This group of pictures was taken in 1974 in Kyoto, Japan and other places, the shooting site of the Warner Bros. movie "Master" in the United States.
"The Master" tells the story of an American who served in Japan during the war (Robert E. Lee). Mitchum), entrusted by a friend, travels to Japan to save his daughter (Keiko Kishi), who has been kidnapped by the underworld, and thus has a moral friendship with the husband of his old Japanese lover (Ken Takakura).
Although the choreographer's depiction of the hero of the Japanese gang is slightly self-made, the whole film is shot in an excellent mood, the triangle relationship between the male and female protagonists is quite moving, and Ken Takakura's performances and fight scenes are full of strength.
Ken Takakura and director Sidney Pollack. Sydney Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008), born in Indiana, graduated from Neighborhood Playhouse, was an American actor, director, cinematographer, and producer. In 1985, the filming of "Out of Africa" won the Best Director Award and the Best Picture Award at the 58th Academy Awards.
Ken Takakura and Keiko Kishi. ☆ Keiko Kishi (けいこ) was born in 1932 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, Japan. Japanese actress. Awards: 1955 Best Actress at the 2nd Asia Pacific Film Festival, 1955, Younger Brother, Best Actress at the 11th Blue Ribbon Awards, Best Actress at the 15th Mainichi Film Awards, 5th Golden Glory Award for Japanese Critics Film in 1995, best actress at the 14th Nikkan Sports Film Awards in 2001.
Ken Takakura and Robert Mitchum. Robert Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997), born in New York City, USA, was an actor. Robert Mitchum is best known for starring in film noir. In 1999, he was selected by the American Film Institute as the 23rd greatest actor of a hundred years.
Ken Takakura (February 16, 1931 – November 10, 2014), formerly known as Tsuyoshi Oda, was a Japanese film and television actor and singer who graduated from meiji University in Tokyo, Japan.
In 1976, he starred in the crime action film "The Hunt", which he was recognized by Chinese audiences. In 1977, he starred in the love movie "Happy Yellow Handkerchief", for which he won the Best Actor Award at the First Japan Academy Awards and the Actor Award at the 51st Film Shunbun Awards.
Filming tidbits of Warner Bros.' film "The Master", 1974. 【Photo by Hiroji Kubota】