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Keizō Kanie
was a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 1st Yokohama Film Festival for '' Angel Guts: Red Classroom'' and '' Jūkyūsai no Chizu'' and at the 12th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Ware ni utsu yoi ari'' and '' Boku to, bokura no natsu''. He died on March 30, 2014, of stomach cancer at the age of 69. Filmography Film * ''Āa dōki no sakura'' (1967) - Second Sublieutenant Fawa * ''Yasashii Nippon jin'' (1971) * ''Kaoyaku'' (1971) - Sakamoto * ''Asobi'' (1971) * ''Arakajime ushinawareta koibitotchiyo'' (1971) * '' Zatōichi goyō-tabi'' (1972) * '' Goyōkiba'' (1972) * ''Saihate no joji'' (1973) - Jirō * ''Goyōkiba: Kamisori Hanzō jigoku zeme'' (1973) * ''Goyōkiba: Oni no Hanzō yawahada koban'' (1974) - Mamushi * ''Akasen tamanoi: Nukeraremasu'' (1974) - Shiwa * ''Mutsugorō no kekkonki'' (1974) * ''Okasu!'' (1976) - Truck Driver * ''Utareru mae-ni ute!'' (1976) - Sone Genzo * ''Kashin no irezumi: Ureta tsubo'' (1976) - Tattoo artist Tatsu * ''And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edogawa, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It takes its name from the Edo River that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the ward. In English, it uses the name Edogawa City. The easternmost of the wards, it shares boundaries with the cities of Urayasu, Chiba, Urayasu and Ichikawa, Chiba, Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture (to the east) and with the wards of Katsushika, Tokyo, Katsushika (to the north), Sumida, Tokyo, Sumida and Kōtō, Tokyo, Kōtō (to the west). It meets the city of Matsudo, Chiba, Matsudo in Chiba at a point. Edogawa has a sister-city relationship with Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. Domestically, it has friendship ties with the cities of Azumino, Nagano, Azumino in Nagano Prefecture and Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture. As of January 1, 2020, the ward has an estimated population of 695,797, and a population density of 13,925 persons per km2. The total area is 49.90 km2. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koisuru Onnatachi
is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kazuki Ōmori. Awards 11th Japan Academy Prize *Nominated: Best Director - Kazuki Ōmori *Nominated: Best Screenwriter - Kazuki Ōmori was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Osaka, Ōmori studied at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and held a license to practice medicine. While in school, he began making films independently, with ''Kuraku naru m ... *Nominated: Best Actress - Yuki Saito References 1986 films Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Kazuki Ōmori 1980s Japanese films Films scored by Tetsurō Kashibuchi {{1980s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Warriors (TV Series)
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s. The first season was a reimagining of the 1980 film ''Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzō'' directed by Eiichi Kudo. Chiba played different ninja characters in each series. In the first series he played Hattori Hanzō III, in the second he played Tsuge Shinpachi, in the third he played Tarao Hanzō, and in the fourth series and in ''Bakumatsu Hen'' he played Hattori Hanzō XV. In the 2003 direct-to-DVD series ''Shin Kage no Gundan'' (''New Shadow Warriors'') he played Hattori Hanzō I. Seasons *''Hattori Hanzō: Kage no Gundan'' (1980) - 27 episodes *''Kage no Gundan II'' (1981 - 1982) - 26 episodes *''Kage no Gundan III'' (1982) - 26 episodes *''Kage no Gundan IV'' (1985) - 27 episodes *''Kage no Gundan Bakumatsu Hen'' (1985) - 13 episodes *''Shin Kage no Gundan'' (2003 - 2005) - 6 direct to video movies DVD release The complete first season of the show was releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oretachi Wa Tenshi Da!
is an action and comedy Japanese TV series starring Masaya Oki, originally broadcast on Nippon TV in 1979. The show won great popularity in its time. It is noted for the ad-libbing and jokes by the cast and staff. Plot Masato Asō was a detective at Nizuma police station but was forced to resign. He sets up an office in a building in Aoyama as a private detective. Asō solves various incidents taking advantage of his former profession. He is always trying to get a lot of money even in nearly illegal ways through work from clients. But eventually, it always ends up not working. Each of Asō private detective office's members has their own profession, but helps Aso's investigation as a part-time job.沖雅也in太陽にほえろ! p.96-99 They have unique nicknames. Cast Asō's private detective office members * Masaya Oki as Masato Asō (Cap) * Yumi Takigawa as Youko Fujinami (You), a secretary of Asō * Kyōhei Shibata as Shōzō Irie (Darts) * Masaki Kanda as Jun Seriz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaze To Kumo To Niji To
is a 1976 Japanese historical television series. It is the 14th NHK ''taiga'' drama. Average viewing rating was 24.0%, with highest peaking at 30.1%. It is the oldest NHK Taiga drama to date where all 52 episodes have been preserved. Plot Kaze to kumo to Niji to deals with the Heian period in Japan. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji's novels ''Taira no Masakado'' and ''Umi to Kaze to Niji to''. The drama was made with Go Kato's request after NHK abandoned the initial project of having the 1976 drama be about Katō Kiyomasa, which they already cast Go Kato for the lead role. The story chronicles the life of Taira no Masakado. The story begins with Masakado's childhood. Masakado happens to meet Fujiwara no Hidesato, and he thinks that he want to be great Samurai like Hidesato in the future. Production *Original – Chōgorō Kaionji *Music – Naozumi Yamamoto Cast Starring role *Go Kato as Taira no Masakado ;Masakado's family *Keiju Kobayashi as Taira no Yoshimasa, the father of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Maestro
