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Akō Gishi
is a 1954 Japanese black-and-white period drama (jidaigeki) directed by Ryohei Arai. Cast * Yataro Kurokawa * Kōtarō Bandō * Miki Sanjo * Kazuko Fushimi * Eitarō Shindō See also * Forty-seven Ronin 47 (forty-seven) is the natural number following 46 and preceding 48. It is a prime number. It is the adopted favorite number of Pomona College, a liberal arts college in Southern California, whose alumni have added cultural references to it in ... References External links * Jidaigeki films 1950s samurai films Japanese black-and-white films 1954 films Daiei Film films Films directed by Ryohei Arai 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryohei Arai (director)
(22 October 1901 – 22 October 1980) was a Japanese film director. He directed films from the 1930s to 1950s, especially jidaigeki and ghost movies based on kaidan. Filmography Ryohei Arai directed 47 films: * Tsubanari Ronin (1939) * Zoku Tsubanari Ronin (1940) * ''Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace'' (Kaibyō Arima ) (1953) * ''Ghost of Saga Mansion'' (Kaidan Saga yashiki) (1953) * (赤穂義士 Akō gishi is a 1954 Japanese black-and-white period drama (jidaigeki) directed by Ryohei Arai. Cast * Yataro Kurokawa * Kōtarō Bandō * Miki Sanjo * Kazuko Fushimi * Eitarō Shindō See also * Forty-seven Ronin 47 (forty-seven) is the natural nu ...) (1954) References Japanese film directors 1901 births 1980 deaths {{Japan-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daiei Film
Daiei Film Co. Ltd. ( Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ''Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Kaisha'') was a Japanese film studio. Founded in 1942 as Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd., it was one of the major studios during the postwar Golden Age of Japanese cinema, producing not only artistic masterpieces, such as Akira Kurosawa's '' Rashomon'' (1950) and Kenji Mizoguchi's '' Ugetsu'' (1953), but also launching several film series, such as ''Gamera'', '' Zatoichi'' and ''Yokai Monsters'', and making the three ''Daimajin'' films (1966). It declared bankruptcy in 1971 and was acquired by Kadokawa Pictures. History Daiei Film was the product of government efforts to reorganize the film industry during World War II in order to rationalize use of resources and increase control over the medium. Against a government plan to combine all the film studios into two companies, Masaichi Nagata, an executive at Shinkō Kinema, pressed hard for an alternative plan to create three studios. His efforts won out and Shin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "historical drama, period dramas", it refers to stories that take place before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. ''Jidaigeki'' show the lives of the samurai, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants of their time. ''Jidaigeki'' films are sometimes referred to as chambara movies, a word meaning "sword fight", though chambara is more accurately a subgenre of ''jidaigeki''. ''Jidaigeki'' rely on an established set of dramatic conventions including the use of makeup, language, catchphrases, and plotlines. Types Many ''jidaigeki'' take place in Edo, the military capital. Others show the adventures of people wandering from place to place. The long-running television series ''Zenigata Heiji'' and ''Abarenbō Shōgun'' typify the Edo ''jidaigeki''. ''Mito Kōmon'', the fictitious story of the travels of the historical ''daimyō'' Tokugawa Mitsukuni, and the ''Zatoichi'' movies and television series, exemplify the traveling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōtarō Bandō
Kotaro, Kōtarō or Koutarou (written: , , , , , , , , , , or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese scientist and inventor *, Japanese photography critic and writer *, Japanese painter *, Japanese writer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese composer and music arranger *, Japanese general *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese guitarist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese actor *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese chemical engineer *, Japanese economist and academic *, Japanese poet and sculptor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese jurist and politician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese video game director and scenario writer *Kotaro Umeji, Japanese graphic designer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese jujutsuka Kotarō or Kotarou (written: or ) is a separate given name, though it may be romanized the same w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miki Sanjo
