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Shigeru Kōyama
was a Japanese actor. Career Born in Kure, Hiroshima, Kōyama joined the Bungakuza theatre troupe in 1952, first as a directorial assistant and then as an actor. He made his film debut in 1953 in Tadashi Imai's ''An Inlet of Muddy Water''. He left Bungakuza in 1963 and participated in other troupes such as Gekidan Kumo and Engeki Shūdan En. He was also well known for his role in the hit TV show '' The Guardman''. He died in Kyoto Prefecture from pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity ... on 3 January 2017, 13 days before his 88th birthday. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koyama, Shigeru 1929 births 2017 deaths Japanese male actors People from Kure, Hiroshima Japanese military personnel of World War II [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan's Longest Day
is a 1967 Japanese war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto. The subject of the majority of the movie is the period between noon on August 14, 1945 and noon on August 15, 1945, when Emperor Hirohito's decision to surrender to the Allies in World War II was broadcast to the Japanese people, and the attempted coup d'état to prevent that from happening. Film historian Joseph L. Anderson describes the film as "a meticulous reconstruction of the day Japan surrendered and thus ended the Pacific War. Cast Production According to Okamoto, Masaki Kobayashi was originally supposed to direct ''Japan's Longest Day'' but didn't want to, so co-producer Sanezumi Fujimoto suggested that Okamoto direct it. Okamoto believes that this film and his subsequent film '' The Human Bullet'' (1968) are expressions of his anti-war feelings. ''Japan's Longest Day'' portrays the actual people who were able to remain above the fighting, but did fight with each other, while ''The Human Bullet'' is a sati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Sinks
is a disaster novel by Japanese writer Sakyo Komatsu, published in 1973. Komatsu took nine years to complete the work. It was published in two volumes, both released at the same time. The novel received the 27th Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Seiun Award for a Japanese novel-length work. The English translation was first published in 1975. In 1995, after the Osaka-Kobe earthquake, a second English edition () was published. The English translation is heavily abridged . In 2006, a sequel to the novel, co-authored with Kōshū Tani, was published. The novel has led to works in other media as well as a sequel: a film based on the novel made in the same year directed by Shirō Moritani, a television drama by TBS and Toho broadcast in 1974–75, a film remake in 2006 by Shinji Higuchi, a parody created in 2011 that features reverse disaster, an original net anime series released on Netflix by Science Saru in July 2020, and a reboot drama, '' Japan Sinks: People of Hope' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inn Of Evil
is a 1971 Japanese film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The film set during the Tokugawa Shogunate and is about a tavern in Edo which smugglers use as a base of operations. The film was adapted from the novel ''Fukagawa anarakutei'' () by Shugoro Yamamoto. The film received four awards at the Mainichi Film Concours, including Best Actor and Best Score. Cast * Tatsuya Nakadai as Sadahichi * Komaki Kurihara as Omitsu * Wakako Sakai as Okiwa * Kei Yamamoto * Kei Satō as Yohei * Shigeru Koyama as Officer Kanedo * Yūsuke Takita * Shin Kishida * Ichirō Nakatani * Nakamura Kanemon III as Ikuzo * Shintaro Katsu as the nameless wanderer Release ''Inn of Evil'' received a roadshow theatrical release in Japan on 11 September 1971 where it was distributed by Toho. It received a general release 16 October 1971. The film was released theatrically in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles. It was released in March 1972, with a 120-minute running time. Reception The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teruyoshi Nakano
was a Japanese special effects director. Early life Nakano was born on in Andong Province, Andong, Manchukuo (now Dandong, Liaoning, China). His father worked for an affiliate of South Manchuria Railway called International Transport. His childhood was characterized by wealth, and he attended Andō Yamato Arimichi National Elementary School. His family was transported to Niihama, Ehime, Japan after Japan's defeat in 1945, where he graduated elementary school before moving to Kyoto two years later. Career Filmography Film and television References * * * * External links *https://www.tohokingdom.com/people/teruyoshi_nakano.html * Milner, David. Yoshihiko Shibata (trans.) July 1994"An Interview with Teruyoshi Nakano" {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakano, Teruyoshi 1935 births 2022 deaths Japanese people from Manchukuo Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Shimada
was the last governor of Okinawa Prefecture before Japan's defeat in 1945. He died during the Battle of Okinawa. Early years Born in Suma-ku, Kobe in 1901, Akira Shimada was the first-born son of a physician. He studied in the Department of Law at Tokyo University. In college, he was a baseball star and rugby player. After graduating, he joined the Ministry of Interior Affairs as a law enforcement official. Before being governor, Shimada became the top police official in Saga Prefecture. He attended study meetings at Nishibori Shōin, where he was deeply interested in the book ''Hagakure'' and the teachings of Saigō Takamori on the chivalric code of Japanese warriors, bushido. These teachings ultimately motivated Shimada to run for governor. Governor of Okinawa On January 10, 1945, he was appointed governor of Okinawa Prefecture, leaving his position as Chief of the General Affairs Department in Osaka Prefecture. The previous governor, , was appointed Governor of Kagawa P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Okinawa (film)
