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Toshiko Kobayashi
was a Japanese actress active from 1949 to 1980. She joined the Nichigeki Dancing Team in 1946. In 1949, she was discovered by film director Keisuke Kinoshita and gave her film debut in his comedy ''Broken Drum''. Under contract with the Shochiku film studios, she starred in many films of Kinoshita and Masaki Kobayashi. She was married to Japanese New Wave, new wave film director Hiroshi Teshigahara from 1956 until his death in 2001, with whom she had two daughters. Selected filmography * 1949: ''Broken Drum'' (破れ太鼓 ''Yabure-daiko'') – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita * 1951: ''Carmen Comes Home'' (カルメン故郷に帰る ''Karumen kokyō ni kaeru'') – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita * 1951: ''Boyhood (1951 film), Boyhood'' (少年期 ''Shōnenki'') – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita * 1951: ''Fireworks over the Sea'' (海の花火 ''Umi no hanabi'') – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita * 1952: ''Carmen's Pure Love'' (カルメン純情す ''Karumen junjōsu'') – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita * 1955: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsukiji
Tsukiji (築地) is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Literally meaning "reclaimed land", it lies near the Sumida River on land reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in the 18th century during the Edo period. The eponymous Tsukiji fish market opened in 1935 and closed in 2018 when its operations were moved to the new Toyosu Market. There are also districts named ''Tsukiji'' in Kobe and Amagasaki, cities in Hyōgo Prefecture, although neither is as well known as the district in Tokyo. History Tsukiji is built on reclaimed land out of what were once lowland marshes along the Sumida River delta. Throughout the Tokugawa period, earth from the shogunate's extensive moat and canal excavations was systematically used to fill in the marshes along the river, creating new commercial districts and waterfront housing. The land was then named Tsukiji (築地), meaning "constructed land" or "reclaimed land". The Great Fire of Meireki of 1657 destroyed over two-thirds of Edo's buildings, including Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Was Like A Wild Chrysanthemum
, also known as ''You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum'' or ''My First Love Affair'', is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. It is based on a novel by Saicho Ito. Plot 73-year-old Masao is taking a river boat to pay his remote home village a visit. On his way, he reminiscences in flashbacks his youth during the Meiji era and his first great love Tamiko. Tamiko works in the household of cousin Masao's parents. The families and the villagers are suspicious of the close, yet innocent relationship between the teenagers. While some people mock their spending time together, Tamiko's sister-in-law acts openly hostile. The contact between the two is more and more inhibited, and after Masao is sent away to a higher school in another town, Tamiko is pressured into an unwanted marriage. Tamiko first resists, but when Masao's mother declares that she will under no circumstances allow her to marry her son, she finally gives in. Omasu, the housemaid, meets Masao and gives hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Births
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 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 * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoichi Takabayashi
was a Japanese film director. Career Born in Kyoto and graduating from Ritsumeikan University, Takabayashi became a pioneering independent filmmaker working in 8mm film, 8mm and 16mm film, earning awards at foreign festivals for his work. His 1970 film ''Subarashii jōki kikansha'' was well received and earned him the opportunity to direct theatrical films. ''The Water Was so Clear'' won the grand prize at the 1973 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival. His 1976 film ''Death at an Old Mansion'' was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. He died on 15 July 2012 of pneumonia at the age of 81. Filmography * ''The Water Was So Clear'' (餓鬼草紙 Gaki zōshi) (1973) * ''The Temple of the Golden Pavilion#Film.2C television.2C and theatrical adaptations, Temple of the Golden Pavilion'' (1976) * ''Death at an Old Mansion'' (1976) * ''Lover's Suicide'' (1977) * ''Naomi (film), Naomi'' (1980) * ''Za ûman'' (1980) * ''Kura no naka'' (1981) * ''Akai scandal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Soldiers (film)
is a 1972 Japanese drama and anti-war film written by John Nathan and directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara. It follows U.S. army deserter Jim who tries to seek refuge in Japan during the Vietnam War. Plot G.I. Jim has deserted from the U.S. Army and is seeking refuge in Japan. While he constantly changes his hide-outs, Jim, who does not speak the language, is confronted with cultural differences, meeting average Japanese people, political radicals who want to use him for their purposes, and other deserters. Cast * Keith Sykes as Jim * Reisen Ri as Reiko * Kazuo Kitamura as Tachikawa * Toshiko Kobayashi as Mrs. Tachikawa * Shōichi Ozawa as Tanikawa * Tetsuko Kuroyanagi as Mrs. Tanikawa * Teruko Kishi as Mother * Hideo Kanze as Shimezu * Hisashi Igawa as Ota * Kunie Tanaka as Fujimura * Takeshi Katō as Driver * Greg Antonacci as Miguel * Barry Cotton as Daryl * John Nathan as Pete Production and release ''Summer Soldiers'' was Teshigahara's first feature film in four years, produci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinji Fukasaku
