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Yasutarō Yagi
(3 February 1903 – 8 September 1987) was a Japanese screenwriter, mostly famous for his adaptations of literary works for the director Tomu Uchida in the 1930s, such as '' Jinsei gekijō'' and ''Kagirinaki zenshin'', and for his collaborations with leftist filmmakers such as Kaneto Shindo and Tadashi Imai in the postwar period. He served as president of the Japan Screenwriters Guild. Filmography * Screenplay: ''Makiba monogatari'' (), “Tale of a Pasture” *'' Moyuru ōzora'' (1940) *'' Lucky Dragon No. 5'' (1959) *''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 is a Japanese actor. Career Sugimoto was first a member of a rock band ...'' (1969) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yagi, Yasutaro 1903 births 1987 deaths People from Gunma Prefecture 20th-century Japanese screenwriters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takasaki, Gunma
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 372,369 in 167,345 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Takasaki is famous as the hometown of the Daruma doll, theoretically representing the Buddhist sage Bodhidharma and in modern practice a symbol of good luck. Takaski has been the largest city in Gunma Prefecture since 1990 after beating Maebashi. Geography Takasaki is located in the southwestern part of Gunma Prefecture in the flat northwestern part of the Kantō Plain. The city is located approximately 90 to 100 kilometers from central Tokyo . Mount Akagi, Mount Haruna and Mount Myogi can be seen from the city, and the southern slopes of Mount Haruna are within the city limits. The Tone River, Karasu River and Usui River flow through the city. Although Takasaki is located over 100 kilometers from the coast, much of the city is low-lying, and the elevation of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadashi Imai
was a Japanese film director known for Social realism, social realist filmmaking informed by a Left-wing politics, left-wing perspective. His most noted films include ''An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953) and ''Bushido, Samurai Saga'' (1963). Life Although leaning towards left-wing politics already at Tokyo University, where he joined a Communism, Communist student group, Imai's directing career, after serving as Script supervisor, continuity writer at J.O. studios (later Toho), started in 1939 with a series of films promoting the war efforts of the Japanese militarism, militarist regime. Later calling these films "the biggest mistake of my life", he soon turned to socially conscious themes after the Pacific War, war. ''Aoi sanmyaku (1949 film), Aoi sanmyaku'' (1949), although a light comedy, observed the educational system, and was successful both with moviegoers and critics. While his 1950 drama ''Until We Meet Again (1950 film), Until We Meet Again'' portrayed a young couple's doo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Deaths
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; The King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator Flashover, flashes-over; The MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker, drowning almost 4,400 passengers and crew; Typhoon Nina (1987), Typhoon Nina strikes the Philippines; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashes outside of Warsaw, taking the lives of all aboard; The USS Stark is USS Stark incident, struck by Iraq, Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf; President of the United States, U.S. President Ronald Reagan gives a famous Tear down this wall!, speech, demanding that Soviet Union, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tears down the Berlin Wall., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Zeebrugge disaster rect 200 0 400 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipknot. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The River With No Bridge (1969 Film)
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 * Won: Best Director - 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, ... 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] |
Lucky Dragon No
Lucky may refer to: *An adjective of luck Lucky may also refer to: Film and television * '' Lucky: No Time for Love'', a 2005 Hindi-language romance starring Salman Khan, Sneha Ullal, and Mithun Chakraborty * ''Lucky'', a 2005 short film by Avie Luthra * ''Lucky'', a 2010 American documentary by Jeffrey Blitz * ''Lucky'' (2011 film), an American crime comedy starring Colin Hanks * ''Lucky'' (2012 Kannada film), a romantic comedy * ''Lucky'' (2012 Telugu film), a romantic comedy * ''Lucky'' (2017 American film), an American drama directed by John Carroll Lynch and starring Harry Dean Stanton * ''Lucky'' (2017 Italian film), Italian name ''Fortunata'', an Italian melodrama directed by Sergio Castellitto * ''Lucky'' (2019 film), American animated film * ''Lucky'' (2020 film), an American horror film starring Brea Grant * ''Lucky'', a 2020 Belgian film by Olivier Van Hoofstadt * ''Lucky'' (American TV series), a 2003 American dark-comedy series * ''Lucky'' (Indian TV series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moyuru ōzora
