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Asao Sano
was a Japanese actor. He was known for playing the role of Tokugawa Mitsukuni on the television jidaigeki series '' Mito Kōmon''. Sano died on 28 June 2022, at the age of 96. Selected filmography Film *'' Listen to the Voices of the Sea'' (1950) *''Season of the Sun'' (1956) *'' Black River'' (1957) *'' Fires on the Plain'' (1959) *''Ballad of the Cart'' (1959) *''Burari Bura-bura Monogatari (1962) *''Carmen from Kawachi'' (1966) *''Fighting Elegy'' (1966) *'' Yogiri yo Kon'yamo Arigatō'' (1967) *''The Sands of Kurobe'' (1968) *''Apart from Life'' (1970) *''The Last Samurai'' (1974) *''Cops vs. Thugs'' (1976) *''Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset'' (1976) *'' THe Incident'' (1978) *'' NIchiren'' (1979) *''Kagero-za'' (1981) *'' The Funeral'' (1984) *''Ooinaru Kan'' (1998) Television *''Ten to Chi to'' (1969) *''Katsu Kaishū'' (1974) *''Kaze to Kumo to Niji to'' (1976) *'' Mito Kōmon'' (1993–2000) as Mito Mitsukuni , also known as , was a Japanese daimyo who was known for h ...
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Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the West following the 1859 end of the policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji period, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspaper (1870), gas-powered street lamps (1870s), railway station (1872), and power plant (1882). Yokohama develop ...
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The Sands Of Kurobe
is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It was Japan's submission to the 41st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Produced by its stars Toshiro Mifune and Yujiro Ishihara, the film's first run in cinemas lasted for a month, significantly longer than the week or ten days that films at that time usually ran in Japan. Cast * Toshiro Mifune as Kitagawa * Yujiro Ishihara as Iwaoka * Osamu Takizawa as Otagaki * Takashi Shimura as Ashimura * Shūji Sano as Hirata * Jūkichi Uno as Mori * Ryūtarō Tatsumi as Genzō * Isao Tamagawa as Sayama * Takeshi Katō as Kunikida * Sumio Takatsu as Ōno * Tappie Shimokawa * Asao Sano * Mizuho Suzuki as Senda * Eijirō Yanagi as Fujimura * Akira Yamanouchi as Tsukamoto * Masao Shimizu as Tayama * Hideaki Nitani as Odagiri See also * List of submissions to the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film *List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award ...
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1925 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by S ...
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Mito Mitsukuni
, also known as , was a Japanese daimyo who was known for his influence in the politics of the early Edo period. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa (who in turn was the eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu) and succeeded him, becoming the second daimyo of the Mito Domain. Biography Tokugawa Mitsukuni was born on July 11, 1628, in Mito Domain, Hitachi Province as the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa, the first daimyo of Mito Domain. His father was the eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. At the age of six, his elder brother Yorishige became valetudinarian, and Mitsukuni was chosen to succeed his father. At the age of nine, he underwent ''genpuku'' (coming-of-age ceremony). He was responsible for assembling the Mitogaku scholars to compile a huge Japanese history, ''Dai Nihonshi''. In it, Japan was depicted as a nation under the Emperor, analogous to that in Chinese dynasties. This helped the rise of nationalism in the late sho ...
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Kaze To Kumo To Niji To
is a 1976 Japanese historical television series. It is the 14th NHK taiga drama. Kaze to kumo to Niji to deals with the Heian period in Japan. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji's novels ''Taira no Masakado'' and ''Umi to Kaze to Niji to''. The drama was made with Go Kato's request. Plot The story chronicles the life of Taira no Masakado. The story begins with Masakado's childhood. Masakado happens to meet Fujiwara no Hidesato, and he thinks that he want to be great Samurai like Hidesato in the future. Production *Original – Chōgorō Kaionji *Music – Naozumi Yamamoto Cast Starring role *Go Kato as Taira no Masakado ;Masakado's family * Keiju Kobayashi as Taira no Yoshimasa, the father of Masakado *Michiyo Aratama as Masako, the mother of Masakado *Kenji Takaoka as Taira no Masayori, Masakado's younger brother ;Masakado's retainers *Masao Kusakari as Genmei *Joe Shishido as Gendō * Masakane Yonekura as Okiyo-ō *Toyoshi Fukuda as Iwa no Kazutsune *Masako Mori as Kikyo *Yousuke ...
