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The Snowy Heron
is a 1958 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Fujiko Yamamoto - Oshino * Keizo Kawasaki - Junichi Inaki * Yosuke Irie - Takashi Irie * Shūji Sano - Kumajirō Gosaka * Hitomi Nozoe - Nanae Date * Hideo Takamatsu - Yokichi Tatsumi * Eijirō Tono * Tamae Kiyokawa - Hideko Gosaka * Rieko Sumi is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Rieko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *理恵子, "logic, blessing, child" *梨枝子, "pear, branch, child" *利恵子, "profit, blessing, child" *里江子, "hom ... - Wakakichi References External links * 1958 films Japanese drama films 1950s Japanese-language films Films directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa Films produced by Masaichi Nagata 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teinosuke Kinugasa
was a Japanese filmmaker. He was born in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture and died in Kyoto. Kinugasa won the 1954 Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival for '' Gate of Hell''. Biography Kinugasa began his career as an onnagata (actor specializing in female roles) at the Nikkatsu studio. When Japanese cinema began using actresses in the early 1920s, he switched to directing and worked for producers such as Shozo Makino, before becoming independent to make his best-known film, '' A Page of Madness'' (1926). It was considered lost for 45 years until the director rediscovered it in his shed in 1971. A silent film, Kinugasa released it with a new print and score to world acclaim. He also directed the film ''Crossroads'' in 1928. He directed jidaigeki at the Shochiku studios, where he helped establish the career of Chōjirō Hayashi (later known as Kazuo Hasegawa). After the war, he helmed big-budget costume productions for Daiei studios. On February 26, 1982, Kinugasa died at the age of 86 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideo Takamatsu
was a Japanese actor from Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture. Takamatsu appeared in more than 120 films between 1948 and 2007. Profile In 1951, he signed his contract with Daiei film company. Two years later, Takamatsu made his film debut with ''Ikare Sanppie'', playing the role of lover of the main character played by Ayako Wakao. He was highly praised for his performance in such films as ''Giants and Toys'', ''The Black Report'' and ''The Graceful Brute'' and became a well-reputed supporting actor. In 1962, he left Daiei and became a freelance actor. He won TV Guide Best Performer Award for his role in the Asadora series ''Kumo no jūtan'' in 1976. In 1988, Takamatsu played the role of General Takashi Hishikari in ''The Last Emperor'' directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Takamatsu died of myocardial infarction on February 26, in 2007. Selected Filmography Films * ''A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love'' (1955) as Engineer * '' Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki'' (1956) as Akamat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Teinosuke Kinugasa
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 photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, 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 imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Japanese-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 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 * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Drama Films
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1958 Films
The year 1958 in film in the US involved some significant events, including the hit musicals '' South Pacific'' and '' Gigi'', the latter of which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1958 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – ''Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'' is an early example of the French New Wave; it is also notable for the improvised soundtrack by Miles Davis. ''Le Beau Serge'' is credited as the first French New Wave feature. * February 16 – ''In the Money'' by William Beaudine is released. It will be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began in 1946. * February 27 – Harry Cohn, the remaining founder of Columbia Pictures and one of the last remaining Hollywood movie moguls, dies. * The second installment of Sergei Eisenstein's '' Ivan the Terrible'' is officially released, having previously been shelved for political reasons. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rieko Sumi
is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Rieko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *理恵子, "logic, blessing, child" *梨枝子, "pear, branch, child" *利恵子, "profit, blessing, child" *里江子, "hometown, creek, child" *理絵子, "logic, picture, child" *理枝子, "logic, branch, child" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People * Rieko Ito (利恵子), a member of the J-pop band '' Round Table'' * Rieko Kodama (理恵子), a Japanese video game designer * Rieko Miura (理恵子), a J-pop singer and actress * Rieko Miyoshi (里絵子), a Japanese singer/songwriter and pianist under the stage name '' Kotringo'' * Rieko Nakagawa (中川李枝子), a Japanese children's book writer and lyricist * Rieko Yoshihara (理恵子), a Japanese author * Rieko Ioane, a New Zealand rugby union player Fictional characters * Rieko, an android in the manga, tokusatsu, and anime series ''Kikaider is a manga series writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamae Kiyokawa
