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Shizumanu Taiyō
(lit. ''The Never-setting Sun'') is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Setsurō Wakamatsu. It is also known as ''The Unbroken'' in the United States. ''Shizumanu Taiyō'' is based on a novel by Toyoko Yamasaki which centers on Hajime Onchi, an employee of "NAL," a large national airline. The first part of the novel focuses on Onchi's activity as the chairman of the employees' union in the 1960s; his reward for fighting for better working conditions for the staff is a series of postings abroad, to Pakistan, Iran, and finally Kenya, a destination to which the company does not even fly. The second and third parts of the novel take place in 1985 and chronicle the crash of a jumbo jet and its aftermath within the company. The events portrayed in the story are based upon actual events that took place at Japan Airlines. The character of Onchi is based upon JAL labor organizer and author Hirotaro Ogura, and the pivotal crash portrayed in the novel is based closely upon the crash of Japan A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setsurō Wakamatsu
is a Japanese film director. His film ''Shizumanu Taiyō'' won the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize. Filmography *''Whiteout (2000 film), Whiteout'' (2000) *''Shizumanu Taiyō'' (2009) *''Yoake no Machi de'' (2011) *''Zakurozaka no Adauchi'' (2014) *''Fukushima 50 (film), Fukushima 50'' (2020) *''The Silence of the Sea'' (2024) References External links * Living people People from Akita (city) Japanese film directors 1949 births {{Japan-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teruyuki Kagawa
is a Japanese actor, kabuki actor and boxing commentator. Biography Born in 1965, his parents are the kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III and the cinema actress Yuko Hama. His grandmother is the film actress Sanae Takasugi. In the Kabuki world, it is usual for the son of an actor to follow the father's footsteps from a very early age, but his parents divorced in 1968 and his mother was given custody. After that, he totally lost contact with his father, and his mother refused to give him any training in the Kabuki art and he grew believing that it was "something that must not be watched". However he tried several times to meet his biological father. When he was 20, he went to one of his performances and asked if he could see him, stating that he was Ennosuke's son, but when his father's assistants reported to him the situation he refused, stating that he didn't have any son. He graduated in social psychology at the University of Tokyo and decided to start a career in cinema. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Setsurō Wakamatsu
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Japanese-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter '' samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the compli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Films
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films. Also in 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of that year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five (the first time since the 1943 awards). Evaluation of the year Film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' said that 2009 "began with the usual flurry of serious major movies given late December screenings in Los Angeles to qualify for the Oscars. They're now forgotten or vaguely regarded as semi-classics: ''The Reader'', '' Che'', ''Slumdog Millionaire'', '' Frost/Nixon'', '' Revolutionary Road'', ''The Wrestler'', ''Gran Torino'', '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. It soon became apparent that horror movies would be the dominant genre once again, with vampires the pre-eminent sub-species, the most profitable inevitably being '' New Moon'', the latest in Stephenie Meyer's ''Twilight'' saga, the best the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Matsuyuki
is a Japanese actress and singer signed to Stardust Promotion. Biography Yasuko Matsuyuki was born in 1972 in Tosu, Saga. In 1989, while she was in high school, Matsuyuki won a Non-no fashion magazine contest. After graduating from Tosu Commercial High School, she moved to Tokyo and started her career as a model. In 1991, Matsuyuki made her film debut in the TV drama series "''Nekketsu Shinnyū Shain Sengen''". In 1993, she played an outgoing leading role in the manga based drama series "''Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!''". That role made a big impact on the drama scene and established her career as an actress. In 1998, after a 2-year relationship, Matsuyuki married guitarist . She had a baby boy in 2001, but got divorced in 2005. Matsuyuki has two younger brothers. One is , who is also an actor, and the other is Yo Matsuyuki who is a rock singer. Filmography Movies TV dramas Stage Commercials *Shiseido – Frische (1991) *Japan Airlines – JAL New Route (1991) *Toky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tae Kimura
is a Japanese actress. She won the Best Actress award at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize for ''All Around Us''. Biography Kimura starred in Ryosuke Hashiguchi's ''All Around Us''. Her performance in the film was described by Jason Gray as "one of the most accurate portrayals of someone suffering from depression I've ever seen." She co-starred in Isshin Inudo's ''Zero Focus'' with Miki Nakatani and Ryōko Hirosue, and starred in Makoto Shinozaki's ''Tokyo Island''. She appeared in Miwa Nishikawa's ''Dreams for Sale''. Filmography Films *''Hana and Alice'' (2004) *''Infection'' (2004) – 2nd nurse *''All About My Dog'' (2005) *''Densha Otoko'' (2005) *''Oh! Oku'' (2006) *''Kaidan (2007) *''All Around Us'' (2008) *''Shizumanu Taiyō'' (2009) *''Zero Focus'' (2009) *''Tokyo Island'' (2010) *'' Yoake no Machi de'' (2011) *''Dreams for Sale'' (2012) *''Monsterz'' (2014) *''The Case of Hana & Alice'' (2015) *''Have a Song on Your Lips'' (2015) *''Gold Medal Man'' (2016) *''Kōfuku no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōji Ishizaka
