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Kunisada Chūji (1958 Film)
is a 1958 color Japanese film directed by Shigehiro Ozawa. Cast * Chiezo Kataoka as Kunisada Chūji * Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Genji * Kōtarō Satomi as Asataro * Shunji Sakai as Denkichi See also * Kunisada Chūji (国定 忠治) (1810–1851) ** Kunisada Chūji (1954 film) ** ''The Gambling Samurai ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...'' 1960 film References External links * 1958 films Toei Company films Films directed by Shigehiro Ozawa 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ...
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Shigehiro Ozawa
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He directed more than thirty films and is best known for his film ''The Street Fighter''. He directed in over 110 films between 1954 and 1976. Selected filmography * ''Kunisada Chūji'' (1958) * ''The Valiant Red Peony Pt.4'' (1969) * ''Kizudarakeno Jinsei'' (1971) * ''The Street Fighter'' (1974) * ''Return of the Street Fighter'' (1974) * ''The Street Fighter's Last Revenge is a 1974 martial arts film and the third in a series starting with ''The Street Fighter'' starring Sonny Chiba. Plot Japanese version The film starts as Takuma Tsurugi retrieves Go Owada during a riot. After Tsurugi receives what is believed t ...'' (1974) * '' Sister Street Fighter – Fifth Level Fist'' (1976) References External links * 1922 births 2004 deaths People from Nagano (city) Japanese film directors {{japan-film-director-stub ...
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Toei Company
() (also styled TOEI) is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution and video game developer and publishing company. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan (all but two of them operated by its subsidiary, T-Joy), studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a shareholder in several television companies. It is notable for creating animated programming known as anime, and live action dramas known as tokusatsu which use special visual effects. It also creates historical dramas (jidaigeki). Outside Japan, it is known as the controlling shareholder of Toei Animation and the owner of the '' Kamen Rider'' and ''Super Sentai'' franchises. Toei is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and is therefore one of Japan's Big Four film studios. The name "Toei" is derived from the company's former name . History Toei's predecessor, the , was incorporated in 1938. It was founded by Keita Goto, CEO ...
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Japanese Language
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been many attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as the Ainu, Austroasiatic, Koreanic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), there was a massive influx of Sino-Japanese vocabulary into the language, affecting the phonology of Early Middle Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw extensive grammatical changes and the first appearance of European loanwords. The basis of the standard dialect moved f ...
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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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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
was a Japanese actor known especially for his work in jidaigeki in film and television. His real name was Kiyoto Monden. Career Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Tsukigata entered the actor's school at Nikkatsu in 1920, but earned his first starring role working at Shōzō Makino's studio in 1924. He became a star of chanbara films, but got into trouble when he ran away with Makino's daughter, Teruko Makino, even though he was married. He eventually left Teruko and returned to the fold, but left again to start his own production company, which soon failed. Continuing to work at various studios, Tsukigata appeared in films by such masters as Daisuke Itō, Mansaku Itami, and Hiroshi Inagaki. He is probably best known to foreign audiences for playing Sanshiro's rival in Akira Kurosawa's '' Sanshiro Sugata''. After World War II, he moved into supporting roles at the Tōei studio, but also played such major characters as Tokugawa Mitsukuni (Mito Kōmon) on film and television. Selected f ...
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Kōtarō Satomi
(born 28 November 1936) is a Japanese actor from the city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In 1956, he signed with Toei film company. He appears in both contemporary roles and in the historical dramas known as ''jidaigeki''. Selected filmography Satomi has appeared in over 130 films. Among these are * ''Shinsengumi'' (1958) * ''Kunisada Chūji'' (1958) * ''Shinran'' (1960) * '' Akō Rōshi'' (1961) * '' 13 Assassins'' (1963) – Shinrokurō Saimada * '' School Wars: Hero'' (2004) * ''April Fools'' (2015) Selected television appearances Satomi has portrayed many historical personages. Among them are Ōishi Kuranosuke, Saigō Takamori, Enomoto Takeaki, Musashibō Benkei, and Yamamoto Kansuke. In addition, he has had prominent roles in several series: *''Mito Kōmon'' **As 2nd Suke-san (Sasaki Sukesaburō) (1971–1988) **As 5th Tokugawa Mitsukuni (2002–2011) *''Ōedo Sōsamō'' (1974-1979) *''Chōshichirō Edo Nikki'' (1983–1991) *''Byakkotai'' (1986) – Saig ...
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Kunisada Chūji
was a popular figure in the Edo period. He was a bakuto (gamblers commonly seen as forerunners to the modern yakuza). His story is mainly responsible for the romanticised "chivalrous bandit" or "Robin Hood" image in Japan. An example was when a village had a famine, he helped the village out. He was publicly executed in 1850 for various crimes after a large man-hunt. Chūji is depicted on a 1999 Japanese stamp. See also * A Diary of Chuji's Travels (忠治旅日記 Chūji tabi nikki) * Films based on his story in 1954, 1958 and 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ... References External links Wild Weird Realm history, folklore, and films of Chuji People of Edo-period Japan Japanese gamblers 1810 births 1851 deaths Culture articles needing t ...
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Kunisada Chūji (1954 Film)
is a 1954 black and white Japanese film directed by Eisuke Takizawa. Cast * Ryutaro Tatsumi as Chūji See also * Kunisada Chūji (国定 忠治) (1810–1851) * ''Kunisada Chuji'' (1958 film) * ''The Gambling Samurai ''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 En ...'' 1960 fil References External links * 1954 films Films directed by Eisuke Takizawa Nikkatsu films Japanese black-and-white films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ...
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The Gambling Samurai
''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 ...
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1958 Films
The year 1958 in film in the US involved some significant events, including the hit musicals '' South Pacific'' and '' Gigi'', the latter of which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1958 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – ''Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'' is an early example of the French New Wave; it is also notable for the improvised soundtrack by Miles Davis. ''Le Beau Serge'' is credited as the first French New Wave feature. * February 16 – ''In the Money'' by William Beaudine is released. It will be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began in 1946. * February 27 – Harry Cohn, the remaining founder of Columbia Pictures and one of the last remaining Hollywood movie moguls, dies. * The second installment of Sergei Eisenstein's '' Ivan the Terrible'' is officially released, having previously been shelved for political reasons. It ...
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Toei Company Films
Toei or Tōei may refer to: * Tōei, Aichi, Japan * Toei Company, Japanese film and television production company ** Toei Animation, their animation subsidiary * , Japanese abbreviation meaning "operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government" **Transportation lines operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (TMBT) *** Toei Subway (都営地下鉄) *** Toei Bus (都営バス) ** Toei Jūtaku (都営住宅), public housing Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def ...
owned and managed by the Bureau of Urban Development, Tokyo Metropolitan Government {{disambig ...
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