There was a battle by an inland sea (Dan No Ura) on April 24th 1185, between two powerful Japanese clans .( The ruling Hekei and another clan called Genji) Each asserted a superior claim to the throne . The Hekei were badly outnumbered and out manoeuvered. Antoku`s guardian was his grandmother,( lady Ni) When it became clear the Hekei had lost the battle, the boy emperor`s grandmother resolved not to be caught by the enemy alive. " Where are you to take me?" asked the boy emperor. Blinded by tears, the child emperor recited a Buddah prayer, then prayed to the east, then to the west to say farewell to the Buddah. Lady Ni took him in her arms, and with the words: " In the depths of the ocean is our capital." They jumped together into the sea and drowned. Then followed a frenzied mass suicide by the remaining Hekei forces. Only 43 Hekei survived, all women in waiting. They were reduced to selling flowers and other favours to the local fisher folk. Each year on April 24th a ceremony is held, at a shrine near the scene of the battle, to commemorate the child emperor`s short life.
The story of Emperor Antoku and his mother's family is told in "The Tale of the Heike".
"Amida-ji no misasagi" near Akama Shrine at Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture is considered to be Antoku's symbolic tomb.
The years of Antoku's reign reign include more than one era name.
Delphi, Greece
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Brad Garrett
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Garrett was born on April 14, 1960 in Woodland Hills, California. Garrett was married to Jill Diven from 1999 until they divorced in 2006. They had two children.
Ron Perlman
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Perlman was born on April 13, 1949 in New York City, New York. He studied at the University of Minnesota. He has been married to Opal Perlamn since 1981. They have two children.
Alan Young
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Young was born on November 19, 1919 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. He was raised in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was married to Mary Anne Grimes from 1941 until they divorced in 1947. Then he was married to Virginia McCurdy from 1948 until they divorced in 1995. With Grimes he had two children and with McCurdy he had two. He was then married to his third wife Mary Chipman from 1996 to 1997.
On May 19, 2016, Young died in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 96.
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The movie was first released into movie theaters on November 14, 1989 by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures. It was re-released on November 17, 1997. Disney said that there would be a 3D re-release on September 13, 2013. This was cancelled on January 14, 2013 because the other Disney 3D re-releases were not as successful as Disney had hoped they would be.
In January 1990, "The Little Mermaid" had three Academy Award nominations. The movie won two of the awards. They were for Best Song ("Under the Sea") and Best Score. The movie also earned four Golden Globe nominations. It won the awards for Best Song ("Under the Sea") and Best Score.
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Corey was born on August 10, 1914 in Brooklyn, New York City. Corey was married to Hope Corey from 1938 until his death in 2002. They had three children. Corey died on August 16, 2002 after he fell in his house in Santa Monica, California, aged 88.
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Daniels was born on March 31, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at Northwestern University. He has been married to Bonnie Bartlett since 1951. They have two children.
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