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Well into the 20th century, the martial arts of Okinawa were generally referred to as te and tii 手 in Japanese and Okinawan for "hand". Te often varied from one town to another, so to distinguish among the various types of te , the word was often prefaced with its area of origin; for example, Naha-te, Shuri-te, or Tomari-te.
Boiling Point (Japanese: 3-4x10月, Hepburn: San tai Yon ekkusu Jugatsu, lit. ' 3 to 4x October ') is a 1990 Japanese crime film written and directed by Takeshi Kitano, who also co-stars under his stage name Beat Takeshi. It was Kitano's second film as a director and first film as a screenwriter.
Taidō [a] is a Japanese martial art created in 1965 by Seiken Shukumine (1925–2001). [1] [2] [3] Taidō has its roots in traditional Okinawan karate.Feeling that the martial arts, particularly karate, were not adapting to meet the needs of a changing world, Shukumine first developed a style of karate called Genseiryū around 1950.
3× Ki-43 IIIa; Allied ship West of Okinawa Island. 4 May 1945 1× Ki-43 IIIa; Allied ship West of Okinawa Island. Shinbu Unit No. 21 (第二十一振武隊,, Dai 21 Shinbu-tai) Original unit; 12th Flying Division; 5 April 1945 1× Ki-43 III; Allied ship West of Okinawa Island. 26 May 1945 1× Ki-27 [N 1]; Allied ship West of Okinawa Island.
Mini-Patrol Corps / Eyecatch Junction) is a 1991 Japanese action comedy film directed by Takashi Miike. [1] This was the second film directed by Takashi Miike, though it was released prior to Lady Hunter: Prelude to Murder , the first film he directed.
Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (奄美大島、徳之島、沖縄島北部及び西表島) is a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of five component parts on four Japanese islands in the Ryukyu Chain of the Nansei Islands. [1]
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Okinawan music (沖縄音楽, Okinawa ongaku) is the music associated with the Okinawa Islands of southwestern Japan.In modern Japan, it may also refer to the musical traditions of Okinawa Prefecture, which covers the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands in addition to the Okinawa Islands.