title: USS Reliable (SP-352)

abstract: USS Reliable (SP-352) was a boat or ship which the United States Navy at least considered for service during World War I. Although she received the section patrol number 352, no record of her characteristics or service have been found.

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# USS Reliable (SP-352)

**USS *Reliable* (SP-352)** was a boat or ship which the United States Navy at least considered for service during World War I. Although she received the section patrol number 352, no record of her characteristics or service have been found.

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| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | USS *Reliable* |
| Notes | No records regarding *Reliable*'s construction, acquisition, naval service, or fate have been found |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Probably a patrol vessel |
| Notes | No records regarding *Reliable*'s characteristics and performance have been found |


title: List of arcade video games: W

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# List of arcade video games: W

This is a list of arcade video games organized alphabetically by name. It does not include PC or console games unless they were also released in video arcades. See Lists of video games for related lists.

| Title | Alternate Title(s) | Year | Manufacturer | Genre(s) | Max. Players | PCB Model |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *Wacca* |  | 2019 | Marvelous Inc. | Rhythm | 1 |
| *Wacko* |  | 1982 | Bally Midway |  |  |
| *Waku Waku 7* |  | 1996 | Sunsoft | Fighting | 2 |
| *WaiWai Drive* |  | 2005 | Sammy |  |  |
| *Wakakusa Monogatari Mahjong Yonshimai* |  | 1996 | Maboroshi Ware |  |  |
| *Wall Crash* |  | 1984 | Midcoin |  |  |
| *Wall Street* |  | 1982 | Century Electronics |  |  |
| *Wally wo Sagase!* |  | 1992 | Sega |  |  |
| *Wan Li Chang Cheng* |  | 1996 | IGS |  |  |
| *Wangan Midnight* |  | 2001 | Namco | Racing | 2 |
| *Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune* |  | 2004 | Sega | Racing | 2 |
| *Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 2* |  | 2005 | Sega | Racing | 2 |
| *Wangan Midnight R* |  | 2002 | Namco | Racing | 2 |
| *Wantame Music Channel* |  | 2007 | Capcom |  |  |
| *Wanted (Sega)* |  | 1982 | Sega |  |  |
| *Wanted (Sigma)* |  | 1984 | Sigma |  |  |
| *War Final Assault* |  | 1999 | Atari Games | Shooting gallery | 4 |
| *War Gods* |  | 1996 | Midway | Fighting | 2 |
| *War Mission* |  | 1987 | EFO SA |  |  |
| *War of Aero: Project MEIOU* |  | 1993 | Yang Cheng Electronic |  |  |
| *War of the Bugs or Monsterous Manouvers in a Mushroom Maze* |  | 1981 | Armenia |  |  |
| *War of the Worlds* |  | 1981 | Cinematronics | Fixed shooter | 1 |
| *Warai no Hana Tenshi* |  | 1991 | Dynax |  |  |
| *Warai no Mahjong Angels: Comic Gekijou Vol. 2* |  | 1991 | Dynax |  |  |
| *Wardner* | *Wardner no Mori* JP
*Pyros* US | 1987 | Toaplan / Taito | Platformer | 2 |
| *Warlords* |  | 1980 | Atari | Action | 4 |
| *Warp & Warp* | *Warp Warp* | 1981 | Namco | Shooter | 2 |
| *Warp-1* |  | 1979 | Taito |  |  |
| *Warrior* |  | 1979 | Vectorbeam | Fighting | 2 |
| *Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III* |  | 1992 | Taito |  |  |
| *Warriors of Fate* | *Tenchi wo Kurau II: Sekiheki no Tatakai* | 1992 | Capcom | Beat 'em up | 3 | CPS1 |
| *Watashi wa Suzume-chan* |  | 1986 | Dyna |  |  |
| *Water Balls* |  | 1996 | ABM Electronics |  |  |
| *Water Match* |  | 1984 | Sega |  |  |
| *Water Ski* |  | 1983 | Taito |  | 2 |
| *Water-Nymph* |  | 1996 | Subsino |  |  |
| *Wave Shark* | *Jet Wave*JP | 1996 | Konami |  |  |
| *WaveRunner* |  | 1996 | Sega |  |  |
| *WaveRunner GP* |  | 2001 | Sega |  |  | NAOMI cart. |
| *Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey* |  | 1996 | Atari Games | Sports | 4 |
| *WEC Le Mans 24* |  | 1986 | Konami |  |  |
| *Wedding Rhapsody* |  | 1997 | Konami |  |  |
| *Welltris* |  | 1991 | Video System | Puzzle | 2 |
| *WGP: Real Racing Feeling* |  | 1990 | Taito |  |  |
| *WGP 2: Real Racing Feeling* |  | 1991 | Taito |  |  |
| *Wheel of Fortune* |  | 1989 | GameTek |  |  |
| *Wheels & Fire* |  | 199? | TCH |  |  |
| *Wheels II* |  | 1975 | Midway |  |  |
| *Wheels Runner* |  | 199? | International Games |  |  |
| *Whizz* | *Twin Falcons* | 1989 | PhilKo Corporation | Scrolling shooter | 2 |
| *Who Dunit* |  | 1988 | Exidy |  |  |
| *Who Shot Johnny Rock?* |  | 1991 | American Laser Games |  |  |
| *Wiggie Waggie* |  | 1994 | Promat |  |  |
| *Wild Arrow* |  | 1982 | Meyco Games |  |  |
| *Wild Pilot* |  | 1992 | Jaleco | Shooting gallery | 2 |
| *Wild Poker* |  | 1991 | TAB-Austria |  |  |  |
| *Wild Riders* |  | 2001 | Sega | Driving | 1 |
| *Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa* |  | 1992 | Konami | Run and gun | 4 |
| *Wild Western* |  | 1982 | Taito |  | 2 |
| *Willow* |  | 1989 | Capcom | Platformer | 2 | CPS1 |
| *Windjammers* | *Flying Power Disc* JP | 1994 | Data East | Sports | 2 |
| *Winding Heat* |  | 1996 | Konami |  |  |
| *Wing Shooting Championship* |  | 2001 | American Sammy |  |  |
| *Wing War* | *Wing War R360* | 1994 | SEGA | Flight combat | 2 |
| *Wink* |  | 1985 | Midcoin |  |  |
| *Winner's Choice* |  | 1984 | Cal Omega |  |  |  |
| *Winning Run* |  | 1988 | Namco | Racing | 1 |
| *Winning Run '91* |  | 1991 | Namco | Racing | 1 |
| *Winning Run Suzuka GP* |  | 1989 | Namco | Racing | 1 |
| *Winning Spike* |  | 1997 | Konami |  |  |
| *Winter Heat: Sega Sports* |  | 1997 | Sega |  |  | Sega ST-V |
| *Wipe Out* |  | 1973 | Ramtek |  |  |
| *Wiping* |  | 1982 | Nichibutsu | Action | 2 |
| *Wit's* |  | 1989 | Visco |  |  |
| *Witch* |  | 1992 | Sega |  |  |
| *Wiz* |  | 1985 | Seibu Kaihatsu |  |  |
| *Wizard Fire* | *Dark Seal 2* JP | 1992 | Data East | Hack and Slash
Beat 'em up | 2 |
| *Wizard of Wor* |  | 1981 | Midway | Maze | 2 |
| *Wizz Quiz* |  | 1985 | Zilec-Zenitone |  |  |
| *Wonder Boy* |  | 1986 | Sega | Platformer | 2 | Sega system 1 |
| *Wonder Boy in Monster Land* |  | 1987 | Sega | Platformer | 2 | Sega system 1 |
| *Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair* |  | 1988 | Sega | Platformer | 2 |
| *Wonder Momo* |  | 1987 | Namco | Beat 'em up | 2 | Namco System 86 |
| *Wonder Planet* |  | 1987 | Data East | Scrolling shooter |  |
| *Wonder Stick* |  | 199? | Yun Sung |  |  |
| *Wonderleague 96* |  | 1996 | SemiCom |  |  |
| *Wonderleague Star: Sok-Magicball Fighting* |  | 1995 | Mijin Computer |  |  |
| *Woodpecker* |  | 1981 | Amenip |  |  |
| *World Adventure* |  | 1999 | F2 System |  |  |
| *World Beach Volley* |  | 1995 | Playmark |  |  |
| *World Class Bowling* |  | 1995 | Incredible Technologies |  |  |
| *World Class Bowling Deluxe* |  | 1999 | Incredible Technologies |  |  |
| *World Class Bowling Tournament* |  | 1997 | Incredible Technologies |  |  |
| *World Club Champion Football European Clubs 2004-2005* |  | 2005 | Sega | Sports |  |
| *World Club Champion Football European Clubs 2005-2006* |  | 2006 | Sega | Sports |  |
| *World Club Champion Football Serie A 2001-2002* |  | 2002 | Sega | Sports |  |
| *World Club Champion Football Serie A 2002-2003* |  | 2003 | Sega | Sports |  |
| *World Combat* | *Warzaid* EU | 2002 | Konami | Shooting gallery | 4 |
| *World Court: Pro Tennis* |  | 1988 | Namco | Sports | 2 |
| *World Cup Volley '95* |  | 1995 | Data East | Sports |  |
| *World Darts!* |  | 1987 | Arcadia Systems | Sports | 2 | Arcadia |
| *World Heroes* |  | 1992 | SNK | Fighting | 2 |
| *World Heroes 2* |  | 1993 | SNK | Fighting | 2 |
| *World Heroes 2 Jet* |  | 1994 | SNK | Fighting | 2 |
| *World Heroes Perfect* |  | 1995 | SNK | Fighting | 2 |
| *World Kicks* |  | 2000 | Namco |  |  | NAOMI cart. |
| *World PK Soccer* | *Kick for the Goal* | 1994 | Jaleco | Sports |  |
| *World PK Soccer V2* |  | 1996 | Jaleco | Sports |  |
| *World Rally* |  | 1993 | Gaelco |  |  |
| *World Rally 2: Twin Racing* |  | 1995 | Gaelco |  |  |
| *World Series - The Season* |  | 1985 | Cinematronics |  | 2 |
| *World Series Baseball* |  | 2001 | Sega |  |  | NAOMI GD-ROM |
| *World Soccer Finals* |  | 1990 | Leland |  |  |
| *World Soccer Winning Eleven Arcade Game Style* | *Pro Evolution Soccer: The Arcade* | 2002 | Konami |  |  |
| *World Soccer Winning Eleven Arcade Game Style 2003* |  | 2004 | Konami |  |  |
| *World Tennis* |  | 1982 | Original Game |  |  |
| *World Trophy Soccer* |  | 1989 | Arcadia Systems | Sports | 2 | Arcadia |
| *World Wars* |  | 1987 | SNK |  |  |
| *WOW New Fantasia* |  | 2002 | Comad |  |  |
| *Wrestle War* |  | 1989 | Sega | Pro wrestling |  |
| *Wully Bully* |  |  |  |  |  |
| *WWF WrestleFest* |  | 1991 | Technōs | Pro wrestling |  |
| *WWF Superstars* |  | 1989 | Technōs | Pro wrestling |  |
| *WWF Royal Rumble* |  | 2000 | Sega |  |  | NAOMI cart. |
| *WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game* |  | 1995 | Midway | Pro wrestling |  |
| *Wyvern F-0* |  | 1985 | Taito | Scrolling shooter |  |
| *Wyvern Wings* | *Wivern Wings* | 2001 | Semicom | Scrolling shooter | 2 |


# List of New York State Historic Markers in Broome County, New York

This is a complete list of New York State Historic Markers in Broome County, New York.

## Listings county-wide

|  | **Marker name** | **Image** | **Date designated** | **Location** | **City or Town** | **Marker text** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Indian Castle |  |  | Located Near Junction Of Castle Creek With Chenango River. | Chenango, New York | Called Otsiningo. Destroyed Aug. 18, 1779 during Sullivan Campaign. |
| 2 | First Court |  |  | Located on US 11 and NYS 12 about 1/2 miles north of Binghamton | Dickinson, New York | First court in this section was held here in 1791 under Elm tree. |
| 3 | Sage Creek |  |  | Located on NYS 79 about 2 miles north of Windsor | Dickinson, New York | Sage Creek Named For Seth Sage, 1748-1822, Captain In The American Revolution |


title: Virgin of the Angels

abstract: The Virgin of the Angels is a painting by Pere Serra conserved at the National Art Museum of Catalonia.

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# Virgin of the Angels

The ***Virgin of the Angels*** is a painting by Pere Serra conserved at the National Art Museum of Catalonia.

