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Shōgo Shimada (actor)
(1905–2004) was a Japanese film actor. Filmography Shōgo Shimada appeared in 49 films from 1951 to 1995. * '' Natsumatsuri Sandogasa'' (1951) - Shinzô * ''Kunisada Chūji'' (1954) - Enzô * ''Jigoku no kengô Hirate Miki'' (1954) - Shûsaku Chiba * '' Kutsukake Tokijirō'' (1954) - Kutsukake Tokijirō * ''Rokunin no Ansatsusha'' (1955) * ''Osho ichidai'' (1955) - Irie * ''Tôi hitotsu no michi'' (1960) - Takamori Saigo * ''Satan's Sword'' (1960) - Shimada Toranosuke * ''Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold'' (1964) * ''Showa zankyo-den: Ippiki okami'' (1966) * ''Japan's Longest Day'' (日本のいちばん長い日 Nihon no ichiban nagai hi) (1967) - Lt. General Takeshi Mori - CO 1st Imperial Guards Division * ''Yûbue'' (1967) - Ginzô Tsutsui * ''Jinsei-gekijô: Hishakaku to kiratsune'' (1968) * ''Aa, kaigun'' (1970) - Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto * ''Ezo yakata no ketto'' (1970) - Jirozaemon Ezo * ''Hana to namida to honoo'' (1970) - Seijuro Fujihana * ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin region, Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the Western world, West following the 1859 end of the Sakoku, policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji (era), Meiji period, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspaper (1870), gas-powered street lamps (1870s), railway station (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kichisaburō Nomura
was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and was the ambassador to the United States at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Early life and career Nomura was born in Wakayama city, Wakayama Prefecture. He graduated from the 26th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1898, with a ranking of 2nd out of a class of 57 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the corvette ''Hiei'' and battleship ''Yashima''. He was promoted to ensign on January 12, 1900, and to sub-lieutenant on October 1, 1901. As a crewman, he made a voyage to the United States on the battleship ''Mikasa'' from 1901 to 1902. Promoted to lieutenant on September 26, 1903, he served on a large number of ships, including the gunboat ''Maya'', corvette ''Kongō'', and cruiser ''Tokiwa''. He served as chief navigator on the cruiser ''Saien'' (1904) and cruiser ''Takachiho'' during the Russo-Japanese War. After the war, he was chief navigator on the cruisers ''Hashidate'' and ''Chitose''. In March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Births
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Japanese Male Film Actors
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Kutsukake Tokijiro 1954 Poster
Kutsukake (written: 沓掛) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer Fictional characters * a character from a novel and several films including ''Kutsukake Tokijirō'' (1954 film) See also * Kutsukake Station, a railway station in Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan * Kutsukake-shuku, a station of the Nakasendō {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tora-san's Matchmaker
is a 1993 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Keiko Matsuzaka as his love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san's Matchmaker'' is the forty-sixth entry in the popular, long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series. Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō * Chieko Baisho as Sakura * Keiko Matsuzaka as Yoko Sakaide * Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Suwa * Shimojo Masami as Tatsuzō Kuruma * Chieko Misaki as Tsune Kuruma (Torajirō's aunt) * Hisao Dazai as Boss (Umetarō Katsura) * Gajirō Satō as Genkō * Keiroku Seki as Ponshū Critical appraisal For their work in ''Tora-san's Matchmaker'', the Japan Academy Prize awarded Yoji Yamada is a Japanese film director best known for his ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series of films and his Samurai Trilogy (''The Twilight Samurai'', ''The Hidden Blade'' and '' Love and Honor''). Biography He was born in Osaka, but due to his father's job ... for Best Director and Screenplay, Yoshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Setting Sun (film)
is a 1992 historical drama film directed by Rou Tomono, based on his novel of the same name. It stars Masaya Kato, Diane Lane, Yuen Biao, and Donald Sutherland. The film was a Taiwanese-Chinese-Japanese co-production. Cast * Keishi Arashi - Isihara Kanji * Shinsuke Ashida - President of Mantetsu * Tomoko Hoshino - Miyama Mieko * Masaya Kato - Kaya Tatsuma * Tamio Kawaji * Arthur Kuroda - Kouhei * Diane Lane - Cho Renko * Haruo Mizuno - Yamashita * Hideo Murota - Yamami Gou * Baijaku Nakamura - Mamiya Seijirou * Umenosuke Nakamura - Ryu Souji * Akemi Negishi - Yamashita's wife * Akira Nishikino - Domon * Jiro Okazaki - Tanaka * Shōgo Shimada * Jo Shishido * Donald Sutherland - John Williams * Takahiro Tamura was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1954 and 2005. He and his younger brothers Masakazu and Ryō were known as the three Tamura brothers. They were sons of actor Tsumasaburo Bando. Biography Tamura graduated from Dosh ... - Yamashiro * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of A Golden Geisha
, also known as ''A-Ge-Man'', is a 1990 Japanese comedy film directed and written by Juzo Itami. It stars Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings good luck to her intimate companions (known as an "ageman", from 上げる ''ageru'' 'to raise up') and Masahiko Tsugawa as a man who crosses paths with her by chance. Cast *Nobuko Miyamoto as Nayoko *Masahiko Tsugawa as Mondo Suzuki *Ryunosuke Kaneda as Tamonin *Atsuko Ichinomiya as Rin, Tamonin's mother *Kin Sugai as Foster mother *Kazuyo Mita as Hiyoko *Mitsuko Ishii as Eiko * Yoriko Douguchi as Junko *Maiko Minami as Sayori-chan * Fukumi Kuroda as Kiyoka *Isao Hashizume *Haruna Takase as Fur shop manager *Tokuko Sugiyama as Restaurant manager *Yakan Yanagi as Foster father *Michiyo Yokoyama as Tamonin's court lady *Hiroko Seki as Shinkame Chiyo restaurant manager *Noborou Yano as Hirutaji chief *Yan Yano as Hirutaji chief *Harukazu Kitami as Bo-san #1 *Akira Kubo as Bo-san #2 *Yoshihiro Kato as Segawa Kikunojo *Akari Uchida as Houte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Megalopolis
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Challenge (1982 Film)
''The Challenge'' is a 1982 American action film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by John Sayles, Richard Maxwell, and Marc Norman. The film stars Scott Glenn and Toshirō Mifune, and features several aikido-based action scenes choreographed by Steven Seagal, prior to the start of his own film career. Plot A katana, one of a pair known as "The Equals", was an heirloom of the Yoshida family, passed down through the generations before being lost during World War II. It was finally tracked down and recovered in California by Toshio and Akiko. Hoping to return its rightful owner, their father Toru, Toshio hires down-on-his luck prize fighter Rick Murphy to smuggle the sword back to Japan. Upon their arrival, Murphy and Toshio are captured by Hideo's thugs. Murphy learns that the sword is a fake and himself a decoy, intended to ward off potential thieves. Toshio is murdered and Murphy is faced with the prospect of being killed by Toru's brother, a well-connected ''kuromaku' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Christmas (film)
, also known as ''Blood Type: Blue'' or ''The Blue Stigma'', is a 1978 Japanese science fiction film by director Kihachi Okamoto. It deals with prejudice against UFO witnesses whose blood is turned blue by the encounter. Cast * Hiroshi Katsuno : Oki Taisuke * Keiko Takeshita : Nishida Saeko * Kunie Tanaka : Nishida Kazuo * Masaya Oki : Harada * Eiji Okada : Hyodo * Kaoru Yachigusa * Hideyo Amamoto * Yoshio Inaba * Shin Kishida * Naoko Otani * Etsushi Takahashi as Sawaki * Sachio Sakai : Taxi driver * Yoshio Inaba was a Japanese actor best known for his role as Gorobei in Akira Kurosawa's '' Seven Samurai''. In addition to his career in film, Inaba was also a prolific theater actor and a member of the prestigious Haiyuza Theatre Company. He died of a heart ... : Commander * Eitaro Ozawa : Godai * Ichirō Nakatani : Usami * Hideji Ōtaki : Takeiri * Shinsuke Ashida : Aiba * Tatsuya Nakadai : Minami Kazuya References External links *Review 1978 films 1970s science fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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