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Sorcerer's Orb
is a five-part 1954 black-and-white Japanese film series directed by Toshikazu Kōno. The film is based on the 1814-1842 novel ''Nansō Satomi Hakkenden'' by Kyokutei Bakin. Movie list: * ''Sorcerer's Orb part 1 Cursed Demon Sword: Murasame-maru'' 里見八犬伝 第一部 妖刀村雨丸 (1954) * ''Sorcerer's Orb part 2 Showdown at Horyukaku: Dragon vs Tiger'' 里見八犬伝 第二部 芳流閣の龍虎 (1954) * ''Sorcerer's Orb part 3 Dance of the Ghost Cat'' 里見八犬伝 第三部 怪猫乱舞 (1954) * ''Sorcerer's Orb part 4 Clan of Eight Warriors'' 里見八犬伝 第四部 血盟八剣士 (1954) * ''Sorcerer's Orb part 5 Crimson Moon Battle cry'' 里見八犬伝 完結篇 暁の勝鬨 (1954) Cast * Azuma ChiyonosukeWhile the names of most modern Japanese figures are given in Western name order (given name, then family name) on Wikipedia, those from a traditional arts background, such as kabuki actors, have their art-name or stage name rendered in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshikazu Kōno
Toshikazu is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Toshikazu can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *敏一, "agile, one" *敏和, "agile, harmony" *敏多, "agile, many" *敏数, "agile, number" *俊一, "talented, one" *俊和, "talented, harmony" *俊多, "talented, many" *俊数, "talented, number" *利一, "benefit, one" *利和, "benefit, harmony" *利多, "benefit, many" *利数, "benefit, number" *年一, "year, one" *年和, "year, harmony" *寿一, "long life, one" *寿和, "long life, harmony" The name can also be written in hiragana としかず or katakana トシカズ. Notable people with the name *Toshikazu Ichimura (市村 俊和, born 1941), Japanese aikidoka. * Toshikazu Irie (入江 利和, born 1984), Japanese footballer. * Toshikazu Kase (加瀬 俊一, 1903–2004), Japanese civil servant and diplomat. *Toshikazu Katayama (片山 敏一, born 1913), Japanese figure skater. *Toshikazu Kato (加藤 寿一, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuriko Tashiro
is a common Japanese name, Japanese given name, used for women. Possible writings Yuriko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *百合子, "lily, child" *由里子, "reason, hometown, child" *由利子, "reason, benefit, child" *由李子, "reason, plum, child" *優梨子, "tenderness, pear, child" *有里子, "possess, hometown, child" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. Real people ;with the given name Yuriko *Alisa Durbrow, Alisa Yuriko Durbrow (ユリコ), a Japanese model, actress, and singer *Yuriko Chiba (千羽 由利子), a Japanese animation director *Yuriko Fuchizaki (渕崎 ゆり子), a Japanese voice actress *Yuriko Handa (百合子), a Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese high jumper *Yuriko Hishimi (ひし美 ゆり子), a Japanese actress *Yuriko Ishida (石田 ゆり子), a Japanese actress *FictionJunction, Yuriko Kaida (貝田 由里子), a Japanese singer *Yuriko Kajiya (百合子), a Japanese ballerina *Yuriko (dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Films
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Japanese Black-and-white Films
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants i ... * Japanese studies {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend Of The Eight Samurai
is a 1983 Japanese historical martial arts fantasy film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The script is adapted from Toshio Kamata's 1982 novel ''Shin Satomi Hakkenden'' (新・里見八犬伝), itself a loose reworking of the epic serial ''Nansō Satomi Hakkenden'' by Kyokutei Bakin. Synopsis The story follows Princess Shizu (Hiroko Yakushimaru), her family slain and on the run from her enemies. As she escapes she is found by the vagabond Shinbei (Hiroyuki Sanada), before being rescued from her pursuers by Dōsetsu (Sonny Chiba). He tells her the legend of a curse on her family, and of eight beads that identify eight dog-warriors who can lift it, of which he and his companion are two. To defeat the evil queen Tamazusa (Mari Natsuki) who killed her family, they must find all eight. But Shinbei hears of Princess Shizu's identity, and vows to collect the reward for capturing her. Cast *Hiroko Yakushimaru as Princess Shizu *Hiroyuki Sanada as Inue Shinbee Masashi *Sonny Chiba as Inuya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaya Sanjō
Masaya () is the capital city of Masaya Department in Nicaragua. It is situated approximately 14 km west of Granada and 31 km southeast of Managua. It is located just east of the Masaya Volcano, an active volcano from which the city takes its name. With an estimated population of 136,584 (2021), it is Nicaragua's fourth most populous city, and is culturally known as the City of Flowers. History It is believed that the Niquiranos were the first people to dwell in the land of Masaya (the Chorotegas had also inhabited these areas). There is evidence of their settlements in small towns like Nindiri, Niquinohomo and Monimbó from before the Spanish Conquest. One of the city's principle neighborhoods is Monimbó (which in Spanish means "close to the water") and is located very close to the lagoon. There is documented evidence that in the 6th century, Monimbó had a population of about 150 tributaries. Pedrarias Davila initiated the conquest of what is now Masaya in 1524 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji Kosakae
