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Masaya Oki
was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in many films and television series. Life He was born in Beppu, Ōita, as . Because of his parents' divorce, he left his home and went to Tokyo. In the same year, he debuted as a film actor at the Nikkatsu studio. In 1969, he received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year. Oki was playing lead role in Toshiya Fujita (director), Toshiya Fujita's film " Wet Sand in August" but was forced to drop off in a motorcycle accident while shooting. He gradually won popularity through his roles in television dramas such as Hissatsu series and Taiyo ni Hoero!. In 1979, Oki played lead role in Oretachi wa Tenshi da! on NTV and won new popularity. In 1975, he became an adopted child of his talent agency president, Tadao Hikage. Oki was one of the most influential candidates for the role of D Capt. Yonoi in Nagisa Oshima’s film in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence but he had to step down because of his illness. He ended his life by leaping fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beppu, Ōita
is a city in Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city had a population of 122,643"Statistics: Population" Beppu City Government website . Accessed 21 April 2017. and a of . The total area is . Beppu is famous for its hot springs. Geography Beppu is situated at the west end of , around the east central prefecture. The north, west, and east of the city are the mountains or highlands with elevations of several hundreds meters above sea level. Most of those mountains are the fourth-peri ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Step On The Gas
Step(s) or STEP may refer to: Common meanings * Steps, making a staircase * Walking * Dance move * Military step, or march ** Marching Arts Films and television * ''Steps'' (TV series), Hong Kong * ''Step'' (film), US, 2017 Literature * ''Steps'' (novel), by Jerzy Kosinski * Systematic Training for Effective Parenting, a book series Music * Step (music), pitch change * Steps (pop group), UK * ''Step'' (Kara album), 2011, South Korea ** "Step" (Kara song) * ''Step'' (Meg album), 2007, Japan * "Step" (Vampire Weekend song) * "Step" (ClariS song) Organizations * Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, international professional body for advisers who specialise in inheritance and succession planning * Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy of the U.S. National Academies * Solving the E-waste Problem, a UN organization Science, technology, and mathematics * Step (software), a physics simulator in KDE * Step function, in mathematics * Striatal-enriched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hissatsu Karakurinin Fugakuhiyakkei Koroshitabi
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1978. It is the 13th in the ''Hissatsu'' series, and was inspired by Hokusai's ''One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji''. The lead star is Masaya Oki. Eitaro Ozawa played Hokusai. Cast *Masaya Oki as Tōjurō *Isuzu Yamada as Oen *Gannosuke Ashiya *Kimie Shingyoji as Usagi *Hideko Yoshida *Eiji Okada *Eitaro Ozawa as Hokusai See also * ''Hissatsu Shikakenin'' (first in the ''Hissatsu'' series) * '' Hissatsu Shiokinin '' (second in the ''Hissatsu'' series) * ''Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin is a Japanese jidaigeki or period television drama. It is the tenth in the Hissatsu series. The drama is a sequel to Hissatsu Shiokinin. Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular Jidaigeki dramas in Japan. Former professional Baseball p ...'' (tenth in the ''Hissatsu'' series) References 1978 Japanese television series debuts 1970s drama television series Jidaigeki television series {{Japan-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1975–1976. It is the 6th in the Hissatsu series. Kenji Misumi was hospitalized while directing episode 13 where he later died. Plot Nakamura Mondo retired from professional killer's job but a woman(Okō) suddenly visits Mondo and urges him to withdraw his retirement. He refuses once but he finally decides to come back from his retirement. Mondo coincidentally witnessed murder during his patrol. The man who committed murder was a lonely assassin, Ichimatsu. Ichimatsu is a bamboo craftsman but he is also a professional killer. Ichimatsu thought of killing Mondo because he was witnessed his murder by Mondo. One day Nakamura Mondo suddenly visits Ichimatsu to ask him to kill a man. In the final episode of Kurayami Shitomenin Itoi Mitsugu was killed so Mondo has been looking for someone. Ichimatsu and Mondo never trust each other but in the end they start killing villains together. Former monk Ingen also joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hissatsu Shiokinin