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking," Fukasaku worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' series (1973–1976). According to the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, "his turbulent energy and at times extreme violence express a cynical critique of social conditions and genuine sympathy for those left out of Japan's postwar prosperity." He used a '' cinema verite''-inspired shaky camera technique in many of his films from the early 1970s. Fukasaku wrote and directed over 60 films between 1961 and 2003. Some Western sources have associated him with the Japanese New Wave movement of the '60s and '70s, but this belies his commercial success. His works include the Japanese portion of the Hollywood war film ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' (1970), ''jidaigeki'' such as ''Shogun's Samurai'' (1978), the space opera ''Mes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Lizard (film)
is a 1968 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film is based on a play by Yukio Mishima which in turn is based on a novel by Rampo Edogawa. The play had previously been adapted to film in 1962 by director Umetsugu Inoue. Plot Shobei Iwase is a jeweler whose daughter Sanae works as a hostess at a club. Mrs. Midorikawa visits Sanae and introduces her to Yamakawa, young businessman from Tokyo. When they visit his room to look at a wedding doll, he chloroforms Sanae and stuffs her into a trunk. Detective Akechi explains that Yamakawa was actually a depressed man named Junichi Amamiya who was convinced by Black Lizard to kidnap Sanae. Suspecting this, Akechi sends his men to follow Amamiya and he successfully recovers Sanae. Akechi explains that Mrs. Midorikawa is actually Black Lizard in disguise. Black Lizard dresses in men's clothing to escape the hotel unnoticed. Sanae is told to stay in her room at her father's house, but his housekeeper Hina works to kidnap her along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagisa Ōshima
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. One of the foremost directors within the Japanese New Wave, his films include ''In the Realm of the Senses'' (1976), a sexually explicit film set in 1930s Japan, and ''Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence'' (1983), about World War II prisoners of war held by the Japanese. Early life After graduating from Kyoto University in 1954, where he studied political history, Ōshima was hired by film production company Shochiku Ltd. and quickly progressed to directing his own movies, making his debut feature ''A Town of Love and Hope'' in 1959. 1960s Ōshima's cinematic career and influence developed very swiftly, and such films as ''Cruel Story of Youth'', ''The Sun's Burial'' and ''Night and Fog in Japan'' followed in 1960. The last of these 1960 films explored Ōshima's disillusionment with the traditional political left, and his frustrations with the right, and Shochiku withdrew the film from circulation after less than a week, claiming that, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruel Story Of Youth
is a 1960 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring Yusuke Kawazu and Miyuki Kuwano as teenage delinquents and lovers. It is Ōshima's second feature film and is known for its elements of Japanese '' nuberu bagu''. The film won the 1960 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer for Ōshima. Plot After Makoto Shinjo hitchhikes a ride, the driver tries to molest her, but is stopped by Kiyoshi Fuji. He takes her on a date, first to watch the Anpo Protests against the US-Japan Security Treaty, and then later to ride a motorboat on a river, where he rapes her. One day, after trying to wait for him at a bar he frequents, she is targeted by gangsters who prostitute women, but Kiyoshi fights them and they leave them alone in exchange for a payment. The two fall in love and Makoto spends more time with him, causing her to be rebuked by her older sister Yuki, resulting in her deciding to live with him. To make money, the two reconstruct how they met, with Makoto seducing a driver and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Human Condition (film Series)
is a series of three Japanese epic war drama films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, based on the novel of the same name written by Junpei Gomikawa. The films are subtitled No Greater Love (1959), Road to Eternity (1959), and A Soldier's Prayer (1961). The trilogy follows the life of Kaji, a Japanese pacifist and socialist, as he tries to survive in the totalitarian and oppressive world of World War II-era Japan. Plot ''The Human Condition'' follows the journey of the well-intentioned, yet naïve Kaji who transitions from being a labor camp supervisor to an Imperial Army soldier and eventually Soviet POW. Constantly trying to rise above a corrupt system, Kaji time and time again finds his morals an impediment rather than an advantage. ''No Greater Love'' (1959) In World War II-era Japan, Kaji marries his sweetheart Michiko despite his misgivings about the future. To gain exemption from military service, he moves his wife to a large mining operation in Japanese-colonized Manchur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
