#noboru tanaka

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The Watcher in the Attic (Noboru Tanaka, 1976)

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（秘）女郎責め地獄 1973

[cinemashotz]

Village of Doom (1983) ‘丑三つの村’ Noboru Tanaka

[japanfilmclub]

The Watcher in the Attic (1976) 『 江戸川乱歩猟奇館　屋根裏の散歩者 』 Written by Akio Ido いどあきお Directed by Noboru Tanaka 田中 登

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THEYDIDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KITAUJI ENSEMBLE SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!

[whatisonthemoon]

The late Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon mentioned past Japanese prime ministers a total of 1,330 times during sermons over around 53 years, with more than half of the remarks relating to former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, according to a Mainichi Shimbun probe.

Moon was a religious leader who founded the Unification Church, now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. The Mainichi Shimbun analyzed all 615 volumes of "The Sermons of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon," which contain transcriptions of sermons delivered by Moon to followers of the Unification Church in South Korea between 1956 and 2009.

The suspected link between Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Unification Church has drawn increased attention after the July 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Backed into a corner, the LDP had to declare it would "break off relations" with the religious group ahead of unified local elections in April 2023. However, there has been no investigation surrounding Abe, who is believed to have had close ties with the group, and many aspects of the history of the party's connections with the church remain unknown.

The Mainichi Shimbun's translation of Moon's Korean-language sermon records has revealed that in a sermon given in 1989, the leader had urged that the church strengthen ties with Japanese Diet members, mainly those belonging to the Seiwakai faction, or the Abe faction, that used to be headed by then Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's father. The most recent probe has also brought to the fore that in addition to Abe's grandfather Nobusuke Kishi and Abe's father Shintaro, whom Moon approached to gain a foothold in Japanese politics, the religious leader had also targeted former Prime Minister Nakasone as a key figure for political maneuvering.

Nakasone, who passed away in 2019 aged 101, headed the Japanese government for five years from 1982, and is the fifth longest-serving prime minister in postwar Japan. He was elected 20 consecutive times to the House of Representatives from 1947.

Each volume of "The Sermons of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon" contains around 300 to 400 pages. While it had been published until 2012, the year of Moon's death, it is now out of print and difficult to obtain.

The Mainichi Shimbun analyzed a total of around 200,000 pages on a website that the Unification Church's Japan headquarters pointed out as an "illegal reproduction." As the documents were saved as PDF files, reporters used Adobe Acrobat's advanced search function to enter the last names of politicians in Hangul and check the passages that came up while basing their decisions on the context of the passages in which they appeared, among other aspects.

A total of 32 politicians were covered by the search -- 31 prime ministers who were in office between the time of Shigeru Yoshida, who headed the government in 1954, when the Unification Church was founded, and current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as well as Shintaro Abe, who has no experience as prime minister but is said to have had close ties with the church.

The analysis found that Nakasone was mentioned in Moon's remarks 693 times, a remarkably high number that outstrips the 188 cases mentioning Kishi, who came in second. They were followed by Shintaro Abe, who was mentioned in 180 cases and Takeo Fukuda, who was mentioned in 139.

Ranking fifth to eighth were Junichiro Koizumi (84 times), Kakuei Tanaka (48 times), Eisaku Sato (40 times), Noboru Takeshita (35 times), who all maintained political influence while Moon was alive. Shinzo Abe, whose first, short-lived administration lasted between September 2006 and September 2007, came in ninth place as it was found he was mentioned in Moon's sermons 34 times.

Meanwhile, the names of Kishida, as well as Yukio Hatoyama, Naoto Kan, and Yoshihiko Noda, who served as prime ministers during the reign of the now-defunct Democratic Party of Japan, did not come up in searches.

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shido's conspiracy is big: koenkai (supporters associations) in japanese politics

How do you take over Japan, if you're a corrupt piece of shit?

On 11/25, when the Shido's Palace mission starts and you're finally released from captivity in Leblanc, the Modest Housewife in the Shibuya underground mall suddenly becomes the Not-So-Modest Housewife. And what does she tell us?

shido has a what now

What's the "supporters association"? In Japanese, it's a 後援会 kouenkai. From Wikipedia:

Koenkai (後援会, lit. "local support groups") are an invaluable tool of Japanese Diet members, especially of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). (note: in P5, this is the "Liberal Co-Prosperity Party" or LCP, Shido's original party and the original ruling party.) These groups serve as pipelines through which funds and other support are conveyed to legislators and through which the legislators can distribute favors to constituents in return.

The article is fascinating; do give it a read, as I can't possibly do it justice here. These are massive organisations, and relay vast amounts of cash to their members. They organise endless activities for their members—that meeting at the Wilton Hotel on 5/5 is one. They often require a personal connection to be invited, which is why the Housewife says this to her friend:

... she knows she wasn't invited.

