nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: On July 22, 1353, when he served as Samurai-dokoro no tsukasa (officer of the Board of Retainers) and was guarding the Emperor Gokogon and Yoshiakira ASHIKAGA who had been forced out from Kyoto and were escaping to Higashi-omi (eastern Omi), he was attacked by Sadasuke HORIGUCHI, who was the remnant of the Nitta clan, at Mano no ura near Katata and was killed in the battle.
Japanese: 正平8年/文和2年（1353年）6月13日、侍所司を務めており、南朝に京を追われ東近江へと逃れる後光厳天皇、足利義詮らを守っていた際に、堅田近くの真野浦にて、新田氏の残党である堀口貞祐に襲われ、戦いの末に討たれた。
English: Yoriharu HOSOKAWA (c. 1304 - March 14, 1352) was a busho (Japanese military commander) who lived from the late Kamakura period to the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 細川頼春（ほそかわよりはる、1304年（嘉元2年）？-1352年4月5日（正平(日本)7年/文和元年2月20日(旧暦)））は、鎌倉時代後期から南北朝時代(日本)の武将である。
English: In 1333, during the late Kamakura period, when the Genko Rebellion occurred as a result of an anti-shogunate movement led by Emperor Godaigo, the Hosokawa clan joined the army of Takauji ASHIKAGA.
Japanese: 鎌倉時代後期の1333年(元弘3)に後醍醐天皇の討幕運動から元弘の乱が起こると、細川氏は足利尊氏の挙兵に参加している。
English: When Takauji rebelled against the Kenmu government after the Nakasendai Rebellion, the Hosokawa clan followed Takauji and was dispatched to Shikoku when Takauji's army retreated to Kyushu.
Japanese: 中先代の乱を契機に尊氏が建武政権から離反すると細川氏も従い、九州へ落ちる際には四国へ分遣される。
English: After conquering Shikoku, the Hosokawa clan fought in the Battle of Minato-gawa River and other battles, while Yoriharu himself fought in the Battle of Uchino in Kyoto and joined the attack on Yoshisada NITTA, who supported the Southern Court group and escaped to the Hokuriku region along with Takatsune SHIBA after the establishment of two separate imperial courts represented by different emperors (the Southern and Northern Courts).
Japanese: 細川氏は四国を平定して湊川の戦いなどで戦い、頼春は京都内野での戦いや、南北朝成立後には斯波高経らに従い北陸落ちした南朝の新田義貞攻めなどに従軍する。
English: Yoriharu was appointed the Shugo (Military Governor) of Awa and Bingo Provinces in 1338 by the Ashikaga government and conquered the Ogasawara clan, which had served as the Shugo of these provinces during the Kamakura period.
Japanese: 足利氏の武家政権においては1338年に阿波国、備後国の守護となり、鎌倉時代には守護であった小笠原氏を傘下に治める。
English: Taking advantage of the death of Yoshisuke WAKIYA, who supported the Yoshino Imperial Court (Southern Court), Yoriharu attacked Iyo Province (currently Ehime Prefecture) to drive the Odachi clan out of power and stood in opposition to the Kono clan, which held political power in Iyo.
Japanese: さらに吉野朝廷の脇屋義助の死に乗じて伊予国(愛媛県)へ進攻して大館氏らを駆逐し、伊予の豪族であった河野氏と対立する。
English: During the Kanno Disturbance, which developed from the opposition within the Ashikaga government between Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA, a younger brother of Takauji, and a group led by Takauji and his steward KO no Moronao, Yoriharu joined the Moronao group and ruled Echizen Province as its Shugo by driving Takatsune SHIBA, a member of the Tadayoshi group, out of the Shugo position.
Japanese: のちに足利政権において尊氏の弟である足利直義と尊氏、執事の高師直との対立から内紛に発展した観応の擾乱が起こると頼春は師直派に属し、直義派であった斯波高経から越前国の守護職を奪取する。
English: This brought him into conflict with the Shiba clan, which continued to affect his family until the generation of his son Yoriyuki, who served as Kanrei (a high political post during the Muromachi period) in the government.