## Description

This central panel and the two sections of the predella with saints (which must once have flanked a tabernacle) are all that remains of an altarpiece. It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and was painted for one of the chapels in the ambulatory of Tortosa cathedral, probably towards the 1380s. The compartment with the Virgin and Child surrounded by angels playing music is a very graceful and refined version of an iconographic type that was extremely popular at the time. Pere Serra, author of the altarpiece, came from a family of painters who grew to head the Catalan painting of the second half of the fourteenth century.

1. Guide of the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. MNAC, 2004. ISBN 84-8043-136-9
2. The artwork at MNAC's Website

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| Virgin of the Angels | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Artist | Pere Serra |
| Year | c. 1385 |
| Type | Tempera and gold leaf on wood |
| Dimensions | 195.8 cm × 131 cm × 11 cm (77.1 in × 52 in × 4.3 in) |
| Location | Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona |


title: Louis Couperus

abstract: Louis Marie-Anne Couperus was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, fairy tales, feuilletons and sketches. Couperus is considered to be one of the foremost figures in Dutch literature. In 1923, he was awarded the Tollensprijs. Couperus and his wife travelled extensively in Europe and Asia, and he later wrote several related travelogues which were published weekly.

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# Louis Couperus

**Louis Marie-Anne Couperus** (10 June 1863 – 16 July 1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, fairy tales, feuilletons and sketches. Couperus is considered to be one of the foremost figures in Dutch literature. In 1923, he was awarded the *Tollensprijs* (Tollens Prize).

Couperus and his wife travelled extensively in Europe and Asia, and he later wrote several related travelogues which were published weekly.

## Youth

Louis Marie-Anne Couperus was born on 10 June 1863 at Mauritskade 11 in The Hague, Netherlands, into a long-established, *Indo* family of the colonial landed gentry of the Dutch East Indies. He was the eleventh and youngest child of John Ricus Couperus (1816–1902), a prominent colonial administrator, lawyer and *landheer* or lord of the private domain (*particuliere land*) of Tjikopo in Java, and Catharina Geertruida Reynst (1829–1893). Through his father, he was a great-grandson of Abraham Couperus (1752–1813), Governor of Malacca, and Willem Jacob Cranssen (1762–1821), Governor of Ambon with a female-line, Eurasian lineage that goes back even earlier to the mid-eighteenth century.

Four of the ten siblings had died before Louis was born. Couperus was baptized on 19 July 1863 in the *Eglise wallonne* in The Hague. When Louis reached the age of five, his youngest sister, Trudy, was twelve years old and his youngest brother, Frans, eleven. In The Hague he followed lessons at the boarding school of Mr. Wyers, where he first met his later friend Henri van Booven. On 6 November 1872 the Couperus family left home, travelled by train to Den Helder and embarked on the steamboat *Prins Hendrik*, which would bring them back to the Dutch East Indies. They arrived on 31 December 1872 in Batavia, where they spent the night at the then famous Hotel des Indes. The family settled in a house in Batavia, located on the Koningsplein and the mother of Couperus and his brother Frans (who was suffering from peritonitis) returned to the Netherlands in December 1873; his mother returned to the Dutch East Indies in April 1874. So Couperus spent part of his youth (1873–1878) in the Dutch East Indies, going to school in Batavia.

Here he met his cousin, Elisabeth Couperus-Baud, for the first time. In his novel *De zwaluwen neergestreken* (The swallows flew down), he wrote about his youth:

"We are cousins and have played together. We danced together at children's balls. We still have our baby pictures. She was dressed in a marquise dress and I was dressed as a page. My garment was made of black velvet and I was very proud of my first travesti."

In the Dutch East Indies, Couperus also met his future brother-in-law for the first time, Gerard de la Valette (a writer and official at the Dutch Indian Government who would marry his sister Trudy), who wrote in 1913 about his relationship with Couperus:

We met first at Batavia, when he was a boy of ten years and I was a young man. We saw each other at rather large intervals. Yet I saw him often enough, as a boy and a young man, that we developed a good and familiar relationship.

After he finished primary school, Couperus attended the Gymnasium Willem III in Batavia. In the summer of 1878 Couperus and his family returned to the Netherlands, where they went to live in a house at the Nassaukade (plein) 4. In The Hague Couperus was sent to the H.B.S. school; during this period of his life, he spent a lot of time at the Vlielander-Hein family (his sister was married to Benjamin Marius Vlielander Hein); later their son, François Emile Vlielander Hein (1882–1919), was his favourite nephew, who helped him with his literary work. At the HBS Couperus met his later friend Frans Netscher; during this period of his life, he read the novels written by Émile Zola and Ouida (the latter he would meet in Florence, years later). When Couperus' school results did not improve, his father send him to a school where he was trained to be a teacher in the Dutch language. In 1883 he attended the opera written by Charles Gounod *Le tribut de Zamora*; he later used elements of this opera in his novel *Eline Vere*.

## Start of Couperus' career as a writer

In 1885 plans were made to compose an operetta for children. Virginie la Chapelle wrote the music, and Couperus provided the lyrics for **De schoone slaapster in het bosch** ("Sleeping beauty in the forest"). The opera was staged by a hundred children at the Koninklijke Schouwburg (Royal Theatre) in The Hague. In January 1885 Couperus had already written one of his early poems, called *Kleopatra*. Other writings from this period include the sonnet *Een portret* ("A Portrait") and *Uw glimlach of uw bloemen* ("Your smile or your flowers"). In 1882, Couperus started reading Petrarch and had the intention to write a novel about him, which was never realized, although he did publish the novella **In het huis bij den dom** ("In the house near the church"), loosely inspired by Plutarch. When Couperus just had finished his novella *Een middag bij Vespaziano* ("An Afternoon at Vespaziano"), he visited Johannes Bosboom and his wife Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, whose works Couperus greatly admired. Couperus let Mrs. Bosboom-Toussaint read his novella, which she found very good. In 1883 Couperus started writing *Laura*; this novella was published in parts in *De Gids* (a Dutch literary magazine) in 1883 and 1884. In 1885 Couperus' debut in book form, **Een lent van vaerzen** ("A ribbon of poems") was published (by publisher J.L. Beijers with a book cover designed by painter Ludwig Willem Reymert Wenckebach). In these days a person Couperus greatly admired for his sense of beauty and intelligence was writer Carel Vosmaer, whom he frequently met while walking in the center of The Hague.

In 1883 Couperus saw Sarah Bernhardt performing in The Hague, but was more impressed by her dresses than her performance itself. The next year, John Ricus Couperus, father of Louis Couperus, sold his family estate "Tjicoppo", located in the Dutch East Indies and gave order to build a house at the Surinamestraat 20, The Hague. Here Couperus continued writing poetry and his study of Dutch literature. In June 1885 he was appointed member of the very prestigious Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde (Society of Dutch Literature), two years after he published **Orchideeën. Een bundel poëzie en proza** ("Orchids. A Bundle of Poetry and Prose"), which had received mixed reviews. Journalist Willem Gerard van Nouhuys wrote that *Orchideeën* lacked quality, Jacob Nicolaas van Hall was positive, and Willem Kloos called it "literary crap". Couperus passed his exam on 6 December 1886 and received his certificate, which allowed him to teach at secondary schools. However, he did not aspire to a teaching career and decided to continue writing literature instead. At the end of 1887 he started to write what was to become his most-famous novel, *Eline Vere*.

## Eline Vere, the beginning of success

Shortly before Couperus wrote **Eline Vere**, he had read *War and Peace* and *Anna Karenina*, written by Leo Tolstoy. The structure of Couperus' book *Eline Vere* was similar to that of *Anna Karenina* (division into short chapters). He had also just read *Ghosts*, a play written by Henrik Ibsen; reference to the leading character of *Ghosts* is made when Eline Vere is delirious with fever and cries: "Oh god, the ghosts, approaching grinning" – also the suicide by the main characters in *Eline Vere* and in *Ghosts* by taking an overdose of morphine is the same. Between 17 June until 4 December 1888, the novel *Eline Vere* was published in the Dutch newspaper *Het Vaderland*; a reviewer in the *Algemeen Handelsblad* wrote: "The writer has talent". Meanwhile, Couperus wrote a novella called *Een ster* ("A Star"), which was published in "Nederland" and made a journey to Sweden. In this period of his life, Couperus was an active member of the drama club of writer Marcel Emants ("Utile et Laetum" meaning 'useful and happy'), and here he met a new friend, Johan Hendrik Ram, a captain of the grenadiers, who would later commit suicide (December 1913). In April 1890 the *Nieuwe Gids* (New Guide) published a review of *Eline Vere*, written by Lodewijk van Deyssel, in which he wrote "the novel of Mr. Couperus is a good and a literary work". Couperus also met a new friend, writer Maurits Wagenvoort, who invited Couperus and painter George Hendrik Breitner to his home.

A second edition of *Eline Vere* was published within a year. Couperus finished his next novel, *Noodlot* ("Fate") in May 1890; this novel was then published in *De Gids*. It is possible that the leading character of *Noodlot*, Frank, was inspired by the character of Couperus' friend, Johan Hendrik Ram, a strong and healthy military person. Couperus now started reading Paul Bourget's novel *Un coeur de femme*, which inspired him during the writing of his novella *Extaze* ("Ecstasy"). In July 1890 he completed *Eene illuzie* ("An Illusion") and on 12 August 1890 received the prestigious D.A. Thiemeprijs (D.A. Thieme prize, named after the noted publisher). In October that same year, he travelled to Paris, where he received a letter from his publisher-to-be, L.J. Veen, asking permission to publish *Noodlot*, which offer Couperus rejected because this book was supposed to be published by Elsevier. When his uncle Guillaume Louis Baud died, Couperus went back to The Hague to attend the funeral. Here Couperus decided to marry his cousin Elisabeth Couperus-Baud. The marriage took place on 9 September 1891 in The Hague.

## More successes as a writer

On 21 September 1891, Couperus and his wife settled in a small villa at the Roeltjesweg (now Couperusweg) in Hilversum; after Couperus finished his new book *Extaze* in October 1891 he wrote *Uitzichten* ("Views") and started with his new romantic and spiritual novella *Epiloog* ("Epilogue"). *Extaze* was published in 1892 in *The Gids*, and Couperus asked publisher L.J. Veen to publish it as a novel, but refused the offer Veen made him. In 1891 an English translation of *Noodlot*, *Footsteps of Fate* (translation made by Clara Bell) and in 1892 an English translation of *Eline Vere* were released. Meanwhile, L.J. Veen made Couperus a better offer, which he accepted, and Couperus received from Oscar Wilde his novel *The Picture of Dorian Gray*; Wilde had read the translation of Couperus' *Footsteps of Fate*. and wrote to Couperus to compliment him with his book. Elisabeth Couperus-Baud translated Wilde's novel into Dutch: *Het portret van Dorian Gray*. Dutch critics wrote divergent reviews about *Extaze*: writer and journalist Henri Borel said that, *the book was something like a young boy messing with an egg*, while Lodewijk van Deyssel found it great. Frederik van Eeden wrote that he had a specific aversion against the book. Couperus and his wife moved to The Hague, where Couperus wrote *Majesteit* ("Majesty"), after he had read an article in *The Illustrated London News* about Nicholas II of Russia. Gerrit Jäger, a play writer, wrote a theatre performance of *Noodlot*; it was performed in 1892 by the Rotterdam theatre company, and the then-famous Dutch actor Willem Royaards, who was an acquaintance of Couperus, played one of the leading characters. On 1 February 1893 Couperus and his wife left for Florence, but they had to return because of the death of Couperus' mother. He wrote about how she rested on her deathbed in his novel *Metamorfoze* ("Metamorphosis"). During this time Elisabeth Couperus-Baud was translating George Moore's novel  *Vain Fortune*, while *Majesteit* was published in *The Gids*.

In 1894 Couperus joined the editorial board of *De Gids*; other members were Geertrudus Cornelis Willem Byvanck (a writer), Jacob Nicolaas van Hall (writer and politician), Anton Gerard van Hamel (professor in the French language), Ambrosius Hubrecht and Pieter Cort van der Linden. In September 1893 Couperus and his wife left for Italy for the second time. In Florence they stayed in a pension close to the Santa Maria Novella; here Couperus wrote in November 1893 a sketch, *Annonciatie*, a literary description of the painting of the same name by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi in the Uffizi gallery. In December Couperus and his wife visited Rome, where Couperus wrote *San Pietro* (his impression of St. Peter's Basilica), *Pincio*, Michelangelo's *cupola*, *Via Appia* and *Brief uit Rome* ("Letter from Rome"). In these works, Couperus gave references to the works he had read about Rome: *Ariadne* by Ouida, *Rienzi* by Bulwer, *Transformation* by Hawthorne, *Voyage en Italie* by Taine and *Cosmopolotis* by Bourget. In February 1894 Couperus travelled to Naples and Athens, and then returned to Florence, where he visited Ouida. Couperus and his wife returned to the Netherlands, where Elisabeth Couperus-Baud made a translation of George Moore's *Vain Fortune*; they went to live in the house at the Jacob van der Doesstraat 123. During this time Gerrit Jäger committed suicide by drowning. Couperus now started working on what was to become *Wereldvrede* ("World Peace") and wrote a translation of Flaubert's *La Tentation de Saint Antoine*.

