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Sō
Sō, So or Sou (written: 宗 or 宋) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (born 1953), Japanese long-distance runner, twin brother of Takeshi * (born 1953), Japanese long-distance runner, twin brother of Shigeru * (1715–1786), Japanese painter * (1207–1274), Japanese Deputy Governor * (1568–1615), Japanese ''daimyō'' * (1818–1890), Japanese ''daimyō'' * (1908–1985), Japanese aristocrat Sō (written: 壮 or 創) is also a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1943), Japanese novelist * (born 1997), Japanese footballer * (born 1996), Japanese footballer * (born 1934), Japanese playwright and screenwriter * (1908–1977), Japanese production designer * (born 1999), Japanese footballer *So Nishikawa (born 2001), Japanese-Australian association football player * (born 1969), Japanese baseball player * (born 1973), Japanese athlete and television personality * (1910–2000), Japanese actor * (born 2000), J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sō Clan
were a Japanese clan claiming descent from Taira no Tomomori. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Toki," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 56 retrieved 2013-5-10. The clan governed and held Tsushima Island from the 13th through the late 19th century, from the Kamakura period until the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration. In 1587, Toyotomi Hideyoshi confirmed the clan's possession of Tsushima. In the struggles which followed Hideyoshi's death, the clan sided with the Tokugawa; however, they did not participate in the decisive battles which preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate. The descendants of '' tozama'' Sō Yoshitoshi (1568–1615) remained at Tsushima-Fuchū Domain (100,000 ''koku'') in Tsushima Province until the abolition of the ''han'' system. The head of this clan line was ennobled as count in 1884. History Historians consider the Sō clan to have been an offshoot of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sō Takeyuki
Count was a Japanese aristocrat, academic and poet. He was the count of the island Tsushima from 1923 to 1985. He was the husband of Princess Deokhye, the last princess of the Korean Empire, and served as a member of the House of Peers. Life Sō was born Kuroda Takeyuki (黒田 武志) on 16 February 1908 as the only son of aristocrat Kuroda Yoriyuki, a self-made lawmaker who was also the judge of the Nagasaki and Yokohama courts. His mother was Kuroda Reiko, the daughter of Kuroda Naoyasu, Lord of Kururi, Kazusa (now Chiba Prefecture). Originally, Kuroda was the sixth son of Yoshiyori, the Lord of Tsushima, but when his wife's father passed away without a son in 1884, he became the heir to the Kuroda family instead. Kuroda died of illness in 1917 when Takeyuki was eight years old. After attending Yotsuya's first elementary school in Tokyo and Seibi school in Japan, Takeyuki moved to Tsushima. He entered Izuhara Elementary School in 1918 and Tsushima Junior High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sō Yoshitoshi
was a Sō clan ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the domain of Tsushima on Tsushima Island at the end of Japan's Sengoku period, and into the Edo period. His name is sometimes read as Yoshitomo.Papinot, Jacques. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'' -- Sō, p. 56 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du Japon''. Under the influence of Konishi Yukinaga, he was baptized and accepted the name "Dario". He took part in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea in the 1590s, and led a force in the Siege of Busan. The Sō clan did not participate in the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. However, the '' tozama'' Sō clan were allowed to continue to rule Tsushima.Appert, Georges ''et al.'' (1888) ''Ancien Japon'', p. 77./ref> Early life Yoshitoshi was the fifth son of Sō Masamori. His wife, who took the baptismal name Maria, was the daughter of Konishi Yukinaga. Yoshitoshi became the head of the family in 1580, after his adoptive father, Sō Yoshishige, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sō Yoshiyori
was a Sō clan ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the island domain of Tsushima at the end of Japan's Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok .... Yoshinori was the head of the Sō clan from 1842 through 1862. Black ships Sō ''Tsushima-no-kami'' was a senior member of the Imperial Commission which was delegated the responsibility of meeting with Commodore Perry and his men on March 8, 1854. He sat next to ''Daigaku-no-kami'' Hayashi Akira in the conference meeting. * March 8, 1854 ('' Kaei 7, 10th day of the 2nd month''): Commodore Perry returned to Edo Bay to force Japanese agreement to the Treaty of Kanagawa; and the chief Japanese negotiator was ''Daigaku-no kami'' Hayashi Akira, who was known to the Americans as "Prince Commissioner Hayashi".Sewall, John S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sō Shiseki
was a Japanese painter of the Nagasaki and Nanpin schools. Originally from Edo, he spent some time in Nagasaki, where he studied under the Chinese painter Song Ziyan, who was known as Sō Shigan in Japanese. The name Sō Shiseki is an art-name, derived from an imitation of his master's name.Morse, Anne Nishimura et al. (eds.) ''MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan''. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2008. p. 201. Shiseki's bird and flower paintings and other works display the use of a combination of broad calligraphic brushstrokes for branches, tree trunks and rocks, ink wash and color for flower petals and leaves, and much finer brushstrokes for the fine details of feathers and flowers to produce a very detailed and lifelike, realistic depiction. Returning to Edo, Shiseki became a prominent representative and teacher of the Nagasaki school in that city, teaching Shiba Kōkan among others. He was close with such ''rangaku'' scholars as Hiraga Gennai and Sugita Genpaku, and expressed an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sō Sukekuni
