Eiko Takamatsu Movies

  • 1936
    Mr. Thank You

    Mr. Thank You

    Mr. Thank You

    71936HD

    In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.

    Mr. Thank You
  • 1947
    Record of a Tenement Gentleman

    Record of a Tenement Gentleman

    Record of a Tenement Gentleman

    7.21947HD

    An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board.

    Record of a Tenement Gentleman
  • 1956
    Farewell to Dream

    Farewell to Dream

    Farewell to Dream

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    A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are...

    Farewell to Dream
  • 1951
    Carmen Comes Home

    Carmen Comes Home

    Carmen Comes Home

    6.21951HD

    A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.

    Carmen Comes Home
  • 1936
    The Only Son

    The Only Son

    The Only Son

    7.3891936HD

    A silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son's education up to a college level despite their poverty. Many years later, she travels to Tokyo...

    The Only Son
  • 1948
    A Hen in the Wind

    A Hen in the Wind

    A Hen in the Wind

    6.91948HD

    Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for...

    A Hen in the Wind
  • 1947
    The Ball at the Anjo House

    The Ball at the Anjo House

    The Ball at the Anjo House

    6.71947HD

    After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the...

    The Ball at the Anjo House
  • 1956
    The Thick-Walled Room

    The Thick-Walled Room

    The Thick-Walled Room

    7.11956HD

    A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a...

    The Thick-Walled Room
  • 1933
    The Dancing Girl of Izu

    The Dancing Girl of Izu

    The Dancing Girl of Izu

    6.51933HD

    "The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets...

    The Dancing Girl of Izu
  • 1953
    Sincere Heart

    Sincere Heart

    Sincere Heart

    6.21953HD

    A young student falls into a hopeless romantic attraction to a sick girl, whom he can only see from afar.

    Sincere Heart
  • 1930
    Pure Love

    Pure Love

    Pure Love

    01930HD

    Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

    Pure Love
  • 1935
    An Actor's Revenge

    An Actor's Revenge

    An Actor's Revenge

    5.21935HD

    An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.

    An Actor's Revenge
  • 1952
    Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

    5.81952HD

    Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

    Carmen's Innocent Love
  • 1946
    Morning for the Osone Family

    Morning for the Osone Family

    Morning for the Osone Family

    6.91946HD

    A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.

    Morning for the Osone Family
  • 1952
    Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove

    Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove

    Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove

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    Mariko studies at a missionary school in Shinshu. She drops out of school and joins her father on a circus tour when she discovers that her father,...

    Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
  • 1935
    Okoto and Sasuke

    Okoto and Sasuke

    Okoto and Sasuke

    6.71935HD

    A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki...

    Okoto and Sasuke
  • 1956
    Morishige, where are you going?

    Morishige, where are you going?

    Morishige, where are you going?

    01956HD

    A man who seemed to have found happiness with a wife and child loses his wife and his daughter gets married... A man's life, full of joy and sorrow,...

    Morishige, where are you going?
  • 1933
    Love

    Love

    Love

    01933HD

    Heinosuke Gosho evokes in this film the family conflicts engendered by the eternal problem of a father who projects his professional desires on the...

    Love
  • 1932
    Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

    Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

    Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

    61932HD

    Part two of Shimizu's major silent Seven Seas, a family drama of the intertwining fates of the rich, decadent Yagibashis and the far less prosperous...

    Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter
  • 1939
    Spring Thunder

    Spring Thunder

    Spring Thunder

    01939HD

    Eiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at singing, and lived her life playing around with her...

    Spring Thunder