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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 Keisuke Kinoshita, Kinoshita's ''The Eternal Rainbow''. He became one of the studio's leading young stars, notably headlining Nagisa Ōshima, 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 (film series), 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 (film), Ken'' (1964) *''Manji (film)#1964 version, Manji'' (1964) *''Kiri no Hata'' (1965) *''Fighting Elegy'' (1966) *''Curse of the Blo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Elegy
, also titled ''Elegy to Violence'' and ''The Born Fighter'', is a 1966 Japanese drama film directed by Seijun Suzuki. It is based on the novel ''Kenka erejii'' by Takashi Suzuki. Plot Kiroku Nanbu is a Catholic teenager attending a military-tooled middle school in 1935 Bizen, Okayama. Living in a boardinghouse, he is infatuated with his landlady's chaste daughter, Michiko. Unable to express his feelings or his sexual desire, Nanbu turns to violent behaviour. Taken under the wing of schoolmate Turtle, Nanbu is taught how to fight through an elaborate training regimen. He then joins a school gang, the OSMS. A conflict between gang leader Takuan and Turtle ensues concluding with Nanbu's usurpation of OSMS leadership. Setting a more aggressive manifesto of actively breaking all school rules, and avoiding girls entirely, he has a run-in with the school drill sergeant and is suspended. Turtle speaks to the school administration on Nanbu's behalf resulting in both students fleeing Oka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maeda Toshiie
was one of the leading generals of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period of the 16th century extending to the Azuchi–Momoyama period. His preferred weapon was a yari and he was known as "Yari no Mataza" (槍の又左), Matazaemon (又左衛門) being his common name. He was a member of the so-called Echizen Sanninshu (Echizen Triumvir) along with Sassa Narimasa and Fuwa Mitsuharu. The highest rank from the court that he received is the Great Counselor ''Dainagon'' ( 大納言). Early life His father was Maeda Toshimasa and his wife was Maeda Matsu. His childhood name was "Inuchiyo" (犬千代). Toshiie was born in the village of Arako (present-day Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya). He was the fourth of seven brothers, of Maeda Toshimasa, who held Arako Castle. Toshiie served Oda Nobunaga from childhood (first as a page) and his loyalty was rewarded by being allowed to be the head of the Maeda clan, very unusual for a fourth son with no apparent failures among his elder brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taikōki (TV Series)
is a 1965 Japanese television series. It is the 3rd NHK taiga drama. Story Taikōki deals with the Sengoku period. Based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novels "Shinsho Taikōki". Now only episode 42 exists, which depicted the Honnō-ji Incident. The story chronicles the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi from childhood to ruler of Japan. NHK originally scheduled the Honnō-ji Incident for the 32nd episode to be aired on August 8th, but due to the popularity of Kōji Takahashi's portrayal as Oda Nobunaga, they received letters from audience viewers asking them to "please don't kill Nobunaga". In response, the producers delayed the episode for two months, airing it on October 17th as the drama's 42nd episode. Furthermore, Nobunaga continued to appear in flashback scenes. The average viewership across all episodes came to 31.2%, with the peak reaching 39.7% on October 17th with the 42nd episode. Production *Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi Cast Toyotomi clan *Ken Ogata as Toyotomi Hidey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number Ten Blues
Number Ten Blues (, zh, link=no, 第十藍調, ) or Goodbye Saigon (, zh, link=no, 告别西貢, ) is a 1975 Japanese 35mm fujicolor film directed by . This movie, shot between December 1974 and April 1975, remained unfinished and was considered lost for many years. It was finally completed and released in 2013. ''ナンバーテン・ブルース さらばサイゴン''、 インターネット・ムービー・データベース 、2014年5月8日閲覧。 ''ナンバーテン・ブルース さらばサイゴン''、 KINENOTE, 2014年5月8日閲覧。 ''ナンバーテン・ブルース さらばサイゴン''、 allcinema, 2014年5月8日閲覧。ベトナム戦争渦中で撮影された日本映画、37年ぶりにフィルムが発見され公開 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Revenge Of Iris
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack Of Legion