## Consolidation phase

In 1894 an English translation was made by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos of *Majesteit*; reviewers were not satisfied, and in the Netherlands Couperus new novel *Wereldvrede* was seen by critics as a flat novel, intended for women. Apart from that Lodewijk van Deyssel wrote a review in which he asked Couperus to get lost ("De heer Couperus kan van mij ophoepelen"), and Couperus himself ended his editorship at *De Gids* (April 1895). In October 1895 Couperus and his wife travelled to Italy again, where they visited Venice; they stayed at a hotel near the Piazza San Marco, and Couperus studied the works of Tintoretto, Titian and Veronese. The next city they visited was Rome, where Couperus would receive a number of bad reviews of his book *Wereldvrede*. In Rome he met Dutch sculptor Pier Pander and Dutch painter Pieter de Josselin de Jong. In March 1896 Couperus and his wife returned to the Netherlands. In 1896 *Hoge troeven* ("High Trumps") was published with a book cover designed by Hendrik Petrus Berlage, and in April 1896 Couperus started writing *Metamorfoze* ("Metamorphosis"). In September Couperus visited Johan Hendrik Ram in Zeist, where Ram stayed with his father. Couperus spoke with Ram about *Metamorfoze*. That same year Couperus spend some time in Paris. In 1897 Couperus finished writing *Metamorfoze*, which was to be published in *De Gids*. Meanwhile, Elisabeth Couperus-Baud translated Olive Schreiner's *Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland*. That same year Couperus and his wife left for Dresden but also spend some time in Heidelberg. In August 1897 Couperus started with his new book *Psyche* and was appointed officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. In January 1898, *De Gids* started publishing chapters of *Psyche*.

In February 1898 Couperus travelled to Berlin, where he visited Else Otten, the German translator of his books and who would also translate *Psyche* into German. With Elisabeth Couperus-Baud he left the Netherlands in May 1898 for a short trip to London, where they met friends and visited Ascot Racecourse; Alexander Teixeira de Mattos introduced Couperus and his wife during a high tea to English journalists and literary people. Couperus also met Edmund Gosse, who had written a foreword to *Footsteps of Fate* in 1891, and English painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema, who was a brother-in-law of Gosse. Via Oxford, Couperus and his wife returned to the Netherlands, where he finished *Fidessa* in December 1898. Couperus and his wife then left for the Netherlands Dutch Indies and arrived at the end of March 1899 in Tanjung Priok. In June they visited Couperus sister Trudy and her husband Gerard Valette, who was working as a resident at Tegal. Here Couperus started to write his new novel, *Langs lijnen der geleidelijkheid* (*Inevitable*). When Gerard Valette and his wife had to move to Pasuruan because of Valette's work, Couperus and his wife spend some time in Gabroe (Blitar), where Couperus observed a spirit; this experience he would later use in his novel *The Hidden Force* (1900).

## After *The Hidden Force*

Many of the details about the life and works of a resident in the Dutch East Indies Couperus derived from his brother-in-law De la Valette. He characterized *The Hidden Force* as: *The Hidden Force gives back especially the enmity of the mysterious Javanese soul and atmosphere, fighting against the Dutch conqueror.* Meanwhile, Couperus received a letter from his friend Johan Hendrik Ram, in which Ram wrote that he and lieutenant Lodewijk Thomson were about to travel to South Africa to follow the course of the Boer Wars as military diplomats. In March 1900 Couperus and his wife travelled back to the Netherlands, where in *De Gids* the text of *Inevitable* was published. In October 1900 Couperus and his wife moved to Nice, where Couperus read Henryk Sienkiewicz' *With Fire and Sword*, *The Deluge* and *Quo Vadis*, while his own *The Hidden Force* was published in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, Couperus started to work on his new novels *Babel* and *De boeken der kleine zielen* ("The Book of Small Souls"). In 1902 he was asked to become a member of the editorial board of a new magazine called "*Groot Nederland"*, together with W.G. van Nouhuys and Cyriel Buysse. In October 1902 Couperus' father died at the age of 86. His house at Surinamestraat 20, The Hague was eventually sold to Conrad Theodor van Deventer. Couperus and his wife kept living in Nice, but Couperus went in January 1903 to Rome, where he met Pier Pander again and also received a letter from his publisher L.J. Veen, in which he complained that Couperus' books did not sell. In May 1903 Couperus published *Dionyzos-studiën* ("Studies of Dionysus") in *Groot Nederland*, in which Couperus paid tribute to classical antiquity (a doctrine without original sin) and especially to the god Dionysus.

Couperus left that year (1903) again for Italy (Venice) and went to Nice in September. During the winter of 1903–1904, he read Jean Lombard's work about Roman emperor Elagabalus; in 1903 Georges Duviquet published his *Héliogabale*, which was just what Couperus needed for his idea to write a novel about a crazy emperor (*De berg van licht*, "The Mountain of Light"). Meanwhile, to pay his bills, he wrote *Van oude menschen, de dingen, die voorbij gaan* ("Of old people, the things that pass"). In 1905 he published *De berg van licht*, which was rather controversial as it dealt with the subject of homosexuality. In 1906 Couperus and his wife left for Bagni di Lucca (Italy), where they stayed at Hotel Continental and were introduced to Eleonora Duse. In May 1907 *Aan den weg der vreugde*, a novella Couperus wrote while staying at Bagni di Lucca, was published in *Groot Nederland*; he received another letter from L.J. Veen, saying that Couperus' books did not sell well, and so Couperus wrote a farewell letter to Veen in which he told Veen this was the end of their business relationship. During the summer of 1907 Couperus wrote in Siena the story *Uit de jeugd van San Francesco van Assisi'*("From the youth of St. Francis of Assisi") to be published in *Groot Nederland*. From this period on Couperus claimed that the days of novels were counted and that short stories (called short novels by Couperus) were the novels of the future. Couperus would write a series of short stories, which he published the then coming years in magazines such as "De Locomotief", "De Telegraaf" and the "Kroniek".

## Endless travelling

During the winter of 1908 Couperus resided in Florence, where he translated John Argyropoulos' *Aristodemus*; he published his translation in *Groot Nederland*. In August 1908 Couperus and his wife started a pension lodge in Nice and placed an advert in the *New York Herald* to attract future guests. As of 27 November 1909 Couperus started publishing weekly serials in the Dutch newspaper *Het Vaderland*; he also published *Korte arabesken* ("Short Arabesques", 1911, with publisher Maatschappij voor goede en goedkoope lectuur) and a cheap edition of *De zwaluwen neêr gestreken...* ("The Swallows Flew Down", with publisher Van Holkema & Warendof). In December 1910 Couperus wrote in his sketch *Melancholieën* ("Melancholia") about the death of his father, mother, sister and brother:

"They are the ghosts of Death ... These are the shades of my grey father, my adored mother, they are the ghosts of my sister, brother and friend. And between their shadows are the pale ghosts of the Commemorations ... Because the room is full of ghosts and ghosts. My silent, staring eyes are full of tears and I feel old and tired and afraid."

In the second part of 1910, Couperus started to write a novel again, despite the fact he earlier had said he never would write one again. This novel was to be called *Antiek toerisme, een roman uit Oud-Egypte* ("Tourism in Antiquity, a Novel from Ancient Egypt") and was published in *Groot Nederland*. The book would be rewarded with the "*Nieuwe Gids* prize for prose" in 1914. At the end of 1910, Couperus and his wife gave up their pension in Nice and travelled to Rome. In Rome Couperus collected and rearranged some of his serials, which he intended to publish in a book, *Schimmen van schoonheid* ("Shadows of Beauty").

Since Couperus and publisher L.J. Veen were unable to agree on the payment of Couperus, Couperus then published *Schimmen van schoonheid* and *Antiek Toerisme* with publisher Van Holkema en Warendorf. In Rome Couperus visited Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica, San Saba, the Villa Madama and the Colosseum (among other things). He also paid a visit to the Borgia Apartment and wrote a number of sketches about Lucrezia and Pinturicchio, who had painted her. In 1911 he wrote in *Groot Nederland* a sketch about Siena and Ostia Antica. He read Gaston Boissier's *Promenades archéologiques* and made long walks through the ancient ruins of Rome. He also visited the exhibition in the Belle Arti in Florence, where also Dutch painters exhibited their work. Here he met Willem Steelink and Arnold Marc Gorter, who gave him a warm welcome. Couperus wrote about the travelling he and his wife constantly did: *your living or not living, what hast thou found, O thou poor seekers, O thou poor vagabonds, rich in suitcases?* Couperus spend the winter of 1911–1912 in Florence; meanwhile the Greco-Turkish War broke out and influenced life in Florence as well. Couperus wrote a sketch called *De jonge held* ("The Young Hero") about the son of friends in Italy who returned wounded from the front. In December Couperus and his wife left for Sicily but spent some time in Orvieto, where they stayed in the same hotel that Bertel Thorvaldsen had once visited. Hereafter they travelled to Naples, where Couperus admired the Farnese Hercules, which inspired him to start writing his next novel, *Herakles*.

## Trading places

The first chapters of *Herakles* appeared during the first half of 1912 in *Groot Nederland*. Couperus then stayed in Sicily, where he visited Syracuse and Messina; he and his wife then returned to Florence. During this period he visited Pisa and then travelled to Venice, where he attended the inauguration of the then-restored St Mark's Campanile (tower), and wrote about it in his sketch *Feest van San Marco* ("The party of San Marco"). Meanwhile, publisher L.J. Veen gave a positive answer to Couperus' question if he would be willing to publish the bundled sketches. As a result, in 1912 and 1913 *Uit blanke steden onder blauwe lucht* ("From white cities under blue sky") appeared in two parts. Couperus travelled from Venice to Igis and to Munich, where he visited a performance of Calderóns *El mayor encanto, amor* in the Künstler-Theater and a performance of Mozart's *Don Giovanni* at the Residenz-Theater. When Couperus celebrated his 50th birthday, *Het Vaderland* paid tribute to him by letting his friends and admirers publish praising words. Those friends and admirers included but were not limited to Frans Bastiaanse, Emmanuel de Bom, Henri van Booven, Ina Boudier-Bakker, Marie Joseph Brusse (the father of Kees Brusse), Herman Heijermans and Willem Kloos. A committee was formed to collect the funds required for Couperus to make a journey to Egypt. Members of that committee were for example Pieter Cornelis Boutens, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos and K.J.L. Alberdingk Thijm. Couperus however could not make this journey to Egypt because of World War I.

On 29 September 1913, Johan Hendrik Ram killed himself, shooting a bullet into his head. Couperus returned to Florence later that year and attended the futuristic meeting of 12 December, which was also attended by Giovanni Papini and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, at whom potatoes were thrown. Couperus admired them for their courage to speak despite the fact the public made so much noise they could hardly be heard. He also went to see the Mona Lisa, which had been found after it was stolen, at the Uffizi. Couperus said about new things such as futurism: *The only thing that always will triumph in the end, above everything, is beauty*. In these years he started reading Giovanni Papini's *Un uomo finito*; he compared the new literary movement to which Papini belonged, with those of the Tachtigers in the Netherlands. He wrote an article about Papini's book, which he called magnificent, an almost perfect book, and he compared Papini with Lodewijk van Deyssel. Papini and Couperus met in Florence and Couperus found Papini rather shy. Meanwhile, Elisabeth Couperus-Baud translated Pío Baroja's *La ciudad de la niebla*. During this time Couperus' *Wreede portretten* (Cruel portraits) were published in *Het Vaderland*. De *Wrede portretten* were a series of profiles of pension guests whom Couperus had met during his travels in Rome and elsewhere. He also had a meeting with Dutch actress Theo Mann-Bouwmeester, who suggested to change *Langs lijnen van geleidelijkheid* into a play; although this plan did not come into reality for Couperus it opened possibilities for his books in future.

## Public performances

When World War I began, Couperus was in Munich. On 27 August 1914 the son of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Luitpold, died of polio and Couperus went to see his body in the Theatrine Church. During this time he admired the German: *I admire them because they are tragic and fight a tragic struggle, like a tragic hero fights.* In September he returned to Florence and in February 1915 to the Netherlands, where he visited the premiere of Frederik van Eeden's *De heks van Haarlem* (The witch of Haarlem) and met Van Eeden. He made a translation of Edmond Rostands *Cantecler*, although the play was never performed on stage. During this time Couperus started making performances as an elocutionist. His first performance at the art room Kleykamp for an audience of students from Delft was a huge success. The decor consisted of a Buddha and a painting made by Antonio da Correggio that Abraham Bredius had lent for this occasion. Couperus read *De zonen der zon* (Sons of the sun) aloud. While Couperus made his performances, L.J. Veen published the first parts of *Van en over alles en iedereen* (By and about everything and everyone) and publisher Holkema & Warendorf *De ongelukkige* (The unfortunate) (1915). Couperus himself wrote that year *De dood van den Dappere* (The death of the brave one), which dealt with the end of El Zagal and started to write *De Comedianten* (The comedians), inspired by the Menaechmi; this book was published with Nijgh & Van Ditmar in 1917. Couperus read Ludwig Friedländers *Darstellungen aus der Sittengeschichte Roms in der Zeit von August bis zum Ausgang der Antonine* to increase his knowledge of Ancient Rome which he needed for *De Comedianten*.

In these years Couperus met S.F. van Oss, who was the founder of *De Haagsche Post*, who asked if Couperus would be willing to write for his magazine. Couperus later published his travelogues (made during his travels to Africa, Dutch East Indies and Japan) as a result in De Haagsche Post, as well as many epigrams. For his friend Herman Roelvink he translated the play written by George Bernard Shaw, *Caesar and Cleopatra* (1916). As from December 1916 he restarted writing his weekly sketch in *Het Vaderland*, for example *Romeinsche portretten* (Roman portraits), during which he was inspired by Martial and Juvenal. He also continued giving performances for the public in the evening. In 1917 he wrote the novel *Het zwevende schaakbord* (The floating chessboard), about the adventures of Gawain; this novel was first published as a serial in the Haagsche Post. He read as research for this book Jacob van Maerlant's *Merlijns boec* and Lodewijk van Velthem's *Boec van Coninc Artur* ("Book of King Arthur"). In July 1918 publisher L.J. Veen sent Couperus a translation of Vitruvius' *De architectura* and Couperus wrote about it in *Het Vaderland*. Meanwhile, het Hofstadtoneel (Residence Theater) was about to perform the stage version (made by Elisabeth Couperus-Baud) of *Eline Vere*; this play received bad product reviews. During this period of his life Couperus read the works written by Quintus Curtius Rufus, Arrian and Plutarch to find inspiration for his next work *Iskander*. The year 1919 was not a happy one for Couperus: his favourite nephew Frans Vlielander Hein died together with his wife when his ship was hit by a mine and L.J. Veen, his publisher and his brother-in-law Benjamin Marinus Vlielander Hein died that year as well.

## Last years

In 1920 *Iskander* (a novel about Alexander the Great) was published in *Groot Nederland*; critics were not positive because of the many gay scenes. In October 1920 Couperus travelled for the *Haagsche Post* to Egypt; his travelogues were published weekly. In Africa he visited Algiers, travelled to Constantine, Biskra, Touggourt and Timgad and then continued his journey to Tunis and the ruins of Carthage, where he met a pupil of Marie-Louis-Antoine-Gaston Boissier. After this Couperus went back to Algiers, because he wanted to see the boxing skills of Georges Carpentier. Afterwards he wrote: *I thought that in my life I have written too many books and boxed too little.* On 3 May 1921 Couperus and his wife returned to Marseille and travelled to Paris, in time to be present at the festivities held for the canonization of Joan of Arc. On 1 June, Couperus and his wife left for England, where they would meet Alexander Teixeira de Mattos and during which visit Couperus wrote *With Louis Couperus in London-Season*; these stories were published in the *Haagsche Post*. In England Couperus met Stephen McKenna and Edmund Gosse. McKenna had written the forewords for *Majesty* and *Old People and the Things that Pass*. He also met Frank Arthur Swinnerton during a lunch and went to a Russian ballet in the Prince's Theater, where the orchestra was conducted by Ernest Ansermet.

He also met with his English publisher, Thornton Butterworth, visited a small concert, where Myra Hess played and also had meetings with George Moore and George Bernard Shaw. Couperus also had his photograph taken by E.O. Hoppé after which he had a meeting with the Dutch consul in London, René de Marees van Swinderen and a diner at the house of H. H. Asquith. The next day Couperus went to the Titmarsh club, where he met William Leonard Courtney, and heard Lady Astor, whom he had previously met in Constantine, speak in the House of Commons. Soon after this Couperus and his wife returned to the Netherlands.

In the Netherlands Couperus prepared himself for his journey to the Dutch East Indies, China and Japan. He and his wife left for the Dutch East Indies on 1 October 1921 aboard the mail ship *Prins der Nederlanden*. They left the ship at Belawan to stay with their friend Louis Constant Westenenk at Medan. In Batavia he dined with Governor-General Dirk Fock and also held public performances, where he would read out his books. After a visit to the Borobudur Couperus and his wife visited Surabaya and Bali. On 16 February they left for Hong Kong and Shanghai. In Japan they visited Kobe and Kyoto; in this last place Couperus became seriously ill, was diagnosed with Typhoid fever and was sent to the International Hospital in Kobe. After seven weeks he was fit enough to travel to Yokohama. He and his wife stayed for two weeks at the Fujiya Hotel, where Couperus read Kenjirō Tokutomi's novel *Nami-Ko*. He and his wife then travelled to Tokyo, where they stayed with the Dutch consul and visited Nikkō. They returned to the Netherlands on 10 October 1922.

## Death and tributes

Back in the Netherlands, it turned out that Couperus' kidneys and liver were affected. Despite his illness Couperus wrote a series of sketches for *Het Vaderland* and *Groot Nederland*. He also was able to visit the opera again and went to see *Aida*. In 1923 the couple moved to De Steeg, where Couperus received the rather prestigious Tollens prize. Meanwhile, a committee was formed to celebrate Couperus' 60th birthday and gather funds as a birthday gift. Couperus' health deteriorated rapidly and apart from lung and liver problems Couperus suffered from an infection in his nose. During Couperus birthday party a sum of 12,000 guilders was handed over to him and speeches were held by Lodewijk van Deyssel and minister Johannes Theodoor de Visser; Couperus was also appointed knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. During the following reception minister Herman Adriaan van Karnebeek and Albert Vogel, among many others, paid Couperus their respect. On 11 July 1923, Couperus was brought to hospital (in Velp), because the infection in his nose had not healed, but came back home a day later. He now suffered from erysipelas as well as sepsis in the nose. He fell into a coma on 14 July, remained in that state for two days with high fever and died on 16 July 1923. He was cremated at Westerveld, where Gustaaf Paul Hecking Coolenbrander (a nephew), among others, spoke to remember Couperus.

## Bibliography

### Books published during Couperus' life

#### Poetry

#### Novels

Translations by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos \[1865-1921\] unless noted otherwise.

* *Eline Vere* (1889); Translated into English by J. T. Grein as *Eline Vere* (1892); revised translation published in 2009 by Holland Park Press and new translation published in 2010 by Archipelago Books, NY.
* *Noodlot* (1890); Translated into English by Clara Bell as *Footsteps of Fate* (1891).
* *Extaze. Een boek van geluk* (1892); Translated into English as *Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness* (1897).
* *Majesteit* (1893); Translated into English as *Majesty: A Novel* (1895)
* *Wereldvrede* (1895) ("World peace")
* *Metamorfoze* (1897) ("Metamorphosis")
* *Langs lijnen der geleidelijkheid* (1900); Translated into English as *Inevitable*, *The Inevitable* (1920) or *The Law Inevitable* (1921).
* *De stille kracht* (1900); Translated into English as *The Hidden Force: A Story of Modern Java* (1921); revised edition with an introduction and notes by E.M. Beekman (1939–2008), Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 1985, 1992.
* *De boeken der kleine zielen. De kleine zielen* (1901); Translated into English as *The books of small souls. Small Souls* (1914).
* *De boeken der kleine zielen. Het late leven* (1902); Translated into English as *The books of small souls. The Later Life* (1915).
* *De boeken der kleine zielen. Zielenschemering* (1902); Translated into English as *The books of small souls. The Twilight of the Souls* (1917).
* *De boeken der kleine zielen. Het heilige weten* (1903); Translated into English as *The books of small souls. Dr. Adriaan* (1918).
* *Dionyzos* (1904)
* *De berg van licht* (1905/6) ("The mountain of light")
* *Van oude menschen, de dingen, die voorbij gaan...* (1906); Translated into English as *Old People and the Things that Pass* (1918)
* *Antiek toerisme. Roman uit Oud-Egypte* (1911); Translated into English as *The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt* (1920)
* *Herakles* (1913)
* *De ongelukkige* (1915) ("The unhappy one")
* *De komedianten* (1917); Translated into English by Jacobine Menzies-Wilson as *The Comedians: A Story of Ancient Rome* (1926).
* *De verliefde ezel* (1918) ("The donkey in love")
* *Xerxes of de hoogmoed* (1919); Translated into English by Frederick H. Martens as *Arrogance: The Conquests of Xerxes* (1930).
* *Iskander. De roman van Alexander den Groote* (1920)

#### Novellas, fairy tales, and short stories

* *Eene illuzie* (1892) ("An illusion")
* *Hooge troeven* (1896) ("High trumps")
* *Psyche* (1898); Translated into English by B. S. Berrington as *Psyche* (1908).
* *Fidessa* (1899)
* *Babel* (1901)
* *God en goden* (1903)
* *Aan den weg der vreugde* (1908) ("On the road of happiness")
* *De ode* (1919)
* *Lucrezia* (1920)
* *Het zwevende schaakbord* (1922) ("The floating chessboard")

#### Short stories and sketches

Louis Couperus wrote hundreds of short stories, sketches, travel impressions, and letters, which were first published as feuilletons. Those feuilletons were later bundled and published as books.

* *Reis-impressies* (1894) ("Travel impressions")
* *Over lichtende drempels* (1902) ("Over Shining Doorsteps")
* *Van en over mijzelf en anderen. Eerste bundel* (1910) ("About me and others. Volume I")
* *Antieke verhalen van goden en keizers, van dichters en hetaeren* (1911) ("Antique Stories, about gods and emperors, of poets and hetaeras")
* *Korte arabesken* (1911) ("Short Arabesques")
* *De zwaluwen neêr gestreken...* (1911) ("The Swallows Landed")
* *Schimmen van schoonheid* (1912) ("Shadows of beauty")
* *Uit blanke steden onder blauwe lucht. Eerste bundel* (1912) ("From white cities under a blue sky. Volume I")
* *Uit blanke steden onder blauwe lucht. Tweede bundel* (1913) ("From white cities under a blue sky. Volume II")
* *Van en over mijzelf en anderen. Tweede bundel* (1914) ("About me and others. Volume II")
* *Van en over alles en iedereen* (1915) ("About everything and everyone"):
    1. *Rome* ("Rome")
    2. *Genève, Florence* ("Geneva, Florence")
    3. *Sicilië, Venetië, München* ("Sicily, Venice, Munich")
    4. *Van en over mijzelf en anderen* ("About me and others")
    5. *Spaansch toerisme* ("Spanish tourism")
* *Van en over mijzelf en anderen. Derde bundel* (1916) ("About me and others. Volume III")
* *Van en over mijzelf en anderen. Vierde bundel* (1917) ("About me and others. Volume IV")
* *Jan en Florence* (1917) ("Jan and Florence")
* *Wreede portretten* (1917) ("Cruel portraits")
* *Legende, mythe en fantazie* (1918) ("Legend, myth and fantasy")
* *Der dingen ziel* (1918) ("The Soul of Things")
* *Brieven van den nutteloozen toeschouwer* (1918) ("Letters of the useless spectator")
* *Elyata* (1919)
* *De betoveraar* (1919) ("The enchanter")
* *Met Louis Couperus in Afrika* (1921) ("With Louis Couperus in Africa")
* *Oostwaarts* (1923); Translated into English by Jacobine Menzies-Wilson as *Eastward* (1924).
* *Proza. Eerste bundel* (1923) ("Prose. Volume I")
* *Het snoer der ontferming* (1924) ("The String of Compassion")
* *Proza. Tweede bundel* (1924) ("Prose. Volume II")
* *Nippon* (1925); Translated into English by John De La Valette as *Nippon* (1926).
* *Proza. Derde bundel* (1925) ("Prose. Volume III")

#### Miscellaneous

* *De verzoeking van den H. Antonius* (1896)

