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The Snow Woman
is a 1968 Japanese fantasy horror film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka and produced by Daiei Film. The film is an expanded adaptation of the Yuki-onna short story as it appeared in the 1904 collection '' Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things'' by Lafcadio Hearn. Plot In the midst of a snow storm, an evil witch changes the lives of a master sculptor and his apprentice forever. Cast * Shiho Fujimura as Yuki * Machiko Hasegawa as Wife * Akira Ishihama as Yosaku * Taketoshi Naitō as Mino Gonmori * Yoshiro Kitahara as Jōjin * Sachiko Murase as Soyo * Suga Fujio as Soju * Mizuho Suzuki as Gyokei * Masao Shimizu as Jiun * Shinya Saitō as Taro * Jutaro Hojo as Matsukawa * Tatsuo Hananuno as Shigeruasa * Hara Izumi as Miko * Tokio Oki as Doctor A * Jun Fujikawa as Doctor B * Yukio Horikita as Guard * Ichi Koshikawa as Man of the Agency Release ''The Snow Woman'' was released in Japan on April 20, 1968. It was released in the United States as ''Snow Ghost'' by Daiei Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokuzō Tanaka
was a Japanese film director. He is well known for directing Zatoichi series and Nemuri Kyōshirō series films. Biography Tanaka graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University. In 1948, he joined the Daiei Film, Daiei studio and started working as an assistant director under Kon Ichikawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Kazuo Mori etc. In 1958, Tanaka was promoted to director and debuted with ''Bakeneko Goyōda''. Tanaka received the Japan Directors Guild Special award for his ''Akumyō, Akumyō series films''. In 1971, he was released from his contract with Daiei and become a freelance director when the studio shut down film production. As a freelance director he directed a lot of jidaigeki television dramas such as ''Hissatsu series''. His final work was in the 2007 short film ''Shonen Kawachiondotori Monogatari''. In December 2007, he died of Intracranial hemorrhage. Selected filmography Television * ''Ronin of the Wilderness'' (1972-74) * ''Nemuri Kyōshirō (TV series), Nemuri Kyōshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachiko Murase
was a Japanese actress. She appeared in about 90 films between 1927 and 1991. Selected filmography * (1930) * (1930) * (1931) * (1931-1932, part 1, 2) - Ayako Kirihara * (1932) - Mitsuko, reporter * (1932) * (1933) * (1933) * ''A Woman Crying in Spring'' (1933) - Oaki * (1933) * (1933) * (1934) * (1934) - Fumiko * (1935) - Yoshiko * (1935) * (1936) - Namie - stepdaughter * (1938) - Mrs. Hayakawa * ''Sincerity'' (1939) - Mrs. Asada * (1942) - Sakai's wife * (1942) - Sakai's Wife * (1942) * (1943) - O-yuki * (1947) - Fujie Sugawara * (1947) - Masa Hirobe * ''Apostasy'' (1948) - Inoko's wife * (1949) - Proprietress of the bar * (1949) - Yasuko * (1949) - Kuniko * (1950) - Sudô's mother * (1950, part 1, 2) * (1951) - Mihiko * (1951) * (1951) - Sakiko Kodama * (1952) * (1952) * (1952) - Doctor * (1953) - Itsuko, Natsuko's aunt * (1953) - Setsuko's mother * (1953) - Madame * (1953) - Masako * (1953) * (1954) - Shizuko Matsuo * (1955) - Aoshima' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Fantasy Films
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Daiei Film Films
, based in Kobe, is one of the largest supermarket chains in Japan. In 1957, Isao Nakauchi founded the chain in Osaka near Sembayashi Station on the Keihan train line. Daiei is now under a restructuring process supported by Marubeni Corporation and ÆON Co., Ltd., another Japanese supermarket chain. Daiei Inc. runs more than 3,000 stores under the Daiei name as well as through its subsidiaries. In addition to groceries, Daiei is also a department store, selling electronics, home furnishings, and clothes. In terms of net sales, Daiei was formerly the largest retailer in Japan. However, total sales declined by nearly a quarter in the five years leading up to 2003. History The retail chain expanded rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s. Also, stronger sales from competitors such as Ito-Yokado, ÆON, and other regional supermarket chains have hurt Daiei's sales record in recent years. As a part of the series of bootstrap restructuring efforts to avoid filing for IRCJ ( Industrial Revitali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Horror Films
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies ( Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japan ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Horror Films
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * January 23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Films
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley Kubrick's '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', as well as two highly successful musical films, '' Funny Girl'' and '' Oliver!'', the former earning Barbra Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress (an honour she shared with Katharine Hepburn for her role in ''The Lion in Winter'') and the latter winning both the Best Picture and Best Director awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1968 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * November 1 – The MPAA's film rating system is introduced. Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): canceled due to events of May 1968 Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :'' Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos'' (''Artists under the Big Top: Perplexed''), directed by Alexander Kluge, West Germany Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''Ole dole doff'' (''Who Saw Him Die?''), directed by Jan Troell, Sweden Films released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Shoten
