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Masato Harada
is a Japanese film director, film critic, and sometimes an actor; he is best known to foreign audiences as Omura in ''The Last Samurai'' and as Mr Mita in ''Fearless (2006 film), Fearless''. In both his acting roles he portrayed the villain who wants Japan to westernize under the Meiji Restoration in the meantime trying to remove the old ways. Early life Harada was born in Numazu, Shizuoka and graduated from Higashi High School. In 1972 he went to London to learn English. He then attended Tokyo College of Photography and Pepperdine University, where he spent number of years training as a filmmaker. He married journalist Mizuho Fukuda in 1976. Career Harada made his directorial debut in 1979. He collaborated and showcased his works in Europe and US and worked as an English to Japanese subtitle (captioning), subtitle translator for number of American films showing in Japan. As an actor, he appeared in Edward Zwick's ''The Last Samurai'' in 2003. and Ronny Yu's ''Fearless (2006 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Numazu
is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 189,486 in 91,986 households, and a population density of 1,014 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Numazu is at the northwestern end of the Izu Peninsula, which is a leisure destination known for its numerous hot springs. Mount Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, may also be seen from Numazu on clear days. Numazu is located west of Tokyo and is on the Tōkaidō Main Line, the main railway line from Osaka to Tokyo. Warmed by the Kuroshio Current, the area enjoys a warm maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. The Kano River runs through the middle of the city. Mount Ashitaka (1188 meters) is the highest point in the city Neighboring municipalities Shizuoka Prefecture *Mishima *Fuji *Izu *Izunokuni * Shimizu *Nagaizumi *Kannami Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Numazu has been in slow decline over the past 30 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunhed (film)
is a 1989 Japanese science fiction action film directed by Masato Harada. Plot Prologue In the early 2030s, a new material called Texmexium (more powerful than nuclear energy) enabled the world to be controlled by a new generation of super computers. Due to fear of misusing Texmexium, it was guarded within hyper-nuclear facilities that powered every major city. Concurrently occurring was the world's depletion in raw materials to create new all-powerful computers; conductive plastics and computer chips have out-valued gold and gave rise to tech scavengers that seek their fortunes through acquiring and selling computer parts despite the extreme dangers. During the year 2005, the Cybortech Company built one of the most advanced robotics development facilities upon a small Asian island simply called 8JO. Controlled by a highly advanced A.I.system, Kyron-5, the A.I. autonomously ran the island for 20 years until it come to realize humanity wasn't needed and began to use their own t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unbroken Samurai
Unbroken may refer to: * Unbroken (horse), a horse that has never been ridden Books and film * '' Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption'', a 2010 nonfiction book by Laura Hillenbrand about World War II hero Louis Zamperini * ''Unbroken'' (film), a 2014 film based on the Hillenbrand book * '' Unbroken: Path to Redemption'', a 2018 sequel to the 2014 film. Music *Unbroken (band), an American hardcore punk band Albums * ''Unbroken'' (Buddy Tate album), 1970 *Unbroken (Crematory album), 2020 * ''Unbroken'' (Demi Lovato album), 2011 * ''Unbroken'' (D-Side album), 2006 * ''Unbroken'' (Fiona album), 2011 * ''Unbroken'' (Julie Elias album), 2015 * ''Unbroken'' (Katharine McPhee album), 2010 * ''Unbroken'' (A Perfect Murder album), 2004 * ''Unbroken'' (Shannon Noll album), 2018 Songs * "Unbroken" (Bonnie Anderson song), 2015 * "Unbroken" (Tim McGraw song), 2002 * "Unbroken" (María Ólafsdóttir song), 2015 * "Unbroken" (Stan Walker song), 2010 *"Unb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekigahara (film)
is a 2017 jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Masato Harada starring Junichi Okada as Ishida Mitsunari. The film recounts the Battle of Sekigahara, a six-hour battle in 1600 that brought an end to the Warring States era in Japanese history, as well as the political struggles that led up to it. It is an adaptation of the 1966 novel ''Sekigahara'' by Ryōtarō Shiba. Plot After brief flash-forwards both to the morning of the battle as well as to the present day, Toyotomi Hideyoshi meets a young temple acolyte, "Sakichi", and recruits him into his service after being impressed with him. Sakichi, who is Ishida Mitsunari, gains wealth and prestige in his new master's service, and eventually is granted a large domain. Hideyoshi unifies most of Japan and takes the title of taikō, but also grows erratic in his old age. He orders a series of expensive invasions of Korea where they were utterly defeated by the Koreans, bankrupting the nobles, and also orders the execution of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emperor In August
is a 2015 Japanese historical drama film directed by Masato Harada. It was released on August 8, 2015. A remake of ''Japan's Longest Day'' (1967), the film depicts the chain of command of Imperial Japan's government, military, and War Council under Hirohito in the immediate period before the surrender of Japan in World War II between April 1945 to August 15, 1945, chronicling Kantarō Suzuki's term as the Prime Minister and the final months of War Minister Korechika Anami, the Allied firebombing of Tokyo on May 25, preparations for Operation Ketsugō, the leadership's response to the Potsdam Declaration and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the failed military coup intended to foil Japan's declaration of surrender. Plot The film recreates the chain of historical events from April to August 15, 1945, which determined the further fate of Japan: the last months of the command of the armed forces of Imperial Japan and the military council under the leadershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakekomi
is a 2015 Japanese jidaigeki drama film directed by Masato Harada. It was released in Japan on May 16, 2015. Cast *Yo Oizumi as Shinjirō Nakamura *Erika Toda as Jogo *Hikari Mitsushima as Ogin *Rina Uchiyama as Yū Togasaki *Hana Hizuki as Hōshūni *Midoriko Kimura as Okatsu *Katsumi Kiba as Rihei *Katsuo Nakamura as Kaze no Kinbei Production Kakekomi's screenplay was based on the novel Tokeiji Hanadayori by Hisashi Inoue. The film was shot at Engyō-ji Temple in Himeji 260px, Himeji City Hall is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km². The total area of the city is .... Director Masato Harada first saw the location while filming The Last Samurai. Reception On its opening weekend the film grossed at the Japanese box office. Zahraa Mubarak of 'High on Films' Website called Kakekomi "a shocking and intense experience" in herevie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronicle Of My Mother
is a 2011 Japanese drama film directed by Masato Harada based on a novel by Yasushi Inoue. Cast *Kōji Yakusho - Kosaku *Kirin Kiki - Yae *Aoi Miyazaki - Kotoko *Kaho Minami - Kuwako *Erina Mano - Sadayo *Takahiro Miura - Segawa *Rentarō Mikuni - Hayato Awards Cinematographer Akiko Ashizawa won the award for best cinematography for her work on the film at the Mainichi Film Awards 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, .... References External links * 2011 drama films 2011 films Films directed by Masato Harada Japanese drama films 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Climber's High
is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Masato Harada. The film is about a newspaper editor (played by Shin'ichi Tsutsumi) who deals with the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123. Accolades 51st Blue Ribbon Awards * Best Film * Best Supporting Actor - Masato Sakai References External links * *Narratives on the World's Worst Plane Crash: Flight JL123 in Print and on ScreenArchive by Hood, C.P. (2009), Research Seminar Paper, Ref No.7, Cardiff Crimes Narrative Network, Cardiff University , latin_name = , image_name = Shield of the University of Cardiff.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of arms of Cardiff University , motto = cy, Gwirionedd, Undod a Chytgord , mottoeng = Truth, Unity and Concord , established = 1 ... 2008 films 2000s Japanese-language films Japanese aviation films Films directed by Masato Harada 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mōryō No Hako
is a Japanese novel by Natsuhiko Kyogoku. It is the second novel in the ''Kyōgokudō'' series that began with ''Summer of the Ubume''. The novel has been turned into a live action feature film, a manga, and an anime television series. Story The story takes place between August and October, 1952. It primarily follows crime fiction writer Tatsumi Sekiguchi and news magazine editor Morihiko Toriguchi as they investigate, with the help of ''onmyōji'' Akihiko Chūzenji, a series of unusual crimes that take place in Musashino and Mitaka. Kanako Yuzuki and Yoriko Kusumoto are friends and middle school students. The two plan to go to Lake Sagami over summer break. On the night they are to leave, Kanako is hit by the train on which Tokyo police detective Shutarō Kiba is traveling. After the hospital stabilizes Kanako, her older sister, Yōko Yuzuki, has Kanako transferred to Kōshirō Mimasaka's research hospital. Several days later, the discovery of a severed arm and two b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Densen Uta
is a 2007 Japanese satiric Japanese horror film produced by Shochiku Corporation and directed by Masato Harada. Many of the cast are members of the AKB48 idol girl group. Synopsis Anzu Natsuno (Yuko Oshima), a student at an all-girl high school, is walking in the hallway when she hears a mysterious melody coming from the auditorium. There, she finds her classmate Kana (Atsuko Maeda) singing and Anzu's soon shocked when she sees Kana committing suicide after the song ends. A few days later, Anzu is approached by magazine columnist Riku Nagase (Ryuhei Matsuda), who explains that he's investigating an urban legend of ''Densen Uta'', or the ''infectious song'', that turns whomever sings the song suicidal. Riku convinces Anzu and her friends to sing the song to see if there's any truth to the urban legend. They reluctantly agree and sing the song. Over next few days the girls, one by one, kill themselves, leaving Anzu to fight for her life. Coming closer to the source of the son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spellbound (1999 Film)
is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Masato Harada. Cast * Kōji Yakusho as Hiroshi Kitano * Tatsuya Nakadai as Hideaki Sasaki * Kippei Shiina as Akio Katayama * Jun Fubuki as Kyoko Kitano * Jinpachi Nezu as Kohei Nakayama * Mayumi Wakamura as Miho Wada * Kei Satō as Takashi Hisayama * Kenichi Endō as Ōnogi * Hitomi Kuroki as Hiroko Sato * Tetsurō Tamba (special appearance) as Tajiro Kawakami * Renji Ishibashi * Taketoshi Naitō * Nobuyuki Katsube * Haruma Miura * Joe Odagiri * Yumi Takigawa * Kenichi Yajima * Ikuji Nakamura Awards and nominations 24th Hochi Film Award * Won: Best Film * Won: Best Actress - Jun Fubuki * Won: Best Supporting Actor - Kippei Shiina 23rd Japan Academy Prize * Won: Best Film Editing * Nominated: Best Film * Nominated: Best Director * Nominated: Best Actor - Kōji Yakusho * Nominated: Best Supporting Actor - Kippei Shiina * Nominated: Best Supporting Actress - Mayumi Wakamura * Nominated: Best Screenplay * Nominated: Best Cinematography * Nominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
