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Long Journey Into Love
is a 1973 Japanese film directed by Masanobu Deme. It received a theatrical release in Japan on 7 July 1973 where it was distributed by Toho. The film received the award for Best Art Direction (Shinobu Muraki) at the Mainichi Film Concours. Cast * Komaki Kurihara as Chika * Go Kato as Yozo * Kyoko Maya *Misako Watanabe * Choichiro Kawarazaki *Eitaro Ozawa , also credited as Sakae Ozawa (小沢栄), was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1988, directed by notable filmmakers such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Kaneto Shindō. Selected fi ... See also * List of Japanese films of 1973 Footnotes Sources * External links * * Toho films 1970s Japanese-language films 1970s Japanese films {{1970s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masanobu Deme
was a Japanese film director. Career Born in Shiga Prefecture, Deme graduated from Waseda University before joining the Tōhō studio in 1957. After serving as an assistant director under such directors as Akira Kurosawa, Shūe Matsubayashi, Hiromichi Horikawa, and Kengo Furusawa, he made his directorial debut in 1968 with '' Toshigoro'' and earned a New Directors Citation from the Directors Guild of Japan in 1969 for his unusual youth film '' Oretachi no kōya''. He also directed over 80 dramas on television. He died on 13 March 2016 of pancreatic cancer in a Tokyo hospital. Selected filmography * '' Toshigoro'' (年ごろ) (1968) * '' Oretachi no kōya'' (俺たちの荒野, Oretachi no kōya) (1969) * ''Long Journey into Love'' (1973) * '' Station to Heaven'' (天国の駅, Tengoku no eki) (1984) * '' The Meridian In A Mist'' (霧の子午線, Kiri no Shigosen) (1996) * ''Baruto no Gakuen or ''Ode to Joy'' is a Japanese film released in 2006 and based on the true sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainichi Film Concours
The are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since 1946. It is the first film festival in Japan. History The origins of the contest date back to 1935, when the ''Mainichi Shinbun'' organized a festival then called ''Zen Nihon eiga konkūru'' (全日本映画コンク ー ル? ). It was interrupted during World War 2. The current form of the Mainichi Film Awards officially came into being in 1946. Awards * Mainichi Film Award for Best Film * Mainichi Film Award for Excellence Film * Mainichi Film Award for Best Director * Mainichi Film Award for Best Cinematography * Mainichi Film Award for Best Art Direction * Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film * Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor * Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor * Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress * Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress * Mainichi Film Award for Best Film Score * Mainichi Film Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toho Films
is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many '' kaiju'' and ''tokusatsu'' films, the Chouseishin ''tokusatsu'' superhero television franchise, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, CoMix Wave Films, TMS Entertainment and OLM, Inc. All nine of the highest-grossing Japanese films are released by Toho. Other famous directors, including Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, and Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho. Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 32 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances throughout the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involved in the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarecrow Press
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an independent publishing house founded in 1949. Under several imprints, the company offers scholarly books for the academic market, as well as trade books. The company also owns the book distributing company National Book Network based in Lanham, Maryland. History The current company took shape when University Press of America acquired Rowman & Littlefield in 1988 and took the Rowman & Littlefield name for the parent company. Since 2013, there has also been an affiliated company based in London called Rowman & Littlefield International. It is editorially independent and publishes only academic books in Philosophy, Politics & International Relations and Cultural Studies. The company sponsors the Rowman & Littlefield Award in Innovative Teaching, the only national teaching award in political science given in the United States. It is awarded annually by the American Political Science Association for people whose innovations have advance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Japanese Films Of 1973 ...
