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Yūsuke Kawazu
was a Japanese actor. Life and career Kawazu was born in Tokyo on 12 May 1935. While still a student at Keio University, Kawazu signed with Shochiku in 1958 and debuted in Kinoshita's ''The Eternal Rainbow''. He became one of the studio's leading young stars, notably headlining Ōshima's ''Cruel Story of Youth'' in 1960. In later years he turned to character roles in film and television, also writing several books and establishing a reputation in calligraphy, painting, ceramics, and cooking. On 26 February 2022, he died of chronic heart failure at age 86 Selected filmography Films *''The Human Condition'' (1959) *''Cruel Story of Youth'' (1960) *'' The River Fuefuki'' (1960) *''A Soldier's Prayer'' (1960) * ''The Sun's Burial'' (1960) *'' Killers on Parade'' (1961) *''Ken'' (1964) *'' Manji'' (1964) *''Kiri no Hata'' (1965) *'' Fighting Elegy'' (1966) *'' Curse of the Blood'' (1968) *'' Black Lizard'' (1968) *''Genocide'' (1968) *''Black Rose Mansion'' (1969) as Tsugawa *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Elegy
is a 1966 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. Filmmaker Kaneto Shindō adapted the script from the novel by Takashi Suzuki. The film has also screened under the titles ''Violence Elegy'', ''Elegy to Violence'', ''Elegy for a Quarrel'' and ''The Born Fighter'' at various film festivals and retrospectives. Plot Kiroku Nanbu (Hideki Takahashi) is a Catholic teenager attending a military-tooled middle school in 1935 Bizen, Okayama. Living in a boardinghouse, he is infatuated with his landlady's chaste daughter, Michiko ( Junko Asano). Unable to express his feelings or quell his libido with masturbation, due to peer pressure, shyness, and Catholic guilt, Nanbu turns to the only outlet left available to him: crazed, brutal violence. Taken under the wing of Turtle ( Yûsuke Kawazu ), Nanbu is taught how to fight through an elaborate training regimen. He then joins a school gang, the OSMS. A conflict between gang leader Takuan ( Mitsuo Kataoka) and Turtle ensues concluding with Na ... [...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 brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taikōki (TV Series)
is a 1965 Japanese television series. It is the 3rd NHK taiga drama. Story Taikōki deals with the Sengoku period. Based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novels "Shinsho Taikōki". Now only episode 42 exists. The story chronicles the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Production *Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi Cast Toyotomi clan *Ken Ogata as Toyotomi Hideyoshi *Shiho Fujimura as Nene *Yoshiko Mita as Lady Chacha *Masakazu Tamura as Toyotomi Hidetsugu * Chieko Naniwa as Naka *Kōtarō Tomita as Toyotomi Hidenaga Hideyoshi's vassals *Kōji Ishizaka as Ishida Mitsunari * Takahiro Tamura as Kuroda Kanbei *Yoshiki Takahashi as Shōjumaru *Yoshio Inaba as Katō Kiyotada *Katsutoshi Atarashi as Katō Kiyomasa *Kyū Sazanka as Hachisuka Koroku * Yoshiyuki Fukuda as Takenaka Hanbei *Gorō Wakamiya as Fukushima Masanori Oda clan * Kōji Takahashi as Oda Nobunaga * Keiko Kishi as Oichi *Kazuko Inano aa Nōhime *Keiji Takamiya as Oda Nobutaka *Masao Kageyama as Oda Nobukatsu Nobunaga's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number Ten Blues
Number Ten Blues ( ja, ナンバーテン・ブルース さらばサイゴン, zh, link=no, 第十藍調, vi, Đệ-thập lam-điệu) or Goodbye Saigon ( ja, サヨナラ・サイゴン, zh, link=no, 告别西貢, vi, Giã-biệt Sài-gòn) is a 1975 Japanese 35mm fujicolor film directed by . This movie, shot between December 1974 and April 1975, remained unfinished and was considered lost for many years. It was finally completed and released in 2013. ''ナンバーテン・ブルース さらばサイゴン''、 インターネット・ムービー・データベース 、2014年5月8日閲覧。 ''ナンバーテン・ブルース さらばサイゴン''、 KINENOTE, 2014年5月8日閲覧。 ''ナンバーテン・ブルース さらばサイゴン''、 allcinema, 2014年5月8日閲覧。 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Revenge Of Iris
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack Of Legion
Attack may refer to: Warfare and combat * Offensive (military) * Charge (warfare) * Attack (fencing) * Strike (attack) * Attack (computing) * Attack aircraft Books and publishing * ''The Attack'' (novel), a book * '' Attack No. 1'', comic and animation * Attack! Books, a publisher * ''Attack!'' (publication), a tabloid publication of the National Alliance established in 1969. The name was changed to '' National Vanguard'' in 1978 * ''Der Angriff'', a.k.a. ''The Attack'', a newspaper franchise * In newspaper headlines, to save space, sometimes " criticise" Films and television * Attack! The Battle of New Britain a 1944 American armed forces documentary film * ''Attack'' (1956 film), also known as ''Attack!'', a 1956 American war film * ''Attack'' (2016 film), a 2016 Telugu film * ''Attack'' (2022 film), a 2022 Hindi film * ''The Attack'' (1966 film), an Australian television play * ''The Attack'' (2012 film), a 2012 film directed by Ziad Doueiri * "The Attack" (''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla Vs
is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film ''Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produced by Toho, four American films and numerous video games, novels, comic books and television shows. Godzilla has been dubbed the "King of the Monsters", a phrase first used in ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' (1956)'','' the Americanized version of the original film. Godzilla is an enormous, destructive, prehistoric sea monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. With the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the '' Lucky Dragon 5'' incident still fresh in the Japanese consciousness, Godzilla was conceived as a metaphor for nuclear weapons. Others have suggested that Godzilla is a metaphor for the United States, a giant beast woken from its slumber which then takes terrible vengeance on Japan. As the film series exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Girls In Love
is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kazuki Ōmori. Awards 11th Japan Academy Prize *Nominated: Best Director - Kazuki Ōmori *Nominated: Best Screenwriter - Kazuki Ōmori *Nominated: Best Actress - Yuki Saito References 1986 films Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Kazuki Ōmori 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Okinawa (film)
is a 1971 Japanese war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto from a screenplay by Kaneto Shindo and Ryōzō Kasahara, with effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Release ''Battle of Okinawa'' received a roadshow theatrical release released on 17 July 1971 in Japan. It received a general release in Japan on 14 August 1971. The film was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year, and the fourth highest grossing domestic release of the year in Japan. The film was released theatrically in the United States by Min-On of America with a 149-minute running time on 11 September 1973. Cast See also *List of Japanese films of 1971 References Sources * External links * 1971 films Okinawa (film) ''Okinawa'' is a 1952 American war film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Pat O'Brien, Cameron Mitchell and Richard Denning. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures as a second feature. Plot Captain Hale commands a U.S. Naval v ... Japanese epic films Films directed by Kihachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakuza Zessyō
also known as Ode to the Yakuza is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura. Katsu and Masumura worked together for the first in 5 years. It is based on Jūgo Kuroiwa's novel ''Nishi Naruyama Hotel Gake no Hana''. The movie depicts a man's unusual love for a younger sister. Tatematsu Minoru is a Yakuza in Shinjuku. He has younger sister Akane. Akane comes to like Yuji but Minoru threatens Yuji to break up with Akane. Because Minoru loves his younger sister abnormally. Cast * Shintaro Katsu as Tatematsu Minoru * Masakazu Tamura as Inumaru Yuji * Naoko Otani as Tatematsu Akane * Yoshi Katō as Inumaru Yasusuke * Yūsuke Kawazu as Kaizuka Shigetarō * Chikara Hashimoto as Kiyama * Kiwako Taichi as Kanae * Sei Hiraizumi is a Japanese actor. In 1964, Hiraizumi joined Daiei Film company and started his acting career. In the 1970s to early 1980s, he appeared in a lot of jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest villain actor. Hiraizumi starred as Koichi ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rose Mansion
, also known as ''Black Rose'', is a 1969 Japanese drama film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Plot The millionaire Kyohei Sako converts his mother's old villa into an entertainment parlor for his hobbies called the Black Rose Mansion. Ryuko Fujio, a newly hired singer, claims that the black rose she coincidentally carries will turn red when she falls in love. Mr. Otomo, a scholar in archeology, claims that Ryuko is his wife, but she claims not to know him. A young man named Tsukawa claims that he knew Ryuko from her days in Yokohama but she claims not to know him either. Tsukawa leaves despondent and is later found dead from suicide. A sailor claims that Ryuko is his girlfriend from Kobe then cuts off her right sleeve to expose an area where she has had a tattoo of a rose removed. Ryuko announces that she does not belong to anyone. When the sailor attempts to drag her away, her biracial assistant George intervenes and the two men stab each other to death in an attempt to win Ryuko's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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