Though koenkai are weaker in modern times, there are many examples of them being involved with corruption; here are a couple.

"The Asahi reported in the mid-1970s that the [koenkai of former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei] "virtually controls… agricultural committees, popular welfare committees, election management committees". This thorough penetration of Tanaka's koenkai into all important facets of Niigata's people's lives propelled him into becoming the father figure of the district. After his arrest in 1976 on corruption charges, many of Niigata's residents still expressed deep respect towards him."

"Due to the huge support [former Prime Minister] Takeshita Noboru enjoyed as a result of his koenkai, his electoral district in Shimane came to be known as ‘Takeshita Kingdom'. Despite being embroiled in many political scandals, related to insider trading and corruption (for which he was never charged), Takeshita's immense local support never waned."

so what does this tell us

In short, Shido's conspiracy is not a few corrupt high-level officials. It's not just Shido, Akechi, the SIU Director and those people on the ship. It is a vast organisation.

It recruits people by reputation (remember those five recommendations in the Palace?) from all levels of society—and those recruits then operate as a bloc, networking, doing favours for each other, advancing their mutual interests, connected via a hierarchy to Shido at the top. This is why Shido can control everything.

It also explains why everyone seems to be linked to the conspiracy—including the hapless Principal Kobayakawa. Did you think it was unrealistic for him to be involved? It seems likely that he was just a low-level member of Shido's koenkai.

When Shido needed someone at Shujin to investigate the Phantom Thieves, Kobayakawa was there—because they have people everywhere. A quick phone call from a higher-up in the organisation—the SIU Director, most likely, who we know Kobayakawa speaks to—and he's eating out of Shido's hand. And will do anything he wants....

So Kobayakawa wasn't anybody at all. He wasn't important. He wasn't somehow part of the deep state. He was just one of likely hundreds of thousands of paid-up Shido supporters looking to advance themselves, getting the vote out, and funding the cause.

He was in the right place at the right time. After all, the koenkai got Kobayakawa his job at Shujin. All his hopes for advancement are centred on it:

Because just like the two housewives in the underground mall, and probably like everyone else in the koenkai, Kobayakawa is a desperate social climber, impressed by wealth and fame and power and flashy titles.

I hope he thought it was worth it.

revision history

Click here for the latest version.

v1.0 (2023/10/31)—first posted.

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Karyukai Book collection, 2022 edition

It’s been a while since the last book feature on this blog. The collection has grown, maybe you are also interested in Gei-/Maiko related books and find this helpful.

Category 1: Japanese only or Japanese with only little English …Hiroshi Mizobuchi - Showa no Gion: b&w photos depicting life in Gion Kobu in the 1970’s and 80’s. Captions are entirely in Japanese, but easy to translate, since they are mostly dates and names. At the end of the book, there are few pictures from the 1930’s and 40’s. …Sumi Asahara - Tokyo Rokkagai: Interviews with Tokyo Geisha, history and map of the main six Tokyo Kagai, old and new photos. Books on the subject of Tokyo Geisha are fairly rare, so this is a good source of information. …Hiroshi Mizobuchi - Hannari Kyo Maiko no Shiki: photos of the seasonal events and celebrations in the Kyoto Hanamachi, with Map and full Ochaya list. …Keiko Tanaka - Nihongami taizen: despite featuring Maiko Fukuno on it’s cover, only a little part of it deals with Maiko Nihongami. It has a bit of Tayu/Sumo/new Nihongami as well, the largest part however is focusing on the various historical hairstyles displayed at the Kushi Matsuri. …Kobunshi Katsura - Showa Meigiren: featuring portraits of 228 senior Geisha in the late Showa period. Some of them worked in Hanamachi that no longer exist, 31 of them are still active in 2022. …Tetsuo Ishihara - Maiko no kamigata: showing Maiko hairstyles, how to tie them, Kanzashi calendar, Pocchiri showcase, and a Maiko getting dressed …Tetsuo Ishihara - Kyo Shimabara Tayu: similar to Maiko no Kamigata, but focusing on Tayu hairstyles. Contains a little overview about the then-current Tayû and some of their activities around the year.  …Hiroshi Mizobuchi - Gion, the world of stylish parties: Photos by HM (mostly Gei/Maiko, but also some Hanamachi architecture and food), Maiko illustrations, old (Taisho/early Showa) photos of Gion Kobu Gei-/Maiko and interviews with selected Gei/Maiko and Karyukai workers. …Noboru Hamaoka - Gion to Maiko: mostly b/w photos, some colour photos featuring people who live in the Karyûkai: including Gei-/Maiko, dance teachers and hairdressers, Gion’s cityscape, Kanzashi and Okiya interior. More text than photos. …Hiroshi Mizobuchi - Kyo Miyagawacho: Photo book, bit of history, events through the year. “History of Miyagawacho” by the then head of the Ochaya Union fully translated to English, otherwise the main content is in Japanese. Miyagawacho map and Ochaya list on the last pages. …Hiroshi Mizobuchi - Kyo Pontocho: similar to Kyo Miyagawacho, but smaller format and less text …Hiroshi Mizobuchi - Gion Mai Goyomi: HM photos on abysmal tiny pages. Can’t recommend. Heard there are two editions of this, that differ, so maybe the other one is bigger?

