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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
was a Japanese actor known especially for his work in jidaigeki in film and television. His real name was Kiyoto Monden. Career Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Tsukigata entered the actor's school at Nikkatsu in 1920, but earned his first starring role working at Shōzō Makino's studio in 1924. He became a star of chanbara films, but got into trouble when he ran away with Makino's daughter, Teruko Makino, even though he was married. He eventually left Teruko and returned to the fold, but left again to start his own production company, which soon failed. Continuing to work at various studios, Tsukigata appeared in films by such masters as Daisuke Itō, Mansaku Itami, and Hiroshi Inagaki. He is probably best known to foreign audiences for playing Sanshiro's rival in Akira Kurosawa's '' Sanshiro Sugata''. After World War II, he moved into supporting roles at the Tōei studio, but also played such major characters as Tokugawa Mitsukuni (Mito Kōmon) on film and television. Selected f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the northwest, Yamagata Prefecture to the west, and Fukushima Prefecture to the south. Sendai is the capital and largest city of Miyagi Prefecture, and the largest city in the Tōhoku region, with other major cities including Ishinomaki, Ōsaki, and Tome. Miyagi Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast and bounded to the west by the Ōu Mountains, the longest mountain range in Japan, with 24% of its total land area being designated as Natural Parks. Miyagi Prefecture is home to Matsushima Islands, a group of islands ranked as one of the Three Views of Japan, near the town of Matsushima. On 7 April, 2011 the biggest earthquake in Japan occurred. History Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. 2011 T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Invisible Man Appears
is a 1949 Japanese science fiction tokusatsu film directed by Nobuo Adachi, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film was loosely based on H. G. Wells' 1897 ''The Invisible Man'' and produced by Daiei Film, the film stars Kanji Koshiba, Chizuru Kitagawa, Takiko Mizunoe, Daijirō Natsukawa, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, and Kichijiro Ueda. Plot A gang of thugs intend to use an invisibility formula created by Professor Nakazato to rob a priceless jewel necklace "The Tears of Amour." Cast *Kanji Koshiba as Shunji Kurokawa, the Invisible Man *Chizuru Kitagawa as Machiko Nakazato *Takiko Mizunoe as Ryuko Mizuki *Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Kenzo Nakazato *Daijirō Natsukawa as Kyosuke Segi *Kichijiro Ueda as Otoharu Sugimoto *Shosaku Sugiyama as Ichiro Kawabe *Mitsusaburo Ramon as Matsubara, lead investigator Themes ''The Invisible Man Appears'' was influenced by exposure to American films during the Allied Occupation of Japan following World War II. Production The film was init ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipkn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai Banners
is a Japanese samurai drama film released in 1969. It was directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and is based on the novel ''Furin kazan'' by Yasushi Inoue. Plot Yamamoto Kansuke (Toshiro Mifune) is a general of warlord Takeda Shingen ( Nakamura Kinnosuke), whose titular red banners are his trademark. Yamamoto has a ruthless but effective approach to battle and politics, and advises Takeda Shingen on almost everything he does, including the assassination of Suwa Yorishige (Akihiko Hirata). Of Lord Suwa's household, Princess Yu (Yoshiko Sakuma) refuses to commit suicide, and the film comes to center on a love triangle between the lord, his general, and the princess. The film ends with the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima, in which Yamamoto erroneously believes his battle tactics have failed and commits a pincer attack, but is killed in action before the battle is won. Cast * Toshiro Mifune – Kansuke Yamamoto * Yoshiko Sakuma – Princess Yuu * Nakamura Kinnosuke – Shingen Takeda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soshiki Bōryoku Series
is Japanese yakuza film series directed by Junya Sato. Soshiki Bōryoku * Tetsuro Tamba as Detective Uragami * Sonny Chiba as Takasugi Shinji * Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Otaguro Shodo * Fumio Watanabe as Imanishi * Ryōhei Uchida as Teramachi * Nobuo Yana * Hideo Murota as Detective Horiike * Hisashi Igawa as Detective Ashida * Nenji Kobayashi as Chorokichi * Tatsuo Matsumura as Kuribayashi * Kōji Tsuruta (Special appearance) Zoku Soshiki Bōryoku *Tetsurō Tamba as Detective Kitagawa *Fumio Watanabe as Hōdō Gorō *Kyōsuke Machida as Ishigami *Ryōhei Uchida as Sakaki Shinsaku *Hayato Tani as Sugii *Hideo Murota as sawai *Rinichi Yamamoto as Nakanishi *Nobuo Yana as Shiraki * Kenji Imai as Nakagawa *Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Tazawa *Noboru Ando as Kunisaki Kenji Soshiki Bōryoku Kyōdaisakazuki *Bunta Sugawara as Kijima Naojirō *Noboru Ando as Oba Kenji *Fumio Watanabe as Takegami Mansaku *Hitomi Nozoe as Nobuko *Kanjūrō Arashi as Daimon Shinsaku *Nobuo Yana as Tetsu * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13 Assassins (1963 Film)
is a 1963 Japanese ''jidaigeki'' (period drama) film directed by Eiichi Kudo. Plot In 1844, the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan is in a period of transition, and one of the high ranking lords, Lord Matsudaira, has become tainted by his dissolute and reprobate misconduct. Many leaders in the governing community of the current government feel that the code of honor, bushido, of the samurai is being disgraced by Matsudaira. His reprobate, egotistical, and feckless lifestyle is disgusting to those who come into close contact with him. After receiving reports, Sir Doi is convinced that Matsudaira represents a severe threat to the entire code of honor for the samurai tradition. Sir Doi decides, because of the severity of Matsudaira's misconduct, to take a blood oath to assassinate the reprobate Lord Matsudaira. He enlists a troop of assassins to swear a similar blood oath to do away with Matsudaira in order to restore his country's wellbeing and code of honor. Cast * as Narrator * Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mad Fox