is a 1940 black-and-white Japanese, war film produced and directed by Yutaka Abe, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The theme song was sung by Ichiro Fujiyama and composed by Kosaku Yamada. The Center for East Asian Studies. Retrieved 2019-06-24. Cast * * * Heihachiro "Henry" Okawa * * Soji Kiyokawa * * |
Makiba Monogatari
Makiba is an administrative ward in the Meru District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The ward is bordered by Mererani ward located in Manyara Region which is the only source of Tanzanite Tanzanite is the blue and violet variety of the mineral zoisite (a calcium aluminium hydroxyl sorosilicate), caused by small amounts of vanadium. Tanzanite belongs to the epidote mineral group. Tanzanite is only found in Simanjiro District of Ma ... on earth. Makiba is a transit ward to Merenani from Arusha Region, the largest importer of the gemstone. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 12,056. References Wards of Meru District Wards of Arusha Region {{Arusha-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaneto Shindo
was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include ''Children of Hiroshima'', ''The Naked Island'', '' Onibaba'', ''Kuroneko'' and ''A Last Note''. His screenplays were filmed by directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Seijun Suzuki, and Tadashi Imai. His films of the first decade were often in a social realist vein, repeatedly depicting the fate of women, while since the seventies, portraits of artists became a speciality. Many of his films were autobiographical, beginning with his 1951 directorial debut ''Story of a Beloved Wife'', and, being born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he also made several films about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and the effect of nuclear weapons. Shindo was one of the pioneers of independent film production in Japan, co-founding his own film company Kindai Eiga Kyōkai with director Yoshimura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Saitama Prefecture to the south, and Tochigi Prefecture to the east. Maebashi is the capital and Takasaki is the largest city of Gunma Prefecture, with other major cities including Ōta, Isesaki, and Kiryū. Gunma Prefecture is one of only eight landlocked prefectures, located on the northwestern corner of the Kantō Plain with 14% of its total land being designated as natural parks. History The ancient province of Gunma was a center of horse breeding and trading activities for the newly immigrated continental peoples. The arrival of horses and the remains of horse tackle coincides with the arrival of a large migration from the mainland. From this point forward, the hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagirinaki Zenshin
is a film directed by Tomu Uchida that was released in 1937. It received the 1938 Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film. The protagonist, Tokumaru, is laid off from his corporate job. Unable to accept this, he convinces himself that he has actually been promoted instead. He begins to show up at work, acting like an important man and embarrassing his family and former co-workers. Cast * Isamu Kosugi * Hisako Takihana Hisako is a Japanese name for females. Although written romanized the same way, the kanji can be different. ''Hisako'' may refer to: *Hisako Arakaki (born 1977), J-pop singer * Hisako Hibi (born 1907), Japanese painter *Hisako Higuchi (born 1945) ... References External links * ''Kagirinaki Zenshin''at the Japanese Cinema Database. {{Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film 1930s Japanese-language films Films directed by Tomu Uchida Best Film Kinema Junpo Award winners 1937 films Nikkatsu films Japanese black-and-white films Japanese drama films 1937 drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinsei Gekijō
, subtitled ''La Bonne Vie'' (''The Good Life'' in French), is a Japanese light novel series written by Ougyo Kawagishi and illustrated by Meruchi Nanase. Ten volumes were published by Shogakukan from January 2012 to March 2015 under their Gagaga Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' magazine from February 2014 to March 2015, and was collected into three ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Feel aired from July to September 2014 under the title . Funimation licensed the series under the English title ''Jinsei - Life Consulting''. Characters ; : :The main character. A boy with glasses that usually ends up as the straight man when dealing with his club mates at the Life counseling section. He got involved with the club when the president of the journalism club, Ayaka Nikaido, convinced him to join as a way of improving his social interactions. ; : :A girl with glasses and member of the science club. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
