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Taiheiyo No Tsubasa
is a 1963 Japanese film directed by Shue Matsubayashi, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film is about Lt. Colonel Senda (Toshiro Mifune) who commands three fighter squadrons, eventually being dominated by Allied forces in June 1944. Release ''Attack Squadron!'' was released in Japan on 3 January 1963 where it was distributed by Toho. The film was Toho's second highest-grossing film of the year and the 9th highest-grossing domestic film production in Japan in 1963. The film was released theatrically in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles on February 1, 1975. It was released to home video by Combat Home Video in 1988 as ''Kamikaze'' with an English-language dub. Stuart Galbraith IV commented on this release, stating that it was panned-and-scanned with "some of the worst telecine work ever done; the entire film appears to have been mastered showing only the extreme left side of the image." Cast * Toshiro Mifune as Senda * Yūzō Kayama as Taki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shue Matsubayashi
Shue is a surname. It may be an Americanization (immigration), Americanized spelling of the German surnames Schue or Schuh. Additionally, it is an ad hoc romanization of Chinese, romanization of various Chinese surnames, including those spelled in pinyin as Xu (surname 許), Xǔ () and Xuē (). The 2010 United States census found 3,155 people with the surname Shue, making it the 10,215th-most-common name in the country, up from 3,091 (9,648th-most-common) in the 2000 United States census. In both censuses, slightly less than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic white, and slightly less than one-tenth as Asian Americans, Asian. People with this surname include: * Andrew Shue (born 1967), American actor * Elisabeth Shue (born 1963), American actress; sister of Andrew * Gene Shue (1931–2022), American basketball player and coach * Henry Shue (born 1940), American philosopher * Larry Shue (1946–1985), American playwright and ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuriko Hoshi
, born , was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 90 films beginning in 1959. Career Born in Tokyo but raised in Kobe, Hoshi made her film debut in 1958 at Toho. Hoshi died in Kyoto, Japan, at age 74. Selected filmography Film Television References External links Official profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoshi, Yuriko 1943 births 2018 deaths Actresses from Tokyo Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toho Films
is a Japanese entertainment company that primarily engages in producing and distributing films and exhibiting stage plays. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Toho is best known for producing and distributing many of Ishirō Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya's ''kaiju'' and ''tokusatsu'' films as well as the films of Akira Kurosawa and the anime of Studio Ghibli, Shin-Ei Animation, TMS Entertainment, CoMix Wave Films, and OLM, Inc. The company has released the majority of the list of highest-grossing Japanese films, highest-grossing Japanese films, and through its subsidiaries, is the largest film importer in Japan. The List of Doraemon films, Doraemon film series, distributed by Toho since 1980, is the highest-grossing film series and anime film series in Japan. It is also one of the List of highest-grossing non-English films, highest-grossing non-English language film series. file:toho logo (text).svg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese World War II Films
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japanese studies , sometimes known as Japanology in Europe, is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese language, history, culture, litera ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarecrow Press
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic publishing company founded in 1949. Under several imprints, the company offers scholarly books for the academic market, as well as trade books. The company also owns the book distributing company National Book Network based in Lanham, Maryland. History The current company took shape when the University Press of America acquired Rowman & Littlefield in 1988 and took the Rowman & Littlefield name for the parent company. Since 2013, there has also been an affiliated company based in London called Rowman & Littlefield International. It is editorially independent and publishes only academic books in Philosophy, Politics & International Relations and Cultural Studies. The company sponsors the Rowman & Littlefield Award in Innovative Teaching, the only national teaching award in political science given in the United States. It is awarded annually by the American Political Science Association for people w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiichi Itō
was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the flag officer of the task force centered around the battleship on her final mission towards the end of World War II. Biography Early career Born in Miike County Takada Town (present day Miyama City, Fukuoka Prefecture), Itō graduated from the 39th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1911. He was 15th in a class of 148 cadets, and served as midshipman on the cruiser and battleship . His rise through the ranks was regular and rapid: ensign on December 1, 1912, sub-lieutenant on December 1, 1914, and lieutenant on December 1, 1917. Itō returned to the Naval Staff College in 1923, graduating from the 21st class as a lieutenant commander. Itō visited the United States from May–December 1927, and was promoted to commander on his return. He became captain on December 1, 1931, and was assigned as naval attaché to Manchukuo from March 1932-November 1933. Along with Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Itō, well aware ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susumu Fujita