was the Deputy Governor of Tsushima Province during the Kamakura period of Japan. During the first Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274, Sukekuni led the defence of the island despite only having 80 men. He was killed during the battle on November 4, 1274. He was the head of the Sō clan, who were the historical rulers of the Tsushima Island. Life Sukekuni was born as a member of the Sō clan, and later became the head of the clan. During the Invasion of Tsushima by Mongols in 1274, as the deputy governor ( ''jitodai'') of Tsushima Province, Sukekuni had to organize a hasty defence after the fleet was spotted offshore. On that day, the shrine to Hachiman caught on fire, which would have been an omen of bad luck, but Sukekuni interpreted it as an omen of warning. With 80 mounted samurai The samurai () were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who came from wealthy landowning families who could afford to train their men to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Yamamura
, sometimes credited as Satoshi Yamamura, was a Japanese actor and film director. Biography Yamamura was born Koga Hirosada in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, and graduated from the University of Tokyo. In 1942, Yamamura and Isao Yamagata formed the Bunkaza Theatre Company. He began his career as a screen actor in 1946 and appeared in over one hundred films between 1947 and 1997. In 1953, he debuted as a director with his film ''Kanikōsen'', the first of six films he directed. Yamamura was introduced to Western audiences in the 1958 film '' The Barbarian and the Geisha''. In the US, he is well known for his portrayals of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of the Combined Fleet in ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'', and of Mr. Sakamoto, the CEO of Assan Motors in '' Gung Ho''. Yamamura appeared in many jidaigeki television dramas. He played the role of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the taiga drama '' Haru no Sakamichi'' in 1971. His major historical roles were Yagyū Munenori in the 1978 '' The Yagyu Conspir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sō Takei
is a Japanese ''tarento'' and former track and field athlete. He was an established athlete with multiple championships for athletics and decathlon. Takei is currently active as a ''tarento'', frequently appearing on television. He calls himself the ''King of Beasts'', a nickname that has become associated with Takei for his persona in the entertainment industry. Life and career Takei attended Shutoku Middle-High School and then graduated from the Faculty of Law at Kobe Gakuin University. He played baseball in middle school and did boxing in high school.小林千穂 (2012-11-01)武井壮「百獣の王目指す」／気になリスト''Nikkan Sports''. Asahi Shimbun (2012-11-13). Accessed 2019-05-01 Because of his athletic feats in high school, he entered Kobe Gakuin exempt from the admission fee and was awarded a scholarship. In university, Takei excelled in sprinting, and later transitioned to focus on decathlon. He was scouted by Chuo Gakuin University during this time, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sō Kuramoto
, better known by his pen name , is a Japanese playwright and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Tokyo on 21 December 1934. He attended Azabu High School and studied aesthetics at Tokyo University. He then found work at Nippon Broadcasting System (NBS). While an employee there, he also began submitting scripts for NBS radio programs under the pen name Sō Kuramoto, keeping his identity a secret from his employers. In 1963 he left NBS and began working as a freelancer. He had troubles around NHK's teleplay ''Katsu Kaishū'' and moved to Hokkaido. After staying in Sapporo, he moved to Furano in 1977. In 1984 he established Furano Juku, a school for script-writers and actors. Hirokazu Kore-eda stated that in 1970s Japan, the top three TV scriptwriters were Kuniko Mukōda, Taichi Yamada, and Kuramoto. Works Television *''Katsu Kaishū'' (1974) *''Zenryaku Ofukurosama'' (1975) *'' Daitokai Season1'' (1976) *''Haguregumo'' (1978) * (1981–2002) *''Yasuragi no Sato'' (2018-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Matsuyama
, a.k.a. Sō Matsuda and Sō Matsuyama, was a Japanese production designer and art director. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction: the first time for his work in ''Rashomon'' (1950), and the second time for his work in ''Seven Samurai'' (1954). In 1950 he won the award for Best Art Direction at the Mainichi Film Concours for Stray Dog, directed by Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker who List of works by Akira Kurosawa, directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the History of film, history of cinema .... He also contributed to an uncertain James Bond film only known to be of the first run of the film series but he chose not to receive credit as it was for a Hollywood film and not created by the japanese. References External links * Japanese art directors Japanese production designers 1908 births 1977 deaths Japanese designers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi So
is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Career So won the 1976 edition of the Košice Peace Marathon in Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca .... His twin brother is also a retired Olympic marathoner. In 1984, So represented Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he finished just outside the medals in fourth place. He trained 2016 Olympics marathon runner Satoru Sasaki and runs the marathon program for the Japan Association of Athletics Federations. His PR in the marathon was 2:08:55 at the 1983 Tokyo Marathon, finishing second, 17 seconds behind fellow Japanese runner Toshihiko Seko. Achievements References External links 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Okuno
, is a Japanese actor and dancer who is known for his portrayal of Sougo Tokiwa in '' Kamen Rider Zi-O'' and Hayato Shinomiya in '' Kiss Him, Not Me''. He is a member of Oscar Promotion's acting troupe Aoyama Omotesando X. Career Okuno won the 30th Junon Superboy Contest with over 17,000 applicants in 2017. In 2018 he was cast to play Sougo Tokiwa in '' Kamen Rider Zi-O''. According to producer Shinichiro Shirakura, it was particularly difficult to cast a young man who could properly portray Sougo's kingly aura. He said that Okuno was eventually chosen due to his unique outlook on the world, and considered it an act of fate. Okuno dropped out of high school when he was cast as Sougo Tokiwa. He trained in classical ballet for over 11 years and has incorporated some of it into his transformation pose and Zi-O's fighting skills. Okuno says that he is very optimistic about life like Sougo, but doesn't have the skills to communicate with "everyone". Okuno's hobbies include reading ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
