nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: Kendo met his father's expectations, and studied calligraphy from 春老谷、水野眉川、銭少虎, studied nanga (a school of painting originating in China) under Somon TETSUO, and learned tenkoku (seal-engraving) from Sekino OGI who was in the school of Genhakumin (seal-engraver in the middle Edo period).
Japanese: 乾堂はこれに応え、書は春老谷、水野眉川、銭少虎に学び、南画を鉄翁祖門に師事し、篆刻は日本の篆刻家一覧の源伯民の流れを汲む大城石農に就いた。
English: Later, Kendo and his pupils had a honor of performing this Chinese music in front of the Imperial family at an Imperial villa in Tokyo.
Japanese: 後日、乾堂とその一門は東京の離宮においてこの明清楽の御前演奏の栄誉に浴している。
English: Kendo made a great contribution in developing Kameyama porcelain, and he himself left some hand-painting with Somon TETSUO and Itsuun KINOSHITA.
Japanese: 名陶亀山焼(長崎)の発展に尽力し、自らも鉄翁祖門や木下逸雲らとともに絵付けを施している。
English: Under his father's will, Shintaro KOZONE invited potters from various areas around in 1891, and founded a kiln at home.
Japanese: この意思を受けて晨太郎は、明治24年頃に陶工を各地から招き自宅の邸内に窯を開いた。
English: Kendo was particularly talented in tenkoku (seal-engraving), and at the age of 17, he made a piece upon a request of a local person of note.
Japanese: とりわけ篆刻は優れた技能を発揮し、17歳の時には名士のもとめに応じて刻印している。
English: At the age of 21, he published his own inpu (compilation of seal marks), "Kendo Inpu" and "Kendo 印藪," both highly admired by Shochiku SHINOZAKI, Tanso HIROSE and Haisen KUSABA in the preface.
Japanese: 21歳のとき自刻印の印譜『乾堂印譜』・『乾堂印藪』を刊行したが篠崎小竹・広瀬淡窓・草場佩川らがその序文で大いに賞賛している。
English: At 30, he made a trip to Edo, was received in audience with Iemochi TOKUGAWA, the fourteenth Shogun, and dedicated clerical script written with a steel pen and was granted an autograph letter as an Imperial gift.
Japanese: 30歳で江戸に遊歴し、14代将軍徳川家茂に謁見し鉄筆の隷書を献じて親書を下賜されている。
English: Kendo has been submitting a petition to the government that previous gyoji (imperial seal) and seal of state should be renewed, because they were not properly following inho (sealing way) and tenho (carving way).
Japanese: 従前の御璽・国璽が正しい印法・篆法に則っていないことを嘆き乾堂自身が政府に対して建白していた。
English: Kendo stated that gyoji and seal of state should be carved from gold or precious stone, but dared to use stone in order to save government spending, and presented them.
Japanese: 乾堂は本来なら純金か玉で刻すべきであるとしながら、国費の倹約のためにあえて印材を刻して政府に献上した。
English: Kendo's consideration turned against his intention, and Rekido ABEI (seal-engraver in the Meiji period) reproduced two seals with mixed metal, on the basis of Kendo's works.
Japanese: しかし、これが裏目に出てしまい、しばらくのちに乾堂の印稿を元に安部井櫟堂が改めて合金製で拝刻した。
English: Kendo soon left for Qing to accompany Munenari DATE, ambassador plenipotentiary to conclude Japan-Qing Treaty of Friendship.
Japanese: このあとすぐ日清修好条規締結のため全権大使伊達宗城の随員として清国に向かう。
English: With the support of Shungaku MATSUDAIRA, Kendo, he and his father reclaimed Namino-taira coasts and equipped port facilities in the area, making a great contribution to the growth of trading.
Japanese: 松平春岳の援助を受けて父とともに浪の平海岸一帯の埋立事業をして港湾を整備し貿易の進展に尽くしている。
English: In his later years, Kendo extended a variety of achievements: opening of Naminohira Elementary School run by Nagasaki City, foundation of temples and shrines, building of piers, and arrangement of transfer of Takashima coal mine to Mitsubishi Zaibatsu.
