1881 to 1905, which George Masa believe to be in Japan. Birth year 1881 is very interesting since Meiji Restoration just restructured Japan's politics & economy.
Also, someone like George Masa must have a wealthy and well connected back ground. Otherwise he wont be able to leave Japan. I would say he was "famous" among his family & neighbors.
Also, during his travel from Japan around 1905. It was either beginning or in the middle of Russian-Japanese war. Which can even help you more since Japanese government probably did census to see how many qualified soldiers within Japan.
Only problem is that Osaka was heavily bombed during WW2, public record might not be available prior to March 1945. But, I would check people with the same last name "伊塚" or "猪塚" after the war. Osaka must have done census after the war.
There are 2 possible sir names & 11 possible first names, combinations of 22 names which equal to Izuka Masaharu in Japanese language.
First you need to check his last name is IZUKA not IIZUKA. IZUKA is much more special name than IIZUKA so if you are sure about IZUKA, then your search narrows.
2 x IZUKA in Japanese 1. 伊塚 2. 猪塚
11 x MASAHARU in Japanese 1. 正治 2. 正春 3. 正晴 4. 昌治 5. 昌春 6. 昌晴 7. 将治 8. 将春 9. 将晴 10.雅治 11.雅春 12.雅晴
Hello Tiara, I know you wrote this many years ago, but much of your thinking back then, was accurate. As you can see in the biography that we published, and film that is coming out this year, Masaharu Iizuka was not his birth name, and in fact it was not the name that he was going by for his first 9 years in America, thus making all research into his past impossible until we discovered his connection to the name Shoji Endo.
In the making of our film, The Mystery of George Masa, we gained access and permission from a multitude of archives and personal collections to use the images of George Masa. In most cases, these permissions allow use these to promote the film with limited additional uses like you'll see here. Unless otherwise noted, any photos I post are in the collection at Pack Memorial Library in Asheville, NC. There, two of the most dedicated and helpful researchers, Zoe Rhine and Ann Wright, work to collect, preserve and share the images of Masa. Their assistance was invaluable during the production of the film.
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So nice to see the two receiving recognition like this!
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ReplyDelete1881 to 1905, which George Masa believe to be in Japan. Birth year 1881 is very interesting since Meiji Restoration just restructured Japan's politics & economy.
Also, someone like George Masa must have a wealthy and well connected back ground. Otherwise he wont be able to leave Japan. I would say he was "famous" among his family & neighbors.
Also, during his travel from Japan around 1905. It was either beginning or in the middle of Russian-Japanese war. Which can even help you more since Japanese government probably did census to see how many qualified soldiers within Japan.
Only problem is that Osaka was heavily bombed during WW2, public record might not be available prior to March 1945. But, I would check people with the same last name "伊塚" or "猪塚" after the war. Osaka must have done census after the war.
There are 2 possible sir names & 11 possible first names, combinations of 22 names which equal to Izuka Masaharu in Japanese language.
First you need to check his last name is IZUKA not IIZUKA. IZUKA is much more special name than IIZUKA so if you are sure about IZUKA, then your search narrows.
2 x IZUKA in Japanese
1. 伊塚
2. 猪塚
11 x MASAHARU in Japanese
1. 正治
2. 正春
3. 正晴
4. 昌治
5. 昌春
6. 昌晴
7. 将治
8. 将春
9. 将晴
10.雅治
11.雅春
12.雅晴
Good luck!
Cool!
ReplyDeleteHello Tiara, I know you wrote this many years ago, but much of your thinking back then, was accurate. As you can see in the biography that we published, and film that is coming out this year, Masaharu Iizuka was not his birth name, and in fact it was not the name that he was going by for his first 9 years in America, thus making all research into his past impossible until we discovered his connection to the name Shoji Endo.
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