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Fujima Family
Fujima (written: 藤間 or 藤真) is a Japanese surname Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor .... Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese dancer * Fusako Fujima (藤間房子, 1882–1954), Japanese actress *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese dancer and actress *, Japanese actress {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Surname
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japanese studies , sometimes known as Japanology in Europe, is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese language, history, culture, litera ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiko Fujima
was a Japanese dancer. She was the first woman in the field of kabuki to be named a Living National Treasure. Early life Fujima was born Kimiyo Tanaka on October 31, 1907 in Tokyo, Japan. She was adopted by the Fujima family and began studying traditional Japanese dance under Fujima Kan'emon II as a child. She took her professional name in 1926. Career In 1929 Fujima managed a dance troupe. The group went on hiatus during World War II, and restarted their activities in 1947. Her grandson, Fujima Rankoh, became the head of the group later. She also performed abroad in theaters like the Japan America Theater in Los Angeles. Fujima excelled at dances for male characters that are accompanied by tokiwazu music. Her most famous performances are ''Kikujido'' and ''Kagekiyo.'' The latter won the Education Minister's Theater Festival Prize in 1955. She also choreographs dances for kabuki, most notably ''Masakado'' and ''Seki no To.'' She took great care to teach her students about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fusako Fujima
, born Ginko Yanoshima, was a Japanese actress, dancer, and singer. She was with the Imperial Theatre in the 1910s, and appeared in Japanese films in the 1930s and 1940s, including Mikio Naruse's ''Sincerity'' (1939) and Akira Kurosawa's '' No Regrets for Our Youth'' (1946). Early life and education Ginko Yanoshima was born in Tokyo, the daughter of a paper merchant. She studied art, music, and dance, and trained for the theatre at the school of Sada Yakko. She began her stage career in the Imperial Theatre. Stage career Fujima's early career was on the stage. She played Mistress Quickly in ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' in Tokyo in 1912. "The fearlessness and scorn of the samurai mother, played by Miss Fusako Fujima, was a revelation of what the shy, sophisticated Japanese women can do in simulating passion," wrote an American reviewer in 1914, in ''Overland Monthly.'' She was described as "the best Japanese dancer among the actresses", in a 1915 report in ''The Far East (per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |