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Conflagration (film)
is a 1958 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on the Yukio Mishima novel ''The Temple of the Golden Pavilion''. Ichikawa named ''Conflagration'' as the favourite among his own films. Plot Set during and shortly after World War II, Goichi, a young Buddhist acolyte, is interrogated after burning down the Shukaku Pavilion in Kyoto. He remains silent throughout the questioning. A flashback occurs with Goichi arriving at the Soen Temple, with a letter of introduction from his deceased father, a monk at the Kan'ei-ji Temple and trusted friend of the high priest, Tayama Dosen. His father had expressed a sentiment that the Golden Pavilion is the most beautiful thing in the world. While preparing rice, Goichi remembers a past incident in which he is mocked for his stuttering. He also recalls witnessing his mother's adultery as a child. During a visit, Goichi's mother states the wish that he might one day become the head priest at the temple. He doubts her ambitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kon Ichikawa
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) and '' Fires on the Plain'' (1959), to the documentary '' Tokyo Olympiad'' (1965), which won two BAFTA Film Awards, and the 19th-century revenge drama '' An Actor's Revenge'' (1963). His film '' Odd Obsession'' (1959) won the Jury Prize at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. At his death in 2008, ''The New York Times'' recalled that "''The Globe and Mail'', the Canadian newspaper, called him in 2001 “the last living link between the golden age of Japanese cinema, the spunky New Wave that followed and contemporary Japanese film.”" Biography Early life Ichikawa was born in Ise, Mie Prefecture as Giichi Ichikawa (市川儀一). His father died when he was four years old, and the family kimono shop went bankrupt, so he went to live with his sister. He was given the name Kon by an uncle who thought the characters in the kanji 崑 si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flashback (narrative)
A flashback, more formally known as analepsis, is an interjected scene (fiction), scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the Plot (narrative), story. Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story's primary sequence of events to fill in crucial backstory. In the opposite direction, a flashforward (or prolepsis) reveals events that will occur in the future. Both flashback and flashforward are used to cohere a story, develop a character, or add structure to the narrative. In literature, internal analepsis is a flashback to an earlier point in the narrative; external analepsis is a flashback to a time before the narrative started. In film, flashbacks depict the subjective experience of a character by showing a memory of a previous event and they are often used to "resolve an enigma". Flashbacks are important in film noir and melodrama films. In films and television, several camera techniques, editing approaches and special e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanie Kitabayashi
was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Born Reiko Ando in Tokyo, she began as a stage actress. Kitabayashi was a founding member of the famed Mingei Theatre Company, founded in 1950. Early in her career, she became well known for portraying older women. In 1960, she won best actress awards at the 10th Blue Ribbon Awards and at the Mainichi Film Awards for '' Kiku to Isamu''. She also won the Japan Academy Prize for best actress in '' Rainbow Kids'' (1991), a film that also earned her honors from the Mainichi Film Awards and from '' Kinema Junpo''. She died on April 27, 2010, of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital. She was 98. Filmography Films *'' Children of Hiroshima'' (1952) *''Epitome'' (1953) *'' Life of a Woman'' (1953) *''Wolf'' (1955) *'' Mahiru no ankoku'' (1956) *'' Shirogane Shinjū'' (1956) *'' An Actress'' (1956) *'' The Hole'' (1957) *'' Yūrakuchō de Aimashō'' (1957) *'' Enjō'' (1958) *'' Kiku to Isamu'' (1959) *'' My Second Brother'' (1959) *'' Odd Obsession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryosuke Kagawa
