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English: After that, not Emperor Gokameyama (later Emperor Gokameyama) who was on the side of reconciliation party, but Emperor Chokei who was considered to take a firm attitude toward the Northern Court, ascended the throne, and Masanori who was a leader of reconciliation party got isolated in the Southern Court.
Japanese: その後に、和睦派の後亀山天皇（後の後亀山天皇）ではなく、北朝に対して強硬だったと言われる長慶天皇が即位し、和睦派の中心であった正儀は南朝内で孤立することになる。
English: In 1369, Masanori submitted to Shogun Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA through the assistance of his associate, Yoriyuki HOSOKAWA, and surrendered to the Northern Court.
Japanese: 正平24年/応安元年（1369年）に正儀は知己であった細川頼之を介して将軍足利義満に帰服し、北朝方に投降する。
English: His official court rank was approved as sayuemonnokami, and he also took over Shugo (provincial constable) of Izumi Province and Kawachi Province in the Northern Court.
Japanese: なお、官位は左右衛門督のまま安堵され、和泉、河内の守護も北朝方で引き継いだ。
English: However, the authority of Yoriyuki HOSOKAWA within the bakufu began to decline, and a position of Masanori relying on Yoriyuki was also weakened.
Japanese: ところが、細川頼之の幕府内での権力に陰りが見え、頼之を頼る正儀の立場も弱くなっていく。
English: When Masanori was dismissed from his post of Kawachi shugoshiki (provincial constable of Kawachi Province) by Yoshimitsu in 1378, and Yoriyuki lost his position due to the Koryaku Coup in 1379, Masanori got isolated in the Northern Court this time.
Japanese: 天授(日本)5年/永和(日本)4年（1378年）、義満から河内国守護職を罷免され、翌天授5年/康暦元年（1379年）の康暦の政変により頼之が失脚すると、正儀は、今度は北朝内で孤立することとなる。
English: In 1382, he returned to the Southern Court again, and was appointed as Sangi (councillor).
Japanese: 弘和2年/永徳2年（1382年）に再び南朝に帰参し、参議に任じられた。
English: It is recorded that although he participated in the battle at Nio-san Mountain and raised an army at Mitani-jo Castle, Kii Province in 1385, Masanori was defeated in the battle against Yoshimasa YAMANA of the Northern Court.
Japanese: その後、元中2年/至徳2年（1385年）に二王山での合戦への参加、また同年に紀伊国三谷城で挙兵したものの北朝方の山名義理との合戦で敗れた記録が残っている。
English: It is believed that he died in 1389, but, it is also said that he died on the battle field in Akasaka on August 22, 1391.
Japanese: 元中6年/康応元年（1389年）に死去したとされるが、元中8年/明徳2年（1391年）8月22日に赤坂で討死したとも伝わる。
English: It is believed that thereafter, Masanori's descendants moved to Hiraki in Harima Province, and have been calling themselves the Hiraki clan ever since.
Japanese: 正儀の子孫はその後、播磨国の平木により、平木氏を称して現在に至っているとされる。
English: In "Taiheiki" (The Record of the Great Peace), Masanori was bitterly criticized as 'being a little stupid differently from his father Masashige and his old brother Masatsura,' but this might show another aspect that he was discreet and avoided hopeless battles.
Japanese: 『太平記』では、正儀の性格を「父正成や兄正行と違い、少し間が抜けたところがある。」と酷評しているが、これは他方では、慎重で勝算のない戦いは避けるという面を示しているともいえる。
English: Although he frequently battled over Kyoto throughout his lifetime, Masanori is considered to have been critical of theory of urgent regaining of Kyoto proposed by court nobles of the Southern Court.
Japanese: 生涯にわたり京を巡り戦いを繰り広げているが、南朝の公家らの性急な京奪還論には、批判的だったとされる。
English: In the early-modern times, Nancho shikan (Southern Dynasty hero-centered historiography) focusing on Mitogaku (the scholarship and academic traditions that arose in the Mito Domain) had a description of suspecting the Masanori's surrender to the Northern Court.
Japanese: 近世になり、水戸学を中心とする南朝史観においては、正儀の北朝投降は疑われていた。
English: Sanyo RAI who also advocated Nancho seitoron (theory of Southern Dynasty legitimism) described both theories in "Nihon Gaishi" (historical book on Japan).
Japanese: また、同じく南朝正統論を取った頼山陽は『日本外史』では両論併記している。
English: Among busho of his generation of the Southern Court, Masanori was the most excellent tactician, and frequently showed good fights like halting and throwing back a large army of the Northern Court including the army of KO no Moroyasu with his small-scale army under the outperformed circumstances.
Japanese: 同世代の南朝方の武将の中では最も優秀な戦術家であり、劣勢の中、高師泰を初めとする北朝の大軍を少数の軍勢で食い止める、撃退するといった善戦を幾度も見せている。
English: On the other hand, Masanori also had a humanitarian side like giving clothing and medicines to captives and releasing them.
Japanese: 一方では捕虜に衣服や医薬を与えて解放するなど、人道家の一面も持っていた。
English: The Taiheiki also includes stories such as an anecdote about a battle over a residence against Doyo SASAKI of the Northern Court at the time of occupying Kyoto.
Japanese: 『太平記』には、京都占領の際の北朝方の佐々木道誉との邸を巡る逸話なども記されている。
English: Mansai NOMURA is a successional family name of the Manzo (万蔵)NOMURA family of Izumi-ryu (Izumi-school) Kyogen (Japanese traditional farce) and the present head of the family is the second generation.
Japanese: 野村萬斎（のむらまんさい）は、狂言和泉流野村万蔵家の名跡で、当代は二世。
English: Mansai NOMURA, the first (August 16, 1862 – January 14, 1938) was the fifth generation of the Manzo NOMURA family who had served as Kyogen actors of the Kaga Domain.
Japanese: 初世野村萬斎（1862年（文久2）7月21日-1938年（昭和13）1月14日）は加賀藩の狂言役者であった野村万蔵家の五世。
English: In 1922 he handed over the reigns of the family to his oldest son Mansaku (Manzo NOMURA, the sixth), and called himself Mansai, a name after his retirement.
Japanese: 1922年（大正11）、家督を長男万作（野村万蔵(6世)）に譲り、隠居名・萬斎を名乗る。
English: The brothers of Man NOMURA (his real name is Taro) and Mansaku NOMURA (his real name is Jiro) are sons of Manzo (万蔵)NOMURA, or Manzo NOMURA, the sixth (his former names were Manzo万造 and Mansaku万作); after the sixth's death, they decided to divide their family name, that is, Man, the older brother, would succeed to a professional name of Manzo NOMURA, the seventh, and Mansaku, the younger brother, would inherit Mansai, the name after retirement of Manzo, the fifth (the father of Manzo, the sixth).
Japanese: 野村萬（本名：太良）と野村万作（本名：二朗）の兄弟は、野村万蔵六世野村万蔵（万造万作）の息子だが、六世の死後、名跡を分配することになり、兄・萬が野村万蔵(7世)を襲名し、弟・万作は五世万造（六世万蔵の父）の隠居名・萬斎を相続することになった。
English: However, Mansaku did not use 'Mansai' himself because he was attached to the name 'Mansaku' and gave Mansai to his oldest son who wished to use it.
Japanese: しかし、万作は「万作」という名に愛着を持っていた為に「萬斎」を自分では名乗らず、この名前を名乗ることを希望した長男に譲ったものである。
English: Other than Man, his father's brothers include Shiro NOMURA (Kanze-ryu shite kata (main roles of the Kanze school) and Mannosuke NOMURA (kyogen kata (comic actors)).
Japanese: 父の兄弟には萬の他に、野村四郎（観世流シテ方）、野村万之介（狂言方）がいる。
English: His cousins include Manzo NOMURA (the ninth) and Manroku NOMURA (his real name: Fumitaka YOSHIZUMI) who lives in Fukuoka Prefecture and revived the Manroku family, a branch family of the Manzo family, for the first time in 50 years.
Japanese: いとこに、野村万蔵(9世)及び万蔵家の分家である万禄家を50年ぶりに復興した福岡在の野村万禄（本名：吉積史高）がいる。
English: Apart from Kyogen, Mansai is engaged in many activities such as dramas, movies and stages as an ordinary actor, and shows his presence with features such as nice looks, graceful manners and unique vocalization.
Japanese: 狂言以外でも一般の俳優としてドラマ、映画、舞台などで多くの活動を行っており、端正な容姿と気品ある物腰、独特の発声等で存在感を示す。
English: His name became widely known for his excellent performances in the Taiga Drama (NHK TV Historical Drama) "Hana no Ran" (Turmoil of Flowers) in 1994 and in the TV serial story "Aguri" (a woman's name) in 1997.
Japanese: 1994年に出演した大河ドラマ『花の乱』や1997年の連続テレビ小説『あぐり』での好演で、その名が広く知られるようになった。
English: Along with promotion of Kyogen in his books and stage events, he directed "Yabu no naka" (In the Bush), "RASHOMON" (Rasho-mon Gate), "Atsushi Sangetsuki Meijinden" (The life of a master of the memoirs of the moon over the mountain) and so on, aiming at fusion of Japanese traditional arts and contemporary dramas, and has gained high evaluation for that.
Japanese: また著作や舞台イベントなどで狂言の普及に努める傍ら、日本伝統芸能と現代劇との融合を目指して『藪の中』や『RASHOMON』、『敦-山月記・名人伝-』などを演出し、多大な評価を得ている。
English: Starred in "Hemlet" directed by Jonathan Kent and performed as 'Hamlet played by only men' not only in Japan but also in London.
Japanese: ジョナサン・ケント演出『Hamlet』に主演し、「男優だけのハムレット」として日本公演のほかロンドン公演を行った。
English: In 2004 performed "Oedipus Rex", one of the Greek tragedies, in an ancient theater in Athens, Greece.
Japanese: 2004年　ギリシャ・アテネの古代劇場でギリシャ悲劇『オイディプス王』を演じる。
English: In 2008 appeared as Emperor Showa (Hirohito) in the TBS TV "Ano Senso wa Nan Datta no ka, Nichibei Kaisen to Tojo Hideki" (What was that war? Outbreak of the war between Japan and the United States, and Hideki TOJO).
Japanese: 2008年　『あの戦争は何だったのか日米開戦と東条英機』、TBSテレビ、昭和天皇役
English: FUJIWARA no Fusasaki (681 – May 25, 737) was an aristocrat who lived between the Asuka period and the early Nara period.
Japanese: 藤原房前（ふじわらのふささき、天武天皇10年（681年）-天平9年4月17日(旧暦)（737年5月25日））は、飛鳥時代から奈良時代初期にかけての貴族。
English: He was the founder of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan and he is referred to as FUJIWARA no Kitanomaetsukimi in Manyoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves), which includes the poems that he exchanged with OTOMO no Tabito.
Japanese: 藤原北家の始祖で万葉集には藤原北卿とあり、大伴旅人への答歌等が見られる。
English: He was the most politically influential among the sons of FUJIWARA no Fuhito, and in 703 when he was still in his early 20s, he carried out the administrative supervision of Tokai-do Road as the first Junsatsushi (circuit inspector) appointed after the Taiho Code was issued.
Japanese: 政治的力量は不比等の息子達の間では随一であり、大宝(日本)（703年）には20代前半にして、大宝律令施行後初めて巡察使となり、東海道の行政監察を行った。
English: Since then, he was steadily promoted together with his older brother FUJIWARA no Muchimaro, and in 717 he became Sangi (councilor) before the promotion of Muchimaro to the post when high-ranking officers (Imperial Prince Hozumi, OTOMO no Yasumaro, ISONOKAMI no Maro, and FUJIWARA no Kosemaro) died between the late period of Empress Genmei's rule and the early period of Empress Gensho's rule.
Japanese: その後も兄藤原武智麻呂と同時に昇進していたが、元明天皇朝末期から元正天皇朝初期にかけての高官の死亡（穂積親王・大伴安麿・石上麻呂・巨勢麻呂）を受けて、霊亀3年（717年）に武智麻呂に先んじて参議となった。
English: This was a promotion which went against the practice at that time to nominate only one legislator of the rank above the councilor from each of the aristocratic families (with the promotion of Fusasaki, it meant that there were two court officials from the Fujiwara clan, as Fuhito was already serving the post of Udaijin [the Minister of the Right]).
Japanese: これは、参議以上の議政官は各豪族から1名ずつという当時の慣習を破っての昇進でもあった（房前の昇進により、右大臣である不比等を加えて、藤原氏の公卿は2人となった）。
English: At the death bed of Empress Genmei, Fusasaki was appointed to Uchitsuomi (an important governmental post presiding over state affairs while assisting the Emperor), which was the post occupied by his grandfather FUJIWARA no Kamatari, as a guardian of Emperor Shomu, who was the Crown Prince at that time, as the Empress credited his talent.
Japanese: 元明天皇が死の床で祖父・藤原鎌足以来の内臣に任じて、皇太子聖武天皇の後見役を託したのもその才能を見越しての事であった。
English: However, it is also said that Uchitsuomi was not an official post, and as such, he was released of the role when Empress Gensho was succeeded by Prince Obito (Emperor Shomu).
Japanese: なお、当時、内臣は正式な役職ではなく、元正天皇が首皇子に譲位した時点で任を解かれたとする意見もある。
English: When his nephew, Emperor Shomu was enthroned, Fusasaki ousted Nagaya no Okimi who held power as an imperial family member and was also his political rival (Incident of Prince Nagaya), and he took charge of the administration as the pivot of the Fujiwara Four Brothers (also called Fujiwara Four Sons) regime.
Japanese: 甥の聖武天皇即位後、天平元年（729年）に皇親勢力の巨頭で政治上のライバルであった長屋王を失脚させ（長屋王の変）、藤原四兄弟藤原四子政権の中心人物として、藤原四兄弟とともに政権を主導した。
English: His final official rank and post stayed Shosanmi and Sangi, as the power relationship with his older brother Muchimaro (Shonii [Senior Second Rank], Sadaijin [Minister of the Left]) was taken into consideration, until his death from smallpox, which was death earlier than any of his brothers.
Japanese: その後、長兄である武智麻呂（正二位・左大臣）との兼ね合いから、正式な位階・役職としては正三位・参議が極官のまま、他の兄弟に先んじて天然痘に倒れた。
English: The Northern House of the Fujiwara clan, which was his descendants, became the most prosperous family among the four houses of the descendants of the Four Fujiwara Brothers.
Japanese: 房前の子孫である藤原北家は、藤原四兄弟の子孫藤原四家の中で最も繁栄した。
English: According to this Noh story, Minister Fusasaki traveled to Shido no ura Bay in Sanuki Province to visit his deceased mother.
Japanese: この能によると、房前大臣は亡き母をたずねて讃岐国、志度の浦を訪れる。
English: Tankaiko told this ama that the reason why he came to this place was because he needed to find a treasure called "Menko huhai no tama" (a gem that is beautiful from any angle), given by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, which was lost on the way to Kofuku-ji Temple in Shido Bay during a storm.
Japanese: 淡海公は海女にこの地にきた目的は、唐の高宗から下賜された宝物『面向不背の珠（めんこうふはいのたま）』を興福寺に届けるときに志度湾沖で嵐にあい紛失し、それを探しだすことだと語る。
English: The ama asked him whether her child will be officially acknowledged as his son if she finds the treasure from the Palace of the Dragon King even though she is a woman of low birth; and when Tankaiko gave her a positive answer, she jumped into the sea.
Japanese: 海女はその宝物を竜宮からとりもどせば、身分の低い自分のようなものが生んだ子でも正式な息子として認めててくれるかと問い、淡海公の確約を得て海にとびこむ。
English: Upon reaching the Palace of the Dragon King, she found the gem and struggled back to the surface after cutting into the underside of her breast and hiding the gem within.
Japanese: そして竜宮へおもむき、自分の乳の下をかき切って体内に珠をかくし海上へたどりつく。
English: Although the gem was finally returned to Tankaiko, the ama died because of the wound.
Japanese: 珠はみごとに淡海公の手にとりもどされたが、海女は傷がもとでなくなってしまう。
English: Tankaiko took Fusasaki back to the capital as his official son as he had promised her.'
Japanese: 淡海公は約束どおり房前を正式な息子として都につれかえった」という物語である。
English: Upon hearing the story, Fusasaki prayed to Buddha for the peace of his dead mother, and his mother's soul entered Nirvana with the grace of the Hokke-kyo Sutra.
Japanese: この話をきいた房前は母の菩提をとむらい、法華経の功徳で母は成仏したというストーリーである。
English: FUJIWARA no Matate (715 to April 29, 766) was a statesman who lived in the Nara period.
Japanese: 藤原真楯（ふじわらのまたて、霊亀元年（715年）-天平神護2年3月12日(旧暦)（766年4月29日））は、奈良時代の政治家。
English: Matate was the name conferred to him around 760, before that his name had been Yatsuka.
Japanese: 真楯は天平宝字4年（760年）頃に賜った名で、それ以前の名は八束（やつか）である。
English: He was recognized as a talented person and favored by the Emperor Shomu, however, the most powerful of his contemporaries was FUJIWARA no Nakamaro (EMI no Oshikatsu) and the most prosperous family was the Southern House of the Fujiwara clan.
Japanese: 聖武天皇に才能を認められ寵愛を得るものの、同時代の有力者は藤原仲麻呂（恵美押勝）で、最も栄えていたのは藤原南家であった。
English: The head of the main line of the Northern House at the time was FUJIWARA no Nagate, who was his older brother promoted to minister, and it was largely attributable to his talent that he was promoted to chief councilor of state in the late Nara period, when the balance among the clans was sought and assuming important positions by a father and son, or brothers, was still highly criticized.
Japanese: また、当時の北家の嫡流は大臣にまで昇っていた兄の藤原永手であり、氏族間の均衡が望まれて親子・兄弟で要職を占めることに批判がなお強かった奈良時代後期において大納言まで昇った事はその才覚による部分が大きいと言える。
English: And it was the Hokke Matate ryu (the Matate line of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan) founded by Matate that produced FUJIWARA no Michinaga and his son FUJIWARA no Yorimichi in later years, who were the most prosperous in the Fujiwara clan.
Japanese: そして後年藤原氏で最も繁栄する藤原道長・藤原頼通親子などを輩出したのは、彼を祖とする北家真楯流である。
English: 733: Had KAWABE no Azumahito visit to comfort YAMANOUE no Okura, who was ill and with whom he was associated with.
Japanese: 天平5年（733年）　親交のあった山上憶良の病気見舞いに河辺東人を派遣。
English: 758: Participated in amendment of official posts with FUJIWARA no Nakamaro and other members (he was Sangi and Nakatsukasa-kyo [Minister of Central Affairs] at the time).
Japanese: 天平宝字2年（758年）藤原仲麻呂らと官号改易に関与（当時、参議・中務卿）。
English: Sukehide INADOME (1508 - 1567) was a busho (Japanese military commander) who lived in the Sengoku period (period of warring states in Japan) and a vassal of the Isshiki clan.
Japanese: 稲富祐秀（いなどめすけひで、永正5年（1508年）-永禄10年（1567年））は、戦国時代(日本)の武将で一色氏の家臣。
English: It has been said that Sukehide learned the art of fire weapons from a person called Yoshikuni SASAKI who was so excellent at the art of fire weapons as to be called Teppo-Meijin (Master in the art of fire weapons).
Japanese: 祐秀は鉄砲術に優れ、当時、鉄砲名人とまで呼ばれた佐々木義国という人物から鉄砲術を学んだという。
English: And in 1554, he receive a certification of the art of fire weapons from Yoshikuni.
Japanese: そして天文(元号)23年（1554年）には、義国から鉄砲術の印可を受けた。
English: Afterward, Sukehide's art of fire weapons was, along with original improvements brought by continuous efforts, handed down as 'INADOME Teppo-Jutsu' (INADOME's art of fire weapons).
Japanese: 後に、祐秀の鉄砲術は、独自の工夫を重ねることによって、「稲富流砲術」として伝えられていった。
English: Baijaku NAKAMURA the Second (December 12, 1955 -) is a Japanese actor.
Japanese: 2代目中村梅雀（にだいめなかむらばいじゃく、1955年（昭和30年）12月12日-）は、日本の俳優。
English: Although he is from a line of Kabuki actors, he actively appears in TV dramas and period dramas.
Japanese: 代々続く歌舞伎役者だが、テレビドラマや時代劇にも積極的に出演している。
English: After his first divorce, he got remarried to 25-year-old Hisako SEGAWA, who was an actress at Zenshinza (the Zenshinza Company), on September 21, 2006.
Japanese: 一度結婚に破れた後、2006年（平成18年）9月21日に、25歳の前進座女優瀬川寿子と再婚。
English: Grandfather: Kanemon NAKAMURA (the Third) (a Kabuki actor, the founding member of the Zenshinza theater company, and the director general of Zenshinza)
Japanese: 祖父：中村翫右衛門(3代目)（歌舞伎役者、劇団前進座創設メンバー、前進座幹事長）
English: His last stage appearance with Zenshinza was the touring performance of "Otose (Kaoru FUNAYAMA)" on October 5, 2007.
Japanese: 同劇団の巡業公演『お登勢(船山馨)』の千秋楽（2007年（平成19年）10月5日）をもって前進座を退団した。
English: His portrayal of Ieshige TOKUGAWA (a speech-impaired individual) for the NHK period drama "The Eighth Shogun Yoshimune" is considered legendary.
Japanese: 1995年（平成7年）、NHK大河ドラマ『八代将軍吉宗』の徳川家重役（言語障害者）の怪演で知られる。
English: In 2006, he played Hidetada TOKUGAWA in an NHK period drama entitled "Komyo ga Tsuji" (Crossroads of the Achievement).
Japanese: 2006年、『功名が辻(NHK大河ドラマ)』に徳川秀忠役で出演した。
English: In both of the TV dramas mentioned above, he played the son of Toshiyuki NISHIDA's character (in "The Eighth Shogun Yoshimune," Nishida played the father Yoshimune TOKUGAWA and Baijaku played the first son Ieshige; in "Komyogatsuji," Nishida played the father Ieyasu TOKUGAWA and Baijaku played the third son Hidetada).
Japanese: この2作では、何れも、西田敏行と親子の役であった（八代将軍吉宗では西田＝父徳川吉宗役、梅雀＝長男家重役、功名が辻では、西田＝父徳川家康役、梅雀＝三男秀忠役）。
English: The two actors also performed alongside each other in the film "Tsuribaka nisshi" (Free and Easy) but roles were reversed, Baijaku playing the boss and Nishida playing his subordinate Hamasaki.
Japanese: 両人は映画釣りバカ日誌でも共演しているが大河と取って代わり立場は逆転して梅雀＝上司役、西田＝部下浜崎役、である。
English: TV Asahi's Saturday Wide Theater production "Onsen wakaokami no satsujin suiri" (Murder mystery of a young proprietress of an onsen inn) (he played Detective Yusaku NAKAGAWA, the husband of Chizuru AZUMA.)
Japanese: テレビ朝日土曜ワイド劇場「温泉若おかみの殺人推理」（中川有作刑事＝東ちづるの夫の役）
English: Secretarial office manager Kusamori in Shochiku's "Tsuribaka nisshi" series and in "Hana no Oedo no Tsuribaka nisshi" (Free and Easy – Edo Period Story).
Japanese: 松竹映画「釣りバカ日誌」シリーズ　草森秘書室長（スーさんの秘書）役、「花のお江戸の釣りバカ日誌」
English: He plays bass guitar in a jazz band he formed with Masaki MATSUBARA and Hiromi YASUDA.
Japanese: 松原正樹、安田裕美等と結成したジャズバンドで自らベースギターを弾く。
English: In addition to releasing a CD with a major record company, he performs live in his local town of Kichijoji.
Japanese: メジャーレーベルからCDを発売したほか、地元・吉祥寺などでよくライブを開く。
English: When he was playing the bass guitar in a music store, Kankuro KUDO, who was passing by, saw him by chance.
Japanese: 楽器屋でベースを弾いていたところ、たまたま通りかかった宮藤官九郎に見つかった。
English: Kankuro wrote the lyrics of a song based on this episode with Baijaku called 'Tokyo Medley' (on the album "Yome to Rokku" [My Wife and Rock]) performed by Group Tamashii.
Japanese: 官九郎はそのエピソードをグループ魂の「東京メドレー」（アルバム『嫁とロック』）という曲の歌詞にした。
English: CD: Masaki MATSUBARA with Tsuyoshi KON sittin' in "The Guitar Bros" (Victor Entertainment VICL-69096)
Japanese: CD松原正樹with今剛sittinin『TheGuitarBros』（ビクターエンタテインメントVICL-69096）
English: When he was young, he asked his father to buy him an electric bass guitar, but his father dismissed the idea by saying that the bass has nothing to do with Kabuki.
Japanese: 子供の頃にエレキベースが欲しいと父親におねだりするが、歌舞伎に関係ないと一蹴される。
English: Daisuke KATO (February 18, 1911 - July 31, 1975) was an actor who was born in Tokyo.
Japanese: 加東大介（かとうだいすけ、1911年2月18日-1975年7月31日）は東京都生まれの俳優。
English: Inspired by his father, who was the playwright in residence and assistant director of Miyatoza Theater, he entered the Kabuki world together with his elder brother.
Japanese: 宮戸座の座付き作者で演出助手だった父の影響で兄とともに歌舞伎の世界に入る。
English: He became a disciple of the Sadanji ICHIKAWA II in 1929 after graduating from Tokyo Prefectural Seventh Junior High-school.
Japanese: 府立第七中学を卒業後、1929年に二世市川左團次(2代目)に入門する。
English: He performed briskly for a person having a body of larger body and did excellent jobs as one of Zenshinza's young trio along with Shinzo YAMAZAKI (Akitake KONO) and Sensho ICHIKAWA.
Japanese: まるまるとした肢体に似ぬ精悍さで、山崎進蔵（河野秋武）、市川扇升とともに前進座の若手三羽烏として活躍する。
English: Subsequently, he appeared in "Soshun KOCHIYAMA" (1936) and "Ninjo Kamifusen" (Humanity and Paper Balloons) (1937), both were directed by Sadao YAMANAKA, and became famous as an actor of solid reputation.
Japanese: その後は山中貞雄監督の『河内山宗俊』（1936年）や『人情紙風船』（1937年）などに出演し、中堅俳優の一人として広く知られるようになる。
English: Although he had completed military service in 1933 as a lance corporal (later called lance corporal), he was called up again in 1943 as an army medic lance corporal.
Japanese: 兵役を1933年に伍長勤務上等兵（後の兵長）で除隊し終えていたが、1943年に陸軍衛生伍長として応召。
English: In the battlefield of New Guinea, he was ordered to organize a theatrical group to lift soldiers' morale and staged "Mabuta no haha" (Mother of my dream), a drama written by Shin HASEGAWA.
