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Shōbun Inoue
was a Japanese actor. Inoue started his acting career at the Haiyuza Theatre Company. Later, he signed his contract with Nikkatsu film company. Filmography Films * ''Throne of Blood'' (1957) as Tsuzuki's messenger * ''Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate'' (1957) as Genta * '' The Human Condition Road to Eternity'' (1959) * ''Hana and Ryu'' (1962) * '' Izo no Odoriko'' (1963) * ''Aoi sanmyaku'' (1963) as Nakata * ''Cruel Gun Story'' (1964) as Okada * ''Our Blood Will Not Forgive'' (1964) as Ushigoro Tobita * ''The Wild Sea'' (1969) as Takei * ''Mushukunin Mikogami no Jkichiō Kawakazeni Kakowa Nagareta'' (1972) * ''Sword of the Beast'' (1965) as Araiwa * ''Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea is Bright Red as the Color of Love'' (1966) as Onijima * ''Zatoichi and the Fugitives'' (1968) as Kumeji * ''Men and War'' (1970) * '' Tempyō no Iraka'' (1980) as Yoshihiko * ''Minna no Ie'' (2001) as Painter Television drama * Taiga drama ** ''Taikōki'' (1965) as Date Masamune ** ''Ten to Chi to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, and Chiba. It is the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million in 2020. In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya, during the Meiji Restoration, and became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna No Ie
(also known as ''All About Our House'') is a 2001 comedy film written and directed by Japanese director Kōki Mitani. The film is about an affluent couple who decide to build a new house, and the clash between traditional Japanese and modern western styles between the people they hire to build it. Cast members include Naoki Tanaka (Iijima Naosuke, the husband), Akiko Yagi (Iijima Tamiko, the wife), Toshiaki Karasawa (Yanagisawa, the interior designer) and Kunie Tanaka (Tamiko's father, the builder). The film was nominated for six Japanese Academy Awards. Naoki Tanaka and Akiko Yagi were named as Newcomers of the Year; Tanaka also won the Most Popular Performer prize. Plot Naosuke and Tamiko are a happily married couple, and have just bought some land in the countryside to build their new house on. They ask Yanagisawa, Tamiko's junior at university and an interior designer to design it. However, because he is not a qualified architect, they need someone else to apply for co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Warriors (TV Series)
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s. The first season was a reimagining of the film ''Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzō'' directed by Eiichi Kudo which was released in 1980. Chiba played different ninja characters in each series. In the first series he played Hattori Hanzō III, in the second he played Tsuge Shinpachi, in the third he played Tarao Hanzō, and in the fourth series and in ''Bakumatsu Hen'' he played Hattori Hanzō XV. In the 2003 direct-to-DVD series ''Shin Kage no Gundan'' (''New Shadow Warriors'') he played Hattori Hanzō I. Seasons *''Hattori Hanzō: Kage no Gundan'' (1980) - 27 episodes *''Kage no Gundan II'' (1981 - 1982) - 26 episodes *''Kage no Gundan III'' (1982) - 26 episodes *''Kage no Gundan IV'' (1985) - 27 episodes *''Kage no Gundan Bakumatsu Hen'' (1985) - 13 episodes *''Shin Kage no Gundan'' (2003 - 2005) - 6 direct to video episodes (not part of the TV series) DVD release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobe Hissatsu Uragoroshi
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama, that was broadcast in 1978 to 1979. It is the 14th in the ''Hissatsu'' series. The drama depicts Paranormal events so totally different from past Hissastu series However, the audience rating was low and broadcast period was shortened.山田誠二 必殺シリーズ完全百科 p115 Plot Cast *Atsuo Nakamura as Sensei *Etsuko Ichihara as Obasan *Shōhei Hino as Shōjyu *Akiko Wada is an ethnically Korean Japanese singer, tarento and businesswoman from Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. She has various nicknames, one being "Akko". Due to her above-average height (174 cm or 5'8.5"), she is also nicknamed "jotei" ( ... as Waka *Ayukawa Izumi as Onemu References 1970 Japanese television series debuts 1970s drama television series Jidaigeki television series {{Japan-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fierce Battles Of Edo
