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The Boss's Last Days
is a 1976 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It is the third and final film in a series of films with unrelated plotlines, following ''New Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1974) and '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head'' (1975). Plot A minor dispute between Osaka's Yonemoto family and Amagasaki's Kawahara family over the murder of a drug dealer grows into a major conflict when gunmen from the Genryukai, an alliance of several Kyushu gangs including the Kawahara family, murder several members of the Sakamoto family, the yakuza syndicate to which the Yonemoto family belongs. During a birthday celebration for Chairman Hidematsu Sakamoto, the clan's officers discuss what to do and agree that they must kill a boss of the Genryukai to avenge the deaths of their men. Shuichi Nozaki is an associate of the Iwaki family who manages a small marine supply company and shares a father-son relationship with Boss Iwaki, who is preparing him to assume con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinji Fukasaku
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking," Fukasaku worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' series (1973–1976). According to the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, "his turbulent energy and at times extreme violence express a cynical critique of social conditions and genuine sympathy for those left out of Japan's postwar prosperity." He used a ''cinema verite''-inspired shaky camera technique in many of his films from the early 1970s. Fukasaku wrote and directed over 60 films between 1961 and 2003. Some Western sources have associated him with the Japanese New Wave movement of the '60s and '70s, but this belies his commercial success. His works include the Japanese portion of the Hollywood war film '' Tora! Tora! Tora!'' (1970), ''jidaigeki'' such as '' Shogun's Samurai'' (1978), the space opera ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiji Gō
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1960 to 1982. Career Following his older brother, Jo Shishido, Gō joined the Nikkatsu studio in 1960 and made his film debut in ''The Warped Ones''. He often played villains on both film and television. In 1978, he married the singer Naomi Chiaki is a Japanese singer and actress who worked from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. Chiaki made her debut as a singer in 1969, and released her breakthrough single "Yottsu no Onegai" in the following year. "Kassai", a song which has been common ... and later retired from acting to run a talent agency. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Go, Eiji 1937 births 1992 deaths People from Osaka Japanese male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Kinji Fukasaku
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Crime 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 * Japanese studies Japanese studies ( Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japane ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Crime Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 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 * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Films
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1976 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January – Paramount Pictures sets up a separate motion picture division and names David V. Picker as president. *March 22 – Filming begins on George Lucas' '' Star Wars'' science fiction film. In one of the most lucrative business decisions in film history, Lucas declines his directing fee of $500,000 in exchange for complete ownership of merchandising and sequel rights. *April 1 – '' The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is officially re-released as a midnight movie at the Waverly Theater (Now the IFC Center) in Greenwich Village in New York City, starting through the run and still being shown in there all around the world. *April 9 – Alfred Hitchcock's last film, ''Family Plot'', is released. *August 11 – John Wayne appears in his final film, '' The Shootist''. *August 26 – Alan Ladd J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrow Films
Arrow Films is a British independent film distributor and restorer specialising in world cinema, arthouse, horror and classic films. It sells Ultra HD Blu-rays, Blu-rays and DVDs online, and also operates its own subscription video on-demand service, Arrow Player. History Arrow Films was established in 1991 as a family firm in Shenley, Hertfordshire. Whilst Arrow Films was the company's primary brand for theatrical releases, the Arrow Video label was created in 2009 specialising in cult and horror home video. In September 2011, the ArrowDrome brand was created for budget DVDs. The Arrow Academy and Arrow TV labels specialised in the world cinema and Nordic noir genres respectively, but since 2021, each has been merged into Arrow Video. In the same year, the company launched Arrow Player, a subscription video on-demand service in the UK, US and Canada. Arrow began releasing films in the North American market in 2015. As of 2022, it operated in the UK, Ireland, US and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeitgeist
In 18th- and 19th-century German philosophy, a ''Zeitgeist'' () ("spirit of the age") is an invisible agent, force or Daemon dominating the characteristics of a given epoch in world history. Now, the term is usually associated with Georg W. F. Hegel, contrasting with Hegel's use of ''Volksgeist'' "national spirit" and ''Weltgeist'' "world-spirit". Its coinage and popularization precedes Hegel, and is mostly due to Herder and Goethe. Other philosophers who were associated with such concepts include Spencer and Voltaire. Contemporary use of the term sometimes, more colloquially, refers to a schema of fashions or fads that prescribes what is considered to be acceptable or tasteful for an era: e.g., in the field of architecture. Theory of leadership Hegel in '' Phenomenology of the Spirit'' (1807) uses both ''Weltgeist'' and ''Volksgeist'', but prefers the phrase ''Geist der Zeiten'' "spirit of the times" over the compound ''Zeitgeist''. The Hegelian concept contrasts with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battles Without Honor And Humanity
, also known in the West as ''The Yakuza Papers'', is a Japanese yakuza film series produced by Toei Company. Inspired by a series of magazine articles by journalist Kōichi Iiboshi that are based on memoirs originally written by real-life yakuza Kōzō Minō, the films detail yakuza conflicts in Hiroshima Prefecture. Five films directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Bunta Sugawara as Shozo Hirono, who was based on Minō, were produced between 1973 and 1974. They were both critically and commercially successful and popularized the subgenre of yakuza film called ''Jitsuroku eiga'', which are often based on true stories. Fukasaku directed an additional three standalone films under the ''New Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' title between 1974 and 1976. Three more films by different directors were produced in 1979, 2000 and 2003. Sources The ''Jingi Naki Tatakai'' series of articles written by Kōichi Iiboshi that began in magazine in 1972, are rewrites of a manuscript or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takuzo Kawatani
was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 56 films between 1967 and 1995. He was most famous for playing villains. Selected filmography Film * ''Zoku ô-oku maruhi monogatari'' (1967) * '' Eleven Samurai'' (1967) * ''Bakuchi-uchi: Nagurikomi'' (1968) - Umekichi * ''Kaettekita gokudô'' (1968) * ''Tosei-nin Retsuden'' (1969) * ''Gokuaku bôzu: nenbutsu hitokiri tabi'' (1969) * ''Hitokiri kannon-uta'' (1970) * ''Nihon jokyo-den: tekka geisha'' (1970) * ''Onna toseinin'' (1971) - Jihei * ''Gokuaku bozu - Nomu utsu kau'' (1971) * ''Gendai poruno-den: Sentensei inpu'' (1971) - Doi * ''Hibotan bakuto: Jingi tooshimasu'' (1972) * ''Kizu darake jinsei furui do de gonzansu'' (1972) * ''Onsen suppon geisha'' (1972) - Murata * ''Kogarashi Monjirô'' (1972) * ''Bakuchi-uchi Gaiden'' (1972) * ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1973) - Ryoichi Enami * ''Poruno no joô: Nippon sex ryokô'' (1973) * '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima'' (1973) - Iwashita Mitsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kan Mikami
is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter and actor. His music, heavily influenced by American blues, was popular in Japan in the 1970s. He re-wrote the lyric of the song " Yume wa Yoru Hiraku" for his cover version in 1972, which was banned for its negative portrayal of modern Japanese culture. Mikami also acted in cinema and is notable for collaborations with Shūji Terayama and his avant-garde theater Tenjō Sajiki. His autobiography, ''A Life in Folk'', was translated into English and published in 2017 by Public Bath Press of Nara, Japan. Discography * '' Mikami Kan no Sekai'' (三上寛の世界) (1971) * '' '71 Nakatsukawa Zen Nippon Foku Janborī Jikkyō''('71中津川全日本フォークジャンボリー実況) (1971) * '' Mikami Kan no Hitori Goto'' (三上寛のひとりごと) (1972) * '' Hiraku Yume Nado Aru Ja Nashi'' (ひらく夢などあるじゃなし / 三上寛怨歌集) (1972) * '' Mikami Kan 1972 Konsāto Raivu "Rekōdo"'' (三上寛1972コンサートラ� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junkichi Orimoto
was a Japanese actor. Orimoto often worked with Kinji Fukasaku and Sadao Nakajima. He started his acting career at the Shinkyō theatre company in 1949. His first film appearance was in the 1952 film ''Yamabiko Gakkō'' directed by Tadashi Imai. In 2019, he died of old age at the age of 92. His final film appearance was in the 2018 film ''blank13''. Filmography Films * ''Yamabiko Gakkō'' (1952) * '' Gakusei Shinjū'' (1954) * '' The Eternal Breasts'' (1955) as Shigeru Anzai * ''Mahiru no ankoku'' (1956) as Sugita * ''Jun'ai Monogatari'' (1956) as Detective * ''The Rice People'' (1957) as Fisherman * ''Planet Prince'' (1958) as Colonel Matsuda * ''Three Outlaw Samurai'' (1958) as Kurahashi * '' The Human condition Part1'' (1959) as Sai * '' Gang vs. G-Men'' (1962) as Yuichi Noguchi * ''Assassination'' (1964) as Kamo Serizawa * ''Revenge'' (1964) * ''Kwaidan'' (1965) * '' Live Today, Die Tomorrow!'' (1970) as Owner of rice store * ''Tora-san's Forget Me Not'' (1973) as Kuriha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