Japanese: ニューギニア戦線で、兵士たちを鼓舞するための劇団づくりを命じられ、長谷川伸戯曲の『瞼の母』などを演じる。
English: Based on this experience, he later wrote a novel "Minami no shima ni yuki ga furu", in which he depicted soldiers who recalled their homeland upon watching 'snowfall' on stage.
Japanese: 舞台に降る「雪」に故国を見た兵士たちの姿を描いた記録は、小説『南の島に雪が降る』に結実する。
English: Incidentally, a monk, who hailed from Kyushu and was his colleague in the theatrical group at that time, was the grandfather of cartoonist Yoshinori KOBAYASHI.
Japanese: なお、その時劇団で一緒だった九州出身の僧侶が、漫画家小林よしのりの祖父である。
English: He was discharged from military service in 1946, but his condition soon became critical due to recurrent malignant malaria, with which he was infected in the battlefield.
Japanese: 1946年に復員するも、直後に戦地でかかった悪性マラリアが再発し、一時は危険な状態が続く。
English: Though he restarted an actor after he recovered from illness, he left Zenshinza theatrical group, which was then left-leaning, because he became weary of it.
Japanese: 回復してからは再び役者として活動するが、左傾した前進座に嫌気が差して退団する。
English: Thereafter, he organized Shingiza theatrical group together with his elder brother Kunitaro and elder sister Sadako, but he finally made up his mind to become a movie actor because of the failure in the management of Shingiza.
Japanese: その後、兄の国太郎、姉の貞子とともに神技座を結成するも、運営が上手く続かず映画入りを決意する。
English: In the same year, when he appeared in the movie "Gonin no mokugekisha" (Five Witnesses), a contemporary drama produced by Toyoko Film Company, he changed his screen name from Enji to Daisuke KATO since Enji sounded like the stage name of a Kabuki actor.
Japanese: 同年の東横映画『五人の目撃者』では作品が現代劇であったことから、歌舞伎役者くさい莚司という芸名から加東大介に改名する。
English: After appearing in the movie "Rashomon" directed by Akira KUROSAWA in 1950, he became a freelance actor in the autumn of 1951 and made a contract with Toho Co., Ltd.
Japanese: 1950年に黒澤明監督の『羅生門(映画)』に出演したのち、1951年秋にフリーとなり東宝に移籍する。
English: Since then, he successively appeared in the movies directed by Kurosawa: "Ikiru" (To Live) (1952), "Seven Samurai" (1954) and "Yojinbo" (The bodyguard) (1961).
Japanese: 以降、『生きる(映画)』（1952年）『七人の侍』（1954年）『用心棒』（1961年）をはじめ、黒澤作品の常連として出演。
English: In 1952, he won the highest praise from critics for his brisk and cheerful performance in the movies "Ketto Kagiya no Tsuji" (The Duel at the Key-Maker's Corner) scripted by Kurosawa and "Okasan" (Mother) directed by Mikio NARUSE, and in 1952, he was awarded the best supporting actor prize of Mainichi Film Contest as well as that of Blue Ribbon Prize (movie).
Japanese: 1952年に黒澤脚本の『決闘鍵屋の辻』、成瀬巳喜男監督の『おかあさん』での明朗できびきびとした演技が批評家から絶賛され、1952年度の毎日映画コンクール、ブルーリボン賞(映画)の男優助演賞を受賞する。
English: In 1955, he was again awarded the Blue Ribbon award for best supporting actor for his performance in the movies "Koko ni izumi ari" (Here Is a Fountain) directed by Tadashi IMAI and "Chiyari Fuji" (A Bloody Spear on Mount Fuji) directed by Tomu UHIDA.
Japanese: 1955年には今井正監督の『ここに泉あり』、内田吐夢監督の『血槍富士』で2度目のブルーリボン助演賞を受賞した。
English: Thanks to his cheerful and sincere character, he was loved by many directors and successively appeared in the movies directed by Kurosawa, Naruse as well as Yasujiro OZU.
Japanese: 持ち前の明るさや誠実さで多くの監督から可愛がられ、黒澤や成瀬の他にも小津安二郎などの作品にも常連俳優として出演した。