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Kawai Okada
is a Japanese former actress and businesswoman. Filmography Films * 1962 ''Foundry Town'' - Kaori * 1963 '' A Legend or Was It?'' * 1969 '' Red Lion'' * 1972 ''Gecko Kung Fu'' * 1973 ''A Man Called Tiger'' - Yoshida Ayako. * 1974 ''Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no Mon'' - Natsuko Saito Television series * 1969-1970 ''Wakadaishō'' series - Akiko Oshima * 1969-1970 ''Sain wa V'' (TV series) - Yumi Asaoka * 1979 ''Seibu Keisatsu is a television drama series produced by and broadcast on TV Asahi. Plot The series portrays the Western Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division's Sergeant Keisuke Daimon, played by Tetsuya Watari and his subordinates, dubbed the ...'' Writings *Shippai nante kowakunai (1998, published by KSS) - autobiography References External links Okada Kawai in hkmdb.comKawai Okada at imdb.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Okada, Kawai 1948 births Japanese actresses Living people People from Osaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikuno-ku, Osaka
image:Ikunoku Area.jpg, 250px, A typical residential area of Ikuno-ku is one of 24 wards of Japan, wards of Osaka, Japan. The area of Ikuno-ku is well known for the large number of Koreans,Ryall, Julian.Big trouble in Little Korea: spiral of race hate grips Tokyo" (print title: "Big trouble in Little Korea") ''South China Morning Post''. Wednesday 3 July 2013. Retrieved on 5 July 2013. "Shin-Okubo began attracting the Korean community about 30 years ago, says Shin Sang-yoon, a director of the chamber of commerce, simply because it was then one of the cheapest areas of Tokyo. It is a similar story in the Tsuruhashi area of Osaka,[...]" particularly Korean Japanese citizens (Koreans in Japan, Zainichi Korean) living there, as well as for its large number of yakiniku (Korean-style barbecue) restaurants. Many families from Korea have lived in the Tsuruhashi district for three generations or more. Ikuno-ku is located in the southeastern part of Osaka City and is adjacent to Higashiō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Osaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji Restoration, Osaka greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization. In 1889, Osaka was officially established as a municipality. The construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foundry Town
is a 1962 Japanese drama film directed by Kirio Urayama. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival and won the Blue Ribbon Awards in 1962. Cast * Sayuri Yoshinaga as Jun * Mitsuo Hamada as Tsukamoto, Katsumi * Eijirō Tōno as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father) * Shoichi Ozawa * Tokuko Sugiyama as Tomi (Jun's mother) * Takeshi Katō * Tanie Kitabayashi * Akiji Kobayashi as Heisan * Kin Sugai * Yoshio Ichikawa * Taiji Tonoyama * Kawai Okada is a Japanese former actress and businesswoman. Filmography Films * 1962 ''Foundry Town'' - Kaori * 1963 '' A Legend or Was It?'' * 1969 '' Red Lion'' * 1972 ''Gecko Kung Fu'' * 1973 ''A Man Called Tiger'' - Yoshida Ayako. * 1974 ''Karafut ... as Kaori References External links * 1962 films 1962 drama films Japanese black-and-white films Japanese drama films 1960s Japanese-language films Films directed by Kirio Urayama 1960s Japanese films {{1960s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Legend Or Was It?
, also known as ''Legend of a Duel to the Death'', is a 1963 Japanese drama film written and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. Cast * Shima Iwashita as Koeko Sonobe * Gō Katō as Hideyuki Sonobe * Mariko Kaga as Yuri Shimizu * Tsutomu Matsukawa as Norio Sonobe * Kinuyo Tanaka as Shizuko Sonobe * Bunta Sugawara as Goichi Takamori * Yoshi Katō as Shintaro Shimizu * Kikue Mōri as Umeno Sonobe * Tokue Hanazawa as Yamanosuke * Tatsuya Ishiguro as Kimbei Takamori Legacy ''A Legend or Was It?'' was screened at the 2012 Filmex The Los Angeles International Film Exposition, also called Filmex, was an annual Los Angeles film festival held in the 1970s and early 1980s. It was the predecessor of the American Film Institute's Los Angeles International Film Festival. After the ... as part of its retrospective on Keisuke Kinoshita, and at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2013 in the "Forum" section. References External links * 1963 films 1960s Japanese films Japanese war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Lion (film)
is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Toshirō Mifune and Shima Iwashita. Plot summary Gonzo (権三, Toshiro Mifune), a member of the Sekihōtai, is being asked by the emperor to deliver official news to his home village of a New World Order. Wanting to pose as a military officer, he dons a peculiar officer's wig. Upon his return, his attempt to tell the village about a brand-new tax cut is quashed when the townfolk mistakenly assumes that he is there to rescue them from corrupt government officials. He learns that an evil magistrate has been swindling them for years. Now, he has to help the village, ward off Shogunate fanatics, along with the fact that he can't read his own proclamations. The director, Kihachi Okamoto, is well known for introducing plot twists and surprising endings in his films, and Red Lion is no exception. What starts out as an almost comedic series of misunderstandings between almost comically drawn characters ends up turning far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Called Tiger
