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Susumu Hani
is a Japanese film director, and one of the most prominent representatives of the 1960s Japanese New Wave. Born in Tokyo, he has directed both documentaries and feature films. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first fiction film, '' Bad Boys'', in 1961. His 1962 film '' Mitasareta seikatsu'' was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1963 documentary film '' Children Hand in Hand'' was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival winning him a Special Diploma. One of his most famous films is '' Nanami: The Inferno of First Love'' (初恋・地獄篇 - ''Hatsukoi Jigokuhen'', 1968), which Hani co-scripted with Terayama Shūji. Filmography *'' Bad Boys'' (1961) *'' Mitasareta seikatsu'' (1962) *''Kanojo to kare'' (1963) *'' Children Hand in Hand'' (1963) *'' Bwana Toshi no uta'' (1967) *'' Nanami: The Inferno of First Love'' (1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inferno Of First Love
, also known as ''The Inferno of First Love'' and ''Nanami, First Love'', is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Susumu Hani. It was co-scripted by Hani and Shūji Terayama. The film competed for the Golden Bear award at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival in 1968. Plot Nanami, a young nude dancer, and her friend Shun, who is still a virgin, rent a room in a love hotel. He isn't able to make love to her, but she is understanding about it. They both reflect on their past; Nanami came from Shizuoka to Tokyo and started working as a dancer because her former job didn't pay enough, Shun was left by his mother as a child and now works as a goldsmith in his stepfather's workshop. In flashbacks, it is revealed that Shun was and is still being repeatedly sexually abused by his stepfather. A customer of Nanami, Ankokuji, talks her into participating in erotic photo shootings with other models, which are also attended by members of the red light district and the yakuza. Shun, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Births
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A Tale Of Africa
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Yōsei No Uta
is a Japanese word that is generally synonymous with the English term . Today, this word usually refers to spirits from Western legends, but occasionally it may also denote a creature from native Japanese folklore. For example, according to an old folk belief from Iwate Prefecture, it was once feared that the ''yōsei'' could resurrect the dead. It is also mentioned that the people of Mt. Hōrai are small fairies that have no knowledge of great evil and so their hearts never grow old. The Ainu also tell of a race of small people known as the Koro-pok-guru in their folklore. Another fairy-like being from Japan is the Kijimuna, tree sprites told in the Ryukyuan religion of Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city .... See also * * * References * * Fairi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slave Of Love
Slave of Love ( hy, Սիրո գերին Siro Gerin) was an Armenian romantic drama television series. The series premiered on Shant TV on September 1, 2014. The series takes place in Yerevan, Armenia. Series overview Cast and characters *Sofya Poghosyan portrays Anoush Babayan *Ashot Ter-Matevosyan portrays Rouben Santrosyan *Marinka Khachatryan Marinka Khachatryan ( hy, Մարինկա Խաչատրյան), is an Armenian actress. She is known for her roles as Mane on ''Full House'' and Arpi on '' Slave of Love'', in addition to Sara in Elen’s Diary 1,2 and Nenet in Alien. Filmography ... portrays Arbi Mirzoyan *Tigran Mnacakanyan portrays Babken Mirzoyan *Gayane Balyan portrays Hasmik Mirzoyan *Syuzan Ghevondyan portrays Emma Santrosyan *Sevak Santrosyan portrays Sokrat *Syuzan Papyan portrays Lili Santrosyan *Mariam Aristakesyan portrays Janna *Armine Hakobyan portrays Sona *Shogher Smbatyan portrays Anoushik *Karen Galstyan portrays Razmik *Hayk Hovhannisyan portray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bwana Toshi No Uta
This is a list of English language words that come from the Niger-Congo languages. It excludes placenames except where they have become common words. Bantu origin *banjo – probably Bantu ''mbanza'' *basenji – breed of dog from the Congo * boma – probably from Swahili *bwana – from Swahili, meaning an important person or safari leader *chimpanzee – loaned in the 18th century from a Bantu language, possibly Kivili ''ci-mpenzi''. *dengue – possibly from Swahili ''dinga'' * goober – possibly from Bantu (Kikongo and Kimbundu ''nguba'') *gumbo – from Bantu (Kimbundu ''ngombo'' meaning "okra") *impala – from Zulu ''im-pala'' *impi – from Zulu language meaning war, battle or a regiment *indaba – from Xhosa or Zulu languages – 'stories' or 'news' typically conflated with 'meeting' (often used in South African English) * isango – Zulu meaning gateway *jumbo – from Swahili (''jambo'' or ''jumbe'' or from Kongo ''nzamba'' "elephant") *kalimba *Kwanzaa – re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanojo To Kare
