|
Sen'un Ajia No Joō
is a 1957 color Japanese film drama directed by Hiromasa Nomura. The film is about Yoshiko Kawashima. Its English title is "Queen of Asia". Cast * Ureo Egawa * Kazuo Kodama * Shōji Nakayama * Tomohiko Ohtani * Takihiro Oka * Hirotaro Sugiyama * Miyuki Takakura * Tadao Takashima * Tetsurō Tamba * Ken Utsui (24 October 1931 – 14 March 2014) was a Japanese actor who worked on stage, film, and television from the 1950s to the 2010s. Career and death Born in Tokyo, Utsui entered the Haiyūza theatre troupe in 1952 and was soon selected to star in ... References External links * Japanese historical drama films 1957 films Shintoho films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromasa Nomura
Hiromasa (written: 博正, 宏昌, 弘昌, 弘将, 浩正, 大将 or 太将) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese composer and music producer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese noble and musician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese decathlete *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese animator and director *, Japanese businessman {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Films
The year 1957 in film involved some significant events. ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' topped the year's box office in North America, France, and Germany, and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1957 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1957 films in various countries. Events * February 1 – RKO ceases domestic distribution of feature films which is taken over by Universal Pictures. * May – Ingmar Bergman's ''The Seventh Seal'' wins the Special Jury Prize at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. * June 6 – Jerry Lewis appears in his first film without Dean Martin in ''The Delicate Delinquent''. * June – United Artists rejoins the Motion Picture Association of America, following an expansion of the MPAA code appeals board members. The board had previously denied ''The Man With the Golden Arm'' a Production Code seal in 1955, leading UA to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Historical Drama Films
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Utsui
(24 October 1931 – 14 March 2014) was a Japanese actor who worked on stage, film, and television from the 1950s to the 2010s. Career and death Born in Tokyo, Utsui entered the Haiyūza theatre troupe in 1952 and was soon selected to star in the film ''Seishun no izumi'' that was produced by Haiyūza. In 1954, he signed a contract with Shintoho and starred in 60 films, including the Super Giant series. He moved to Daiei Film in 1963 and starred in another 52 films. From the mid-1960s, he also began to work on television, starring in many television dramas, especially detective series like ''The Guardman'' and ''Sasurai keiji junjōhen'' and some installments of the ''Akai'' series with Momoe Yamaguchi. He died on 14 March 2014 from natural causes at the age of 82. Sel ...
|
Tetsurō Tamba
was a Japanese actor with a career spanning five decades. He is best known in the West for his role in the 1967 James Bond film '' You Only Live Twice'' as Tiger Tanaka. Biography Tamba had a part-time job as an interpreter at Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers before becoming an actor. In 1948, he graduated from Chuo University. In 1951, he joined the Shintoho company and made his screen debut with Satsujinyogisha. Tamba was introduced to Western audiences in the 1961 film '' Bridge to the Sun'' directed by Etienne Périer. He also appeared in the 1964 film The 7th Dawn, directed by Lewis Gilbert. Tamba is perhaps best known by Western audiences for his role as Tiger Tanaka in the 1967 James Bond film '' You Only Live Twice'', also directed by Gilbert (Tamba's voice was dubbed by Robert Rietti). By then, he had among other roles appeared in two films by director Masaki Kobayashi: ''Harakiri'' and ''Kwaidan''. He also portrayed the lead character in the police dramas ''Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadao Takashima
