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Minamoto No Yoshitsune (TV Series)
is a 1966 Japanese television series. It is the 4th NHK taiga drama. First viewing rating: 32.5%. Highest audience rating: 32.5%. Average audience rating: 23.5%. Although only episodes 1, 33, and 52 still exist, it is the most surviving footage of the 1960s Taiga dramas. Story The drama deals with the Genpei War during Heian period, late Heian period. Based on Genzō Murakami's novels "Minamoto no Yoshitsune". The story chronicles the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Production * Kunishirō Hayashi - Sword fight arranger Cast Yoshitsune and people around him * Onoe Kikunosuke VII as Minamoto no Yoshitsune * Ken Ogata as Benkei * Junko Fuji as Shizuka Gozen * Isuzu Yamada as Tokiwa Gozen * Hiroshi Akutagawa as Minamoto no Yoritomo * Michiko Otsuka as Hojo Masako * Kazuo Kitamura as Ōe no Hiromoto * Jun Tazaki as Tosano bo Soshun * Shin Kishida as Onuki Jiro * Isao Hashizume Taira clan * Ryutaro Tashumi as Taira no Kiyomori * Chiyonosuke Azuma as Taira no Munemori * Kazuo Funak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiga Drama
is the name NHK gives to the annual year-long historical drama television series it broadcasts in Japan. Beginning in 1963 with the black-and-white ''Hana no Shōgai'', starring kabuki actor Onoe Shoroku II and Awashima Chikage, the network regularly hires different writers, directors, and other creative staff for each taiga drama. The 45-minute show airs on the NHK General TV network every Sunday at 8:00pm, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 1:05pm. NHK BS, NHK BS Premium 4K and NHK World Premium broadcasts are also available. Taiga dramas are very costly to produce. The usual procedure of a taiga drama production would have one-third of the total number of scripts finished before shooting begins. Afterwards, audience reception is taken into account as the rest of the series is written. Many times, the dramas are adapted from a novel (e.g. ''Fūrin Kazan (TV series), Fūrin Kazan'' is based on ''The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan''). Though taiga dramas have been regarded by Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunishirō Hayashi
was a Japanese actor, action director, martial artist and sword fight arranger. He served as a sword fight arranger in almost all of the Taiga drama series on NHK in his lifetime. In 1963, he founded stunt performers production company ''Wakakoma action club''. His final appearance as an actor was in the 2016 Taiga drama series Sanada Maru, he played the role of Takeda Shingen. He was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4th Japan Action Awards. Selected filmography As an actor *Taiga drama **'' Ten to Chi to'' (1969) as Morozumi Torasada **'' Kaze to Kumo to Niji to'' (1976) as Fujiwara no Hidesatos vassal **''Dokuganryū Masamune'' (1987) as Matsubara Tamon **''Hana no Ran'' (1994) as Asakura Takakage **''Mōri Motonari'' (1997) as Shinagawa Daizen **''Kōmyō ga Tsuji'' (2006) as Takenouchi Soemon **''Tenchijin'' (2009) as Kamiizumi Hidetsuna **''Sanada Maru'' (2016) as Takeda Shingen *''Taiyō ni Hoero!'' (1972) as an Assassin (ep.1) *'' Oretachi wa Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taira No Munemori
was heir to Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira clan's chief commanders in the Genpei War. As his father Taira no Kiyomori laid on his deathbed, Kiyomori declared, among his last wishes, that all affairs of the clan be placed in Munemori's hands. His eldest son, Shigemori, had already died two years earlier, so Munemori became next in line. In 1183, the rival Minamoto clan gained power, with Minamoto no Yoshinaka and Minamoto no Yukiie besieging the capital city. Following the defection of Emperor Go-Shirakawa to the Minamoto side, Munemori led his forces in capturing the capital city to the west, along with the young Emperor Antoku. In September that same year, the Taira established a temporary Court in Kyūshū is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa and the other Ryukyu (''Nansei'') Islands). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regio ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiyonosuke Azuma
was a Japanese actor and '' Nihon-buyō'' dancer. He appeared in more than 40 films from 1954 to 1993. Biography Azuma was born on 19 August 1926, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. He attended the Tokyo University of the Arts, while studying Japanese dance under Bandō Mitsugorō VIII. He joined the Toei studio in 1954 and became a star after his debut film, ''Yukinojo henge'', was a hit. His films with Yorozuya Kinnosuke, such as the "Fuefuki Dōji" and "Beni Kujaku" series, were some of the more popular works during the golden age of jidaigeki in the 1950s. After leaving Toei in 1965, Azuma concentrated on teaching dance while occasionally appearing in film and on stage and television. Azuma died on 9 November 2000, in Tokyo, at the age of 74. Selected filmography *''Shinsengumi Oni Taicho'' (1954) *''Yukinojō henge - Fukushū no koi'' (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / Yamitarō *''Yukinojō henge - Fukushū no mai'' (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / Yamitarō *''Yukinojō henge - Fukushū ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taira No Kiyomori
was a military leader and '' kugyō'' of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan. Early life Kiyomori was born in Japan, in 1118 as the first son of Taira no Tadamori. His mother, Gion no Nyogo, was wife of Tadamori and a palace servant according to '' The Tale of the Heike''. Family Father: Taira no TadamoriMother: Gion no Nyogo (d. 1147)Concubine(s): Taira no TokikoChildren: * Taira no Shigemori * Taira no Munemori * Taira no Tomomori * Taira no Tokuko * Taira no Shigehira Career After the death of his father in 1153, Kiyomori assumed control of the Taira clan and ambitiously entered the political realm, in which he had previously only held a minor post. Before that though, in 1156, he and Minamoto no Yoshitomo, head of the Minamoto clan, suppressed the rebels in the Hōgen Rebellion. This established the Taira and Minamoto as the top samurai clans in Kyoto. However, this ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Hashizume
is a Japanese actor. He also worked as a narrator for documentaries, both on television and film. He trained as an actor at Bungakuza is a Japanese theatre company. Along with the Mingei Theatre Company and the Haiyuza Theatre Company it is considered one of the "Big Three" among Shingeki theatre troupes. History The company was founded by Kunio Kishida, Mantarō Kubota ....週刊現代6月5日号「私の地図」第485回 p84-86 Selected filmography Film Television Awards and honours ;Awards ;Honours References External linksOfficial profile * 1941 births Living people Male actors from Osaka Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Long stubs with short prose {{Japan-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Kishida
Shin Kishida (岸田 森, 17 October 1939 – 28 December 1982) was a Japanese television, film, and stage actor. Biography Shin Kishida was born at Kawakita General Hospital in Asagaya, Suginami, Tokyo. His uncle was playwright Kunio Kishida, and actress Kyōko Kishida and children's author Eriko Kishida were his first cousins. He lived in Nakano, Tokyo, Nakano until the age of five. In 1944 he enrolled in Yumoto Elementary School in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa, where he was sent to live as part of a wartime evacuation of children from major cities. He returned to Tokyo in 1947, and transferred to Kudan Elementary School, Chiyoda, Tokyo. After graduating from Kojimachi Junior High School (Kojimachi Chūgakkō, where he became friends with future politician Koichi Kato (politician, born 1939), Koichi Katō) and Kaijō High School (Kaijō Kōkō), he took a year off from his studies before entering the English literature department of Hōsei University. However, he dro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Tazaki
, born Minoru Tanaka, was a Japanese actor best known for his various roles in kaiju films produced by Toho, often portraying scientists or military personnel. Career Tanaka began his career as a traveling stage actor in the 1930s, performing under both his birth name and various stage names. In 1950, he changed his name to Jun Tazaki when he appeared in Shintoho's film '' Sasameyuki''. After initially holding only small film roles, Tazaki gradually gained popularity and began playing larger roles in films produced by Toho in the 1960s. Akira Kurosawa frequently cast Tazaki in his films, but Ishirō Honda also considered him a favorite. Toho's science fiction films, particularly those directed by Honda, featured him throughout the 1960s as an authority figure with a moustache. As well as playing stern but benevolent father figures, Tazaki played villains with a ruthless streak. His defining role came in Honda's ''Atragon'', in which he portrayed the embittered World War II ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōe No Hiromoto
