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Min Tanaka
is a Japanese dancer and actor. Biography Tanaka was trained in ballet and modern dance, but in 1974, turned his back on these forms. He began his solo career with a series of nearly-naked primarily outdoor improvisational dances that took place throughout Japan, often dancing up to five times a day. For a time in the 1980s, he was associated with Hijikata Tatsumi and butoh, a loose genre of Japanese dance, but now has broken from that framework as well, and no longer uses that term to describe his dances. From 1986 to 2010, Tanaka hosted dance workshops based in Body Weather, a movement ideology which "conceives of the body as a force of nature: omni-centered, anti-hierarchic, and acutely sensitive to external stimuli." In 1985, Tanaka and his colleagues founded Body Weather Farm, located four hours west of Tokyo, where he taught summer sessions lasting four to five weeks in Japanese and English. Much of the training workshop students received was centered on the labor of work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devasta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isshin Inudo
is a Japanese film director. Career Inudo began making films on his own in high school, with one of his works being selected for the 1979 Pia Film Festival. After attending Tokyo Zokei University, he found work at Asahi Promotions where he began directing television commercials, including some award winning ones. He made his feature-length film debut in 1995 with ''Futari ga Shabette iru'', which earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. ''Josee, the Tiger and the Fish'' (2003) earned him the Minister of Education New Director Award for Fine Art. Filmography * ''Futari ga Shabette Iru'' (1995) * ''Across a Gold Prairie'' (1999) * ''Josee, the Tiger and the Fish'' (2003) * ''Blooming Again is a 2003 novel by Ranzō Ōta. It has been adapted into a film by Isshin Inudo in 2004. Film Adaptation * ''Blooming Again'' directed by Isshin Inudo, a Toei production in 2004, it stars Tsutomu Yamazaki. Hisaya Morishige and Takuya Fujioka ma ...'' (2004) * ''All Abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto Inferno
is a 2014 Japanese film based on the manga series of the same name, and serves as the second installment of the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' film series', following the first film ''Rurouni Kenshin'' (2012). The film was followed by a direct sequel, '' Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends'', which takes place immediately from the ending of ''Kyoto Inferno''. On June 21, 2016, Funimation announced that they acquired the rights to the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' live-action trilogy for US distribution. ''Kyoto Inferno'' was released subtitled in US theaters in September 2016. A home video and video on demand release followed shortly after. Plot In Settsu Mine, Hyōgo Prefecture, Saitō Hajime leads the Japanese police in tracking Shishio Makoto, a notorious renegade who was betrayed by the government after he had helped them defeat the Tokugawa shogunate during the Battle of Toba–Fushimi. However, Shishio's men ambush and massacre the police in the mine; Sishio tells Saitō his plan to conquer Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asano Naganori
was the ''daimyō'' of the Akō Domain in Japan (1675–1701). His title was ''Takumi no Kami'' (). He is known as the person who triggered a series of incidents retold in a story known as '' Chūshingura'' (involving the forty-seven rōnin), one of the favourite themes of kabuki, jōruri, and Japanese books and films. Biography He was born in Edo as the eldest son of Asano Nagatomo. His family was a branch of the Asano clan whose main lineage was in Hiroshima. His grandfather Naganao was appointed to the position of ''daimyō'' of Ako with 50 thousand '' koku''. After Naganao died in 1671, Nagatomo succeeded to the position, but died after three years in 1675. Naganori succeeded his father at the age of nine. In 1680, he was appointed to the office of ''Takumi no Kami'', the head of carpentry at the imperial court, but this office was nominal, as were other offices granted to samurai at that time, and only had an honorific meaning. As a ''daimyō'' with a small fief, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
47 Ronin (2013 Film)
''47 Ronin'' is a 2013 American fantasy action film directed by Carl Rinsch in his directorial debut. Written by Chris Morgan and Hossein Amini from a story conceived by Morgan and Walter Hamada, the film is a work of ''Chūshingura'' ("The Treasury of Loyal Retainers"): a fictionalized account of the forty-seven rōnin, a real-life group of masterless samurai under daimyō Asano Naganori in 18th-century Japan who avenged Naganori's death by confronting his rival Kira Yoshinaka. Starring Keanu Reeves in the title role, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Rinko Kikuchi and Ko Shibasaki, the film bears little resemblance to its historical basis compared to previous adaptations, and instead serves as a stylized interpretation set "in a world of witches and giants." Produced by H2F Entertainment, Mid Atlantic Films, Moving Picture Company, Stuber Productions and Relativity Media, ''47 Ronin'' premiered in Japan on December 6, 2013 before being released by Universal Pictures on D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Yamazaki
is a Japanese visual effects artist, television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. He won the Director of the Year and Screenplay of the Year awards at the Japan Academy Film Prize in 2006 for '' Always: Sunset on Third Street''. He is a member of the animation and visual effects studio Shirogumi. Filmography Films * '' Juvenile'' (2000) * ''Returner'' (2002) * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street'' (2005) * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street 2'' (2007) * ''Ballad'' (2009) * ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (2010) * '' Friends: Naki on Monster Island'' (2011) * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street 3'' (2012) * ''The Eternal Zero'' (2013) * ''Stand by Me Doraemon'' (2014) * '' Parasyte: Part 1'' (2014) * ''The Fighter Pilot'' (2014) * '' Parasyte: Part 2'' (2015) * '' Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate'' (2016) * ''Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura'' (2017) * ''The Great War of Archimedes'' (2019) * '' Dragon Quest: Your Story'' (2019) * '' Lupin III: The First'' (2019) * ''Stand by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eternal Zero
is a 2013 Japanese war drama film directed by Takashi Yamazaki and based on a novel by Naoki Hyakuta, published in English by Vertical Inc. The film starts with a frame story set in 2004. A Japanese man in his twenties learns that he is the grandson of a Kamikaze military aviator, who was killed in World War II. He then investigates the life story of his grandfather, wanting to find out why a supposedly timid man volunteered for a suicide mission. Most of the film depicts the grandfather's wartime service. Plot In 2004, twenty-six-year-old Kentaro Saeki is repeatedly failing the national bar examination and is uncertain about his future. One day, after the funeral of his grandmother, Matsuno, he is startled to learn from his mother and older sister Keiko that his maternal grandfather Kenichiro was not his blood-relation. Keiko and Kentaro start hearing stories about their real grandfather, Kyuzo Miyabe and visit many of his former comrades, all of whom begin by criticizing h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masato Harada
is a Japanese film director, film critic, and sometimes an actor; he is best known to foreign audiences as Omura in ''The Last Samurai'' and as Mr Mita in ''Fearless''. In both his acting roles he portrayed the villain who wants Japan to westernize under the Meiji Restoration in the meantime trying to remove the old ways. Early life Harada was born in Numazu, Shizuoka and graduated from Higashi High School. In 1972 he went to London to learn English. He then attended Tokyo College of Photography and Pepperdine University, where he spent number of years training as a filmmaker. He married journalist Mizuho Fukuda in 1976. Career Harada made his directorial debut in 1979. He collaborated and showcased his works in Europe and US and worked as an English to Japanese subtitle translator for number of American films showing in Japan. As an actor, he appeared in Edward Zwick's ''The Last Samurai'' in 2003. and Ronny Yu's ''Fearless'' in 2006. Style and influences In a 2001 interview, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaiji Keisatsu (film)
