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Mieko Takamine
(2 December 1918 – 27 May 1990) was a Japanese actress and singer. Biography Mieko Takamine was born the eldest daughter of famous chikuzen biwa player and teacher Chikufu Takamine. She gave her acting debut in the 1936 film ''Kimi yo takarakani utae'', produced by the Shochiku studios, to which she would remain affiliated throughout her career, although she would also occasionally appear in productions of other companies after the war. Her first released record as a singer was the theme song for the film ''Hotaru no hikari'' (1938), and she soon established herself as a "singing movie star". Takamine starred in films of Japan's most notable directors, including Hiroshi Shimizu, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Keisuke Kinoshita. Selected filmography Films *''The Lights of Asakusa'' (1937) Dir. Yasujirō Shimazu *''The Masseurs and a Woman'' (1938) Dir. Hiroshi Shimizu *''Warm Current'' (1939) Dir. Kōzaburō Yoshimura *''Nobuko'' (1940) Dir. Hiroshi Shimizu *''Brothers and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Garden Of Women
is a 1954 Japanese drama film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. It is based on the novel by Tomoji Abe. Plot After the opening sequence, documenting the uprise of students at a women's boarding school following the death of one of their fellow students, the preceding events are told in a flashback narration: Among a number of young female students, opposition is growing against the conservative-authoritarian school administration and its strict doctrines. The opposing students are divided into fractions themselves, left-wing like Akiko versus unpolitical like Tomiko, and ones who call for action now versus those who urge not to act prematurely. The latter is a repeated cause for debate between Akiko, an overt socialist of upper-class descent, and Toshiko, who acts as sort of a leading figure and ideologue. Catalyst of the events is student Yoshie, who is behind in her studies, but not allowed to work late at night according to the rules. Yoshie enrolled in the school in an attem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōoku (1983 TV Series)
is a 1983 Japanese Jidaigeki television series. The story is set in whole Edo period in Ōoku and is fiction set against a background of historical fact. The Ōoku was where thousands of women work for one Tokugawa shogun and the part the ladies lived in Edo Castle. Cast Tokugawa shogun and people of Ōoku *Komaki Kurihara as Oeyo (episode1-3,50,51) *Tomisaburo Wakayama as Tokugawa Ieyasu (episode1-2) *Katsuo Nakamura as Tokugawa Hidetada (episode1-3,8) * Masaya Oki as Tokugawa Iemitsu (episode3-8,10,11,13) *Naoko Otani / Misako Watanabe as Lady Kasuga *Mieko Takamine as Sosinni *Haruko Kato as Senhime (episode14-16) *Mitsuko Kusabue as Asukai (episode14-16) * Ken Tanaka as Tokugawa Ietsuna (episode14-16) *Masahiko Tsugawa as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (episode18-20,22,23,25,26) *Yoko Tsukasa as Nobuko (episode18,19,21,-23,25,26) *Meiko Kaji as Uemonnosuke no Tsubone (episode22.23) *Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Tokugawa Ienobu (episode26-29) * Ayumi Ishida / Kyoko Enami as Gekkoin *Isuzu Yamad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkey (TV Series)
, also known by its English title ''Monkey'', is a Japanese television drama based on the 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West'' by Wu Cheng'en. Filmed in Northwest China and Inner Mongolia, the show was produced by Nippon TV and and broadcast from 1978 to 1980 on Nippon TV. Plot summary , the title character, is described in the theme song as being "born from an egg on a mountain top", a stone egg, and thus he is a stone monkey, a skilled fighter who becomes a brash king of a monkey tribe, who, the song goes on to claim, was "the punkiest monkey that ever popped". He achieved a little enlightenment, and proclaimed himself "Great Sage, Equal of Heaven". After demanding the "gift" of a magical staff from a powerful dragon king, and to quiet the din of his rough antics on Earth, Monkey is approached by Heaven to join their host, first in the lowly position of Master of the Stable (manure disposal), and then—after his riotous complaints—as "Keeper of the Peach Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tempyō No Iraka
is a 1980 Japanese historical drama film directed by Kei Kumai, based on Yasushi Inoue's novel of the same name. The film follows a Japanese mission to Tang China during the Heian period. Cast * Katsuo Nakamura as Fushō * Masaaki Daimon as Yōei * Takahiro Tamura as Ganjin * Mitsuo Hamada as Genrō * Hisashi Igawa as Gyōgō * Mieko Takamine as Yoroshime * Hideko Yoshida as Koyoshi * Daigo Kusano as Kaiyu * Shōbun Inoue as Yoshihiko * Yasukiyo Umeno as Kibi no Makibi * Kōji Takahashi as Abe no Nakamaro * Osamu Takizawa as Rōben * Takashi Shimura was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films (more than any other actor), including as a lead actor in '' Drunken Angel'' (1948), ''Rashomon'' (1950), ''Ikiru'' (1952) a ... as Ryuson References External links * 1980 films 1980 drama films Japanese drama films Films based on Japanese novels Jidaigeki films Films scored by Toru Takemitsu 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadao Nakajima
