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Tengaramon

Tengaramon is a Japanese film[1] released on December 11, 2020. Directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka and starring Haruma Miura.

It is an original story based on the historical facts and draws the youth human drama[2][3] of the late Tokugawa period with Tomoatsu Godai as the main character. In the story of Kagoshima prefecture, the title “Tengaramon” means “great talent.” [4]

Contents

1Plot

2Story

3Cast

4Staff

5References

6External links

Plot

In 2013, in order to pass on the "will" of Tomoatsu Godai to the next generation, volunteers such as Minoru Hirota, executive producer, launched the "Godai Project."

The film shooting was completed in 2019 and scheduled to be released in 2020, however, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 as the sudden passing of star Haruma Miura on July 18, 2020, the release date has remained undecided[5]. Yet, on September 24, 2020, it was officially announced on the website that it will be released in theaters on December 11th of the same year[6][7]. Trailer videos were released on October 29, 2020[8][9].

Story

It was in the midst of turbulence from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji era.

The film draws the whole life of Tomoatsu Godai, an outstanding tengaramon, who built Osaka as a commercial city and eventually laid a foundation of modern Japanese economy. From the young age, Tomoatsu Godai looked into the future of Japan in the world, and with the soul of samurai which was cultivated in the Satsuma clan, fully demonstrated his successful skills as a businessman after working as a Meiji government official.

Refer to "Godai Tomoatsu” for detail.

Cast

Haruma Miura as Tomoatsu Godai

Shohei Miura as Ryoma Sakamoto

Takanori Nishikawa[10] as Yataro Iwasaki

Yuki Morinaga as Hirobumi Ito

Aoi Morikawa as Haru

Asahi Uchida as Tokuo Godai

Takaya Sakoda as Toshimichi Okubo

Shinji Rokkaku as Tokuyama

Tomomi Maruyama as Kaishu Katsu

Satoshi Tokushige as Hisamitsu Shimazu

Rino Katase as Madame of teahouse

Kokichi Tanoue as Funaki

Takaaki Enoki as Nariakira Shimazu

Yuki Yagi as Kiku

Kenji Kawahara as Morimoto

Robert Anderson as Thomas Glover

Misako Renbutsu as Toyoko Godai

Mariko Tsutsui as Yasu Godai

Katsuhisa Namase as Hidetaka Godai

Takayuki Takuma as Takamori Saigo

Staff

Directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka[2]

Written by Eriko Komatsu[2]

Music by Ko Otani

Filmed by Kotaro Yamamoto

Art direction: Tetsuo Harada

Lighting: Ichiro Kagawa

Recorded by Showa Matsumoto

Edited by Akimasa Kawashima

Title calligraphy: Shishu

Executive Producer: Minoru Hirota

Sponsored by Panasonic, Haseko Group, Blue Capital Management, Ichiban Shoten, Abest Corporation, IL Suono di Emilia and others.

Supported by Tawaramotocho, Shikigun, Nara and others

Distributed by Giggly Box Co., Ltd.

Production: Creators’ Union

Production cooperation: Shochiku Studio

Produced by Movie "Godai Tomoatsu" Production Committee. (Godai Tomoatsu Project, Minoru Hirota Law Office, Kagoshima Television, Nara Newspaper, EQWEL Child Academy, Japan Forum, Areaone Enterprise, Ken Kawaguchi, Iwasaki Sangyo)

References

1. “The movie "Tengaramon" starring Haruma Miura will be released on December 11th. Co-starring Shohei Miura, Takanori Nishikawa, Yuki Morinaga, Aoi Morikawa and others.” Real Sound (Blueprint Corporation) on September 24, 2020.

