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Nikkatsu. The Nikkatsu Corporation (日活株式会社, Nikkatsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese entertainment company known for its film and television productions. The name Nikkatsu amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Motion Pictures". Shareholders are Nippon Television Holdings (35%) and SKY Perfect JSAT ...
Aug 16, 2012 · However, in the face of financial difficulties brought about by the popularity of television during the 1970s and '80s, Nikkatsu also began to produce soft-porn movies, known as "pink films."
Seasons in the Sun: The Heyday of Nikkatsu Studios run 1-30 June at BFI Southbank. Over the past year, a host of special events and retrospectives have been held across the globe to mark the centenary of Japan’s oldest film company, Nikkatsu. This June a season of works devoted to the studio’s flourishing output of the 1950s and 1960s ...
Nov 2, 2012 · Nikkatsu may not have Godzilla, but this 100-year-old Japanese studio has made everything from world-class masterpieces to erotica, all while nurturing some of the country’s biggest stars and ...
Earthquake In Tokyo Japan. aftermath of the Kanto Earthquake, 1923. At noon on September 1 st 1923, the great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo at a magnitude of 7.9, which remains the deadliest in Japan’s history, despite having been surpassed in sheer force by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake (and resulting tsunami), killing an estimated 140,000 people.
Nikkatsu. The Nikkatsu Corporation (日活株式会社, Nikkatsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese entertainment company known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio, founded in 1912 during the silent film era. The name Nikkatsu amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Motion Pictures".
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Nov 10, 2012 · Nikkatsu (日活), originally named Nihon-Katsudo-Shasin-Kabusikikaisha (日本活動写真株式会社), is the hallmark of Japanese cinema along with Shochiku and Toho studios. It was formed in 1912, merging four major studios at the time. Up until seventies, Nikkatsu was the most influential, certainly popular, though not always profitable ...
