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Sisters Of The Gion (1956 Film)
is a 1956 black and white Japanese film drama directed by Hiromasa Nomura. The film is remake of the 1936 film drama of the same name ''Sisters of the Gion'' by Kenji Mizoguchi. Cast * Michiyo Kogure * Michiko Ono * Tamao Nakamura * Shintaro Katsu * Haruo Tanaka See also * ''Sisters of the Gion'' (祇園の姉妹 Gion no kyōdai), a 1936 film by Kenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, who directed about one hundred films during his career between 1923 and 1956. His most acclaimed works include ''The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums'' (1939), ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952), ''Uget .... References External links * http://movie.goo.ne.jp/movies/PMVWKPD24832/index.html 1956 films Japanese drama films 1950s Japanese-language films Daiei Film films 1956 drama films 1950s Japanese films Japanese black-and-white films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromasa Nomura
Hiromasa (written: 博正, 宏昌, 弘昌, 弘将, 浩正, 大将 or 太将) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese composer and music producer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese noble and musician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese decathlete *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese animator and director *, Japanese businessman {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shintaro Katsu
was a Japanese actor, singer, and filmmaker. He is known for starring in the ''Akumyo'' series, the ''Hoodlum Soldier'' series, and the ''Zatoichi'' series. Life and career Born Toshio Okumura (奥村 利夫 ''Okumura Toshio'') on 29 November 1931. He was the son of Minoru Okumura (奥村 実), a noted kabuki performer who went by the stage name Katsutōji Kineya (杵屋 勝東治) and who was renowned for his nagauta and shamisen skills, and younger brother of actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Shintaro Katsu began his career in entertainment as a shamisen player. He switched to acting because he noticed it was better paid. In the 1960s he starred simultaneously in three long-running series of films, the Akumyo series, the Hoodlum Soldier series, and the Zatoichi series. He played the role of blind masseur Zatoichi in a series of 25 films between 1962 and 1973, in 100 episodes across a four season television series from 1974 to 1979, and in a 26th and final film in 1989, which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Drama Films
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine. * January 25– 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14– 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Moscow. * February 16 – The 1956 World Figure Skating Championships open in Garmisch, West Germany. * February 22 – Elvis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daiei Film Films
, based in Kobe, is one of the largest supermarket chains in Japan. In 1957, Isao Nakauchi founded the chain in Osaka near Sembayashi Station on the Keihan train line. Daiei is now under a restructuring process supported by Marubeni Corporation and ÆON Co., Ltd., another Japanese supermarket chain. Daiei Inc. runs more than 3,000 stores under the Daiei name as well as through its subsidiaries. In addition to groceries, Daiei is also a department store, selling electronics, home furnishings, and clothes. In terms of net sales, Daiei was formerly the largest retailer in Japan. However, total sales declined by nearly a quarter in the five years leading up to 2003. History The retail chain expanded rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s. Also, stronger sales from competitors such as Ito-Yokado, ÆON, and other regional supermarket chains have hurt Daiei's sales record in recent years. As a part of the series of bootstrap restructuring efforts to avoid filing for IRCJ ( Industrial Revitali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Japanese-language Films
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Japanese Drama Films
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1956 Films
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine. * January 25– 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14– 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Moscow. * February 16 – The 1956 World Figure Skating Championships open in Garmisch, West Germany. * February 22 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruo Tanaka
was a Japanese film actor noted for his supporting roles in a career that spanned seven decades. Career Tanaka was born in Kyoto and quit school in order to become a film actor, joining the Nikkatsu studio in 1925. He eventually moved up to secondary leads and even into leading roles against actresses such as Ranko Hanai and Haruyo Ichikawa, but he never succeeded as a matinee idol. Following Masaichi Nagata, he moved to Daiichi Eiga and Shinkō Kinema before eventually going freelance. He appeared in over 250 films, both gendaigeki and jidaigeki, by directors such as Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Sadao Yamanaka, Akira Kurosawa, Tomu Uchida, Mikio Naruse, and Masahiro Makino. He was particularly skilled at comic roles. He also appeared in many ''jidaigeki'' on television. Selected filmography *'' Kyōren no onna shishō'' (狂恋の女師匠) (1926) *''Hawai Mare oki kaisen'' (ハワイ・マレー沖海戦) (1942) *''Rikon'' (離婚) (1952) *''Ikiru'' (生きる) (1952) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamao Nakamura
(born July 12, 1939 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Her father is kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjirō II. She was scouted by director Teruo Ogiyama and made her film debut with ''Kageko to Yukie'' when she was a junior high school student. After graduating junior high school, she signed her contract with Daiei film company in 1954. She married actor Shintaro Katsu in 1962. Filmography Film * '' Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord'' (1954) * '' Three Stripes in the Sun'' (1955) * ''Flowery Brothers'' (1956) * ''Sisters of the Gion'' (1956) * '' Zangiku monogatari'' (1956) * ''An Osaka Story'' (1957) * '' Onibi Kago'' (1957) * ''The Loyal 47 Ronin'' (1958) * '' Nuregami kenpō'' (1958) * ''Enjō'' (1958) * ''The Demon of Mount Oe'' (1960) * ''Scar Yosaburo'' (1960) * ''Satan's Sword'' (1960) * ''Satan's Sword II'' (1960) * ''The Human Condition'' (1961) * ''Ten Dark Women'' (1961) * ''Satan's Sword III'' (1961) * ''Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman'' (1963) as Chisa * ''Taking The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daiei Motion Picture Company
Daiei Film Co. Ltd. (Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ''Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Kaisha'') was a Japanese film studio. Founded in 1942 as Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd., it was one of the major studios during the postwar Golden Age of Japanese cinema, producing not only artistic masterpieces, such as Akira Kurosawa's ''Rashomon'' (1950) and Kenji Mizoguchi's ''Ugetsu'' (1953), but also launching several film series, such as ''Gamera'', ''Zatoichi'' and ''Yokai Monsters'', and making the three ''Daimajin'' films (1966). It declared bankruptcy in 1971 and was acquired by Kadokawa Pictures. History Origin Daiei Film was the product of government efforts to reorganize the film industry during World War II in order to rationalize use of resources and increase control over the medium. Against a government plan to combine all the film studios into two companies, Masaichi Nagata, an executive at Shinkō Kinema, pressed hard for an alternative plan to create three studios. His efforts won out and Shinkō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko Ono
Michiko is a Japanese given name, used for females. Although written romanized the same way, the Japanese language written forms (kanji, katakana, hiragana) can be different. Common forms include: * 美智子 — "beautiful wise child" * 美千子 — "child of a thousand beauties" * 見知子 — "child of recognition" * 道子 — "child of the way" * 路子 — "child of the road" * 倫子 — "child of morals" * 皆子 — "child of all" * 通子 — "child of passage" Phonetic spellings (no particular meaning): * みちこ (in hiragana) * ミチコ (in katakana) People * Michiko Shoda (正田 美智子), later Empress Michiko of Japan *, Japanese nurse and politician * Michiko Fukushima (長谷川-福島 實智子), a Japanese sport shooter from Kumaishi, Hokkaidō Japan * Michiko Godai (五大 路子), Japanese actress from Yokohama, Japan * Michiko Hada (羽田 美智子), an actress from Mitsukaido, Japan * Michiko Hattori (服部道子) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiyo Kogure
(31 January 1918 – 13 June 1990) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in nearly 200 films in a career which spanned 45 years, starring in works by Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and others. Film historian Donald Richie once called her " e of Japan's most versatile actresses, and perhaps the most intellectual of all in her approach to acting." Biography Michiyo Kogure was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from Nihon University in 1940. While still a student, she joined the Shochiku film studios and gave her screen debut in 1939. She worked for directors such as Hiroshi Shimizu, Heinosuke Gosho and Kōzaburō Yoshimura, before following her husband to Manchuria in 1944. Upon her return two years later, she starred again in films by Shochiku, but also Toho, Daiei and other studios, and repeatedly appeared in films by Mizoguchi and Shimizu. She received the 1949 Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