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1973. It is the 2nd in the Hissatsu series. Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular ''jidaigeki'' dramas in Japan. Plot A group of common merchants in Edo city(Tokyo) in the mid-1800s is really a band of assassins available for hire. Each assassin has his own unique killing style. People of Edo city called them ''Shiokinin''. Cast Shiokinin group *Nenbutsu no Tetsu: ( Tsutomu Yamazaki) is a former monk but now he is a chiropractor, but he is also a professional killer. He uses his extremely tough fingers to dislocate the ribs of his targets. In some episodes he uses his skills as a chiropractor to cripple targets. Tetsu returns in Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin in 1977. *Mondo Nakamura: (Makoto Fujita) is a dōshin (Policeman of Edo period) but he is also professional killer who takes charge of killing bad people with money. He hides his master level sword skills under a mask of incompetence and buffoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key Hunter
is a prime-time Japanese television detective series. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:56 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) network from April 6, 1968 to April 7, 1973. There were a total of 262 episodes, and it was one of the most popular action dramas in Japan at the time. The story involved "Key Hunter", a special clandestine unit of the International Police, which endeavored to solve various crimes. ''Key Hunter'' was a unique TV show, which started out as a grand scale spy thriller never before seen in Japan. The episodes were individually themed on global crimes and political strife. The initial hardboiled theme later evolved to include intellectual elements involving action, and occasionally with comical elements as well. Tetsuro Tamba starred in the 1967 film '' You Only Live Twice'' as Japanese Secret Service agent Tiger Tanaka, an ally of James Bond. This role greatly influenced his image in ''Key Hunter''. Characters Key Hunte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koto (film)
is a 1980 film directed by Kon Ichikawa starring Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura in an adaptation of Yasunari Kawabata's novel ''The Old Capital''. Momoe Yamaguchi and Masaya Oki made their last appearances in the film. It is a remake of the 1963 film ''Twin Sisters of Kyoto''. Cast * Momoe Yamaguchi as Chieko Sada/Myoko * Tomokazu Miura * Masaya Oki as Ryusuke Mizuki * Jun Hamamura * Akiji Kobayashi as Endō * Takeshi Katō (actor), Takeshi Katō as Yahei Mizuki * Keiko Kishi as Shige Sada Release ''Koto'' received a roadshow theatrical release in Japan on December 6, 1980 where it was distributed by Toho. It received a regular theatrical release in Japan on December 20, 1980. Reception Donald Richie writes in ''The Japanese Movie'' that "Ichikawa dramatizes alienation in his remake of Kawabata's ''Koto'', where twin sisters long-separated meet again and must face a dramatized estrangement." References Footnotes Sources * External links * * * 1980 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toward The Terra
is a Japanese science fiction manga series by Keiko Takemiya. It was originally serialized in Asahi Sonorama's ''Gekkan Manga Shōnen'' magazine, between January 1977 and May 1980. In 1978, it won the first Seiun Award for manga, and in 1980 also won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen/ shōjo manga (along with Takemiya's ''Kaze to Ki no Uta''). In 1980, it was adapted into an anime movie, produced by Toei Animation and directed by Hideo Onchi. In 2007, the manga was adapted into an anime television series, co-animated by Minamimachi Bugyōsho and Tokyo Kids, and produced by Aniplex, SKY Perfect Well Think, and Mainichi Broadcasting System. Directed by Osamu Yamazaki and featuring character designs by Nobuteru Yuki, it premiered in Japan on MBS- TBS's Saturday 6:00pm '' doroku'' time slot (previously occupied by other notable anime series such as ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'', ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' and ''Blood+'') on April 7, 2007, and ended on September 22, 2007, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Christmas (film)