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Katsu Kaishū (TV Series)
is a 1974 Japanese television series. It is the 12th NHK taiga drama. Tetsuya Watari was forced to step down from the role of Katsu Kaishū because of his illness so he appeared in only the first 9 episodes. Story Katsu Kaishū deals with end of the Edo period. Based on Kan Shimozawa's novels "Katsu Kaishū ". The story chronicles the life of Katsu Kaishū. Cast * Tetsuya Watari (ep.1-9) / Hiroki Matsukata (ep.10-) as Katsu Kaishū * Onoe Shoroku II : Katsu Kokichi * Reiko Ohara * Yoshiko Kuga : Katsu Nobu * Mitsuko Oka : Katsu Tami * Akiko Nishina : Ito * Naoko Otani : Jun * Rokkō Toura as Takano Chōei * Hiroshi Fujioka as Sakamoto Ryoma * Renji Ishibashi : Yoshida Shōin * Tōru Emori : Sugi * Joe Shishido as Yamaoka Tesshū * Masahiko Tsugawa as Tokugawa Yoshinobu * Katsumasa Uchida : Imuda Shōhei * Asao Sano as Tetsugoro * Takeo Chii : Iwajiro * Ysohiko Kayama : Fude * Hideko Yoshida : Oshino * Etsuko Ichihara : Otose * Daisuke Katō : Shinmon Tatsugoro * ...
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Ten To Chi To (TV Series)
is a 1969 Japanese television series. It is the 7th NHK taiga drama, the 1st to be televised in color. Story Ten to Chi to deals with the Sengoku period. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji's novels "Ten to Chi to". Now only episode 50 exists. The story chronicles the life of Nagao Kagetora. Cast Nagao/Uesugi clan * Kōji Ishizaka as Nagao Kagetora * Osamu Takizawa as Nagao Tamekage * Takashi Yamaguchi as Nagao Masakage * Takashi Shimura as Nagao Fusakage * Jukichi Uno as Usami Sadamitsu * Etsushi Takahashi as Usami Sadakatsu * Yū Fujiki as Kakizaki Yajirō * Hideo Takamatsu as Kanazu Shinbei * Shirō Itō as Naya Tatsuzo * Ineko Arima as Mats as Naya Tatsuzoue * Goichi Yamada as Tokura Yohachiro * Akira Nagoya as Kakizaki Yosaburo * Noboru Nakaya as Sugihara Noriie * Shunya Shimazaki as Kitajō Takahiro * Yoshi Katō as Shoda Hitachinosuke * Masakane Yonekura as Katō Danzō * Taketoshi Naito as Honjō Yoshihide * Hiroyuki Nagato as Hattori Genki * Ineko Arima as Matsue ...
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The Funeral (1984 Film)
is a 1984 Japanese comedy film by director Juzo Itami. The film shows the preparations for a traditional Japanese funeral. It mixes grief at the loss of a husband and father with wry observations of the various characters as they interact during the three days of preparation. ''The Funeral'' was the writing and directing debut of Itami Juzo, and was an enormous success in Japan. It won five Japanese Academy Awards in 1985, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor for Tsutomu Yamazaki. It was nominated in a further five categories and also came first in the annual ''Kinema Junpo'' critics' poll. Plot Shinkichi Amamiya (Hideji Otaki) is a difficult 69-year-old man, married to Kikue (Kin Sugai). He dies suddenly of a heart attack, and it falls to his daughter Chizuko (Nobuko Miyamoto) and son-in-law Wabisuke Inoue (Tsutomu Yamazaki is a Japanese actor. He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor in 1984 for '' The Funeral'' and '' Farewell to the Ark''. Yamazaki i ...
