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Gisaburō Sugii
is a Japanese anime director and Nihonga artist. He is best known for his work as director of the '' Touch'' series, the movie adaptation of the '' Arashi no Yoru ni'' children's book series, and the movie '' Night on the Galactic Railroad''. He is a member of the Directors Guild of Japan and the Japanese Animation Creators Association. Career Sugii decided to become an animator after watching the film ''Bambi''. He joined Toei Animation at the age of 19 after taking an entrance exam in 1958. He worked as an in-betweener on ''Hakujaden'', ''Legend of the White Serpent'' soon after joining the studio. After becoming disillusioned with Toei due to complaints about production staff being unable to propose projects, he quit in 1961 and joined Mushi Pro on hearing that Osamu Tezuka was going to make anime. 1961 featured an exodus of animators from Toei to Mushi Pro following crackdowns on a strike organised by the Toei animator union. Sugii joined Mushi Pro along with his clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu'', – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as , and . Additionally, he is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during Tezuka's formative years. Though this phrase praises the quality of his early manga works for children and animations, it also blurs the significant influence of his later, more literary, gekiga works. Tezuka began what was known as the manga revolution in Japan with his ''Shin Takarajima (manga), New Treasure Island'' published in 1947. His output would spawn some of the most influential, successful and well-received manga series including the children's manga ''Astro Boy'', ''Princess Knight'' and ''Kimba the White Lion'', and the adult-oriented serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Thousand And One Nights (1969 Film)
is a 1969 Japanese adult animated fantasy film directed by Eiichi Yamamoto, conceived by Osamu Tezuka. The film is the first part of Mushi Production's adult-oriented '' Animerama'' trilogy, and was followed by ''Cleopatra'' (1970) and ''Belladonna of Sadness'' (1973). The film was a hit in Japan with distribution box-office revenue of ¥290 million, but was largely ignored outside of the domestic market, receiving a limited release in the US. The English dub of the film was considered lost until anime distributor Discotek Media discovered and restored it, releasing it on Blu-ray alongside the original Japanese version on 24 November 2020. The English-dubbed version was cut to 100 minutes and was recorded in Italy. The film predates the more successful release of '' Fritz the Cat'', the first American X-rated animated film, by three years. Plot Aldin, a poor, traveling water seller, falls in love with Miriam, a beautiful slave woman on auction in Baghdad, but Havasalakum, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupin III
, also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese media franchise created by Monkey Punch. The series follows the endeavors of master thief Lupin III (character), Lupin III, grandson of gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, joined by his criminal gang. The original Lupin III (manga), ''Lupin III'' manga began in ''Weekly Manga Action'' on August 10, 1967. Over fifty years after its creation, ''Lupin III'' remains popular, with a seventh anime series airing in 2021 and new Original net animation, ONAs released in 2023. Critical reception of the franchise has been largely positive across its various incarnations, with the appeal of the lead characters being noted as the primary factor of the series' success. The voice acting (in both Japanese and English versions) and soundtracks (especially those composed by Yuji Ohno) of the anime adaptations have also received similar compliments; however, several of the franchise's installments, most sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dororo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka's childhood memory of his friends pronouncing as ''dororo'' inspired the title of the series. ''Dororo'' was first serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' between August 1967 and July 1968, before being cancelled. The manga was then concluded in Akita Shoten's ''Bōken'ō'' magazine in 1969. The story revolves around the samurai Hyakkimaru and child thief Dororo on their journey through Sengoku era Japan. A 26-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Mushi Productions aired in 1969. The anime series bears the distinction of being the first entry in what is now known as the '' World Masterpiece Theater'' series (''Calpis Comic Theater'' at the time). ''Dororo'' was also made into a live-action film in 2007. A 24-episode second anime television series adaptation by MAPPA and Tezuka Productions aired from January to June 2019. Plot During the Sengoku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gokū No Daibōken
is a Japanese anime series that was directed by Gisaburō Sugii. Made by Mushi Productions, the anime's 39 episodes were broadcast on Fuji TV between January 7 and September 30, 1967. The anime is based on the 16th-century novel ''Journey to the West''. Characters * Based on Sun Wukong, the monkey king of legend, from Journey to the West. * * Based on Zhu Bajie from Journey to the West. * Based on Sha Wujing from Journey to the West. * Based on Tang Sanzang, the monk from Journey to the West ''Journey to the West'' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the Classic Chinese Novels, great Chinese novels, and has been described as arguably the .... * Narrator References External links * Official Tezuka ''Gokū no Daibōken'' website 1967 anime television series debuts Comedy anime and manga Fantasy anime and manga Osamu Tezuka anime Television shows based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Takarajima (manga)