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines such as ''Monthly Asuka'' and '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'', and entertainment magazines such as ''Newtype''. Since its founding, Kadokawa has expanded into the multimedia sector, namely in video games (as Kadokawa Games) and in live-action and animated films (as Kadokawa Pictures). History Kadokawa Shoten was established on November 10, 1945, by Genyoshi Kadokawa. The company's first publication imprint, Kadokawa Bunko, was published in 1949. The company went public on April 2, 1954. In 1975, Haruki Kadokawa became the president of Kadokawa Shoten, following Genyoshi Kadokawa's death. On April 1, 2003, Kadokawa Shoten was renamed to Kadokawa Holdings, transferring the existing publishing businesses to Kadokawa Shoten. On July 1, 2006, the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masao Shimizu
was a Japanese actor. His wife was actress Yumi Takano. His first starring role in the film was in ''Momoiro no Yuwaku'' in 1931. In 1947, he formed the Mingei Theatre Company. Shimizu often work with Akira Kurosawa. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1931 and 1976. Selected filmography * '' The 47 Ronin'' (1941) * ''No Regrets for Our Youth'' (1946) as Professor Hakozaki * ''A Ball at the Anjo House'' (1947) * ''One Wonderful Sunday'' (1947) as the Dance Hall Manager * ''Drunken Angel'' (1948) as Boss * '' Stray Dog'' (1949) * '' Bōryoku no Machi'' (1950) * ''Scandal'' (1950) as Judge * ''Story of a Beloved Wife'' (1951) * ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952) * ''Children of Hiroshima'' (1952) * ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952) as kikuoji * ''Ikiru'' (1952) as Doctor * ''Epitome'' (1953) * '' Gate of Hell'' (1953) * ''Sansho the Bailiff'' (1954) as Masauji Taira * ''I Live in Fear'' (1955) as Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband * ''Season of the Sun'' (1956) * ''Rusty Knife'' (1958) as Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizuho Suzuki
(born October 23, 1927) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Manchukuo. He is a drop-out of Kyoto University. Filmography Film *'' Yogiri yo Kon'yamo Arigatō'' (1967) *''Zatoichi the Outlaw'' (1967) *''The Snow Woman'' (1968) *''The Sands of Kurobe'' (1968) as Senda *''Apart from Life'' (1970) *''Fuji sanchō'' (1970) *''Battle of Okinawa'' (1971) *'' Submersion of Japan'' (1973) *'' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics'' (1974) as Chief editor *''Karei-naru Ichizoku'' (1974) as Kuraishi *''Prophecies of Nostradamus'' (1974) (Secretary of Environmental Agency) *'' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode'' (1974) as Hirate *''Cops vs. Thugs'' (1975) *''The Bullet Train'' (1975) *''Proof of the Man'' (1977) as Yamaji *'' Never Give up'' (1978) as Kuga *'' The Demon'' (1978) (Detective) *'' A Distant Cry from Spring'' (1980) *''Samurai Reincarnation'' (1981) ( Ogasawara Hidekiyo) *''The Go Masters'' (1983) *''The Return of Godzilla'' (1984) (Foreign Minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taketoshi Naitō
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1953 and 2003. He died of lymphoma on 21 August 2012. Selected filmography Film * ''Mahiru no ankoku'' (1956) * ''An Actress'' (1956) - Akio Satomi * '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) - Pvt. Kobayashi * '' Lucky Dragon No. 5'' (1959) - Announcer * ''The Scent of Incense'' (1964) - Murata * ''The Snow Woman'' (1968) * '' Coup d'Etat'' (1973) - Army officer * ''Shogun Assassin'' (1980) * ''The Battle of Port Arthur'' (1980) - Narrator * ''Chōchin'' (1987) * '' Luminous Moss'' (1992) - Novelist * ''Kamikaze Taxi'' (1995) - Domon * ''My Secret Cache'' (1997) - Morita * '' After Life'' (1998) - Ichiro Watanabe * ''Samurai Fiction'' (1998) - Kanzen Inukai Television * ''Minamoto no Yoshitsune'' (1966) - Hitachibō Kaison * ''Ōgon no Hibi'' (1978) - Akechi Mitsuhide * ''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) - Honda Masanobu * ''Sanga Moyu'' (1984) - Taketora Matsui * ''Musashibō Benkei'' (1986) - Hōjō Tokimasa * ''Takeda Shingen'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji Yahiro
(18 July 1904 – 9 November 1986) was a Japanese screenwriter, mostly of chanbara films. His real name was Minoru Yahiro. Leaving Meiji University before graduating, he began writing screenplays at Shōzō Makino's Makino Film Productions in 1927. He ended up penning hundreds of screenplays at many studios, such as Teikine, Shinkō Kinema, and Daiei. He also participated in the "Narutakimura" group, writing screenplays with Sadao Yamanaka, Hiroshi Inagaki, Eisuke Takizawa and others. He also wrote many books and received the Order of the Rising Sun in 1975. Selected filmography *'' Sansho the Bailiff'' (山椒大夫 Sanshō Dayū) (1954) *''Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji'' (血槍富士, Chiyari Fuji) (1955) *''Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi'' (怪猫五十三次, Kaibyo Gojusan-tsugi) (1956) *''Yatarō gasa'' (弥太郎笠) (1957) *''Freelance Samurai'' (桃太郎侍, Momotarō Zamurai) (1957) *'' Suzakumon'' (朱雀門) (1957) *''The Loyal 47 Ronin'' (忠臣蔵, Chushingura) (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