### *Verzamelde werken* (Collected Works)

1. Jeugdwerk; *Eline Vere*; Novellen (1953)
2. *Noodlot*; *Extase*; *Majesteit*; *Wereldvrede*; *Hoge troeven* (1953)
3. *Metamorfose*; *Psyche*; *Fidessa*; *Langs lijnen van geleidelijkheid* (1953)
4. *De stille kracht*; *Babel*; Novellen; *De zonen der zon*; *Jahve*; *Dionysos* (1953)
5. *De boeken der kleine zielen* (1952)
6. *Van oude mensen de dingen die voorbijgaan*; *De berg van licht* (1952)
7. *Aan de weg der vreugde*; *Antiek toerisme*; Verhalen en arabesken (1954)
8. *Herakles*; Verhalen en dagboekbladen; *Uit blanke steden onder blauwe lucht* (1956)
9. *Lucrezia*; *De ongelukkige*; Legenden en portretten (1956)
10. *De komedianten*; *De verliefde ezel*; *Het zwevende schaakbord* (1955)
11. *Xerxes*; *Iskander* (1954)
12. *Verhalen* (1957)

### *Volledige werken Louis Couperus* (Complete Works)

1. *Een lent van vaerzen* (1988)
2. *Orchideeën. Een bundel poëzie en proza* (1989)
3. *Eline Vere. Een Haagsche roman* (1987)
4. *Noodlot* (1990)
5. *Extaze. Een boek van geluk* (1990)
6. *Eene illuzie* (1988)
7. *Majesteit* (1991)
8. *Reis-impressies* (1988)
9. *Wereldvrede* (1991)
10. *Williswinde* (1990)
11. *Hooge troeven* (1991)
12. *De verzoeking van den H. Antonius* (1992)
13. *Metamorfoze* (1988)
14. *Psyche* (1992)
15. *Fidessa* (1992)
16. *Langs lijnen van geleidelijkheid* (1989)
17. *De stille kracht* (1989)
18. *Babel* (1993)
19. *De boeken der kleine zielen. I en II* (1991)
20. *De boeken der kleine zielen. III en IV* (1991)
21. *Over lichtende drempels* (1993)
22. *God en goden* (1989)
23. *Dionyzos* (1988)
24. *De berg van licht* (1993)
25. *Van oude menschen, de dingen, die voorbij gaan...* (1988)
26. *Aan den weg der vreugde* (1989)
27. *Van en over mijzelf en anderen* (1989)
28. *Antieke verhalen. Van goden en keizers, van dichters en hetaeren* (1993)
29. *Korte arabesken* (1990)
30. *Antiek toerisme. Roman uit Oud-Egypte* (1987)
31. *De zwaluwen neêr gestreken...* (1993)
32. *Schimmen van schoonheid* (1991)
33. *Uit blanke steden onder blauwe lucht* (1994)
34. *Herakles* (1994)
35. *Van en over alles en iedereen* (1990)
36. *De ongelukkige* (1994)
37. *De komedianten* (1992)
38. *Legende, mythe en fantazie* (1994)
39. *De verliefde ezel* (1994)
40. *De ode* (1990)
41. *Xerxes, of De hoogmoed* (1993)
42. *Iskander. De roman van Alexander den Groote* (1995)
43. *Met Louis Couperus in Afrika* (1995)
44. *Het zwevende schaakbord* (1994)
45. *Oostwaarts* (1992)
46. *Proza. Eerste bundel* (1995)
47. *Het snoer der ontferming. Japansche legenden* (1995)
48. *Nippon* (1992)
49. *Ongebundeld werk* (1996)
50. *Ongepubliceerd werk* (1996)

### Published letters

* Couperus, Louis; Bastet, Frédéric (1977). *Brieven van Louis Couperus aan zijn uitgever* (in Dutch). 's-Gravenhage.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) In two volumes: 1. *Waarde heer Veen : (1890–1902)* and 2. *Amice : (1902–1919)*
* Couperus, Louis; Veen, L. J.; Vliet, H. T. M. van (1987). *Louis Couperus en L. J. Veen : bloemlezing uit hun correspondentie* (in Dutch). Utrecht: Veen. ISBN 9020426869.
* Couperus, Louis; Baud, Elisabeth Wilhelmina Johanna; Wintermans, Casper (2003). *Dear sir : brieven van het echtpaar Couperus aan Oscar Wilde* (in Dutch and English). Woubrugge: Avalon Pers. ISBN 9080731420.

## Notes and references

### Notes

### References

1. Bosma, Ulbe; Raben, Remco (2008). *Being "Dutch" in the Indies: A History of Creolisation and Empire, 1500-1920*. NUS Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-373-2. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
2. Faes, J. (1902). *Over de erfpachtsrechten uitgeoefend door Chineezen en de occupatie-rechten der inlandsche bevolking, op de gronden der particuliere landerijen, ten westen der Tjimanoek* (in Dutch). Buitenzorgsche drukkerij. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
3. (in Dutch)Bastet, Frédéric (1987). *Louis Couperus : Een biografie* (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Querido. ISBN 9021451360. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
4. (in Dutch) J.A. Dautzenberg, *Nederlandse Literatuur*, 1989.
5. (in Dutch) 'Een vreemde ervaring die Couperus verwerkte in de Stille Kracht', in *De Telegraaf*, 22 August 1987 – Retrieved on 24 March 2013
6. (in Dutch) 'Kunst en letteren', in **Algemeen Handelsblad**, 14 March 1889. Retrieved on 24 March 2013.
7. (in Dutch) 'Stadsnieuws', *De Tijd*, 15 August 1890. Retrieved on 24 March 2013.
8. (in Dutch) Couperusweg in Hilversum – Retrieved on 24 March 2013
9. Which received a bad review, as the paper wrote: *A more morbid, an uglier, or a sillier story we have not read for a long time*. 'Kunst en Letteren', in *Algemeen Handelsblad*. 30 June 1891. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
10. (in Dutch) 'De Tollensprijs voor Couperus', in *Het Vaderland*. 18 April 1923. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
11. (in Dutch) 'Couperus gedecoreerd', in *Bataviasch Nieuwsblad*. 11 June 1923. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
12. Lodewijk van Deyssel was one, but according to the thesis of Karel Reijders he did not speak to but about Couperus. (in Dutch) 'Couperus bij Van Deyssel een gigantische confrontatie', in *Limburgs Dagblad*. 6 July 1968. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
13. (in Dutch) 'Louis Couperus', in *Limburgsch Dagblad*. 17 July 1923. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

## InfoBox

| Louis Couperus | |
| --- | --- |
| Louis Couperus in 1917 | |
| Born | Louis Marie-Anne Couperus<br>(1863-06-10)10 June 1863<br>The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | 16 July 1923(1923-07-16) (aged 60)<br>De Steeg, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Years active | 1878–1923 |


title: Terebra albocancellata

abstract: Terebra albocancellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

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# Terebra albocancellata

***Terebra albocancellata*** is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

## Description

## Distribution

This species occurs in the Coral Sea

* Bratcher, T., 1988. Six new species of Terebridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Panama and Indo-West Pacific. The Veliger 30(4): 412–416
* Terryn, Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59 pp + plates.

## InfoBox

| *Terebra albocancellata* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Shell of *Terebra albocancellata* (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | *Terebra* |
| Species: | ***T. albocancellata*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Terebra albocancellata***<br>Bratcher, 1988 | |
|


title: École élémentaire Nouvel Horizon

abstract: École élémentaire Nouvel-Horizon is a French first language elementary school located in Welland, Ontario, Canada.

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# École élémentaire Nouvel Horizon

**École élémentaire Nouvel-Horizon** is a French first language elementary school located in Welland, Ontario, Canada.

## History

It was founded in 1991.

## InfoBox

| École élémentaire Nouvel-Horizon | |
| --- | --- |
| Address | |
|  | |
| 621 Quaker Road
Welland, Ontario, L3C 3H1
Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°01′18″N 79°16′38″W / 43.02161°N 79.2771°W / 43.02161; -79.2771 |
| Information | |
| School type | Elementary school |
| Established | 1991 |
| School board | CSDCSO |
| Superintendent | Daniel Lefebvre |
| School number | 164941 |
| Principal | André Roy |
| Grades | K-6 |
| Enrolment | 159 (2003-2004) |
| Language | French |
| Website | nouvelhorizon..csdcso.on.ca |


title: Ouchy–Olympique station

abstract: Ouchy–Olympique is a Lausanne Métro station and the southern terminus of M2 line. It was opened on 27 October 2008 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Croisettes to Ouchy-Olympique. The adjacent station is Jordils. In 1877, a funicular between Lausanne and Ouchy was opened, which terminated at Ouchy. In 1959 the funicular was rebuilt as a rack railway. In 2003, the railway was demolished to give way for construction of M2 line. In 2008 the station was reopened at the same location as Ouchy–Olympique.

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# Ouchy–Olympique station

**Ouchy–Olympique** is a Lausanne Métro station and the southern terminus of M2 line. It was opened on 27 October 2008 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Croisettes to Ouchy-Olympique. The adjacent station is Jordils.

In 1877, a funicular between Lausanne and Ouchy was opened, which terminated at Ouchy. In 1959 the funicular was rebuilt as a rack railway. In 2003, the railway was demolished to give way for construction of M2 line. In 2008 the station was reopened at the same location as Ouchy–Olympique.

## InfoBox

| Ouchy–Olympique | |
| --- | --- |
| Lausanne Métro station | |
|  | |
| General information | |
| Location | Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°30′25.9″N 6°37′35.6″E / 46.507194°N 6.626556°E / 46.507194; 6.626556 |
| Line(s) | M2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 27 October 2008 (2008-10-27) |
|  | |
|  | |
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title: Paul A. Weaver

abstract: Major General Paul A. Weaver Jr. is a retired United States Air Force officer who served as the director of the Air National Guard from 28 January 1998 to 3 December 2001. His pilot career started in 1967 as an F-4E pilot in West Germany. He also served at Osan Air Base, South Korea, and the Republic of Korea Tiger Division, Camp Red Cloud, Korea. He served as the air commander for the New York Air National Guard, and was responsible for the largest conversion in the history of the Air National Guard, at 105th Airlift Group, Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York. Under his command, the 105th Airlift Group converted from the Air Force's smallest aircraft, the 0-2 Skymaster, to the largest aircraft, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. He also oversaw the largest military construction project in the history of the Reserve Forces, the construction of Stewart Air National Guard Base. As a command pilot he has over 2,800 flying hours and served in Operation Just Cause, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

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# Paul A. Weaver

Major General **Paul A. Weaver Jr.** is a retired United States Air Force officer who served as the director of the Air National Guard from 28 January 1998 to 3 December 2001. His pilot career started in 1967 as an F-4E pilot in West Germany. He also served at Osan Air Base, South Korea, and the Republic of Korea Tiger Division, Camp Red Cloud, Korea. He served as the air commander for the New York Air National Guard, and was responsible for the largest conversion in the history of the Air National Guard, at 105th Airlift Group, Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York. Under his command, the 105th Airlift Group converted from the Air Force's smallest aircraft, the 0-2 Skymaster, to the largest aircraft, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. He also oversaw the largest military construction project in the history of the Reserve Forces, the construction of Stewart Air National Guard Base.

As a command pilot he has over 2,800 flying hours and served in Operation Just Cause, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

## Major awards and decorations

## Assignments

* September 1967 – February 1968, student, undergraduate pilot training, Webb AFB, Texas
* February 1968 – January 1970, chief, programming and production, American Forces Radio and Television Services in Europe, Lindsay Air Station, West Germany
* January 1970 – January 1971, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
* January 1971 – October 1971, student, F-4 Phantom upgrade training, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
* October 1971 – March 1974, F-4E pilot, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany
* March 1974 – November 1974, air liaison officer and forward air controller, 19th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Republic of Korea Tiger Division, Camp Red Cloud, Osan Air Base, Korea
* November 1974 – May 1975, Cessna O-2 Skymaster instructor pilot, 547th and 549th Tactical Air Support Training Squadrons, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
* July 1975 – May 1977, 0-2A flying training instructor, 105th Tactical Air Support Group, Westchester Air National Guard Base, White Plains, N.Y.
* May 1977 – December 1979, operations officer, 137th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Westchester Air National Guard Base, White Plains, N.Y.
* December 1979 – December 1981, deputy commander for operations, 105th Tactical Air Support Group, Westchester Air National Guard Base, White Plains, N.Y.
* December 1981 – June 1984, director of operations, Headquarters New York Air National Guard, New Windsor, N.Y.
* June 1984 – October 1984, chief, manpower and personnel, Air National Guard Support Center, Andrews AFB, Md.
* October 1984 – August 1985, air operations staff director, state of New York, division of military and naval affairs, Albany, N.Y.
* August 1985 – January 1994, commander, 105th Airlift Group, Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y.
* January 1994 – January 1998, deputy director, Air National Guard, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
* January 1998 – January 2002, director, Air National Guard, Arlington, Va.

