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Avalanche (1952 Film)
is a 1952 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo. Cast * Susumu Fujita as Kōsuke Kijima * Nobuko Otowa as Atsuko Fujikawa * Mitsuko Mito as Tokie Kijima * Ichirō Sugai as Manager * Taiji Tonoyama as Miyabayashi * Saburō Date was a Japanese actor. In 1945, he signed a contract with Daiei Film company and started his acting career. Following year, he made his film debut with ''Okagura Kyōdai'' directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. At the same time, he was given the stage na ... as Tomita References External links * 1952 films 1952 drama films Japanese drama films 1950s Japanese-language films Films directed by Kaneto Shindo Films scored by Akira Ifukube Japanese black-and-white films 1950s Japanese films {{1950s-Japan-film-stub ...
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Kaneto Shindo
was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include ''Children of Hiroshima'', ''The Naked Island'', '' Onibaba'', ''Kuroneko'' and ''A Last Note''. His screenplays were filmed by directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Seijun Suzuki, and Tadashi Imai. His films of the first decade were often in a social realist vein, repeatedly depicting the fate of women, while since the seventies, portraits of artists became a speciality. Many of his films were autobiographical, beginning with his 1951 directorial debut ''Story of a Beloved Wife'', and, being born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he also made several films about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and the effect of nuclear weapons. Shindo was one of the pioneers of independent film production in Japan, co-founding his own film company Kindai Eiga Kyōkai with director Yoshimura ...
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Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita () (8 January 1912 – 23 March 1991) was a Japanese film and television actor. He played the lead role in Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dy ...'s first feature, ''Sanshiro Sugata'', and appeared in other Kurosawa films including ''The Men Who Tread On the Tiger's Tail'' (as Togashi, commander of the border guards) and ''The Hidden Fortress'' (as General Tadokoro). Later, he was a supporting actor in Ishirō Honda's ''Mothra vs. Godzilla'', among many other films. Before and during World War II Fujita was considered one of the great stars of Japanese cinema. In the post-war period he became known for Supporting actor, supporting roles, often playing a soldier in war films, such as in Masaki Kobayashi's The Human Condition (film series), ...
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Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent (mimesis) characters. In this broader s ...
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Nobuko Otowa
was a Japanese actress who appeared in more than 100 films between 1950 and 1994. A graduate of Takarazuka Girl's Opera School, Otowa was first signed to Daiei studios, before becoming a freelance actress by the early 1950s. After starring in Kaneto Shindo's '' Story of a Beloved Wife'', she became the director's mistress and appeared in nearly all of his following films. She finally married him in 1977, after his previous wife divorced him. Although closely associated with Shindo's films, with ''Children of Hiroshima'', '' The Naked Island'' and '' Onibaba'' being among the most well-known, Otowa also worked for noted directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Heinosuke Gosho, Keisuke Kinoshita and Nagisa Ōshima. Devoted to her profession, she frequently wrote and lectured on the art of film acting. In 1995, she was posthumously awarded as best actress in a supporting role at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for '' A Last Note'', having been diagnosed with terminal liver ...
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Mitsuko Mito
was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 150 films between 1935 and 1973 under the direction of filmmakers like Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu and Kaneto Shindō. Selected filmography * ''Wakadanna haru ranman'' (1935) – Girl student * ''Sendō kawaiya'' (1935) * '' Mr. Thank You'' (1936) * ''Hanayome karuta'' (1937) – Emako * ''Kōjō no tsuki'' (1937) – Keiko * ''Okusama ni shirasu bekarazu'' (1937) – Ohatsu * ''Koi mo wasurete'' (1937) – Woman at hotel * ''Suigō jōka – Kojō no reikon'' (1937) – Machiko * ''Hanagata senshu'' (1937) – Girl at hiking * ''Shingun no uta'' (1937) * ''Haha to ko'' (1938) * ''Aizen katsura'' (1938) – Kimura's Wife / Kimura's child * ''Minamikaze'' (1939) – Keiko Kita * ''Imōto no haregi'' (1939) – Kiyoko Sudō * ''Zoku aizen katsura'' (1939) – Kimura's wife / Kimura's child * ''Shin josei mondo'' (1939) * ''Kuwa no mi wa akai'' (1939) * ''Aizen katsura – Kanketsu-hen'' (1939) – Kimura's wife / Kimura's child ...