Japanese: 晩年は長崎市立浪平小学校の創立、寺院や神社の創建、桟橋の架設、高島炭鉱の三菱財閥への譲渡斡旋などの業績がある。
English: Yoshiyuki YAMANA (date of birth and death unknown) was a shugo daimyo (shugo, which were Japanese provincial military governors, that became daimyo, which were Japanese feudal lords) in the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 山名義幸（やまなよしゆき、生没年不詳）は南北朝時代(日本)の守護大名。
English: Yoshiyuki was born as the eldest child of Moroyoshi YAMANA and became Shugo of Tanba no kuni in 1375.
Japanese: 義幸は山名師義の長子として生まれ、永和(日本)元年（1375年）に丹波国守護となった。
English: When his father Moroyoshi died in 1376, he refrained to succeed the family estate because he was feeble.
Japanese: 翌永和2年（1376年）、父の師義が死去すると病弱であることを理由に家督の継承を辞退した。
English: In 1379, he was appointed to be Shugo of Izumo Province and Oki Province after Takahide SASAKI fell; as a result he became Shugo of three provinces including Tanba.
Japanese: 康暦元年（1379年）、佐々木高秀が没落すると出雲国・隠岐国2ヵ国の守護職に任じられ、丹波と合わせて3ヵ国の守護になった。
English: Also in December of the same year it is confirmed he was involved in the politics of the central government as Samurai-dokoro tonin (Governor of the Board of Retainer) of Muromachi bakufu.
Japanese: また、同年11月(旧暦)には室町幕府侍所頭人として中央の幕政に関与していたことが確認されている。
English: In addition he went to fight with Ujikiyo YAMANA and Tokiyoshi YAMANA to hunt down and kill Yoriyuki HOSOKAWA in January 1380.
Japanese: この他にも同年12月(旧暦)の細川頼之追討の際には山名氏清・山名時義らと備後国に出陣した。
English: However such energetic activity gradually became a load for sickly Yoshiyuki, and he resigned from Shugoshiki of the three provinces including Tanba in 1381 and left to Hoki Province.
Japanese: しかし、これらの活躍は病弱な義幸の体には徐々に負担となり、永徳元年（1381年）には丹波を始めとする3ヵ国の守護職を辞めて伯耆国に下向した。
English: There is an opinion that he resided in Doi Castle of Matano deep in the mountains of Hino.
Japanese: 一説によればこの時、日野の山深い場所に位置する俣野の土居城を居館に定めたと言われる。
English: Afterwards his son Moroyuki YAMANA and descendants continued to govern Hino County and became to be called "Hino Yakata".
Japanese: その後、義幸の子息・山名師幸を始めとする子孫は引き続き日野郡を知行して「日野屋形」と呼ばれるようになった。
English: Yamana Totomi no kami (the Governor of Totomi Province), a son of Mochiyuki YAMANA, the third family head, governed Hossho-ji Temple, Aimi County, and owned territories around Nishi Hoki other than Hino County.
Japanese: 3代・山名持幸の子である山名遠江守は会見郡法勝寺を知行するなど日野郡以外の西伯耆一帯にも所領を有した。
English: After Fujiyuki Yamana was killed by Kagemori MIYA in the Eiroku era, an adopted child Kageyuki HINO (Kageyuki YAMANA) succeeded the family estate and started to bear the name of "Hino".
Japanese: 永禄年間に山名藤幸が宮景盛によって討たれた後は養子の日野景幸（山名景幸）が家督を継承、「日野姓」を名乗るようになったという。
English: Rokuro KIRYU (year of birth unknown - October 13, 1183) was a person who lived during the later Heian period.
Japanese: 桐生六郎（きりゅう　ろくろう、生年不詳-寿永2年9月18日(旧暦)（1183年10月6日））は、平安時代末期の人物。
English: Tadatsuna's retainer Rokuro was his only attendant and they hid for several days, but Rokuro admonished Tadatsuna to go along the Sanin-do Highway towards Kyushu (March, 27, 1183).
