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Maborosi
''Maborosi'', known in Japan as , is a 1995 Japanese drama film by director Hirokazu Kore-eda starring Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano, and Takashi Naito. It is based on a novel by Teru Miyamoto. The film won a Golden Osella Award for Best Cinematography at the 1995 Venice Film Festival. Plot Yumiko (Esumi) and Ikuo (Asano) are a young Osaka couple who have a new baby. One day Ikuo is walking along the railway tracks and is hit and killed by a train. It seems that he may have done this deliberately yet there is no apparent motive. A few years pass. Yumiko agrees to an arranged marriage with a widower, Tamio (Naitō), and she and Yuichi (her son, now played by Gohki Kashima) move to Tamio's house in a rustic village on the Sea of Japan coast, shot on location in Wajima, on the Noto Peninsula (the actual location where the film was shot is Uniumachi, about 5 km west from Wajima along the coast). A drunken spat over a bell Yumiko had given Ikuo just before he died causes Yumiko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirokazu Kore-eda
is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films, including '' Nobody Knows'' (2004), '' Still Walking'' (2008), and '' After the Storm'' (2016). He won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for '' Like Father, Like Son'' and won the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for ''Shoplifters''. Personal life Kore-eda's father was a '' wansei''. His paternal grandparents could not marry under Japanese law at the time as they had the same last name, so they eloped to Taiwan where they could, which was then under Japanese colonial rule. He has cited this as a reason for his affinity toward Taiwan. Kore-eda was born in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. He is the youngest of three children with two older sisters. From a young age, Kore-eda would spend time watching movies with his mother. He said through an interpreter, "My mother loved films! She adored Ingrid Bergman, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
52nd Venice International Film Festival
The 52nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 30 August to 9 September 1995. Jury The following people comprised the 1995 jury: * Jorge Semprún (head of jury) * Guglielmo Biraghi (former head of the festival) * Jean-Pierre Jeunet * Abbas Kiarostami * Margarethe von Trotta * Mario Martone * Peter Rainer (film critic) * Moses Rothman (film critic) Official selection In competition Awards * Golden Lion: ** '' Xich lo'' by Anh Hung Tran *Grand Special Jury Prize: ** '' A Comédia de Deus'' by João César Monteiro ** '' L'uomo delle stelle'' by Giuseppe Tornatore *Golden Osella: **Best Director - Kenneth Branagh for ''In the Bleak Midwinter'' **Best Cinematography - Masao Nakabori for ''Maborosi'' **Best Screenplay - Abolfazl Jalili for '' Det Yani Dokhtar'' *Volpi Cup: **Best Actor - Götz George for '' The Deathmaker'' **Best Actress - Sandrine Bonnaire & Isabelle Huppert for ''La Cérémonie'' **Best Supporting Performer - Ian Hart for '' Nothing Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadanobu Asano
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor. He is known for his roles as Dragon Eye Morrison in ''Electric Dragon 80.000 V'', Kakihara in ''Ichi the Killer'', Mamoru Arita in '' Bright Future'', Hattori Genosuke in ''Zatoichi'', Kenji in '' Last Life in the Universe'', A man in ''Survive Style 5+'', Ayano in ''The Taste of Tea'', Temujin in ''Mongol'', Captain Yugi Nagata in ''Battleship'', Lord Kira Yoshinaka in ''47 Ronin''Keanu's 47 Ronin has A-List Japanese Cast Japan-Zone.com March 2, 2011 and in the |
Sayaka Yoshino
(born 14 May 1982) is a Japanese actress, model, and television personality. One of the first popular teen models / idols known in Japan as "Chaidoru" (a word play on child and idol), she has appeared in numerous TV dramas, commercials, and films. Early life Born in Tokyo and raised in both Tokyo and Chiba, Yoshino as a child wondered how children appeared on TV programs, until she learnt that to be cast she would need to a talent agency / agent. Without her parents foreknowledge, she sent out applications (including a school yearbook photograph of herself) to agencies advertised in newspapers until one responded with a request to meet and interview in person. As a young girl not able to travel to the meeting alone, Yoshino informed her mother and was escorted to the agency interview of which she was later offered to join. Career Yoshino began her career in 1994 after being selected in a public audition by a talent agency that she applied herself. After gaining popularity as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Ming-chang
Chen Ming-chang (陳明章) (born July 4, 1956) is a Taiwanese folk singer, guitarist, Taiwanese yueqin player, composer, and producer born in Beitou. He is known for writing scores for the Hou Hsiao-Hsien films ''Dust in the Wind'' (1985) and '' The Puppetmaster'' (1993), as well as for songs such as "She Is Our Darling" (伊是咱的寶貝, 1993) and "Wandering to Tamsui" (流浪到淡水, 1995). He is stylistically known for singing primarily in Taiwanese Hokkien, incorporating traditional styles and instruments into his music, as well as songs that represent the Taiwanese underclass. History Early life Chen Ming-chang was born in 1956 in Beitou Village, Yangmingshan Administrative Bureau (now Beitou District in Taipei). Chen Ming-chang's first musical instrument was his older brother's guitar, which his mother bought for 2700 NTD as a reward for his high school admission. His brother barely used it and left it for Ming-chang, then in his 2nd year of middle school, to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masao Nakabori