Category 2: English or Japanese with full English translation in the same book. …Liza Dalby - Geisha: LD lived in Kyoto and worked with Pontocho Geiko in the 1970′s. In this book, you can read about her experiences …Kikuya - I, a Geisha: written by an Akasaka Geisha, has infos about her profession, some infos about the history of selected Tokyo Hanamachi.  …various - Geisha: beyond the painted smile: lots of text but only little content. Few nice photos. Only worth buying if it’s really cheap. …John Paul Foster - Geisha and Maiko of Kyoto: portraits of and interviews with several Gei/Maiko, studded with anecdotes of JPF’s experiences as photographer in Kyoto. …Percival Perkins - Geisha of Pontocho: Experiences with Pontocho Geiko and Maiko in the 1950’s and short biographies of selected GeiMaiko. …Kyoko Aihara - Geisha: good and basic book from the late 1990′s focusing on Hanamachi life in Kyoto. You can spot some familiar faces of Geiko who were Maiko then, or Geiko who just retired recently. …Mineko Iwasaki - Geisha of Gion: autobiography of one of the most famous Kyoto Geiko, including anecdotes from her elders (for example, concering life in the Hanamachi during WWII) …John Paul Foster - now a Geisha: while “Geisha and Maiko of Kyoto” offers a rather broad spectre of topics, this is focused on the change from Maiko to Geiko: Sakko and Erikae. JPF portrays three Maiko, then Geiko during this time of transition. …Kazuhiko Matsumura - Subtle Beauty: originally a photo essay published in a newspaper. It’s about Maiko and Geiko from the five Kyoto Hanamachi in all stages of their carreers. …Hiroshi Mizobuchi - the Kagai in Kyoto: probably the only HM book mostly translated to English. Apart from being an updated version of books like “Kyoto Gion, Kyoto Pontocho, Kyoto Miyagawacho”, an entire chapter is dedicated to Satsukis way from Shikomi to Geiko.  …Taka Kobayashi - Utsuyaka: full-page photos of Kosen (Gion Kobu) with only little text. The book itself is a pretty large format, so you can have a good look at her outfits. …Kelly Foreman - the Gei of Geisha: densely packed with information on around 250 pages, concerning arts, economy and the social aspects of being a Geisha.  …Sayo Masuda - Autobiography of a Geisha: SM endured a lot of abuse from childhood on, was sold to an Okiya in Kamisuwa Onsen at the age of 12 and worked as a Geisha until she was “bought” by a patron around 1939. 

Category 3: originally published in Japanese, available in lots of different languages, but not English. …Kiharu Nakamura - Memoiren einer Geisha: KH worked as Geisha in Shinbashi for around 2 years in the early 1930′s. Only around 20% of the whole book deal with her time before retirement, so the title is a bit misleading. Nevertheless, it’s a nice source of information on pre-war Shinbashi.

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yogisha no onna (1972, dir. noboru tanaka)

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[twilightronin]

（秘）女郎責め地獄’ 1973

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Zaprezentowano pierwszy pełny zwiastun Solo Leveling

Hej! Świeże wieści dla fanów Solo Leveling! Właśnie podczas wydarzenia Aniplex Online Fest 2023 zaprezentowano pierwszy pełny zwiastun anime na podstawie manhwy napisanej przez Chugonga i rysowanej przez zmarłego DUBU z REDICE Studio. Ale to nie wszystko! Do obsady dołączyła Haruna Mikawa w roli Aoi Mizushino (siostra Shuna Mizushino - w japońskiej wersji to zmienione imię Sung Jinwoo).

Za kilka kluczowych elementów anime odpowiedzialni będą:

Projekt postaci drugoplanowych: Chiaki Furuzumi

Projekt potworów: Hirotaka Tokuda

Projekt rekwizytów: Sotaro Shiraishi

Reżyser ds. sztuki: Yasuhiro Okumura

Kolorystyka: Naomi Nakano

VFX: Daichi Iseki

CG: Toshitaka Morioka

Grafiki ruchome: Hiromu Ōshiro z Production I.G

Montaż: Yūji Kondō

Reżyser dźwięku: Ryō Tanaka

Jeśli chodzi o główną obsadę, to w roli Sung Jinwoo (w wersji japońskiej Shun Mizushino) wystąpi Taito Ban. Do tego dołączą Reina Ueda, Hiroki Touchi, Genta Nakamura, Daisuke Hirakawa, Banjou Ginga i Makoto Furukawa.