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Ichirō Sugai
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1930 and 1971. Sugai often worked with Kaneto Shindo, Kenji Mizoguchi and Kōzaburō Yoshimura. Selected filmography * ''The Water Magician'' (1933) * '' Spring on Leper's Island'' (1940) * ''Sanshiro Sugata'' (1943) * ''The Most Beautiful'' (1944) * ''Sanshiro Sugata Part II'' (1945) * ''Minshū no Teki'' (1946) * ''Aru yo no Tonosama'' (1946) * ''Apostasy'' (1948) * ''Stray Dog'' (1949) * '' Waga koi wa moenu'' (1949) * '' Story of a Beloved Wife'' (1951) * ''Early Summer'' (1951) * ''Avalanche'' (1952) * '' The Life of Oharu'' (1952) * ''Epitome'' (1953) * ''Life of a Woman'' (1953) * ''Sansho the Bailiff'' (1954) * ''The Crucified Lovers'' (1954) * ''Wolf'' (1955) * ''Shirogane Shinjū'' (1956) * '' Ruri no kishi'' (1956) * '' Night Drum'' (1958) * ''Odd Obsession'' (1959) * '' Kenju burai-chō Nukiuchino Ryu'' (1960) * ''The Pornographers'' (1966) * '' Gamera vs. Barugon'' (1966) * ''The Yoshiwara Story'' (19 ...
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Taiji Tonoyama
was a Japanese character actor who made many appearances in films and on television from 1939 to 1989. He was a close friend of Kaneto Shindo and one of his regular cast members. He was also an essayist. In 1950 he helped form the film company Kindai Eiga Kyokai with Shindo and Kōzaburō Yoshimura. He served in the Japanese military in China in the Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Thea ... and considered himself to have narrowly escaped from death. He was married but also had a mistress and maintained relationships with both women until the end of his life. He was a keen reader of detective stories and a fan of jazz music. He wrote a series of semi-autobiographical essays under the title , meaning "third rate actor". Kaneto Shindo wrote a biog ...
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Saburō Date
was a Japanese actor. In 1945, he signed a contract with Daiei Film company and started his acting career. Following year, he made his film debut with ''Okagura Kyōdai'' directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. At the same time, he was given the stage name ''Saburo Date'' by Inagaki. As the Daiei studio gave up film production in 1970, he left Daiei and became a freelance actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1947 and 1990. Selected filmography * ''Okagura Kyōdai'' (1946) * Story of a Beloved Wife'' (1951) * ''Avalanche'' (1952) * '' Ugetsu'' (1953) * '' Gate of Hell'' (1953) * '' Sansho the Bailiff'' (1954) * '' The Crucified Lovers'' (1954) * '' Enjō'' (1958) * ''The Loyal 47 Ronin ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...'' (1958) * '' Tsukihime keizu'' (1958) * '' ...
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1952 Films
The year 1952 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films United States The top ten 1952 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows: International Events *January 10 – Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, '' The Greatest Show on Earth'', is premièred at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. *March 27 – The MGM musical '' Singin' in the Rain'' premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. *May 26 – Decision reached in Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson determining that certain provisions of the New York Education Law allowing a censor to forbid the commercial showing of any non-licensed motion picture film, or revoke or deny the license of a film deemed to be "sacrilegious," was a "restraint on freedom of speech" and thereby a violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. * September 19 – While Charlie Chaplin is at sea on his way to the United Kingdom, the United States Attorney-General, James ...
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1952 Drama Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 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 * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his h ...
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Japanese Drama Films
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1950s Japanese-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 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 * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his head ...
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