Japanese: そのため斯波氏と対立するようになり、この対立は後に管領となる子の頼之の代にまで影響する。
English: Yoriharu joined battle against Tadafuyu ASHIKAGA, a son of Takauji, who rose in rebellion in Kyushu, and as Moronao mounted a coup d'etat to drive Tadayoshi out of power, Yoriharu sent his army to subdue Akiuji, his cousin, who had run away.
Japanese: 頼春はこの頃九州で反乱した尊氏の子で直義派の足利直冬の討伐に従軍し、師直がクーデターで直義を失脚させると従兄弟の顕氏が出奔したために追討に向かう。
English: When Tadayoshi, supported by the Southern Court, gained a military advantage, Yoriharu sent his army to his territory, Awa Province, to oppose Tadayoshi, and tried to place local political powers under his control by various means, such as appointing the Atagi clan, which had a powerful navy in Kii Province, as a Jito (steward); however, he encountered opposition from families in the Ogasawara clan, and the conflict with the Ogasawara clan, which supported the Southern Court, continued until the generation of his son Yoriyuki.
Japanese: 直義が南朝に属して軍事的優位に立つと、頼春は対抗のために分国の阿波国へ下り、紀伊水軍の安宅氏を地頭職に任じるなど国人の被官化を行うが、一宮氏など小笠原氏一族の反抗にあい、南朝方に与した小笠原氏との対立は子の頼之の代まで続いた。
English: In 1352, when Masanori KUSUNOKI, Akiyoshi KITABATAKE and Akitsune CHIKUSA, who supported the Southern Court, attacked Kyoto, Yoriharu fought a battle to protect Yoshiakira ASHIKAGA and died near Shichijo-Omiya at the age of 49 or 54.
Japanese: 1352年に　南朝の楠木正儀、北畠顕能、千種顕経らが京都へ攻勢をかけると頼春は尊氏の子の足利義詮を守り、七条大宮付近で戦死する、享年49、もしくは54。
English: Tatsuko KYOGOKU (date of birth unknown - October 22, 1634) was a woman who lived during the Sengoku period (period of warring states) (Japan) and early Edo period.
Japanese: 京極竜子（きょうごくたつこ、？-1634年10月22日（寛永11年9月1日(旧暦)））は戦国時代(日本)から江戸時代初期にかけての女性。
English: She was Motoaki TAKEDA's principal wife, but later became one of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI's concubines and was called Lady Matsu no maru, Lady Kyogoku, or Lady Nishi no maru.
Japanese: はじめ武田元明の正室、のち豊臣秀吉の側室となり松の丸殿、京極殿、西の丸殿と呼ばれた。
English: Nagamasa AZAI was her uncle and Lady Yodo (or Chacha, Hideyoshi's concubine), Jokoin (Takatsugu KYOGOKU's principal wife), and Oeyo (Hidetada TOKUGAWA's principal wife) were her cousins.
Japanese: 浅井長政は叔父、淀殿（茶々）（秀吉側室）、常高院（京極高次正室）、於江与（徳川秀忠正室）は従姉妹にあたる。
English: Being a descendant of the Kyogoku clan, which is the main lineage of the Azai clan, she had a more prestigious background in terms of ancestry than Lady Yodo, who was also Hideyoshi's concubine.
Japanese: 浅井氏の主筋に当たる京極氏の出身だったため、同じく秀吉の側室である淀殿よりも血筋上では名門に連なる。
English: However, her brother Takatsugu and her husband Motoaki joined the army of Mitsuhide AKECHI after Nobunaga ODA was killed in the Honnoji Incident, and Motoaki was killed by Hideyoshi's army.
Japanese: しかし、高次と夫の元明は本能寺の変後、明智光秀の味方につき、元明は秀吉の軍に討たれてしまう。
English: She was escorted by Hideyoshi in person to Odawara-jo Castle and Nagoya-jo Castle and was allowed to use the third best palanquin during the cherry blossom viewing party at Daigo, and these facts indicate that she was one of Hideyoshi's favorite concubines.
