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Suna No Utsuwa (novel)
, also known as ''Inspector Imanishi Investigates'', is mystery novel written by Seichō Matsumoto. ''Suna no Utsuwa'' was originally serialized as a serial in the Japanese newspaper ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' between 1960 and 1961 and was published from Kobunsha in 1961. The novel has been made into a film and TV dramas. Adaptations * ''Castle of Sand'' (1974), a Shochiku production, directed by Yoshitarō Nomura and starring Tetsurō Tamba. * ''Suna no Utsuwa'' (1977), a Fuji TV production, mini-series in 6 episodes. directed by Takuji Tominaga. It stars Tatsuya Nakadai (Eitaro Imanishi) and Masakazu Tamura ( Eiryo Waga). * ''Suna no Utsuwa'' (2004), a TBS production, starring Masahiro Nakai as Eiryo Waga and Ken Watanabe is a Japanese actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in '' Letters from Iwo Jima'' and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'', for which he was nomi ... as Ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seichō Matsumoto
was a Japanese writer, credited with popularizing detective fiction in Japan. Matsumoto's works broke new ground by incorporating elements of human psychology and ordinary life. His works often reflect a wider social context and postwar nihilism that expanded the scope and further darkened the atmosphere of the genre. His exposé of corruption among police officials and criminals was a new addition to the field. The subject of investigation was not just the crime but also the society affected. Although Matsumoto was a self-educated prolific author, his first book was not printed until he was in his forties. In the following 40 years, he published more than 450 works. Matsumoto's work included historical novels and non-fiction, but it was his mystery and detective fiction that solidified his reputation as a writer internationally. Credited with popularizing the genre among readers in his country, Matsumoto became Japan's best-selling and highest earning author in the 1960s. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masakazu Tamura
was a Japanese film and theatre actor. Profile Masakazu Tamura was born 1 August 1943 in Kyoto, Japan to Japanese actor Tsumasaburō Bandō. Tsumasaburō Bandō died when Tamura was only nine years old. His brothers Takahiro and Ryō are also actors. He had been thinking of becoming an actor in the future since he was a child. He was thus trained in fighting with swords and more traditional forms of Japanese theatre like Kabuki and Nihon Buyō. He graduated from Seijo University.日本映画人名事典 1996年度 下 P.150-151 キネマ旬報社 In 1960, he made a cameo appearance in the film ''Hatamoto Gurentai'', in which his older brother Takahiro starred. The following year, he signed a contract with the Shōchiku Ōfuna company while he was still in university. In the same year, he made his official film debut in the film '' Eternal Woman'' directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. His first leading film role was '' Kono koenaki sakebi'' directed by Hirokazu Ichimura in 1965. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Crime Novels
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Japanese Novels
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] |
1961 Japanese Novels
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