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characters that exist. There are nearly 3,000 kanji used in Japanese names and in common communic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsushi Watanabe (actor, Born 1898)
was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films from 1921 to 1970. Career Starting out in Asakusa Opera, Watanabe shifted to film in 1921, joining Makino Educational Pictures, a precursor to Makino Film Productions. Moving to other studios, he eventually settled at Shochiku's Kamata studio in 1925 and eventually became established as a comic star, often appearing in Torajiro Saito's films. He eventually joined the revue company of Roppa Furukawa and made films at Toho. In the postwar era, he appeared in a number of films by Akira Kurosawa. Selected filmography *1921: ''Kyôdainaka wa'' *1922: ''Aa, Konishi junsa'' *1922: ''Aru shinbun kisha no shuki'' *1924: ''Shiragiku no uta'' *1924: ''Nemurerû daichî'' *1924: ''Mikazuki Oroku: zenpen'' *1925: ''Kagaribi no yoru'' *1925: ''Momoiro no toge'' *1925: ''Mahjong'' *1925: ''Umi no himitsu'' *1925: ''Koizuma'' - Rakugoka Koiasa *1925: ''Yôsei chi ni otsureba'' *1925: ''Aisai no himitsu'' *1925: ''Mikazuki oroku'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorozuya Kinnosuke
(November 20, 1932 – March 10, 1997) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born , son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name (''yagō'') Yorozuya as his surname in 1971. In addition to his kabuki activity, Kinnosuke had an extensive film career. A specialist in ''jidaigeki'', Kinnosuke appeared in more than 140 films. These include a 1957 ''Mito Kōmon'' and a 1961 appearance as the title character in the Toei Company's ''Miyamoto Musashi'' series (a role he reprised in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965, and again in 1971). A versatile actor, he has played as many as seven characters in a single film. In various productions of '' Chūshingura'', he also portrayed Oyamada Shōzaemon (1956), Asano Naganori (1959), Wakisaka Awaji no Kami (1961), and Ōishi Yoshio (1978). Other appearances include Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1957, 1958, 1962), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1958), Oda Nobunag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toei Company
() (also styled TOEI) is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution and video game developer and publishing company. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan (all but two of them operated by its subsidiary, T-Joy), studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a shareholder in several television companies. It is notable for creating animated programming known as anime, and live action dramas known as tokusatsu which use special visual effects. It also creates historical dramas (jidaigeki). Outside Japan, it is known as the controlling shareholder of Toei Animation and the owner of the '' Kamen Rider'' and '' Super Sentai'' franchises. Toei is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and is therefore one of Japan's Big Four film studios. The name "Toei" is derived from the company's former name . History Toei's predecessor, the , was incorporated in 1938. It was founded by Keita Goto, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art-name
An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names ''hào'' (in Mandarin), ''gō'' (in Japanese), ''ho'' (in Korean), and ''tên hiệu'' (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by East Asian artists, poets and writers. The word and the concept originated in China, where it was used as nicknames of the educated, then became popular in other East Asian countries (especially in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and the former Kingdom of Ryukyu). In some cases, artists adopted different pseudonyms at different stages of their career, usually to mark significant changes in their life. Extreme practitioners of this tendency were Tang Yin of the Ming dynasty, who had more than ten ''hao'', and Hokusai of Japan, who in the period 1798 to 1806 alone used no fewer than six. History China In Chinese culture, ''Hao'' refers to honorific names made by oneself or given by others when one is in middle age. After one's gaining the ''Hao'', other persons may then call such a per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabuki
is a classical form of Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily-stylised performances, the often-glamorous costumes worn by performers, and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers. Kabuki is thought to have originated in the very early Edo period, when founder Izumo no Okuni formed a female dance troupe who performed dances and light sketches in Kyoto. The art form later developed into its present all-male theatrical form after women were banned from performing in kabuki theatre in 1629. Kabuki developed throughout the late 17th century and reached its zenith in the mid-18th century. In 2005, kabuki theatre was proclaimed by UNESCO as an intangible heritage possessing outstanding universal value. In 2008, it was inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Etymology The individual kanji that make up the word ''kabuki'' can be read as , , and . ''Kabuki'' is therefore sometimes tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
