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Akira Takarada
was a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the ''Godzilla'' film series. Life and career Akira Takarada was born in Korea under Japanese rule, and lived for a time in Manchuria, China. His father worked as an engineer on the South Manchuria Railway. After the war, he remained in Harbin, and he was able to speak Mandarin Chinese and English. Takarada moved to Allied-occupied Japan with his family in 1948. He joined Toho as part of their "New Face" program in April 1953. In his film debut, he had a small role in ''And Then the Liberty Bell Rang'', a biography of the educator Fukuzawa Yukichi. His big break came when he was cast as navy diver Hideto Ogata in the original ''Godzilla'' (1954). He became a popular actor at Toho for his good looks and charismatic, sophisticated character. He continued his association with the Godzilla series in '' Mothra vs. Godzilla'' (1964), '' Invasion of Astro-Monster'' (1965), and '' Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster'' (1966). He retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chongjin
Chŏngjin (; ) is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province (함경북도) and the country's List of cities in North Korea, third-largest city. Sometimes called the City of Iron, it is located in the northeast of the country. History Prehistory According to archaeological findings near the lower areas of the Tumen River, Tumen river, evidence of human living traces back to the Paleolithic period. Ancient and medieval history According to the ''Records of the Grand Historian'', the region was where the tribe kingdoms of Buyeo, Mohe people, Mohe, Okjeo, Yilou, Yemaek and Sushen existed. The region later was the territory of Goguryeo. After the fall of Goguryeo in 668, the region was ruled by the Tang dynasty. During the reign of Balhae, the region was under the subdivision Donggyeongyongwonbu. The region was under the rule of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234), Jin dynasty and Yuan dynasty after the fall of Balhae by the Liao dynasty, Khitans. Modern history Chongjin w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latitude Zero (film)
is a 1969 tokusatsu science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. An international co-production of Japan and the United States, it stars Joseph Cotten, Cesar Romero, Akira Takarada, Masumi Okada, Richard Jaeckel, Patricia Medina, and Akihiko Hirata. Plot Three menDr. Ken Tashiro, Dr. Jules Masson, and journalist Perry Lawtonare trapped in a bathysphere due to seismic activity. They are rescued by the crew of the supersubmarine ''Alpha'', captained by Craig McKenzie, whom they learn is over 200 years old (and that the ''Alpha'' was launched in the early 19th century). McKenzie takes them to Latitude Zero to heal Dr. Masson's injuries. Along the way, they are attacked by a rival supersubmarine, the ''Black Shark'', captained by Kuroiga, who works for a rival of McKenzie's, Dr. Malic. Using super-technology, McKenzie gives the ''Black Shark'' the slip. The crew of the ''Alpha'' soon return to Latitude Zero, a super-advanced utopia hidde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Kong Escapes
is a 1967 ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film was a Japanese– American co-production between Toho and Rankin/Bass, and stars Rhodes Reason, Linda Miller, Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, Eisei Amamoto, with Haruo Nakajima as King Kong and Hiroshi Sekita as Mechani-Kong and Gorosaurus. The film is loosely based on Toei Animation's and Rankin/Bass' anime series '' The King Kong Show'', and was the second and final Toho-produced film featuring King Kong, until its collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures on '' Godzilla vs. Kong'' (2021). ''King Kong Escapes'' (which is the fourth entry of the ''King Kong'' franchise) was released in Japan by Toho on July 22, 1967, and released in the United States by Universal Pictures on June 19, 1968 as Universal's second ''King Kong'' film. 37 years later, it was followed by the second remake of the 1933 film as the third and final ''King Kong'' film by Universal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last War (1961 Film)
is a 1961 Japanese epic ''tokusatsu'' science fiction disaster film directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it was Toho's second highest-grossing film in Japan that year. Plot The film begins with a narration over shots of a modern-day Tokyo, noting that 16 years have passed since the end of World War II, and Japan has achieved rapid recovery. Mokichi Tamura works as a driver for a press center, hoping for happiness for his family. His daughter, Saeko, is in love with a merchant, Takano, who has been at sea for a long time. When he returns, the young couple agrees to get married with the consent of Saeko's father. Meanwhile, tensions between the Federation and the Alliance (fictional stand-ins for the United States/NATO and the USSR/Warsaw Pact, respectively) build, especially after an intelligence-gathering vessel is captured. A new Korean War breaks out across the 38th parallel, with the Federation and Alli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half Human