is a Japanese one-shot manga published by Ikuei Shuppan in January 1947. It was written by Sakai Shichima, and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It is Tezuka's debut full-length work, and is considered to be the starting point of postwar Japanese manga. Despite the title of the manga, it is not an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's ''Treasure Island'' novel, but it does borrow many themes from the novel and other adventure novels such as ''Tarzan'' and ''Robinson Crusoe''. A revision of the manga was made by Tezuka in 1984, as part of Kodansha's ''Osamu Tezuka Complete Manga Works'' series, featuring 250 redrawn pages compared to the original 190 pages, a slightly different plot, and a brand new ending that features a plot twist. ''Shin Takarajima'' was published in English digitally by Digital Manga Guild in December 2019. Plot A boy named Pete found a treasure island map left by his late father and decided to search for the treasure island alongside a ship captain and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Anime Award
The Tokyo Anime Awards started in 2002, but was named in 2005. The first, second and third award ceremonies were simply named 'Competition'. The award ceremonies were held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) until 2013. In 2014, after the merger of the Tokyo International Anime Fair with the Anime Contents Expo and the formation of the AnimeJapan convention, the Tokyo Anime Awards was changed into a separate festival called Tokyo Anime Awards Festival (TAAF). Notably, there are ''Open Entry Awards'' for amateur creators (the Grand Prize winner is awarded with one million yen).Information about the awards at the 6th event (2007) Though there are ten main judges, the total number of judges is over one hundred people. Various groups participate in judging the festival, such as anime studio staff members, prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Miyazawa
was a Japanese novelist, poet, and children's literature writer from Hanamaki, Iwate, in the late Taishō and early Shōwa periods. He was also known as an agricultural science teacher, vegetarian, cellist, devout Buddhist, and utopian social activist.Curley, Melissa Anne-Marie, "Fruit, Fossils, Footprints: Cathecting Utopia in the Work of Miyazawa Kenji", in Daniel Boscaljon (ed.)''Hope and the Longing for Utopia: Futures and Illusions in Theology and Narrative'' James Clarke & Co. Lutterworth Press 2015. pp. 96–118. Some of his major works include '' Night on the Galactic Railroad'', '' Kaze no Matasaburō'', '' Gauche the Cellist'', and '' The Night of Taneyamagahara''. Miyazawa converted to Nichiren Buddhism after reading the Lotus Sutra, and joined the Kokuchūkai, a Nichiren Buddhist organization. His religious and social beliefs created a rift between him and his wealthy family, especially his father, though after his death his family eventually followed him in conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belladonna Of Sadness
is a 1973 Japanese adult animated drama film produced by the animation studio Mushi Production and distributed by Nippon Herald Films. It is the third and final entry in Mushi Production's adult-oriented '' Animerama'' trilogy, following '' A Thousand and One Nights'' (1969) and ''Cleopatra'' (1970). It follows the story of Jeanne, a peasant woman who makes a faustian deal with the devil after she is raped by the local nobility on the night of her wedding. Although its initial release was a commercial failure and caused the studio to go bankrupt, the film was considered a cult film in retrospective years. It is notable for its erotic, religious, violent, and psychedelic imagery, with its tackling themes of misogyny, feudal oppression, moral depravity, rebellion, and witch-hunting. Plot Jeanne and Jean are newlyweds in a rural village in medieval France. On Jeanne's wedding night, she is brutally gang-raped in a ritual deflowering by the local baron and his courtiers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Dezaki
, also known as , , or , was a Japanese anime director and screenwriter."Longtime anime director Osamu Dezaki dead at 67" . ''forum.bcdb.com'', April 18, 2011 Biography Dezaki started out as a manga artist while still in high school. In 1963 he joined , which was founded by manga and anime pioneer . He made his debut as a director in 1970 with '' Ashita no Joe''. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiichi Yamamoto
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter of anime. He is known for directing the Animerama film series conceived by Osamu Tezuka. Yamamoto directed ten films between 1962 and 1986. His 1973 film '' Kanashimi no Belladonna'' was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Besides film work, Yamamoto also served as screenwriter on the anime television series ''Space Battleship Yamato'' and wrote the screenplay for its 1977 film adaptation. Selected filmography * ''Astro Boy'' (1963) (director, writer) (TV) * '' Kimba the White Lion'' (1966) (director, producer, writer) (TV) * '' One Thousand and One Arabian Nights'' (1969) (director) * ''Cleopatra'' (1970) (director) * '' Kanashimi no Belladonna'' (1973) (director, writer) * ''Little Wansa'' (1973) (director) (TV) * ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (1974-1975) (supervising director, writer) (TV) * ''Space Battleship Yamato is a Japanese science fiction anime series written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
