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Kenpei To Barabara Shibijin
is a 1957 black-and-white Japanese horror film directed by Kyotaro Namiki and written by Akira Sugimoto. Cast * Shōji Nakayama * Kazuko Wakasugi * Shigeru Amachi Legacy The film is best known for its association with the SNES game '' EarthBound''. Its creator, Shigesato Itoi, accidentally walked in on the film as a child and mistook a murder scene for a rape scene, which traumatised him and inspired the eerie dialogue during the game's final boss battle with Giygas Giygas, also known as Giegue, and in Japan, is a character in the ''Mother'' video game series by Nintendo, created by Shigesato Itoi. The character serves as the main antagonist and final boss of ''Mother'' and its sequel, '' Mother 2/EarthBo .... References External links * Japanese black-and-white films 1957 films Films directed by Kyōtarō Namiki 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyotaro Namiki
is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2011 to 2019 and a kickboxer. He began competing again as a professional kickboxer in 2021. He is the former K-1 Heavyweight Champion and successfully defended the title against kickboxing legend Peter Aerts at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama. He was also the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka tournament finalist and K-1 Young Japan GP 2007 champion. Early life Fujimoto was born in Osaka, Japan on June 23, 1986. He started learning karate of Uomoto-ryū (魚本流) as a child. His parents divorced in 1997 and he lived with his mother, sisters and grandmother. Kickboxing career Kyotaro moved to Tokyo and joined Dragon Dojo established by Kensaku Maeda. He debuted on May 17, 2006 against Junichi Hanada. Kyotaro entered the world of K-1 when he fought and won the K-1 Tryout 2007 Survival tournament in Tokyo by defeating Tatsunori Momose in the semi-final and Takumi Sato in the final, all by decision. This t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masao Yoneyama
Masao (written: 正雄, 正夫, 正生, 正男, 正郎, 雅雄, 雅央, 雅夫, 雅勇, 雅男, 昌雄, 昌夫, 昌男, 昌朗, 昌郎, 昌大, 政雄, 政夫, 政男, 政於, 征夫, 優夫, 聖雄, 利生, 将雄, 将夫 or 眞男) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese philosopher and writer *, Japanese screenwriter and film director *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese general *Masao Doi, Japanese academic *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese photographer and sculptor *Inaba Masao, Japanese military officer and rebel *, Japanese activist and academic *, Japanese triple jumper *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese actor and film director *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese neuroscientist *, former President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) *Masao Kanamitsu (1943–2011), Japanese American meteorologist *, Japanese Go play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shintoho
was a Japanese movie studio. It was one of the big six film studios (which also included Daiei, Nikkatsu, Shochiku, Toei Company, and Toho) during the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. It was founded by defectors from the original Toho company following a bitter strike in 1947. To compete with the other major studios in the horror/supernatural movie field, Shintoho turned out a large group of such films between 1957 and 1960, including a number of period ghost movies and low-budget science fiction films (such as the ''Starman'' (''Super Giant'') series which was designed to compete with rival then-popular characters ''Planet Prince'', '' Space Chief'' and ''Moonlight Mask''). Shintoho declared bankruptcy in 1961, its last production being '' Jigoku''. Shintoho Starlet Program Like the other major Japanese movie companies at that time, Shintoho was also recruiting so-called new faces under the name of "Shintoho Starlet". Recruitment started in 1951. However, due to the early bankru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Sugimoto
Akira may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Akira'' (franchise), a Japanese cyberpunk franchise ** ''Akira'' (manga), a 1980s cyberpunk manga by Katsuhiro Otomo ** ''Akira'' (1988 film), an anime film adaptation of the manga ** ''Akira'' (video game), a 1988 video game based on the anime film **'' Akira Psycho Ball'', a 2002 pinball simulator for PlayStation 2 based on the anime film ** ''Akira'' (planned film), a planned live-action film adaptation of the manga * ''Akira'' (2016 Hindi film), a Bollywood film starring Konkana Sen Sharma, Sonakshi Sinha and Anurag Kashyap * ''Akira'' (2016 Kannada film), a Kannada film starring Anish Tejeshwar * ''Akira'' (album), a 2017 album by Black Cab *"Akira", a song by Kaddisfly from ''Buy Our Intention; We'll Buy You a Unicorn'' Characters *Akira Yuki, a major character of the ''Virtua Fighter'' series of video games * Akira (''The Simpsons''), a Japanese chef on ''The Simpsons'' * Akira (''Akira''), a character from the 1980s cyberpunk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōji Nakayama
(February 26, 1928 – December 1, 1998) was a Japanese film actor. Selected filmography * ''Kenpei'' (1953) * ''Senkan Yamato'' (1953) * ''Anatahan'' (1953) - Nishio * ''Yasen Kangofu'' (1953) - Nemoto * ''Waga koi no lila no kokage ni'' (1953) * ''Nezumi-kozo iro zange tsuki yozakura'' (1954) * ''Jihi shinchô'' (1954) * ''Sensuikan Rogô imada fujôsezu'' (1954) * ''Kimi yue ni'' (1954) * ''Jazz on Parade: Jazz musume kampai!'' (1955) - Shô-chan * ''Akuma no sasayaki'' (1955) - Tetsuo Hirata * ''Osho ichidai'' (1955) - Matsushima * ''Jirô monogatari'' (1955) * ''Aogashima no kodomotachi - Onna kyôshi no kiroku'' (1955) - Mr. Mori * ''Tekketsu no tamashii'' (1956) * ''Onryo sakura dai-sodo'' (1956) - Hotta Kôzukenosuke Masanobu * ''Shin ono ga tsumi'' (1956) * ''Hatoba no Ôja'' (1956) - Shunsuke Kitamura - Saburô's Friend * ''Yôun Satomi kaikyoden'' (1956) - Inuyama Dôsetsu * ''Bôryoku no ôja'' (1956) * ''Bôryokû no geisha'' (1956) * ''Ringu no ôja: Eikô no sekai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Wakasugi