was a Japanese actor. His son was child actor Sō Shuntarō. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1928 and 1986. His final film role was in the 1986 film ''Dixieland Daimyō'' directed by Kihachi Okamoto. Selected filmography * '' Story of a Beloved Wife'' (1951) * '' Dedication of the Great Buddha'' (1952) * '' Gate of Hell'' (1953) * '' Ugetsu'' (1953) * '' Sansho the Bailiff'' (1954) * '' The Second Son'' (1955) * '' The Renyasai Yagyu Hidden Story'' (1956) * ''Suzakumon'' (1957) * '' Enjō'' (1958) * '' The Loyal 47 Ronin'' (1958) * '' Nichiren: A Man of Many Miracles'' (1958) as Hōjō Sanemasa * '' Samurai Vendetta'' (1959) * '' Scar Yosaburo'' (1960) * '' The Story of Osaka Castle'' (1961) as Michiiku Itamiya * '' Akō Rōshi'' (1961) as Matsumae Izunokami * '' Hangyakuji'' (1961) as Ōkubo Tadayo * '' Love Under the Crucifix'' (1962) * '' 13 Assassins'' (1963) as Rōjū * '' Bushido, Samurai Saga'' (1963) as Kōzuki Genza * '' Kojiki Taishō'' (1964) * '' Zato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Hamamura
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 1995. Selected filmography * ''Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...'' (1955) * '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) * '' The Hole'' (1957) * '' The Temptress and the Monk'' (1958) * '' Enjō'' (1958) * '' Odd Obsession'' (1959) * '' Fires on the Plain'' (1959) * '' Her Brother'' (1960) * '' Being Two Isn't Easy'' (1962) * '' Bad Girl'' (1963) * '' A Legend or Was It?'' (1963) * '' The Scent of Incense'' (1964) * '' Taikōki'' (1965, TV), Hirate Masahide * '' Profound Desires of the Gods'' (1968) * '' Double Suicide'' (1969) * '' The Return of Ultraman'' (1971, TV) * '' Daichūshingura'' (1971, TV) * '' Horror Theater Unbalance'' (1973, TV) * '' Ultraman Taro'' (1973–74, TV) * '' Prophecies of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamao Nakamura
(born July 12, 1939 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Her father is kabuki is a classical form of Theatre of Japan, Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with Japanese traditional dance, traditional dance. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily stylised performances, its glamorous, highly decorated costumes ... actor Nakamura Ganjirō II. She was scouted by director Teruo Ogiyama and made her film debut with ''Kageko to Yukie'' when she was a junior high school student. After graduating junior high school, she signed her contract with Daiei film company in 1954. She married actor Shintaro Katsu in 1962. Filmography Film * '' Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord'' (1954) * '' Three Stripes in the Sun'' (1955) * ''Flowery Brothers'' (1956) * '' Sisters of the Gion'' (1956) * '' Zangiku monogatari'' (1956) * '' An Osaka Story'' (1957) * '' Onibi Kago'' (1957) * '' The Loyal 47 Ronin'' (1958) * '' Nuregami kenpō'' (1958) * '' Enjō'' (1958) * '' The Demon of Mount O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiyo Aratama
was a Japanese film and stage actress. Biography After graduating from the Takarazuka Music and Dance School, Aratama joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1945. She gave her film debut in 1951, but it was not before 1955 that she left the Takarazuka Revue, signing first with Nikkatsu film studios, then, after her contract expired, with Toho. She worked for directors such as Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu and Masaki Kobayashi, appearing in films like '' The Human Condition'', '' The End of Summer'', '' Kwaidan'' and '' 47 Ronin''. From the late 1970s on she concentrated solely on stage and television work. Due to health problems, she reduced her appearances after 1994. She died of heart failure Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to Cardiac cycle, fill with and pump blood. Although symptoms vary based on which side of the heart is affected, HF ... in 2001. Aratama never married. Selecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichikawa Raizō VIII
was a Japanese film and kabuki actor. His birth name was ,While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname). and his name was legally changed several times, first to , and later to , separate from his performing name. Six months after his birth in Kyoto he became the adopted son of . He made his kabuki acting debut at the age of 15 under the name . In 1951 he was adopted by and was renamed as Ichikawa Raizō VIII. In 1954 he began a career as a film actor. He received breakout acclaim for his performance in '' Enjō'' and received several awards for the performance including the Blue Ribbon Award and the Kinema Junpo Award, both for the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. Among his fans he was referred to lovingly as "Rai-sama." In June 1968 he was diagnosed with and underwent surgery for rectal ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikebana
is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is also known as . The origin of ikebana can be traced back to the ancient Japanese custom of erecting Evergreen, evergreen trees and decorating them with flowers as yorishiro () to invite the gods. Later, flower arrangements were instead used to adorn the (alcove) of a traditional Japanese home. is counted as one of the three classical Japanese arts of refinement, along with for incense appreciation and for tea and the tea ceremony. Etymology The term comes from the combination of the Japanese and . Possible translations include and . History The pastime of viewing plants and appreciating flowers throughout the four seasons was established in Japan early on from the aristocracy. poetry anthologies such as the and from the Heian period (794–1185) included many poems on the topic of flowers. With the introduction of Japanese Buddhism, Buddhism, offering flowers at Buddhist altars became common. Although the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pin-up
A pin-up model is a model (person), model whose mass-produced pictures and photographs have wide appeal within the popular culture of a society. Pin-up models are usually glamour photography, glamour, actresses, or fashion models whose pictures are intended for informal and aesthetic display, known for being pinned onto a wall. From the 1940s, pictures of pin-up girls were also known as cheesecake in the U.S. The term ''pin-up'' refers to drawings, paintings, and photographs of semi-nude women and was first attested to in English in 1941. Images of pin-up girls were published in magazines and newspapers. They were also displayed on postcards, lithographs, and calendars. The counterpart of the pin-up girl is the male pin-up, also known as ''beefcake'', including celebrated actors and athletes such as the actor James Dean, the singer Jim Morrison, and the model Fabio Lanzoni, Fabio. History From the early 19th century, when pin-up modeling had "theatrical origins", American bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanquan Puyuan
Nanquan Puyuan ( Chinese: 南泉普願; Wade-Giles: ''Nan-ch’üan P’u-yüan''; Pinyin: ''Nánquán Pǔyuàn''; Japanese: ''Nansen Fugan''; Korean: 남천보원 ''Namcheon Bowon'') (c. 749 – c. 835) was a Chan (Zen) Buddhist master in China during the Tang dynasty. He was a student and Dharma successor of Master Mazu Daoyi (709–788). Biography In the year 795, after his enlightenment experience under Mazu, he settled in a self-made hut on Mount Nanquan, from which his dharma name is derived, and lived there in eremitic solitude for three decades. In time, monks persuaded him to come down the mountain and found a monastery; from that time forward, he always had hundreds of students. Appearance in koans Nanquan appears in several gong'ans: * 4 koans in The Gateless Gate (#14, #19, #27, #34), * 6 koans in the Blue Cliff Record (#28, #31, #40, #63, #64, #69), and * 3 koans in The Book of Equanimity (#9, #69, #91). Two gong'ans from the Blue Cliff Record (#28 & #69) dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koan
A ( ; ; zh, c=公案, p=gōng'àn ; ; ) is a story, dialogue, question, or statement from Chinese Chan Buddhist lore, supplemented with commentaries, that is used in Zen Buddhist practice in different ways. The main goal of practice in Zen is to achieve (Chinese: jianxing 見性), to see or observe one's buddha-nature. Extended study of literature as well as meditation () on a is a major feature of modern Rinzai Zen. They are also studied in the Sōtō school of Zen to a lesser extent. In Chinese Chan and Korean Seon Buddhism, meditating on a , a key phrase of a , is also a major Zen meditation method. Etymology The Japanese term is the Sino-Japanese reading of the Chinese word ( zh, c= 公案, p=gōng'àn, w=kung-an, l=public case). The term is a compound word, consisting of the characters ('public; official; governmental; common; collective; fair; equitable') and ('table; desk, altar; (law) case; record; file; plan; mandate, proposal.') According to the Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