is a Japanese actor. Ishizaka graduated from Keio University with a B.L. degree. He serves as a special advisor for the Japan Plamodel Industry Association, and on 23 February 2009, he founded Rowguanes, a plastic model enthusiast group for the baby boomers. He starred as Kosuke Kindaichi in the 1970s series of ''Kindaichi'' films. Filmography Film *''Kindaichi'' series ** ''The Inugamis'' (1976) – Kosuke Kindaichi **''Akuma no temari-uta'' (1977) – Kosuke Kindaichi **''Gokumon-to'' (1977) – Kosuke Kindaichi **''Rhyme of Vengeance'' (1978) – Kosuke Kindaichi **''Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie'' (1979) – Kosuke Kindaichi ** ''The Inugamis'' (2006) – Kosuke Kindaichi *''The Makioka Sisters'' (1983) – Teinosuke *''Ohan'' (1984) – Ohan's husband *''The Return of Godzilla'' (1984) – A reactor operator *'' The Burmese Harp'' (1985) – Inoue *''Bakumatsu Seishun Graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryōma'' (1986) – Katsu Kaishū *''Princess from the Moon'' (1987) – Mikado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryūzō Sejima
was a Japanese army officer and business leader. Early life and military career Sejima was born in Toyama, Toyama, Toyama, Japan. His father, , was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army who served under General Nogi Maresuke, Maresuke Nogi during the Russo-Japanese War, and was later the mayor of the village of Matsuzawa in Nishitonami District, Toyama. Sejima graduated from in 1938. During the Pacific War, he was as a staff officer at the Imperial Headquarters. He instructed the Guadalcanal recovery strategy, New Guinea strategy, and in July 1945 moved out to the Kwantung Army as a staff officer, where he negotiated Japan's cease-fire with Soviet General Aleksandr Vasilevsky. He became a prisoner of war alongside General Otozō Yamada following Japan's surrender in 1945, and was detained for 11 years in Siberia. He was briefly flown from Vladivostok to Tokyo in 1946 to testify at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Most of Sejima's 11 years in Siberia were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Kanemaru
Shin Kanemaru (金丸 信 ''Kanemaru Shin'', 17 September 1914 – 28 March 1996) was a Japanese politician who was a significant figure in the political arena of Japan from the 1970s to the early 1990s. He was also Director General of the Japan Defense Agency from 1977 to 1978. Early life and education Kanemaru was born in Suwa village (now Minami-arupusu city), Yamanashi Prefecture on 17 September 1914. He began his studies at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and became a teacher upon graduation. Career He was conscripted into the army and served briefly in the Kwantung Army as a sergeant from 1937 to 1938. He was discharged due to illness and returned to Japan. After his military service, he entered into the sake brewing business and was later involved in the concrete and souvenir businesses. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the faction of Noboru Takeshita. Arrest and indictment In 1992, he was indicted in the Sagawa Kyubin corrupti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenji Kobayashi
is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for ''Poppoya''. Kobayashi signed with Toei in 1961 and started his acting career with small roles. Filmography Film * '' Soshiki Bōryoku'' (1967) * '' Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion'' (1971) * '' Street Mobster'' (1972) * ''Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothersr'' (1972) * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head'' (1975) : Shimura * ''The Bullet Train'' (1975) : Morimoto * ''Karate Warriors'' (1976) : Higashida * '' The Classroom of Terror'' (1976) : Fumio Odagiri * ''Yakuza Graveyard'' (1976) : Akira Kitajima * ''The Doberman Cop'' (1977) ; Katsuo Koyama * ''Hokuriku Proxy War'' (1977) * ''Message from Space'' (1978) : Fox * ''Shogun's Samurai'' (1978) * ''Nihon no Fixer'' (1979) : Shunsuke Mizumaki * ''Virus'' (1980) * '' The Gate of Youth'' (1981) * '' Eijanaika'' (1981) : Matakichi * '' Station'' (1981) : Tatsumi * ''Theater of Life'' (1983) * '' The Ballad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuhiro Nakasone
was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 1982 to 1987. He was a member of the House of Representatives for more than 50 years. He was best known for pushing through the privatization of state-owned companies, and for helping to revitalize Japanese nationalism during and after his term as prime minister. Early life Nakasone was born in Takasaki in Gunma, a prefecture northwest of Tokyo, on 27 May 1918. He was the second son of Nakasone Matsugoro II, a lumber dealer, and Nakamura Yuku. He had five siblings: an elder brother named Kichitaro, an elder sister named Shoko, a younger brother named Ryosuke and another younger brother and younger sister who both died in childhood. The Nakasone family had been of the ''samurai'' class during the Edo period, and claimed direct descent from the Minamoto clan through the famous Minamoto no Yoshimitsu and through his son Minamoto no Yoshikiyo (d. 1149). According to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