Kazuko (written: , , , , , or in hiragana) is primarily a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese writer and translator *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese opera composer *, Japanese astrologer and writer *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese costume designer *, Japanese novelist *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese video game artist *, Japanese poet and translator *, Japanese actress *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese character designer and animation director *, Japanese princess *, Japanese Roman Catholic nun, educator and writer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese judge and diplomat *, Japanese actress See also * 6496 Kazuko, a main-belt asteroid {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Amachi
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120 films from 1953 to 1984. Career Amachi joined the Shintoho studio as one of its "New Face" actors of 1951 and established himself in action and jidaigeki films. He gained fame for the nihilistic mood of his character in ''Akatsuki no hijōsen'' and starred in Nobuo Nakagawa's version of ''Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan'' (1959). On television, he played the hardboiled detective in ''Hijō no raisensu'' and Kogoro Akechi is a fictional private detective created by Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo. Overview Akechi first appeared in the story in January 1925 and continued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century. Edogawa Ranpo (a pseudonym for Tarō ... in a long-running series of TV specials. On stage he was best known for playing Hishakaku in ''Jinsei gekijō''. Selected filmography References External links * * 1931 births 1985 deaths Japanese male film actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SNES
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania, and 1993 in South America. In Japan, it is called the In South Korea, it is called the Super Comboy and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics. The system was released in Brazil on August 30, 1993, by Playtronic. Although each version is essentially the same, several forms of regional lockout prevent cartridges for one version from being used in other versions. The Super NES is Nintendo's second programmable home console, following the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The console introduced advanced graphics and sound capabilities compared with other systems at the time. It was designed to accommodate the ongoing development of a variety of enhancement chips integrated into game cartridges to be competitive into the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EarthBound
''EarthBound'', released in Japan as is a role-playing video game developed by Creatures (company), Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The second entry in the Mother (video game series), ''Mother'' series, it was first released in Japan in August 1994, and in North America in June 1995. As Ness (EarthBound), Ness and his party of Paula, Jeff and Poo, the player travels the world to collect melodies from eight Sanctuaries in order to defeat the universal cosmic destroyer Giygas. ''EarthBound'' had a lengthy development period that spanned five years. Its returning staff from ''Mother (video game), Mother'' (1989) included writer/director Shigesato Itoi and lead programmer Satoru Iwata, as well as composers Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu Tanaka, who incorporated a diverse range of styles into the Music of the Mother series#EarthBound, soundtrack, including salsa music, salsa, reggae, and dub music, dub. Most of the othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigesato Itoi
is a Japanese copywriter, essayist, lyricist, game designer, and actor. Itoi is the editor-in-chief of his website and company '' Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun'' ("Almost Daily Itoi Newspaper"). He is best known outside Japan for his work on Nintendo's ''Mother''/''EarthBound'' series of games, as well as his self-titled bass fishing video game. Writing During the 1980s Itoi established the profession of writing copy for advertisements among the general public in Japan. In 1981, he co-authored a collection of short stories titled ''Yume de Aimashou'' ("Let's meet in a dream") with writer Haruki Murakami. Later Itoi branched into writing essays, lyrics, and designing video games. He is best known outside of Japan for Nintendo's ''Earthbound'', released in 1994 in Japan (as ''Mother 2 : Giygas Strikes Back'') and in 1995 in North America. In 1997, Itoi began using the Internet and bought his first Macintosh. In 1998 he started the website and company Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun ("Almost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giygas
Giygas, also known as Giegue, and in Japan, is a character in the ''Mother'' video game series by Nintendo, created by Shigesato Itoi. The character serves as the main antagonist and final boss of ''Mother'' and its sequel, ''Mother 2/EarthBound''. In the series, he invades Earth in an attempt to wipe out humanity in ''Mother'', and returns in ''EarthBound'' where he conquers the world and sends his forces into the past to prevent protagonist Ness from defeating him. The battle against Giygas, which depicts him in turmoil, drew inspiration from a Japanese film which traumatized Itoi as a child. He has received positive reception with critics referring to his battle as one of the creepiest in video games, and considered one of the greatest and most iconic video game antagonists of all time. Concept and creation Giygas was designed and written by the creator of the ''EarthBound'' series, Shigesato Itoi, and debuted in the original ''Mother''. He is known as Gyiyg in Japanese and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Black-and-white Films
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