2. “A Movie of Godai, a businessman from the Satsuma clan, as a main character, filmed in Nagasaki by a tag of a movie director Tanaka and scriptwriter Komatsu.” Nishinihon Newspaper (February 28, 2020)

3. “【People】Movie Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka I never give up-- Even if we go detour.” zakzak (June 11, 2020)

4. "Tengaramon" starring Haruma Miura as Tomoatsu Godai will be released on December 11th!” Cinema Today (September 24, 2020)

5. “The release date of the movie "Tengaramon" starring Haruma Miura has not been decided” Sports Hochi (July 21, 2020)

6. “Haruma Miura's starring "Tengaramon" will be released on December 11th, co-starring Shohei Miura, Takanori Nishikawa, Yuki Morinaga and others” Movie Natalie (September 24, 2020)

7. “Draw the life of an unknown great man starring Haruma Miura! "Tengaramon" decided to be released and its gorgeous visuals unveiled for the first time” MOVIE WALKER PRESS (September 24, 2020)

8. “A trailer video of “Tengaramon” was released. Haruma Miura plays Tomoatsu Godai and Takanori Nishikawa plays Yataro Iwasaki.” Music Natalie (October 29, 2020)

9. Trailer of the Movie “Tengaramon”

10. “Haruma Miura wrote “Want to die” on the notebook which was found in his room. He starred in an unreleased movie shot last year.” Sanspo (July 20, 2020)

External links

“Tengaramon” official website

“Tengaramon” official (@tengaramon_1211) - Twitter

“Tengaramon” official (tengaramon_movie) - Instagram

Godai Tomoatsu Project

“Tengaramon” - all cinema

“Tengaramon” - KINENOTE

#tengaramon

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About日本製[Nihonsei] Part 2

〜Contents〜

Traveling 47 prefectures across Japan with Haruma Miura

47 of “Made in Japan”