Japanese: 小田原城や名護屋城に秀吉が伴っていったり、醍醐の花見でも三番目の輿を使ったりなど、かなり秀吉お気に入りの側室だったようである。
English: Even after becoming a Buddhist nun, she often sent presents to Osaka-jo Castle and visited the castle to see Hideyori TOYOTOMI (according to "Jishoin Monjo").
Japanese: その後も竜子は京から度々大坂へ贈り物をしたり、豊臣秀頼に会いにきていた（『慈照院文書』）。
English: According to "Shunkyuki," even after Hideyoshi's death, she continued to have friendly relationships with Kodaiin and Lady Yodo as a member of the Toyotomi family.
Japanese: 秀吉没後も豊臣家の一員として高台院・淀殿と親交をもち続けていた様子が『舜旧記』からも分かる。
English: After the Siege of Osaka, Tatsuko offered refuge to Lady Yodo's maid, Kiku, and took charge of the body of Hideyori's son, Kunimatsu TOYOTOMI, who was executed at Rokujo-gawara, in order to bury it in Seigan-ji Temple.
Japanese: 大坂の役の後は、淀殿の侍女（菊）を保護し、また六条河原で処刑された秀頼の息子・豊臣国松の遺体を引き取り、誓願寺に埋葬した。
English: Takatsugu KYOGOKU is presumed to have owed a great deal to his sister Tatsuko and his primary wife Hatsu for his successful career.
Japanese: 京極高次の出世は、この竜子と、彼の正室・初の縁による所が大きいと思われる。
English: Yasuko IKENOBO (April 18, 1942 -) is a Japanese politician.
Japanese: 池坊保子（いけのぼうやすこ、1942年4月18日‐）は、日本の政治家。
English: Yasuko IKENOBO was born in Tokyo as the third daughter of Michitora UMETANI, who was a member of the House of Peers (Japan) (a viscount and a descendant of the former Urin family).
Japanese: 貴族院(日本)（子爵・旧羽林家）梅渓通虎の三女として東京都に生まれる。
English: After being educated at Gakushuin Primary School and Gakushuin Girls' Junior and Senior High Schools, Yasuko IKENOBO entered the Department of Japanese Language and Literature of the Gakushuin University Faculty of Letters.
Japanese: 学習院初等科・学習院女子中等科・学習院女子高等科を経て学習院大学文学部日本文学に入学。
English: Dropping out of university in 1961, she married Senei IKENOBO, the head of the Ikenobo School of Flower Arrangement in 1963.
Japanese: 1961年に大学を中退した後、1963年池坊の家元・華道家主要な華道家と結婚する。
English: She and her husband Senei have two daughters: the eldest daughter, Yuki IKENOBO (Senko IKENOBO) (currently designated as the next head of the Ikenobo School, former Ikenobo Deputy Director and President of the Ikenobo Center Institute) and the younger daughter, Mika IKENOBO (current Representative of the Ikenobo Youth group).
Japanese: 夫・専永との間に長女・池坊専好（現・次期家元、華道家元池坊副理事、池坊中央研修学院長）、次女・池坊美佳（現・池坊青年部代表）をもうけた。
English: After Masafumi IKENOBO, the husband of her eldest daughter Yuki, who formerly worked as a government official in the Finance Ministry, was defeated in an election, Yasuko IKENOBO was requested by the then New Frontier Party to run as a candidate for a proportional representation election (ranked first on the list of candidates) and she was elected as a representative for the first time in 1996 in the 41st general election of the members of the House of Representatives.
Japanese: 選挙には長女・由紀の夫で元大蔵省官僚の池坊雅史が出馬した（落選）ことから、当時の新進党から比例代表制（名簿1位）からの出馬要請があり、1996年の第41回衆議院議員総選挙で初当選。
English: Consequently, she became the only member of the House of Representatives from the New Komeito Party who was not affiliated with Soka Gakkai (among members of the Diet, Shozo KUSAKAWA, the Vice President of the New Komeito Party, is not affiliated with Soka Gakkai).
Japanese: 公明党で唯一、創価学会の会員以外の衆議院議員となった（国会議員では党副代表草川昭三が創価学の会員ではない）。
English: Her eldest daughter, Yuki, married Masafumi, a former government official of the Finance Ministry, in 1991, and her second daughter, Mika, married a reporter of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) in 2000.
Japanese: 長女・由紀は1991年に元大蔵省官僚の雅史と、次女・美佳は2000年に日本放送協会の記者と結婚した。
English: Yasuko IKENOBO is active mainly in education areas, and has served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and as the Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the House of Representatives.
Japanese: 主に教育分野で活動しており、文部科学大臣大臣政務官や衆議院文部科学委員会委員長なども務めた。
English: She presented semi-nude photos of herself in the 1984 March issue of the Kodansha's magazine, 'Penthouse,' causing a scandal.
Japanese: 講談社の雑誌「ペントハウス」1984年3月号でセミヌード写真を披露して物議をかもした。
English: Nagamori OKABE (1568 - December 13, 1632) was a busho (Japanese military commander) (daimyo (Japanese territorial lord)) who lived during the Sengoku period (period of warring states) (Japan) and early Edo period.
Japanese: 岡部長盛（おかべながもり、永禄11年（1568年）-寛永9年11月2日(旧暦)（1632年12月13日））は、戦国時代(日本)から江戸時代前期にかけての武将（大名）。
English: He was the lord of the Shimosa-Yamazaki Domain in Shimosa Province, lord of the Tanba-Kameyama Domain in Tanba Province, lord of the Tanba-Fukuchiyama Domain in Tanba Province, and the first lord of the Ogaki Domain in Mino Province.
Japanese: 下総国下総山崎藩主、丹波国丹波亀山藩主、丹波福知山藩主、美濃国大垣藩初代藩主。
English: His children included Nobukatsu OKABE (eldest son), Okitaka OKABE (second son), Nagamasa OKABE (third son), Yoshimi OKABE (岡部佳深; fourth son), Sadanao OKABE (sixth son), and five daughters (Katsushige NABESHIMA's second wife, Nobunori ODA's principal wife, Yasuoki KATO's principal wife, Katataka TERAZAWA's principal wife, and Norikatsu OKUBO's principal wife).
Japanese: 子に岡部宣勝（長男）、岡部輿賢（次男）、岡部長政（三男）、岡部佳深（四男）、岡部定直（六男）、娘（鍋島勝茂継室）、娘（織田信則正室）、娘（加藤泰興正室）、娘（寺沢堅高正室）、娘（大久保教勝正室）。
English: Legend has it that there was a person named 'Yasutsuna (or Tadatsuna)' who founded the Okabe clan before Nagamori, but it is not certain whether this refers to Nagamori or his elder brother.
Japanese: なお、長盛以前に「康綱（あるいは忠綱）」と称される人物が岡部氏の当主だったとも言われており、これが長盛の事なのかそれとも長盛の兄にあたる人物なのかについては意見が分かれている。
English: He fought in the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in the following year and in a battle against Masayuki SANADA during the attack on Ueda-jo Castle in Shinano Province led by Mototada TORII in 1585.
Japanese: 翌年の小牧・長久手の戦い、天正13年（1585年）の鳥居元忠を大将とする信濃国上田城攻めでの真田昌幸との対戦などに参戦した。
English: In 1590, when Ieyasu TOKUGAWA was transferred to the Kanto region, Nagamori was allowed to rule the Shimosa-Yamazaki Domain with an estimated rice yield of 12,000 koku as a reward for his distinguished services as a warrior.
Japanese: 天正18年（1590年）、徳川家康が関東に移封されたとき、それまでの戦功を賞されて下総山崎藩1万2000石を与えられた。
English: In the Battle of Sekigahara of 1600, he served to protect Kurobane-jo Castle in Shimotsuke Province against the southward advance of the Uesugi clan.
Japanese: 慶長5年（1600年）の関ヶ原の戦いでは、下野国黒羽城の守備につき、上杉氏の南下に備えた。
English: In 1609, Nagamori was transferred to the Tanba-Kameyama Domain with an increased estimated yield of 32,000 koku (his territory was later increased by 2,000 koku to a total of 40,000 koku).
Japanese: 慶長14年（1609年）、丹波亀山藩3万2000石に加増移封された（のち、2000石加増を受け、合計4万石）。
English: He rendered outstanding services during the Summer Siege of Osaka and was transferred to the Fukuchiyama Domain in Tanba Province with an estimated yield of 50,000 koku.
Japanese: 慶長20年（1615年）、大坂夏の陣で功績を挙げ、同国福知山藩5万石に加増移封された。
English: Nariko HINO (1351 - August 14, 1405) was a woman who lived in the Muromachi period.
Japanese: 日野業子（ひのなりこ、正平(日本)6年/観応2年（1351年）－応永12年7月11日(旧暦)（1405年8月5日））は、室町時代の人物。
English: Nariko HINO married Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA in 1375 through the intermediation of her aunt, Nobuko HINO, who had influence over the Imperial Palace.
Japanese: 宮中に影響力を持っていた叔母の日野宣子が仲介し、1375年に足利義満と結婚する。
English: Nariko is believed to have been adored by Yoshimitsu for her skills in writing Japanese poems (waka) and was awarded the title of Juichii Jugo.
Japanese: 業子は和歌に秀でていたことから義満の寵愛を受けたとされ、義満の計らいで従一位・准后となった。
English: The Hino family, which was a court noble family affiliated with the Jimyoin group, increased its influence among the political circles in the imperial court and the shogunate government through the marriage of Nariko and Yoshimitsu.
Japanese: 業子と義満の婚礼により、持明院統の公家であった日野家は朝幕政界に影響力を強める。
English: Yoshimitsu subsequently married Yasuko HINO, who was her niece, and Yasuko succeeded to the position of his principal wife.
Japanese: 義満はその後、姪に当たる日野康子と結婚し、康子が正室の座を引き継ぐ。
English: Naomasa NAGAI (1587 - October 16, 1668) was the daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) in the beginning of Edo period.
Japanese: 永井尚政（ながいなおまさ、1587年（天正15年）－1668年10月16日（寛文8年9月11日(旧暦)））は、江戸時代前期の大名。
English: His children included Naoyuki NAGAI (eldest son), Naoyasu NAGAI (second son), Naotsune NAGAI (third son), Naosuke NAGAI (fourth son), Naoharu NAGAI (fifth son), Naonobu NAGAI (sixth son), Naomori NAGAI (eighth son), daughter (the legal wife of Tadashige TACHIBANA), daughter (the legal wife of Takanaga KORIKI), daughter (the legal wife of Tadanori MATSUDAIRA and later Yasunao MATSUDAIRA), daughter (the legal wife of Sadamasa MATSUDAIRA), daughter (the legal wife of Toshimasa MORINAGA and later the wife of Motomi OSAWA), daughter (the legal wife of Tadamori YONEKITSU), daughter (the wife of Shigetane KANBAYASHI), and daughter (the legal wife of Hirotaka KOHAMA).
Japanese: 子に永井尚征（長男）、永井尚保（次男）、永井尚庸（三男）、永井直右（四男）、永井尚春（五男）、永井尚申（六男）、永井尚盛（八男）、娘（立花忠茂正室）、娘（高力高長正室）、娘（松平忠憲正室のち松平康尚正室）、娘（松平定政正室）、娘（森長俊正室のち大沢基躬室）、娘（米津田盛正室）、娘（上林重胤室）、娘（小浜広隆正室）ら。
English: He participated in the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 and became the pageboy of Hidetada TOKUGAWA in 1602.
Japanese: 慶長5年（1600年）の関ヶ原の戦いに従軍し、慶長7年（1602年）には徳川秀忠付の小姓となった。
English: He was designated Okosho Banto (chief of pageboys) due to his fine performance when he joined the battle in the Siege of Osaka, which began from 1614.
Japanese: 慶長19年（1614年）からの大坂の役にも参陣して功績を挙げたため、御小姓番頭に任じられた。
English: He continued to dutifully serve the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) and was awarded with lands; by 1619, he grew to a daimyo with the 15,000 koku domain of Kazusa-Uruido.
Japanese: その後も幕府への忠勤に励んで加増を受け、元和(日本)5年（1619年）には上総潤井戸藩に1万5000石を領する大名にまで昇進した。
English: When the rank of Masazumi HONDA changed due to the incident of drop ceiling at Utsunomiya-jo Castle in 1622, he was chosen to become the Roju (the highest ranking government official).
Japanese: 元和8年（1622年）、宇都宮城釣天井事件で本多正純が改易された後、老中に選ばれた。
English: Since his father, Naokatsu, passed away in 1626, he inherited the family estate and the territory of the domain of Shimosa-Koga, which was as large as 89,000 koku.
Japanese: 寛永3年（1626年）、父・直勝が死去したため、家督と所領である下総古河藩8万9000石を相続した。
English: When Hidetada died in 1632, he cooperated with Ujishige HOJO and Toshikatsu DOI as the control officer to build a Byo (mausoleum) for Hidetada at Zojo-ji Temple.
Japanese: 寛永9年（1632年）、秀忠が死去すると、北条氏重や土井利勝らと協力して、増上寺に秀忠の廟を建立するための監督官を務めた。
English: He retired from the Roju post in 1633, and his estate received an additional Yamashiro-Yodo domain of 100,000 koku.
Japanese: 寛永10年（1633年）、老中職を解任されて山城淀藩10万石へ加増移封された。
English: When the huge famine occurred during the Kanei era (1624-1644), he sent aid for the people of his estate; when Shimabara War occurred, he was ordered to protect Kyoto.
Japanese: 寛永年間に大規模な飢饉が起こったときは、領民の救済にあたり、島原の乱が起こったときは、京都の守備を命じられた。
English: The origin of the name of the current Shinano town came from the Shimoyashiki (suburban residence of the daimyo) of Naomasa NAGAI (Shinano no kami).
Japanese: 現在の信濃町の名前の由来は永井尚政（信濃守）の下屋敷があったことに由来する。
English: Hisatada KUJO (September 5, 1798 - October 5, 1871) is a court noble who lived from late Edo period to Meiji period.
Japanese: 九条尚忠（くじょうひさただ、寛政10年7月25日(旧暦)（1798年9月5日）－明治4年8月21日(旧暦)（1871年10月5日））は、江戸時代後期から明治の公家である。
English: Though it was determined that Hisatada succeeded to the position of kanpaku from Masamichi TAKATSUKASA who had fulfilled the duty of kanpaku for a long time, people in many sections were cautious about Hisatada because he could not keep his hands off women.
Japanese: 長期間関白職を務めた鷹司政通から職を受け継ぐこととなったが、女癖の悪さもあり、各方面より警戒された。
English: In 1858 when the Bakufu requested the Emperor to sign the Harris Treaty with the US to initiate trade with foreign countries including the US, Hisatada promoted cooperation with the Bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) and demanded permission to carry out the treaty.
Japanese: 1858年、アメリカはじめ諸外国との通商に際して、幕府が日米修好通商条約の勅許調印を求めてきた時、幕府との協調路線を推進して条約許可を求めた。
English: However, in the same year, the permission by the Emperor could not be established due to fierce protest by 88 higher-ranking officials of the Imperial Court who were against the cooperative line with the Bakufu.
Japanese: しかし同年、幕府との協調路線に反発する88人の公卿たちの猛烈な抗議活動により条約勅許はならなかった。
English: Though Hisatada KUJO was permitted to return to his position later on, he still continued to promote the cooperative line with the Bakufu and actively drove the marriage of Imperial Princess Kazunomiya with Shogun as a part of the movement to establish a coalition government by the Imperial Court and the Bakufu and, therefore, Hisatada was denounced by the extremists of the faction which advocated revering the Emperor and expelling the barbarians, and Hisatada was ordered to stay at home.
