Movies: Takeshi Sakamoto

Japanese silent film from 1932....

A period drama about samurai who survived a loss in battle. An early jidaegeki by Hiroshi Shimizu....

A melodrama about an orphan and her mother who are separated and lose contact, but are later reunited....

Hirano's wife Yasuko had grown weary of her life of poverty. Her feelings of dissatisfaction deepened when she met her elegantly dressed friend Hanako. When Yasuko asked Hanako for advice, Hanako spoke at length about the restrictions and meaningless...

Japanese silent film from 1929....

Japanese jidaigeki from 1927. The titular character's nickname may suggest agility, stealth, or other outstanding skills....

A heartrending love story between an aspiring singer and a unnamed composer. Sobbing love songs sung by a heroine Mieko Takemine....

A Japanese film...

1961 Japanese movie...

Japanese home drama starring Kinuyo Tanaka....

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Kenji is a small-time thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, and she finds out what kind of guy he really is, she leaves him "until he becomes an honest person." Kenji soon finds it's not easy to get...

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Japanese silent drama from 1927....

Two young brothers become the leaders of a gang of kids in their neighborhood. Ozu's charming film is a social satire that draws from the antics of childhood as well as the tragedy of maturity....

Shinpachi Morimura, who was born in a fusuma craftsman's house, wants to join the Japanese navy. However, his father wants him to continue in the family business and refuses to accept it....

Lost silent film...

When a young man inherits his father's lucrative business, he cheats the system to set up three of his college friends with jobs....

A 1937 Japanese film....

In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a homeless young lady and convinces a bar owner to take her in....