This is a list of films released in Japan in 1973. In 1973, there were 2530 movie theatres in Japan, with 1332 showing only domestic films and 556 showing both domestic and imported films. In total, there were 405 Japanese films released in 1973. In total, domestic films grossed 19,458 million yen in 1973. See also * 1973 in Japan * 1973 in Japanese television Footnotes Sources * * External linksJapanese films of 1973at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Japanese Films Of 1973 1973 Japanese Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eitaro Ozawa
, also credited as Sakae Ozawa (小沢栄), was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1988, directed by notable filmmakers such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Kaneto Shindō. Selected filmography Films * ''Lady from Hell'' (1949) as Fujimura * ''Lightning'' (1952) * ''Ugetsu'' (1953) * ''The Crucified Lovers'' (1954) * ''Princess Yang Kwei-Fei'' (1955) * ''Wolf'' (1955) * ''A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love'' (1955) * ''An Actress'' (1956) * '' Suzakumon'' (1957) * ''The H-Man'' (1958) * '' The Loyal 47 Ronin'' (1958) * ''Tsukihime keizu'' (1958) * ''Ballad of the Cart'' (1959) * '' Lucky Dragon No. 5'' (1959) * ''When a Woman Ascends the Stairs'' (1960) * ''Scar Yosaburo'' (1960) * ''Go to Hell, Hoodlums!'' (1960) * ''The Demon of Mount Oe'' (1960) * ''Kurenai no Kenju'' (1961) * ''The Mad Fox'' (1962) * ''Gorath'' (1962) * '' Assassination'' (1964) * ''Our Blood Will Not Forgive'' (1964) * '' Akuto'' (1965) * ''Shiroi Kyotō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misako Watanabe
is a Japanese stage, film and television actress. A graduate of the Haiyuza Theatre Company, she gave her film debut in Tadashi Imai's ''Tower of Lilies'' (1953) before becoming a contract player at the Nikkatsu film studios. She appeared in almost 100 films of directors like Shōhei Imamura, Masahiro Shinoda and Masaki Kobayashi. She received the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1958 '' Endless Desire''. In 1997 she was awarded a Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon and in 2004 the Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight .... Roles References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Watanabe, Misako Japanese actresses Living people People from Tokyo Actresses from Tokyo People from Minato 1932 births Reci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinobu Muraki
was a Japanese production designer and art director. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for her work in Akira Kurosawa's film ''Ran'' (1985). She was married to Yoshirō Muraki. Filmography (as production designer) * ''So Young, So Bright'' (ジャンケン娘 Janken musume) (1955) * ''Romantic Daughters'' (ロマンス娘 Romansu musume) (1956) * ''Long Journey into Love is a 1973 Japanese film directed by Masanobu Deme. It received a theatrical release in Japan on 7 July 1973 where it was distributed by Toho. The film received the award for Best Art Direction (Shinobu Muraki) at the Mainichi Film Concours. C ...'' (1973) External links * Japanese art directors Japanese production designers 1923 births 1997 deaths People from Tokyo {{artdirector-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenzo Matsuyama
was a Japanese screenwriter and film director. He was born in Kobe and grew up in Yokohama. After leaving school, he began training to become a doctor but dropped out of medical school to take up a career in films. In 1948 he became an assistant director at Shochiku studios. With the support of Keisuke Kinoshita, he also began writing film scripts. His first filmed script was ''Kojo no tsuki'', based on the song " Kōjō no Tsuki", filmed in 1954. In 1955 he married actress Hideko Takamine. He made his debut as a director with a film called ''Na mo naku mazushiku utsukushiku'' in 1961. He continued to work as a scriptwriter for films like ''Proof of the Man'' as well as a director. He also wrote the lyrics for a song "Ippon no enpitsu" for Hibari Misora was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainichi Film Award For Best Art Direction
The Mainichi Film Award for Best Art Direction is a film award given at the Mainichi Film Awards. List of winners References {{film-award-stub Art Direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ... Awards established in 1947 1947 establishments in Japan Lists of films by award Awards for best art direction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toho
is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many '' kaiju'' and ''tokusatsu'' films, the Chouseishin ''tokusatsu'' superhero television franchise, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, CoMix Wave Films, TMS Entertainment and OLM, Inc. All nine of the highest-grossing Japanese films are released by Toho. Other famous directors, including Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, and Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho. Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 32 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances throughout the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involved in the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |