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The River With No Bridge
is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Yōichi Higashi based on the novel by Sue Sumii. Cast *Naoko Otani as Fude Hatanaka * Tamao Nakamura as Nui Hatanaka * Tetta Sugimoto as Seitaro Hatanaka *Masato Hagiwara as Sadao Shimura *Etsushi Takahashi as Iseda *Saki Takaoka as Nanae Minemura Awards and nominations 17th Hochi Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded by the '' Hochi Shimbun''. Categories *Best Picture *Best International Picture *Best Animated Picture (since 2017) *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best Supporting Actor *Best Supporting Actress *Best New Artist ... * Won: Best Director - Yōichi Higashi References External links * 1992 films Films directed by Yōichi Higashi 1990s Japanese-language films 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub ja:橋のない川#映画版 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōichi Higashi
is a Japanese film director. He began his career working on documentaries at Iwanami Productions but, after going independent, turned to fiction film. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for '' Yasashii Nipponjin'' in 1971, and then the award for Best Director at the 17th Hochi Film Awards for '' The River with No Bridge''. In 1996, he won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival for the film ''Village of Dreams''. Filmography * '' Yasashii Nipponjin'' (1971) * ''Third Base'' (1978) * '' Mo hozue wa tsukanai'' (1979) * '' Shiki Natsuko'' (1980) * ''Keshin'' (1986) * '' Ureshi Hazukashi Monogatari'' (1988) * '' The River with No Bridge'' (1992) * ''Village of Dreams is a 1996 Japanese drama film directed by Yōichi Higashi. It is the story of two Japanese twin brothers growing up in post-war rural Japan. The film won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 46th Berlin Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Sumii
was a Japanese social reformer, writer, and novelist. She advocated for victims of discrimination, most notably the Burakumin. She is best known for her novel, . Early life Sumii attended and graduated Haramoto Women's High School, receiving a degree as a teacher. At the age of 18, she moved to Tokyo and worked for the publisher, Kodansha. After a couple of years, Sumii left Kodansha due to discriminatory treatment and working conditions of women. Career During the time with her husband and children, Sumii started writing short stories and publishing novels based on the lives of young people associated with ''nomin bungaku'', or the agrarian literature movement. In 1954, her work for Yoake asaake (“Dawn-Daybreak”) was awarded the Mainichi Culture Prize. In 1957, Sumii's husband died. In the following year, 1958, she began writing the first volume of the seven-part novel ''Hashi no nai kawa'' (橋のない川 "The River with No Bridge"), which focused on the fate of the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoko Otani
is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut in '' The Human Bullet'' while still a high school student, and became popular for her role in the NHK Asadora , colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-white , starring T ... television programme in 1969. She published a collection of nude photos while pregnant. She has been married twice. Filmography Film Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Otani, Naoko Japanese actresses 1950 births Living people Asadora lead actors People from Tokyo People from Tokyo Metropolis Actresses from Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamao Nakamura
(born July 12, 1939 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Her father is kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjirō II. She was scouted by director Teruo Ogiyama and made her film debut with ''Kageko to Yukie'' when she was a junior high school student. After graduating junior high school, she signed her contract with Daiei film company in 1954. She married actor Shintaro Katsu in 1962. Filmography Film * '' Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord'' (1954) * ''Three Stripes in the Sun'' (1955) * ''Flowery Brothers'' (1956) * '' Sisters of the Gion'' (1956) * '' Zangiku monogatari'' (1956) * '' An Osaka Story'' (1957) * ''Onibi Kago'' (1957) * ''The Loyal 47 Ronin'' (1958) * ''Nuregami kenpō'' (1958) * '' Enjō'' (1958) * '' The Demon of Mount Oe'' (1960) * '' Scar Yosaburo'' (1960) * '' Satan's Sword'' (1960) * ''Satan's Sword II'' (1960) * '' The Human Condition'' (1961) * '' Ten Dark Women'' (1961) * ''Satan's Sword III'' (1961) * '' Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman'' (1963) as Chisa * ''Takin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetta Sugimoto
is a Japanese actor. Career Sugimoto was first a member of a rock band before he debuted as an actor in 1983 in the film ''Hakujasho''. For that film, he won a Japan Academy Prize best newcomer award. In addition to his work in film, he has also acted on television, stage, and in television commercials. He has appeared in films such as Takeshi Kitano's '' Outrage'' and Junji Sakamoto's '' Strangers in the City''. Filmography Film * ''Hakujasho'' (1983) * '' A Promise'' (1986) * '' Zegen'' (1987) * ''Sukeban Deka The Movie'' (1987) * '' Hope and Pain'' (1988) * '' Luminous Moss'' (1992) * '' The River with No Bridge'' (1992) * ''Tokyo Eyes'' (1998) * ''Tokyo Rampage'' (1998) * ''All About Lily Chou-Chou'' (2001) * '' Waterboys'' (2001) * '' Alive'' (2002) * ''Samurai Resurrection'' (2003) * '' Socrates in Love'' (2004) * ''Reincarnation'' (2005) * ''Pacchigi! Love & Peace'' (2007) * ''Dororo'' (2007) * '' Departures'' (2008) * '' Ichi'' (2008) * ''252'' (2008) * ''John Rabe'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masato Hagiwara
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and professional mahjong player. Biography When Hagiwara was three years old, his parents divorced and he was taken in by his father. However, his father died when he was in the fourth grade, and was then raised by his paternal grandparents in Chigasaki until he was 15 years old. As a result, he spent most of his younger life without his mother. AERA February 8, 1999 issue, pp. 52-56, "Contemporary Portrait: Masato Hagiwara" After graduating from Chigasaki Shiritsu Umeda Junior High School, Hagiwara moved to Tokyo. He enrolled in the part-time program at Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School, but dropped out after only one week. Later on, he went to the United States for a short period of time and was impressed by the movie audiences he saw in New York City, which led him to become interested in acting as a career. After returning to Japan, when he was helping out at his mother's bar in Shinjuku, he caught the eye of the casting staff fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etsushi Takahashi
was a Japanese actor from Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture. Takahashi often worked with Kihachi Okamoto and Satsuo Yamamoto. After graduating Rikkyo University, Takahashi joined NHK acting school. In 1964, he joined Bungakuza Theatre Company's acting school and became an official member in 1967. In the same year, he gave his film debut with ''Watashi Machigatterukashira?''. He received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 1968. He appeared in '' Onihei's Detective Records'' although he was fighting against cancer and the film became his final film appearance. Selected Filmography * ''Watashi Machigatterukashira?'' (1966) as Koike * '' Japan's Longest Day'' (1967) as Masataka Ida * ''The Human Bullet'' (1967) * ''The Affair'' (1967) * '' Kill!'' (1968) as Hanji * ''One Day at Summer's End'' (1968) as tetsuya * '' Red Lion'' (1969) as Ichinose * ''Eros + Massacre'' (1970) as Jun Tsuji * ''Men and War'' (1979) as Godai * ''Battle of Okinawa'' (1971) as Yokichi Kaya * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saki Takaoka
is a Japanese actress. Her uncle is the jazz pianist Yōsuke Yamashita. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Hochi Film Award for ''Crest of Betrayal''. Filmography Film * ''cf girl'' (''cfガール'', 1989) * '' Swimming Upstream'' ('' バタアシ金魚'', 1990), Sonoko * '' The River with No Bridge'' ('' 橋のない川'', 1992), Nanae Minemura * ''Crest of Betrayal'' ('' 忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談'', 1994), Oiwa * '' Kyoko'' (''KYOKO'', 1996), Kyoko * ''Happy People '' ('' HAPPY PEOPLE'', 1997) * '' Young Thugs: Nostalgia'' ('' 岸和田少年愚連隊 望郷'', 1998), Miss Itō * ''Tales of Terror'' ('' 怪談新耳袋「手袋」'', 2004) * ''Koi wa go-shichi-go!'' ('' 恋は五・七・五!全国高校生俳句甲子園大会'', 2004) * ''Nureta akai ito'' (''濡れた赫い糸'', 2005) * ''Female'' (''female フィーメイル'', 2005), Masako Kihara * ''Desire'' (''欲望'', 2005) * ''Nezu no ban'' ('' 寝ずの番'', 2006) * ''Kanashiki Tenshi'' ('' 悲 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochi Film Award
The are film-specific prizes awarded by the '' Hochi Shimbun''. Categories *Best Picture *Best International Picture *Best Animated Picture (since 2017) *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best Supporting Actor *Best Supporting Actress *Best New Artist *Special Award *Best Director Winner External links Hochi Film Awards official site List of awards on IMDB {{Cinema of Japan 1976 establishments in Japan Awards established in 1976 Japanese film awards Recurring events established in 1976 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'', directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Yōichi Higashi
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Japanese-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 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 * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