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Kagero-za
is a 1981 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki and based on a novel by Kyōka Izumi. It forms the middle section of Suzuki's Taishō Roman Trilogy, preceded by ''Zigeunerweisen'' (1980) and followed by ''Yumeji'' (1991), surrealistic psychological dramas and ghost stories linked by style, themes and the Taishō period (1912–1926) setting. All were produced by Genjirō Arato. Cast * Yūsaku Matsuda as Shunko Matsuzaki * Michiyo Okusu as Shinako * Katsuo Nakamura as Tamawaki * Yoshio Harada as Wada * Eriko Kusuda as Ine * Mariko Kaga as Miyo * Asao Sano * Ryūtarō Ōtomo as Shishō References External links * * * Kagerō-za' at the Japanese Movie Database The , more commonly known as simply JMDb, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database but lists only those films initially released in Japan. Y. ... 1981 films 1980s Japanese-language films ...
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Nichiren (film)
is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Noboru Nakamura. Produced by Masaichi Nagata Based on Matsutarō Kawaguchi's novel. The film chronicles the life of Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kamakura period, Nichiren. Nichiren is the final film Noboru Nakamura directed. Cast * Kinnosuke Yorozuya : Nichiren * Kyoko Kishida : Mother of Nichiren * Takahiro Tamura : Father of Nichiren * Katsuo Nakamura : Nisshō * Toshiyuki Nagashima : Nikkō Shōnin * Kō Nishimura : Abutsu * Harue Akagi : Wife of Abutsu * Shinsuke Mikimoto : Nanbu Sanenaga * Hideo Kanze : Hiki Yoshimoto * Kunie Tanaka : Gyōdō * Shinjirō Ehara : Kudo Yoshitaka * Keiko Matsuzaka : Wife of Kudo Yoshitaka * Tetsuro Tamba : Nichijō * Yoko Nogiwa : Wife of Nichijō * Goro Ibuki : Shijo Kingo * Asao Koike : Tōjō Kagenobu * Rinichi Yamamoto : Ichi Shigenao * Takeshi Kato : Yozaburō * Kimiko Ikegami : Daughter of Yozaburō * Kanjūrō Arashi : Shogaki * Hideji Ōtaki : Dōzen * Sakae Umezu : Ninshō * Asao Sano : Y ...
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The Incident (1978 Film)
is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura. Among many awards, it was chosen as the Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Cast * Keiko Matsuzaka: Hatsuko Sakai * Shinobu Otake: Yoshiko Sakai * Toshiyuki Nagashima: Hiroshi Ueda * Tsunehiko Watase: Takeshi Hanai * Tetsurō Tamba: Kikuchi * Kei Yamamoto * Junko Natsu * Shinsuke Ashida: Okabe * Shin Saburi * Nobuko Otowa: Sumie Sakai * Kō Nishimura * Tanie Kitabayashi * Tsutomu Isobe * Takanobu Hozumi * Asao Sano * Hisaya Morishige was a Japanese actor and comedian. Born in Hirakata, Osaka, he graduated from Kitano Middle School (now Kitano High School), and attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in ... Bibliography * * * * References 1978 films Films based on works by Shōhei Ōoka Films directed by Yoshitaro Nomura 1970s Japanese-language films Picture of the Year Japan Academy Prize winners Shochiku films Films ...
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Tora-san's Sunrise And Sunset
a.k.a. ''Torasan and the Painter'' and ''Tora-san's Sunset Glow'' is a 1976 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kiwako Taichi as his love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset'' is the seventeenth entry in the popular, long-running ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series. Synopsis During his travels, Tora-san meets Ikenouchi, a drunken old man whom he assumes is poor and homeless. Tora-san takes the old man home. When he wakes up, Ikenouchi begins ordering Tora-san's family around in such an authoritarian manner that no one can muster the courage to suggest he leave. On the road again, Tora-san meets Botan, a geisha who has lost her life savings to a dishonest customer. He and his family's neighbor are determined to help her out. It later turns out that Ikenouchi is a famous artist and a drawing he has made for Tora-san is worth ¥70,000. Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō * Chieko Baisho as Sakura * J� ...
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