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What an amazing career! Few can boast a longer one (64 years of activity). Few have been able to have to relate to three generations. And it is pretty sure that no one can compare with him in terms of faithfulness to a director: Chishu Ryu indeed appeared in no fewer than fifty-two out of fifty-four of his master Yasujirô Ozu. He played in 187 films or TV films and could be a very versatile actor: for instance in 1936, when he was thirty, he embodied a student in one film and an old man in another. However he was perfect in Ozu's films, most often, as a simple, unobtrusive man whose humanity is revealed through the hardships of everyday life. How could Japanese cinema have done without Chishu Ryu?- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Transportation Department
Ken Ogata was born on 20 July 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Edo Porn (1981), Vengeance Is Mine (1979) and The Ballad of Narayama (1983). He died on 5 October 2008 in Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Koreyoshi Kurahara was born on 31 May 1927 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. He was a director and writer, known for Antarctica (1983), Eight Below (2006) and Kaitei kara kita onna (1959). He was married to Yumiko Miyagino. He died on 28 December 2002 in Yokohama, Japan.- Kunie Tanaka was born on 23 November 1932 in Gifu, Japan. He was an actor, known for Sanjuro (1962), Live Your Own Way (1968) and Nogare no machi (1983). He died on 24 March 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Teiji Takahashi was born on 20 October 1926 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Tokyo Twilight (1957), Thus Another Day (1959) and The Eternal Rainbow (1958). He died on 3 November 1959 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kôzaburô Yoshimura was born on 9 September 1911 in Hiroshima, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Anjô-ke no butôkai (1947), A Night to Remember (1962) and Clothes of Deception (1951). He died on 7 November 2000 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.- Kôjirô Hongô was born on 15 February 1938 in Okayama, Japan. He was an actor, known for Buddha (1961), Satan's Sword (1960) and Nippon meishôbu monogatari (1964). He died on 14 February 2013 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Writer
Atsushi Sakurai was born on 7 March 1966 in Gunma, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for The Last Supper (2005), Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) and Trinity Blood (2005). He died on 19 October 2023 in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.- Actress
Yoshie Minami was born on 5 October 1915 in Hiroshima, Japan. She was an actress, known for Ikiru (1952), The Face of Another (1966) and Late Autumn (1960). She died on 6 August 2010 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.- Bin Amatsu was born on 16 February 1921 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was an actor, known for Onmitsu kenshi (1962), Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969) and Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku (1957). He died on 24 July 1979 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Actor
- Producer
Masaaki Tsukada was born on 16 December 1938 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. He was an actor and producer, known for Fullmetal Alchemist (2003), Bleach: Shattered Blade (2006) and Kamen Rider (1971). He was married to Masako Nozawa. He died on 27 January 2014 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.- Shûgorô Yamamoto was born on 22 June 1903 in Yamanashi, Japan. He was a writer, known for Sanjuro (1962), Red Beard (1965) and Machibugyô nikki: Tekka botan (1959). He was married to Yoshimura and ???. He died on 14 June 1967 in Yokohama, Japan.
- Kôji Nakamoto was born on 5 July 1941 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Dorifutazu desu yo! Totte totte torimakure (1968), Dorifutazu desu yo! Zenshin zenshin matazenshin (1967) and Dorifutazu desu yo! Bôken bôken mata bôken (1968). He was married to Junka, Junka, Mie Nakamoto and Noriko Nakamoto. He died on 19 October 2022 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Hideki Saijô was born on 13 April 1950 in Hiroshima, Japan. He was an actor and producer, known for Fighting Madam (1987), Kizudarake no kunshô (1986) and The Legend of Love & Sincerity (1974). He was married to Miki Makihara. He died on 16 May 2018 in Yokohama, Japan.- Taketoshi Naitô was born on 16 June 1926 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972), Kyojin Ôkuma Shigenobu (1963) and The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961). He died on 21 August 2012 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Yoshiko Ôta was born on 25 April 1932 in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Super Electronic Bioman (1984), Doraemon (1973) and Doraemon (1979). She was married to Osamu Saka. She died on 29 October 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Editor
- Music Department
- Additional Crew
Norman Hollyn was born on 11 May 1952 in New York, New York, USA. He was an editor, known for Hair (1979), Heathers (1988) and Sophie's Choice (1982). He was married to Janet Conn. He died on 17 March 2019 in Yokohama, Japan.- Soundtrack
