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Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
is a 1959 Japanese war film directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Plot During World War II, the commanding officer of a sub reluctantly takes on board two Western diplomats to take them to the Canaries and arrange an armistice. When they get there, Japan has surrendered, but the sub's crew do not know that since its radio has failed. It sends its passengers ashore to go out to face a final battle. Cast * Ryō Ikebe * Tatsuya Mihashi * Akihiko Hirata * Akira Kubo * Susumu Fujita * Minoru Takada * Maria Laurenti * Andrew Hughes * Hisaya Ito See also * Imperial Japanese Navy submarines Imperial Japanese Navy submarines originated with the purchase of five Holland type submarines from the United States in 1904. Japanese submarine forces progressively built up strength and expertise, becoming by the beginning of World War II one ... * B3 type submarine References * Ragone, August (2007, 2014''Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters''San Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shūe Matsubayashi
(born July 7, 1920 - August 15, 2009, Shimane Prefecture, Japan) was a Japanese film director. He is best known for films in the comedy and war genres. He was also an ordained Shin Buddhist priest. His final work as director was in the 1992 film ''Shorishatachi''. Filmography He directed over 69 movies: * 東京のえくぼ ('' Tokyo no ekubo'', 1952) * ハワイの夜 ('' Hawai no yoru'', 1953) * 戦艦大和 (1953) * 人間魚雷回天 ('' Ningen gyorai kaiten'', 1955) * 兄とその妹 (''Ani to sono musume'', aka ''Brother and Sister'', 1956) * 続青い山脈 雪子の巻 ('' Zoku Aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki'', 1957) * 美貌の都 (1957) * ひかげの娘 (''Hikage no musume is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Ema Tōyama. The series was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine, ''Nakayoshi''. The series ended with 5 volumes released by Kodansha under the imprint, ''Kodansha Comics''. It was announced in th ...'', 1957) * 社長三代記 ('' Shachō sandai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryō Ikebe
was a Japanese actor. He graduated from Rikkyō University and originally wanted to be a director, but ended up debuting as an actor at Tōhō in 1941. He did not achieve popularity until starring in a series of youth films in the late 1940s. He expanded his acting range in the 1950s, while still frequently appearing in genre films, such as Tōhō tokusatsu films and yakuza films at Tōei. He was also known as an essayist. On 8 October 2010, he died of blood poisoning. He was 92 years old. Selected filmography Film * ''The Sky of Hope'' (1942) - Tsutomu * ''Midori no daichi'' (1942) - Kome Yan * ''Yottsu no koi no monogatari'' (1947) - Masao (episode 1) * ''Sensô to heiwa'' (1947) * ''Haru no kyôen'' (1947) - Sampei Hayasaka * ''Ai yo hoshi to tomo ni'' (1947) * ''Sono yo no boken'' (1948) * ''Hakai'' (1948) - Segawa * ''Niizuma kaigi'' (1949) * ''Koi no jusan yoru'' (1949) * ''Shin'ya no kokuhaku'' (1949) - Newspaper Reporter Moriguchi Shigeya * ''Aoi sanmyaku'' (青い山 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Japanese-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Shūe Matsubayashi
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 sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Films
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with '' Ben-Hur'' winning a record 11 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – Republic Pictures releases its last production, ''Plunderers of Painted Flats''. *January 29 – Walt Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'' premieres, their most expensive film to date and the first animated film to be shot in Super Technirama 70. It initially ends up losing money for the studio due to its high production costs. However, it would eventually gain a cult following and is now considered one of Disney's great classics. *April 30 – François Truffaut's ''The 400 Blows'' opens the 1959 Cannes Film Festival bringing international attention to the French New Wave. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release their 190th and last short film, ''Sappy Bull Fighters''. * June 7 – A contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type B Submarine
The was a class of submarine in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) which served during World War II. The ''Type-B'' submarines were similar to the ''Type-A'' apart from not having the headquarters installation. Class variants The ''Type-B'' submarines were divided into four classes: * * * * . The ''5115th vessel''-class submarines were not built and remained a design only. ''Type-B'' (''I-15'' class) Project number S37. Twenty boats were built between 1937 and 1944 under the Maru 3 Programme (Boats 37 - 42) and Maru 4 Programme (Boats 139 - 152). ''Type-B Mod.1'' (''I-40'' class) Project number S37B. Six boats were planned under the Maru Kyū Programme (Boats 370 - 375), all boats were completed. On the outside this class looked the same as the ''I-15'' class; however, they were built from high-tensile strength steel and equipped with diesel engines of a simpler design. ''Type-B Mod.2'' (''I-54'' class) Project number S37C. Twenty-one boats were planned under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Japanese Navy Submarines
Imperial Japanese Navy submarines originated with the purchase of five Holland type submarines from the United States in 1904. Japanese submarine forces progressively built up strength and expertise, becoming by the beginning of World War II one of the world's most varied and powerful submarine fleets. Origins The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) acquired its first submarines during the Russo-Japanese War on 12 December 1904 where they arrived in sections at the Yokohama dockyards. The vessels were purchased from the relatively new American company, Electric Boat, and were fully assembled and ready for combat operations by August 1905.Jentschura p. 160 However, hostilities with Russia were nearing its end by that date, and no submarines saw action during the war. The submarines that Electric Boat sold to Japan were based on the Holland designs, known as Holland Type VIIs similar to the American s. The five imported Hollands were originally built at Fore River Ship and Engine Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hisaya Ito
Hisaya is a masculine Japanese given name, a feminine Japanese given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese actor and comedian *, Japanese manga artist born in Osaka *, Japanese weightlifter *, Japanese screenwriter See also *Hisaya-ōdōri Station is an underground metro station located in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway. It is an interchange station between the Sakura-dōri Line and the Meijō Line and is located 3.3 rail kilometers fr ..., train station in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan {{given name Japanese unisex given names Japanese-language surnames de:Hisaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Hughes (actor)
Andrew Hughes (アンドリュー・ヒューズ, ''Andoryû Hyûzu'', January 16, 1908 – September 1, 1996) was a Turkish-born actor and business executive best known for acting in several Japanese films. His most notable role was that of Adolf Hitler in the 1965 Japanese comedy '' The Crazy Adventure'', which was reported to be compelling as he played him as a serious villain. Hughes has also appeared in films such as ''King Kong Escapes'' (1967), ''Destroy All Monsters'' (1968), '' Tidal Wave'' (1973), ''ESPY'' (1974), and '' Sayonara Jupiter'' (1984). He also starred in the Hollywood films ''The Last Voyage'' (1960) and '' Flight from Ashiya'' (1964) (both partially filmed and set in Japan). Career Being virtually exclusively active in the Japanese film industry, Hughes was often cast in the roles of various Westerners, often portraying an international reporter, politician or foreign military officer. Not much is known about Hughes's early, pre-acting years, but it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Laurenti
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar * Maria, Quebec, Canada *Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines *María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia * María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain * Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Takada
Minoru is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Minoru Arakawa (荒川 實, born 1946), Japanese former president of Nintendo of America *Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実, 1917–1999), Japanese actor *Minoru Fujita (藤田 ミノル, born 1977), Japanese professional wrestler *Minoru Genda (源田 実, 1904–1989), Japanese naval general *, Japanese footballer *Minoru Hirai (1903–1998), Japanese martial artist * Minoru Honda (本田 実, 1913–1990), Japanese astronomer *Minoru Inaba (稲葉 実, born 1951), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese sport shooter * Minoru Kawasaki (河崎 実, born 1958), Japanese film director, screenwriter and produce * Minoru Kawasaki (川崎 稔, born 1961), Japanese politician *Minoru Kimura (born 1993), Brazilian kickboxer *, Japanese handball player *Minoru Kitani (木谷 実, 1909–1975), Japanese professional Go player * Minoru Kizawa (鬼沢 稔), Japanese astronomer *, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita () (8 January 1912 – 23 March 1991) was a Japanese film and television actor. He played the lead role in Akira Kurosawa's first feature, ''Sanshiro Sugata'', and appeared in other Kurosawa films including ''The Men Who Tread On the Tiger's Tail'' (as Togashi, commander of the border guards) and ''The Hidden Fortress'' (as General Tadokoro). Later, he was a supporting actor in Ishirō Honda's '' Mothra vs. Godzilla'', among many other films. Before and during World War II Fujita was considered one of the great stars of Japanese cinema. In the post-war period he became known for supporting roles, often playing a soldier in war films, such as in Masaki Kobayashi's ''The Human Condition'' (film series). During the sixties and seventies he played minor roles in "special effects pictures" such as ''Ultraman'' and '' Frankenstein vs. Baragon''. Life and career Fujita was born in Kurume, Fukuoka in Japan. After graduating from high school in 1929 he moved to Tokyo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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