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Ken (film)
is a 1964 in film, 1964 Cinema of Japan, Japanese film directed by Kenji Misumi. From a screenplay by Kazuro Funabashi, based upon the short story ''Ken'' (''Sword'') by Yukio Mishima. Synopsis The story is centered on Kokubu Jiro (Raizo Ichikawa), a prominent member of his university's Kendo dojo. Starring *Raizo Ichikawa - Jiro Kokubun *Akio Hasegawa - Mibu *Chikako Miyagi - Kiuchi *Yuka Konno - Sheko Fujishiro *Junko Kozakura - Sanae Mibu *Yoshio Inaba - Seiichiro Kokubun *Rieko Sumi - Horoko Kokubun *Yūsuke Kawazu - Kagawa References External links * A reviewof the film aMidnight Eye
1964 films Japanese black-and-white films 1960s Japanese-language films Films based on short fiction Films based on works by Yukio Mishima Japanese martial arts films Daiei Film films Films directed by Kenji Misumi 1960s Japanese films {{1960s-Japan-film-stub ...
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Kenji Misumi
(2 March 1921 – 24 September 1975) was a Japanese film director. He created film series such as ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' and the initial film in the long-running ''Zatoichi'' series, and also directed ''Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice'', starring Shintaro Katsu. He died at age 54. In 2012, his 1973 film ''Sakura no Daimon'' was voted by Makoto Shinozaki at the BFI The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time. Biography Kenji Misumi was born on March 2, 1921. His father was a Kobe entrepreneur Fukujiro Misumi and his mother was a geisha from Kyoto's pleasure district who went by the name Shizu. The parents were not in a formal relationship and neither parent wanted to take care of Kenji. This led to him being taken care of by his aunt Shika with Fukujiro financially supporting him. This led to Kenji Misumi later being enrolled in the Ritsumeikan business school. Kenji was more interested in film, specifically '' chanbara'' films with actors like Tsumasaburo Bando and Denjiro Oko ...
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Dojo
A is a hall or place for immersive learning or meditation. This is traditionally in the field of martial arts, but has been seen increasingly in other fields, such as meditation and software development. The term literally means "place of the Way" in Japanese. History The word ''dōjō'' originates from Buddhism. Initially, ''dōjō'' were adjunct to temples and were formal training places for any of the Japanese arts ending in "''-dō''", from the Chinese '' Tao'' (or ''Dao''), meaning "way" or "path". Sometimes meditation halls where Zen Buddhists practice '' zazen'' meditation were called ''dōjō''. The alternative term '' zen-do'' is more specific, and more widely used. European '' Sōtō Zen'' groups affiliated with the International Zen Association prefer to use ''dōjō'' instead of ''zendo'' to describe their meditation halls as did their founding master, Taisen Deshimaru. In Japan, any facility for physical training, including professional wrestling, may b ...
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Japanese Martial Arts Films
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Films Based On Works By Yukio Mishima
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ...
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1960s Japanese-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 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 attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian ...
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Japanese Black-and-white Films
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1964 Films
The year 1964 in film involved some significant events, including three highly successful musical films, '' Mary Poppins,'' ''My Fair Lady,'' and '' The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.'' Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1964 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – 50-year-old actor Alan Ladd is found dead in bed at his home in Palm Springs, California. An autopsy confirms the cause of death as cerebral edema caused by an acute overdose of "alcohol and three other drugs" His death is ruled accidental. Ladd's final film, '' The Carpetbaggers'', is released in April and, despite mostly negative reviews from critics, becomes a major commercial success. * March 6 – Elvis Presley's 14th motion picture, '' Kissin' Cousins'', is released to theaters. * March 15 - Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton. * July 6 – '' A Hard Day's Night'', the first Beatles film, premieres. * August 27 – The film '' Mary Poppins'' is released. ...
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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 ...
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Rieko Sumi
is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Rieko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *理恵子, "logic, blessing, child" *梨枝子, "pear, branch, child" *利恵子, "profit, blessing, child" *里江子, "hometown, creek, child" *理絵子, "logic, picture, child" *理枝子, "logic, branch, child" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People * Rieko Ito (利恵子), a member of the J-pop band ''Round Table'' * Rieko Kodama (理恵子), a Japanese video game designer * Rieko Miura (理恵子), a J-pop singer and actress * Rieko Miyoshi (里絵子), a Japanese singer/songwriter and pianist under the stage name '' Kotringo'' * Rieko Nakagawa (中川李枝子), a Japanese children's book writer and lyricist * Rieko Yoshihara (理恵子), a Japanese author * Rieko Ioane, a New Zealand rugby union player Fictional characters * Rieko, an android in the manga, tokusatsu, and anime series ''Kikaider is a manga series writt ...
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Yoshio Inaba
was a Japanese actor best known for his role as Gorobei in Akira Kurosawa's ''Seven Samurai''. In addition to his career in film, Inaba was also a prolific theater actor and a member of the prestigious Haiyuza Theatre Company. He died of a heart attack at the age of 77. Filmography Film * ''Umi no hanabi'' (1951) * ''Wakare-gumo'' (1951) * ''Seven Samurai'' (1954) - Gorobei Katayama * ''Horafuki tanji'' (1954) - Escaped Prisoner Iwagorō * ' (1955) - Mijagi * '' Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple'' (続宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決闘 Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijōji no kettō) (1955) * ''Uruwashiki haha'' (1955) - Shigematsu * ''Shujinsen'' (1956) * ''Arashi'' (1956) - Detective of the special political police * ''Mitsu-kubi-tou'' (1956) - Shōshichi Kitō * '' Throne of Blood'' (1957) - Third Military Commander * ''Ninjitsu'' (1957) * ''Jun'ai Monogatari'' (1957) - Doctor at Nisseki Hospital * '' Ballad of the Cart'' (1959) - Fujitaro * '' Fires on the Plain'' (1959) * ''Fu ...
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Junko Kozakura
is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Junko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean any of the following: *純子, "pure, child" *順子, "order, child" *淳子, "pure, child" *潤子, "rich/favor/wet, child" *準子, "conform, child" *洵子, "truth, child" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People *Junko (manga artist) (ぢゅん子), Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actress *, Japanese singer *Junko Chodos (born 1939), Japanese-American contemporary artist *, Japanese torture and murder victim *, Japanese former competitive figure skater *, Japanese Paralympic judoka *, Japanese actress and voice actress represented by Production Baobab *Junko Itō, American linguist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese singer *, Japanese television announcer *, Japanese actress *Junko Minagawa (純子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese actress *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese metalwork sculptor *, Japanese composer *, J ...
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