is a Japanese cinematographer, known as DP of Koreeda's ''Maborosi''. Selected filmography TV films * ''Ultra Seven'' ('' ウルトラセブン,'' 1967) * ''Silver Kamen'' ('' シルバー仮面'', 1971–1972) * ''Ultraman Taro'' ('' ウルトラマンタロウ,'' 1973 - 1974) * '' Nami no Bon'' ('' 波の盆'', 1983) Feature films * '' Utamaro's World'' ('' 歌麿 夢と知りせば'', 1977) * ''Teito Monogatari'' ('' 帝都物語'', 1988) * '' Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars'' ('' ウルトラQ ザ・ムービー 星の伝説'', 1990) * ''Edogawa Rampo monogatari: Yaneura no sanpo sha'' ('' 屋根裏の散歩者'', 1992) * ''Maborosi'' ('' 幻の光'', 1995) * '' Falling Into the Evening'' ('' 落下する夕方'', 1998) * ''Murder on D Street'' ('' D坂の殺人事件'', 1998) * '' Return of Happiness'' ('' すずらん'', 2000) * '' Women in the Mirror'' ('' 鏡の女たち'', 2002) * '' Blessing Bell'' ('' 幸福の鐘'', 2002) * '' Summer of Ubume'' ('' 姑獲 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Films With A 100% Rating On Rotten Tomatoes
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, a film has a rating of 100% if each professional review recorded by the website is assessed as positive rather than negative. The percentage is based on the film's reviews aggregated by the website and assessed as positive or negative, and when all aggregated reviews are positive, the film has a 100% rating. Listed below are films with 100% ratings that have a critics' consensus or have been reviewed by at least twenty film critics. Many of these films, particularly those with a high number of positive reviews, have achieved wide critical acclaim and are often considered among the best films ever made. A number of these films also appear on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies lists, but there are many others and several entries with dozens of positive reviews, which are considered surprising to some experts. To date, '' Leave No Trace'' holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 251 positive reviews. The 100% rating is vul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Osella
The Golden Osella is the name of several awards given at the Venice Film Festival. They are awarded irregularly and in various categories such as directing, screenwriting, cinematography, and technical contributions. The name derives from the ''osella'', a medal awarded by the Doges of Venice The Doge of Venice ( ; vec, Doxe de Venexia ; it, Doge di Venezia ; all derived from Latin ', "military leader"), sometimes translated as Duke (compare the Italian '), was the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice between 726 a ... to various persons between 1521 and 1797. Best Cinematography Best Director Best Original Music Best Screenplay Best Set Design Outstanding Technical Contribution References External links Venice Film Festival - Overview on ''IMDb''{{Venice Film Festival Italian film awards Lists of films by award Venice Film Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Emoto
is a Japanese actor. Career In 1999, he won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''Dr. Akagi''. He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award for ''Dotonbori River'' and '' Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san''. Personal life His wife is the actress Kazue Tsunogae, and he is the father of the actors Tasuku Emoto and Tokio Emoto. Selected filmography Film Television Honours *Medal with Purple Ribbon are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done meritorious deeds and also to those who have achieved excellence in their field of work. The Medals of Honor were established on December 7, 1881, and we ... (2011) * Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2019) References External links * * 1948 births People from Chūō, Tokyo Living people Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Male actors from Tokyo Recipients of the Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoyo Ōshima
is a Japanese film editor, known as editor of Nagisa Oshima's and Shuji Terayama's films in her young days. She is the director of Tokyo Filmex, a film festival.東京フィルメックス2006コンペティション審査員 Selected filmography * '' God Speed You! Black Emperor'' ('' ゴッド・スピード・ユー! BLACK EMPEROR'', 1976) * ''Grass Labyrinth / Kusa-meikyū'' ('' 草迷 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noto Peninsula
The Noto Peninsula (能登半島, ''Noto-hantō'') is a peninsula that projects north into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The main industries of the peninsula are agriculture, fisheries, and tourism. Name According to Alexander Vovin, the name is derived from Ainu 'cape' or 'big cape'. It is written with two ''ateji'' (''ad hoc'' kanji used for an unrelated word): 能 ''nō'' 'ability' and 登 ''tō/to'' 'ascend'. Area and spots Three regions The area of the Noto Peninsula is divided into 3 regions. ;Kuchi-Noto (Entrance of Noto):South part of the area. Hakui City, Kahoku City, Hōdatsu-shimizu Town, Shika Town ;Naka-Noto (Middle of Noto):Middle part of the area. Nanao City, Wakura Onsen Resort, Naka-Noto Town, Tatsuruhama ;Oku-Noto (Deep Noto or North Noto):North part of the area. Wajima City, Suzu City, Noto Town, Anamizu Town, Noto Island Notable spots ;Wakura Onsen:Located in Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teru Miyamoto
is a Japanese author. Biography Miyamoto was born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and graduated from the faculty of letters at Otemon Gakuin University after which he became a copywriter. In 1970, he began to write his first novel and quit his job. Although he later joined another company, he quit again in 1972. Bibliography * ''Doro no Kawa'' (1977) * ''Hotarugawa'' (1978) * ''Kinshu'' (1982) Translated into English in 2005 with the title ''Kinshu: Autumn Brocade'' * ''Hana no Furu Gogo'' (1988) * In 1995 his novel ''Maboroshi no Hikari'' was made into a film by director Hirokazu Koreeda. The English release is entitled ''Maborosi''. Prizes *1977 Dazai Osamu Prize for ''Mud River'' (''Doro no Kawa'') *1978 Akutagawa Prize for ''Firefly River'' (''Hotarugawa'') *1987 Yoshikawa Eiji was a Japanese historical novelist. Among his best-known novels are revisions of older classics. He was mainly influenced by classics such as ''The Tale of the Heike'', ''Tale of Genji'', ''Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