Attack may refer to: Warfare and combat * Attack (fencing) * Charge (warfare) * Offensive (military) * Strike (attack) Books and publishing * ''The Attack'' (novel), a book * '' Attack No. 1'', comic and animation * Attack! Books, a publisher * ''Attack!'' (publication), a tabloid publication of the National Alliance from 1969 to 1978 * ''Der Angriff'', a.k.a. ''The Attack'', a newspaper franchise * In newspaper headlines, to save space, sometimes " criticise" Films and television * '' Attack! The Battle of New Britain'', a 1944 American armed forces documentary film * ''Attack'' (1956 film), also known as ''Attack!'', a 1956 American war film * ''Attack'' (2016 film), a 2016 Telugu film * ''Attack'' (2022 film), a 2022 Hindi film * ''The Attack'' (1966 film), an Australian television play * ''The Attack'' (2012 film), a 2012 film directed by Ziad Doueiri * "The Attack" (''Australian Playhouse'') * "The Attack", a season 7 episode of ''Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla Vs
is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the Godzilla (1954 film), eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international Godzilla in popular culture, pop culture icon, appearing in Godzilla (franchise), various media: 33 Japanese films produced by Toho, Toho Co., Ltd., Godzilla (franchise)#American films, five American films, and numerous List of Godzilla games, video games, novels, Godzilla (comics), comic books, and Godzilla (franchise)#Television, television shows. Godzilla has been dubbed the King of the Monsters, an epithet first used in ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' (1956), the American localization of the 1954 film. Originally and in most iterations of the creature, Godzilla is a colossal Mesozoic, prehistoric reptilian or dinosaurian monster that is Semiaquatic, amphibious or resides partially in the ocean, awakened and empowered after many years by exposure to Radioactive decay, nuclear ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Girls In Love
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] |
Battle Of Okinawa (film)
is a 1971 Japanese war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto from a screenplay by Kaneto Shindo and Ryōzō Kasahara, with effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Release ''Battle of Okinawa'' received a roadshow theatrical release released on 17 July 1971 in Japan. It received a general release in Japan on 14 August 1971. The film was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year, and the fourth highest grossing domestic release of the year in Japan. The film was released theatrically in the United States by Min-On of America with a 149-minute running time on 11 September 1973. Cast See also * List of Japanese films of 1971 References Sources * External links * 1971 films Okinawa (film) ''Okinawa'' is a 1952 American war film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Pat O'Brien, Cameron Mitchell and Richard Denning. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures as a second feature. Plot Captain Hale commands a U.S. Navy ... Japanese epic films Films directed by Kihachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakuza Zessyō
also known as Ode to the Yakuza is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura. Katsu and Masumura worked together for the first in 5 years. It is based on Jūgo Kuroiwa's novel ''Nishi Naruyama Hotel Gake no Hana''. The movie depicts a man's unusual love for a younger sister. Tatematsu Minoru is a Yakuza in Shinjuku. He has younger sister Akane. Akane comes to like Yuji but Minoru threatens Yuji to break up with Akane. Because Minoru loves his younger sister abnormally. Cast * Shintaro Katsu as Tatematsu Minoru * Masakazu Tamura as Inumaru Yuji * Naoko Otani as Tatematsu Akane * Yoshi Katō as Inumaru Yasusuke * Yūsuke Kawazu as Kaizuka Shigetarō * Chikara Hashimoto as Kiyama * Kiwako Taichi as Kanae * Sei Hiraizumi is a Japanese actor. In 1964, Hiraizumi joined Daiei Film company and started his acting career. In the 1970s to early 1980s, he appeared in a lot of jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest villain actor. Hiraizumi starred as Koichi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rose Mansion
, also known as ''Black Rose'', is a 1969 Japanese drama film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Plot The millionaire Kyohei Sako converts his mother's old villa into an entertainment parlor for his hobbies called the Black Rose Mansion. Ryuko Fujio, a newly hired singer, claims that the black rose she coincidentally carries will turn red when she falls in love. Mr. Otomo, a scholar in archeology, claims that Ryuko is his wife, but she claims not to know him. A young man named Tsukawa claims that he knew Ryuko from her days in Yokohama but she claims not to know him either. Tsukawa leaves despondent and is later found dead from suicide. A sailor claims that Ryuko is his girlfriend from Kobe then cuts off her right sleeve to expose an area where she has had a tattoo of a rose removed. Ryuko announces that she does not belong to anyone. When the sailor attempts to drag her away, her biracial assistant George intervenes and the two men stab each other to death in an attempt to win Ryuko's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
