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Nichiren To Mōko Daishūrai
is a 1958 Japanese drama film directed by Kunio Watanabe. This and the 1979 film ''Nichiren'' were produced by Masaichi Nagata for his devotion to Nichiren and the Nichiren-shū.Yomiuri Shimbunsha ( jp), 1978, Yomiuri Weekly ( jp), Vol. September 3, 1978, p.15, The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings Plot Nichiren, a famous Japanese Buddhist monk who returns from his studies to create a new form of Buddhism in preparation for fighting the Mongol invaders during the 1200s. A Buddhist sect and their government supporters target him and he is persecuted for it. Will Nichiren be able to survive before the Mongols threaten Japanese shores? Cast * Kazuo Hasegawa as Nichiren * Raizo Ichikawa * Shintaro Katsu * Narutoshi Hayashi * Shoji Umewaka * Yatarō Kurokawa * Takashi Shimura Crew Special effects * Yonesaburo Tsukiji - director * Tōru Matoba * Hiroshi Imai * Yoshiyuki Kuroda - assistant director See also *''Nichiren'', The film was also produced by Masaichi Nagata w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunio Watanabe
Kunio (written: 邦夫, 邦男, 邦雄, 邦生, 國男, 國士, 国男, 国夫, 州男 or 久仁生) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese judge *, Japanese politician *, Japanese mayor *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese animator *, Japanese dramatist and writer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese bonsai artist *, Japanese karateka *Kunio Lemari (1942–2008), Marshallese politician and President of the Marshall Islands *, Japanese architect *, Japanese businessman, adventurer, and college professor *, Japanese photographer *, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization *, Japanese actor and voice actor (not to be confused with the manga character of the same name) *, Japanese politician *, Japanese general *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese writer *, Japanese mechanical designer *, Japanese cross-coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daiei Film Films
, based in Kobe, Hyōgo, is one of the largest supermarket chains in Japan. In 1957, Isao Nakauchi founded the chain in Osaka near Sembayashi Station on the Keihan train line. Daiei is now under a restructuring process supported by Marubeni Corporation and ÆON Co., Ltd., another Japanese supermarket chain. Daiei Inc. runs more than 3,000 stores under the Daiei name as well as through its subsidiaries. In addition to groceries, Daiei is also a department store, selling electronics, home furnishings, and clothes. In terms of net sales, Daiei was formerly the largest retailer in Japan. History The retail chain expanded rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s. Also, stronger sales from competitors such as Ito-Yokado, ÆON, and other regional supermarket chains have hurt Daiei's sales record in recent years. As a part of the series of bootstrap restructuring efforts to avoid filing for IRCJ ( Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan) support, the company sold its baseball team, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Kunio Watanabe
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Films
The year 1958 in film in the US involved some significant events, including the hit musicals '' South Pacific'' and '' Gigi'', the latter of which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1958 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – '' Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'' was an early example of the French New Wave; it is also notable for the improvised soundtrack by Miles Davis. '' Le Beau Serge'' is credited as the first French New Wave feature. * February 16 – ''In the Money'' by William Beaudine is released. It would be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began in 1946. * February 27 – Harry Cohn, the remaining founder of Columbia Pictures and one of the last remaining Hollywood movie moguls, dies. * The second installment of Sergei Eisenstein's ''Ivan the Terrible'' is officially released, having previously been shelved for political re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiyuki Kuroda
was a Japanese filmmaker and special effects director responsible for many Japanese science-fiction films and television shows. Early life Kuroda was born on March 4, 1928, in Matsuyama, Ehime, in his youth Kuroda's family moved to Kyoto. Kuroda wanted to be a child actor and was classmates with cinematographer Fujio Morita at Kyoto Municipal Tahata Elementary School. Selected works Director * ''Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare'' (1968) * ''Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts'' (1969) [with Kimiyoshi Yasuda] * ''The Invisible Swordsman'' (1970) * ''Mirrorman'' (1971–72) * ''Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan'' (1973–74) * ''Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell'' (1974) * Monkey (TV series), ''Monkey'' (1978–80) * Shadow Warriors (TV series), ''Shadow Warriors'' (1980–85) * ''Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery: the Mysteries of Ghost Ship'' (1980) * ''Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin'' (1981–82) * ''Fangs of Darkness: Vengeance'' (1982) Assistant director * ''Fighting Birds'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonesaburo Tsukiji