''A Man Called Tiger'' (Hong Kong title ''Leng mian hu'') is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts action thriller starring Jimmy Wang (actor), Jimmy Wang and Maria Yi and directed by Lo Wei. Plot Chin Fu (Jimmy Wang Yu)'s father was a kung-fu master who was murdered. Chin Fu shows up at a nightclub to revenge for his father's murder. Chin teams up with a sexy lounge singer Keiko (Maria Yi) and heads out to infiltrate the Japanese mafia. Cast * Jimmy Wang Yu - Chin Fu * Kawai Okada - Yoshida Ayako * Kuro Mitsuo - Boss Shimizu Shobon * Tien Feng - Boss Yamamoto * James Tin Chuen - Liu Han-Ming * Nakako Daisuke - Killer Yoshida Ryohei * Kasahara Reiko - Shimizu' s secretary * Han Ying-Chieh - Lin Mu-Lang * Minakaze Yuko - Chang Li-Hua * Maria Yi - Keiko, a lounge singer * Lee Kwan - Siu Lee * Lo Wei - Miyamoto * Hsiao Yin-Fang - Kushi Ichiro / Nagatani Shoki * Kam Shan - Yamamoto's thug Sonataro * Chin Yuet-Sang - Shimizu's thug * Lam Ching-Ying - Shimizu's thug * Lee Tin-Ying - Shimiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu No Mon
is a 1974 Japanese film based on the Soviet Union's invasion of Karafuto during the Soviet–Japanese War near the end of World War II. The movie is set in Maoka (present day Kholmsk), and the story is based on the deaths of nine women who worked in the postal telegraph office in the city. Twelve women worked in the office, and on August 20, 1945, nine of them committed suicide. Plot The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War. On August 15, 1945, Soviet forces invaded Karafuto. On August 20, the postal telegraph office in Maoka suspended operations and nine of the twelve telephone operators committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide while the city was being invaded. Pressure by the USSR Despite the film's release in many nations, including the Soviet Union, Moscow argued that the film defamed the Soviet Union and the Soviet people and would only make people more hostile towards the USSR. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakadaishō Series
The Wakadaishō series is a series of films starring Yūzō Kayama and Kunie Tanaka. The first film in the series was ''Daigaku no Wakadaishō'' from 1961. Masao Kusakari portrayed the role of Wakadaishō in two other films. All of the films star Kayama as Yuichi Tanuma, nicknamed the meaning "young ace" or "whizz kid" for his prowess in various sports. His perpetual antagonist is the lecherous Shinjiro Ishiyama, played by Kunie Tanaka, who is nicknamed , the Japanese name of the Japanese rat snake. Yuzo Kayama as Wakadaishō Masao Kusakari as Wakadaishō References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wakadaisho series Japanese film series 1960s Japanese films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seibu Keisatsu
is a television drama series produced by and broadcast on TV Asahi. Plot The series portrays the Western Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division's Sergeant Keisuke Daimon, played by Tetsuya Watari and his subordinates, dubbed the , and their superior, Section Chief Kogure, played by Yujiro Ishihara, as they fight against Tokyo's underworld. With its flashy, over-the-top explosion scenes, and car stunts, this series gained a reputation as a macho drama. It is representative of the police & detective dramas of the 1980s. Series *''Seibu Keisatsu'' (10/14/1979 – 4/18/1982) *''Seibu Keisatsu Part II'' (5/30/1982 – 3/20/1983) *''Seibu Keisatsu Part III'' (4/3/1983 – 10/22/1984) *''Seibu Keisatsu Special'' (10/31/2004) Cast * Tetsuya Watari : Keisuke Daimon * Akiji Kobayashi : Chotaro Minami * Akira Terao : Takeshi Matsuda(Riki) * Hiroshi Tachi : Soutaro Tatsumi(Tatsu) / Eiji Hatomura(Hato) * Tomokazu Miura : Goro Okita * Yoshizumi Ishihara : Jun Godai * Tos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Actresses
The following is a list of Japanese actresses in surname alphabetical order. Names are displayed given name first, per Wikipedia manual of style. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing that they are Japanese actresses or must have references showing that they are Japanese actresses and are notable. A * Haruka Abe *Nagisa Abe *Natsumi Abe *Rika Adachi *Yumi Adachi *Saki Aibu *Shoko Aida *Yuzuki Aikawa *Rina Aizawa *Kyoko Aizome *Sayaka Akimoto *Tsubasa Akimoto *Yoko Akino * Rio Akisada *Kumiko Akiyoshi *Yūki Amami *Chisato Amate *Eiko Ando * Sakura Andō *Yū Aoi *Wakana Aoi *Mayuko Aoki *Tsuru Aoki *Yuko Araki *Yui Aragaki *Michiyo Aratama *Narimi Arimori *Kasumi Arimura *Momoka Ariyasu *Nao Asahi *Mayumi Asaka * Nana Asakawa *Aiko Asano *Atsuko Asano *Yūko Asano *Ruriko Asaoka *Kumiko Asō *Yumi Asō *Chikage Awashima *Haruka Ayase B *Fumika Baba *Chieko Baisho *Mitsuko Baisho C *Catalina Yue * Chara *Chiaki (Fujimoto Chiaki) *Reiko Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