Pamiętajcie, że anime zadebiutuje już podczas nadchodzącej zimy, najpewniej w styczniu 2024! Crunchyroll po raz pierwszy ogłosiło adaptację tej serii podczas swojego panelu na Anime Expo w lipcu 2022.

Jak opisuje Crunchyroll fabułę: od ponad dekady istnieją "bramy" łączące nasz świat z innym wymiarem. Pewni ludzie przebudzili w sobie nadnaturalne moce i są znani jako "łowcy". Jinwoo Sung, łowca niskiej rangi, jest znany jako "najsłabszy łowca wszech czasów". Pewnego dnia przyjmuje tajemnicze zadanie i po tym, gdy był bliski śmierci... zaczyna zdobywać poziomy, jako jedyny łowca na świecie.

Za reżyserię odpowiada Shunsuke Nakashige, a głównym scenarzystą jest Noboru Kimura. Tomoko Sudo zajmuje się projektowaniem postaci, a Hiroyuki Sawano - komponowaniem muzyki.

Crunchyroll będzie transmitować anime poza Azją. A jeśli chodzi o manhwę, jej adaptacja zaczęła się w marcu 2018 i zakończyła w grudniu 2021. Oczywiście możemy też cieszyć się japońską wersją pod tytułem "Ore Dake Level-Up na Ken".

To na tyle na dzisiaj! Trzymajcie rękę na pulsie, bo Solo Leveling na pewno przyniesie jeszcze wiele emocji! 💥

[ulkaralakbarova]

Time of the Apes

A female scientist and two children are accidentally transported into a future dominated by primates. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Catherine: Reiko Tokunaga Caroline: Hiroko Saito Johnny: Masaaki Kaiji Commander: Hitoshi Ōmae Gōdo: Tetsuya Ushio …: Baku Hatakeyama Pepe: Kazue Takita …: Noboru Nakaya Film Crew: Original Story: Sakyo Komatsu Original Story: Koji Tanaka Original Story:…

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On this day in Wikipedia: Monday, 26th February

Welcome, добродошли (dobrodošli), 환영 (hwanyeong), mirë se vjen 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 26th February through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

26th February 2021 🗓️ : Event - Zamfara kidnapping A total of 279 female students aged between 10 and 17 are kidnapped by bandits in the Zamfara kidnapping in Zamfara State, Nigeria. "The Zamfara kidnapping (or Jangebe kidnapping) was the abduction of 279 female students aged between 10 and 17 during a raid by armed bandits on 26 February 2021. The kidnapping occurred at the Government Girls Science Secondary School, a boarding school in Jangebe, in Zamfara State, Nigeria. All..."

26th February 2019 🗓️ : Event - Indian Air Force Indian Air Force fighter-jets targeted Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot. "The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. It was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire which honoured India's aviation..."

Image licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0? by Prasanth ypb

26th February 2014 🗓️ : Event - Ming Pao Former editor-in-chief of Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao Kevin Lau was stabbed, prompting concerns and protests about media freedom. "Ming Pao (Chinese: 明報) is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, Ming Pao established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and collects local advertisements. Currently, of the overseas..."

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26th February 1974 🗓️ : Birth - Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb, French racing driver "Sébastien Loeb (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ lœb]; born 26 February 1974) is a French professional rally, racing and rallycross driver. He is the most successful driver in the World Rally Championship (WRC), having won the world championship a record nine times in a row. He holds several other..."

Image licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0? by Morio

26th February 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Noboru Takeshita Noboru Takeshita, Japanese soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2000) "Noboru Takeshita (竹下 登, Takeshita Noboru, 26 February 1924 – 19 June 2000) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1987 to 1989 during the bubble economy.Takeshita led the largest faction at the time in the Liberal Democratic Party, which he inherited from Kakuei Tanaka,..."

Image licensed under CC BY 4.0? by 内閣官房内閣広報室

26th February 1821 🗓️ : Death - Joseph de Maistre Joseph de Maistre, French lawyer and diplomat (b. 1753) "Joseph Marie, comte de Maistre (French: [də mɛstʁ]; 1 April 1753 – 26 February 1821) was a Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat who advocated social hierarchy and monarchy in the period immediately following the French Revolution. Despite his close personal and intellectual ties with..."

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26th February 🗓️ : Holiday - Liberation Day (Kuwait) "This is a list of holidays in Kuwait. Some dates given are according to the solar Gregorian calendar widely used internationally and some dates are according to the lunar Islamic calendar...."

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