, also known in English as ''Black Dawn'', is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Kentarō Horikirizono and based on a novel by Iku Asō. Cast * Atsurō Watabe as Kenji Sumimoto (Nihongo: 澄本健二, ''Sumimoto Kenji'') * Kim Kang-woo as An Min-cheol (Hangul: 안민철, ''An Min-cheol''/Nihongo: アン・ミンチョル, ''An Minchoru'') * Yōko Maki as Kaori (Nihongo: かおり, ''Kaori'') * Machiko Ono as Hina Matsuzawa (Nihongo: 松沢ひな, ''Matsuzawa Hina'') * Min Tanaka as Masayoshi Jo (Nihongo: 城正義, ''Jō Masayoshi'') * Im Hyung-joon as Kim Jeong-soo (Hangul: 김정수, ''Gim Jeong-su''/Nihongo: キム・ジョンス, ''Kimu Jonsu'') * Kenichi Endō as Toshiki Kurata (Nihongo: 倉田俊樹, ''Kurata Toshiki'') * Kimiko Yo as Kumi Muramatsu (Nihongo: 村松久美, ''Muramatsu Kumi'') * Ryo Ishibashi as Shotaro Ariga (Nihongo: 有賀章太郎, ''Ariga Shōtarō'') * Toshiyuki Kitami as Ryoga Kanazawa (Nihongo: 金沢良賀 ''Kanazawa Ryōga'') * Kenichi Takito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izuru Narushima
is a Japanese scriptwriter and film director from Yamanashi Prefecture. In 2011, his film '' Rebirth'' was awarded the Japanese Academy Prize for best picture. Filmography As Director * ''The Hunter and the Hunted'' (2004) * ''Fly, Daddy, Fly'' (2005) * '' Midnight Eagle'' (2007) * ''Love Fight'' (2008) * '' The Lone Scalpel'' (2010) * '' Isoroku'' (2011) * '' Rebirth'' (2011) * ''A Chair on the Plains'' (2013) * ''Cape Nostalgia is a 2014 Japanese drama film directed by Izuru Narushima. It was released on October 11. The film is based on the novel by Akio Morisawa. Cast *Sayuri Yoshinaga * Hiroshi Abe *Yūko Takeuchi *Shōfukutei Tsurube II , born , is a Japanese ...'' (2014) * '' Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion'' (2015) * '' Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment'' (2015) * ''To Each His Own'' (2017) * ''Good-Bye'' (2020) * ''A Morning of Farewell'' (2021) * ''Familia'' (2023) * ''Father of the Milky Way Railroad'' (2023) References Japanese film directors Peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebirth (2011 Film)
is a 2011 Japanese drama film directed by Izuru Narushima, based on author Mitsuyo Kakuta's novel. The film was a critical success, winning 10 awards at the 35th Japan Academy Prize, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Script. Plot A woman named Kiwako (Hiromi Nagasaku) abducts a baby from a man with whom she has had an affair. For four years Kiwako has raised the child as her own until she gets arrested. The child named Erina is then returned to her birth parents, but she can't find peace. As an adult, Erina (Mao Inoue) also has an affair with a married man and gets pregnant. To confront her past, Erina goes to Shodoshima where she has lived with Kiwako as a child. There Erina discovers a shocking truth and makes a decision. Cast * Mao Inoue as Erina Akiyama * Hiromi Nagasaku as Nonomiya Kiwako * Eiko Koike as Chigusa Ando * Tetsushi Tanaka as Takehiro Akiyama * Yoko Moriguchi as Etsuko Akiyama * Mitsuru Hirata as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Coixet
Isabel Coixet Castillo (; born 9 April 1960 ) is a Spanish film director. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition to documentary films, shorts, and commercials. Her films depart from the traditional national cinema of Spain, and help to “untangle films from their national context ... clearing the path for thinking about national film from different perspectives.” The recurring themes of “emotions, feelings, and existential conflict” coupled with her distinct visual style secure the “multifaceted (she directs, writes, produces, shoots, and acts)” filmmaker's status as a “Catalan auteur.” Early life Isabel Coixet was born in Sant Adrià del Besòs next to Barcelona on 9 April 1960. She started filming when she was given an 8 mm camera on the occasion of her First Communion. After obtaining a BA degree in history at Barcelona Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
