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Takashi Koizumi
Takashi Koizumi (小泉堯史 ''Koizumi Takashi'') (born November 6, 1944, in Mito) is a Japanese film director. After graduating from Waseda University, he served as an assistant director for Akira Kurosawa for many years. Filmography Awards Nominations * AFI Fest 1999: ** Grand Jury Prize for '' After the Rain'' * Award of the Japanese Academy 2001: ** Best Director for '' After the Rain'' * Award of the Japanese Academy 2003: ** Best Director for '' Letters from the Mountains'' ** Best Screenplay for '' Letters from the Mountains'' Won * Venice International Film Festival 1999: ** CinemAwenire Award in Best Film on the Relationship of Man-Nature for '' After the Rain'' * São Paulo International Film Festival 1999: ** Mostra Special Award for '' After the Rain'' * Portland International Film Festival 2001: ** Audience Award for Best First Film: '' After the Rain'' * 27th Fajr International Film Festival 2009 (Eastern Vista section): ** Best Screenplay for ''Best Wishes for T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mito, Ibaraki
is the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 269,330 in 123,282 households and a population density of 1239 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 27.1%. The total area of the city is . Geography Mito is located in central Ibaraki Prefecture. Mito Station is about 10 km inland from the Pacific Ocean which Naka River, flowing from the north to the east of the city, pours into. Immediately south is Lake Senba, a recreational area. A main street extends from Mito Station to the west, and residential areas to the south and the west in particular. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture * Hitachinaka * Kasama * Naka * Ibaraki * Ōarai * Shirosato Climate Mito has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Mito is 13.6 °C. The average annual rainfall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Professor's Beloved Equation (film)
is a Japanese film released January 21, 2006 and directed by Takashi Koizumi. It is based on the novel '' The Housekeeper and the Professor''. Background In contrast to the original work, which is told from the perspective of ''the narrator'', the film is shown from the perspective of a 29-year-old ''Root'' as he recounts his memories of the professor to a group of new pupils. Though there are a few differences between the film and the original work (for example, the movie touches on the relationship between the professor and the widow while the book does not give much detail), the film is generally faithful to the original. Cast *Akira Terao as Professor *Eri Fukatsu as Kyoko * Takanari Saito as Root *Hidetaka Yoshioka as Teacher (Root after age 19) *Ruriko Asaoka as the widow Staff *Original story by: Yōko Ogawa (Published by Shinchosha) *Directed by: Takashi Koizumi *Written by: Takashi Koizumi *Produced by: Miyako Araki, Tsutomu Sakurai *Cinematography: Hiroyuki Kit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Film Directors
This article is a list of Japanese film directors. __NOTOC__ A * Yutaka Abe * Masao Adachi * Kyōko Aizome * Masatoshi Akihara * Keita Amemiya * Tetsurō Amino * Hiroshi Ando * Hideaki Anno * Shinji Aoyama * Tarō Araki * Genjiro Arato * Mari Asato D * Masanobu Deme * Nobuhiro Doi F * Kei Fujiwara * Kinji Fukasaku * Jun Fukuda * Yasuo Furuhata * Tomoyuki Furumaya G * Hideo Gosha * Heinosuke Gosho H * Sachi Hamano * Tsutomu Hanabusa * Susumu Hani * Masato Harada * Yasuharu Hasebe * Kazuhiko Hasegawa * Ryusuke Hamaguchi * Ryōsuke Hashiguchi * Kaizo Hayashi * Shinji Higuchi * Hideyuki Hirayama * Ryūichi Hiroki * Ishirō Honda I * Jun Ichikawa * Kon Ichikawa * Mako Idemitsu * George Iida * Takahiko Iimura * Toshiharu Ikeda * Kazuo Ikehiro * Yutaka Ikejima * Kaoru Ikeya * Kunihiko Ikuhara * Tadashi Imai * Shohei Imamura * Shinji Imaoka * Hiroshi Inagaki * Haruo Inoue * Umetsugu Inoue * Isshin Inudo * Minoru Inuzuka * Yu Irie * Katsuhito Ishii * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Fajr International Film Festival
The 27th Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, بیست و هفتمین جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر) held from 31 January to 10 February 2009 in Tehran, Iran. ''Doubt (2009 film), Doubt'' (Varuzh Karim-Masihi, 2009) — which adapted from William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' — was the festival's best film in "Competition of Iranian Cinema" and ''Snow (2008 film), Snow'' (Aida Begić, 2008), a Cinema of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian film, was the festival's best film in "Competition of International Cinema". Competition of Iranian Cinema Tributes Opening ceremony of the festival's Competition of Iranian Cinema took place on 30 January 2009, at the Milad Tower in Tehran, Iran beginning at 7:45 p.m. Iran Standard Time, IRST. Following individuals tributed by Golden Plaque: * Ebrahim Hatamikia – Filmmaking occupations: Film director, director and screenwriter * – Filmmaking occupations: Film producer, producer and spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland International Film Festival
PAM CUT–Center for an Untold Tomorrow, formerly the ''Northwest Film Center'' is a regional media arts resource and service organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States that was founded to encourage the study, appreciation, and utilization of film. The center provides a variety of film and video exhibition, education and information programs primarily directed to the residents of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. History The center was founded as the Northwest Film Study Center in 1971, and incorporated into the Portland Art Museum in 1978. The center was located in Portland's historic Guild Theatre from 1998 to 2006. Sponsors of the center include the National Endowment for the Arts, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Cultural Trust, Washington State Arts Commission, Regional Arts & Culture Council, The Ted R. Gamble Film Endowment, The Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, The Paul G. Allen Foundation for the Arts, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo International Film Festival
The São Paulo International Film Festival ( pt, Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo), also known internationally as Mostra, is an annual film festival held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A non-profit event, the festival is organized by ABMIC (Associação Brasileira Mostra Internacional de Cinema). The state and city of São Paulo have established October as the festival's official month. The 46th edition of the festival was held from 20 October to 2 November 2022. 223 films from 60 different countries, categorized in three segments: International Perspective, New Directors Competition, and Mostra Brasil will be presented in the festival. '' Aftersun'' by Charlotte Wells won the Jury Prize for best film in the festival. History The festival was created in 1977 when film critic Leon Cakoff decided to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP). The head of the museum's film department, Cakoff had already organized successful screenings of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Venice Film Festival
The 56th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 1 and 11 September 1999. The Golden Lion was awarded to '' Yi ge dou bu neng shao'' directed by Zhang Yimou. Jury The following people comprised the 1999 jury: * Emir Kusturica (FR Yugoslavia) (head of jury) * Marco Bellocchio (Italy) * Maggie Cheung (Hong Kong) * Jonathan Coe (UK) (critic) * Jean Douchet (France) (critic) * Shôzô Ichiyama (Japan) * Arturo Ripstein (Mexico) * Cindy Sherman (USA) * Erick Zonca (France) (short films) (head of jury) * Hilke Doering (festival curator) (short films) * Andrea Occhipinti (Italy) (short films) Official selection In competition Autonomous sections Venice International Film Critics' Week The following feature films were selected to be screened as ''In Competition'' for this section: * '' A Texas Funeral'' by William Blake Herron (United States, United Kingdom) * ''Franck Spadone'' by Richard Bean (France) * ''Getting To Know You'' by Lisanne Skyler (United States) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Award Of The Japanese Academy
The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii-shou Kyoukai'') for excellence in Japanese film. Award categories are similar to the Academy Awards. Venue Since 1998 the venue is regularly the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa of Prince Hotels in Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Admission tickets for this award ceremony are also sold to regular customers. As of 2015, there is a charge of 40,000 Yen which includes a French cuisine course dinner named after the award ceremony. Spectators are expected to attend in semi-formal attire. Elementary school students and younger are not permitted. Award The winners are selected from the recipients of the Award for Excellence. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leadership The institute is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business, and academic communities. The board of trustees is chaired by Kathleen Kennedy (producer), Kathleen Kennedy and the board of directors chaired by Robert A. Daly guide the organization, which is led by President (corporate title), President and CEO, film historian Bob Gazzale. Prior leaders were founding director George Stevens Jr. (from the organization's inception in 1967 until 1980) and Jean Picker Firstenberg (from 1980 to 2007). History The American Film Institute was founded by a 1965 presidential mandate announced in the White House Rose Garden, Rose Garden of the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson—to establish a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Samurai Chronicle
is a 2014 Japanese film directed by Takashi Koizumi. Cast *Kōji Yakusho as Shūkoku Toda *Junichi Okada as Shōzaburō Dan'no *Maki Horikita as Kaoru Toda *Mieko Harada as Orie Toda *Shinobu Terajima *Hisashi Igawa *Kenichi Yajima Plot A retired samurai must redeem himself for a crime that he committed earlier in his life. A squire is sent by the prime minister of Japan to keep watch over him. Development Teruyo Nogami, who was a longtime assistant of Akira Kurosawa, worked as a special adviser on the film, and joined the director and star for a question and answer session about the film. The film was based on an award-winning novel by Rin Hamuro. Koizumi claimed that he did not want to send any political messages with the film and instead intended to portray the real life events as accurately as possible. Reception The film debuted at number two in the Japanese box office and grossed a total of $8,804,424 in Japan. The Japan Times ''The Japan Times'' is Japan's larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Wishes For Tomorrow
''Best Wishes for Tomorrow'' ( ) is a Japanese film by director Takashi Koizumi and based on the novel ''Nagai Tabi'' ("A long journey") by Shōhei Ōoka. It stars Makoto Fujita as Lieutenant General Tasuku Okada during the Yokohama War Crimes Trials. Plot summary The film depicts the war crimes trial of Lieutenant General Tasuku Okada was a Japanese officer during World War II. After the war he was put on trial during the Yokohama War Crimes Trials for ordering executions of captured American aircrew in 1945. Okada was found guilty, sentenced to death, and hanged in 1949. ..., who ordered the execution of 38 captured US prisoners of war, after he considered them to be war criminals for the war time fire bombing of Nagoya. The movie seeks to call attention to supposed American war crime culpability in the fire and atomic bombings of Japan.Morio, NoriJapanese film a poetic look at a WWII war crime trial March 9, 2008 '' Stars and Stripes'' Retrieved February 23, 2016 Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letters From The Mountains
is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Takashi Koizumi. The film was adapted from the novel ''Amidadō Dayori'' written by Keishi Nagi. It stars Akira Terao. Letters from the Mountains was nominated for 13 awards at the 26th Japan Academy Film Prize. The film depicts a couple moving from a big city to the countryside. Cast * Akira Terao as Takao Ueda * Kanako Higuchi as Michiko Ueda * Takahiro Tamura as Shignaga Kōda * Kyōko Kagawa as Yone Kōda * Hisashi Igawa as Sukeyaku Ishino * Hidetaka Yoshioka as Doctor Nakamura * Manami Konishi as Sayuri Ishino * Tanie Kitabayashi as Oume Honors Japan Academy Film Prize *Won:Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Tanie Kitabayashi. *Won:Newcomer of the Year - Manami Konishi. Blue Ribbon Awards *Won:Best Newcomer - Manami Konishi. Mainichi Film Awards *Won:Best Music - Takashi Kako (born 31 January 1947) is a Japanese pianist and composer, who works in both jazz and art-music idioms. Early life Kako was born in Osaka. He began playing pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
