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Tōki Rakujitsu
is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Seijirō Kōyama. It is about the Japanese scientist Hideyo Noguchi. It is based on two biographical novels, ''Tōki Rakujitsu'' written by Junichi Watanabe and ''Noguchi no haha: Noguchi Hideo Monogatari'' written by Kaneto Shindō. The screenplay was written by Kaneto Shindō. It stars Hiroshi Mikami. Cast * Yoshiko Mita - Shika Noguchi * Hiroshi Mikami - Noguchi * Tatsuya Nakadai - Kobayashi * Riho Makise - Yoneko Yamauchi * Takahiro Tamura - Ryutaro * Choichiro Kawarasaki * Shingo Yamashiro - Watanabe * Toshinori Omi * Hiroyuki Nagato * Kojiro Kusanagi * Masumi Harukawa * Julie Dreyfus Julie Dreyfus (born 24 January 1966) is a French actress who is well known in Japan where she made her television debut on a French language lesson program on NHK's educational channel in the late 1980s. She has appeared on the TV show ''Ryō ... - Mary References External links * 1992 films Shochiku films Films directed by Seijirō Kōyam ...
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Seijirō Kōyama
(born 16 July 1941) is a Japanese film director. Career Born in Gifu Prefecture, Kōyama attended Nihon University but quit midway to join the independent production company Kindai Eiga Kyokai, where he worked as an assistant director under such directors as Kaneto Shindō, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, and Tadashi Imai. He made his directorial debut in 1971 with the children's film '' Koi no iru mura''. His second film, '' Futatsu no hāmonika'' (1976), earned him a New Directors Citation from the Directors Guild of Japan. His 1983 film '' Hometown'' was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1987 film, '' Hachiko Monogatari'', about the faithful dog Hachikō, was the top Japanese film at the box office that year. He is known for his humanistic perspective. Kōyama was given the Chūnichi Culture Award in 2000 for "producing films that scrutinize the age and the region." Selected filmography * ''Koi no iru mura'' (鯉のいる村) (1971) * ''Futatsu no hām ...
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Agency For Cultural Affairs
The is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture. The agency's budget for FY 2018 rose to ¥107.7 billion. Overview The agency's Cultural Affairs Division disseminates information about the arts within Japan and internationally, and the Cultural Properties Protection Division protects the nation's cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Division is concerned with such areas as art and culture promotion, art copyrights, and improvements in the national language. It also supports both national and local arts and cultural festivals, and it funds traveling cultural events in music, theater, dance, art exhibitions, and film-making. Special prizes are offered to encourage young artists and established practitioners, and some grants are given each year to enable them to train abroad. The agency funds national museums of modern art in Kyoto and Tokyo and The National ...
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Films Directed By Seijirō Kōyama
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 ...
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Shochiku Films
() is a Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution company. It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not all, anime films produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks). Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada. It has also produced films by highly regarded independent and "loner" directors such as Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi and Taiwanese New Wave director Hou Hsiao-hsien. Shochiku is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and the oldest of Japan's "Big Four" film studios. History As Shochiku Kinema The company was founded in 1895 as a kabuki production company and later began producing films in 1920. Shochiku is considered the oldest company in Japan involved in present-day film production, ...
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1992 Films
The year 1992 in film involved many significant film releases. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1992 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * August 24 – Production begins on '' Jurassic Park''. Awards 1992 wide-release films January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1992 United States unless stated # *'' 1492: Conquest of Paradise'', directed by Ridley Scott, starring Gérard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver, Armand Assante, Loren Dean – (Spain/U.K./France) *'' 1991: The Year Punk Broke'' *'' 588 rue paradis'', Directed by Henri Verneuil, starring Richard Berry and Omar Sharif – (France) A *'' Afterburn'', directed by Robert Markowitz, starring Laura Dern, Robert Loggia, Vincent Spano, Michael Rooker *''Agantuk'' (The Stranger), directed by Satyajit Ray – (India) – winner of FIPRESCI Award at Venice Film Festival *''Al-Lail'' (The Night) – ( Syria) *'' Aladdin'', directed by John ...
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Masumi Harukawa
, born , is a Japanese actress. Filmography * 1963: ''The Insect Woman'' * 1964: ''Unholy Desire'' * 1964: ''Kunoichi Keshō'' * 1967: ''Zatoichi's Cane Sword'' * 1968: ''The Human Bullet'' * 1968: '' Curse of the Blood'' * 1974: '' Pastoral: To Die in the Country'' * 1974: ''Tora-san's Lullaby'' * 1975–1979: ''Torakku Yarō'' * 1975–1994: ''Edo o Kiru'' * 1978: ''Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin'' * 1978-87: ''Abarenbō Shōgun'' * 1980: ''Shogun's Ninja'' * 1987: '' Hachiko Monogatari'' * 1992: ''Tōki Rakujitsu is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Seijirō Kōyama. It is about the Japanese scientist Hideyo Noguchi. It is based on two biographical novels, ''Tōki Rakujitsu'' written by Junichi Watanabe and ''Noguchi no haha: Noguchi Hideo Monogatari'' wri ...'' References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harukawa, Masumi Japanese actresses Living people 1935 births ...
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Kojiro Kusanagi
Kojirō, Kojiro, Koujirou or Kohjiroh is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1977), Japanese footballer *, Japanese educationist *, Japanese scholar of Islam *Sasaki Kojirō (Ganryu Kojiro, c. 1585–1612), Japanese swordsman famous for his rivalry with Miyamoto Musashi *, Japanese actor *, Japanese sport wrestler Fictional characters *James (Pokémon) (''Kojiro Sasaki''), a member of Team Rocket from the Pokémon anime * Kojiro Hyuga, a character from ''Captain Tsubasa'' anime *Kojiro Murdoch, a character in ''Gundam SEED'' and ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' anime * Kojiro, a character in ''The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' anime * Kojiro, a character in ''Brave Fencer Musashi'' video game, a fictional personification of Sasaki Kojiro * Kojiro Vance, identified as the master of the spaceship Kobayashi Maru in the movie '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' * Kojiro Kanemaki, a main character from the manga/anime, ''Orient'', by Shinobu Ohtaka. S ...
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Hiroyuki Nagato
, stage name of Akio Kato (加藤晃夫), was a Japanese actor. He starred in ''Season of the Sun'', '' Endless Desire'', '' My Second Brother'', '' Stolen Desire'', and '' Sukeban Deka'', and ''Yo-Yo Girl Cop''. Life and career Nagato was born in Kyoto City and came from an illustrious film family. His younger brother Masahiko Tsugawa is an actor. His wife Yōko Minamida was an actress. His grandfather is the director Shōzō Makino, nicknamed the Father of Japanese Film; his father, Kunitarō Sawamura, and his mother, Tomoko Makino, were both actors. His aunt and uncle through his father are the actors Sadako Sawamura and Daisuke Katō. His niece was the actress Mayuko and she referred to him as "Achi" (Uncle Akio). Masayuki Makino, his cousin from his mother's side, was the first principal of the Okinawa Actors School. He had no children with his wife Yoko. He is distantly related to the modern Japanese comedian Daisuke Miyagawa. After graduating from Hanazono High School ...
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Toshinori Omi
is a Japanese actor. Career Born in Tokyo, Omi joined the children's theater troupe Himawari Theatre Group when he was still in kindergarten. He made his film debut at age 13 in Kon Ichikawa's ''Hi no Tori'' (1978) and got his first starring role in a film with Shinji Somai's ''Tonda Couple'' (1980). He starred in Nobuhiko Obayashi's '' Tenkosei'' (1982), for which he won a Japan Academy Prize best newcomer award. He appeared in most of Obayashi's films until the mid-1990s. Since then he has moved on to adult roles, playing white collar businessmen and fathers. Selected filmography Film * '' Hi no Tori'' (1978) – Nagi * ''Tonda Couple'' (1980) – Nakayama, Wataru * '' I Are You, You Am Me'' (1982) – Kazuo Saitoh * ''The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' (1983) – Goro Horikawa * ''Haishi'' (1984) – Saburoh * ''Itsuka darekaga korosareru'' (1984) – Shota Watakabe * '' Lonely Heart'' (1985) – Hiroki Inoue * '' Typhoon Club'' (1985) – Kobayashi * ''Love Hotel'' (1985) ...
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Shingo Yamashiro
was a Japanese television and film actor. Biography Yamashiro, who was originally from Kyoto, Japan, was born , but used Shingo Yamashiro as his stage name. He made his film acting debut in 1957. Yamashiro starred in the television series '' Hakuba Dōji'' ("White Horse Rider"), beginning in 1960. During the 1970s, Yamashiro appeared in several yakuza films such as the ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' series and ''Gambling Den Heist'' (1975). Yamashiro also directed occasionally, helming such films in Nikkatsu's ''Roman porno'' series as '' Female Cats'' (1983) and ''Gemini Woman'' (1984). He starred in several variety shows later in his career. Later years Yamashiro was admitted to a nursing home in Machida, western Tokyo, for treatment of diabetes. He died of pneumonia at said nursing home on August 12, 2009, at the age of 70. Filmography Films *'' 13 Assassins'' (1963) *''Kunoichi ninpō'' (1964) * ''The Valiant Red Peony'' (1968) *'' Battles Without Honor and Huma ...
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Junichi Watanabe (writer)
was a Japanese writer. Biography Jun'ichi Watanabe was born in Kamisunagawa, Hokkaido, Japan. His starting point as a literate was the death of a classmate who was his first love in high school. He published his first works while still studying at Sapporo Medical University, where he graduated in 1958. He specialised in orthopedic surgery, while at the same time writing medical, historical, and biographical novels. Following the scandal about the first heart transplant operation performed in Japan in 1968, which became known as the "Wada incident", Watanabe left his medical profession and concentrated on writing. Watanabe wrote more than 50 novels in total, and won awards including the 1970 Naoki Prize for ''Hikari to kage'' (lit. "Light and shadow"), and the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize in 1979 for ''Toki rakujitsu'' ("The Setting Sun in the Distance) and ''Nagasaki roshia yujokan'' ("The Russian brothel of Nagasaki"). He gained wide attention with a series of sexually explicit novels ...
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