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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, and then the award for Best Director at the 17th Hochi Film Awards for ''The River with No Bridge''. In 1996, he won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival for the film '' Village of Dreams''. Filmography * '' Yasashii Nipponjin'' (1971) * ''Third Base'' (1978) * ''Mo hozue wa tsukanai'' (1979) * ''Shiki Natsuko'' (1980) * ''Keshin'' (1986) * ''Ureshi Hazukashi Monogatari'' (1988) * ''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 ...'' (1992) * '' Vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944,320 () and has a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture to the northeast. Wakayama is the capital and largest city of Wakayama Prefecture, with other major cities including Tanabe, Hashimoto, and Kinokawa. Wakayama Prefecture is located on the western coast of the Kii Peninsula on the Kii Channel, connecting the Pacific Ocean and Seto Inland Sea, across from Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. History Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii. 1953 flood disaster On July 17–18, 1953, a torrential heavy rain occurred, followed by collapse of levees, river flooding and landslides in a wide area. Many bridges and houses were destroyed. According to an officially confirmed report by the Government of Japan, 1,015 people died, with 5,709 injured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
46th Berlin International Film Festival
The 46th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1996. The Golden Bear was awarded to British-American film ''Sense and Sensibility'' directed by Ang Lee. The retrospective dedicated to American film director, producer and screenwriter William Wyler was shown at the festival. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Nikita Mikhalkov, actor, director, screenwriter and producer (Russia) - Jury President * Gila Almagor, actress and writer (Israel) * Vincenzo Cerami, writer, screenwriter and playwright (Italy) * Joan Chen, actress and director (United States) * Ann Hui, director (Hong Kong) * Peter Lilienthal, director and screenwriter (Germany) * Jürgen Prochnow, actor (Germany) * Claude Rich, actor (France) * Fay Weldon, writer and playwright (United Kingdom) * Catherine Wyler, producer and artistic director (United States) * Christian Zeender, musician (Switzerland) Films in competition The following fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from US$20.67 per ounce to $35. * February 6 – F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ureshi Hazukashi Monogatari
is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Yōichi Higashi. Awards 10th Yokohama Film Festival *Won: Best Supporting Actress - Shūko Honami is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 10th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Ureshi Hazukashi Monogatari''. Filmography * ''The Last Samurai'' (1974) * ''Ureshi Hazukashi Monogatari is a 1988 Japanese film dir ... References 1988 films Films directed by Yōichi Higashi 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keshin (film)
is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Yōichi Higashi, to a script by Machiko Nasu, based on the 1985 novel of the same title by Junichi Watanabe. The film stars Hitomi Kuroki, in her debut role角川いつか ''別れの流儀: 新たな出逢いを引き寄せる'' 2009 OSR8DAAAQBAJ -" 一九八六年に公開された、渡辺淳一さん原作の『化身』は、黒木瞳さんの映画主演デビュー作。若いホステスを自分好みのいい女に変身させようとし、希望以上の大変身を遂げてしまった彼女にフラれるという、男の悲哀を描いています。一般に男性は、女性が ." Tatsuya Fuji, and Yoko Aki Yoko may refer to: People * Yoko (name), a Japanese feminine given name; variants include Yōko and Yohko * Yoko Gushiken (具志堅 用高, born 1955), Japanese professional boxer * Yoko Taro (横尾 太郎, born 1970), Japanese video game di .... References 1986 films 1980s Japanese films 1980s Japanese-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiki Natsuko
is a 1980 Japanese film directed by Yōichi Higashi. Cast * Setsuko Karasuma as Natsuko * Morio Kazama as Kanamori * Hirotarō Honda as Nakagaki * Shōhei Hino as Kawamoto * Masumi Okada as Takahito Mori * Nobuko Miyamoto as Mariko Awards 5th Hochi Film Award * Won: Best Supporting Actress - Yoko Aki 2nd Yokohama Film Festival * Won: Best Supporting Actor - Morio Kazama References 1980 films Films directed by Yōichi Higashi 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo Hozue Wa Tsukanai
is a 1979 Cinema of Japan, Japanese film directed by Yōichi Higashi. Cast * Kaori Momoi * Eiji Okuda * Juzo Itami * Junkichi Orimoto * Hiroaki Murakami Awards and nominations 22nd Blue Ribbon Awards * Won: Best Actress - Kaori Momoi References External links * 1979 films Films directed by Yōichi Higashi 1970s Japanese-language films 1970s Japanese films {{1970s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Base
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the third baseman is assigned the number 5. Third base is known as the "hot corner", because the third baseman is often the infielder who stands closest to the batter—roughly 90–120 feet away, but even closer if a bunt is expected. Most right-handed hitters tend to hit the ball hard in this direction. A third baseman must possess good hand-eye coordination and quick reactions to catch batted balls whose speed can exceed . The third base position requires a strong and accurate arm, as the third baseman often makes long throws to first base or quick ones to second base to start a double play. As with middle infielders, right-handed throwing players are standard at the position because they do not need to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Of Dreams
is a 1996 Japanese drama film directed by Yōichi Higashi. It is the story of two Japanese twin brothers growing up in post-war rural Japan. The film won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Mieko Harada as Mizue Tashima (mother) * Keigo Matsuyama as Seizo Tashima * Shogo Matsuyama as Yukihiko Tashima * Kyozo Nagatsuka as Kenzo Tashima (father) * Kaneko Iwasaki as Toshie * Hosei Komatsu as Grandfather * Tokuko Sugiyama Tokuko (written: ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese dancer and actress *, Japanese empress *, Japanese photographer {{given name Japanese feminine given names Femi ... as Grandmother * Koichi Ueda as Iwata, Principal References External links * 1996 films 1996 drama films Japanese drama films 1990s Japanese-language films Films about children Films about twin brothers Films set in the 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Bear
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of the " Big Three" alongside the Venice Film Festival in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival in France. Tens of thousands of visitors attend each year. About 400 films are shown at multiple venues across Berlin, mostly in and around Potsdamer Platz. They are screened in nine sections across cinematic genres, with around twenty films competing for the festival's top awards in the Competition section. The major awards, called the Golden Bear and Silver Bears, are decided on by the international jury, chaired by an internationally recognisable cinema personality. This jury and other specialised Berlinale juries also give many other awards, and in addition there are other awards given by i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