was a Japanese film and television actor. He played the lead role in Akira Kurosawa's first feature, '' Sanshiro Sugata'', and appeared in other Kurosawa films including '' The Men Who Tread On the Tiger's Tail'' (as Togashi, commander of the border guards) and '' The Hidden Fortress'' (as General Tadokoro). Later, he was a supporting actor in Ishirō Honda's '' Mothra vs. Godzilla'', among many other films. Before and during World War II Fujita was considered one of the great stars of Japanese cinema. In the post-war period he became known for supporting roles, often playing a soldier in war films, such as in Masaki Kobayashi's ''The Human Condition'' (film series). During the 1960s and 1970s he played minor roles in "special effects pictures" such as ''Ultraman'' and '' Frankenstein vs. Baragon''. Life and career Fujita was born in Kurume, Fukuoka in Japan. After graduating from high school in 1929 he moved to Tokyo, where he took entrance examinations for several univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takijirō Ōnishi
was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II who came to be known as the father of the ''kamikaze''. Early career Ōnishi was a native of Ashida village (part of present-day Tamba, Hyōgo, Tamba City) in Hyōgo Prefecture. He graduated from the 40th class of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy, ranked 20 out of a class of 144 cadets in 1912. He served his midshipman term on the cruiser and battlecruiser and after he was commissioned an Ensign (rank), ensign, he was assigned to the battleship . As a sub-lieutenant, he was assigned to the seaplane tender , and helped develop the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in its early stages. He was also dispatched to England and France in 1918, to learn more about the development of combat aircraft and their use in World War I. After his return, he was promoted to lieutenant, and assigned to the Yokosuka Naval District, Yokosuka Naval Air Group from 1918 to 1920. He continued to serve in various staff positions relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiji Miyaguchi
was a Japanese stage and film actor who appeared in films of Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita, Tadashi Imai and many others. Biography Born in Tokyo and a graduate of Tokyo Municipal Junior High School, Miyaguchi was a co-founder of the Bungakuza theatre troupe in 1937. In 1949, he received the Mainichi Theater Award for his performance in ''Onna no issho'' and other plays. Beginning in 1945, Miyaguchi acted in films as well. Notable performances include Akira Kurosawa's ''Seven Samurai'' and Yoshitarō Nomura's ''Stakeout''. In addition, he starred in television productions like the '' Taikōki'' series. Filmography (selected) Film * 1945: '' Sanshiro Sugata Part II'' – Kohei Tsuzaki * 1946: ''Urashima Tarō no kōei'' * 1947: ''Sanbon yubi no otoko'' * 1951: '' The Good Fairy'' – Editor-in-chief * 1951: ''Early Summer'' – Nishiwaki * 1951: '' Fireworks over the Sea'' – Gunzō Ishiguro * 1951: ''Inochi uruwashi'' – Oshima * 1952: ''Iki ... [...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] |
Koshirō Oikawa
was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and Ministry of the Navy of Japan, Naval Minister during World War II. Biography Oikawa was born into a wealthy family in rural Koshi District, Niigata, Koshi County, Niigata Prefecture, but was raised in Morioka, Iwate, Morioka city, Iwate prefecture in northern Japan. He was a graduate of the 31st class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, ranking 76th out of 188 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the cruisers and . During the Russo-Japanese War, still as a midshipman, he served on the during the Battle of Tsushima. As a lieutenant, Oikawa served on the cruiser , and the battleship . He was given his first command, the destroyer on 28 April 1911. He subsequently served on the , before attending the Naval War College (Japan), Naval Staff College in 1914. On graduation, Oikawa was promoted to lieutenant commander, and was appointed aide-de-camp to Crown Prince Hirohito in 1915–1922. After his promotion to captain on 1 D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoshi Atsumi
, born , was a Japanese actor. He is best known for portraying Tora-san in the Japanese comedy film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo, a role he played 48 times over 26 years. Life and career Atsumi was born in Tokyo suffering from childhood malnutrition due to conditions in wartime. The resulting illnesses led him to re-take 3rd and 4th grade to recover, listening to Musei Tokugawa and rakugo on the radio. In 1942 the outbreak of war with the US forced his middle school class into a factory producing radiators for the military. He later graduated in 1945 but his family home was destroyed during the Tokyo firebombing. After his initial ambitions of becoming a cargo sailor were opposed by his mother, Atsumi looked to acting after joining a traveling troop of actors with a friend. He started his career in 1951 as a comedian at a strip-show theater in Asakusa. A bout of tuberculosis resulted in a lobectomy, spending 2 years at a Saitama sanitorium to recover. He made his debut on T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
