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Torajirō Saitō
was a Japanese film director known for his comedy films. Born in Akita Prefecture, he entered Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1922 and debuted as a director in 1926. He later worked at the Shintoho and Toho studios. He became known as the "god of comedy" for directing over 200 films, many of which were nonsense comedies featuring famous clowns such as Ken'ichi Enomoto, Roppa Furukawa, and Junzaburo Ban.Joseph L. Anderson, Donald Richie ''The Japanese Film: Art and Industry'' 1982 Page 198 "One of the earliest of the postwar comedies was Torajiro Saito's The Emperor's Hat (''Tennō no Bōshi''), made in 1950 and incorporating a plot which before the war would have constituted a severe political crime. A man working in a museum ..." Filmography His works include: * '' Akeyuku Sora'' (1929) * '' Wasei Kingu Kongu'' (1933) * '' Kodakara Sodo'' (1935) * '' Akireta musume-tachi'', alternate title: (金語楼の子宝騒動) (1949) * '' Nodo jimankyō jidai'' (1949) * ''Odoroki ikka'' ( ...
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Yuri District, Akita
was a rural Districts of Japan, district located in southern Akita Prefecture, Japan. On October 1, 2005, the towns of Kisakata, Akita, Kisakata, Konoura, Akita, Konoura and Nikaho, Akita, Nikaho were merged to create the city of Nikaho, Akita, Nikaho. Therefore, Yuri District was dissolved as a result of this merger. History The area of Yuri Distinct was formerly part of Dewa Province, which was divided into the provinces of Ugo Province and Uzen Province following the Meiji restoration on January 19, 1869, with the area of Yuri becoming part of Ugo Province. At the time, the area consisted of one town and 101 villages formerly under the control of Honjō Domain, one town and 70 villages formerly under the control of Kameda Domain, 45 villages formerly under the control of Yashima Domain, 9 villages that were ''tenryō'' territory directly administered by the Tokugawa shogunate, and 4 villages under the control of ''hatamoto'' retainers of Honjō Domain and Yashima Domain. Aki ...
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Nodo Jimankyō Jidai
is a 1949 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Torajiro Saito. Cast * Hibari Misora See also * List of films in the public domain in the United States Most films are subject to copyright, but those listed here are believed to be in the public domain in the United States. This means that no government, organization, or individual owns any copyright over the work, and as such it is common property ... References External links * Japanese black-and-white films 1949 films Films directed by Torajiro Saito Toei Company films {{1940s-Japan-film-stub ...
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1905 Births
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Ukare Gitsune Senbon Zakura
is a 1954 Japanese jidaigeki, historical drama film directed by Torajirō Saitō. The title is derived from the ''kabuki'' ''Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura''. Plot Cast * Takashi Wada as Minamoto no Yoshitsune * Yumiko Hasegawa as Shizuka Gozen * Kiiton Masuda as Musashibō Benkei * Kin'ichi Shimizu as Kamei Shigekiyo, Kamei Rokurō * Shin Morikawa as Suruga Jirō * Junzaburō Ban as Satō Tadanobu (the fox) * Chieko Naniwa as Otsuji External links

* Jidaigeki films 1954 films 1954 drama films Works about Minamoto no Yoshitsune Cultural depictions of Minamoto no Yoshitsune Japanese historical drama films 1950s historical drama films Japanese black-and-white films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-drama-film-stub ...
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Tokyo Kid
is a 1950 black-and-white Japanese film musical comedy and drama directed by Torajiro Saito. Cast * Hibari Misora as an orphan Mariko Tanimoto * Haruhisa Kawata (川田晴久) as the street musician Sanpei * Shunji Sakai (堺駿二) as Sanpei's pal Shin-chan * Taeko Takasugi (高杉妙子) * Ayuko Saijō (西條鮎子) * Achako Hanabishi (花菱アチャコ) as Koichi Tanimoto, Mariko's father * Kenichi Enomoto (榎本健一) as the fortune teller * and others See also * List of films in the public domain in the United States Most films are subject to copyright, but those listed here are believed to be in the public domain in the United States. This means that no government, organization, or individual owns any copyright over the work, and as such it is common property ... References External links screenshots from the film* 1950s musical comedy-drama films Japanese black-and-white films 1950 films Films directed by Torajiro Saito Japanese musical comedy-d ...
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Tennō No Bōshi
The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his position is derived from "the will of the people with whom resides sovereign power". Imperial Household Law governs the line of imperial succession. The emperor is immune from prosecution by the Supreme Court of Japan. He is also the head of the Shinto religion. In Japanese, the emperor is called , literally "Emperor of heaven or "Heavenly Sovereign". The Japanese Shinto religion holds him to be the direct descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu. The emperor is also the head of all national Japanese orders, decorations, medals, and awards. In English, the use of the term for the emperor was once common but is now considered obsolete. The Imperial House of Japan, known by their name the Yamato Dynasty, is amongst the oldest in the world, with its historical origins in t ...
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Aozora Tenshi
, literally: "Blue Sky Angel", is a 1950 Japanese black-and-white film directed by Torajiro Saito. Cast * Hibari Misora See also * List of films in the public domain in the United States Most films are subject to copyright, but those listed here are believed to be in the public domain in the United States. This means that no government, organization, or individual owns any copyright over the work, and as such it is common property ... References External links * Japanese black-and-white films 1950 films Films directed by Torajiro Saito 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ...
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