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter (born 8 August, 1934) known for his work in yakuza films and jidaigeki. Career Born in Chiba Prefecture, he attended Hibiya High School and then the University of Tokyo before joining the Tōei studio in 1959. Working at Tōei's Kyoto studio, he served as an assistant director under such directors as Masahiro Makino, Tadashi Imai, and Tomotaka Tasaka. He made his directorial debut in 1964 Kunoichi ninpō and won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1966 for '' Yakuza (893) gurentai'', the first gendaigeki shot at Tōei's Kyoto studio. He directed such popular film series as ''Kogarashi Monjirō'' and ''Nihon no don'', and also worked on television. His 1985 film '' Seburi monogatari'' was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. From 1987 to 2008 he served as a professor of the Osaka University of Arts. He has directed over 60 films in his career. Selected filmography * ''Kunoichi ninpō'' (くノ一 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanada Yukimura No Bōryaku
is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Sadao Nakajima. The film deals Sanada Yukimura and Siege of Osaka. Cast *Hiroki Matsukata as Sanada Yukimura *Chiezō Kataoka as Sanada Masayuki *Tatsuo Umemiya as Sanada Nobuyuki *Teruhiko Aoi as Sarutobi Sasuke *Guts Ishimatsu as Unno Rokurō *Minori Terada as Kirigakure Saizō *Kensaku Morita as Kakei Juzō *Shōhei Hino as Anayama Kosuke *Hiroyuki Sanada as Miyoshi Isa *Nobuo Kaneko as Hayashi Razan *Akiji Kobayashi as Honda Masazumi *Seizō Fukumoto as Hayakaze *Junichi Haruta as Akagumo *Ryosuke Kagawa as Tenkai *Rokkō Toura as Ono Harunaga *Ichiro Ogura as Toyotomi Hideyori *Mieko Takamine as Lady Yodo *Mikio Narita as Katō Kiyomasa * Tetsuro Tamba as Goto Matabei *Kinnosuke Yorozuya (Special appearance) as Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with h ... [...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] |
Kon Ichikawa
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) and '' Fires on the Plain'' (1959), to the documentary ''Tokyo Olympiad'' (1965), which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge drama ''An Actor's Revenge'' (1963). His film ''Odd Obsession'' (1959) won the Jury Prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. Early life and career Ichikawa was born in Ise, Mie Prefecture as Giichi Ichikawa (市川儀一). His father died when he was four years old, and the family kimono shop went bankrupt, so he went to live with his sister. He was given the name "Kon" by an uncle who thought the characters in the kanji 崑 signified good luck, because the two halves of the Chinese character look the same when it is split in half vertically. As a child he loved drawing and his ambition was to become an artist. He also loved films and was a fan of "chambara" or samurai films. In his teens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inugamis (1976 Film)
is a 1976 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The film is the first in Kon Ichikawa's and Kōji Ishizaka's Kindaichi Series. Ichikawa remade the film in 2006 as '' The Inugamis''. The soundtrack is composed by Yuji Ohno. Murders take place within the very rich Inugami family in connection with a disputed will. Cast *Kōji Ishizaka as Kosuke Kindaichi *Yoko Shimada as Tamayo Nonomiya *Teruhiko Aoi as Sukekiyo Inugami / Shizuma Aonuma *Mieko Takamine as Matsuko Inugami *Mitsuko Kusabue as Umeko Inugami *Ryoko Sakaguchi as Haru *Takeo Chii as Suketake Inugami *Akiji Kobayashi as Kôkichi Inugami *Kyōko Kishida as The Koto Player *Hideji Ōtaki as Oyama *Eitaro Ozawa as Kyozo Furudate * Takeshi Katō as Detective Tachibana *Rentarō Mikuni as Sahei Inugami Awards and nominations 1st Hochi Film Award * Won: Best Film 19th Blue Ribbon Awards * Won Best Supporting Actress Mieko Takamine (2 December 1918 – 27 May 1990) was a Japanese actress and singer. Biography Mieko Tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Kumai
was a Japanese film director from Azumino, Nagano prefecture. After his studies in literature at Shinshu University, he began work as a director's assistant. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first film, '' Nihon rettō'', in 1965. His 1972 film '' Shinobu Kawa'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1973 film ''Rise, Fair Sun'' was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival. ''Sandakan No. 8'' received widespread acclaim for tackling the issue of a woman forced into prostitution in Borneo before the outbreak of World War II. Kinuyo Tanaka won the Best Actress Award at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival for her performance. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards. Kumai's follow-up film was 1976's ''Cape of North'', starring French actress Claude Jade as a Swiss nun who falls in love with a Japanese engineer on a trip from Marseilles to Yokohama. His 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
