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Ōte
, also known in English as ''Checkmate'', is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Junji Sakamoto. Cast * Hidekazu Akai * Masaya Kato * Reona Hirota * Yūko Nitō * Nobuo Kaneko * Tomisaburo Wakayama Reception ''Ōte'' was chosen as the 3rd Best Film at the 13th Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, .... Reona Hirota also won the Award for Best Supporting Actress. References External links * Films directed by Junji Sakamoto Works about shogi Films about board games 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub ...
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Junji Sakamoto
is a Japanese film director. Career After working as a set assistant or assistant director under such filmmakers as Sogo Ishii and Kazuyuki Izutsu, he made his directorial debut in 1989 with '' Dotsuitarunen'' (earning the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award) and followed it up with another boxing film, ''Tekken'', in 1990. Sakamoto became known for action films focusing on the conflicts between male characters, such as '' Tokarefu'' and '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity'', but has also made films centered on female characters such as ''Face'' and ''Awakening''. He won the award for Best Director at the 24th Japan Academy Prize and at the 22nd Yokohama Film Festival for ''Face''. He won the Special Jury prize for '' My House'' at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival in 2003. ''Chameleon'', an action film starring Tatsuya Fujiwara and Asami Mizukawa, screened at the Busan International Film Festival in 2008. '' Children of the Dark'', ...
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Reona Hirota
is a Japanese actress. She won the Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 13th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Ōte'' and '' Yumeji''. In 1994, she married the actor Mitsuru Fukikoshi. They divorced in 2005 after having one child. Filmography * ''A Sign Days'' (1989) * ''Ōte'' (1991) * '' Yumeji'' (1991) * '' Calmi Cuori Appassionati'' (2001) * ''Kaidan'' (2007) * ''Adrift in Tokyo is a 2007 Japanese film based on a novel by Yoshinaga Fujita. Synopsis Fumiya Takemura is a law major in his eighth year at university. He has over 800,000 yen in debt and no way to pay it back. Aiichiro Fukuhara, a debt collector, offers to ...'' (2007) References Living people Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Actresses from Sapporo Year of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-screen-actor-stub ...
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Toshiaki Toyoda
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter based in Komae, Tokyo. He is best known for his feature films '' Blue Spring'' (2001), ''9 Souls'' (2003) and ''Hanging Garden'' (2005), which, among others, have garnered him an international cult following. Early life Toshiaki Toyoda was born in Osaka Prefecture. As a child he was a prodigy in the game of shogi. He attended the Japan Shogi Association's apprenticeship (Shōreikai) from age 9 with the aim of eventually becoming a professional player. When he was 17 years old he had to choose between either pursuing a career as a professional shogi player or follow his newfound dream of filmmaking. After this he stopped playing in a professional capacity. Career Toyoda moved to Tokyo as a teenager, taking with him only two guitars and 20,000 yen. He began working with producer Genjirō Arato and director Junji Sakamoto, assisting the latter on the shogi-related film ''Ōte'' (1991), for which he helped pen the script. Early works (1 ...
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Nobuo Kaneko
was a Japanese actor. His wife was actress Yatsuko Tanami. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1946 and 1993. Career Kaneko was a versatile character actor, playing roles ranging from comedic buffoons to hardened yakuza bosses. He is especially known for his role as Yoshio Yamamori in the ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' series. Kaneko started his acting career at the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1946. His film debut was in the 1946 film ''Urashimano Kōei''. In 1952, he appeared in the Akira Kurosawa film ''Ikiru''. He signed his contract with Nikkatsu film company in 1955 and he often played villains in action films. He was the host of a cooking program ''Kaneko Nobuo no Tanoshi Yushoku'' from 1987 to 1995 on TV Asahi. Selected filmography Film * ''Urashimano Kōei'' (1946) * ''Ikiru'' (1952) - Mitsuo Watanabe * '' The Garden of Women'' (1954) - Kihei Hirato * '' Sound of the Mountain'' (1954) * '' Floating Clouds'' (1955) * '' A Hole of My Own Making'' (1955) ...
