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Toyoko Yamasaki
was a Japanese novelist. A native of Osaka, Yamasaki worked as a journalist for the Mainichi Shimbun from 1945 to 1959 after graduating from Kyoto Women's University in Japanese literature. She published her first story, ''Noren'' (1957), a story of a kelp trader, based on the experiences of her family's business. The following year, she won the Naoki Prize for her second novel ''Hana Noren'', the story about the founder of an entertainment group. A major influence on her writings of that period was Yasushi Inoue, who was deputy head of the Mainichi Shimbun's cultural news desk. Yamasaki wrote some stories based on actual events. For example, ''Futatsu no Sokoku'' is derived from the biography of a Japanese American David Akira Itami, and ''Shizumanu Taiyō'' is based on the Japan Airlines Flight 123 accident. Several works of hers were featured in films and television drama In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) i ...
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Japan Airlines Flight 123
Japan Air Lines Flight 123 (JAL123) () was a scheduled domestic Japan Air Lines passenger flight from Haneda Airport in Tokyo to Itami International Airport in Osaka. On August 12, 1985, the Boeing 747SR operating this flight suffered a sudden decompression 12 minutes into the flight, and crashed in the area of Mount Takamagahara, Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, from Tokyo 32 minutes later. The crash site was on Osutaka Ridge, near Mount Osutaka. Japan's Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission (AAIC) concluded, agreeing with investigators from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, that the rapid decompression was caused by a faulty repair by Boeing technicians after a tailstrike incident during a landing at Osaka Airport in 1978 as JAL Flight 115. The rear bulkhead of the plane had been repaired with an improperly installed doubler plate, compromising the plane's airworthiness. Cabin pressurization continued to expand and contract the improperly repaired bulkhead until th ...
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Machiko Kyō
was a Japanese actress who was active primarily in the 1950s. Early life and education Kyō, an only child, was born in Osaka in 1924. Her father left when she was five years old, and she was raised by her mother and grandmother. She adopted Machiko Kyō as her stage name when she entered the Osaka Shochiku Kagekidan in 1936 at age 12. She trained as a revue dancer before entering the film industry through Daiei Film in 1949. Two years later, she achieved international fame as the female lead in Akira Kurosawa's film ''Rashomon'', which won first prize at the Venice Film Festival and stunned audiences with its nonlinear narrative. Career Kyō starred in many more Japanese productions, including Kenji Mizoguchi's ''Ugetsu'' (1953), Teinosuke Kinugasa's '' Gate of Hell'' (1953), Kon Ichikawa's ''Odd Obsession'' (1959), and Yasujirō Ozu's ''Floating Weeds'' (1959). Her sole role in a non-Japanese film was as Lotus Blossom, the young geisha in '' The Teahouse of the August Moon ...
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Onna No Kunsho
Onna is a Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Its name comes from an acronym of the names of the four predominant clans in the area: Oniong, Nnung Ndem, Awa Afaha and Awa. Onna has a population of about 495,000 people worldwide. Onna is bounded by the east by Ibeno, west by mpat enin and eastern Obolo and south by the Atlantic ocean. Because of its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, the people of Onna are predominantly fishermen and farmers. Onna is one of the host to exon Mobil Nigeria, oil exploration is ongoing in communities such as Ukpana, Akpabom, Ikot Abasi, Ikwe etc. Onna play host to the Utapette, Atabrikang and Ibioto oil fields The oil rich local government is also home to a number of highly intellectual population who have made numerous impact in the community, nationwide and in the diasporas. Villages in Onna *Ikwe *Ikot Akpatek *Ikot Ebidang *Ikot Ebekpo *Abat *Ndon Eyo *Mkpok *Okat *Ikot Edor *Ukpana *Mkpaeto *Ikot Esor *Ikot Iko Ib ...
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Masahiko Tsugawa
, born Masahiko Katō (加藤 雅彦 ''Katō Masahiko''; January 2, 1940 – August 4, 2018) was a Japanese actor and director. Career Tsugawa was born January 2, 1940, in Kyoto, Japan. After acting as a child, he made his major debut at the age of 16 in the Kō Nakahira film ''Crazed Fruit'' in 1956. Tsugawa's family was heavily involved in the film industry since before his birth. Tsugawa attended school until dropping out of Waseda University Graduate School to pursue acting alone. He gradually grew in popularity by playing villain roles such television jidaigeki drama series as Hissatsu series and appeared in films like '' Otoko wa tsurai yo: Watashi no tora-san'' and '' Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack''. He was eventually adopted as one of director Juzo Itami's favourite actors, and went on to appear in nearly every one of his movies since ''Tampopo''. In television Tsugawa portrayed Tokugawa Ieyasu five times. He played Ieyasu in the 2000 '' ...
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Sakata Tōjūrō IV
was a Japanese kabuki actor in the Kamigata style and was officially designated a Living National Treasure. Unlike most kabuki actors, he performed both male and female roles, and was renowned as both a skilled ''wagotoshi'' (actor of male roles in the ''wagoto'' tradition) and ''onnagata'' (actor of female roles). He was the fourth in the line of Sakata Tōjūrō, having revived the name after a lapse of over 230 years. Lineage Though he bears no direct hereditary connection to the previous lineage of Sakata Tōjūrō which he has revived, Tōjūrō traced his line back several generations within the kabuki world. He is the eldest son of Nakamura Ganjirō II, grandson of Nakamura Ganjirō I, and great-grandson of Nakamura Kanjaku III who was adopted into the kabuki families by Nakamura Utaemon IV. Tōjūrō's sons Nakamura Ganjirō IV and Nakamura Senjaku III perform as kabuki actors, as do his grandsons Nakamura Kazutarō and Nakamura Toranosuke. Life and career He wa ...
