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Nobuo Yana
is a Japanese film actor. He is most famous for playing villains. Before he started his acting career, he was a professional baseball player of Toei Flyer's. In 1956, he joined Toei Flyer's but in 1958, he retired because of an injury. He joined Toei film company and made his film debut in 1959. He debuted as a director with his film '' Dagashiya Koharu'' in 2018. Selected filmography Film * '' The Proud Challenge'' (1962) * '' Gang vs. G-Men'' (1962) * '' Wolves, Pigs and Men'' (1964) : Bagman * '' A Fugitive from the Past'' (1965) : Machida * '' Soshiki Bōryoku series'' (1967–69) : Tetsu * '' Abashiri Prison'' film series (1965-1972) * '' Gendai Yakuza: Yotamono Jingi'' (1969) : Itō * '' Bloodstained Clan Honor'' (1970) : Yabuki * '' Street Mobster'' (1972) : Karasawa * '' Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable'' (1973) : Adachi * '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima'' (1973) : Asano * '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War'' (1974 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okayama City
is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889. , the city has an estimated population of 700,940 and a population density of 890 people per km2. The total area is . The city is the site of Kōraku-en, known as one of the top three traditional gardens in Japan, and Okayama Castle, which is ranked among the best 100 Japanese castles. The city is famous as the setting of the Japanese fable ''Momotarō''. Okayama joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. History Sengoku period to Bakumatsu period Before the Muromachi period, Okayama was one corner of a farm region and included a small castle built by the Kanemitsu. In the Sengoku period, Ukita Naoie attacked Okayama and attacked the castle for the transportation resources and extensive farmland in the regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Battles Without Honor And Humanity (1974 Film)
is a 1974 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It begins a new series of films with unrelated plots, based on the director's earlier ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' pentalogy. '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head'' followed in 1975 and '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss'' in 1976. Plot In 1950, Makio Miyoshi, a member of the Yamamori Family, attempts to assassinate the boss of the rival Asada Family in public, but flees before finishing the job. That evening, he meets with his boss, Yoshio Yamamori, who berates him for his failure. Two other Yamamori Family members, lieutenant Naotake Aoki and senior officer Shigeru Nanba, arrive to collect Yamamori and provide Makio with a clean gun to kill Boss Asada. Makio then allows himself to be arrested for his crime and is sentenced to eight years in prison. Nine years later, Makio is visited by both Yamamori and Aoki and learns that the family is divided, with Yamamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Births
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's Colonial empire, colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of . * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Saar (League of Nations), Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly (game), Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dokuganryū Masamune
is a 1987 Japanese historical television series. It is the 25th NHK ''taiga'' drama. The broadcast received an average viewer rating of 39.7 percent in the Kanto area with the highest viewing rating of 47.8%. The drama was adapted from the novel of Sōhachi Yamaoka. Plot The drama takes place during the late Sengoku and early Edo periods. It chronicles the life of Date Masamune, from before his birth until his death. Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan in 1590, but Date Masamune did not abandon his ambition to rule the nation at every possible opportunity. Production *Original – Sōhachi Yamaoka *Music – Shin’ichirō Ikebe *Historical research – Keizō Suzuki *Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi *Supervisor - Yasumune Date Cast Starring role * Ken Watanabe as Date Masamune, the one-eyed dragon ** Ryota Fujima (later Fujima Kanjuro VIII) as Bontenmaru (child Masamune) ** Eiji Shima as Tojiro (pre-teen Masamune) Date clan * Kin'ya Kitaōji as Date Terumune, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uchi No Ko Ni Kagitte (popularly abbreviated as UChi), a private university in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Uchi may refer to: * Uchi (restaurant), a sushi restaurant located in Austin, Texas, United States * University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' superhero television series. ''Gorenger'', created by Shotaro Ishinomori, was the first in the long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of ''tokusatsu'' programming. The series aired on NET (now TV Asahi) from April 5, 1975, to March 26, 1977, and was itself replaced by ''J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai'' after 84 episodes. Toei distributes the series internationally under the title ''Five Rangers''. The series was released in the Philippines under the title ''Star Rangers''. Plot When world peace is threatened by the emergence of a terrorist group called the Black Cross Army, EAGLE (The Earth Guard League) is formed to combat the threat. The Black Cross Army sends five operatives to destroy each EAGLE branch in Japan, killing all but five members. These surviving members are summoned to a secret base located underneath the snack shop "Gon", where they are recruited by EAGLE Japan's commander, Gonpachi Edogawa. They become the Himitsu Sentai Gorengers and are giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikaider 01