Japanese: その後、復職を許されたが、その後も幕府との協調路線を推進し、公武合体運動の一環である和宮降嫁を積極的に推し進めたため、一部の過激な尊皇攘夷派から糾弾されて、謹慎を命じられた。
English: Shozo MAKINO (September 22, 1878 - July 25, 1929), born in Kyoto, was a film director, film producer and businessman.
Japanese: 牧野省三（まきのしょうぞう、1878年9月22日-1929年7月25日）は、京都府生まれの映画監督、映画プロデューサー、実業家である。
English: He nurtured many movie stars such as Tsumasaburo BANDO, Chiezo KATAOKA, Kanjuro ARASHI and Ryunosuke TSUKIGATA as well as many star film directors who were formerly actors such as Masahiro MAKINO, Teinosuke KINUGASA, Buntaro FUTAGAWA, Kintaro INOUE and Tomu UCHIDA.
Japanese: 阪東妻三郎、片岡千恵蔵、嵐寛寿郎、月形龍之介といった多くのスター俳優、マキノ雅弘、衣笠貞之助、二川文太郎、井上金太郎、内田吐夢といった俳優出身のスター監督を多く育てた。
English: He also nurtured young and unknown scriptwriters such as Rokuhei SUSUKITA and Itaro YAMAGAMI by shedding light and giving preferential treatment to them.
Japanese: また、寿々喜多呂九平、山上伊太郎といった若く無名の才能に光を当て、脚本家を優遇して大きく育てた。
English: He was born on September 22, 1878, in Yamaguni Village, Kitakuwata County in Northern Kyoto (present-day Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City).
Japanese: 1878年（明治11年）9月22日、京都北部の北桑田郡山国村（現・京都市右京区）に生まれる。
English: His father was Itsuki FUJINO, the leader of the 'Ishin Kinno Yamagunitai' militia, and his mother was Yanakichi TAKEMOTO (Yana MAKINO), who was a female gidayu (chanted narrative in Japanese plays) reciter.
Japanese: 父は、明治維新時の民兵組織「維新勤皇山国隊」の隊長だった藤野齋、母は女義太夫師の竹本弥奈吉（牧野やな）。
English: From his childhood he was interested in the traditional performing arts and spent his days performing on the stage of the variety hall run by his mother.
Japanese: 幼少時から芸事に親しみ、母親の経営する寄席の高座で芝居ごっこに興じて過ごした。
English: Later, he helped his mother run the 'Senbonza' (later, Senbon Nikkatsu), a small theater she had acquired in the western suburbs of Kyoto and, from time to time, performed gidayu and acting.
Japanese: その後、母親が洛西に「千本座」という小劇場（後の千本日活）を手に入れると、そこの経営を手伝いながら、時折高座で義太夫や芝居を披露した。
English: In 1908, he was requested by Einosuke YOKOTA, who had been showing moving pictures in the Senbonza, to produce a movie.
Japanese: 1908年（明治41年）、千本座で活動写真の興行をしていた横田永之助から映画製作を依頼される。
English: He borrowed a camera and film from YOKOTA, and made the film, "Honnoji Gassen (Battle at Honno-ji Temple)", starring Fukunosuke NAKAMURA and Ritoku ARASHI, who were performing at the Senbonza at the time.
Japanese: 横田よりカメラとフィルムを借り受け、当時千本座の舞台に上がっていた中村福之助や嵐璃徳の出演で、『本能寺合戦』を撮る。
English: It is often confused with 'the first story film in Japan,' but this was actually "Sadakichi SHIMIZU" directed and shot in 1899 by Koyo KOMADA and Tsunekichi SHIBATA and featuring Unpei YOKOYAMA.
Japanese: 「日本初の劇映画」と混同されることが多いが、それは正しくは1899年（明治32年）の監督・撮影駒田好洋・柴田常吉、出演横山運平による『清水定吉』である。
English: In 1909, MAKINO made "Goban Tadanobu Genji no Ishizue" featuring Matsunosuke ONOE, an itinerant actor and member of the Konkokyo religion he found in Okayama.
