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Rinichi Yamamoto
was a Japanese actor from Hokkaido. In 1953, he signed to the Toei Company and made his film debut in ''Gakusei Goninotoko''. He is most famous for playing villains, and appeared more than 200 films. He also had many guest appearances as a villain in television dramas. His final role was Yoshinaka in the 1980 miniseries ''Shōgun''. Selected filmography Film * ''Planet Prince'' (1959) * '' The Mad Fox'' (1962) * '' League of Gangsters'' (1963) as Kusunoki * '' A Fugitive from the Past'' (1965) as Monk * '' The Valiant Red Peony'' (1968) * ''Onna Gokuakuchō'' (1970) as Akaza Matajūrō * '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War'' (1973) * '' Lady Snowblood'' (1973) as Maruyama * ''The Street Fighter'' (1974) * '' Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy'' (1974) * ''The Return of the Sister Street Fighter'' (1975) as Wang Long-Ming * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss'' (1975) as Kurihara * '' Karate Kiba'' (1976) * '' Empire of Passion'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asahikawa
is a Cities of Japan, city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture, and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo. It has been a Core cities of Japan, core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well known for the Asahiyama Zoo, the Asahikawa ramen and a Ski resort city. On July 31, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 321,906, with 173,961 households, and a population density of 431 persons per km² (1,100 persons per mi²). The total area is . Asahikawa was designated a "Design City" by UNESCO's Creative Cities Network project on October 31, 2019 on the occasion of World Cities’ Day. Overview On August 1, 1922, Asahikawa was founded as Asahikawa ''City''. As the central city in northern Hokkaido, Asahikawa has been influential in industry and commerce. There are about 130 rivers and streams including the Ishikari River and Chūbetsu River, and over 740 bridges in the city. Asahibashi, a bridge over Ishi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Of Passion
is a 1978 French-Japanese film produced, written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima, based on a novel by Itoko Nakamura. The film was a co-production between Oshima Prods. and Argos Films. Plot In 1895 a rickshaw runner arrives home in a village in Japan. His wife Seki is sexually assaulted by a young neighbour, Toyoji. They became lovers. He's very jealous of Seki's husband and decides that they should kill him. One night, after the husband has had plenty of shōchū to drink and is in bed, they strangle him and dump his body down a well. To avert any suspicions, Seki pretends her husband has gone off to Tokyo to work. For three years Seki and Toyoji secretly see each other. Their relationship has moments of intense passion, but the young man starts to distance himself from Seki. Finally, suspicions in the village become very strong and people begin to gossip. To make matters worse, her husband's ghost begins to haunt her and the law arrives to investigate her husband's disappearan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasukenin Hashiru
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama, that was broadcast in 1973–1974. It is the third in the ''Hissatsu'' series and is based on Saga Sen's ''Seibei-ryū Gokui''. Plot Seibie used to be a famous bandit. Now Seibie's official job is an employment agency but also he takes charge of killing villains with money. Seibie's targets are always villains who escape justice despite their crimes. Skilled swordsman Nakayama Bunjuro and Tsji Heinai work for him. At first Ryu tries to kill Seibie but he also starts working for him. Cast *Takahiro Tamura as Nakayama Bunjurō *Ichirō Nakatani as Tsuji Heinai *Sō Yamamura as Daiku no Seibe *Hiroshi Miyauchi as Ryu (From episode 20) *Yumiko Nogawa as Okichi *Masahiro Sumiyoshi as Tamekichi * Masaaki Tsusaka as Rikichi *Atsuko Sano as Nakayama Shino Directors *Koreyoshi Kurahara Episode1,6,13,14,21,22,35,36 *Kenji Misumi Episode3,7,8,12,33 *Eiichi Kudo Episode4,11,29,30 *Tokuzō Tanaka Episode18,19,23,24,28,31,34 See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hissatsu Shiokinin
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1973. It is the 2nd in the ''Hissatsu'' series. Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular ''jidaigeki'' dramas in Japan. Plot A group of common merchants in Edo city(Tokyo) in the mid-1800s is really a band of assassins available for hire. Each assassin has his own unique killing style. People of Edo city called them ''Shiokinin''. Cast Shiokinin group *Nenbutsu no Tetsu: (Tsutomu Yamazaki) is a former monk but now he is a chiropractor, but he is also a professional killer. He uses his extremely tough fingers to dislocate the ribs of his targets. In some episodes he uses his skills as a chiropractor to cripple targets. Tetsu returns in Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin in 1977. *Mondo Nakamura: (Makoto Fujita) is a dōshin (Policeman of Edo period) but he is also professional killer who takes charge of killing bad people with money. He hides his master level sword skills under a mask of incompetence and buf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiyō Ni Hoero!
, literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such as Yūsaku Matsuda and Kenichi Hagiwara as well as Hiroshi Katsuno and Masaya Oki. It was a police procedural The police procedural, police show, or police crime drama is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasises the investigative procedure of police officers, police detectives, or law enforcement agency, law enforcement agencies ... set mostly in a police station. It was one of the most popular and iconic detective dramas in Japanese television history. A sequel was aired from 1986 to 1987, airing for 12 episodes. It was one of the first shows to air on the then-fledgling Nippon Television Network System (NNS). Setting The series takes place in the fictional Nanamagari police station in Shinjuku and portr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemuri Kyōshirō (TV Series)
is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1972 to 1973. It is based on series of Nemuri Kyōshirō novels by Renzaburō Shibata. Masakazu Tamura played the role of Nemuri Kyōshirō. Tamura's older brother Takahiro Tamura and younger brother Ryo Tamura appeared as a guest in the episode 6. Five special editions of the drama were produced later also Tamura played the role on the stage in 1973 and 1981. The complete DVD box was released on April 10, 2019. The original soundtrack was released on August 11, 2021. Plot Set in the eighteenth century, during the reign of the eleventh Tokugawa shōgun Tokugawa Ienari. Nemuri Kyōshirō is a master of the sword, but he is a man who shuts his mind and heart because of his unhappy background: Kyōshirō's father was a Dutch missionary who became an apostate and his mother was the daughter of Matsudaira Mondonoshoū, the Tokugawa shogunate's upper superintendent officer. He was an unwanted child c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kogarashi Monjirō
is the main character and title of a Japanese novel by Saho Sasazawa, probably best known in the televised version broadcast during prime-time in 1972–1973, directed by Kon Ichikawa. In 1993, the drama was made into a film, titled '' Kaettekita Kogarashi Monjirō''. Monjirō is a drifter, iconic for his ragged straw hat and cape outfit and long toothpick in his mouth. His stock phrase was "It's nothing to do with me". Plot Kogarashi Monjirō or "Monjirō of the Wintry North Wind" (see §Characters below) is a ''toseinin'' (a profession-less gamblerTosei-nin とせい‐にん【渡世人】 , '' Kojien'', 4th ed., 1991.) in the |
Key Hunter
is a prime-time Japanese television detective series. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:56 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) and its affiliates from April 6, 1968 to April 7, 1973. There were a total of 262 episodes, and it was one of the most popular action dramas in Japan at the time. The story involved "Key Hunter", a special clandestine unit of the International Police, which endeavored to solve various crimes. ''Key Hunter'' was a unique TV show, which started out as a grand scale spy thriller never before seen in Japan. The episodes were individually themed on global crimes and political strife. The initial hardboiled theme later evolved to include intellectual elements involving action, and occasionally with comical elements as well. Tetsuro Tamba starred in the 1967 film '' You Only Live Twice'' as Japanese Secret Service agent Tiger Tanaka, an ally of James Bond. This role greatly influenced his image in ''Key Hunter''. Charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Heike Monogatari (TV Series)
is a 1972 Japanese television series. It is the tenth NHK taiga drama. Average viewership rating: 24.1%. Highest viewership peak: 27.2%. Episodes 46 and 52 still exist in black and white. Story Shin Heike Monogatari deals with the Genpei War in the late Heian period. Based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novel by the same title. The story chronicles the life of Taira no Kiyomori. Staff * Original story : Eiji Yoshikawa * Music : Isao Tomita Cast Taira Clan *Tatsuya Nakadai as Taira no Kiyomori *Tamao Nakamura as Taira no Tokiko *Tsutomu Yamazaki as Taira no Tokitada *Yoshiko Sakuma as Taira no Tokuko *Daijirō Harada as Taira no Shigemori *Homare Suguro as Taira no Munemori *Mizutani Yaeko I as Ikenozenni *Ikkō Furuya as Taira no Tsunemori **Hiromi Go as young Tsunemori *Akira Nakao as Taira no Tadanori Minamoto Clan * Takamaru Sasaki as Minamoto no Tameyoshi * Isao Kimura as Minamoto no Yoshitomo * Koji Takahashi as Minamoto no Yoritomo * Taro Shigaki as Minamoto no Yoshitsune * Mak ... [...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] |
Ten To Chi To (TV Series)
is a 1969 Japanese television series. It is the 7th NHK taiga drama and the 1st to be televised in color. Average viewership rating was 25.0% with the peak of 32.4%. Story Ten to Chi to deals with the Sengoku period. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji's novels "Ten to Chi to". Now only episode 50 and a fragment of episode 2 exist. The story chronicles the life of Nagao Kagetora from childhood until the climax of Battle of Kawanakajima against his rival, Takeda Shingen. Cast Nagao/Uesugi clan * Kōji Ishizaka as Nagao Kagetora * Osamu Takizawa as Nagao Tamekage * Takashi Yamaguchi as Nagao Masakage * Takashi Shimura as Nagao Fusakage * Jukichi Uno as Usami Sadamitsu * Etsushi Takahashi as Usami Sadakatsu * Yū Fujiki as Kakizaki Yajirō * Hideo Takamatsu as Kanazu Shinbei * Shirō Itō as Naya Tatsuzo * Ineko Arima as Mats as Naya Tatsuzoue * Goichi Yamada as Tokura Yohachiro * Akira Nagoya as Kakizaki Yosaburo * Noboru Nakaya as Sugihara Noriie * Shunya Shimazaki as K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Color Mask
is the name and title character of a tokusatsu TV series, later called . It was created by Kōhan Kawauchi, who also created '' Moonlight Mask''. This B&W TV show was the first superhero TV series by Toei Company Ltd. It was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from June 3, 1959, to June 30, 1960, with a total of 57 episodes divided into 7 segments. Aside from being Toei's first TV superhero show, this series was also the debut of actor Sonny Chiba, who was 19 at the time, who took over the title role from Susumu Namijima after Episode 32. Summary The hero of this series is a young detective named Kotarō Ran, unknown to anyone (even his friends), is a master of disguise, utilizing seven different personalities. Most of his disguises are odd characters, like a magician and a cigar-smoking Indian, but Kotarō's 7th disguise is the 2-gun-toting caped, golden-masked superhero, Seven Color Mask! In the first story arc called the ally of justice Seven Color Mask must confront the evil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
