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Yoshi Katō
was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 175 films between 1949 and 1988. He won the award for Best Actor at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in ''Hometown''. He married the actress Isuzu Yamada in 1950, but they divorced three years later. Selected filmography Film * ''Mahiru no ankoku'' (1956) * ''The Rice People'' (1957) * ''Zero Focus'' (1961) * ''Immortal Love'' (1961) * ''The Mad Fox'' (1962) * ''Gang vs. G-Men'' (1962) as Detective Ogata * ''Shiroi Kyotō'' (1966) as Professor Ōkouchi * '' The Profound Desire of the Gods'' (1968) * ''Hiken yaburi'' (1969) * '' Gyakuen Mitsusakazuki'' (1969) * ''Yakuza Zessyō'' (1970) * ''Silence'' (1971) * '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima'' (1973) * ''Himiko'' (1974) * ''Castle of Sand'' (1974) * ''Dragon Princess'' (1976) * '' Torakku Yarō: Ippiki Otoko Momojirō'' (1977) as Sukezaemon Osagawa * ''Hometown'' (1983) * ''Tampopo'' (1985) Television * '' Haru no Sakami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himiko (film)
''Himiko'' ( ja, 卑弥呼) is a 1974 Japanese fantasy drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival Feature Film Competition. Plot In an unnamed forest, a group of women with white-painted faces and robes wander to a ritual site. One of the women, Himiko, the shaman and translator of the Sun God, lies on the ground while another holds a bronze mirror up which reflects the sun's light. Himiko starts to convulse and moan, imitating an orgasm which symbolizes the Sun God penetrating her body. We see several different tribes, one of the Land People, and one of the Mountain People. The Mountain People are a raggedy, unsightly group, all conjoined together by a single rope, and donned with haunting makeup consisting of heavy paint, cobwebs and strings. They wander around the mountain like insects, twitching and in almost no control of their own limbs and muscles. A lone traveler appears, named Takehiko, from the far side of the mountain and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Male Film Actors
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1988 Deaths
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1913 Births
Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the war. * January 13 – Edward Carson founds the (first) Ulster Volunteer Force, by unifying several existing loyalist militias to resist home rule for Ireland. * January 23 – 1913 Ottoman coup d'état: Ismail Enver comes to power. * January – Stalin (whose first article using this name is published this month) travels to Vienna to carry out research. Until he leaves on February 16 the city is home simultaneously to him, Hitler, Trotsky and Tito alongside Berg, Freud and Jung and Ludwig and Paul Wittgenstein. February * February 1 – New York City's Grand Central Terminal, having been rebuilt, reopens as the world's largest railroad station. * February 3 – The 16th Amendment to the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanada Taiheiki
is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast on NHK in 1985–1986. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel Sanada Taiheiki. The drama focuses on the history of the Sanada clan during the late Sengoku period. The complete DVD box is available. Plot In 1582, Oda and Tokugawa allied forces started an invasion of Takeda`s Kai Province. so Takeda clan was in danger of extinction. Sanada Masayuki advised Takeda Katsuyori to abandon Kai Province and flee towards Masayuki`s Iwabitsu Castle. Katsuyori accepted his suggestion once but he changed his mind and tried to flee towards Oyamada Nobushige`s Iwadono Castle but was betrayed by Oyamada Nobushige and killed himself at Tenmokuzan. Lost the lord, the Sanada clan_unexpectedly_became_a_small_daimyo.html" ;"title="DF 56 of 80/nowiki>">DF 56 of 80">("Sa ... unexpectedly became a small daimyo">DF 56 of 80/nowiki>">DF 56 of 80">("Sa ... unexpectedly became a small daimyo. The Sanada clan seeks the way to survive. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Date Masamune
was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful ''daimyō'' in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he was made all the more iconic for his missing eye, as Masamune was often called ''dokuganryū'' (独眼竜), or the "One-Eyed Dragon of Ōshu". As a legendary warrior and leader, Masamune is a character in a number of Japanese period dramas. Early life and rise Date Masamune was born as Bontenmaru (梵天丸) later Tojiro (藤次郎) the eldest son of Date Terumune, born in Yonezawa Castle (in modern Yamagata Prefecture). At the age of 14 in 1581, Masamune led his first campaign, helping his father fight the Sōma clan. In 1584, at the age of 17, Masamune succeeded his father, Terumune, who chose to retire from his position as ''daimyō''. Masamune's army was recognized by its black armor and golden headgear. Masamune is known for a few things th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yagyu Conspiracy