is a 1955 Japanese science fiction horror film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akemi Negishi, Sachio Sakai, and Nobuo Nakamura, with Sanshiro Sagara as the Abominable Snowman. Plot The Japanese version is told in flashbacks framed by scenes of a reporter questioning the survivors. During New Year's, Five young university students come to the Japanese Alps in Nagano for a skiing vacation. They are Takashi Iijima, his girlfriend Machiko Takeno, her older brother Kiyoshi Takeno, and their friends Nakada and Kaji. When they arrive, Kiyoshi and Kaji split off and visit their mutual friend, Gen, promising to meet the others later at the lodge. Takashi, Michiko, and Nakada arrive at the lodge, whose caretaker informs them of an approaching blizzard. The caretaker telephones Gen's cabin, but nobody answers, worrying the group. While Takashi takes over the phone, a fur-coat-clad young woman named Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Wars , ''The War to End All Wars'', or the ''Great War''
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Final War or Final Wars may refer to: Fiction * Final War, a term used in ''Honorverse'', a military science-fiction book series by David Weber * ''The Final War'', a 1959 Japanese science fiction film made by Toei (released in U.S. in 1962) * '' Final War'', a 1968 novelette by Barry N. Malzberg * "Final Wars", a song by Buckethead from his 2006 studio album ''The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock'' * '' Godzilla: Final Wars'', a 2004 Japanese science-fiction kaiju film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura History * War of Actium, the final war of the Roman Republic * Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, the last war between the Byzantine Empire and Persia * World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ... [...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] |
Invasion Of Astro-Monster
is a 1965 ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It is the sixth film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise and Shōwa period. The film was a Japanese-American co-production; it was the second collaboration between Toho Co., Ltd. and UPA. The film stars Akira Takarada, Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno, Akira Kubo, and Yoshio Tsuchiya, with Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla, Masaki Shinohara as Rodan, and Shoichi Hirose as King Ghidorah. In the film, aliens plead with humanity to borrow Godzilla and Rodan to defeat Ghidorah, only to betray the humans and unleash the monsters on the Earth. ''Invasion of Astro-Monster'' was theatrically released in Japan on December 19, 1965, to mixed reviews from critics. It was followed by a theatrical release in the United States on July 29, 1970, by Maron Films as ''Monster Zero'', on a double bill with '' The War of the Gargantuas''. The film was followed by '' Ebirah, Horror of the Deep'', released on Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mothra Vs
is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', which first appeared as the title character in Ishirō Honda's ''Mothra (film), 1961 film of the same name'', produced and distributed by Toho. Mothra has appeared in several Toho ''tokusatsu'' films, often as a recurring monster in the Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' franchise. She is typically portrayed as a colossal sentient larva (caterpillar) or imago, accompanied by two miniature fairies speaking on her behalf. Unlike several other Toho monsters, Mothra is a largely heroic character, having been variously portrayed as a protector of her own island culture,''Mothra (film), Mothra'' (1961). Directed by Ishirō Honda. Toho the Earth''Godzilla vs. Mothra'' (1992). Directed by Takao Okawara. Toho and Japan.''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' (2001). Directed by Shusuke Kaneko. Toho. Mothra's design is influenced by silk worms, silkworms, their imagos, and those of giant silk moths in the family Saturniida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla (1954 Film)
is a 1954 Japanese epic film, epic ''kaiju'' film directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it is the first film in the Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' franchise. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Sachio Sakai, Fuyuki Murakami, Keiji Sakakida, Toyoaki Suzuki, Tsuruko Mano, Kin Sugai, Takeo Oikawa, Kan Hayashi, Seijiro Onda, and Toranosuke Ogawa with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla. In the film, Japan's authorities deal with the sudden appearance of a giant monster, whose attacks trigger fears of nuclear holocaust in post-occupation Japan, post-war Japan. ''Godzilla'' entered production after a Japanese-Indonesian co-production collapsed. Tsuburaya originally proposed a giant octopus before the filmmakers decided on a dinosaur-inspired creature. ''Godzilla'' pioneered a form of special effects called suitmation in which a stunt performer wear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scuba Diving
Scuba diving is a Diving mode, mode of underwater diving whereby divers use Scuba set, breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance. The word ''scuba'' is an Acronym#Normal case and acronyms, acronym for "Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus" and was coined by Christian J. Lambertsen in a patent submitted in 1952. Scuba divers carry their own source of breathing gas, affording them greater independence and movement than surface-supplied divers, and more time underwater than freedivers. Although the use of compressed air is common, other gas blends are also used. Open-circuit scuba systems discharge the breathing gas into the environment as it is exhaled and consist of one or more diving cylinders containing breathing gas at high pressure which is supplied to the diver at ambient pressure through a diving regulator. They may include additional cylinders for range extension, de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