## Education

* 1967 Bachelor of Science degree in communicative arts, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York
* 1973 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
* 1977 Air Command and Staff College
* 1984 Air War College
* 1993 Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
* 1996 Capstone, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.

## InfoBox

| Paul A. Weaver Jr. | |
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| Paul A. Weaver Jr. | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1967–2002 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Air National Guard
105th Airlift Group |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War |
| Awards | Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit |


title: USS Reina Mercedes

abstract: USS Reina Mercedes (IX-25) was an unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy which was captured in Cuba in 1898 by the U.S. Navy during the Spanish–American War. She was refurbished and used by the U.S. Navy as a non-self-propelled receiving ship at Newport, Rhode Island, and subsequently as a detention vessel and barracks ship for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, until 1957. For an article on the technical characteristics and operational history of Reina Mercedes as a Spanish cruiser, see Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes.

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# USS Reina Mercedes

**USS *Reina Mercedes* (IX-25)** was an unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy which was captured in Cuba in 1898 by the U.S. Navy during the Spanish–American War. She was refurbished and used by the U.S. Navy as a non-self-propelled receiving ship at Newport, Rhode Island, and subsequently as a detention vessel and barracks ship for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, until 1957.

For an article on the technical characteristics and operational history of *Reina Mercedes* as a Spanish cruiser, see Spanish cruiser *Reina Mercedes*.

## Captured by U.S. Navy forces

During the Spanish–American War, the ship *Reina Mercedes* served as a key defensive element of the Spanish defenses against the American blockade of Santiago harbor with four of her six 6.3" Hontoria guns and lighter guns being the teeth of the Spanish land batteries and the ship itself being the first layer of naval defense at the inner entrance of the mouth of the harbor. After the Spanish fleet had come out and been destroyed in the Naval battle of Santiago the Spanish Navy sank *Reina Mercedes* as a blockship in the entrance channel of the harbor at Santiago de Cuba, on the southeast coast of Cuba. The United States captured *Reina Mercedes* on 17 July 1898 when the Spanish defenses at Santiago de Cuba surrendered. The U.S. Navy decided to salvage *Reina Mercedes*, and the Merritt-Chapman & Scott company was engaged to raise her. Work began 2 January 1899 and she was again afloat on 1 March 1899.

Leaking considerably as she had been damaged by no less than three 13" shells from the USS *Massachusetts* and two 12" hits from the USS *Texas* when being sunk as a blockship, as well as having incurred significant damage incurred in earlier bombardments, the *Reina Mercedes* was towed to Norfolk Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia, arriving 27 May 1899 for temporary repairs. Departing Norfolk on 25 August 1900, again in tow, *Reina Mercedes* arrived at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine, on 29 August 1900 for refitting.

## Conversion efforts

It was first planned to convert the old cruiser to a seagoing training ship; but, after much delay, the Navy Yard received orders on 10 December 1902 to complete her as a non-self-propelled receiving ship. Departing Portsmouth, in tow 21 May 1905, *Reina Mercedes* was taken to Newport, Rhode Island, to be attached to the receiving ship USS *Constellation*; and, but for a visit to Boston and to New York City in 1908, served there until 1912.

## Midshipmen service

In early September 1912, *Reina Mercedes* was towed to Norfolk Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia, by the tug USS *Patuxent* and collier USS *Lebanon*. After a major overhaul, she arrived at Annapolis, Maryland, on 30 September 1912 for duty there as station ship, replacing USS *Hartford* in that role. *Reina Mercedes* was designated an unclassified auxiliary vessel with hull number IX-25 on 17 July 1920.

From 1912 until 1957, USS *Reina Mercedes* served as the station ship at Annapolis, Maryland, with the exception of brief periods in 1916, 1927, 1939, and 1951 when she was towed to the Norfolk Navy Yard for docking and overhaul.

Until 1940 it was customary for United States Naval Academy midshipmen serving punishment to live and take their meals on board the old ship for up to two months at a time. She was never considered a "brig", as sometimes recalled, for the midshipmen continued to attend all drills and recitations afloat and ashore but were required to sleep in hammocks in the ship and to take their meals on board. This practice was abolished on 5 September 1940, when restriction of midshipmen to their rooms in Bancroft Hall was substituted as a disciplinary measure.

Her main function from 5 September 1940 was to serve as quarters for enlisted personnel assigned to the Naval Academy and for the Commander of the Naval Station, who was also captain of the ship. She also served as the headquarters for the Naval Academy's sailing activities and lookout and harbor control center. Until 1957, *Reina Mercedes* was humorously referred to as the "fastest ship in the fleet", as she remained tied fast to the Naval Academy seawall.

Because her commanding officer was provided with quarters on board for his entire family, *Reina Mercedes* was the only U.S. Navy ship on which dependents were permitted to live.

## Flying the Spanish flag once again

For a brief moment in 1920, *Reina Mercedes* flew her former flag—the flag of Spain—as a gesture of friendship when the Spanish battleship *Alfonso XIII* called at Annapolis.

## Final disposition

In 1954 the newly appointed Spanish ambassador to the United States, José María de Areilza, learned of the ship's existence. He began efforts to have *Reina Mercedes* returned to Spain but was unsuccessful, although he did manage to get the ship discharged. It was the time of the Cold War and Franco's Spain was gaining more and more importance for the US government in its fight against communism, even signing the Pact of Madrid of 1953. Finally, Areilza managed to obtain support from the US Navy itself and got US President Eisenhower to order the ship to be scrapped in 1957. The guards bell was returned to Spain. *Reina Mercedes* was decommissioned in a ceremony attended by Ambassador Areilza and sold to Boston Metals Co., of Baltimore (Maryland) for scrapping.

## Awards and honors

Because of the Academy's pride when invoking the historic name *Reina Mercedes*, a newly designed and built Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) was named in her honor at Naval Support Activity Annapolis.

An Annapolis-based US Naval League Cadet unit took the name "Training Ship Reina Mercedes" in honor of the vessel.

## External references

*This article incorporates text from the public domain* Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships*. The entry can be found here.*

* *"Old Hoodoo" The Battleship Texas: America's First Battleship (1895–1911)* Mark D. Cowan and Alan K. Sumrall, 2011

## InfoBox

| *Reina Mercedes* | |
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| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | *Reina Mercedes* |
| Namesake | Spanish Navy name retained; Queen Mercedes of Orléans (1860–1878) was the first wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain |
| Builder | Naval shipyard Cartagena, Spain |
| Launched | 12 September 1887 |
| Commissioned | 17 July 1920 |
| Decommissioned | 6 November 1957 |
| Stricken | 6 September 1957 |
| Homeport |  |
| Nickname(s) | "Fastest Ship in the Fleet" |
| Captured | 17 July 1898 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping |
| Notes | Served in the Spanish Navy as an unprotected cruiser from 1887 to 1898 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type |  |
| Displacement | 2,835 – 3,090 tons |
| Length | * 278 ft (85 m) (between perpendiculars) * 292 ft (89 m) (overall) |
| Beam | 43 ft 3 in (13.18 m) |
| Draught | 21 ft 11 in (6.68 m) (mean) |
| Propulsion | non-self-propelled in U.S. Navy service |
| Complement | 91 |
| Armament | none in U.S. Navy service |
| Armor | none |
| Notes | Disarmed after capture and salvage by U.S. Navy; recommissioned as a non-self-propelled ship. |


title: List of Japanese films of 2015

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# List of Japanese films of 2015

A list of Japanese films that were first released in 2015.

## Highest-grossing films

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing Japanese films at the Japanese box office during 2015, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan.

| Rank | Title | Gross |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | *Yo-kai Watch: The Movie* | ¥7.80 billion ($64.44 million) |
| 2 | *The Boy and the Beast* | ¥5.85 billion ($48.33 million) |
| 3 | *Hero* | ¥4.67 billion ($38.58 million) |
| 4 | *Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno* | ¥4.48 billion ($37.01 million) |
| 5 | *Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes* | ¥3.93 billion ($32.47 million) |
| 6 | *Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'* | ¥3.74 billion ($30.9 million) |
| 7 | *Attack on Titan* | ¥3.25 billion ($26.85 million) |
| 8 | *Flying Colors* | ¥2.84 billion ($23.46 million) |
| 8 | *Love Live! The School Idol Movie* | ¥2.84 billion ($23.46 million) |
| 10 | *Assassination Classroom* | ¥2.77 billion ($22.88 million) |

## Film releases

### January – March

| Opening | | Title | Cast and crew | Details | Genre(s) | Ref(s) |
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Y | 9 | *Psycho-Pass: The Movie* | Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro, Naoyoshi Shiotani
Cast: Kana Hanazawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Tomokazu Seki, Ayane Sakura | Based on an anime. | Crime, Sci-fi, Action |  |
| | 10 | *ST: Red and White investigation Files the Movie* | Director: Tōya Satō
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Masaki Okada, Mirai Shida, Sei Ashina, Masataka Kubota | Based on a television series. | Drama, Crime, Mystery |  |
| | 17 | *From Kobe* | Director: Mitsuhito Shiraha
Cast: Izumi Fujimoto, Eiji Sugawara, Arisa Urahama | Based on a novel. | Drama |  |
| | *Again* | Director: Sumio Ōmori
Cast: Kiichi Nakai, Emi Wakui, Toshirō Yanagiba | Based on a novel. | Drama, Sports |  |
| | *Bali Big Brother* | Director: Toshio Lee
Cast: Shinichi Tsutsumi, Machiko Ono, Naoto Inti Raymi, Nanao | Based on a novel. | Drama, Comedy |  |
| | *Wonderful World End* | Director: Daigo Matsui
Cast: Ai Hashimoto, Laurent Lafitte, Jun Aonami, Yu Inaba | Based on a novel. | Drama, Youth, Musical |  |
| | 24 | *Kabukicho Love Hotel* | Director: Ryūichi Hiroki
Cast: Shōta Sometani, Atsuko Maeda, Lee Eun-woo, Son Il-kwon, Kaho Minami | Based on a novel. | Thriller, Action |  |
| | 31 | *Joker Game* | Director: Yu Irie
Cast: Kazuya Kamenashi, Yūsuke Iseya, Kyoko Fukada, Keisuke Koide, Harry Yamamoto | Based on a novel. | Historical, Drama |  |
| | *Maestro!* | Director: Shōtarō Kobayashi
Cast: Tori Matsuzaka, Miwa, Aoba Kawai | Based on a manga. | Drama, Musical |  |
| | *A Stitch of Life* | Director: Yukiko Mishima
Cast: Miki Nakatani, Takahiro Miura, Hairi Katagiri, Haru Kuroki, Hana Sugisaki | Based on a manga. | Drama |  |
| | *Midnight Diner* | Director: Joji Matsuoka
Cast: Kaoru Kobayashi, Saki Takaoka, Tokio Emoto, Mikako Tabe | Based on a novel. | Drama, Romance |  |
| F
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R
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A
R
Y | 7 | *Sukimasuki* | Director: Kōta Yoshida
Cast: Keita Machida, Kokone Sasaki, Kokone Sasaki, Eriko Nakamura | Based on a manga. | Drama, Comedy |  |
| | 13 | *Terrace House: Closing Door* | Director: Masato Maeda
Cast: Tetsuya Sugaya, Yuiko Matsukawa, Maya Izumi, Jin Otabe, Keisuke Yoshino | Based on a television series. | Drama |  |
| | *Her Granddaughter* | Director: Ryūichi Hiroki
Cast: Nana Eikura, Etsushi Toyokawa, Osamu Mukai, Sakura Ando, Tomoya Maeno | Based on a manga. | Drama |  |
| | 14 | *La La La at Rock Bottom* | Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
Cast: Subaru Shibutani, Fumi Nikaidō, Sarina Suzuki, Aka Inu, Nezumi Tenjiku | Based on a novel. | Youth, Musical |  |
| | *The Mourner* | Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cast: Kengo Kora, Yuriko Ishida, Arata Iura, Yusuke Yamamoto, Yumi Asō | Based on a novel. | Drama |  |
| | *Little Forest Part 2* | Director: Junichi Mori
Cast: Ai Hashimoto, Takahiro Miura, Mayu Matsuoka, Yoichi Nukumizu | Based on a manga. | Fantasy, Drama |  |
| | 20 | *The Case of Hana & Alice* | Director: Shunji Iwai
Cast: Yū Aoi, Anne Suzuki, Ryo Katsuji, Haru Kuroki | Based on a film, a prequel film from Hana and Alice. | Youth |  |
| | 27 | *The Curtain Rises* | Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro
Cast: Kanako Momota, Shiori Tamai, Ayaka Sasaki, Momoka Ariyasu | Based on a novel. | Drama, Comedy |  |
| | *Have a Song on Your Lips* | Director: Takahiro Miki
Cast: Masachika Ichimura, Yukie Nakama, Kanako Yanagihara, Yūsuke Santamaria, Kōta Yokoyama | Based on a novel. | Drama, Youth |  |
| M
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H | 6 | *Knights of Sidonia* | Director: Kōbun Shizuno
Cast: Ryōta Ōsaka, Aya Suzaki, Aki Toyosaki, Hisako Kanemoto, Yukari Tamura | Based on a manga. | Sci-fi, Action, Space opera |  |
| | 7 | *Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes* | Director: Yoshihiro Osugi
Cast: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ōhara | Based on a manga. | Children's |  |
| | *PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism ☆ Tours* | Director: Masakazu Hishida, Nobutaka Yoda
Cast: Himika Akaneya, Yū Serizawa, Miyu Kubota, Saki Yamakita, Azuki Shibuya | Based on a manga. | Musical |  |
| | *Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion* | Director: Izuru Narushima
Cast: Ryōko Fujino, Mizuki Itagaki, Anna Ishii, Hiroya Shimizu, Miu Tomita | Based on a novel. | Mystery |  |
| | 14 | *Pretty Cure All Stars: Carnival of Spring♪* | Director: Junji Shimizu
Cast: Megumi Nakajima, Megumi Han, Hitomi Nabatame, Minako Kotobuki, Mai Fuchigami | Based on an anime. | Fantasy, Action |  |
| | *Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past* | Director: Taichi Ishidate
Cast: Risa Taneda, Kenn, Minori Chihara, Tatsuhisa Suzuki | Based on a light novel. | Drama, Dark fantasy, Romance |  |
| | *The Lion Standing in the Wind* | Director: Takashi Miike
Cast: Takao Osawa, Satomi Ishihara, Yōko Maki, Masato Hagiwara | Based on a song. | Historical, Drama |  |
| | *Strobe Edge* | Director: Ryūichi Hiroki
Cast: Kasumi Arimura, Sota Fukushi, Jingi Irie, Yūki Yamada | Based on a manga. | Romance |  |
| | *Ultraman Ginga S The Movie* | Director: Koichi Sakamoto Cast: Takuya Negishi, Kiyotaka Uji, Taiyo Sugiura, Arisa Komiya, Ryuichi Ohura, Yukari Taki, Takahiro Katou, Takuya Kusakawa, Rina Koike, Moga Mogami | Based on a television series, a sequel to Ultraman Ginga S. | Tokusastsu, Action |  |
| | 21 | *Assassination Classroom* | Director: Eiichirō Hasumi
Cast: Sota Fukushi, Yuma Nakayama, Yuki Furukawa, Renn Kiriyama | Based on a manga. | Sci-fi, Action, Comedy |  |
| | *Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3* | Director: Takayuki Shibasaki Cast: Ryoma Takeuchi, Rio Uchida, Yu Inaba, Rei Yoshii, Kenta Hamano, Shunsuke Nishikawa, Gaku Matsumoto, Kaito Nakamura, Yuuka Yano, Kasumi Yamaya, Takashi Sasano | Based on the Kamen Rider Drive and Shuriken Sentai Ninninger television series. | Tokusastu, Action |  |
|

