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Dodes'ka-den
is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film stars Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, and Shinsuke Minami. It is based on Shūgorō Yamamoto's 1962 novel ''A City Without Seasons'' and is about a group of homeless people living in poverty on the outskirts of Tokyo. ''Dodes'ka-den'' was Kurosawa's first film in five years, his first without actor Toshiro Mifune since '' Ikiru'' in 1952, and his first without composer Masaru Sato since ''Seven Samurai'' in 1954. Filming began on April 23, 1970, and ended 28 days later. This was Kurosawa's first-ever color film and had a budget of only . In order to finance the film, Kurosawa mortgaged his house, but it failed at the box office, grossing less than its budget, leaving him with large debts and, at sixty-one years old, dim employment prospects. Kurosawa's disappointment culminated one year later on December 22, 1971, when he attempted suicide by slashing his wrists and neck with a razor. Plot The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takao Saito (cinematographer)
was a Japanese cinematographer who frequently collaborated with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. After assisting on '' High and Low'' (1963) and ''Red Beard'' (1965), he became Kurosawa's "cinematographer of choice" after serving as principal cinematographer on ''Dodes'ka-den'' (1970). Saito was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a cinematographer for work on one particular motion picture. History In its first film season, 1927–28, this award (like others such as the acting awards) ... for his work in the film '' Ran'' (1985). References External links * Japanese cinematographers 1929 births 2014 deaths {{Cinematographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuko Kusunoki
is a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 1959. Selected filmography External links * 1933 births Living people Japanese film actresses {{Japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kin Sugai
(28 February 1926 – 10 August 2018) was a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 9th Hochi Film Award for '' The Funeral''. Sugai is famous for her role as Sen Nakamura in the jidaigeki drama Hissatsu series. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 8th Japan Academy Film Prize for her role in '' The Funeral''. In 2008, she landed lead role for the first time in Hideo Sakai film "Bokuno Obaachan" at the age of 82, and was certified as Guinness as "the world's oldest movie starring actress". Filmography ;Film Television *'' Hissatsu series'' **'' Hissatsu Shiokinin'' (1973) as Sen Nakamura **'' Kurayami Shitomenin'' (1974) as Sen Nakamura **'' Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō'' (1975–1976) as Sen Nakamura **'' Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin'' (1977) as Sen Nakamura **'' Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin'' (1978) as Sen Nakamura **'' Hissatsu Shigotonin'' (1979–1981) as Sen Nakamura **'' Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin'' (1981–1982) as Sen Nakamura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toho
is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many '' kaiju'' and '' tokusatsu'' films, the Chouseishin ''tokusatsu'' superhero television franchise, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli, CoMix Wave Films, TMS Entertainment and OLM, Inc. All nine of the highest-grossing Japanese films are released by Toho. Other famous directors, including Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, and Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho. Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 32 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances throughout the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaru Sato
(sometimes transliterated Satoh) was a Japanese composer of film scores. Following the 1955 death of Fumio Hayasaka, whom Sato studied under, Sato was the composer of Akira Kurosawa's films for the next 10 years. He was nominated for Best Music at the 15th Japan Academy Prize in 1992. In 1999, the Japanese government decorated Sato with the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette for his contributions to the arts. Career He was born in Rumoi, Hokkaido, and raised in Sapporo. While studying at the National Music Academy, Sato came under the influence of Fumio Hayasaka, Akira Kurosawa's regular composer for his earlier films. He became a pupil of Hayasaka's, studying film scoring with him at Toho Studios, and working on the orchestration of '' Seven Samurai'' (1954). When the older composer died suddenly in 1955, leaving the scores to Kenji Mizoguchi's '' New Tales of the Taira Clan'', and Kurosawa's '' I Live in Fear'' incomplete, Toho assigned Sato to fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisuke Kinoshita
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Ronald Berganbr>"A satirical eye on Japan: Keisuke Kinoshita" ''The Guardian'', 5 January 1999. While lesser-known internationally than contemporaries such as Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujirō Ozu, he was a household figure in his home country, beloved by both critics and audiences from the 1940s to the 1960s. Among his best known films are ''Carmen Comes Home'' (1951), Japan's first colour feature, ''Tragedy of Japan'' (1953), '' Twenty-Four Eyes'' (1954), '' You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum'' (1955), '' Times of Joy and Sorrow'' (1957), '' The Ballad of Narayama'' (1958), and '' The River Fuefuki'' (1960). Biography Early years Keisuke Kinoshita was born Masakichi Kinoshita on 5 December 1912, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, as the fourth of eight children of merchant Shūkichi Kinoshita and his wife Tama. His family manufactured pickles and owned a grocery store. A film fan already in early years, he vowed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shūgorō Yamamoto
, better known by the pen name of , was a Japanese novelist and short-story writer active during the Shōwa period of Japan. He was noted for his popular literature, and is known to have published works under at least fourteen different pen names. Early life Yamamoto was born in what is now Otsuki city in Yamanashi prefecture, to a family in impoverished circumstances. Lack of money forced him to drop out of secondary school, but he continued his education part-time, while living as a boarder above a used bookstore. His pen-name came from the name of the store where he lived. Literary career Yamamoto's literary debut was with a short story called ''Sumadera fukin'', and a stage drama in three acts, called ''Horinji iki'', which were both published in 1926. His early works were aimed primarily at children. In 1932, he turned to popular stories for adults with ''Dadara Dambei'', which received little serious notice from the literary world, so he continued to write popular det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repoussé And Chasing
''Repoussé'' () or ''repoussage'' () is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. Chasing (French: '' ciselure'') or embossing is a similar technique in which the piece is hammered on the front side, sinking the metal. The two techniques are often used in conjunction. Many metals can be used for chasing and repoussé work, including gold, silver, copper, and alloys such as steel, bronze, and pewter. These techniques are very ancient and have been extensively used all over the world, as they require only the simplest tools and materials, and yet allow great diversity of expression. They are also relatively economical, since there is no loss or waste of metal, which mostly retains its original size and thickness. Toolmarks are often intentionally left visible in the result. A few among many famous examples of repoussé and chasing are the prehistoric Gundestrup cauldron, the mask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinsuke Minami
Shinsuke (written: , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese actor *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist *, Japanese writer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese film director, screenwriter and video game designer *, Japanese comedian and television presenter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese skeleton racer *, Japanese boxer Fictional characters * Shinsuke Kita (北 信介), a character from the manga and anime ''Haikyu!!'' with the position of wing spiker and the captain of Inarizaki High {{given name * Shinsuke Takasugi (高杉 晋助) a character from the manga and anime ''Gintama is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