(27 July 1930 – 26 June 2019) was a Japanese actor and jazz musician. He appeared in more than 100 films, including the Toho productions ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'', ''Atragon'', and '' Frankenstein vs. Baragon''. He also performed in stage musicals such as ''My Fair Lady'' and appeared in several television shows. Career Takashima began participating in a jazz band while a student at Kwansei Gakuin University. He left the university before graduating when he joined the Shintoho studio, debuting as an actor in 1952. He starred in the 1962 film ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'' alongside Yū Fujiki, and subsequently acted with Fujiki in several comedy films about salarymen, which were popular in Japan at that time. Takashima also appeared in ''Son of Godzilla'' and '' Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II''. He gained popularity as a romantic lead who could also sing, which led to roles in stage musicals, including the role of Professor Henry Higgins in a 1963 production of ''My Fair Lady' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyuki Takakura
Miyuki is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Miyuki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *, "beautiful fortune" or "beautiful happiness" *, "deep snow" *, "beautiful snow" *, "beautiful reason for history" *, "happiness" or "good fortune" The name can also be written in hiragana () or katakana (). People with the name *Miyuki (Epcot), candy sculptor appearing in the Japanese pavilion in the Epcot Center at Walt Disney World *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese high jumper *, Japanese singer *, Japanese freestyle skier *, former Japanese first lady, wife of Yukio Hatoyama, formerly performed as an actress Miyuki Waka at the Takarazuka Revue *, Japanese television personality, idol, actress and singer *, Japanese midwife and serial killer *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese actress, model and singer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese enka singer *, Japanese ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomohiko Ohtani
Tomohiko is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Tomohiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *友彦, "friend, elegant boy" *友比古, "friend, young man (archaic)" *知彦, "know, elegant boy" *知比古, "know, young man (archaic)" *智彦, "intellect, elegant boy" *智比古, "intellect, young man (archaic)" *共彦, "together, elegant boy" *共比古, "together, young man (archaic)" *朋彦, "companion, elegant boy" *朋比古, "companion, young man (archaic)" *朝彦, "morning/dynasty, elegant boy" *朝比古, "morning/dynasty, young man (archaic)" The name can also be written in hiragana ともひこ or katakana トモヒコ. Notable people with the name *, Filipino-Japanese judoka *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese guitarist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese vert skater *, Japanese physician and virologist *, Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shintoho
was a Japanese movie studio. It was one of the big six film studios (which also included Daiei, Nikkatsu, Shochiku, Toei Company, and Toho) during the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. It was founded by defectors from the original Toho company following a bitter strike in 1947. To compete with the other major studios in the horror/supernatural movie field, Shintoho turned out a large group of such films between 1957 and 1960, including a number of period ghost movies and low-budget science fiction films (such as the ''Starman'' (''Super Giant'') series which was designed to compete with rival then-popular characters ''Planet Prince'', '' Space Chief'' and ''Moonlight Mask''). Shintoho declared bankruptcy in 1961, its last production being '' Jigoku''. Shintoho Starlet Program Like the other major Japanese movie companies at that time, Shintoho was also recruiting so-called new faces under the name of "Shintoho Starlet". Recruitment started in 1951. However, due to the early bankru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōji Nakayama
(February 26, 1928 – December 1, 1998) was a Japanese film actor. Selected filmography * ''Kenpei'' (1953) * ''Senkan Yamato'' (1953) * ''Anatahan'' (1953) - Nishio * ''Yasen Kangofu'' (1953) - Nemoto * ''Waga koi no lila no kokage ni'' (1953) * ''Nezumi-kozo iro zange tsuki yozakura'' (1954) * ''Jihi shinchô'' (1954) * ''Sensuikan Rogô imada fujôsezu'' (1954) * ''Kimi yue ni'' (1954) * ''Jazz on Parade: Jazz musume kampai!'' (1955) - Shô-chan * ''Akuma no sasayaki'' (1955) - Tetsuo Hirata * ''Osho ichidai'' (1955) - Matsushima * ''Jirô monogatari'' (1955) * ''Aogashima no kodomotachi - Onna kyôshi no kiroku'' (1955) - Mr. Mori * ''Tekketsu no tamashii'' (1956) * ''Onryo sakura dai-sodo'' (1956) - Hotta Kôzukenosuke Masanobu * ''Shin ono ga tsumi'' (1956) * ''Hatoba no Ôja'' (1956) - Shunsuke Kitamura - Saburô's Friend * ''Yôun Satomi kaikyoden'' (1956) - Inuyama Dôsetsu * ''Bôryoku no ôja'' (1956) * ''Bôryokû no geisha'' (1956) * ''Ringu no ôja: Eikô no sekai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