### April – June

| Opening | | Title | Cast and crew | Details | Genre(s) | Ref(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A
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L | 1 | *April Fools* | Director: Junichi Ishikawa
Cast: Erika Toda, Tori Matsuzaka, Yūsuke Santamaria, Yukiyoshi Ozawa | Based on a novel. | Drama, Comedy drama |  |
| | 4 | *A Farewell to Jinu* | Director: Suzuki Matsuo
Cast: Ryuhei Matsuda, Sadao Abe, Takako Matsu, Toshiyuki Nishida | Based on a manga. | Comedy |  |
| | *Persona 3 The Movie: No. 3, Falling Down* | Director: Keitaro Motonaga
Cast: Akira Ishida, Megumi Toyoguchi, Kōsuke Toriumi, Rie Tanaka | Based on a video game. | Dark fantasy, Action |  |
| | *Tamayura ~Graduation Photo~* | Director: Junichi Sato
Cast: Ayana Taketatsu, Kana Asumi, Yūko Gibu, Yuka Iguchi | Based on a manga. | Comedy drama, Drama |  |
| | 11 | *Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion* | Director: Izuru Narushima
Cast: Ryōko Fujino, Mizuki Itagaki, Anna Ishii, Hiroya Shimizu, Miu Tomita | Based on a novel. | Mystery |  |
| | 17 | *Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno* | Director: Kōbun Shizuno
Cast: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki | Based on a manga. | Mystery |  |
| | *Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!* | Director: Masakazu Hashimoto
Cast: Cast: Yumiko Kobayashi, Miki Narahashi, Toshiyuki Morikawa | Based on a manga. | Comedy |  |
| | *Vampire in Love* | Director: Mai Suzuki
Cast: Cast: Mirei Kiritani, Shōta Totsuka, Seiichi Tanabe, Nene Otsuka | Based on a novel. | Romance, Comedy |  |
| | 18 | *Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'* | Director: Tadayoshi Yamamuro
Cast: Masako Nozawa, Ryō Horikawa, Ryūsei Nakao, Masako Nozawa, Masaharu Satō | Based on a manga. | Fantasy, Action |  |
| | 25 | *Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen* | Director: Takeshi Kitano
Cast: Tatsuya Fuji, Masaomi Kondō, Tōru Shinagawa, Ben Hiura | Based on a novel. | Action, Comedy |  |
| | *Parasyte: Part 2* | Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Cast: Shōta Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Sadao Abe, Ai Hashimoto | Based on a manga. | Horror, Action |  |
| | *Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future* | Director: Taichi Ishidate
Cast: Risa Taneda, Kenn, Minori Chihara, Tatsuhisa Suzuki | Based on a light novel. | Drama, Dark fantasy, Romance |  |
| M
A
Y | 2 | *Flying Colors* | Director: Nobuhiro Doi
Cast: Kasumi Arimura, Atsushi Itō, Shūhei Nomura, Yūhei Ōuchida | Based on a novel. | Political, Comedy |  |
| | *The Next Generation: Patlabor* | Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Erina Mano, Seiji Fukushi, Rina Ōta, Shigeru Chiba | Based on a manga. | Sci-fi, Action |  |
| | 8 | *Poison Berry in My Brain* | Director: Yūichi Satō
Cast: Yoko Maki, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yō Yoshida | Based on a manga. | Romance, Comedy |  |
| | *Miss Hokusai* | Director: Keiichi Hara
Cast: Anne Watanabe, Yutaka Matsushige, Gaku Hamada, Kengo Kora, Jun Miho | Based on a manga. | Histortical, Drama |  |
| | 16 | *Akegarasu* | Director: Yuichi Fukuda
Cast: Masaki Suda, Yu Shirota, Ryuya Wakaba, Riho Yoshioka, Hayato Kakizawa | Based on a stage. | Drama, Thriller |  |
| | *Kakekomi* | Director: Masato Harada
Cast: Yo Oizumi, Erika Toda, Hikari Mitsushima, Rina Uchiyama | Based on a novel. | Historical, Comedy |  |
| | *Deadman Inferno: Z Island* | Director: Hiroshi Shinagawa
Cast: Show Aikawa, Sawa Suzuki, Yūichi Kimura, Daisuke Migakawa | Based on a novel. | Horror, Action |  |
| | 23 | *Initiation Love* | Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cast: Atsuko Maeda, Kanro Morita, Shota Matsuda, Fumino Kimura, Takahiro Miura | Based on a novel. | Romance |  |
| | 30 | *Shinjuku Swan* | Director: Sion Sono
Cast: Gō Ayano, Takayuki Yamada, Erika Sawajiri, Yūsuke Iseya, Jun Murakami | Based on a manga. | Comedy, Action |  |
| | *Sweet Bean* | Director: Naomi Kawase
Cast: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Etsuko Ichihara | Based on a novel. | Historical, Drama |  |
| J
U
N
E | 6 | *Mother's Trees* | Director: Itsumichi Isomura
Cast: Kyōka Suzuki, Mirai Shida, Takahiro Miura, Takehiro Hira, Seiichi Tanabe | Based on a novel. | Historical |  |
| | *Pieta in the Toilet* | Director: Daishi Matsunaga
Cast: Yojiro Noda, Hana Sugisaki, Lily Franky, Saya Ichikawa, Shinobu Otake | Based on a novel. | Drama, Youth |  |
| | *Prophecy* | Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Cast: Toma Ikuta, Erika Toda, Ryohei Suzuki, Gaku Hamada | Based on a novel. | Mystery, Thriller |  |
| | 13 | *Love Live! The School Idol Movie* | Director: Takahiko Kyōgoku
Cast: Emi Nitta, Yoshino Nanjō, Aya Uchida, Suzuko Mimori | Based on a manga. | Musical |  |
| | *Our Little Sister* | Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast: Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzu Hirose, Ryo Kase | Based on a manga. | Drama |  |
| | *Innocent Lilies 2* | Director: Koichi Sakamoto
Cast: Moga Mogami, Yumeni Nemu, Furukawa Mirin, Eimi Naruse, Fujisaki Ayane, Aizawa Risa | Based on a novel. | Fantasy, Action |  |
| | 20 | *The Pearls of the Stone Man* | Director: Yūzō Asahara
Cast: Koichi Sato, Kanako Higuchi, Keiko Kitagawa, Shūhei Nomura, Hana Sugisaki | Based on a novel. | Drama |  |
| | *Yakuza Apocalypse* | Director: Takashi Miike
Cast: Hayato Ichihara, Yayan Ruhian, Riko Narumi, Lily Franky | Based on a novel. | Horror, Dark fantasy, Action |  |
| | *Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie* | Director: Kazuya Nomura
Cast: Maaya Sakamoto, Ikkyuu Juku, Kenichirou Matsuda, Tarusuke Shingaki, Shunsuke Sakuya | Based on a manga. | Sci-fi, Action |  |
| | *Ju-On: The Final Curse* | Director: Masayuki Ochiai
Cast: Airi Taira, Renn Kiriyama, Nonoka Ono, Yurina Yanagi, Miyabi Matsuura, RIMI | Based on a franchise. | Horror |  |
| | 28 | *Strayer's Chronicle* | Director: Takahisa Zeze
Cast: Masaki Okada, Shōta Sometani, Riko Narumi, Mayu Matsuoka | Based on a novel. | Science fantasy, Action, Youth |  |
| | *Chasuke's Journey* | Director: Sabu
Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama, Ito Ohno, Ren Osugi, Yūsuke Iseya | Based on a novel. | Fantasy, Drama, Comedy drama |  |
| | *Love & Peace* | Director: Sion Sono
Cast: Hiroki Hasegawa, Kumiko Asō, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Eita Okuno, Makita Sports | Based on a novel. | Sci-fi |  |
|