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson was born on 3 February 1935 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was married to Susan . He died on 17 May 1996 in Yokohama, Japan.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Jeremy Steig was born on 23 September 1942 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for 30 Minutes or Less (2011), Shrek Forever After (2010) and Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (1993). He died on 13 April 2016 in Yokohama, Japan.- Kantarô Suga was born on 12 December 1934 in Akita, Akita, Japan. He was an actor, known for Sword of the Beast (1965), 13 Assassins (1963) and Kamen Rider Black (1987). He died on 16 March 1994 in Yokohama, Japan.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jerry Fujio was born on 26 June 1940 in Shanghai, China. He was an actor, known for The Great Turnabout (1967), Whirlwind Kid (1960) and Dokuritsu gurentai (1959). He was married to Tomoko Watanabe. He died on 14 August 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.- Akihiko Hanyû was born on 30 April 1946 in Japan. He was an actor, known for Village of Eight Gravestones (1977), Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980) and Suspicion (1982). He died on 10 October 2021 in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Ryôhei Yanagihara was born on 17 August 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. Ryôhei was a director and producer, known for Viking (1963), Kaisen (1960) and Ikedaya Soudou (1961). Ryôhei died on 17 August 2015 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Hiroshi Satô was born on 3 June 1947 in Chiran, Kagoshima, Japan. He was a composer, known for Boku wa tenshi ja naiyo (1977), Yukihiro Takahashi and Steve Jansen: Stay Close (1986) and T's Keys Sea Is A Lady (1987). He died on 26 October 2012 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.- Yôko Minakaze was born on 22 January 1930 in Kobe, Japan. She was an actress, known for A Man Called Tiger (1973), Ôabare fûraibô (1960) and Han shojo (1953). She was married to Mitsuo Wakasugi. She died on 19 August 2007 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Utamaru Katsura was an actor, known for Hakatakko junjô (1978), Bâkushoyarô daijiken (1967) and Kigeki Furoshiki (1967). He was married to Fujiko Shiina. He died on 2 July 2018 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Shinya Hashimoto was born on 3 July 1965 in Toki, Gifu, Japan. He was an actor, known for Oh! My Zombie Mermaid (2004), Ultraman Gaia (1998) and Masûru hîto (2002). He died on 11 July 2005 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Goichi Yamada was born on 20 February 1933 in Setana, Hokkaido, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Street Fighter (1974), Jiken kisha: Kenjû kashimasu (1962) and Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab (1961). He died on 13 October 2012 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Kyûzô Kobayashi was born on 15 November 1935 in Koga, Japan. He was a writer and producer, known for Flickering Flames (1977), The Great Turnabout (1967) and The Last Samurai (1974). He died on 1 September 2006 in Aoba, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.- Takeshi Terauchi was born on 17 June 1939 in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kureji da yo: kisôtengai (1966) and Campus A-Go-Go (1965). He died on 18 June 2021 in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
- Katsue Nitta was born on 8 May 1939 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Ultra Q (1965), The Steel Edge of Revenge (1969) and Cash Calls Hell (1966). She died on 2 May 2003 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Cinematographer
Xiaoning Chi was born in 1955 in Peking [now Beijing], China. He was a cinematographer, known for Roaring Across the Horizon (1999), The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) and The Coldest Day (2003). He died on 11 July 2007 in Yokohama, Japan.- Kazuo Ohno was born in Hakodate City, Hokkaido, on October 27 in 1906. His father, the head of a fishermen's cooperative, spoke Russian and went to fish all over to Kamchatka. His mother was good at cooking European cuisine and playing Japanese zither with thirteen strings. She also played organ and her children often sang to her organ.
When Kazuo was at junior high school, he was sent to one of his relatives, Shiraishi, in Akita prefecture to live with them. Shiraishi family didn't have any children. At Odate junior high school Kazuo belonged to a track-and-field events club and established a new record in the prefecture. In 1926 Kazuo entered the Japan Athletic College. A poor student as he was, a superintendent of a dormitory took him to the Imperial Theater to see a performance by the Spanish dancer Antonia Merce, known as "La Argentina," .La Argentina was also known as "the Queen of the Castanets" and she innovated 20th century Spanish dance. Spanish poet Garcia Lorca highly praised her. Kazuo was so impressed by her dance.
After graduating the college, Kazuo began working as a physical education teacher at Kanto Gakuin High School, a private Christian school in Yokohama. He began to dance upon moving to Soshin Girls school, another Christian school, since he needed to teach dance to the girls students.He began training with two of Japan's modern dance pioneers, Baku Ishii and Takaya Eguchi, the latter a choreographer who had studied Neue Tanz with Mary Wigman in Germany. In 1938 Kazuo was drafted and went with the army to the front in China and New Guinea for 9 years
Kazuo held the first recital in 1949 at Kanda Kyoritsu Hall in Tokyo when he was 43 years old. As soon as returning from New Guinea, where he was a prisoner of war for a year, Kazuo resumed dancing. The experience of the war made him dance "Jellyfish dance" in one of his recitals in 1950s. On returning from New Guinea, he saw jellyfishes in the sea where those who died on board by hunger and diseases were buried. In the 1950s, Kazuo Ohno met Tatsumi Hijikata, who inspired him to begin cultivating Butoh (originally called Ankoku Butoh, the "Dance of Utter Darkness"). Butoh was evolving in the turmoil of Japan's postwar landscape. Hijikata, who rejected the Western dance forms so popular at the time, developed with a collective group the vocabulary of movements and ideas that later, in 1961, he named the Ankoku Butoh-ha movement. In 1959, Hijikata created one of the earliest Butoh works, Kinjiki(Forbidden Colors), based on the novel by Yukio Mishima. In 1977, Ohno premiered his solo Butoh work directed by Hijikata, "La Argentina Sho" (Admiring La Argentina), which was awarded the Dance Critic's Circle Award. In 1980, "Admiring La Argentina" is Kazuo's masterpiece as well as Butoh's.