Tamae Watanabe (Japanese , ''Watanabe Tamae''; born 21 November 1938, in Yamanashi Prefecture) is a Japanese mountain climber. After completing study at Tsuru University she worked as public office employee of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was at this time, at age 28, she began mountain climbing. In 1977 she climbed Mount McKinley. She then climbed Mont Blanc, Mount Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua. After her retirement she returned to her hometown and in May 2002 she became the then oldest woman to climb Mount Everest. Ten years later, in May 2012, she broke her own record, when she, now at the age of 73, again scaled Mount Everest. See also *List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit The list consists of people who reached the summit of Mount Everest more than once. By 2013, 6,871 summits have been recorded by 4,042 people. Despite two hard years of disaster (2014 and 2015), by the end of 2016 there were 7,646 summits by 4,469 ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eijirō Tono
is a very large database of English–Japanese translations. Developed by the editors of the Electronic Dictionary Project and aimed at translators, Eijirō is currently one of the most popular dictionaries on the Internet. Although the contents are technically the same, EDP refers to the accompanying Japanese–English database as . History The Eijirō project was started by an anonymous Japanese translator. Noting the favorable reception it received when he shared it with his friends, he started the Electronic Dictionary Project, a wiki-like structure that allowed for and even encouraged contributions to the dictionary. This resulted in a comprehensive database that grew to include over 1.66 million entries in the fourth edition. Characteristics Although commonly termed a dictionary, Eijirō differs from other Japanese dictionaries such as the Kōjien by not distinguishing examples from definitions. Access Eijirō can be purchased online as either a CD-R CD-R (C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitomi Nozoe
was a Japanese actress popular in the 1950s and early 1960s. Career Nozoe first gained attention in ingénue roles for Shochiku in films such as Kobayashi's ''Sincerity'' (1953), eventually joining Daiei following her appearance in 1955's national "New Faces" studio recruitment drive. In 1960 she married frequent co-star Hiroshi Kawaguchi, son of writer and Daiei executive Matsutarō Kawaguchi, and both semi-retired from acting within a few years as Kawaguchi became a businessman and reality-TV adventurer. Known primarily for demure and innocent roles, Nozoe became a "sensation" following her star-turn in Masumura's ''Giants and Toys'' (1958) as a vivacious tomboy transformed into an overnight celebrity as a confectionery spokesmodel. She is also well known in the West for her brief role as a barber's daughter in Ozu's widely acclaimed ''Floating Weeds'' (1959), which Roger Ebert named as one of the ten greatest films of all time. In 1988, the year after Kawaguchi's death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaichi Nagata
was a Japanese businessman and served as president of Daiei Film. The self-proclaimed creator of Gamera, he produced the kaiju's second film ''Gamera vs. Barugon'', with the remainder of the Showa ''Gamera'' films produced instead by his son Hidemasa Nagata. Film career Born in Kyoto, Nagata attended the Ōkura Kōtō Shōgyō Gakkō (now Tokyo Keizai University), but left before graduating. He joined the Nikkatsu studio in 1925 and, after working as a location manager, rose to become head of production at the Kyoto studio. Experiencing conflicts with the Nikkatsu president, he left the company in 1934, taking many Nikkatsu stars with him, to form Daiichi Eiga. While short-lived, that studio created such masterpieces as Kenji Mizoguchi's '' Sisters of the Gion'' (1936) and ''Osaka Elegy'' (1936). When Daiichi Eiga folded, Nagata became head of the Kyoto studio of Shinkō Kinema until the government reorganized the industry during World War Two. Against a government plan to comb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shūji Sano
was a Japanese actor active from 1936 to 1977. A popular star of the Shōchiku film studios, he is best known for his appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Heinosuke Gosho and Hiroshi Shimizu. Selected filmography * 1936: ''The New Road (Part one)'' (新道前篇, ''Shindo: Zenpen'') – dir. Heinosuke Gosho * 1937: '' What Did the Lady Forget?'' (淑女は何を忘れたか, ''Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka'') – dir. Yasujirō Ozu * 1937: ''Konjiki yasha'' (金色夜叉) – dir. Hiroshi Shimizu * 1937: ''Forget Love for Now'' (恋も忘れて, ''Koi mo wasurete'') – dir. Hiroshi Shimizu * 1942: ''There Was a Father'' (父ありき, ''Chichi Ariki'') – dir. Yasujirō Ozu * 1944: ''Army'' (陸軍, ''Rikugun'') – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita * 1948: ''A Hen in the Wind is a 1948 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Kinuyo Tanaka and Shūji Sano. Plot The film is set in immediate postwar Japan, Tokyo. Tokiko (Kinuyo Tanaka), a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
