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Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa , 1910-98, Japanese film director, scriptwriter, and producer, b. Tokyo. He is regarded as one of the world's greatest directors. In Rashomon (1950), he introduced Western audiences to Japanese film. Its bleakly humanistic stance toward the slippery nature of truth and its highly... Read more |
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Ran
RAN France-Japan, 1985 Director:Akira Kurosawa Production:Greenwich Film Productions (Paris)/Herald Ace/Nippon Herald Films (Tokyo); in color, Dolby Stereo; running time: 160 minutes; length: 14,435 feet. Released 1985. Executive producer:Katsumi... Read more |
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George W Lucas Jr
George W. Lucas, Jr. 1944-, American film director, producer, and writer, b. Modesto, Calif. Although Lucas's first film, THX-1138 (1970), was not successful, his next two, American Graffiti (1973) and Star Wars (1977), set the course for filmmaking in the next decade. The first made song... Read more |
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Toshiro Mifune
MIFUNE, Toshiro Nationality:Japanese. Born:Tsingtao, China, of Japanese parents, 1 April 1920. Education:Attended Schools in China, and was graduated from Port Arthur High School; studied aerial photography. Military Service:Japanese Army, 1939–45. ... Read more |
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Coats
SIC 2311 MEN'S AND BOY'S SUITS, COATS, AND OVERCOATS This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing men's and boy's tailored suits, coats, and overcoats from purchased woven or knit fabrics. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing... Read more |
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Clothing Trends for Men
CLOTHING FOR MEN Bye-Bye, Leisure Suit In the 1970s the emphasis for men, as for women, was on leisure; but the 1980s man returned to work. The open-necked shirt and wide-lapelled, loosely tailored suit of the previous decade reflected a leisurely lifestyle and relaxation of... Read more |
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Lung-men
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Young Mens and Young Womens Hebrew Association
YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION. The first Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA) was organized in 1854in Baltimore to develop Jewish community life. The facilities of early YMHAs consisted mainly of reading rooms, and the first... Read more |
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Body Decorations
Body Decorations, 1900–18 In an age of extravagant dresses and immense feathered hats for women, and conservative suits and carefully chosen hats for men, body decorations and accessories faded in significance. It wasn't that such items were not important to people in the early years of the... Read more |
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Tuxedo
Tuxedo Background The tuxedo is a man's tailored suit used for semi-formal or formal wear. It may be sewn from a wide variety of colors and fabrics; increasingly, brighter colors and unconventional designs are pervasive in tuxedo styling. Nevertheless, most tuxedos are... Read more |
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Japanese icon Zatoichi gets cinematic makeover
...only James Bond, the man in the rubber suit is the realGodzilla and...hechallenged the likes of Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and the...afountain and Zatoichi's sword cuts cleanly and completely...playing at the Metro ... |
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Despite His Hit Movie, Takeshi Kitano Goes Against Japan's Grain
...Japanese cinema is sitting...trademark black suit and open...about hit men that earned...finally a man with a hit...about a blind sword master...past greats Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro...Kitano's a ... |
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Hollywood on Crusade; With His Historical Epic, Ridley Scott Hurtles Into...
...the breach. Swords slash. Blood...expression of a man who'd much...Ingmar Bergman and Akira Kurosawa -- artists who...and alternative cinema as part of what...metal body suits and codes of...d found his man. ... |
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