Japanese: 忠綱の郎従たる六郎は忠綱にただ一人付き従って数日間隠れていたが、忠綱を諌め、山陰道を経て九州へと向かわせた（寿永2年2月25日）。
English: MINAMOTO no Yoritomo dispatched Yoshimochi WADA to kill Toshitsuna, but on October 8, 1183, Rokuro told Yoritomo through Yoshimochi that he had already killed his master Toshitsuna bringing his head to Yoritomo in a pledge of loyalty to Yoritomo.
Japanese: 同年9月13日、俊綱を討つべく源頼朝が派遣した和田義茂の使者を通じ、頼朝への忠節を示すべく主人たる俊綱を斬ったのでその首を持参したい旨頼朝に伝えた。
English: Additionally, on October 11, he told Yoritomo through Kagetoki KAJIWARA that he wanted Yoritomo to allow him to serve as a gokenin (an immediate vassal of the shogun in the Kamakura and the Muromachi periods) in recognition of his work in destroying Toshitsuna and bringing his head.
Japanese: 9月16日、さらに梶原景時を通じて「俊綱を斬って首を持参した賞により御家人として頂きたい」と頼朝に伝えた。
English: Yoritomo told Yoshimochi to forgive any family members and retainers of Toshitsuna including members from the Kiryu family as long as they would surrender to Yoritomo.
Japanese: 頼朝は義茂に対し、桐生の者を含む俊綱の子息郎従で降伏してきた者を許す旨下命した。
English: Sadao SHIDARA (July 3, 1864 - December 15, 1943) was a private architect in Kansai from the Meiji era to the early Showa era.
Japanese: 設楽貞雄（しだらさだお、1864年7月3日-1943年12月15日）は、明治時代から昭和初期にかけて関西で活躍した民間建築家。
English: He is known for constructing the building plans for Shin Sekai (New World), which became a well known landmark in Osaka in the early Taisho era, as well as designing the Tsutenkaku Tower (the first one, different from the present one).
Japanese: 大正初期に大阪の新名所となった新世界の建築計画及び通天閣（初代、現在のものとは異なる）の設計などで知られる。
English: 1864: He was born as the second son of Yahei SHIDARA, a feudal retainer of the Nihonmatsu clan, in Motomiya Town (present-day Motomiya City), Adachi County, Fukushima Prefecture.
Japanese: 1864年（元治1年）福島県安達郡本宮町(福島県)（現本宮市）に、二本松藩士・設楽弥兵衛の次男として生まれる。
English: 1896: He was invited to Kuwabara Sei Kogyo Jimusho (Sei KUWABARA Industrial Office) and worked under Hanroku YAMAGUCHI.
Japanese: 1896年（明治29年）桑原政工業事務所に招かれ、山口半六の下で働く。
English: 1907: He established Kobe Kenchiku Jimusho (Kobe Building Office) (later Shidara Kenchiku Komusho [Shidara Building Company]).
Japanese: 1907年（明治40年）神戸建築事務所（のち、設楽建築工務所）設立。
English: 1911: He became a consultant for the Osaka Tochi Tatemono Gaisha (Osaka Land and Building Company), and took part in the Shin Sekai Amusement Grounds Plan.
Japanese: 1911年（明治44年）大阪土地建物会社顧問となり、新世界娯楽場計画に参画。
English: His early works are characterized by innovative art and design with a strong secession (an artistic movement in Germany during the 19th century) influence (for example, the Osaka Dojima Rice Exchange and Arisawa Ophthalmic Clinic), but are prone to collapsing.
Japanese: 初期の作品は、セセッション色の強い斬新さの感じられる造形が特徴である（例大阪堂島米穀取引所、有沢眼科医院）が、ややもすると破綻一歩手前という危うさもある。
English: However, with the Shin Sekai Tsutenkaku Tower, he concentrated key points like being faithful to the style of the Effel Tower; for this task, he employed Yoshiaki HATTA, a distant relative and a railway engineer, as a person in charge of the structure.
Japanese: しかしながら、新世界通天閣では、エッフェル塔式の鉄塔の設計に当たって設楽の遠縁で鉄道技師の八田嘉明を構造担当に迎えるなど、要所を押さえる仕事振りが目立つ。
English: In the Taisho era, since the graduates from Nagoya Advanced Technical College and Kyoto Imperial University began to enter his company, he began to produce more works of classical and stable designs like the Renaissance style(for example, the headquarters of Uchida Kisen and the head office of the former Thirty-Eighth Bank).
Japanese: 大正時代に入り、名古屋高等工業専門学校や京都帝国大学出身の所員が入所するようになって以降、ルネッサンススタイルなど古典系の堅実な造形が多くなる（例内田汽船本社、旧三十八銀行本店）。
English: In the case of houses, his early wooden works (for example, a house for a foreign engineer of the Amiboshi factory of Dai-nippon Celluloid) were of colonial styles with a flavor of secession.
Japanese: 住宅では、初期の木造系の作品（例大日本セルロイド網干工場外国人技師住宅）は、セセッションを加味したコロニアルスタイルであった。
English: From a recently discovered photo album, it can be seen that among the houses he designed, the Sanjin MURANO residence was an ambitious work which included an art nouveau interior (examples: the newel posts of the stairs, the fireplace, and the furniture).
Japanese: この中で村野山人邸は、近年発掘された写真帖から、洋館部のインテリア（例：階段親柱、暖炉、家具類など）にアールヌーボーデザインを大いに取り入れるなど意欲的な作品であったことが判明した。
English: In the Taisho era, he accumulated a large repertory of works from the large-scale Western-style houses with secession emphasis like the former Okazaki family house and the former Nishio family house, and the reinforced concrete houses of semi-Western style such as the Sawano residence, to the Japanese style residences with a flavor of Goten (palace) including the Sawada residence and the Japanese house of the Shinya UCHIDA residence.
Japanese: 大正時代に入って旧岡崎家住宅、旧西尾家住宅などセセッション色を押し出した大規模な洋館や、沢野邸などの和洋折衷の鉄筋コンクリート造住宅、沢田邸、内田信也邸和館を始めとする御殿風の和風邸宅まで、多様なレパートリーを誇った。
English: Suichiku NAKAMURA (male, 1806-January 6, 1872) was a Japanese tenkokuka (artist of seal engraving) in the end of Edo period,
Japanese: 中村水竹（なかむらすいちく、男性、文化(元号)3年（1806年）-明治5年（1872年）1月6日）は、江戸時代末期の日本の篆刻家である。
English: Also, since he used the name 'Nagase,' it is thought that he first lived in Nagase village, Aominokoori (present Morikoshi-cho, Okazaki City) and later he moved to Kira Tojo (or Tsuneuji, who is said to have been his son and adopted son of Mitsuuji KIRA, moved to Kira Tojo).
Japanese: また、「長瀬」を名乗っていたことから、初めは碧海郡長瀬（現岡崎市森越町）に住んでおり、吉良東条に移ったのは後年のことと推測されている（あるいは子で吉良満氏の養子説のある経氏からか）。
English: According to "Sonpi Bunmyaku" (a text compiled in the fourteenth century that records the lineages of the aristocracy), he went to Tang, but how he came to go there is unknown.
Japanese: 『尊卑分脈』には「渡唐」したと記されているが、大陸渡航に至る経緯は不明。
English: According to "Takisan-ji engi" (engi [writing about the history] of the Takisan-ji Temple) handed down in the Takisan-ji Temple, Okazaki City, when a memorial service was held for the first anniversary of Yoshiuji ASHIKAGA's death at Takisan-ji Temple in 1255, Hokke-do Hall was newly built.
Japanese: 岡崎市滝山寺に伝わる『滝山寺縁起』には、建長7年（1255年）、滝山寺で足利義氏の一周忌法要が営まれた際、法華堂が新たに建てられた。
English: It is described that Yoshitsugu, who became a priest and called himself Sonkan, welcomed its honzon (principal object of worship at a temple), Amida Buddha, from Mt. Koya.
Japanese: その本尊である阿弥陀仏を高野山より迎えたのが、出家し尊観と名乗っていた義継であることが記されている。
English: Randai NAKAMURA (male, 1856 - November 1915) was a Japanese tenkoku artist (a carver using a special chinese character).
Japanese: 中村蘭台（なかむららんだい、男性、安政3年（1856年）-大正4年（1915年）11月）は、近代日本の篆刻家である。
English: However, at the age of around 37, he met seals of Xu Sangeng and was astonished by his works, and was deeply devoted to his style later on.
Japanese: しかし、37歳の頃徐三庚の作品に衝撃を受け以降はその作風に傾倒した。
English: In 1907, he founded Teibiinsha with Senro KAWAI, Zoroku HAMAMURA, Chinsho OKAMOTO, Kanzan YAMADA and others, which contributed to the development of tenkoku (seal-engraving).
Japanese: 明治40年には河井荃廬、浜村蔵六、岡本椿所、山田寒山らと丁未印社を創立し篆刻の発展に尽した。
English: Seiri TAMANO (September 3, 1825-August 8, 1886) was a judge from the Iwakuni Domain (currently Yamaguchi Prefecture).
Japanese: 玉乃世履（たまのせいり、1825年9月3日（文政8年7月21日(旧暦)）-1886年8月8日）は、岩国藩（後の山口県）出身の裁判官。
English: In May 1869, he became a trainee of director at the Ministry of Popular Affairs, and after that, was appointed director of civil suit affairs.
Japanese: 1869年（明治2年）5月民部官判事試補、次いで民部官の聴訟司知事となる
English: In April 1875, TAMANO happened to come across Gustave Emile BOISSONADE when he was caught off balance after witnessing a torture, and negotiated with Shihokyo (administrator of Ministry of Justice) Takato OKI, along with Taizo NAMURA and BOISSONADE.
Japanese: 1875年（明治8年）4月ギュスターヴ・エミール・ボアソナードが拷問現場を目撃して狼狽しているところに偶然通りかかり、名村泰蔵とともに三人で司法卿大木喬任に談判する
English: On May 4, 1875, he was appointed as third-class judge when Daishin-in (Predecessor of the Supreme Court of Japan) was founded on April 14 of the year.
Japanese: 1875年（明治8年）5月4日大審院の設置（明治8年4月14日）に伴い、三等判事に任じられる
English: On May 12, 1875, he was appointed an acting Chief Justice as second-class judge (position of Chief Justice was vacant).
Japanese: 1875年（明治8年）5月12日二等判事として大審院長代理となる（院長は欠員）
English: In 1879, he left Daishin-in and became Shiho-taifu (a post of Ministry of Justice), and was simultaneously appointed as Genroin gikan (councilor of Chamber of Senate).
Japanese: 1879年（明治12年）大審院を離れて司法大輔となり、元老院議官も兼ねる
English: Nobutoyo SHIBAYAMA (formerly Nobutoyo KAJUJI, Minister of the Treasury, April 25, 1612 to March 23, 1690) was a court noble (high court noble) in the early Edo period.
Japanese: 芝山宣豊（しばやまのぶとよ、はじめ、大蔵卿・勧修寺宣豊、慶長17年3月25日(旧暦)（1612年4月25日）-元禄3年2月13日(旧暦)（1690年3月23日））は、江戸時代初期の公家（公卿）。
English: He was the first generation family head of the SHIBAYAMA family (whose social standing was a distinguished family (court noble), illegitimate family lineage of Kajuji of the Takafuji group of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan), which was under the Tosho Family (the hereditary lineage of Court nobles occupying relatively high ranks).
Japanese: 堂上家（家格は名家(公家)、藤原氏北家高藤流勧修寺庶流）である芝山家の初代。
English: Among his real children were Sadatoyo SHIBAYAMA, Nobusuke SHIBAYAMA (samurai of Owari clan), Fusatoyo ABE (samurai of Yunagaya clan), Zuijun CHOTOKUIN (court physician, direct retainers of the bakufu, which is a form of Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), and so on.
