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Katsuhiko Tasaka
was a Japanese film director. He directed films from 1930s to 1960s. His older brother, Tomotaka Tasaka ( 田坂具隆), was also a Japanese film director. Filmography Katsuhiko Tasaka directed over 40 films:http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0291730.htm 25 accessed 25 January 2009 * ''The Great White Tiger Platoon'' (1954) * '' Fighting Birds'' (1956) * '' Flowery Hood'' (1956) * '' Flowery Hood 2'' (1956) * ''The Renyasai Yagyu Hidden Story'' (1956) * ''Ghost Cat of Yonaki Swamp , also known as ''Necromancy'', is a 1957 Japanese horror film directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka. It stars Shintaro Katsu and Takako Irie was a Japanese film actress. Born in Tokyo into the aristocratic Higashibōjō family (her birth name was ), ...'' (1957) * ''Tōkaidō no yarō domo'' (1958) References External links * 1914 births 1979 deaths Japanese film directors People from Hiroshima {{Japan-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomotaka Tasaka
was a Japanese film director. Career Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he began working at Nikkatsu's Kyoto studio in 1924 and eventually came to prominence for a series of realist, humanist films made at Nikkatsu's Tamagawa studio in the late 1930s such as '' Robō no ishi'' and ''Mud and Soldiers'', both of which starred Isamu Kosugi. His war film, ''Five Scouts'', was screened in the competition at the 6th Venice International Film Festival. Tasaka was a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and spent many years recovering. He eventually resumed directing and won the best director prize at the 1958 Blue Ribbon Awards for ''A Slope in the Sun'', which starred Yūjirō Ishihara. His brother, Katsuhiko Tasaka, was also a film director, and his wife, Hisako Takihana, was an actress. Selected filmography * ''Five Scouts'' (五人の斥候兵, Gonin no sekkōhei) (1938) * '' Robō no ishi'' (路傍の石) (1938) * ''Mud and Soldiers'' (土と兵隊, Tsuchi to heitai) (1939) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great White Tiger Platoon
is a 1954 Japanese film directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka. Cast * Raizo Ichikawa * Takeharu Hanayagi () * Shintaro Katsu See also *Byakkotai The was a group of around 305 young teenage samurai of the Aizu Domain, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869) on the side of the Tokugawa shogunate. History The Byakkotai was part of Aizu's four-unit military, formed in April 1868 in the ... (White Tiger Platoon) References External links Japanese black-and-white films 1954 films Films directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka Daiei Film films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Birds
is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese drama film directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka. Plot Shinhachiro Hoshina, who heads east with a letter from Jinzaemon, the uncle of the Tamba-Sasayama Aoyama feudal clan, is said to have forty-eight female misfortunes waiting for him from the easy-going head temple at Sanjo Ohashi. However, as expected, he was chased by Mitsue, the daughter of Jinzaemon, Akemi, the daughter of the elder, and Kei, the bird chasing woman. Around the same time, Namiji Ryokan of the Kampaku Takatsukasa family, who carried a secret letter to Yamato Mamoru Yagyu with Ometsuke, and the thug Anasawa gang of Kyoto Shoshidai Itakura, who followed this, headed east. Upon arriving in Kusatsu, Shinhachiro tried to save Namiji, who was chased by the Anasawa crew, but Namiji was stabbed and he was given a secret letter stating, "Arrive in Edo on March 4th." Shinhachiro approached Tsuchiyama and met the daughter of a textile wholesaler in Kyoto, Masakichi, an apprentice, but Masakic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flowery Hood
is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka. Cast * Ichikawa Raizō VIII was a Japanese film and kabuki actor. His birth name was ,While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Give ... * Shintaro Katsu References Kadokawa Dwango franchises Japanese black-and-white films 1956 films Films directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka Daiei Film films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flowery Hood 2
(aka Hana Zukin II) is a 1956 black and white Japanese film directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka. Cast * Ichikawa Raizō VIII was a Japanese film and kabuki actor. His birth name was ,While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Give ... * Shintaro Katsu References External links * http://www.raizofan.net/link4/movie2/zukin2.htm Japanese black-and-white films 1956 films Films directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka Daiei Film films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Renyasai Yagyu Hidden Story
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Ghost Cat Of Yonaki Swamp
, also known as ''Necromancy'', is a 1957 Japanese horror film directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka. It stars Shintaro Katsu and Takako Irie was a Japanese film actress. Born in Tokyo into the aristocratic Higashibōjō family (her birth name was ), she graduated from Bunka Gakuin before debuting as an actress at Nikkatsu in 1927. She became a major star, even starting her own produ ..., the latter known for her roles in "ghost cat" films (''kaibyō eiga'' or ''bake neko mono''), with her appearance in ''Ghost Cat of Yonaki Swamp'' being her fifth and final such role. References Further reading * External links * Japanese horror films 1957 films 1957 horror films Films set in Japan 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-horror-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Births
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Film Directors
This article is a list of Japanese film directors. __NOTOC__ A * Yutaka Abe * Masao Adachi * Kyōko Aizome * Masatoshi Akihara * Keita Amemiya * Tetsurō Amino * Hiroshi Ando * Hideaki Anno * Shinji Aoyama * Tarō Araki * Genjiro Arato * Mari Asato D * Masanobu Deme * Nobuhiro Doi F * Kei Fujiwara * Kinji Fukasaku * Jun Fukuda * Yasuo Furuhata * Tomoyuki Furumaya G * Hideo Gosha * Heinosuke Gosho H * Sachi Hamano * Tsutomu Hanabusa * Susumu Hani * Masato Harada * Yasuharu Hasebe * Kazuhiko Hasegawa * Ryusuke Hamaguchi * Ryōsuke Hashiguchi * Kaizo Hayashi * Shinji Higuchi * Hideyuki Hirayama * Ryūichi Hiroki * Ishirō Honda I * Jun Ichikawa * Kon Ichikawa * Mako Idemitsu * George Iida * Takahiko Iimura * Toshiharu Ikeda * Kazuo Ikehiro * Yutaka Ikejima * Kaoru Ikeya * Kunihiko Ikuhara * Tadashi Imai * Shohei Imamura * Shinji Imaoka * Hiroshi Inagaki * Haruo Inoue * Umetsugu Inoue * Isshin Inudo * Minoru Inuzuka * Yu Irie * Katsuhito Ishii * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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