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Ryō Tamura (London Boots)
is a Japanese actor from Kyoto. His father was silent-film star Tsumasaburo Bando. With his elder brothers, the late Takahiro and Masakazu, he is one of the Three Tamura Brothers. Ryō graduated from Seijo University and made his cinema debut in the 1966 Hiroshi Inagaki film ''Abare Goemon'' starring Toshirō Mifune.日本映画人名事典 1996 下 141頁 He also appeared in the 1989 Hiroshi Teshigahara film '' Rikyū'' with Rentarō Mikuni in the title role. Since his debut he has taken roles in both '' jidaigeki'' and modern films and television. He portrayed Ōoka Tadasuke in the 1984 television series ''Kawaite sōrō'' and the final six years of the long-running prime-time television series '' Abarenbō Shōgun,'' replacing Tadashi Yokouchi. A repeating modern role has been Detective Sōsuke Kariya in two-hour dramas costarring Miki Fujitani. Tamura played Tōdō Takatora in the 2000 NHK taiga drama ''Aoi Tokugawa Sandai.'' The network also tapped him for the 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the city had a population of 1.46 million. The city is the cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people. Kyoto is one of the oldest municipalities in Japan, having been chosen in 794 as the new seat of Japan's imperial court by Emperor Kanmu. The original city, named Heian-kyō, was arranged in accordance with traditional Chinese feng shui following the model of the ancient Chinese capital of Chang'an/Luoyang. The emperors of Japan ruled from Kyoto in the following eleven centuries until 1869. It was the scene of several key events of the Muromachi period, Sengoku period, and the Boshin War, such as the Ōnin War, the Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōdō Takatora
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of Tōdō clan from the Azuchi–Momoyama to Edo periods. He rose from relatively humble origins as an ashigaru (a light foot soldier) to become a ''daimyō''. Biography During his lifetime he changed his feudal master seven times and worked for ten people, but in the end he rendered loyalty to Tokugawa Ieyasu, who became his last master. Takatora started working for Azai Nagamasa at the age of 15. In 1576, he served Hashiba Hidenaga, the younger brother of Hashiba Hideyoshi, a senior vassal of Nobunaga, and was granted a smallholding of land. Tōdō Takatora was promoted rapidly under Hashiba Hidenaga. In 1581, Takatora defeat a local clan in Tajima Province, his holding was increased and he was made commander of a unit of musketeers. He fought in the Chugoku region and fought at the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583. In 1585, he served in the conquest of Kishū and defeated Yukawa Naoharu. He was given more land in Kii Province, and was ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunitori Monogatari
is a 1973 Japanese television series. It is the eleventh NHK ''taiga'' drama. Plot The series is set in the Sengoku period. Based on Ryōtarō Shiba`s novel of the same name. The story chronicles the lives of Dosan Saito and Nobunaga Oda. Production Production Credits *Original story – Ryōtarō Shiba *Music – Hikaru Hayashi *Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi Cast Starring role *Mikijirō Hira as Saitō Dōsan *Hideki Takahashi as Oda Nobunaga Saitō clan *Yoshiko Mita as Miyoshino *Keiko Matsuzaka as Nōhime *Gō Wakabayashi as Saitō Yoshitatsu *Gorō Ōishi as Saitō Tatsuoki Oda clan *Minoru Chiaki as Oda Nobuhide *Yōko Minamikaze as Dota Gozen *Chieko Matsubara as Oichi *Jun Tazaki as Hirate Masahide *Joe Shishido as Shibata Katsuie * Yūki Meguro as Maeda Toshiie Akechi clan *Masaomi Kondō as Akechi Mitsuhide *Ryoko Nakano as Mitsuhide's wife * Hiroko Hayashi as Tama, Mitsuhide's daughter *Akira Kume as Akechi Mitsuyasu *Seiichiro Kameishi as Saitō To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haru No Sakamichi (TV Series)