was a Japanese special effects director who worked on eleven films in a career spanning twenty-one years. Tsukiji co-designed Gamera with Masao Yagi, Noriaki Yuasa, and Akira Inoue (film director), Akira Inoue. Biography Early life Tsukiji was born on September 5, 1923, in Shinagawa, Ōimachi, Shinagawa, Tokyo. Tsukiji's family lived across the street from the Oikan movie theater, he went to the movies nearly every day from the age of 5 to 6. Early career and war propaganda Daiei years Filmography Special effects * ''Warning from Space'' (1956) [with Tōru Matoba] * ''Panther's Eye'' (1956) * ''Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai, Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion'' (1958) * ''The Precipice (film), The Precipice'' (1958) * ''Hanran'' (1959) * ''Ten Dark Women'' (1961) * ''The Great Wall'' (1962) * ''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'' (1964) * ''Money Talks (1964 film), Money Talks'' (1964) * ''Gamera, the Giant Monster, Gamera the Giant Monster'' (1965) * ''Gamera: Super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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) and '' Seven Samurai'' (1954). He played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Honda's original ''Godzilla'' (1954) and its first sequel, '' Godzilla Raids Again'' (1955). For his contributions to the arts, the Japanese government decorated Shimura with the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1974 and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette in 1980. Early life Shimura was born in Ikuno, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. His forebears were members of the samurai class: in 1868 his grandfather took part in the Battle of Toba–Fushimi during the Boshin War. Shimura entered Ikuno Primary School in 1911 and Kobe First Middle School in 1917. He missed two years of schooling because of a mild case of tuberculosis, and subsequently move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yatarō Kurokawa
(15 November 1910 – 23 June 1984) was a Japanese film actor. Filmography The filmography of Yatarō Kurokawa includes 228 films from 1935 to 1971: http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0120320.htm accessed 9 June 2009 * '' A Mother's Love'' (1950) * '' Gate of Hell'' (1953) * '' Akō gishi'' (1954) * '' Asatarō garasu'' (1956) * '' The Renyasai Yagyu Hidden Story'' (1956) *'' Suzunosuke Akado: The One-Legged Demon'' (1957) * ''The Loyal 47 Ronin'' (忠臣蔵 Chūshingura) (1958) * ''Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai is a 1958 Japanese drama film directed by Kunio Watanabe. This and the 1979 film ''Nichiren'' were produced by Masaichi Nagata for his devotion to Nichiren and the Nichiren-shū.Yomiuri Shimbunsha ( jp), 1978, Yomiuri Weekly ( jp), Vol. Septembe ...'' (1958) References External links * 1910 births 1984 deaths Japanese male film actors Male actors from Yokohama 20th-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoji Umewaka
A is a door, window or room divider used in traditional Japanese architecture, consisting of translucent (or transparent) sheets on a lattice frame. Where light transmission is not needed, the similar but opaque ''fusuma'' is used (/closet doors, for instance). Shoji usually slide, but may occasionally be hung or hinged, especially in more rustic styles. Shoji are very lightweight, so they are easily slid aside, or taken off their tracks and stored in a closet, opening the room to other rooms or the outside. Fully traditional buildings may have only one large room, under a roof supported by a post-and-lintel frame, with few or no permanent interior or exterior walls; the space is flexibly subdivided as needed by the removable sliding wall panels. The posts are generally placed one ''tatami''-length (about ) apart, and the shoji slide in two parallel wood-groove tracks between them. In modern construction, the shoji often do not form the exterior surface of the building; th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shintaro Katsu
was a Japanese actor, singer, and filmmaker. He is known for starring in the ''Akumyo'' series, the ''Hoodlum Soldier'' series, and the ''Zatoichi'' series. Life and career Born Toshio Okumura (奥村 利夫 ''Okumura Toshio'') on 29 November 1931. He was the son of Minoru Okumura (奥村 実), a noted kabuki performer who went by the stage name Katsutōji Kineya (杵屋 勝東治) and who was renowned for his nagauta and shamisen skills. He was the younger brother of actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Shintaro Katsu began his career in entertainment as a shamisen player. He switched to acting because he noticed it was better paid. In the 1960s he starred simultaneously in three long-running series of films, the Akumyo series, the Hoodlum Soldier series, and the Zatoichi series. He played the role of blind masseur Zatoichi in a series of 25 films between 1962 and 1973, in 100 episodes across a four season television series from 1974 to 1979, and in a 26th and final film in 1989, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