is a 1963 Japanese drama film directed by Susumu Hani. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival where Sachiko Hidari won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award. Plot A middle-class woman in Tokyo, Naoko Ishikawa (Sachiko Hidari) lives with her husband in a shining new apartment building on a hill overlooking a slum. As her husband Eiichi (Eiji Okada) becomes more entangled in his life as businessman, Naoko looks for ways to expand her own life even as her husband's life shrinks in scope and intimacy. She loses her sense of security when she becomes acquainted with poverty in her neighborhood. She finds herself strangely drawn to a rag-picker, Ikona (Kikuji Yamashita) who lives down below in a tin shack with a blind child and a dog, and the sheltering comforts of her middle-class existence inexorably fall away. Cast * Sachiko Hidari - Naoko Ishikawa * Kikuji Yamashita - Ikona * Eiji Okada - Eiichi Ishikawa * Akio Hasegawa - Laundry Boy * Yoshimi Hiramat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 In Film
The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with ''West Side Story'' winning 10 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1961 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1961 films from countries outside of North America. Events * May 13 – Legendary actor Gary Cooper dies at the age of 60 in Los Angeles from colon and prostate cancer. Best known for his appearances in classic films such as ''Wings'', ''Meet John Doe'', '' Sergeant York'', ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' and '' High Noon'', Cooper was one of the biggest stars of Hollywood's Golden Age and won two Academy Awards for Best Actor. * June 28 – Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman sign a multi-picture deal with United Artists to produce a series of films based on the novels of Ian Fleming starting with either '' Dr. No'' or '' Diamonds Are Forever''. The series goes on to become the highest-grossing film series of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terayama Shūji
Terayama (written: 寺山 lit. "temple mountain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese poet, dramatist, writer, film director and photographer *, Japanese footballer {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 In Film
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley Kubrick's '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', as well as two highly successful musical films, '' Funny Girl'' and '' Oliver!'', the former earning Barbra Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress (an honour she shared with Katharine Hepburn for her role in ''The Lion in Winter'') and the latter winning both the Best Picture and Best Director awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1968 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * November 1 – The MPAA's film rating system is introduced. Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): canceled due to events of May 1968 Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :'' Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos'' (''Artists under the Big Top: Perplexed''), directed by Alexander Kluge, West Germany Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''Ole dole doff'' (''Who Saw Him Die?''), directed by Jan Troell, Sweden Films releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Moscow International Film Festival
The 4th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1965. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film ''War and Peace'' directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and the Hungarian film ''Twenty Hours'' directed by Zoltán Fábri. Jury * Sergei Gerasimov (USSR - President of the Jury) * Veljko Bulajić (Yugoslavia) * Zoltán Várkonyi (Hungary) * Marina Vlady (France) * Mircea Drăgan (Romania) * Raj Kapoor (India) * Grigori Kozintsev (USSR) * Jiří Marek (Czechoslovakia) * Czesław Petelski (Poland) * Kiyohiko Ushihara (Japan) * Leonardo Fioravanti (Italy) * Fred Zinnemann (USA) * Kamil Yarmatov (USSR) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Grand Prix: ** ''War and Peace'' and Sergei Bondarchuk ** ''Twenty Hours'' and Zoltán Fábri * Golden Prizes: ** ''Heaven on One's Head'' by Yves Ciampi ** ''Atentát'' by Jiří Sequens * Special Silver Prize: '' The Camp Followers'' by Valerio Zurlini * Silver Prizes: ** ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