is a 1971 Japanese war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto from a screenplay by Kaneto Shindo and Ryōzō Kasahara, with effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Release ''Battle of Okinawa'' received a roadshow theatrical release released on 17 July 1971 in Japan. It received a general release in Japan on 14 August 1971. The film was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year, and the fourth highest grossing domestic release of the year in Japan. The film was released theatrically in the United States by Min-On of America with a 149-minute running time on 11 September 1973. Cast See also * List of Japanese films of 1971 References Sources * External links * 1971 films Okinawa (film) ''Okinawa'' is a 1952 American war film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Pat O'Brien, Cameron Mitchell and Richard Denning. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures as a second feature. Plot Captain Hale commands a U.S. Naval v ... Japanese epic films Films directed by Kihachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji Sanchō
is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Tetsutaro Murano. Based on Jiro Asada`s novel of the same title. The film depicts how People built Mount Fuji Radar System on the top of Mount Fuji. Cast *Yūjirō Ishihara as Gorō Umehara * Tetsuya Watari as Youhei Kada * Tsutomu Yamazaki as Takeshi Ishizuka * Ichirō Nakatani as Okada * Shinsuke Ashida as Tatsukichi * Makoto Sato as Morita * Eijirō Tōno * Kunie Tanaka * Takeshi Katō * Shigeru Kōyama * Ben Hiura as A youngman * Akira Yamauchi as Nakabayashi * Mizuho Suzuki as Uchimura * Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Tomizawa * Etsuko Ichihara as Shigeko * Mitsuo Hamada * Masao Shimizu as Isayama * Yuriko Hoshi as Mitsuko * Jukichi Uno as Muraoki * 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 Novemb ... as Asakichi References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsu Kaishū
Count , best known by his nickname , was a Japanese statesman and naval engineer during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period. Kaishū was a nickname which he took from a piece of calligraphy (Kaishū Shooku ) by Sakuma Shōzan. He went through a series of given names throughout his life; his childhood name was . He was often called from his title during the late Tokugawa shogunate and later changed his name to Yasuyoshi after the Meiji Restoration. Katsu Kaishū eventually rose to occupy the position of commissioner ''(Gunkan-bugyō)'' in the Tokugawa navy. He is particularly known for his role in the surrender of Edo. Early life Born Katsu Yoshikuni on March 12, 1823, in Edo to a low-ranking retainer of the Tokugawa ''shōgun''. His father, Katsu Kokichi, the subject of the autobiography, '' Musui's Story'', was the ill-behaved head of a minor ''samurai'' family. As a youth whose given childhood name as Katsu Rintarō (Kaishu was a pseudonym), he studied Dut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Kihachi Okamoto. It is the 20th of a series of films featuring the blind swordsman Zatoichi. The main character is based on a fictional character, a blind masseur and swordmaster. He was created by novelist Kan Shimozawa and set during the late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). In this film, actor Toshiro Mifune plays a similar character to Sanjuro, the rōnin (masterless samurai) in Akira Kurosawa's famous film ''Yojimbo'' (1961). Although Mifune is clearly not playing the same man (his name here is Daisaku Sasa, and his personality and background differ in many key respects), the film's title and some of its content connect him to the character, the Ronin with No Name, and the idea of the two iconic jidaigeki characters confronting each other (''Machibuse'', made in the same year, also stars Mifune in a role similar to that of Yojimbo). Plot In the middle of a rainstorm, Ichi overhears a man being killed by a group and then dragged off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumimaro Konoe
Prince was a Japanese politician and prime minister. During his tenure, he presided over the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and the breakdown in relations with the United States, which ultimately culminated in Japan's entry into World War II. He also played a central role in transforming his country into a totalitarian state by passing the National Mobilization Law and founding the Imperial Rule Assistance Association. Despite Konoe's attempts to resolve tensions with the United States, the rigid timetable imposed on negotiations by the military and his own government's inflexibility regarding a diplomatic resolution set Japan on the path to war. Upon failing to reach a peace agreement, Konoe resigned as Prime Minister on 18 October 1941, prior to the outbreak of hostilities. However, he remained a close advisor to the Emperor until the end of World War II. Following the end of the war, he committed suicide on 16 December 1945. Early life Fumimaro Konoe was born in To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Militarists
is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Hiromichi Horikawa. Release ''The Militarists'' had a Roadshow theatrical release, roadshow release in Japan on 11 August 1970 where it was distributed by Toho. It received general release 12 September 1970 in Japan. The film was Toho's highest grossing release of the year and the second highest grossing Japanese film production in 1970. The film was released in the United States as ''Gunbatsu (The Militarists)'' with English subtitles by Toho International. It was released 10 March 1971. Cast * Keijyu Kobayashi as Hideki Tōjō * Yūzō Kayama as Gorō Arai * Tatsuya Mihashi as Takijirō Ōnishi * Seiji Miyaguchi as Shigenori Tōgō * Akira Kubo as Takami * Ichirō Nakatani as Sano * Yoshio Tsuchiya as Okabe * Gorō Mutsumi as Ishida * Akihiko Hirata as Tomita * Ryūji Kita as Koshirō Oikawa * Sachio Sakai as Kitamura * Kazuo Kitamura as Yamanaka * Takashi Shimura as Takeda * Jūkei Fujioka as Nakata * Shin Kishida as Takakura * Toshio Kuro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