is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Toshiro Saiga. Plot It is set in a small fishing village in Shika municipality, Ishikawa Prefecture, who depend on the local amateur orchestra as their favorite source of entertainment. When the conductor dies unexpectedly, the townspeople recruit the man's granddaughter, a high school student with a talent for conducting. The song "Land of Hope and Glory" features in the movie. Cast *Kasumi Arimura as Misaki Yoshikawa *Yumiko Shaku as Midori Mimura * Keizo Kanie as Genji Arasawa *Mariko Tsutsui as Youko Isaka *Eisuke Sasai as Iwao Ono *Taiko Katono Masaya Ono *Matsu (Exile) (Toshio Matsumoto) as Masaru Arasawa *Gin Maeda (born February 21, 1944) is a Japanese actor. He had a regular role in the ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' films, beginning with the first in the series (1969), as Sakura's husband. Filmography Film *''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series (1969–2019), Hiroshi S ... as Tatsuji Minatogawa, aka Tatsu-jiji * Michiyoshi Inoue as Maestro Orfen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fine, Totally Fine
is a 2008 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Yosuke Fujita. It is a humorous ensemble drama that portrays various people who have some difficulty at adapting to society. Plot 29-year-old Teruo Toyama (Yoshiyoshi Arakawa) lives with his father, who runs a second-hand bookstore, and works as a non-regular employee for a gardening company. On his days off, he enjoys making scary devices with his former classmate Hisanobu Komori (Yoshinori Okada), who is an office worker. He is now 29 and becoming a little uncomfortable. One day, Teruo's father (Keizo Kanie) becomes depressed and bedridden, so Teruo ends up working at the store. Then, his father, after being bedridden for a while, goes on a wandering journey to recover from his depression. Akari Kinoshita (Yoshino Kimura) is a quizzical woman who is interested in a homeless female artist (Kayoko Shiraishi) who lives on the river beach. She paints pictures of the homeless woman as her hobby. One day, she comes to a job in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sway (2006 Film)
is a 2006 mystery-drama film, directed by Japanese director Miwa Nishikawa, which features sibling rivalry and a possible murder. Plot summary Tokyo fashion photographer Takeru Hayakawa (Jo Odagiri) returns to his hometown for his mother's memorial service. His late arrival at the memorial irritates his father (Masatō Ibu), who accuses him of disrespecting his late mother and shaming their family name. Takeru's older brother Minoru (Teruyuki Kagawa) quickly intervenes and soothes their father with drinks and sympathetic comments. Takeru and Minoru later have a conversation, which reveals Takeru's thinly veiled contempt towards Minoru for not having the strength to leave their dead-end hometown, but Minoru tells him he doesn't understand how things are and besides, he's fine with the way things are. Takeru later learns that his brother has taken over their family business, a run-down garage, and that his ex-girlfriend, Chieko (Yōko Maki), now works there as a gas attendant. Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kura (film)
is a 1995 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Awards 19th Japan Academy Prize * Best Actress - Yūko Asano is a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for '' Kura''. Her biggest hit was "Sexy Bus Stop" released in 1976. It reached the No. 12 position on the Oricon chart list. Filmography Fi ... References External links * 1995 films Films directed by Yasuo Furuhata Films scored by Takayuki Hattori 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crest Of Betrayal
''Crest of Betrayal'', known in Japan as , is a 1994 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Written by Motomu Furuta and Fukasaku, it combines two enduring Japanese legends; '' Chūshingura'', which tells the story of the historical forty-seven rōnin, and '' Yotsuya Kaidan'', a ghost story about a beautiful woman who falls victim to passion and evil. Plot When Lord Asano draws his sword and injures Kira, he is sentenced to death by seppuku. That night rioters raid the Asano house to steal his belongings. Twenty days later, the Asano samurai meet and vow to take revenge, but Ōishi Kuranosuke makes them wait a year to see if the Asano clan can be restored through appeals. Meanwhile, he divorces his wife and sends her away to her father's house with their younger children as he whiles away his time in the companionship of geisha to lull his enemies into a sense of security. When all hope of restoring the Asano clan is lost, Ōishi gathers the men in Kyoto to prepare for their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zatoichi (1989 Film)
, also known as ''Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally'', ''Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman'' and ''Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi'', is a 1989 Japanese ''Chambara'' film directed by and starring Shintaro Katsu, who also produced and co-wrote the screenplay. It is the twenty-sixth entry in a series of films featuring the blind swordsman Zatoichi, released 16 years after the twenty-fifth film in the series '' Zatoichi's Conspiracy'' (1973). The main character is based on a fictional character, a blind masseur and swordmaster created by novelist Kan Shimozawa and set during the late Edo period. ''Zatoichi'' is the last film in the original classic saga of Zatoichi (1962–1989). It is also the second time Shintaro Katsu directed a Zatoichi film, and the last time Katsu played the title character on screen. Synopsis After being released from a brief captivity in prison, an older Ichi continues his life of wandering. He befriends a Rōnin (a masterless samurai), and later decides to live in a vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
