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Masumi Harukawa
, born , is a Japanese actress. Filmography * 1963: ''The Insect Woman'' * 1964: ''Unholy Desire'' * 1964: ''Kunoichi Keshō'' * 1967: ''Zatoichi's Cane Sword'' * 1968: ''The Human Bullet'' * 1968: '' Curse of the Blood'' * 1974: '' Pastoral: To Die in the Country'' * 1974: ''Tora-san's Lullaby'' * 1975–1979: ''Torakku Yarō'' * 1975–1994: ''Edo o Kiru'' * 1978: ''Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin'' * 1978-87: ''Abarenbō Shōgun'' * 1980: ''Shogun's Ninja'' * 1987: '' Hachiko Monogatari'' * 1992: ''Tōki Rakujitsu is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Seijirō Kōyama. It is about the Japanese scientist Hideyo Noguchi. It is based on two biographical novels, ''Tōki Rakujitsu'' written by Junichi Watanabe and ''Noguchi no haha: Noguchi Hideo Monogatari'' wri ...'' References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harukawa, Masumi Japanese actresses Living people 1935 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utsunomiya
is the prefectural capital city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 519,223, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Utsunomiya is famous for its ''gyoza'' (pan fried dumplings). There are more than two hundred ''gyoza'' restaurants in Utsunomiya. had a population of 888,005 in the 2000 census. The nearby city of Oyama, Tochigi, Oyama is included in Greater Tokyo, but Greater Utsunomiya is not, despite the two areas amalgamating somewhat. It is the 10th most populated city in the Kantō region. Geography Utsunomiya is located in south-central Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō plains. It is approximately north of Tokyo. The historic town of Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō is approximately northwest of Utsunomiya. The average altitude of the city is . Surrounding municipalities Tochigi Prefecture * Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō * Kanuma, Tochigi, Kanuma * Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Shimotsuke * Mooka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torakku Yarō
is a series of ten Japanese action comedy films produced by Toei and released from 1975 to 1979. All ten films in the series were directed by Norifumi Suzuki and starred Bunta Sugawara as Momojiro Hoshi ("Ichibanboshi" or "first star") and Kinya Aikawa as Kinzo Matsushita, also known as "Jonathan". The title ''Torakku Yaro'' means "truck guys" or "truck rascals", and the films involve two truckers and their various escapades as they travel around Japan in highly decorated trucks. The plot formula is similar to the ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' films. Each time Momojiro falls in love with a woman (the "Madonna") and then ends up having to help her romance with another man. The stories end with Momojiro having to race his truck to meet a deadline to rejoin the couple. Regulars Momojiro Hoshi, nicknamed "Ichibanboshi", played by Bunta Sugawara. Kinzo Matsushita, nicknamed "Yamome no Jonathan", played by Kinya Aikawa. Kimie Matsushita, the wife of Kinzo Matsushita, played by Masumi Har ... [...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] |
Tōki Rakujitsu
is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Seijirō Kōyama. It is about the Japanese scientist Hideyo Noguchi. It is based on two biographical novels, ''Tōki Rakujitsu'' written by Junichi Watanabe and ''Noguchi no haha: Noguchi Hideo Monogatari'' written by Kaneto Shindō. The screenplay was written by Kaneto Shindō. It stars Hiroshi Mikami. Cast * Yoshiko Mita - Shika Noguchi * Hiroshi Mikami - Noguchi * Tatsuya Nakadai - Kobayashi * Riho Makise - Yoneko Yamauchi * Takahiro Tamura - Ryutaro * Choichiro Kawarasaki * Shingo Yamashiro - Watanabe * Toshinori Omi * Hiroyuki Nagato * Kojiro Kusanagi * Masumi Harukawa * Julie Dreyfus Julie Dreyfus (born 24 January 1966) is a French actress who is well known in Japan where she made her television debut on a French language lesson program on NHK's educational channel in the late 1980s. She has appeared on the TV show ''Ryō ... - Mary References External links * 1992 films Shochiku films Films directed by Seijirō Kōyam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shogun's Ninja
also known as Ninja Bugeichō Momochi Sandayū is a 1980 Japanese film directed by Norifumi Suzuki. Hiroyuki Sanada landed his first lead role in the film. Plot Toyotomi Hideyoshi sends Shiranui Shōgen to Iga in search of the Momochi clan's hidden gold. Momochi clan is destroyed by him. But Momochi Sandayū's child Momochi Ganmaru narrowly escapes and he goes to Ming dynasty. 10 years later, he goes back to Japan. Cast *Hiroyuki Sanada : Momochi Takamaru *Etsuko Shiomi : Ai-Lian *Yuki Ninagawa : Otsu *Shōhei Hino : Gosuke (Ishikawa Goemon) *Katsumasa Uchida : Shiranui Gennosuke *Masashi Ishibashi : Momochi Sandayū *Akira Hamada : Akechi Mitsuhide *Yōko Nogiwa : Chiyo *Asao Koike : Toyotomi Hideyori *Masumi Harukawa : Lady Yodo * Makoto Satō : Junka no Yatoji *Isao Natsuyagi : Hattori Hanzō * Tetsuro Tamba : Tozawa Hakuunsai *Sonny Chiba , known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abarenbō Shōgun