, also known as ''Blood Type: Blue'' or ''The Blue Stigma'', is a 1978 Japanese science fiction film by director Kihachi Okamoto. It deals with prejudice against UFO witnesses whose blood is turned blue by the encounter. Cast * Hiroshi Katsuno : Oki Taisuke * Keiko Takeshita : Nishida Saeko * Kunie Tanaka : Nishida Kazuo * Masaya Oki : Harada * Eiji Okada : Hyodo * Kaoru Yachigusa * Hideyo Amamoto * Yoshio Inaba * Shin Kishida * Naoko Otani * Etsushi Takahashi as Sawaki * Sachio Sakai : Taxi driver * Yoshio Inaba was a Japanese actor best known for his role as Gorobei in Akira Kurosawa's '' Seven Samurai''. In addition to his career in film, Inaba was also a prolific theater actor and a member of the prestigious Haiyuza Theatre Company. He died of a heart ... : Commander * Eitaro Ozawa : Godai * Ichirō Nakatani : Usami * Hideji Ōtaki : Takeiri * Shinsuke Ashida : Aiba * Tatsuya Nakadai : Minami Kazuya References External links *Review 1978 films 1970s science fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi No Tori (film)
is a 1978 Japanese ''jidaigeki'' film written and directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on the "Dawn" storyline from Osamu Tezuka's manga of the same title. Himiko, the queen of Yamatai, orders her subordinates to search for the Phoenix, which is said to have eternal life for those who drinks its blood. Cast * Tomisaburo Wakayama as Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai * Toshinori Omi as Nagi * Masao Kusakari as Yumihiko of Matsuro * Mieko Takamine as Queen Himiko of Yamatai * Ken Tanaka as Takeru * Mitsuko Kusabue as Iyo * Masaya Oki as Uraji * Akiji Kobayashi as Yamatai * Reiko Ohara as Hinaku * Tōru Emori as Susano * Takeshi Kato as Kamamushi * Hideji Ōtaki as Sukune * Jun Fubuki as Oro * Kaoru Yumi as Uzume * Junzaburo Ban as Oro * Tatsuya Nakadai as Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara Ninigi is a deity in Japanese mythology. Grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu, Ninigi is regarded according to Japanese mythology as the great-grandfather of Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhyme Of Vengeance
''Rhyme of Vengeance'' ( ja, 女王蜂) is a 1978 Japanese film, directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on Seishi Yokomizo's novel of the same title. It is 4th in Kon Ichikawa and Koji Ishizaka`s Kindaichi film series. Plot In the Daidoji family of Izu, a man accomplished a mortal death. Kosuke Kindaichi visits the Daidoji family to investigate the case at the request of lawyer Kanoh in Kyoto immediately after the incident. Cast *Kōji Ishizaka as Kosuke Kindaichi *Keiko Kishi as Hediko Kamio * Takeshi Katō as Detective Todoroki *Mitsuko Kusabue as Otomi *Shigeru Kōyama *Katsuhiko Sasaki as Hitoshi *Akiji Kobayashi as Detective Kogure *Ryōko Sakaguchi as Oaki *Yōko Tsukasa *Junzaburō Ban as Arashi Sanchō *Tarō Ishida as Usa Saburō *Tsuyoshi Sasaki as Komai *Hideji Ōtaki as Kanō *Kie Nakai as Tomoko Daidōji *Masaya Oki as Rentarō Tamon *Tatsuya Nakadai as Ginzō Daidōji See also *Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie 5th in Kon Ichikawa and Kōji Ishizaka is a Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The War In Space
''The War in Space'', released in Japan as , is a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1977. Plot In Autumn of the year 1988, contact with Space Station Terra is lost while sightings of UFOs are being reported all over America. A follow-up investigation headed by UN scientist Professor Schmidt (William Ross) and his men is started to look into the strange reports. The space station crew manage to report to the Japanese branch of the UN Space Federation that a large “roman galleon” has appeared and all communication with Terra is cut. UN team member Miyoshi (Kensaku Morita) visits world-renowned Professor Takigawa (Ryō Ikebe) and tells him that the UN is ordering him to complete construction of the space defense unit he created, Gohten, so that they use it to fight back the invaders. But he refuses saying that the project was disbanded three years ago when there were fears of an alien invasion of Earth. Miyoshi asks him why the UN-ordered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |