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Mifune
Mifune () is a Japanese name, Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Toshirō Mifune (三船 敏郎) (1920–1997), Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films *Jiro Mifune (born 1972), game designer *Mifune Chizuko (御船千鶴子) (1886–1911), female clairvoyant *Mika Mifune (:ja:三船美佳, 三船美佳) (born 1982), actress *Kyuzo Mifune (三船久蔵) (1883–1965), judoka Fictional characters: *List of minor characters in the Matrix series#Captain_Mifune, Captain Mifune, a character from ''The Matrix Revolutions'' *Mifune (Soul Eater), a character in the manga and anime ''Soul Eater'' *Admiral Mifune, a character from the anime ''The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' *Go Mifune, main character in the anime series ''Speed Racer'' *Lord Mifune, a feudal ruler in ''Usagi Yojimbo'' *General Mifune, a Samurai general in ''Naruto'' See also *Mifune, Kumamoto (御船町; -machi), town in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto, Japan *''Mifune's Last Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshirō Mifune
was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948–1965) with Akira Kurosawa in such works as ''Rashomon'', ''Seven Samurai'', ''The Hidden Fortress'', ''Throne of Blood'', and ''Yojimbo''. He also portrayed Miyamoto Musashi in Hiroshi Inagaki's ''Samurai Trilogy'' and one earlier Inagaki film, Lord Toranaga in the NBC television miniseries ''Shōgun'', and Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in three different films. Early life Toshiro Mifune was born on April 1, 1920 in Seitō, Japanese-occupied Shandong (present-day Qingdao, China), the eldest son of Tokuzo and Sen Mifune. His father Tokuzo was a trade merchant and photographer who ran a photography business in Qingdao and Yingkou, and was originally the son of a medical doctor from Kawauchi, Akita Prefecture. His mother Sen was the daughter of a ''hatamoto'', a high-ranking samurai official. Toshiro's parents, who were working as Methodist missionaries, were some of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyuzo Mifune
has been categorized as one of the greatest exponents of the art of judo after the founder, Kanō Jigorō. He is considered by many to be the greatest judo technician ever, after Kanō. Early life Mifune was born on April 21, 1883, in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture, on Honshū Island in Japan, a year after the Kodokan was founded.International Budo Institute: Kyuzo Mifune (''c.'' 2005). Retrieved on June 18, 2010.Noha, R. (''c.'' 2005) Kyuzo Mifune, Master of Judo Retrieved on June 11, 2010. (''c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Racer
''Speed Racer'', also known as , is a Japanese media franchise about Auto racing, automobile racing. ''Mach GoGoGo'' was originally serialized in print in Shueisha's 1966 ''Shōnen Book''. It was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics and later re-released in Japan by Fusosha. Adapted into anime by Tatsunoko Productions, its 52 episodes aired on Fuji TV from April 1967 to March 1968. In the US, the show aired in Broadcast syndication, syndication at approximately the same time. The anime was later re-broadcast on Tokyo MX from July 1 to September 25, 2008. Selected chapters of the manga were released by NOW Comics in the 1990s under the title ''Speed Racer Classics''. These were later released by Wildstorm Productions, a division of DC Comics, as ''Speed Racer: The Original Manga''. In 2008, under its Americanized title, ''Speed Racer'', ''Mach GoGoGo'' was republished in its entirety in the United States by Digital Manga Publishing and was released as a box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mifune's Last Song
''Mifune'' ( da, Mifunes sidste sang, "Mifune's Last Song") is a 1999 romantic comedy film, it is the third film to be made according to the Dogme 95 group rules. It was directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen. The film was a great success in Denmark and an international blockbuster, ranked among the ten best-selling Danish films worldwide. It was produced by Nimbus Film. At the 49th Berlin International Film Festival, the film won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize and Iben Hjejle won an Honourable Mention. Plot Kresten had moved from his parents' farm on Lolland, an out-of-the-way small Danish island, to Copenhagen to pursue his working career. When his father dies, he has to move back to the farm, where nothing much has happened since he left. He places an ad in the local newspaper to get help running the farm and taking care of his brother. The prostitute Liva, who is running away from harassing telephone calls, takes the job. But running away from one's past isn't easy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mifune, Kumamoto
is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 16,901 and a density of 170 persons per km². The total area is 99.00 km². Mifune Town is well known for being home to Costco Kumamoto. Education Universities *Heisei College of Music Archaeology In March 2014, a piece of sandstone was found in Mifune that was revealed to contain a tooth dated to the Late Cretaceous, 90 million years ago. The tooth is the oldest thus found in Japan and is assumed to be a back tooth from the left, upper jaw of a carnivore similar to a ''Deltatheridium'', an ancient marsupial relative that lived in what is now Mongolia between 145 and 66 million years ago. The find was announced by the Mifune Dinosaur Museum in August 2017. The museum and town also partner with Montana State University's Museum of the Rockies Museum of the Rockies is a museum in Bozeman, Montana. Originally affiliated with Montana S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mifune Chizuko
Chizuko Mifune (御船 千鶴子, ''Mifune Chizuko'', 17 July 1886 – 19 January 1911) was a self-proclaimed clairvoyant during the late Meiji period in Japan. Early years Born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Mifune was married in 1908. It has been stated that she was deeply religious and, at times, was hypnotized by her brother-in-law. She allegedly developed her powers at the age of 24 by breathing and meditation exercises. Fukurai Tomokichi Fukurai, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Tokyo, was deeply interested in the supernatural and desired to validate extra-sensory perception. Fukarai's supernatural interests were heavily criticized by his colleagues, but he was convinced Mifune's powers were genuine when he privately tested her in April 1910. A second, public test was conducted by Tokyo University president Baron Yamakawa Kenjirō on 15 September 1910. She appeared to read messages written inside hidden envelopes, however, when these messages turned out to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mifune (Soul Eater)
The ''Soul Eater (manga), Soul Eater'' manga and anime series features an extensive cast of Character (arts), fictional characters created by Atsushi Ohkubo. It is set in a fictional universe, fabricated universe inhabited by various characters capable of using supernatural powers by channeling the wavelengths of their souls. Most of the characters in the series, including the main Protagonist, protagonists, are classified into two groups: humans who are born with the power to turn into weapons, called "demon weapons", and the wielders of these weapons, called "meisters". The main protagonists attend a school called Death Weapon Meister Academy (DWMA) located in the fictional Death City in Nevada, United States. DWMA is run by #Shinigami, Shinigami, also known as Death (personification), Death, the Grim Reaper, as a training facility for weapons and meisters to hone their powers, as well as an organization to preserve world order against anyone who threatens it, including witchcra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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