is a 1971 Japanese television series. It is the ninth NHK taiga drama. Story Shin Heike Monogatari deals with the early Edo period. Based on Sōhachi Yamaoka's novel by the same title. The story chronicles the life of Yagyū Munenori Production Production Credits *Original story – Sōhachi Yamaoka *Music – Akira Miyoshi Cast Yagyū Clan * Nakamura Kinnosuke as Yagyū Munenori *Chitose Kobayashi as Orin *Rumi Matsumto as Karasuma Junko *Hiroshi Akutagawa as Yagyū Munetoshi *Yoshio Harada as Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi *Ryo Tamura as Yagyū Samon *Koji Shimizu as Yagyū Munefuyu Tokugawa Clan * So Yamamura as Tokugawa Ieyasu * Tetsuya Aoyama as Tokugawa Hidetada * Ichikawa Ebizō X as Tokugawa Iemitsu * Yoko Tsukasa as Lady Kasuga * Tetsuo Ishidate as Matsudaira Tadateru * Kazuo Funaki as Tokugawa Tadanaga * Isao Sasaki as Matsudaira Tadanao Toyotomi Clan * Shikaku Nakamura as Toyotomi Hideyoshi * Tomoko Naraoka as Nene * Kyōko Kishida as Yodo-dono * Kataoka Takao as To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daichūshingura
(Dai Chushingura) is a Japanese television dramatization of the events of the Forty-seven Ronin. The first episode aired on January 5, 1971, and the 52nd and final episode appeared on December 28 of the same year. The NET network broadcast it in the Tuesday evening 9:00–9:56 prime-time slot in Japan. The series featured an all-star cast. The central actor was Toshiro Mifune, who portrayed Ōishi Kuranosuke; Yoko Tsukasa his wife; and kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō VII their son Chikara. Ichikawa Chūsha VIII took the part of Kira Yoshinaka, but died after the filming of Episode 47; his brother Kodayū replaced him. Many actors appeared as guest stars in only a few episodes. Among them were many known to audiences outside Japan. These included superstar Kinnosuke Nakamura as Wakisaka Awaji-no-kami, Matsumoto Kōshirō, Shintaro Katsu (of Zatoichi fame), Mifune's frequent co-star Takashi Shimura, Eiji Okada, Yukiyo Toake, Kinichi Hagimoto, Terumi Niki, Masaaki Sakai, and Shinji Mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Samurai I Loved
is a 2005 Japanese drama film directed by Mitsuo Kurotsuchi. It was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Matsumoto Kōshirō X, Ichikawa Somegorō VII as Maki * Yoshino Kimura as Fuku * Koji Imada as Shimazaki Yonosuke * Ryo Fukawa as Kowada Ippei * Mieko Harada as Tose * Ken Ogata as Maki Sukezaemon * Takuya Ishida * Aimi Satsukawa as Fuku, childhood * Masahiro Hisano * Yukihiro Iwabuchi * Ryō Tamura References External links * 2005 films 2005 drama films Japanese drama films 2000s Japanese-language films Films scored by Taro Iwashiro 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyotomi Hidenaga
, formerly known as . He was a half-brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the most powerful and significant warlords of Japan's Sengoku period and regarded as 'Hideyoshi's brain and right-arm'. He was also known by his court title, . He promoted Tōdō Takatora to chief engineer. He led Hideyoshi's vanguard force a few years later into Satsuma Province, contributing heavily to his half-brother's victories in gaining control of Kyūshū. Hidenaga was awarded the provinces of Kii, Izumi and Yamato, reaching a governance of one million ''koku''. He took part in the 1582 Battle of Yamazaki, the 1583 Battle of Shizugatake, also lead Toyotomi's troops at the Invasion of Shikoku (1585), and the 1587 Battle of Takajo, Battle of Sendaigawa and Siege of Kagoshima. He died in 1591, at Kōriyama, Yamato Province (now Nara Prefecture), and his tomb is called . Family * Father: Chikuami * Mother: Ōmandokoro (1516-1592) * Siblings: ** Toyotomi Hideyoshi ** Asahi no kata ** Tomo, married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fall Of Ako Castle
is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It depicts the story of the forty-seven Ronin (''Chūshingura''). The film is one of a series of period films by Fukasaku starring Yorozuya Kinnosuke, including ''Shogun's Samurai''. The film received one nomination for the Award of the Japanese Academy for best cinematography. Plot Lord Tsunayoshi of the Tokugawa shogunate strips 48 samurai of their assets, but they are afraid to resist and nevertheless attend a ceremony where he is presented with the Imperial Sword. Enraged by insults from the court official Kira, Asano draws his sword but is prevented from killing him. Asano is sentenced to seppuku, his land and property are seized by the shogunate, and the Asano name is abolished. Several disciples of Asano, upset about the one-sided verdict, vow to return to Edo to take vengeance on Kira. They wait a year for an opportune time to make their move. Kira retires and Tsunayoshi's follower Lord Yana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōkubo Toshimichi
was a Japanese statesman and one of the Three Great Nobles regarded as the main founders of modern Japan. Ōkubo was a ''samurai'' of the Satsuma Domain and joined the movement to overthrow the ruling Tokugawa Shogunate during the ''Bakumatsu'' period. Upon the founding of the new Empire of Japan, Ōkubo became a leading member of the Meiji Restoration and a prominent member of the Meiji oligarchy. Following his return from the Iwakura Mission in 1873, he became Lord of Home Affairs and used his office's authority to rapidly expand his influence within the Restoration government. By the beginning of 1874, he had firmly established himself as the country's ''de facto'' dictator. In this capacity, he enacted numerous structural reforms, pacified disputes within the Meiji regime at the Osaka Conference of 1875, and suppressed several rebellions threatening the survival of the empire. As a result of his oppressive leadership, Ōkubo became the focus of deep animosity within J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoma Ansatsu
is a 1974 historical film starring Yoshio Harada, Yūsaku Matsuda, Renji Ishibashi, and Kaori Momoi, and directed by Kazuo Kuroki. It is based on the true story of the assassination of Sakamoto Ryōma. Plot The film details the last three days of Ryōma's life. Production The film is black and white. Cast References External links * 1974 films Films directed by Kazuo Kuroki Jidaigeki films Samurai films Films set in Bakumatsu Films set in Kyoto Japanese historical films 1970s historical films 1970s Japanese films {{Portal, Japan, Cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mujo (film)
is a 1970 Japanese erotic drama film directed by Akio Jissoji. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. Its English title is ''This Transient Life''. Cast * Ryō Tamura as Masao (brother) * Michiko Tsukasa as Yuri (sister) * Kozo Yamamura as father * Kin Sugai as mother * Kotobuki Hananomoto as Iwashita (the servant) * Akiji Kobayashi * Eiji Okada as Mori (the sculptor) * Mitsuko Tanaka as Mori's second wife * Isao Sasaki as Mori's Son * Minori Terada * Haruhiko Okamura Haruhiko is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Haruhiko Arai (born 1947), Japanese screenwriter, publisher/editor of ''Eiga Geijutsu'' film magazine * Haruhiko Ash, founder of ''Eve of Destiny'', a Japanese ind ... as Ogino (Buddhist priest) References External links * 1970 films 1970 drama films 1970s erotic drama films Japanese erotic drama films 1970s Japanese-language films Japanese black-and-white films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period. He was an official in the Tokugawa shogunate and a favourite of the fifth shōgun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. His second concubine was Ogimachi Machiko, a writer and scholar from the noble court who wrote monogatari.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu''" in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File. Career The Yanagisawa house traced descent to the "Kai-Genji," the branch of the Minamoto clan which had been enfeoffed with the province of Kai in the eleventh century. Yoshiyasu served Tsunayoshi from an early age, becoming his ''Wakashū'' and eventually rose to the position of ''soba yōnin''. He was the ''daimyō'' of the Kawagoe han, and later of the Kōfu han in Kai Province, a signature honour as it has been the fief held by Tsunayoshi before becoming ''shōgun'', and of Ienobu, his heir apparent, as well as having an historic familial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
