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Akira Suzuki (director)
, also releasing works under the pseudonym , is a Japanese film and anime director/editor and manga author. He was born in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. As an anime director, Suzuki has worked on '' AIKa R-16: Virgin Mission'', ''Ranma ½'', ''Kodocha'', ''Maze'', '' Daltanius'', '' Trider G7'', and '' Sailor Suit and Machine Gun''. He also directed the anime movie '' Ranma ½: Ni Hao My Concubine''. He is also a prolific editor of such films as '' Eight Hours of Terror'', '' I Am Waiting'', '' Voice Without a Shadow'', '' Sunset, Sunrise'', '' The Glacier Fox'', '' Elephant Story'', ''Virus'', '' The Gate of Youth'', '' The Gate of Youth: Part 2'', '' Nankyoku Monogatari'', '' Haru no Kane'', '' Tokei – Adieu l'hiver'', '' A Taxing Woman'', ''Strawberry Road'', '' Deer Friend'' and '' Minbo''. In 1988, Suzuki won the 12th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Editing, for his work on five films: '' Umi e, See You'', '' A Taxing Woman's Return'', '' The Silk Road'', ''Kamu onna'' (also known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Language
is the principal language of the Japonic languages, Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide. The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages and the variously classified Hachijō language. There have been many Classification of the Japonic languages, attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as Ainu languages, Ainu, Austronesian languages, Austronesian, Koreanic languages, Koreanic, and the now discredited Altaic languages, Altaic, but none of these proposals have gained any widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), extensive waves of Sino-Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am Waiting (film)
is a 1957 Japanese crime film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara. ''I Am Waiting'' was part of the Nikkatsu film studio's wave of Japanese noir films, which were produced in order to compete with popular American and French films at Japanese box offices. The film was made available in North America when Janus Films released a special set of Nikkatsu Noir films as part of the Criterion Collection. These films include ''Rusty Knife'', ''Take Aim at the Police Van'', ''Cruel Gun Story'' and ''A Colt Is My Passport''. ''I Am Waiting'' was one of Nikkatsu's earlier successes. Plot On a dark night, former boxing, boxer Jōji Shimaki (Yujiro Ishihara) meets Saeko (Mie Kitahara), a club singer on the verge of suicide. They live and work together at a restaurant where they begin to fall in love, struggling to escape from their dark pasts. Jōji deals with his failure as a boxer, shamed of having been barred from the ring. Saeko hopes to hide from gangsters who have forced her to work at thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deer Friend
, also known as ''Fawn Story'' or ''The Tale of the Deer'', is a 1991 Japanese film co-written and directed by Yukihiro Sawada. It was released in Japan on April 20, 1991, where it was distributed by Toho. The film won Tomokazu Miura the award for Best Supporting Actor at the Mainichi Film Concours. Miura also won for his roles in ''Nowhere Man'' and ''The Great Shogunate Battle''. At the Japanese Academy Awards, Joe Hisaishi won the award for Best Score, for this along with three other films he scored in 1991. Plot Eight-year-old Kenichi Taniki (Teppei Yamada) and his family live next to the Shibecha Line, in a small village near the Kushiro Marshlands. Kenichi's father Masao (Tomokazu Miura) is a train driver, but the rail line will be closed by autumn. After finding a new job at an insurance company in Sapporo, Masao plans a move for his family. Meanwhile, Kenichi's farmer grandparents are very old and will pass away soon. But due to the family's impending move, no one will b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strawberry Road (1991 Film)
is a 1991 Japanese drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and written by Nobuo Yamada. It is based on the bestselling memoir of the same name by Yoshimi Ishikawa, first published in 1988 by Hayakawa Publishing. The story follows two Japanese brothers who emigrate to rural California in the 1960s and start a strawberry farm. As a Japanese-American co-production, ''Strawberry Road'' features a multi-national cast and crew, including several Japanese-American actors. It stars Japanese actor Ken Matsudaira in the lead role, alongside Mako, Toshiro Mifune, Mariska Hargitay and Tamotsu Ishibashi, with a cameo appearance by Pat Morita. Toho released the film theatrically on April 27, 1991, in Japan. Fred Karlin composed the film's score. Premise Hisa Ishii (Ken Matsudaira) and his brother Akira (Tamotsu Ishibashi) emigrate from Japan to the United States. Settling in rural California, they start a strawberry farm and slowly integrate themselves into the community, which includes Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Taxing Woman
is a 1987 Japanese film written and directed by Juzo Itami. It won numerous awards, including six major Japanese Academy awards. The title character of the film, played by Nobuko Miyamoto, is a tax investigator for the Japanese National Tax Agency who employs various techniques to catch tax evaders. Itami took inspiration for the movie after entering a higher tax bracket following the success of his first film, '' The Funeral''. A sequel, '' A Taxing Woman's Return'', featuring some of the same characters but darker in tone, was released in 1988. Plot A female tax auditor, Ryōko Itakura, inspects the accounts of various Japanese companies, uncovering hidden incomes and recovering unpaid taxes. One day Itakura persuades her boss to let her investigate the owner of a string of love hotels who seems to be avoiding tax, but after an investigation no evidence is found. During the investigation the inspector and the inspected owner, Hideki Gondō, develop an unspoken respect for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokei – Adieu L'hiver
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the world recognizes Tokyo as a city, since 1943 its governing structure has been more akin to that of a prefecture, with an accompanying Governor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haru No Kane