Japanese: 1909年（明治42年）、岡山の金光教で見つけた旅役者尾上松之助を主演に『碁盤忠信・源氏礎』を撮る。
English: Matsunosuke, whose specialty was big fight scenes, became extremely popular and, over the next ten years, starred in a large number of films.
Japanese: 派手な立ち回りの得意な松之助は爆発的な人気を得て、以後10年間松之助主演の映画を大量に撮ることとなる。
English: As well as playing traditional heroes from kabuki (traditional drama), gidayu and kyogen (farce), he made use of his athleticism in many monster and ninja movies.
Japanese: 歌舞伎、義太夫、狂言などに登場するありとあらゆるヒーローはもちろん、その激しい動きを生かして怪獣・忍術ものも多く作られた。
English: All his films had a simple story with clear-cut heroes and villains, making them popular even with children.
Japanese: どの作品も善玉・悪玉がはっきりとしたわかりやすい筋書きで、活動写真の人気は子供にも浸透することとなる。
English: Shozo's famous motto for producing movies '1. suji (story), 2. nuke (shot awareness) and 3. dosa (action)' is based on his experience in this period.
Japanese: 製作モットーとして有名な「1.スジ、2.ヌケ、3.動作」もこのときの経験がベースになっている。
English: Around 1920, Shochiku and Daiei Katsudo Eiga (Daikatsu) began to produce movies in Tokyo.
Japanese: 1920年（大正9年）前後から、東京で松竹や大正活動映画が東京で映画を製作しはじめた。
English: Feeling a sense of crisis in the cinema world in Kyoto would decline, he left Nikkatsu in 1921 and established 'Makino Kyoiku Eiga Seisakusho (Makino Educational Film Studio).'
Japanese: 京都映画界の地盤沈下に危機感を感じ、1921年（大正10年）、日活より独立し「牧野教育映画製作所」を設立する。
English: The next year, in 1922, the company changed its name to 'Makino Eiga Seisakusho (Makino Film Studio)' and, after the Great Kanto Earthquake of September 1, 1923 Tomu UCHIDA and others from Daikatsu and Utako TAMAKI and Tsumasaburo BANDO from Kokusai Katsuei which were forced to suspend their productions, joined and its realistic sword fights, produced by young and creative staff around twenty years old, became popular.
Japanese: 翌1922年（大正11年）「マキノ映画製作所」と名称を変え、1923年（大正12年）9月1日の関東大震災で製作中止に追い込まれた大活から内田吐夢ら、国際活映から環歌子や阪東妻三郎が参加し、20前後の若いスタッフたちの自由な発想で作ったリアルな剣戟が人気をよぶ。
English: However, the company struggled financially and was forced to merge with Toa Kinema in 1924, but he set up on his own again, establishing 'Makino Productions' in 1925.
Japanese: しかし、経営的には苦しく、1924年（大正13年）、東亜キネマへの吸収合併を呑むが、1925年（大正14年）、ふたたび独立して「マキノ・プロダクション」を設立した。
English: In 1928, he shot the epic film "Chukon Giretsu Jitsuroku Chushingura (literally, loyal soul and chivalry, true record of treasury of loyal retainer)," but he had conflict with Yoho II, who played a leading role.
Japanese: 1928年（昭和3年）、大作『忠魂義烈実録忠臣蔵』を撮るが、主演の伊井蓉峰との対立する。
English: In 1928, he started work on the epic "Chukon Giretsu -Jitsuroku Chushingura" (literally, 'Loyalty and Chivalry, A True Record of the 47 Samurais') but various problems, including a falling out with actor Yoho II and the loss of parts of the negative in a fire that also destroyed his house, meant the film was released incomplete.
Japanese: 1928年（昭和3年）、大作『忠魂義烈実録忠臣蔵』を撮るが、主演の伊井蓉峰との対立、編集中にネガが引火して自宅が全焼するなどのトラブルを引き起こし、不完全な公開となってしまう。