Ōe no Hiromoto (, 1148–1225) was a Japanese ''kuge'' (court noble) and vassal of the Kamakura shogunate, and contributed to establishing the shogunate's governmental structure. Life A great-grandson of the famous scholar Ōe no Masafusa, he was born to Ōe no Koremitsu and adopted by Nakahara no Hirosue but later returned to the Ōe family in 1216. There is another theory that Hiromoto was born to Fujiwara no Mitsuyoshi. As a minor noble, he originally served at the Imperial Court in Kyoto. In 1184 he was invited to Kamakura by Minamoto no Yoritomo, who later founded the Kamakura shogunate. He became the first head (''bettō'') of the new Kumonjo (Board of Public Documents) in the same year and then of the Mandokoro (Administrative Board) in 1191. On Hiromoto's advice, Yoritomo appointed ''jitō'' and ''shugo'' in 1185, which helped to strengthen shogunal control over the provinces. In 1190 Ōe followed Yoritomo to Kyoto and remained there to negotiate with the imperi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuo Kitamura
was a Japanese actor. His son is actor Yukiya Kitamura. Kitamura met Shōhei Imamura when he was a student of Waseda University and became a close friend so often worked with Imamura. Kitamura joined Bungakuza theatre company and started his acting career in 1950. In 1953, he made his film debut with '' An Inlet of Muddy Water'' directed by Tadashi Imai. Filmography Film Television * '' Taikōki'' (1965) as Torii Suneemon * '' Ten to Chi to'' (1969) as Murakami Yoshikiyo * '' Haru no Sakamichi'' (1971) as Shima Sakon * '' Akō Rōshi'' (1979) as Ono Kurobei * ''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) as Mizuno Tadamasa * ''Oshin'' (1983) as Tabokura Daigorō * '' Aoi'' (2000) as Maeda Toshiie * ''Churasan'' (2001) as Daishin Shimada Voice acting * '' Lawrence of Arabia'' (1978 Nippon TV edition) – Auda Abu Tayi (Anthony Quinn Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known as Anthony Quinn, was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hojo Masako
Hojo or Hōjō may refer to: Hojo or HoJo: *Howard Johnson's, a U.S. chain of restaurants and hotels *A nickname for a number of people named Howard Johnson *A nickname for Howard Jones (British musician), an synthpop singer, musician and songwriter *A nickname for Howard Jones (American singer), a vocalist for several metalcore bands *MGR-1 Honest John, the first nuclear-capable missile and a popular airframe for hobby modelers *Hojo, a supporting character in comic strip ''Mandrake the Magician'' * Professor Hojo, a non-playable character in the video game ''Final Fantasy VII'' Hōjō or Houjou: * Hōjō, one of the five kata of Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū * Hōjō (Inuyasha), a character in the manga and anime series ''Inuyasha'' *Hōjō clan, a family of regents of the Kamakura Shogunate * Late Hōjō clan, daimyō in the Sengoku Period * Buntarō Hōjō, a main character in the visual novel series ''Girls Beyond the Wasteland'' *Hōjō, Ehime, a city in Japan * Emu H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minamoto No Yoritomo
was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1192 until 1199, also the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Minamoto no Yoriie" in . He was the husband of Hōjō Masako who acted as regent (''shikken'') after his death. Yoritomo was the son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo and belonged to Seiwa Genji's prestigious Kawachi Genji family. After successfully maneuvering himself to the position of rightful heir of the Minamoto clan, he led his clan against the Taira clan, Taira from his capital in Kamakura, beginning the Genpei War in 1180. After five years of civil war, the Minamoto clan finally defeated the Taira in the Battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185. Yoritomo established the supremacy of the samurai caste and the first shogunate (''bakufu'') which was to be centered around Kamakura, thus beginning the History of Japan#Feudal Japan, feudal age in Japan, which lasted until the 17th century. Early life Yoritomo was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