Japanese: 実子に芝山定豊、芝山宣助（武士・仕尾張藩）、阿部房豊（武士・仕湯長谷藩）、長徳院瑞屯（侍医・旗本）などがいる。
English: Yasunaga HIGASHIBOJO (September 9, 1904 - September 22, 1944) was a Japanese movie actor, scriptwriter, and film director.
Japanese: 東坊城恭長（ひがしぼうじょうやすなが、1904年9月9日-1944年9月22日）は、日本の映画俳優、脚本家、映画監督である。
English: He was the third son of Yoshinaga HIGASHIBOJO, a Viscount (court rank and honors) and a member of the House of Peers, working actively at the Nikkatsu Studio in the prewar period.
Japanese: 位階勲等子爵、貴族院議員東坊城徳長の三男で、戦前の日活撮影所等で活躍した。
English: Takako IRIE, the eldest daughter of the said Viscount, was his sister; her eldest daughter Wakaba IRIE, an actress, is his niece.
Japanese: 実妹は同子爵の長女入江たか子、その長女で女優の入江若葉は姪に当たる。
English: After graduating from the preliminary course of Keio University, he moved to Kyoto; at the age of 23, he entered a motion-picture company named "Ogasawara Production," just established in Kyoto in 1923 by Meiho OGASAWARA, the eldest son of Naganari OGASAWARA.
Japanese: 慶應義塾大学予科を卒業後、京都に移り、23歳、小笠原長生の長男小笠原明峰が1923年、京都に設立したばかりの映画会社「小笠原プロダクション」に入社。
English: At the age of 20 in 1924, he made a debut as a bit-part actor in "Dorobo Nikki " (the Thief's Journal) directed by Eiho MIYOSHI (Shojiro OGASAWARA) or in "Kaizokuto" (a pirate island) directed by Meiho Ogasawara, who is a brother of Eiho MIYOSHI (Shojiro OGASAWARA).
Japanese: 1924年、20歳のとき、三善英芳こと小笠原章二郎監督の『泥棒日記』、あるいはその兄・小笠原明峰監督の『海賊島』の端役でデビュー、とされる。
English: Then, he entered the Nikkatsu Studio in Sagano, Kyoto, and began his career as a movie actor of "the Contemporary Drama Section."
Japanese: つぎに京都・嵯峨野の日活撮影所に入社、「現代劇部」の映画俳優としてキャリアが始まる。
English: His first credit was the movie "Seishun no Uta" (a song of youth) directed by Minoru MURATA, starring Denmei SUZUKI, which was released nationwide on December 5, 1924, starting at the Asakusa Sanyukan Theater.
Japanese: 最初にクレジットとして記録に残っている作品は村田実監督の『青春の歌』で、同作は1924年12月5日に鈴木傳明主演作として浅草三友館を皮切りに全国で公開された。
English: In the same year, he took the lead role in "Shohin Eigashu: Machi no skecchi" (a collection of short movies: a sketch of a town) directed by Kenji MIZOGUCHI, and in "Kokyo no mizu wa natsukashi" (nostalgia for the life of hometown) directed by Minoru MURATA next year in 1926 even though they were short movies.
Japanese: 同年の溝口健二監督の『小品映画集《街のスケッチ》』や翌1926年の村田実監督の『故郷の水は懐し』では、小品といえど主役を張るようになる。
English: He made a debut as a scriptwriter in 1927 partly because he was a descendant of SUGAWARA no Michizane, and his father had a career of joining the New Year's Poetry Party held at the Imperial Court.
Japanese: もともと菅原道真の流れをくみ、歌会始をつとめた父を持つ家系ゆえか、やがて1927年、脚本家としてデビューする。
English: "Kutsu" (shoes) directed by Tomu UCHIDA was the first movie whose script was written by him, which was released nationwide on March 26, the same year, starting at the Asakusa Sanyukan Theater.
Japanese: 初脚本作は内田吐夢監督の『靴』で、同年3月26日に浅草三友館を皮切りに全国で公開された。
English: His career as an actor ended in "Tsubaki hime" (The Lady of the Camellias) directed by Minoru MURATA, starring Shizue NATSUKAWA, which was released nationwide on May 1, the same year.
Japanese: 俳優業は、同年5月1日に全国で公開された村田実監督、夏川静江主演の『椿姫』を最後に廃業した。
English: After the closing of the Taishogun Studio of Nikkatsu Corporation, "the Contemporary Drama Section" was transferred after "the Historical Drama Section," so he moved to the newly established Nikkatsu Studio in 1928.
Japanese: 日活の大将軍撮影所閉鎖により、「時代劇部」につぐ「現代劇部」の移転にともない、1928年、新設の日活撮影所に移る。
English: In January 1932, his sister Takako IRIE made her appearance in "Asakusa Elegy" written by Hachiro SATO, starring Haruyo ICHIKAWA, which was the 10th film directed by him at the Studio.
Japanese: 1932年1月、同撮影所での監督作10作目、サトウ・ハチロー原作、市川春代主演の『浅草悲歌』に妹入江たか子が出演した。
English: Soon after that, his sister Takako IRIE at the age of only 20 became independent from the Studio, and established a production company named "Irie Production."
Japanese: その直後、まだ20歳だった妹・入江たか子が同撮影所から独立、製作会社「入江ぷろだくしょん」を設立した。
English: The company was a distribution agency in partnership with Shinko Kinema (Shinko Cinema) in Tokyo, into which Teikoku Kinema in Osaka (Imperial Cinema Entertainment Co.) was reorganized.
Japanese: 同社は、大阪の帝国キネマが改組して東京に設立した新興キネマとの提携・配給会社だった。
English: It was a private studio newly established in Narabigaoka (present-day Omuro Narabigaoka-cho, Ukyo Ward), which produced "the Contemporary Drama" starring Irie.
Japanese: 双ヶ丘（現在の右京区御室双岡町）に新設された専用の撮影所で、入江を主演とした「現代劇」を製作していく会社だった。
English: Then, Higashibojo left his old nest, Nikkatsu Corporation, at the end of 1932, and entered "Irie Production."
Japanese: そこで東坊城も、1932年末をもって古巣の日活を退社、「入江ぷろ」に入社した。
English: He wrote scripts of the following movies: "Suma no Adanami" (a parent-child suicide in Suma) directed by Yutaka ABE (released on March 16, 1933) and "Taki no Shiraito" (The Water Magician) directed by Kenji MIZOGUCHI, who picked him out for a key role when he was an actor (released on June 1, the same year).
Japanese: 阿部豊監督の『須磨の仇浪』（1933年3月16日公開）や、かつて俳優時代に主演に抜擢してくれた溝口健二監督の『瀧の白糸』（同年6月1日公開）の脚本を書く。
English: He was chosen as a director of a magnificent New Year Movie, "Harusugata Musume Dochu" (Girls trip in spring elegance) released in 1935 by Shinko Cinema, Kyoto Studio.
Japanese: 1935年、新興キネマ京都撮影所の放つ、絢爛豪華な正月作品『春姿娘道中』の監督に抜擢される。
English: This movie was Higashibojo's first "sound film" of a contemporary drama, in which Haruyo ICHIKAWA took the leading part as well as other star actresses such as Natsuko TAKE, Noboru KIRITACHI, Kumeko URABE, Shizuko MORI, and Takako IRIE were lined up; it was released nationwide, starting at the Asakusa Denkikan Theater.
Japanese: 同作は東坊城にとって初めての「サウンド版」映画の現代劇で、市川春代を主演に、竹夏子、霧立のぼる、浦辺粂子、森静子、そして入江たか子といったスター女優が揃い踏み、浅草電気館をはじめとして全国で公開された。
English: When "Irie Production" dissolved a partnership with Shinko Cinema in 1935, the studio was closed down.
Japanese: 「入江ぷろ」が1935年をもって新興キネマとの提携を解消、撮影所は閉鎖された。
English: From 1937, it began to go into partnership with the PCL (Photo Chemical Laboratory) in production of movies, and with Toho Company in distribution.
Japanese: 1937年からは新たにPCLとの製作提携と東宝との配給提携に移行した。
English: Higashibojo wrote two scripts for talking pictures, directed by Sotoji KIMURA and Osamu FUSHIMI, starring Takako IRIE.