01 Hokkaido A close look at the history of Esashi Oiwake

02 Aomori Artist’s techniques behind the Nebuta festival

03 Iwate Visiting Tekiseisha, a workshop for Joboji Urushi lacquer

04 Miyagi Kanedai, the pride of local industry

05 Akita Encounter a power of sake at the Aramasa Sake Brewery

06 Yamagata Visiting a Yonezawa beef cattle farm

07 Fukushima The world’s best rice – visiting the Tenei rice farm

08 Ibaraki Fireworks artistry of Yamazaki Enka Manufacturing

09 Tochigi The story historic Ashikaga School tells us

10 Gunma Daimonya, the history and tradition of Takasaki Daruma craftmanship

11 Saitama Ogano Kabuki, the tradition that passed down through generations and to the future

12 Chiba Learning at the Chiba Shoyu headquarters factory

13 Tokyo History of Tsukudani unfolded at Tsukudani Marukyu

14 Kanagawa Visiting Hakkodo, the oldest manufacturer of Kamakura-bori

15 Niigata Snow Peak headquarters and outdoor gear industry

16 Toyama Massive Kurobe Dam and electric power

17 Ishikawa What Kagaya Ryokan continues to deliver

18 Fukui The glasses I touched at the Boston Club in Sabae City

19 Yamanashi Hands-on report from Kikuchi Wasabi Farm

20 Nagano To the factory house of Fujigen Guitars

21 Gifu Japanese papermaking at Minotake Kami Studio

22 Shizuoka Think about a “community” at Dot Tree Project Shuzenji

23 Aichi Touch the origin of the Toyota Motor Corporation

24 Mie Wagu – soak-up the life of Japanese lobster fisherman

25 Shiga To Daiyo- Oumi’s hand-crafted Japanese candle

26 Kyoto Discover “Project GO ON” launched by a new generation of Kyoto traditional artists

27 Osaka Visiting Ebisu at the Imamiya Shrine

28 Hyogo The weight of the salt at the Ako Marine Science Museum, Salt Country

29 Nara Carrying on the traditions to future generation at the Yamamoto Kawara Kogyo

30 Wakayama Savoring Hamadaya’s sesame tofu at the foot of Mt. Koya

31 Tottori A challenge called Sakyu Rakkyo

32 Shimane The nature and the time that support Tataraba

33 Okayama The garment factory that shines, fueling Japan Blue in the denim industry

34 Hiroshima Interview with Mr. Fumiaki Kajiya, a storyteller of Hiroshima

35 Yamaguchi Family ties at Sakae Fuku, an exquisite pufferfish restaurant

36 Tokushima Fascinated by the BUAISOU’s indigo dye

37 Kagawa Discovering the history of udon noodles at the Sanuki Menki headquarters

38 Ehime The branding of Imabari Towel

39 Kouchi Mr. Manabu Myojin, the distinguished technique of the bonito fisherman

40 Fukuoka Hakata vidro chanpon artisan, Mr. Youji Kunii and his studio

41 Saga The alure of “Tadarou-ware pottery” encountered at Kaneko Kilin

42 Nagasaki Iki – the history of Hirayama Ryokan and the island

43 Kumamoto Tenmeido – Interview with Mr. Kazuki Kitagawa about “Rokkasho -six confectioners”

44 Oita Searching for Shiramizu Kousen’s sparkling water

45 Miyazaki Visiting the third generation of Kagura mask-making craftsman

46 Kagoshima To the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center

47 Okinawa Visiting the art of Kumiodori at the National Theatre Okinawa

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"Gunjyo Senkii" Brave is a popular Japanese manga. Haruma Miura acted as one of Warlords of the Warring States period.

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To those living overseas,

We thank you for being interested in the Japanese actor, Haruma Miura! Have you ever seen him on YouTube or other SNS site? If so, we are so glad to hear that!

He was mainly an actor, but he also became a talented singer, as we realized when we have watched him interpreting the Caccini’s “Ave Maria” in a very professional falsetto. His career as an actor started at the age of 7 and he starred in many dramas and movies since then. Such movies like “Koizora (2007)”, “Kimi ni Todoke (2010)”, “Harlock: Space Pirate (2013)”, “Five Minutes to Tomorrow (2014)”, “Attack on Titan (2015)” have been screened in many countries overseas.

Haruma has been a guest of honour to many international events, such as Tokyo International Movie Festival (Special invitation), Japan for “Koizora”, Istanbul Japanese Film Festival, Turkey for “Kimi ni Todoke”, Venezia International Film Festival, Italy and Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden for “Harlock: Space Pirate”, Busan International Film Festival, South Korea and Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan for “Five Minutes to Tomorrow”, Hollywood Premieres, the US for “Attack on Titan”. He was a young movie star, very popular especially in Asian countries.

In the recent years, he played the main roles in the Broadway musicals “Kinky Boots (2016, 2019)”, “Crime and Punishment (2019)”, “Whistle Down the Wind (2020)” and more. His work has been highly appreciated by stage directors and critics in Japan and overseas. He passed away in the summer 2020.

More recently, he spoke about his future dream to expand his career overseas and was thinking to introduce the appeal of his native country to the world. For this, Haruma travelled and interviewed people living in 47 prefectures over 4 years to be able to write about traditional crafts and industries of Japanese people.

Finally, he published this book “日本製” (Nihon-Sei) on his own 30th birthday, April 5th 2020.

Let us introduce the book.

About “日本製” (Nihon-Sei)

In this book, Haruma Miura writes about the Japanese industry and technology, culture and life, as they have been transmitted from generation to generation.

Also, he writes about how young generations who take over these traditions have been trying to develop in the future their skills and contribute to the welfare of their country. Reading through, you will be able to find new aspects about the traditional development of industries and crafts in Japan.

Examples like crafts and food culture in various regions, successes of TOYOTA, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and rememberance of the war devastation that Japan had to suffer.

When he wrote the book, Haruma used all his five senses, the magnificent Japanese surroundings, and his beautiful words.

The book was in the end 408 pages long.

Our team, Team Sekaharu (To introduce Haruma Miura to the world) has been supporting “日本製“ (Nihon-Sei) to be translated into many languages and be published as “A New Japanese Guide Book” for people overseas.

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