is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1979. It aired on Nippon Golden Network as The Fierce Battles of Edo. This drama was inspired by Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film '' Seven Samurai'' and produced by the same film company. The lead stars are Keiju Kobayashi and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi. Plot Hanasaki (Kobayashi) and Kemanai (Tsuyuguchi) are Yoriki of Edo machi-bugyō. One day, bugyō orders them to establish an unofficial battle group of ronin to protect Edo city from villains. The battle group is called Edo no Yougekitai. Ronin receive 5 kobans from Edo machi-bugyō as a reward for each battle. Cast *Hanasaki: Keiju Kobayashi *Kemanai: Shigeru Tsuyuguchi *Machi: Yosuke Natsuki *Eto: Takeo Chii *Taki: Toshio Shiba *Katakura: Kōichi Miura *Sakai: Tonppei Hidari *Shima: Taeko Hattori is a Japanese stage, film, and television actress. She is from Nagoya, and graduated from high school there. She then joined the Dreamy 7 agency, and then M.M.P, to which sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zatoichi
is a fictional character created by Japanese novelist Kan Shimozawa. He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay , part of Shimozawa's ''Futokoro Techō'' series that was serialized in the magazine ''Shōsetsu to Yomimono''. This originally minor character was drastically altered and developed for the screen by Daiei Film and actor Shintaro Katsu, becoming the subject of one of Japan's longest-running film series. A total of 26 films were made between 1962 and 1989. From 1974 to 1979, a television series was produced, starring Katsu and some of the same actors that appear in the films. Produced by Katsu Productions, 100 episodes were aired before the ''Zatoichi'' television series was cancelled. The seventeenth film of the ''Zatoichi'' series was remade in the US in 1989 by TriStar Pictures as '' Blind Fury'', starring Rutger Hauer. A 2003 film was directed by Takeshi Kitano, who also s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Wolf And Cub
is a Japanese manga series created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima. First published in 1970, the story was adapted into six films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, four plays, a television series starring Kinnosuke Yorozuya, and is widely recognized as an important and influential work. ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' chronicles the story of Ogami Ittō, the ''shōgun''s executioner who uses a dōtanuki battle sword. Disgraced by false accusations from the Yagyū clan, he is forced to take the path of the assassin. Along with his three-year-old son, Daigorō, they seek revenge on the Yagyū clan and are known as "Lone Wolf and Cub". Plot Ogami Ittō, formidable warrior and a master of the '' suiō-ryū'' swordsmanship, serves as the ''Kogi Kaishakunin'' (the Shōgun's executioner), a position of high power in the Tokugawa shogunate during the 1700s. Along with the oniwaban and the assassins, Ogami Ittō is responsible for enforcing the will of the ''shōgun'' over the ''da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan
also known as The Mute Samurai is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama, that was broadcast in 1973–1974. The lead star is Tomisaburo Wakayama, his younger brother Shintaro Katsu also appeared and directed episode 1. It is based on Kanda Takeshi's manga ''Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan''. Plot Kiichihōgan is a samurai who had been a victim of a vicious crime, completely changing his life forever. His parents were killed and his virgin wife was violated by a skilled Spaniard named Gonzalez. 18 years later Kiichihōgan abandons the way of the samurai and he becomes a bounty hunter, taking Japans most wanted criminals. He goes on a journey to find the Spaniard and fulfill his revenge. Cast *Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kiichihōgan *Shintaro Katsu as Manji (Nagasaki Bugyo) *Judy Ongg as Okiku * Kayo Matsuo as Kikuno * Minoru Ōki as Tokaiya *Kanjūrō Arashi as Monk Jikai *Tony Cetera as Gonzales Episode list See also * Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (1975–76) TV series Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamagata Masakage