### July – September

| Opening | | Title | Cast and crew | Details | Genre(s) | Ref(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| J
U
L
Y | 4 | *Ao Oni ver2.0* | Director: Daisuke Nibayashi
Cast: Anna Iriyama, Kenta Suga, Seika Furuhata | Based on a video game. | Horror, Action |  |
| | 11 | *The Boy and the Beast* | Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Cast: Kōji Yakusho, Shōta Sometani, Suzu Hirose, Yo Oizumi, Lily Franky | Based on a novel. | Fantasy, Action |  |
| | *Tag* | Director: Sion Sono
Cast: Reina Triendl, Mariko Shinoda, Erina Mano, Yuki Sakurai, Maryjun Takahashi | Based on a novel. | Horror, Comedy |  |
| | 18 | *Meiji Tokyo Renka the Movie: Serenade of the Crescent Moon* | Director: Hiroshi Watanabe
Cast: Sumire Morohoshi, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Daisuke Namikawa, KENN, Kōsuke Toriumi | Based on a television series. | Historical, Romance |  |
| | *HERO* | Director: Masayuki Suzuki
Cast: Noriko Kijima, Haruna Yoshizumi, Yuki Mamiya | Based on a television series. | Comedy drama, Mystery, Thriller |  |
| | *Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages* | Director: Kunihiko Yuyama, Mikinori Sakakibara
Cast: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Masachika Ichimura | Based on a video game. | Fantasy, Action |  |
| | 25 | *Nowhere Girl* | Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Nana Seino, Nobuaki Kaneko, Lily, Hirotarō Honda |  | Mystery, Action |  |
| | *Brain Fluid Explosion Girl* | Director: Yuichi Abe
Cast: Hinata Kashiwagi, Haruka, Shiraishimoka Kami, Sae Okazaki | Based on a song. | Drama, Science fantasy, Youth |  |
| A
U
G
U
S
T | 1 | *Corpse Party* | Director: Masafumi Yamada
Cast: Rina Ikoma, Ryōsuke Ikeoka, Nozomi Maeda, Ren Ishikawa | Based on a video game. | Horror, Drama |  |
| | *Attack on Titan* | Director: Shinji Higuchi
Cast: Haruma Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongō, Takahiro Miura | Based on a manga. | Horror, Dark fantasy, Action |  |
| | 7 | *Boruto: Naruto the Movie* | Director: Hiroyuki Yamashita
Cast: Yūko Sanpei, Kokoro Kikuchi, Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Ryūichi Kijima | Based on a manga. | Fantasy, Action, Superheroes |  |
| | 8 | *The Emperor in August* | Director: Masato Harada
Cast: Kōji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Yumi Kakazu, Tori Matsuzakai, Kenichi Yajima | Based on a manga. | Historical, Drama |  |
| | 22 | *Date A Live: Mayuri Judgement* | Director: Keitaro Motonaga
Cast: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Marina Inoue, Misuzu Togashi, Ayana Taketatsu | Based on an original story. | Fantasy, Action |  |
| | *Hikawa Maru Monogatari* | Director: Shunji Ōga
Cast: Chihiro Kusaka, Keisuke Kōmoto | Based on the book of the same name. |  |  |
| | 28 | *Yowamushi Pedal The Movie* | Director: Norihiro Naganuma
Cast: Daiki Yamashita, Kōsuke Toriumi, Jun Fukushima, Hiroki Yasumoto, Showtaro Morikubo | Based on a manga. | Fantasy, Drama |  |
| | *S The Last Policeman - Recovery of Our Future* | Director: Shunichi Hirano
Cast: Osamu Mukai, Gō Ayano, Yui Aragaki, Kazue Fukiishi, Munetaka Aoki | Based on a manga. | Sci-fi, Action |  |
| | *Romance* | Director: Yuki Tanada
Cast: Yuko Oshima, Koji Okura, Yoshimi Nozaki, Masataka Kubota, Megumi Nishimuta | Based on a novel. | Drama, Romance |  |
| S
E
P
T
E
M
B
E
R | 4 | *The Virgin Psychics* | Director: Sion Sono
Cast: Shōta Sometani, Mika Akizuki, Tokio Emoto, Motoki Fukami, Mizuki Hoshina | Based on a manga. | Horror, Comedy, Science fantasy |  |
| | *Unfair: The End* | Director: Shimako Satō
Cast: Ryoko Shinohara, Kento Nagayama, Sadao Abe, Masaya Kato, Akira | Based on a television series. | Thriller, Action |  |
| | 5 | *Piece of Cake* | Director: Tomorowo Taguchi
Cast: Mikako Tabe, Gō Ayano, Tori Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura, Kaoru Mitsumune | Based on a manga. | Romance, Youth |  |
| | 12 | *The Big Bee* | Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cast: Yōsuke Eguchi, Masahiro Motoki, Yukie Nakama, Gō Ayano, Jun Kunimura | Based on a novel. | Action, Sci-fi |  |
| | 19 | *Attack on Titan* | Director: Shinji Higuchi
Cast: Haruma Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongō, Takahiro Miura | Based on a manga. | Horror, Dark fantasy, Action |  |
| | *The Anthem of the Heart* | Director: Tatsuyuki Nagai
Cast: Inori Minase, Kōki Uchiyama, Sora Amamiya, Yoshimasa Hosoya | Based on a novel. | Drama, Romance |  |
| | *How Heroine’s Disqualified* | Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa
Cast: Mirei Kiritani, Kento Yamazaki, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Ayano Fukuda | Based on a manga. | Drama, Romance |  |
| | 26 | *Gonin Saga* | Director: Takashi Ishii
Cast: Masahiro Higashide, Kenta Kiritani, Anna Tsuchiya, Tasuku Emoto | Based on a 1995 film. | Action |  |
| | *Gassoh* | Director: Tatsuo Kobayashii Cast: Koji Seto, Yūya Yagira, Amane Okayama | Based on a samurai. | Historical, Drama |  |

### October – December

| Opening | | Title | Cast and crew | Details | Genre(s) | Ref(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| O
C
T
O
B
E
R | 1 | *Journey to the Shore* | Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Eri Fukatsu, Masao Komatsu, Yū Aoi, Akira Emoto | Based on a novel. | Drama |  |
| | 2 | *Bakuman* | Director: Hitoshi Ōne
Cast: Takeru Satoh, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nana Komatsu, Shōta Sometani, Kenta Kiritani | Based on a manga. | Drama, Youth |  |
| | *The Empire of Corpses* | Director: Ryoutaro Makihara
Cast: Yoshimasa Hosoya, Ayumu Murase, Kana Hanazawa, Taiten Kusunoki | Based on a novel. | Horror, Mystery |  |
| | 10 | *Library Wars: The Last Mission* | Director: Shinsuke Sato
Cast: Junichi Okada, Nana Eikura, Kei Tanaka, Sota Fukushi | Based on a manga. | Drama, Action, Sci-fi |  |
| | *Gamba and Friends* | Director: Tomohiro Kawamura, Yoshihiro Komori
Cast: Yūki Kaji, Yasuhiro Takato, Wataru Takagi, Akiko Yajima | Based on a novel. | Fantasy |  |
| | 17 | *Her Senior* | Director: Chihiro Ikeda
Cast: Jun Shison, Kyoko Yoshine, Riria, Junki Tozuka, Kaho Mizutani | Based on a manga. | Drama, Romance |  |
| | 23 | *Fly Out, PriPara: Aim for it with Everyone! Idol☆Grand Prix* | Director: Masakazu Hishida, Nobutaka Yoda
Cast: Himika Akaneya, Yū Serizawa, Miyu Kubota, Saki Yamakita, Azuki Shibuya | Based on a manga. | Musical |  |
| | 24 | *Galaxy Turnpike* | Director: Kōki Mitani
Cast: Shingo Katori, Haruka Ayase, Shun Oguri, Yuka | Based on a novel. | Comedy, Sci-fi |  |
| | 31 | *My Love Story!* | Director: Hayato Kawai
Cast: Ryohei Suzuki, Mei Nagano, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Yasufumi Terawaki | Based on a manga. | Comedy, Romance |  |
| N
O
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E
M
B
E
R | 7 | *Grasshopper* | Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto
Cast: Toma Ikuta, Tadanobu Asano, Ryosuke Yamada, Haru | Based on a novel. | Mystery, Thriller |  |
| | *MOZU* | Director: Eiichirō Hasumi
Cast: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yoko Maki, Sosuke Ikematsu, Atsushi Itō (actor) | Based on a television series. | Action, Crime |  |
| | *Terminal* | Director: Tetsuo Shinohara
Cast: Koichi Sato, Tsubasa Honda, Nakamura Shidō II, Masato Wada | Based on a novel. | Drama |  |
| | 13 | *Harmony* | Director: Michael Arias, Takashi Nakamura
Cast: Miyuki Sawashiro, Reina Ueda, Aya Suzaki, Yoshiko Sakakibara | Based on a novel. | Science fantasy |  |
| | *Three Stories of Love* | Director: Ryōsuke Hashiguchi
Cast: Atsushi Shinohara, Tōko Narushima, Ryō Ikeda, Tamae Andō, Daisuke Kuroda | Based on a novel. | Drama |  |
| | *Fw:Hamatora* | Director: Seiji Kishi
Cast: Ryōta Ōsaka, Wataru Hatano, Emiri Katō, Jun Fukuyama, Yuichi Nakamura | Based on a manga. | Mystery, Youth |  |
| | 21 | *Digimon Adventure tri. Series* | Director: Keitaro Motonaga
Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Suzuko Mimori, Mutsumi Tamura | Based on an anime series. | Fantasy, Action |  |
| | 22 | *Ghost Theater* | Director: Hideo Nakata
Cast: Haruka Shimazaki, Mantaro Koichi, Rika Adachi, Daiichi Watanabe | Based on a 1996 film. | Horror |  |
| | *World of Delight* | Director: Yoshishige Miyake
Cast: Yuta Tamamori, Mariya Nishiuchi, Kanna Mori, George Abe, Shigenori Yamazaki | Based on a novel. | Drama, Youth |  |
| | *Girls und Panzer der Film* | Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
Cast: Mai Fuchigami, Ai Kayano, Mami Ozaki, Ikumi Nakagami, Yuka Iguchi | Based on a manga. | Action |  |
| D
E
C
E
M
B
E
R | 5 | *125 Years Memory* | Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Cast: Seiyō Uchino, Kenan Ece, Shiori Kutsuna, Alican Yücesoy, Yui Natsukawa | Based on a novel. | Historical, Drama |  |
| | *High Speed! Free! Starting Days* | Director: Yasuhiro Takemoto
Cast: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kōki Uchiyama, Mamoru Miyano | Based on an anime | Youth, Sports |  |
| | *Persona Non Grata* | Director: Cellin Gluck
Cast: Toshiaki Karasawa, Koyuki, Borys Szyc, Agnieszka Grochowska, Fumiyo Kohinata | Based on a novel. | Historical, Drama |  |
| | 12 | *Orange* | Director: Kōjirō Hashimoto
Cast: Tao Tsuchiya, Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Ryusei, Hirona Yamazaki, Dori Sakurada | Based on a manga. | Romance, Youth |  |
| | *Nagasaki: Memories of My Son* | Director: Yoji Yamada
Cast: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kazunari Ninomiya, Haru Kuroki, Kenichi Kato | Based on a novel. | Historical |  |
| | 19 | *Yo-kai Watch the Movie 2* | Director: Shigeharu Takahashi, Shinji Ushiro
Cast: Haruka Tomatsu, Tomokazu Seki, Etsuko Kozakura, Romi Park, Yūki Kaji | Based on a video game. | Fantasy, Action |  |
| | 23 | *Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy from Italy* | Director: James Takagi
Cast: Tarako, Yusaku Yara, Teiyū Ichiryūsai, Yūko Mizutani | Based on a manga. | Comedy |  |
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title: Vincenzo Martellotta

abstract: Vincenzo Martellotta was an officer of the Italian Navy during World War II. The Istituto Comprensivo Martellotta school in Taranto is named after him, as is the Italian Navy auxiliary ship launched in 1990 with the pennant number A5320

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# Vincenzo Martellotta

**Vincenzo Martellotta** (1 January 1913, Taranto \- 27 August 1973, Castelfranco Emilia) was an officer of the Italian Navy during World War II. The Istituto Comprensivo Martellotta school in Taranto is named after him, as is the Italian Navy auxiliary ship launched in 1990 with the pennant number A5320

## Life

After graduating in classics from the Liceo Morea of Conversano, he enrolled at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Naples. Attracted by the sea, he applied to the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno and in October 1931 it shall submit an application to ' Naval Academy in Livorno and in October 1931 he was admitted as a student. In 1934 he moved to the Institute of War in Turin and gained a degree in industrial engineering at the Turin Polytechnic. He was promoted to sub-lieutenant (gunnery) in the navy in 1935 and to lieutenant the following year. After finishing the supplementary course at the Naval Academy, in October 1937 he was sent to Massawa to head the Navy's torpedo, artillery and engine-repair workshops there.

He returned to Italy in 1939 and initially worked at the underwater weaponry directorate at La Spezia, before moving to the torpedo and submarine testing facility at Taranto. In October 1940 he moved to the Decima Flottiglia MAS and at the end of a training course took part in operations off Malta on 26 July 1941 (for which he won the Silver Medal of Military Valor) and the raid on Alexandria on the night of 18–19 December 1941. The latter severely damaged two Royal Navy battleships and the tanker *Sagona* \- Martellota and Mario Marino attacked the tanker and also damaged the destroyer HMS *Jervis*. He was awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valour, but was captured during the engagement. He was released in February 1944 after Italy surrendered to the Allies and joined the Mariassalto unit to fight against the Germans.

After the war's end, he volunteered for mine clearance and repairing the ports of Genoa, San Remo, Oneglia and Porto Maurizio. He and his brother Diego (a member of the bersaglieri and a chemical-warfare expert) also assisted in making the ports of Brindisi, Bari, Molfetta and Manfredonia usable again. In 1947 he and his men put out a fire in an explosives depot in Bari, personally neutralizing chemical leaking from a bomb and sustaining mustard gas burns which left him in hospital. For his actions he was awarded the Silver Medal for Civil Valour. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel (navy) in January 1953 and in 1960 he was placed in the reserves with the rank of colonel (navy).

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