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- Writer
- Producer
Nagisa Oshima's career extends from the initiation of the "Nuberu bagu" (New Wave) movement in Japanese cinema in the late 1950s and early 1960s, to the contemporary use of cinema and television to express paradoxes in modern society. After an early involvement with the student protest movement in Kyoto, Oshima rose rapidly in the Shochiku company from the status of apprentice, in 1954, to that of director. By 1960, he had grown disillusioned with the traditional studio production policies and broke away from Shochiku to form his own independent production company, Sozosha, in 1965. With other Japanese New Wave filmmakers, like Masahiro Shinoda, Shôhei Imamura and Yoshishige Yoshida, Oshima reacted against the humanistic style and subject matter of directors like Yasujirô Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi and Akira Kurosawa, as well as against established left-wing political movements. Oshima has been primarily concerned with depicting the contradictions and tensions of postwar Japanese society. His films tend to expose contemporary Japanese materialism, while also examining what it means to be Japanese in the face of rapid industrialization and Westernization. Many of Oshima's earlier films, such as A Town of Love and Hope (1959) and The Sun's Burial (1960), feature rebellious, underprivileged youths in anti-heroic roles. The film for which he is probably best-known in the West, In the Realm of the Senses (1976), centers on an obsessive sexual relationship. Like several other Oshima works, it gains additional power by being based on an actual incident. Other important Oshima films include Death by Hanging (1968), an examination of the prejudicial treatment of Koreans in Japan; Boy (1969), which deals with the cruel use of a child for extortion purposes, and with the child's subsequent escapist fantasies; The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970), about another ongoing concern of Oshima's, the art of filmmaking itself; and The Ceremony (1971), which presents a microcosmic view of Japanese postwar history through the lives of one wealthy family. In recent years, Oshima has repeatedly turned to sources outside Japan for the production of his films. This was the case with In the Realm of the Senses (1976) and Max My Love (1986). It is less well-known in the West that Oshima has also been a prolific documentarist, film theorist and television personality. He is the host of a long-running television talk show, "The School for Wives", in which female participants (kept anonymous by a distorting glass) present their personal problems, to which he responds from offscreen.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Daphne Anderson was born on 27 April 1922 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Beggar's Opera (1953), Gideon C.I.D. (1964) and Hobson's Choice (1954). She was married to Lionel William Carter. She died on 15 January 2013 in Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK.- Márta Bakó was born on 9 April 1920 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Musical TV Theater (1970), The Dogfighters (1995) and Kakuk Marci (1973). She was married to Lajos Rajczy. She died on 15 January 2013.
- Shirley Douglas was born on 3 December 1939 in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. She died on 15 January 2013 in Spain.
- Jennings Michael Burch was born on 27 April 1941 in New York City, New York, USA. Jennings Michael was married to Susan Elmer. Jennings Michael died on 15 January 2013 in Brewster, New York, USA.
- Wickrema Bogoda was an actor, known for Silence of the Heart (1969), Kaliyugaya (1982) and One League of Sky (1974). He died on 15 January 2013.
- John Thomas was born on 3 March 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 15 January 2013 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA.
- Balthazar Korab was born on 16 February 1926 in Budapest, Hungary. Balthazar is known for Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (2007) and Frank Lloyd Wright (1998). Balthazar was married to Monica Kane and Sally Dow. Balthazar died on 15 January 2013 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
- Jean-Bertrand Pontalis was born on 15 January 1924 in Paris, France. He died on 15 January 2013 in France.
- Vladimir Abajyan was born in 1927 in Gyumri, Armenia. He was an actor, known for Lalvari vorskane (1967), Huso astgh (1978) and Arahet (2005). He died on 15 January 2013.
- Producer
- Actor
George Gund III, a Cleveland native living in San Francisco, has brought more than 22 years of National Hockey League ownership experience and a lifetime of enthusiasm for amateur and professional sports (particularly ice hockey) to the San Jose Sharks. On June 10, 1999, Gund was awarded the prestigious 1999 Jofa Titan/USA Hockey Distinguished Achievement Award. He also captured the 1996 Lester Patrick Award for his outstanding contributions and efforts on behalf of amateur and professional hockey. Gund and the Sharks were also honored as retail entrepreneur of the year by local businesses in San Jose by the San Jose Business Journal in 1996. With his brother Gordon, a minority owner of the San Jose Sharks, he co-owns the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. His love of hockey began on a neighborhood pond outside of Cleveland, was refined at eastern boarding schools and culminated at Case Western Reserve University where, as a student, he organized the school's first ice hockey team. He has played for the Cleveland Falcons, Sun Valley Suns and other city league teams in San Francisco and Seattle. He was instrumental in building an indoor rink in Sun Valley and starting senior, junior and women's ice hockey programs. He is a supporter of the U.S. Winter Olympic efforts, serving on the Hockey Committee of the U.S. Olympic Team and has been a sponsor of the U.S. Luge and U.S. Skiing & Snowboarding Teams. He is a member of the International Council of USA Hockey, a trustee of the USA Hockey Foundation, a member of the National Hockey League's expansion committee and past chairman and current trustee of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Part of a family distinguished for its wide-ranging philanthropy, Gund is a trustee of the George Gund Foundation, a Cleveland-based organization created by his father in 1952 known for its support of innovative community and national programs and organizations. He is a trustee of the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, and is a trustee of the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Foundation. In 1996, Gund was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from that institution. He is a board member and member of the International Founders' Council of the National Museum of the American Indian. He is a trustee of the Musical Arts Foundation (Cleveland Orchestra), chairman of the National Advisory Board of the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada (produces Cowboy Poetry Festival and other folklore events), a member of KQED's Signal Society and is a member of the Sierra Club National Advisory Board. Since the 1970's, Gund has been importing and distributing Eastern European films and encouraging independent film production in the United States. He is active in several international film festivals, as long-time chair of the San Francisco Film Society, which produces the San Francisco International Film Festival, a founder of the Cleveland Cinematique, and a long-time board member of the Cleveland Film Festival. He is a trustee of the University of California Art Museum at Berkeley and it's Pacific Film Archive, a director of the Sundance Institute, and a former member of the Ohio Film Bureau. He is a member of the Film Committee of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and past director of the Museum's Anthology Film Archive. He has served as a juror at the Moscow and Istanbul International Film Festivals, as well as at numerous other film festivals and institutions throughout the world. He is an avid art collector, with his collections concentrating on Japanese, Western and Northwest Coast Indian Art. He is a trustee of the Gund Collection of Western Art, a collection of 60 works portraying the American West from 1830-1930. He is also a member of the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, New York and Board Member and Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art. His business interests include serving as past director of AmeriTrust Bank in Cleveland, past director of Redwood Bank, past vice-chairman of the Gund Investment Corp., founding partner and chairman of the Rusty Scupper restaurant chain. He is currently owner and developer of a retirement complex in Port Angeles, Washington, and vice chairman of Nationwide Advertising Service (formerly Gund Business Enterprises, Inc.) in Cleveland. Past sports-related business ventures include acting as partner with the California Seals hockey team, president of the Cleveland Barons hockey team and chairman of the Minnesota North Stars hockey team.- Actor
- Writer
- Production Manager
Clayton Silva was an actor and writer. He died on 15 January 2013 in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.- Bill Glynn was born on 30 July 1925 in Sussex, New Jersey, USA. He died on 15 January 2013 in San Diego, California, USA.