Japanese: そこで東坊城は、木村荘十二、伏水修監督の入江たか子主演作、2本のトーキーの脚本を書いた。
English: After Toho Company, which was merged with four companies including PCL, was established in the same year, Irie was signed an exclusive contract with Toho, so that Irie Production was dissolved.
Japanese: また、同年のPCLほか4社合併による「東宝」の設立後、入江は東宝と専属契約し、同プロダクションは解散した。
English: In 1940, he wrote a script of "Tsuma no baai: zen-ko-hen" (My wife's case: Part 1, Part 2) (a talking picture, Toho Cinemas Co.); however, his later works and activities had been unknown since then.
Japanese: 東坊城は1940年、佐藤武監督、吉屋信子原作妹の主演作『妻の場合前・後篇』（トーキー、東宝映画）の脚本を書いたが、同作を最後にその後の活動は不詳。
English: Kiyonari YOSHIDA (March 21, 1845 - August 3, 1891) was a feudal retainer of Satsuma Domain during the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Japanese: 吉田清成（よしだきよなり、1845年3月21日（弘化2年2月14日_(旧暦)）-1891年（明治24年）8月3日）は、幕末の薩摩藩。
English: In 1865, YOSHIDA studied in England and the United States of America as an overseas student of the Satsuma Domain, first on navigation, and later politics and economics.
Japanese: 1865年（慶応元年）に藩の留学生としてイギリス・アメリカ合衆国に留学、最初は航海学を学ぶが、後に政治学経済学に転じた。
English: In 1870, after returning, he joined the Ministry of Finance and served as the head of land tax and Okura no shofu (Junior Assistant Minister of the Ministry of the Finance).
Japanese: 1870年（明治3年）の帰国後に大蔵省に出仕して租税権頭・大蔵少輔を歴任する。
English: In 1872, he was sent to England and the United States of America for the floatation of government bonds, and two years later, he was assigned as minister plenipotentiary for the U.S. while he was still staying there.
Japanese: 1872年（明治5年）に外債募集のためにイギリス・アメリカに派遣されるが、2年後にアメリカ滞在のまま同国駐在全権公使に任命された。
English: Yoshida is famous by the Treaty of YOSHIDA-EVARTS which was concluded in 1878.
Japanese: 1878年（明治11年）に締結された吉田・エバーツ条約で知られている。
English: He briefly returned to Japan in 1879, in order to receive former U. S. President Ulysses Grant during his visit to Japan.
Japanese: 1879年（明治12年）、ユリシーズ・グラント前アメリカ大統領の来日決定に伴って一時帰国、前大統領の接待にあたった。
English: In 1882, he was appointed as Gaimu-taifu (a post of Foreign Ministry), and worked under Gaimukyo (chief of Foreign Ministry) Kaoru INOUE on the revision of treaties.
Japanese: 1882年（明治15年）に外務大輔に任命されて帰国、井上馨外務卿の元で条約改正にあたった。
English: In 1886, he was transferred to Noshomu-taifu (a post of Agricultural Ministry) and became the first vice minister.
Japanese: 1886年（明治18年）に農商務大輔に転じて、そのまま初代次官に任じられた。
English: In 1887, he was conferred as viscount, appointed as Genroin gikan (councilor of Chamber of Senate), and became a privy councilor next year.
Japanese: 1887年（明治20年）に子爵に叙せられて、元老院議官に転出、翌年には枢密顧問官となる。
English: YOSHIDA left a large volume of letters, diaries and other memos, totaling some 2,700 items, which are kept at the Kyoto University, titled 'Kiyonari YOSHIDA Archives.'
Japanese: 生前、多数の手紙・日記・記録などを遺しており、これら2,700通は「吉田清成文書」として京都大学に保管されている。
English: Doyu KUROKAWA (year of birth unknown - 1691) was a doctor and historian who lived during the early Edo period.
Japanese: 黒川道祐（くろかわどうゆう、生年不詳-1691年（元禄4年））は、江戸時代初期の医者であり、歴史家である。