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The Love Suicides At Sonezaki (1981 Film)
is a 1981 near life-size Bunraku puppet film based on Chikamatsu's sewamono ''The Love Suicides at Sonezaki''. Director Midori Kurisaki Midori (みどり, ミドリ, , , ) is the Japanese word for "green" and may refer to: Places * Midori, Gunma * Midori-ku, Chiba * Midori-ku, Nagoya * Midori-ku, Sagamihara * Midori-ku, Saitama * Midori-ku, Yokohama People Given name * Mi ... (, stage name as actress Satoko Minami) convinced Living National Treasure puppeteers Tamao Yoshida and Minosuke Yoshida to let her take their puppets outdoors for live action filming outside the traditional Bunraku theatre – the first time anyone had filmed such a performance in outdoor scenery.Cinefantastique - Volume 19 - Page 51 Frederick S Clarke - 1989 Puppeteers Tamao Yoshida (I) and Minosuke Yoshida (c) agreed to let director Midori Kurisaki (r) add cinematic Ingredients to the centuries-old art of ... This kind of film — where the puppets are taken outdoors— had never been done befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Suicides At Sonezaki (1981 Puppet Film)
is a 1981 near life-size Bunraku puppet film based on Chikamatsu's sewamono ''The Love Suicides at Sonezaki''. Director Midori Kurisaki Midori (みどり, ミドリ, , , ) is the Japanese word for "green" and may refer to: Places * Midori, Gunma * Midori-ku, Chiba * Midori-ku, Nagoya * Midori-ku, Sagamihara * Midori-ku, Saitama * Midori-ku, Yokohama People Given name * Mi ... (, stage name as actress Satoko Minami) convinced Living National Treasure puppeteers Tamao Yoshida and Minosuke Yoshida to let her take their puppets outdoors for live action filming outside the traditional Bunraku theatre – the first time anyone had filmed such a performance in outdoor scenery.Cinefantastique - Volume 19 - Page 51 Frederick S Clarke - 1989 Puppeteers Tamao Yoshida (I) and Minosuke Yoshida (c) agreed to let director Midori Kurisaki (r) add cinematic Ingredients to the centuries-old art of ... This kind of film — where the puppets are taken outdoors— had never been done befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunraku
(also known as ) is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of the 17th century, which is still performed in the modern day. Three kinds of performers take part in a performance: the or ( puppeteers), the ( chanters), and musicians. Occasionally other instruments such as drums will be used. The combination of chanting and playing is called and the Japanese word for puppet (or dolls, generally) is . It is used in many plays. History 's history goes as far back as the 16th century, but the origins of its modern form can be traced to around the 1680s. It rose to popularity after the playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653–1724) began a collaboration with the chanter Takemoto Gidayu (1651–1714), who established the Takemoto puppet theater in Osaka in 1684. Originally, the term referred only to the particular theater established in 1805 in Osaka, which was named the after the puppeteering ensemble of , an early 18th-century p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikamatsu
was a Japanese dramatist of jōruri, the form of puppet theater that later came to be known as bunraku, and the live-actor drama, kabuki. The ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' has written that he is "widely regarded as the greatest Japanese dramatist". His most famous plays deal with double-suicides of honor bound lovers. Of his puppet plays, around 70 are ''jidaimono'' (時代物) (historical romances) and 24 are ''sewamono'' (世話物) (domestic tragedies). The domestic plays are today considered the core of his artistic achievement, particularly works such as ''The Courier for Hell'' (1711) and ''The Love Suicides at Amijima'' (1721). His histories are viewed less positively, though ''The Battles of Coxinga'' (1715) remains praised. Biography Chikamatsu was born Sugimori Nobumori. to a samurai family. There is disagreement about his birthplace. The most popular theory. suggests he was born in Echizen Province, but there are other plausible locations, including Hagi, Nagato Provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sewamono
''Sewamono'' (世話物) is a genre of contemporary setting plays in Japanese traditional theatre. The term applies to both bunraku and kabuki. The genre is in contrast to "period setting plays" or jidaimono. Though the distinction between "historical" and "contemporary" is not exact, and there are also plays that do not fit either category. Sewamono plays are naturalistic and set in contemporary normal environments rather the historical and samurai plays typical of the bombastic aragoto style. In the conflicted lovers genre, such as ''The Love Suicides at Sonezaki ''The Love Suicides at Sonezaki'' (曾根崎心中, ''Sonezaki Shinjū'') is a jōruri play by the Japanese playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon. The double suicides that occurred on May 22, 1703 inspired Chikamatsu to write this play and thus ''The ...'', conflict between emotions (''ninjo'') and social pressure (''giri'') form the motor of the plot. The engirimono, cut-knot-thing meaning “drama of cutting the lovers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Suicides At Sonezaki
''The Love Suicides at Sonezaki'' (曾根崎心中, ''Sonezaki Shinjū'') is a jōruri play by the Japanese playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon. The double suicides that occurred on May 22, 1703 inspired Chikamatsu to write this play and thus ''The Love Suicides at Sonezaki'' made its debut performance on June 20, 1703. Chikamatsu added new scenes in the 1717 revival including the villain's punishment. ''The Love Suicides at Sonezaki'''s reception was popular and helped springboard Chikamatsu's future success as a playwright. In the first year alone since the play's premirere, no less than seventeen couples committed double suicide. In fact, the bakufu banned Chikamatsu's shinjū plays in 1722 because of their content's popularity. ''The Love Suicides at Sonezaki'' was Chikamatsu's first "domestic tragedy" or "domestic play" (''sewamono'') and his first love-suicide play (shinjūmono). Until this play, the common topic for jōruri was jidaimono or "history plays" while kabuki perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midori Kurisaki
Midori (みどり, ミドリ, , , ) is the Japanese word for "green" and may refer to: Places * Midori, Gunma * Midori-ku, Chiba * Midori-ku, Nagoya * Midori-ku, Sagamihara * Midori-ku, Saitama * Midori-ku, Yokohama People Given name * Midori, (born 1961) an alias of new-age musician Medwyn Goodall * Midori (actress), born 1968 as Michele Watley, pornographic actress * Midori (author), an author on human sexuality * , Japanese cross-country skier * Midori Francis, (1994) American actress * , Japanese-American violinist * , Japanese football manager * , Japanese politician * , Japanese former figure skater * Midori Kahata, , (1995), Japanese group rhythmic gymnast * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese idol * , Japanese actress * , Japanese curler * Midori Kono Thiel, (1933), Japanese American calligrapher * , Japanese model * , Japanese politician * , Japanese pianist * , Japanese translator * , Japanese stage actress * Midori Shimizu (other) * , Japanese ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living National Treasure (Japan)
is a Japanese popular term for those individuals certified as by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as based on Japan's . The term "Living National Treasure" is not formally mentioned in the law, but is an informal term referencing the cultural properties designated as the National Treasures. The Japanese government provides a subsidy of 2 million yen per person per year for Living National Treasures. The total amount of the subsidy is determined by the national budget, and since 2002 it has been 232 million yen. Therefore, the number of Living National Treasures in existence is a maximum of 116, and if there are 116 Living National Treasures, no person with any outstanding skills will be newly designated as a Living National Treasure unless a vacancy occurs due to death. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten films released in 1981 by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * May 16 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie '' Heaven's Gate'', a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it. * March 30 - The 53rd Academy Awards are postponed due to the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan earlier that day. They are held the following day with a message from the President recorded for the ceremony prior to the assassination attempt. * June 8 - Marvin Davis acquires 20th Century Fox for $720 million. * June 12 – '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is released by Paramount Pictures. It became Paramount's highest-grossing film of all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