''The Mad Fox'', (also titled '' Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow'' or ''Koiya koi nasuna koi'') is a 1962 film directed by Tomu Uchida. It is based upon a 1734 bunraku play. It is noted for its use of bunraku and kabuki aesthetics, including joshikimaku (a type of curtain), masks, costumes and highly saturated colours, a break from Uchida's previous work. Plot Sometime in the Heian period, the well renowned fortune teller Kamo no Yasunori is told by an oracle that he should adopt a girl who was born at a certain time. His two disciples, Abe no Yasuna and Absiya Doman, separately set out to find this girl. Yasunori finds identical twin girls born at the right time, daughters of the lord of Izumi and returns with the older one, Sakaki. Ten years later strange omens appear. Upon consulting his oracle book, ''The Golden Crow'', Yasunori reveals that the country is about to be thrown into turmoil with the crown prince, who lacks an heir, being cursed, but also something else he can tell o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify Japan in the 1560s. Nobunaga emerged as the most powerful ''daimyō'', overthrowing the nominally ruling shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki and dissolving the Ashikaga Shogunate in 1573. He conquered most of Honshu island by 1580, and defeated the ''Ikkō-ikki'' rebels in the 1580s. Nobunaga's rule was noted for innovative military tactics, fostering of free trade, reforms of Japan's civil government, and the start of the Momoyama historical art period, but also for the brutal suppression of those who refused to cooperate or yield to his demands. Nobunaga was killed in the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582, when his retainer Akechi Mitsuhide ambushed him in Kyoto and forced him to commit . Nobunaga was succeeded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who along with Toku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangyakuji
Hangyakuji ( ja, 反逆児, ''The Conspirator'') is a 1961 Japanese historical-fiction film directed by Daisuke Ito. It features Kinnosuke Yorozuya, Kaneko Iwasaki, and Tsukie Matsuura. Plot Saburo Nobuyasu, a young king, has trouble finding happiness and comfort. He feels more upset when he is set for an arranged marriage with Tokuhime, who is the daughter of Saburo's worst enemy, Oda Nobunaga. He feels even worse when due to his mother, who is very manipulative to him. Cast * Kinnosuke Nakamura as Saburō NObuyasu * Ryosuke Kagawa as Ōkubo Tadayo * Haruko Sugimura as Tsukiyama * Chiyonosuke Azuma as Hattori Haznō * Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Oda Nobunaga Background The movie is loosely based on The Battle of Okehazama The took place in June 1560 in Owari Province, located in today's Aichi Prefecture. In this battle, the heavily outnumbered Oda clan troops commanded by Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running .... Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akō Rōshi (1961 Film)
is a 1961 color Japanese film about the 47 Ronin directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda. It earned ¥435 million at the annual box office, making it the second highest-grossing film of 1961. Ako Roshi was produced by Toei, and Shigeru Okada. It is based on the novel written by Jiro Osaragi. Cast See also * Forty-seven Ronin Other films about Forty-seven ronin: * '' The 47 Ronin'' (元禄忠臣蔵, Genroku chushingura) - 1941 film by Kenji Mizoguchi * '' Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Maki'' (赤穂浪士 天の巻 地の巻) - 1956 film by Sadatsugu Matsuda * ''The Loyal 47 Ronin'' (忠臣蔵 Chushingura) - 1958 film by Kunio Watanabe, Daiei star-studded cast * '' Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki'' - 1962 film by Hiroshi Inagaki, Toho star-studded cast * '' Nagadosu chūshingura'', 1962 action film by Kunio Watanabe * ''Daichūshingura'' (大忠臣蔵, Daichūshingura) - 1971 television dramatization * ''The Fall of Ako Castle'' (赤穂城断絶, Akō-jō danzetsu) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunisada Chūji (1958 Film)
is a 1958 color Japanese film directed by Shigehiro Ozawa. Cast * Chiezo Kataoka as Kunisada Chūji * Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Genji * Kōtarō Satomi as Asataro * Shunji Sakai as Denkichi See also * Kunisada Chūji (国定 忠治) (1810–1851) ** Kunisada Chūji (1954 film) ** ''The Gambling Samurai ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...'' 1960 film References External links * 1958 films Toei Company films Films directed by Shigehiro Ozawa 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai-bosatsu Tōge (1957 Film)
is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Tomu Uchida. Cast * Chiezō Kataoka as Ryunosuke Tsukue * Nakamura Kinnosuke as Hyoma Utsugi * Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Shichibei * Yumiko Hasegawa as Ohama / Otoyo * Satomi Oka as Omatsu * Sumiko Hidaka as Otaki * Denjirō Ōkōchi as Toranosuke Shimada See also *''Satan's Sword'' (1960), starring Ichikawa Raizō VIII *''The Sword of Doom'' (1966), starring Tatsuya Nakadai is a Japanese film actor. He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including ''The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus ''Harakiri'', ''Samurai Rebellion'' and ''Kwaidan''. Nakadai wor ... References External links * 1957 films Films directed by Tomu Uchida Toei Company films Samurai films Films based on Japanese novels 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