is a Japanese television jidaigeki (period drama) that was broadcast from 1978 to 1979. It is adapted from the 1978 film ''Shogun's Samurai'' starring Sonny Chiba, who reprises his role in the series. Plot After the death of Tokugawa Hidetada, his sons Tokugawa Iemitsu and Tokugawa Tadanaga began to fight over the inheritance. The Yagyu clan of Edo led by Yagyū Munenori supported the Iemitsu side, and Iemitsu was appointed third shogun. But Nobutsuna Matsudaira feared Yagyu clan and tried not to let them hold great power. On the other hand, Shōshō Ayamaro Karasuma, who tried to divide the Tokugawa shogunate due to the conflict between Iemitsu and Tadaynaga, has not given up that hope. Anti - Tokugawa shogunate forces appeared one after another, and challenged the battle for the Tokugawa shogunate. Yagyu Jubei and his subordinates defeated the enemies one by one as they were ordered by Nobutsuna Matsudaira and Yagyu Munenori, but Jubei gradually questions the politics of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amigasa Jūbei
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast from 1974 to 1975. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel by the same title. It depicts the stories of Tsukimori Jūbei and the Forty-seven rōnin. A remake was aired in 1997 on Fuji television. Plot Tsukimori Jūbei is an Onmitsu(Oniwaban). He and Masafuyu Nakane help Forty-seven rōnin′s revenge. On the other hand, Kobayashi Haihachi attempts to stop it and protect Kira Yoshinaka in various ways by Uesugi Noritsuna's(Kira Yoshinaka's son.) order. In addition, Funazu challenges Jūbei to a duel again and again, and tries to kill Jūbei persistently. Characters * Hideki Takahashi : Tsukimori Jūbei (Amigasa Jūbei) * Shigeru Tsuyuguchi : Heyhachi kobayashi * Mikio Narita : Funazu Yakurō is a ruthless ronin. * Yutaka Nakajima : Senya * Goichi Yamada as Horibe Yasubei * Takeya Nakamura : Ōishi Yoshio * Go Wakabayashi : Fuwa Kazuemon * Yoichi Hayashi : Kayano Sanpei * Yumiko Nogawa : Kaoru * Susumu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maeda Toshiie
was one of the leading generals of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period of the 16th century extending to the Azuchi–Momoyama period. His preferred weapon was a yari and he was known as "Yari no Mataza" (槍の又左), Matazaemon (又左衛門) being his common name. He was a member of the so-called Echizen Sanninshu (Echizen Triumvir) along with Sassa Narimasa and Fuwa Mitsuharu. The highest rank from the court that he received is the Great Counselor ''Dainagon'' ( 大納言). Early life His father was Maeda Toshimasa and his wife was Maeda Matsu. His childhood name was "Inuchiyo" (犬千代). Toshiie was born in the village of Arako (present-day Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya), He was the fourth of seven brothers, of Maeda Toshimasa, who held Arako Castle. Toshiie served Oda Nobunaga from childhood (first as a page) and his loyalty was rewarded by being allowed to be the head of the Maeda clan, very unusual for a fourth son with no apparent failures among his elder brothers. Jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haru No Sakamichi (TV Series)
is a 1971 Japanese television series. It is the ninth NHK taiga drama. Story Shin Heike Monogatari deals with the early Edo period. Based on Sōhachi Yamaoka's novel by the same title. The story chronicles the life of Yagyū Munenori Production Production Credits *Original story – Sōhachi Yamaoka *Music – Akira Miyoshi Cast Yagyū Clan * Nakamura Kinnosuke as Yagyū Munenori *Chitose Kobayashi as Orin *Rumi Matsumto as Karasuma Junko *Hiroshi Akutagawa as Yagyū Munetoshi *Yoshio Harada as Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi *Ryo Tamura as Yagyū Samon *Koji Shimizu as Yagyū Munefuyu Tokugawa Clan * So Yamamura as Tokugawa Ieyasu * Tetsuya Aoyama as Tokugawa Hidetada * Ichikawa Ebizō X as Tokugawa Iemitsu * Yoko Tsukasa as Lady Kasuga * Tetsuo Ishidate as Matsudaira Tadateru * Kazuo Funaki as Tokugawa Tadanaga * Isao Sasaki as Matsudaira Tadanao Toyotomi Clan * Shikaku Nakamura as Toyotomi Hideyoshi * Tomoko Naraoka as Nene * Kyōko Kishida as Yodo-dono * Kataoka Takao as To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampopo
is a 1985 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami, and starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kōji Yakusho, and Ken Watanabe. The publicity for the film calls it the first "ramen western", a play on the term Spaghetti Western ( films about the American Old West made by Italian production studios). Plot A pair of truck drivers, the experienced Gorō and a younger sidekick named Gun, stop at a decrepit roadside ramen noodle shop. Outside, Gorō rescues a boy who is being beaten up by three schoolmates. The boy, Tabo, turns out to be the son of Tampopo, the widowed owner of the struggling business, Lai Lai. When a customer called Pisken harasses Tampopo, Gorō invites him and his men to step outside. Gorō puts up a good fight, but outnumbered by Pisken and his men, he is knocked out and wakes up the next morning in Tampopo's home. When Tampopo asks their opinion of her noodles, Gorō and Gun tell her they are "sincere, but lack character." After Gorō gives h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
