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Rikyu (film)
is Hiroshi Teshigahara's film about Sen no Rikyū, a 16th-century master of the Japanese tea ceremony. The film was adapted from the novel of Yaeko Nogami. The film was ranked the 7th best film of the year by Kinema Junpo in 1989. It was one of two major biographical drama films directed in 1989 about the life of Sen no Rikyū, the other was Death of a Tea Master by Kei Kumai. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards but was not accepted as a nominee. Synopsis The film focuses on the late stages of life of Rikyū, during the highly turbulent Sengoku period of feudal Japan. It starts near the end of Oda Nobunaga's reign, with Rikyū serving as tea master to Nobunaga, and continues into the Momoyama Period. Rikyū is portrayed as a man thoroughly dedicated to aesthetics and perfection, especially in relation to the art of tea. While serving as tea master to the new ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Rikyū finds himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Teshigahara
was a Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and artist from the Japanese New Wave era. He is best known for the 1964 film ''Woman in the Dunes''. He is also known for directing other titles such as '' The Face of Another'' (1966), ''Natsu no Heitai'' (''Summer Soldiers'', 1972), and '' Pitfall'' (1962), which was Teshigahara's directorial debut. He has been called "one of the most acclaimed Japanese directors of all time". Teshigahara is the first person of Asian descent to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, accomplishing this in 1964 for his work on ''Woman in the Dunes''. Apart from being a filmmaker, Teshigahara also practiced other arts, such as calligraphy, pottery, painting, opera and ikebana. Biography Teshigahara was born in Tokyo, the son of Sōfu Teshigahara, founder and grand master of the Sōgetsu-ryū school of ''ikebana''. He graduated in 1950 from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and began working in documentary film. He dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanie Kitabayashi
was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Born Reiko Ando in Tokyo, she began as a stage actress. Kitabayashi was a founding member of the famed Mingei Theatre Company, founded in 1950. Early in her career, she became well known for portraying older women. In 1960, she won best actress awards at the 10th Blue Ribbon Awards and at the Mainichi Film Awards for '' Kiku to Isamu''. She also won the Japan Academy Prize for best actress in '' Rainbow Kids'' (1991), a film that also earned her honors from the Mainichi Film Awards and from '' Kinema Junpo''. She died on April 27, 2010, of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital. She was 98. Filmography Films *'' Children of Hiroshima'' (1952) *''Epitome'' (1953) *'' Life of a Woman'' (1953) *''Wolf'' (1955) *'' Mahiru no ankoku'' (1956) *'' Shirogane Shinjū'' (1956) *'' An Actress'' (1956) *'' The Hole'' (1957) *'' Yūrakuchō de Aimashō'' (1957) *'' Enjō'' (1958) *'' Kiku to Isamu'' (1959) *'' My Second Brother'' (1959) *'' Odd Obsession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nene (aristocrat)
Nene may refer to: People * Nene (name), list of people with this name * Kōdai-in, formerly known as Nene (1546–1624), principal samurai wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi * Nené (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2016), nickname of Brazilian footballer Claudio Olinto de Carvalho * Nenê (footballer, born 1944) (1944–2014), nickname of Brazilian footballer Érico de Paula Coelho Filho * Nené (footballer, born 1949), nickname of Portuguese footballer Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Baptista * Nenê (footballer, born 1981), nickname of Brazilian footballer Anderson Luiz de Carvalho * Nenê (footballer, born 1983), nickname of Brazilian footballer Ânderson Miguel da Silva * Nené (footballer, born 1995), Rui Filipe Cunha Correia * Nené (footballer, born 1996), nickname of Mozambican footballer Feliciano João Jone * Nenê (born 1982), legally changed name of Brazilian basketball player Maybyner Rodney Hilário * Nené (born 1942), nickname of Brazilian footballer Claudio Olinto de Carv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōko Kishida
was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Biography Kishida was born in Tokyo in 1930 as the second daughter of playwright Kunio Kishida. Her older sister was the children's author and poet Eriko Kishida and she was cousins with actor Shin Kishida. She joined the Bungakuza theatre company in 1950, making her breakthrough in Yukio Mishima's stage production of Oscar Wilde's ''Salome''. In 1963, she left the Bungakuza and joined the Kumo Theatre Company. Kishida gave her film debut with a small role in Tadashi Imai's '' An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953). Her first leading film roles were in Hiroshi Teshigahara's ''Woman in the Dunes'' and Yasuzō Masumura's '' Manji'' (both 1964). Other film credits include Kon Ichikawa's '' Her Brother'' (1960), Yasujirō Ozu's ''An Autumn Afternoon'' (1962), Kaneto Shindō's '' Akuto'' (1965), Teshigahara's '' The Face of Another'' (1966) and '' Rikyu'' (1989), and Isao Yukisada's '' Spring Snow'' (2005), based on the Mishima novel of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyotomi Hidenaga
, formerly known as or . He was a half-brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the most powerful and significant warlords of Japan's Sengoku period and regarded as 'Hideyoshi's brain and right-arm'. Life Hidenaga was also known by his court title, . He promoted Tōdō Takatora to chief engineer. He led Hideyoshi's vanguard force a few years later into Satsuma Province, contributing heavily to his half-brother's victories in gaining control of Kyūshū. Hidenaga was awarded the provinces of Kii, Izumi and Yamato, reaching a governance of one million ''koku''. He took part in the 1582 Battle of Yamazaki, the 1583 Battle of Shizugatake, also lead Toyotomi's troops at the Invasion of Shikoku (1585), and the 1587 Battle of Takajo, Battle of Sendaigawa and Siege of Kagoshima. He died 15 February 1591, at Kōriyama, Yamato Province (now Nara Prefecture), and his tomb is called . During the Warring States period, it was not uncommon for even parents and siblings to engage i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryō Tamura
is a Japanese actor from Kyoto. His father was silent-film star Tsumasaburo Bando. With his elder brothers, the late Takahiro and Masakazu, he is one of the Three Tamura Brothers. Ryō graduated from Seijo University and made his cinema debut in the 1966 Hiroshi Inagaki film ''Abare Goemon'' starring Toshirō Mifune.日本映画人名事典 1996 下 141頁 He also appeared in the 1989 Hiroshi Teshigahara film '' Rikyū'' with Rentarō Mikuni in the title role. Since his debut he has taken roles in both ''jidaigeki'' and modern films and television. He portrayed Ōoka Tadasuke in the 1984 television series ''Kawaite sōrō'' and the final six years of the long-running prime-time television series ''Abarenbō Shōgun,'' replacing Tadashi Yokouchi. A repeating modern role has been Detective Sōsuke Kariya in two-hour dramas costarring Miki Fujitani. Tamura played Tōdō Takatora in the 2000 NHK taiga drama ''Aoi Tokugawa Sandai.'' The network also tapped him for the 2004 mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; 31 January 1543 – 1 June 1616) was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was the third of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga, Oda Nobunaga and fellow Oda clan, Oda subordinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The son of a minor daimyo, Ieyasu once lived as a hostage under daimyo Imagawa Yoshimoto on behalf of his father. He later succeeded as daimyo after his father's death, serving as ally, vassal, and general of the Oda clan, and building up his strength under Oda Nobunaga. After Oda Nobunaga's death, Ieyasu was briefly a rival of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, before declaring his allegiance to Toyotomi and fighting on his behalf. Under Toyotomi, Ieyasu was relocated to the Kantō region, Kanto plains in eastern Japan, away from the Toyotomi power base in Osaka. He built Edo Castle, his castle in the fishing village of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakamura Kichiemon II
was a Japanese actor, kabuki performer and costume designer. He was a so-called Living National Treasure. Nakamura Kichiemon was a formal kabuki stage name. The actor's grandfather first appeared using the name in 1897, and Nakamura Kichiemon I continued to use this name until his death.Leiter, Samuel. (2006). Kichiemon I was the maternal grandfather of Kichiemon II.母方の祖父 (maternal grandfather) In the conservative Kabuki world, stage names are passed from father to son in a formal system which converts the kabuki stage name into a mark of accomplishment. In choosing to be known by the same stage name as his grandfather, the living kabuki performer honors his family relationships and tradition. Early life Nakamura was born as Tatsujirō Namino in |
Matsumoto Hakuō II
is a Japanese kabuki actor, one of the most popular ''tachiyaku'' (specialist in male roles) currently performing. Like many members of the kabuki community, he can trace his lineage back several generations, many members of his family being kabuki actors as well. His father and grandfather were the eighth and seventh, respectively, to hold the name of Matsumoto Kōshirō, and he traces his lineage back to his great-great-grandfather Nakamura Karoku I, if not further. Kōshirō's brother, Nakamura Kichiemon II, son Matsumoto Koshirō X and grandson Ichikawa Somegorō VIII are active in the kabuki theater as well, and his daughter, Takako Matsu is an experienced film actress. In addition, Kōshirō has a number of disciples, including Matsumoto Kingo III, Matsumoto Kōemon I, and Ichikawa Komazō XI. Life and career He made his stage debut in 1945, at the age of three, under the name Matsumoto Kintarō II, and took the name Ichikawa Somegorō VI four years later. He suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiko Mita
(born October 8, 1941) is a Japanese actress. Born in the city of Osaka, she graduated from Joshibi High School of Art and Design in Suginami, Tokyo. In 1960, she was hired by Toei and made her acting debut. She remained with Toei until 1967, then became free to appear in films, on television, and on the stage. Her performance in the film ''W's Tragedy'' (1984) earned the Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress in 1986. From 1991 to 1994, she topped Japan's official list of taxpayers in the Actors and Celebrities category. Yoshiko appears in both contemporary and ''jidaigeki'' roles. She won the award for best actress at the 30th and at the 35th Blue Ribbon Awards. With husband Yasuo Takahashi she has two sons, both actors. Selected filmography Film *''Ōshō'' (1962) *'' League of Gangsters'' (1963) as Akiko *'' Bushidō zankoku monogatari'' (1963) with Kinnosuke Nakamura, film won the Golden Bear at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikebana
is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is also known as . The origin of ikebana can be traced back to the ancient Japanese custom of erecting Evergreen, evergreen trees and decorating them with flowers as yorishiro () to invite the gods. Later, flower arrangements were instead used to adorn the (alcove) of a traditional Japanese home. is counted as one of the three classical Japanese arts of refinement, along with for incense appreciation and for tea and the tea ceremony. Etymology The term comes from the combination of the Japanese and . Possible translations include and . History The pastime of viewing plants and appreciating flowers throughout the four seasons was established in Japan early on from the aristocracy. poetry anthologies such as the and from the Heian period (794–1185) included many poems on the topic of flowers. With the introduction of Japanese Buddhism, Buddhism, offering flowers at Buddhist altars became common. Although the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
