Hideo Takeda
After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced...
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Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
as Kenzo HorinoWhen a young man inherits his father's lucrative business, he cheats the system to set up three...
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Warm Current
as uncreditedAdaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a...
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The Lights of Asakusa
as Kōhei HandaPre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking...
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The Trio's Engagements
as Sonshichi Kageyama / President / Reiko's fatherThree men vying for the same job end up chasing the same girl in this comedy-drama from noted...
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The Dancing Girl of Izu
as Monk"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu...
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The Boss's Son at College
as Father GoheiThe story deals with Fuji, nicknamed Waka-danna (Young Master), the star athlete on his...
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Burden of Life
as uncreditedA middle-aged father has just married off his third daughter, but still has his nine year old...
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Vermilion and Green
as uncreditedA businessman’s daughter falls in love with one of her father’s employees.
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Okoto and Sasuke
as uncreditedA period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her...
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Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter
as Yunosuke YagibashiPart two of Shimizu's major silent Seven Seas, a family drama of the intertwining fates of the...
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The Golden Demon
as Omiya's fatherA penniless orphan loses the woman he loves, when her family arranges a marriage to a wealthy...
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Gon'uemon ŌkuboThis 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed...
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Notes of an Itinerant Performer
as YamafujiUta’s mother died when she was six years old; her father she never met. She was forced to adopt...
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Marching On
as uncreditedA farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real...
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