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Hidekazu Akai
Hidekazu (written: 秀和, 英和, 秀一 or 英一) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese rower *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese composer and arranger *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese music critic and literary critic {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Masaya Kato
is a Japanese actor from Nara in the Kansai region. Life and career He is currently attached to Burning Production. He stands at 183 centimeters. He practices martial arts and performs his own stunts in movies. Filmography Films *1988: ''Shiro and Marilyn'' *1989: '' Tokyo: The Last War'' *1992: ''The Setting Sun'' *1992: '' Gekashitsu'' *1993: ''Crime Broker'' *1994: '' The Seventh Floor'' - Mitsuru. *1995: ''Crying Freeman'' *1997: ''Drive'' - Advanced Model. *1997: ''Sandy Whitelaw'' *1998: ''Godzilla'' – Masaya Katō *2000: ''Schoolday of the Dead'' *2000: ''Brother'' *2000: ''Women of the Night'' *2000: '' Okinawa Rendez-vous'' *2001: '' Agitator'' *2001: ''Good Advice'' *2002: '' Muscle Heat'' *2003: ''Aragami'' *2003: ''Samurai Resurrection'' *2003: ''Gozu'' *2003: '' The Man in White'' *2005: ''The Last Supper'' *2006: '' Fighter in the Wind'' *2006: ''Sakura'' *2007: '' Unfair: The Movie'' *2009: ''Shinjuku Incident'' – Toshinari Eguchi. *2010: ''Goodbye, Someday'' ...
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Yūko Nitō
or Yuuko is a common feminine Japanese given name. Written forms Yūko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *優子, "gentle, child" *裕子, "abundance, child" *祐子, "providential help, blessing, child" *夕子, "evening, child" *有子, "qualified, child" *悠子, "permanence, child" *侑子, "leading, child" *結子, "bind, child" *由子, "reason, child" *勇子, "courage, child" *友子, "friend, child" *木綿子, "cotton, child" The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People *, Japanese TV presenter and news anchor *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese bikini model *, Japanese marathon runner *, Japanese singer and actress *, Japanese actress who is most popular in South Korea, known as Yoo Min *, (born 1975) Japanese voice actress *, plays the keyboards for Southern All Stars *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese classical violinist *, Japanese fashion model and actress *, Japanese pair skater *, Japanese voice actres ...
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Tomisaburo 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, a district in Tokyo, Japan. His father was Minoru Okumura (奥村 実), a noted ''kabuki'' performer and ''nagauta'' singer who went by the stage name Katsutōji Kineya ( 杵屋 勝東治),Asiateca: Tomisaburo Wakayama
(August 10, 2007). Retrieved on May 24, 2010.
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Yokohama Film Festival
The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, France announced plans to help sponsor the festival with grants from the National Cinema Center. Ceremonies Categories *Best Film *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best Supporting Actor *Best Supporting Actress *Best Director *Best New Director *Best Screenplay *Best Cinematographer *Best Newcomer *Special Jury Prize *Best New Actor *Best New Actress References External links * Yokohama Film Festival - Overviewon IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ... {{Authority control Awards established in 1980 Film festivals e ...
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Films Directed By Junji Sakamoto
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of 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, 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 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 the flickering appearance of early films. ...
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Works About Shogi
Works may refer to: People * Caddy Works (1896–1982), American college sports coach * John D. Works (1847–1928), California senator and judge * Samuel Works (c. 1781–1868), New York politician Albums * ''Works'' (Pink Floyd album), a Pink Floyd album from 1983 * ''Works'', a Gary Burton album from 1972 * ''Works'', a Status Quo album from 1983 * ''Works'', a John Abercrombie album from 1991 * ''Works'', a Pat Metheny album from 1994 * ''Works'', an Alan Parson Project album from 2002 * ''Works Volume 1'', a 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album * ''Works Volume 2'', a 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album * '' The Works'', a 1984 Queen album Other uses *Good works, a topic in Christian theology * Microsoft Works, a collection of office productivity programs created by Microsoft * IBM Works, an office suite for the IBM OS/2 operating system * Mount Works, Victoria Land, Antarctica See also * The Works (other) * Work (other) Work may refer to: * Work ( ...
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Films About Board Games
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of 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, 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 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 the flickering appearance of early films. ...
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