Miki may refer to: Places *Miki, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Kagawa, a town in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Azerbaijan, a village in Astara Rayon, Azerbaijan People *Miki (given name) *Miki (surname) *Miki Núñez (born 1996), Spanish singer known by the mononym Miki Other uses *SF-A2 Miki, a Vocaloid *Miki (noodles), or ''pancit miki'', a type of egg noodles from the Philippines *''Miki'' or ''omiki'' is a ritual offering of sake in the Japanese Shinto religion *Miki (Okinawa) a drink from Okinawa *Miki (album), an album by Miki Yamanaka. See also *Mickey *Miki's Law Miki's Law is a law passed in Kansas, United States in 2006, named after Mikiala "Miki" Martinez, a 19-year-old resident of Great Bend, who was fatally shot in 2004. The law creates a registry of people convicted of felonies using a handgun or ot ..., Kansas statutes * Mikki, a given name * Miku (other) * Myki (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuko Fushimi
Kazuko (written: , , , , , or in hiragana) is primarily a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese writer and translator *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese opera composer *, Japanese astrologer and writer *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese costume designer *, Japanese novelist *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese video game artist *, Japanese poet and translator *, Japanese actress *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese character designer and animation director *, Japanese princess *, Japanese Roman Catholic nun, educator and writer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese judge and diplomat *, Japanese actress See also * 6496 Kazuko, a main-belt asteroid {{given name Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eitarō Shindō
was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1936 and 1975. He is most closely associated with the work of Kenji Mizoguchi, with whom he made twelve films. Selected filmography * '' Sisters of the Gion'' (1936) * '' Aru yo no Tonosama'' (1946) * '' Drunken Angel'' (1948) * '' Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka'' (1950) * '' Battle of Roses'' (1950) * '' Miss Oyu'' (1951) * '' The Life of Oharu'' (1952) * '' Life of a Woman'' (1953) * '' A Geisha'' (1953) * '' Sansho the Bailiff'' (1954) * '' The Princess Sen'' (1954) * '' The Crucified Lovers'' (1954) * '' Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji'' (1955) * '' Princess Yang Kwei-Fei'' (1955) * '' Tōjūrō no Koi'' (1955) * '' Street of Shame'' (1956) * '' Akō Rōshi'' (1961) * '' Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director'' (1975) External links * * 1899 births 1977 deaths Japanese male film actors Male actors from Fukuoka {{Japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forty-seven Ronin
47 (forty-seven) is the natural number following 46 and preceding 48. It is a prime number. It is the adopted favorite number of Pomona College, a liberal arts college in Southern California, whose alumni have added cultural references to it in numerous places, including many ''Star Trek'' episodes. Mathematics 47 is a safe prime, a Thabit prime, a regular prime, a cluster prime In number theory, a cluster prime is a prime number such that every even positive integer ''k'' ≤ p − 3 can be written as the difference between two prime numbers not exceeding (). For example, the number 23 is a cluster prime becau ..., an isolated prime, a Ramanujan prime, and a Higgs prime. 47 is also a supersingular prime. It is the last consecutive prime number that divides the order of at least one sporadic group. In popular culture Pomona College Other Late rapper Capital Steez was infatuated with the number 47 and what it meant spiritually. He believed the number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jidaigeki Films
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "period dramas", it refers to stories that take place before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. ''Jidaigeki'' show the lives of the samurai, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants of their time. ''Jidaigeki'' films are sometimes referred to as chambara movies, a word meaning "sword fight", though chambara is more accurately a subgenre of ''jidaigeki''. ''Jidaigeki'' rely on an established set of dramatic conventions including the use of makeup, language, catchphrases, and plotlines. Types Many ''jidaigeki'' take place in Edo, the military capital. Others show the adventures of people wandering from place to place. The long-running television series '' Zenigata Heiji'' and ''Abarenbō Shōgun'' typify the Edo ''jidaigeki''. ''Mito Kōmon'', the fictitious story of the travels of the historical ''daimyō'' Tokugawa Mitsukuni, and the '' Zatoichi'' movies and television series, exemplify the traveling style. Anothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Samurai Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colonies th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Black-and-white Films
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