(Abarenbō Shōgun) was a Japanese television program on the TV Asahi network. Set in the eighteenth century, it showed fictitious events in the life of Yoshimune, the eighth Tokugawa ''shōgun''. The program started in 1978 under the title ''Yoshimune Hyobanki: Abarenbo Shogun'' (''Chronicle in Praise of Yoshimune: The Unfettered Shogun'') who went after rogue councillors and ''daimyō'' who were abusing their power. After a few seasons, they shortened the first two words and the show ran for two decades under the shorter title until the series ended in 2003; a two-hour special aired in 2004. The earliest scripts occasionally wove stories around historic events such as the establishment of firefighting companies of commoners in Edo, but eventually the series adopted a routine of strictly fiction. Along with Zenigata Heiji and Mito Kōmon, it ranks among the longest-running series in the jidaigeki genre. Like many other jidaigeki, it falls in the category of ''kanzen-chōaku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink Lady No Katsudō Daishashin
Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, childhood, femininity, and romance. A combination of pink and white is associated with chastity and innocence, whereas a combination of pink and black links to eroticism and seduction. In the 21st century, pink is seen as a symbol of femininity, though this has not always been true; in the 1920s, pink was seen as a color that reflected masculinity. In nature and culture File:Color icon pink v2.svg, Various shades of pink File:Dianthus.jpg, The color pink takes its name from the flowers called pinks, members of the genus '' Dianthus''. File:Rosa Queen Elizabeth1ZIXIETTE.jpg, In most European languages, pink is called ''rose'' or ''rosa'', after the rose flower. File:Cherry blossoms in the Ts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edo O Kiru
or ''Slashing Edo'' was a popular ''jidaigeki'' on Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting System. During the decades from its 1973, premiere until 1994, finale, 214 episodes aired. It lasted through eight series, with several casts and settings. It ran on Monday evenings in the 8:00–8:54 prime time slot, sponsored by National, and remains popular in reruns. The first series featured popular actor Muga Takewaki, a co-star in the network's program ''Ōoka Echizen'', which alternated with ''Edo o Kiru'' in the same time slot. He played Hoshina Masayuki, half-brother of ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Iemitsu, masquerading as Azusa Ukon in a good-over-evil drama set in Edo. Also on the cast was Matsuzaka Keiko, who continued in the next several versions of the show. Versions two through six starred the popular actor/singer Saigō Teruhiko in the role of Tōyama Kagemoto, or Tōyama no Kin-san, a samurai who lived among the commoners, to the point of having a huge '' sakura'' tattoo drawn on his shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tora-san's Lullaby
is a 1974 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Yukiyo Toake as his love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san's Lullaby'' is the fourteenth entry in the popular, long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series. It marks the debut of actor Masami Shimojō in the role of Tora-san's Uncle Tatsuzō. The third actor in this role, Shimojō would play the character until the end of the series. Synopsis During his travels Tora-san meets a troubled father with a baby. He shares a drink with the man who then abandons the baby into Tora-san's care. At his hometown in Shibamata, Tokyo, the family is worried about who will take care of the family shop once Tora-san's aunt and uncle have died. Tora-san arrives with the baby causing family and neighbors to speculate that he is the father. The family takes the sickly baby to the hospital where Tora-san falls in love with the nurse, causing complications. The baby's father returns, cleari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Of Japan
The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent formation of modern Japan. It encompassed the Japanese archipelago and several colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories. Under the slogans of and following the Boshin War and restoration of power to the Emperor from the Shogun, Japan underwent a period of industrialization and militarization, the Meiji Restoration, which is often regarded as the fastest modernisation of any country to date. All of these aspects contributed to Japan's emergence as a great power and the establishment of a colonial empire following the First Sino-Japanese War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Russo-Japanese War, and World War I. Economic and political turmoil in the 1920s, including the Great Depression, led to the rise of militarism, nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Die In The Country
, also known as ''Pastoral Hide and Seek'', is a 1974 Japanese drama film directed by Shūji Terayama. The film employs a film-within-film structure, depicting a young man (a stand-in for Terayama) wrestling with the film he is attempting to complete - a reimagination of his adolescence. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Prologue Six children play hide-and-seek in the countryside. After the five run off to hide, the child chosen to be it begins to look for the children, but instead, five adults emerge. Film-Within-Film As a 15-year-old, the protagonist (referred to hereafter as “Shin-chan”, the way his mother addresses him) lived with his widowed mother in a Japanese village in Aomori Prefecture, at the foot of the Scary Mountain. Shin-chan lusts after the woman who lives next door and witnesses a young woman struggling to deliver her child; the other bystanders murmur that it was conceived out of wedlock. After an argument at home, Shin-chan storms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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