven nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsuyama
file:Matsuyama city office Ehime prefecture Japan.jpg, 270px, Matsuyama City Hall file:Ehimekencho-20040417.JPG, 270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan and also Shikoku's largest city. , the city had an estimated population of 505,948 in 243541 households and a population density of 1200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Matsuyama is located in central Ehime Prefecture, facing the Seto Inland Sea to the north, the mountains of the Takanawa Peninsula to the north and east, and the Saragamine Mountain Range, an extension of the Shikoku Mountains, to the south. It is located on the northeastern portion of the Dōgo Plain. The city also includes the Kutsuna Islands, an archipelago of 29 islands in the Seto Inland Sea. Neighbouring municipalities Ehime Prefecture *Tōon, Ehime, Tōon *Imabari, Ehime, Imabari *Tobe, Ehime, Tobe *Masaki, Ehime, Masaki *Kumakōgen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vendetta For A Samurai
is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kazuo Mori made for Toho and starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura. The script was written by Akira Kurosawa. Plot Araki Mataemon (Toshiro Mifune), a renowned swordsman, helps a young man find vengeance, an event known as the Igagoe vendetta. The opening scene has Araki sternly accosting Jinza with a formal proclamation of vengeance for the killing of his family member. Jinza (Takashi Shimura) cackles villainously and an epic fight commences. Just then a narrator breaks in to explain that this is a traditional version of the showdown at Kagiya Corner that has been told through the centuries which happened at the start of the 17th century. It is about a vendetta because of the killing of a family member, and the samurai connected with the family want revenge and Araki is one of the samurai who go looking for a showdown. The facts surrounding the vendetta have been expanded and distorted through the telling, and the villain J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zatoichi And The Doomed Man
is a fictional character created by Japanese novelist Kan Shimozawa. He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay , part of Shimozawa's ''Futokoro Techō'' series that was serialized in the magazine ''Shōsetsu to Yomimono''. This originally minor character was drastically altered and developed for the screen by Daiei Film and actor Shintaro Katsu, becoming the subject of one of Japan's longest-running film series. A total of 26 films were made between 1962 and 1989. From 1974 to 1979, a television series was produced, starring Katsu and some of the same actors that appear in the films. Produced by Katsu Productions, 100 episodes were aired before the ''Zatoichi'' television series was cancelled. The seventeenth film of the ''Zatoichi'' series was remade in the US in 1989 by TriStar Pictures as ''Blind Fury'', starring Rutger Hauer. A 2003 film was directed by Takeshi Kitano, who also starred a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tale Of Zatoichi Continues
is a 1962 Japanese film directed by Kazuo Mori and starring Shintaro Katsu as Zatōichi the blind swordsman, a character created by Kan Shimozawa. ''The Tale of Zatoichi Continues'' is the second entry in the popular, long-running ''Zatoichi'' series. Plot One year after the first film, Zatōichi travels back to the town near the Joshoji Temple, to pay respects at the grave of Hirate, the samurai he killed. Three brigands attack Zatōichi while he dries his clothes, and are despatched by a one-armed swordsman. Later that day, Zatōichi is hired to massage a powerful lord who, unbeknownst to all but the lord's highest retainers, is insane. Zatōichi observes the nobleman's unstable mental condition, and the retainers decide to kill him. Zatōichi defeats the first three attackers, and retires to a restaurant. The attack having failed, the lord's men hire local yakuza (gangsters) to finish the job. Learning of this, Zatoichi remarks to himself that he would have kept quiet if they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Menace
Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind'' (2011 film), a South Korean crime thriller * ''Blind'' (2014 film), a Norwegian drama * ''Blind'' (2016 film), an American drama * ''Blind'' (2019 film), an American horror film * ''Blind'' (upcoming film), an upcoming Indian crime thriller, based on 2011 South Korean film of the same name Music * Blind (band), Australian Christian rock group founded in 1999 * Blind (rapper), Italian rapper Albums * ''Blind'' (Corrosion of Conformity album), 1991 * ''Blind'' (The Icicle Works album), 1988 * ''Blind'' (The Sundays album), 1992 * ''Blind!'', a 1985 album by the Sex Gang Children Songs * "Blind" (Breed 77 song), 2006 * "Blind" (Feder song), 2015 * "Blind" (Hercules and Love Affair song), 2008 * "Blind" (Hurts song), 2013 * "B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai Vendetta
is a 1959 Japanese chambara film directed by Kazuo Mori starring Raizo Ichikawa and Shintaro Katsu that was originally released by Daiei Film. It is a depiction of the early years of the samurai Horibe Yasubei, who was one of the Forty-seven Ronin. The film is also known as ''Chronicle of Pale Cherry Blossoms'', a poetic reference to the Forty-Seven Ronin. Plot The film features Raizo Ichikawa as Tange Tanzen, and Shintaro Katsu as Yasubei Nakayama (later becoming Yasubei Horibe when he is adopted into another family), and opens with Yasubei simultaneously dueling several members of a rival dojo (school of swordsmanship). Yasubei deftly beats his opponents, but is expelled from his school as a result so as not to create enmity between the two schools. Tange, who is the best swordsmen of the defeated school, is expelled from the school because he was present at the duel but failed to intervene to help his fellow dojo-mates. He argued that he could not interfere because he was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitohada Kujaku
, English title: ''The Swishing Sword'' a.k.a. ''Human Skin Peacock'', is a 1958 Japanese film directed by Kazuo Mori. Cast * Fujiko Yamamoto * Raizo Ichikawa as Shinpachiro Nasu * Shoji Umewaka A is a door, window or room divider used in traditional Japanese architecture, consisting of translucent (or transparent) sheets on a lattice frame. Where light transmission is not needed, the similar but opaque ''fusuma'' is used (oshiire/ ... * Seizaburo Kozo * Mieko Kondo * Sonisuke Samawara References External links * http://www.raizofan.net/link4/movie3/kujyaku.htm * 1958 films Films directed by Kazuo Mori Daiei Film films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 7th Secret Courier For Edo
is a 1958 Japanese black-and-white period drama (jidaigeki) directed by Kazuo Mori. Cast * Raizo Ichikawa as Ban Sakon * Michiko Ai * Tokiko Mita Tokiko (written: , , or or or 兎季子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese lyricist, poet and translator *, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese ba ... References External links * Jidaigeki films Japanese black-and-white films 1958 films Films directed by Kazuo Mori Daiei Film films Films scored by Ichirō Saitō 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Birdman With Three Eyes
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inazuma Kaidō
is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Kazuo Mori. Cast * Raizo Ichikawa * Ryūji Shinagawa * Yōko Uraji * Michiko Ai * Yôichi Funaki * Ichirô Izawa * Akio Kobori * Kumeko Urabe Kumeko Urabe ( ja, link=no, 浦辺粂子) (October 5, 1902 – October 26, 1989) was a Japanese movie actress, and one of the first in the country. Born Kimura Kume, she also adopted the stage names Kumeko Ichijo, Toyama Midori, Chidori Sh ... References External links * * http://www.raizofan.net/link4/movie2/inazuma.htm Japanese black-and-white films 1957 films Films directed by Kazuo Mori Daiei Film films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yatarō Gasa
Yatarō, Yataro or Yatarou is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yatarō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: The characters used for "taro" (太郎) literally means "thick (big) son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the first son. The "ya" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("矢" for arrow, "野" for field, "弥" and so on). *矢太郎, "arrow, big son" *野太郎, "field, big son" *弥太郎, "more and more, big son" *彌太郎, "more and more, big son" *八太郎, "eight, big son" *夜太郎, "night, big son" Other combinations... *矢太朗, "arrow, thick, bright" *矢多朗, "arrow, many, bright" *勇汰朗, "bravery, excessive, bright" *野太朗, "field, thick, bright" *弥太朗, more and more, thick, bright" The name can also be written in hiragana やたろう or katakana is a Japanese syllabary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzakumon (film)
, is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Kazuo Mori and based on a novel by Matsutarō Kawaguchi. At the 1957 Asia-Pacific Film Festival the film won awards for best film and best cinematography (Kazuo Miyagawa). The film also won a special award at the 1958 Mainichi Film Concours. Cast *Source: * Ayako Wakao as Princess Kazu, a.k.a. Kazunomiya * Raizo Ichikawa as Prince Arisugawa Taruhito * Fujiko Yamamoto as Yuhide, Princess Kazu's waiting woman * Shunji Natsume as Emperor Kōmei * Kuniko Miyake as Tsuneko, Kazunomiya's mother * Eijirō Tōno as Tomofusa Kunokura, Yuhide's father * Eitaro Ozawa as Iwakura Tomomi (as Sakae Ozawa) * Yoichi Funaki as Tokugawa Iemochi * Toshio Hosokawa as Tokugawa Yoshinobu * Masao Mishima as Sakai Tadaaki, the Kyoto Shoshidai * Kikue Mōri as Honjuin, 13th Shogun's mother * Kimiko Tachibana as Oriko * Hisao Toake as Kujō Hisatada, the Kampaku * Eijirō Yanagi as Ryuan, Yuhide's real father * Hisako Takihana as Tenshō-in * Seishirō Hara as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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