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Kojiki Taishō
is ''jidaigeki'' novel written by Jirō Osaragi in 1945. The novel deals with the warlord Gotō Matabei's life during the Warring States period. The novel was adapted into film in 1952 and 1964. Plot Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa and leaves the clan. Seven years later, he joins Toyotomi Hideyori's army. Adaptations Kojiki Taishō 1952 A Daiei production in 1952, Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda. * Utaemon Ichikawa as Gotō Matabei * Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Kuroda Nagamasa * Yoshiko Nakamura as Maihime * Masahiko Sawamura as Hanawaka * Hideo Fujino as Tokugawa Ieyasu * Ryōsuke Kagawa as Fukushima Tamba * Mitsusaburō Ramon as Utsunomiya Shigefusa Kojiki Taishō 1964 A Daiei production in 1964, Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka and Music by Akira Ifukube. * Shintarō Katsu as Gotō Matabei * Tomisaburō Wakayama as Utsunomiya Shigefusa * Jun Fujimaki as Kuroda Nagamasa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirō Osaragi
was the pen-name of a popular Japanese writer in Shōwa period Japan, known primarily for his historical fiction novels, which appeared serialized in newspapers and magazines. His real name was . Early life Osaragi Jirō was born in Yokohama. His father was a temple carpenter originally from Kii Province, who had rebuilt the main halls and main gates of a number of noted Buddhist temples. His older brother Hōei Nojiri, was a noted scholar of English literature and an astronomer. He graduated with honors from Shirogane Jinjo Elementary School, and later wrote in his memoirs that he first became interested in becoming a writer in the sixth grade, where the daughter of Kosugi Tengai was a classmate. He then attended the Furitsu Daiichi Junior High School. While still in high school, he published his first work, ''Ichiko Romance'', which described life in the school dormitory. He also became interested in the theatre. Osaragi attended Tokyo Imperial University’s Department of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomisaburō Wakayama
, born Masaru Okumura (奥村 勝),Leous, G. (''c.'' 2003)Tomisaburo WakayamaRetrieved on May 23, 2010. was a Japanese actor best known for playing Ogami Ittō, the scowling ''ronin'' warrior in the six ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' samurai films.Stout, J. (1981): "Tomisaburo Wakayama: The Anti-Hero of Shogun Assassin." ''Martial Arts Movies'' (August), 1(2):26–33. Biography Wakayama (his stage name)''Lame d'un père, l'âme d'un sabre'' (2005). Wild Side Films. Event occurs at 34. was born on September 1, 1929, in Fukagawa (Tokyo), Fukagawa, a district in Tokyo City, Tokyo, Empire of Japan, Japan. His father was Minoru Okumura (奥村 実), a noted ''kabuki'' performer and ''nagauta'' singer who went by the stage name Katsutōji Kineya (:ja:杵屋勝東治, 杵屋 勝東治),Asiateca: Tomisaburo Wakayama (August 10, 2007). Retrieved on May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Tokuzō Tanaka
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, Sound film, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual Recording medium, medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