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Ichikawa Raizō VIII
was a Japanese film and kabuki actor. His birth name was ,While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname). and his name was legally changed several times, first to , and later to , separate from his performing name. Six months after his birth in Kyoto he became the adopted son of . He made his kabuki acting debut at the age of 15 under the name . In 1951 he was adopted by and was renamed as Ichikawa Raizō VIII. In 1954 he began a career as a film actor. He received breakout acclaim for his performance in ''Enjō'' and received several awards for the performance including the Blue Ribbon Award and the Kinema Junpo Award, both for the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. Among his fans he was referred to lovingly as "Rai-sama." In June 1968 he was diagnosed with and underwent surgery for rectal cancer, ...
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Nobuko Miyamoto
is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films. She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese Academy Awards, winning in 1988 for her role in '' A Taxing Woman''. Selected filmography Film *''Lost Sex'' (1966) *'' The Funeral'' (1984) *''Tampopo'' (1985) *'' A Taxing Woman'' (1987) *''A Taxing Woman's Return'' (1988) *''Sweet Home'' (1989) as Akiko Hayakawa *'' A-Ge-Man: Tales of a Golden Geisha'' (1990) *''Minbo'' (1992) *''Daibyonin'' (1993) *'' Supermarket Woman'' (1996) *''Woman in Witness Protection'' (1997) *''Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald'' (1997) *'' Hankyu Railways: A 15-Minute Miracle'' (2011) as Tokie Hagiwara *''Strawberry Song'' (2019) *''Stand by Me Doraemon 2'' (2020) *''It's a Flickering Life'' (2021) as Yoshiko *''BL Metamorphosis'' (2022) as Yuki Ichinoi *''Haw'' (2022) Television *'' Uchi no Ko ni Kagitte...'' ...
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Yōko Minamida
was a Japanese actress. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in November 2008, and a television documentary was made about her condition and the efforts of her husband, actor Hiroyuki Nagato, to care for her. She died in Tokyo. Selected filmography Her filmography includes 140 films. * ''Himitsu'' (1952) - Eiko * ''Jūdai no yūwaku'' (1953) - Fusae Nishikawa * ''Zoku Jûdai no seiten'' (1953) - Akiko Yasutomi * ''Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten'' (1953) - Setsuko Azabu * ''Yonin no haha'' (1954) * ''Kimimachi-bune'' (1954) - Kyôko Tazaki * ''The Crucified Lovers'' (1954) - Otama * ''Bara ikutabika'' (1955) - Mitsuko Matsushima * ''Princess Yang Kwei-Fei'' (1955) - Hung-tao * ''Sara no hana no toge'' (1955) - Toshiko Takenaka * ''Haha naki ko'' (1955) - Tomiko * ''Tokyo baka odori'' (1956) * ''Season of the Sun'' (1956) - Eiko Takeda * ''Waga machi'' (1956) * ''Tonari no yome'' (1956) * ''Ueru tamashii'' (1956) - Reiko Shiba * ''Hungry Soul, Part II'' (1956) - Reiko Shiba ...
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Mitsuko Mori
, real name , was a Japanese actress. Background In May 2009, she became the first actor in Japan to have performed the stage play 2,000 times. She was born in Kyoto, Japan. On May 11, 2009, Takeo Kawamura announced that Mori would be awarded the People's Honour Award. Mori died on November 10, 2012, at a hospital in Tokyo, aged 92. Filmography she did many movies and she was a famous actress in japan she is an icon in japan. she has great name in flimindustry Film *''Lost Spring'' (1967) – Hatsu *''Scattered Clouds'' (1967) *''Princess Mononoke'' (1997) – Hii-sama (voice) *''Sennen no Koi Story of Genji'' (2001) – Sei Shōnagon Television drama *''Onna tachi no Hyakuman goku'' (1988) – Maeda Matsu *'' Nene: Onna Taikōki'' (2009) Dubbing Live-action *''Murder, She Wrote'' – Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) Animation *''Brother Bear'' – Tanana Honours *Medal with Purple Ribbon (1984) * Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (1992) * ...
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Chikage Awashima
was a Japanese film and stage actress. Life A graduate from Takarazuka Music and Dance School and member of the Takarazuka Revue, Chikage Awashima entered the Shochiku film studios and made her film debut in 1950. She appeared in films of numerous prominent directors like Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita, Tadashi Imai and Heinosuke Gosho. She received twice the Blue Ribbon Award and twice the Mainichi Film Award for her performances. Awashima retired from stage in 2009. She died on 16 February 2012, aged 87, from cancer. Selected filmography Film Television Honours * 1950: Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress for ''Ten'ya wan'ya'' and ''Okusama ni goyojin'' * 1955: Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress for ''Marital Relations'' * 1958: Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress for ''Summer Clouds'' and ''Hotarubi'' * 1988: Medal with Purple Ribbon * 1995: Order of the Precious Crown The is a Japanese order, established on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji of Ja ...
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