Muddy River (film)
is a 1981 Japanese drama film directed by Kōhei Oguri. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Plot In the summer of 1956, Two boys, whose parents ply their trade by the mouth of a muddy river in Osaka, become close friends. The two families' "businesses" are in fact dining and prostitution. When Nobuo, the restaurateur's son, loses his pocket money during the Tenjin Festival, Kiichi, the prostitute's boy, invites him home, and he learns the truth. Cast * Takahiro Tamura as Shinpei Itakura * Mariko Kaga as Shoko Matsumoto, Kiichi and Ginko's mother * Nobutaka Asahara as Nobuo Itakura * Makiko Shibata as Ginko Matsumoto * Minoru Sakurai as Kiichi Matsumoto * Yumiko Fujita as Sadako Itakura, Nobuo's mother * Gannosuke Ashiya as Shinoda, the horse cart man See also * List of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * Lis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kōhei Oguri
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Gunma, Oguri first became a freelance assistant director after graduating from Waseda University. He made his directorial debut in 1981 with '' Muddy River'', which earned him both a Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year and a citation in the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. ''Muddy River'' was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Silver Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. His film ''The Sting of Death'' won the Grand Prize of the Jury at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. He has also authored several books. Filmography *'' Muddy River'' (泥の河 Doro no kawa) (1981) *''Kayako no tame ni'' (伽倻子のために) (1984) *''The Sting of Death'' (死の棘 Shi no toge) (1990) *'' Sleeping Man'' (眠る男) (1996) *''Umoregi'' (埋もれ木) (2005) *''Foujita ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minoru Sakurai
Minoru is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Minoru Arakawa (荒川 實, born 1946), Japanese former president of Nintendo of America *Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実, 1917–1999), Japanese actor *Minoru Fujita (藤田 ミノル, born 1977), Japanese professional wrestler *Minoru Genda (源田 実, 1904–1989), Japanese naval general *, Japanese footballer *Minoru Hirai (1903–1998), Japanese martial artist * Minoru Honda (本田 実, 1913–1990), Japanese astronomer *Minoru Inaba (稲葉 実, born 1951), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese sport shooter * Minoru Kawasaki (河崎 実, born 1958), Japanese film director, screenwriter and produce * Minoru Kawasaki (川崎 稔, born 1961), Japanese politician *Minoru Kimura (born 1993), Brazilian kickboxer *, Japanese handball player *Minoru Kitani (木谷 実, 1909–1975), Japanese professional Go player *Minoru Kizawa (鬼沢 稔), Japanese astronomer *, Ja ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Films Directed By Kôhei Oguri
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 through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1980s Japanese-language Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Japanese Drama Films
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1981 Drama Films
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is First inauguration of Ronald Reagan, sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DMC DeLorean, DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An 1981 Dawu earthquake, earthquake of magnitude in Sichuan, China, kills 150 people. Japan suffers a less serious earthquake on the same day. * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1981 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten films released in 1981 by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * May 16 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie '' Heaven's Gate'', a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it. * March 30 - The 53rd Academy Awards are postponed due to the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan earlier that day. They are held the following day with a message from the President recorded for the ceremony prior to the assassination attempt. * June 8 - Marvin Davis acquires 20th Century Fox for $720 million. * June 12 – '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is released by Paramount Pictures. It became Paramount's highest-grossing film of all ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Japanese Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Japan has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since the inception of the award. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film was not created until 1956; however, between 1947 and 1955, the academy presented Honorary Awards to the best foreign language films released in the United States. These awards were not competitive, as there were no nominees but simply a winner every year that was voted on by the Board of Governors of the academy. Three Japanese films were recipients of Honorary Awards during this period. For the 1956 Academy Awards, a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since. , twelve Japanese fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Submissions To The 54th Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 54th Academy Awards, twenty-five films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The highlighted titles were the five nominated films, which came from Italy, Japan, Poland and Switzerland. Hungary won the award with the film ''Mephisto''. Submissions Notes * The Soviet Union submitted ''O, Sport, You – the Peace!,'' a 2-hour documentary on the 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yumiko Fujita
Yumiko Fujita (藤田 弓子; born 12 September 1945 in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Selected filmography Film * '' If You Were Young: Rage'' (1970) * '' Under the Flag of the Rising Sun'' (1972) * ''Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no Mon'' (1974) * ''The Bullet Train'' (1975) * '' Muddy River'' (1981) * '' Time and Tide'' (1984) * '' Seburi monogatari'' (1985) * ''Chizuko's Younger Sister'' (1991) * '' Lonely Heart'' (1985) * ''Drugstore Girl'' (2003) * ''Glory to the Filmmaker!'' (2007) * ''Golden Orchestra'' (2016) * ''What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?'' (2021) * ''Do Unto Others'' (2023) Television * ''Ghost Soup ''Ghost Soup'' is a 1992 Japanese TV drama produced for Fuji TV as part of their part of the food-themed drama series, La Cuisine by Shunji Iwai. Plot It's Christmas Eve in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropo ...'' (1992) References External links Official Site * Asadora lead actors 1945 births People ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Makiko Shibata
Makiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Makiko Esumi (born 1966), Japanese model, actress, writer, essayist, and lyricist *Makiko Fujino (born 1949), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *Makiko Furukawa (born 1947), Japanese former volleyball player *Makiko Horai (born 1979), former Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese long-distance runner *Makiko Kikuta (born 1969), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan * Makiko Kuno (born 1967), Japanese actress *, Japanese speed skater *Makiko Ōmoto (born 1973), female voice actor from Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan *Makiko Tanaka (born 1944), Japanese politician, the daughter of former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka *Makiko Tomita is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a member of the Japan women's national rugby sevens team. She also competed in the 2010 Asian Games. Tomita studied at Waseda University in the School of I ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |