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Taro Shigaki
was a Japanese actor and voice actor. Filmography Acting roles * Hidetaro in ''Akantare'' (xxxx) * Lieutenant Commander Sasai in ''Samurai!'' (xxxx) * Minamoto no Yoshitsune in '' Shin Heike Monogatari'' (1972) * Kusaka Genzui in ''Kashin'' (1977) Voice roles * André Grandier in The Rose of Versailles (xxxx) * Franz, Fritz in Nutcracker Fantasy (xxxx) * Saki Vashtal in Area 88 (OAV, xxxx) * Soldier Blue in Toward the Terra (Movie, xxxx) * Prince in Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid is a Japanese anime film based on Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 fairy tale, released in 1975 by Toei Animation. Unlike the Disney adaptation released 14 years later, this film is closer to Andersen's story, notably in its preservation of the ... (1975) * Siegfried in Swan Lake (1981) Awards References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shigaki, Taro 1951 births 2022 deaths Japanese male voice actors Place of birth missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai!
''Samurai!'' is a 1957 autobiographical book by Saburo Sakai co-written with Fred Saito and Martin Caidin. It describes the life and career of Saburō Sakai, the Japanese combat aviator who fought against American fighter pilots in the Pacific Theater of World War II, surviving the war with 64 kills as one of Japan's leading flying aces. Caidin wrote the prose of the book, basing its contents on journalist Fred Saito's extensive interviews with Sakai as well as on Sakai's own memoirs. According to an analysis of official Japanese records, Sakai had 28 aerial victories, which includes shared victories. The same source claims that Martin Caidin intentionally inflated those numbers to generate publicity for that book. It also attests that many of the stories written in his books are fiction and that the claims made in ''Samurai!'' are very different from the content of Japanese works on his life.''Zero Fighters of Our Grandfathers'' . Kodansha. . pp. 315–325. See also '' Winged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toward The Terra
is a Japanese science fiction manga series by Keiko Takemiya. It was originally serialized in Asahi Sonorama's ''Gekkan Manga Shōnen'' magazine, between January 1977 and May 1980. In 1978, it won the first Seiun Award for manga, and in 1980 also won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen/ shōjo manga (along with Takemiya's ''Kaze to Ki no Uta''). In 1980, it was adapted into an anime movie, produced by Toei Animation and directed by Hideo Onchi. In 2007, the manga was adapted into an anime television series, co-animated by Minamimachi Bugyōsho and Tokyo Kids, and produced by Aniplex, SKY Perfect Well Think, and Mainichi Broadcasting System. Directed by Osamu Yamazaki and featuring character designs by Nobuteru Yuki, it premiered in Japan on MBS- TBS's Saturday 6:00pm '' doroku'' time slot (previously occupied by other notable anime series such as ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'', ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' and ''Blood+'') on April 7, 2007, and ended on September 22, 2007, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Deaths
The following notable deaths occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. December 25 * Chalapathi Rao, 78, Indian actor and producer, heart attack. (death announced on this date) 24 *Vittorio Adorni, 85, Italian road racing cyclist. *Cotton Davidson, 91, American football player ( Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders). (death announced on this date) *Franco Frattini, 65, Italian politician and magistrate, twice minister of foreign affairs, twice of public administration, European commissioner for justice (2004–2008), cancer. *Madosini, 78, South African musician. *Barry Round, 72, Australian footballer (Sydney, Footscray, Williamstown), organ failure. *Royal Applause, 29, British Thoroughbred racehorse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elan D'or Award For Newcomer Of The Year
The Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year is an award given at the Elan d'or Awards The are awards presented annually by the All Nippon Producers Association (ANPA) in Japan to recognize outstanding achievements in domestic motion pictures and television. The first ceremony was held in 1956. Up until 1960, the Elan d'or Awar ... in Japan. This award is given to the person who is considered to be the most promising actor through the year. References External links * {{in lang, ja Awards established in 1956 Japanese film awards Recurring events established in 1956 1956 establishments in Japan Lists of films by award Awards for young actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elan D'or Awards
The are awards presented annually by the All Nippon Producers Association (ANPA) in Japan to recognize outstanding achievements in domestic motion pictures and television. The first ceremony was held in 1956. Up until 1960, the Elan d'or Awards focused on only the Newcomer of the Year category. The other five categories were officially added in 2001. The 2020 awards were held on 17 January 2020. Categories Awards are presented in the following categories. * Newcomer of the Year *Best Work *Elan d'or Association Award *Best Producer * Special Prize See also * List of Asian television awards This list of Asian television awards is an index to articles on notable awards for contributions in various fields of television in Asia. The list is organized by region and country, although some awards are open to television performers or shows ... References External links * Japanese film awards Japanese television awards Recurring events established in 1956 Annual even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan Lake (1981 Film)
is an anime film based on the ballet ''Swan Lake'' by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The film was released in Japan on 14 March 1981 by Toei. It was the first animated film to be distributed by The Samuel Goldwyn Company, and was made in Japan by Toei to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Represents the fourth episode of Toei's ''World Masterpiece Fairy Tales'', preceded by ''The Wild Swans'' (1977), ''Thumbelina'' (1978) and '' Twelve Months'' (1980), and continued with '' Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'' (1982). The film was produced by Toei Animation of Japan in partnership with Soyuzmultfilm from the Soviet Union and directed by Kimio Yabuki. Manga artist Yumiko Igarashi also worked on the film as character designer. The adaptation uses Tchaikovsky's score and remains relatively faithful to the story. Two separate English dubs were made, one featuring regular voice actors, and one using celebrities as the principal characters (Pam Dawber as Odette, Christopher Atkins as Siegfried, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
is a Japanese anime film based on Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 The Little Mermaid, fairy tale, released in 1975 by Toei Animation. Unlike the The Little Mermaid (1989 film), Disney adaptation released 14 years later, this film is closer to Andersen's story, notably in its preservation of the original and tragic ending. The two main protagonists are the youngest daughter of the royal family, Marina, and her best friend Fritz, an Common bottlenose dolphin, Atlantic dolphin calf. In Japan, this film was shown in the ''Toei Manga Matsuri'' (''Toei Cartoon Festival'') in 1975. The film was later released in the United States, dubbed into English by G. G. Communications, Inc. and Prima Film, Inc., on February 4, 1978, under the title: ''Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid''. (Andersen's name would be correctly spelled in subsequent releases.) Plot The movie opens in live-action Denmark. The narrator mentions Hans Christian Andersen, who is from there, and his original story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area 88
is a Japanese manga series by Kaoru Shintani serialized between 1979 and 1986. The story is about a young pilot named Shin Kazama and his experiences at Area 88, a mercenary air force base secluded in the desert of a war-torn country. Shin goes from head of his class at a world-renowned aviation school, dating the beautiful daughter of an airline president, to a mercenary fighter pilot bound to Area 88 by a three-year contract that he was duped into signing by a jealous and competitive childhood friend. He is determined to earn $1.5 million to buy his way out of the obligation and return home, and killing becomes second nature to him as he quickly rises to the top rank at Area 88. Overwrought with shame and self-loathing for what he has become, Shin begins to question whether he is still fighting for survival, or, like his fellow mercenaries, for the sheer excitement and camaraderie of battle. ''Area 88'' was among the first three manga to be translated into English and pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minamoto No Yoshitsune
was a military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. During the Genpei War, he led a series of battles which toppled the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan, helping his half-brother Yoritomo consolidate power. He is considered one of the greatest and the most popular warriors of his era, and one of the most famous samurai in the history of Japan. Yoshitsune perished after being betrayed by the son of a trusted ally. Early life Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and the third and final son and child that Yoshitomo would father with Tokiwa Gozen. Yoshitsune's older half-brother Minamoto no Yoritomo (the third son of Yoshitomo) would go on to establish the Kamakura shogunate. Yoshitsune's name in childhood was Ushiwakamaru or ''young bull'' (). He was born just before the Heiji Rebellion in 1160 in which his father and two oldest brothers were killed. He survived this incident by fleeing the capital with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Area 88 Characters
The following is a list of characters from the ''Area 88'' franchise by Kaoru Shintani. Characters Main ;Shin Kazama : :A Japanese pilot who was supposed to be employed at Yamato Air Lines (YAL), Shin was tricked into fighting for the Asranian air force in the country's civil war by his friend, Satoru Kanzaki, by letting him place his signature in an Asranian military sign up sheet after getting him drunk at a local bar. Shin became the top ace at Area 88, though he gradually felt his humanity slipping as his time at the Area passed. :Because of this, he was cold to most of the people inside Area 88; he would make friends with Mickey Simon, Kim Aoba, Kitori Palvanaff, Roundell and his commanding officer, Saki Vashtar. All his aircraft (which include an F-8 Crusader, an F-5E, F-20A, and a Saab Group, Saab J-35 Draken) sported a flaming unicorn head painted on the tail. Determined to survive the war without losing his humanity, Shin's principal motivation is to save enough money t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nutcracker Fantasy
is a Japanese-American stop motion animated film produced by Sanrio, very loosely based on Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet ''The Nutcracker'' and E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It is directed by Takeo Nakamura and written by Shintaro Tsuji, Eugene A. Fournier and Thomas Joachim. It was officially released in Japan on March 3, 1979 and later in the United States on July 6, 1979. The film was nominated for the 1980 Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film and the 1980 Young Artist Award for Best Motion Picture featuring youth and won the 1980 Young Artist Award for Best Musical Entertainment. ''Nutcracker Fantasy'' was the first stop-motion project by Sanrio. The film's overall animation style is reminiscent of all the original Rankin/Bass "Animagic" productions, shot at Tadahito Mochinaga's MOM Production (later renamed Video Tokyo Production) in which Nakamura had previously worked for. A remastered version of the film was announced by Sanrio, with an advance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