(Pronounced as ''Kikaider Zero One''), is a tokusatsu superhero TV series, and a sequel series to '' Android Kikaider''. Produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions, it was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from May 12, 1973 to March 30, 1974, with a total of 46 episodes. Its title in Hawaii is ''Kikaida 01'' (based on the Japanese title). Kikaider 01 made an appearance alongside Kikaider, Inazuman, and Zubat in the 2011 movie OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders. Plot The noted robotics expert Dr. Kohmyoji created a powerful android to protect Japan from evil forces. When Hakaider starts his evil organization, Dr. Kohmyoji's android, Kikaider 01, awakens to fight Hakaider. Hakaider has three assistants, Red Hakaider, Blue Hakaider, and Silver Hakaider. Together, they devise various schemes to cause destruction, but Kikaider 01 stops them all. Kikaider appears to assist Kikaider 01. Their chief goal is to capture a young boy, named Akira. After Hakaider's a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna No Ie
, also known as ''All About Our House'', is a 2001 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Kōki Mitani. The film depicts an affluent couple who decide to build a new house, highlighting the clash between traditional Japanese and modern Western architectural styles among the people they hire to construct it. Cast members include Naoki Tanaka (Iijima Naosuke, the husband), Akiko Yagi (Iijima Tamiko, the wife), Toshiaki Karasawa (Yanagisawa, the interior designer) and Kunie Tanaka (Tamiko's father, the builder). The film also features cameo appearances by the Toho monsters Godzilla and Megaguirus. The film was nominated for six Japanese Academy Awards. Naoki Tanaka and Akiko Yagi were named as Newcomers of the Year; Tanaka also won the Most Popular Performer prize. Plot Naosuke and Tamiko, a happily married couple, have recently purchased land in the countryside to build their new house. They approach Yanagisawa, Tamiko's junior from university and an interior designer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambition Without Honor
is a 1996 Japanese direct-to-video yakuza film directed by Takashi Miike. The film's title has also been translated as ''Ruthless Ambition'' and ''Heartless Ambition''. It was followed by '' Ambition Without Honor 2'' in 1997. Plot The film follows Tetsuya, an aspiring young yakuza. At age 17 he kills the head of a rival family in order to become a made yakuza in his own family. He spends seven years in jail but when he is released, he finds that the two formerly rival families have now reconciled. In order to make peace, Tetsuya's family is forced to banish him. They break their promise to make him a full yakuza and his back tattoo is left unfinished. Left without a family, Tetsuya sets out on a one-man path of destruction. Cast Reception The French website darksidereviews.com called the film a "sympathetic homage to Fukasaku" and gave it 5.5 stars out of 10. Reviewer Marina D. Richter of asianmoviepulse.com wrote that it "feels like a rehearsal for the later yakuza-themed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Pub
is a 1994 Japanese film directed by Takayoshi Watanabe. Cast * Kenichi Hagiwara : Sotaro * Shigeru Muroi : Sizuko * Nobuo Yana : Uoharu * Tomoko Yamaguchi : Satoko * Etsushi Toyokawa : Sugimoto * Hidetoshi Nishijima : Koichi Reception 19th Hochi Film Awards * Won: Best Actor - Kenichi Hagiwara * Won: Best Supporting Actress - Shigeru Muroi * Won: Best Newcomer - Tomoko Yamaguchi is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tochigi. She is the lead actress for the classic dorama series Long Vacation, starring alongside Takuya Kimura. Filmography Television *Asadora ''Jun-chan no ōenka'' (1988–89), Junko On ... References External links * 1994 films Films directed by Takayoshi Watanabe Japanese ghost films 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Triple Cross
(a.k.a. ''The Day's Too Bright'') is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Plot Kanzaki, Shiba, and Imura are a trio of robbers who commit a series of bank robberies, making off with hundreds of millions of yen. They lay low for a year until Imura falls into serious debt and begs to be a part of another robbery. Shiba introduces them to Kadomachi, the young owner of a rock club. Following Kadomachi's plan, they rob an armored car expected to be transporting 200 million yen from a hotel at Lake Tōya to a bank in Sapporo. When they discover that the armored car was only carrying 50 million yen, Imura attempts to rob the others at gunpoint but is overcome with guilt and drops the gun. Kadomachi grabs the gun and shoots at the others, killing Imura before stealing the money and blowing up the safe house with dynamite. Kanzaki and Shiba are injured but Kanzaki's girlfriend Misato arrives and drives them away. Kadomachi sneaks into Shiba's home and meets up with Shiba's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobita's Little Star Wars
is a 1985 Japanese animated epic space opera film. It is a feature-length Doraemon film which premiered in Japan on March 16, 1985. As the film's title suggests, it is a parody of George Lucas' original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, with a few elements from his 1983 film ''Return of the Jedi''. The film is directed by Tsutomu Shibayama. The theme song of this film is performed by Tetsuya Takeda Tetsuya Takeda (), born April 11, 1949, is a Japanese folk singer and actor. Takeda is perhaps most known in Japan for his starring role in the Tokyo Broadcasting System's (TBS) long-running, highly rated television drama '' Sannen B Gumi Kinpa .... It is the 6th Doraemon film. A modern remake of the film, '' Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021'', released in theaters on March 4th, 2022. Plot The film begins with a prologue of a battle on a faraway planet, where the president is evacuated on a rocket. The film shifts to the Earth, where Nobita is kicked out by Gian and Suneo after d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