Kazuo Ohno was invited to the 14th International Festival in Nancy, France, in 1980 and toured to Strasbourg, London, Stuttgart, Paris and Stockholm. He danced "Admiring La Argentina" in the festival and had a great impact on the audience by his unique work. With Hijikata directing, he created two more major works, "My Mother" and "Dead Sea", performed with Yoshito Ohno. Other works of Ohno's include "Water Lilies", "Ka Cho Fu Getsu"(Flowers-Birds-Wind-Moon)and "The Road in Heaven, The Road in Earth". As one of the most significant Butoh performers, Ohno has toured throughout Europe, North and South America, Australia and Asia. He has performed in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, France, Spain, Denmark, Poland, Canada and the United States. Many students have come to study under him from all over the world.
After his 90th birthday, he was still active as a Butoh dancer. The last overseas performance was "Requiem for the 20th Century" which was held in New York on December 1999. But in the same year he had eye trouble and his physical strength gradually started waning.Yet Kazuo Ohno has continued dancing as if he was nourished by his age. When he could not walk by himself, he danced with the supports by others.When he could not stand even with the supports, he danced as he seated himself. When his legs didn't move as he wanted, he danced with his hands. When he lost himself, he crawled on his knees and audience were so moved by watching his back.
When he dances, he vitalizes himself. An ordinary old man becomes a somebody who gives power to others. People love to encounter Kazuo because of that. He lives long, he moves people deeply. Kazuo Ohno is an artist who has enlarged human potential.
Awards: He was awarded a cultural award from Kanagawa Prefecture in 1993, a cultural award from Yokohama city in 1998 and the Michelagelo Antonioni Award for the Arts in 1999.
Films: Kazuo Ohno starred in the films, "The Potrait of Mr.O" (1969), "Mandala of Mr.O" (1971) and "Mr.0's Book of the Dead" (1973), directed by Chiaki Nagano; in "The Scene of the Soul" (1991) by Katsumi Hirano; and "Kazuo Ohno" (1995), directed by Daniel Schmid. Books: He has written three books on Butoh, "The Palace Soars through the Sky", a collection of essays and photographs, "Dessin" with drawings and notes on his Butoh creations and "Words of Workshop", a collection of lectures given in his workshop. Also "Food for the Soul", a book of his selected pictures from 1930's through 1999, has been published. "Words of Workshop" and "Food for the Soul" has been translated into English as "kazuo ohno's world : from without & within" published by Wesleyan University Press. - Norihiro Nakajima was a writer, known for Astro kyûdan (2005). Norihiro died on 28 August 2014 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Mikkî Yasukawa was an actor, known for Koi no kisetsu (1969), Uragiri no ankokugai (1968) and Taiyô no yarô-domo (1969). He died on 18 January 2010 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Takehisa Honda died on 28 November 2012 in Asahi Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Takuma Nakahira was a writer, known for Ecstasy of the Angels (1972), Provoke (2019) and Inu no kioku: Moriyama Daido shashin e no tabi (2010). He died on 3 September 2015 in Yokohama, Japan.- Kaoru Shimamura was born on 15 April 1969 in Kanagawa, Japan. She was an actress, known for Specter (2005), Bastard!! (1992) and Moldiver (1993). She died on 26 February 2013 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Masao Domon was born on 24 March 1930 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He died on 2 May 2017 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Masahisa Sadanaga was a director and writer, known for Ryokan (1996), Shitto (1971) and Flickering Flames (1977). He died on 14 July 2011 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.- Akio Yashiro was born on 10 September 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a composer, known for Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968) and Aido: Slave of Love (1969). He died on 9 April 1976 in Yokohama, Japan.
- Misako Uji was born on 25 May 1932 in Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan. She was an actress, known for Yôun Satomi kaikyoden (1957), Tenka no oni yashahime (1957) and Futari no musashi (1960). She died on 27 February 2012 in Aoba, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Mie Yamaguchi was born in 1960 in Japan. She was an actress, known for Buddies (1989), Hotel monogatari natsu! (1989) and Beat Takeshi no Owarai Ultra Quiz 9 (1992). She died on 8 March 2012 in Yokohama, Japan.
- Cinematographer
Jin Takaiwa was a cinematographer, known for Dobugawa gakkyu (1972), Arishihi no Kabul Hakubutsukan - 1988nen (2003) and Mouhitotsu no Afuganisutan: Kabûru nikki 1985 nen (2003). Jin died on 29 January 2008 in Aoba, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.