also known as Obu Masakage was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He is known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". He was famous for his red armour and skill in battlefield, and was a personal friend of Takeda Shingen. He was the younger brother of Obu Toramasa who was also a retainer of Shingen leading the famous "red fire unit" (derived from Shingen's slogan Fūrinkazan). After his brother Obu Masatora committed Seppuku as a cover for Takeda Yoshinobu's failed rebellion, Masakage changed his family name to Yamagata(He used the name Obu Masakage at first.). Masakage was a fierce warrior who fought in many battles and was given a fief in Shinano. He was present at the Battle of Mimasetoge in 1569 and captured Yoshida Castle, a Tokugawa possession, during the Mikatagahara Campaign (1572–73). He was present for the following Battle of Mikatagahara. His last campaign was in the ill-fated Battle of Nagashino in 1575, in which he tried to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV Series)
is a 1983 Japanese television series. It is the 21st NHK ''taiga'' drama. The drama is based on the novel of the same name by Sōhachi Yamaoka. Plot The story chronicles the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Production Production Credits *Original – Souhachi Yamamoto *Music – Isao Tomita *Narrator – Naomitsu Tateno *Historical research – Keizō Suzuki *Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi Cast Starring role * Sakae Takita as Tokugawa Ieyasu (episodes 7-50) **Yōji Matsuda as Teen Ieyasu (episode 6) **Yoshitaka Kase as Child Ieyasu (episodes 3-5) Tokugawa clan *Shinobu Otake as Odai no Kata - mother of Ieyasu *Masaomi Kondō as Matsudaira Hirotada - father of Ieyasu * Kaoru Yachigusa as Keyōin - grandmother of Ieyasu *Kimiko Ikegami as Lady Tsukiyama - wife of Ieyasu * Hiroshi Katsuno as Tokugawa Hidetada - third son of Ieyasu *Hiroyuki Nagato as Honda Sakuzaemon *Shinjirō Ehara as Ishikawa Kazumasa *Taketoshi Naito as Honda Masanobu * Yosuke Natsuki as Yagyū Munenori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haru No Sakamichi (TV Series)
is a 1971 Japanese television series. It is the ninth NHK taiga drama. Story Shin Heike Monogatari deals with the early Edo period. Based on Sōhachi Yamaoka's novel by the same title. The story chronicles the life of Yagyū Munenori Production Production Credits *Original story – Sōhachi Yamaoka *Music – Akira Miyoshi Cast Yagyū Clan * Nakamura Kinnosuke as Yagyū Munenori *Chitose Kobayashi as Orin *Rumi Matsumto as Karasuma Junko *Hiroshi Akutagawa as Yagyū Munetoshi * Yoshio Harada as Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi *Ryo Tamura as Yagyū Samon *Koji Shimizu as Yagyū Munefuyu Tokugawa Clan * So Yamamura as Tokugawa Ieyasu * Tetsuya Aoyama as Tokugawa Hidetada * Ichikawa Ebizō X as Tokugawa Iemitsu * Yoko Tsukasa as Lady Kasuga * Tetsuo Ishidate as Matsudaira Tadateru * Kazuo Funaki as Tokugawa Tadanaga * Isao Sasaki as Matsudaira Tadanao Toyotomi Clan * Shikaku Nakamura as Toyotomi Hideyoshi * Tomoko Naraoka as Nene * Kyōko Kishida as Yodo-dono * Kataoka Takao as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten To Chi To (TV Series)
is a 1969 Japanese television series. It is the 7th NHK taiga drama, the 1st to be televised in color. Story Ten to Chi to deals with the Sengoku period. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji's novels "Ten to Chi to". Now only episode 50 exists. The story chronicles the life of Nagao Kagetora. Cast Nagao/Uesugi clan * Kōji Ishizaka as Nagao Kagetora * Osamu Takizawa as Nagao Tamekage * Takashi Yamaguchi as Nagao Masakage * Takashi Shimura as Nagao Fusakage * Jukichi Uno as Usami Sadamitsu * Etsushi Takahashi as Usami Sadakatsu * Yū Fujiki as Kakizaki Yajirō * Hideo Takamatsu as Kanazu Shinbei * Shirō Itō as Naya Tatsuzo * Ineko Arima as Mats as Naya Tatsuzoue * Goichi Yamada as Tokura Yohachiro * Akira Nagoya as Kakizaki Yosaburo * Noboru Nakaya as Sugihara Noriie * Shunya Shimazaki as Kitajō Takahiro * Yoshi Katō as Shoda Hitachinosuke * Masakane Yonekura as Katō Danzō * Taketoshi Naito as Honjō Yoshihide * Hiroyuki Nagato as Hattori Genki * Ineko Arima as Matsue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