, also known as ''Spring Bell'', is a 1985 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and written by Kôji Takada. It was adapted from a novel of the same name by Masaaki Tachihara, first published in 1978 by Shinchosha. The film's story concerns an extramarital affair and its impact on the marriage of an art museum director and his wife. It stars Kin'ya Kitaōji and Yoshiko Mita in the lead roles. Toho released ''Haru no Kane'' theatrically on November 9, 1985, in Japan. Joe Hisaishi, credited onscreen as "Yuzuru Hisaishi", composed the film's score. Premise Rokuheita Narumi and his wife Noriko spend their lives separated. Soon they start looking for love elsewhere. Plot Rokuheita Narumi (Kin'ya Kitaōji) achieves acclaim as the curator of a Nara museum of ancient Oriental pottery. He desires to move his family with him to Nara. However, his wife Noriko (Yoshiko Mita) does not wish to leave Tokyo. The two continue to live separately. As they drift further apart, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica (1983 Film)
is a 1983 Japanese drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and starring Ken Takakura. Its plot centers on Taro and Jiro, the 1958 ill-fated Japanese scientific expedition to the South Pole, its dramatic rescue from the severe weather conditions on the return journey, the relationship between the scientists and their loyal and hard-working Sakhalin Husky, Sakhalin huskies, particularly the lead dogs Taro and Jiro, and the fates of the 15 dogs left behind to fend for themselves. The film was a big cinema hit, globally, particularly in Japan, where it held the box office record for Japanese-produced films, until it was eventually surpassed by Hayao Miyazaki's ''Princess Mononoke'' in 1997. The original electronic synthesizer score was created by Greek composer Vangelis, who had recently written music for ''Chariots of Fire'' and ''Blade Runner (soundtrack), Blade Runner''. The soundtrack is available worldwide in various formats as ''Antarctica (Vangelis album), Antarctica''. Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Part 2
Part Two, Part 2 or Part II may refer to: Music Albums * ''Part 2'' (Brix & the Extricated album), 2017 * ''Part II'' (Brad Paisley album), 2001 * ''Part II'' (Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz album), 2003 * ''Part Two'' (Throbbing Gristle album), 2007 Songs * "Part II" (Method Man & Redman song), a 2001 single by Method Man & Redman from the soundtrack to ''How High'' * " "Part II" (Paramore song), a 2013 song by Paramore from ''Paramore'' * "Part II (On the Run)", a 2014 single by Jay-Z and Beyoncé * "Pt. 2", a 2016 single by Kanye West, the second part of "Father Stretch My Hands" Television * "Part 2" (''True Detective''), an episode of ''True Detective'' * "Part 2" (''Twin Peaks''), an episode of ''Twin Peaks'' * "Part II" (''Lawmen: Bass Reeves''), an episode of ''Lawmen: Bass Reeves'' * "Part II" (''Obi-Wan Kenobi''), an episode of ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' * "Part Two" (''Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy''), an episode of ''Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy'' * "Part Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gate Of Youth (1981 Film)
is a 1981 Japanese drama film co-directed by Kinji Fukasaku and Koreyoshi Kurahara. A Kurahara-directed sequel titled '' Seishun no mon: Jiritsu hen'' (青春の門 自立篇, lit. ''The Gate of Youth: Part 2'') was released in 1982. Both films are based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine ''Shūkan Gendai'' from 1969–70 before being picked up by Kodansha and published as a series of novels (continuing publication intermittently until 1994, and again in 2017 after a 23-year hiatus). The same story inspired a 1975 film of the same name, which itself received a 1977 sequel (also titled ''Seishun no mon: Jiritsu hen''), as well as three separate television productions in 1976-77 ( TBS), 1991 (TV Tokyo), and 2005 (TBS). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virus (1980 Film)
''Virus'', known in Japan as , is a 1980 Japanese post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Based on Sakyo Komatsu's 1964 novel of the same name, the film stars an international ensemble cast featuring Masao Kusakari, Sonny Chiba, George Kennedy, Robert Vaughn, Chuck Connors, Olivia Hussey, Edward James Olmos, Glenn Ford, and Henry Silva. At the time of its release, the film was the most expensive Japanese film ever made. Plot summary In 1982, a shady transaction is occurring between an East German scientist, Dr. Krause, and a group of Americans involving a substance known as MM88. MM88 is a deadly virus, created accidentally by an American geneticist, that amplifies the potency of any other virus or bacterium it comes into contact with. The Americans recover the virus sample, which was stolen from a lab in the US the year before, but the virus is accidentally released after the plane transporting it crashes, creating a pandemic initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant Story
is a 1980 Japanese nature documentary co-directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara, his brother Koretsugu Kurahara and Hino Narimichi, and written by Junichi Mimura. A co-production between Nippon Television and Toho-Towa, it was theatrically released in Japan on March 20, 1980. The film depicts the lives of a family of African elephants, including an older elephant protecting his younger brother from poachers in the Kenyan savanna, after their mother dies of illness. ''Elephant Story'' was one of three animal films that Koreyoshi Kurahara took part in directing. The others were 1978's ''The Glacier Fox'' (キタキツネ物語, ''Kita-kitsune monogatari'') and the 1983 blockbuster ''Antarctica'' (南極物語, ''Nankyoku monogatari''). Premise ''Elephant Story'' traces seven years in the lives of its elephant protagonists. Kenya is a mother elephant in Africa with four children: her eldest son Muchanga, 12 years old, her second son Tanza, 9 years old, her eldest daughter Sabang, 6 years ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
