Takeshi Katō

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Mifune: The Last Samurai
7.2

Mifune: The Last Samurai

An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.
Only on Mondays
6.7

Only on Mondays

Mar. 04, 1964

Only on Mondays

Yuka is a “good-time girl” from Yokohama who is persuaded by her papa to sleep with a foreign business executive so that he can close an ...
Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow
7.3

Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow

Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl’s dreams of higher education.
The Ghost of the Hunchback
6.3

The Ghost of the Hunchback

A hunchbacked caretaker presides over a forlorn mansion inhabited by the ghosts of his previous masters. An unbelieving trio (a doctor, his ...
Ninja, a Band of Assassins
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Ninja, a Band of Assassins

Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into ...
For Kayako
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For Kayako

Nov. 10, 1984

For Kayako

A film about the substantial population of Koreans living in Japan, and the love affair between Kayako, a Japanese girl, and Im, a Korean.
Children of Nagasaki
6.7

Children of Nagasaki

Sep. 16, 1983

Children of Nagasaki

August 9, 1945. An atomic bomb drops on Urakami, Nagasaki at 11:02am. The story of Dr. Nagai and his family.
Fighting Elegy
6.9

Fighting Elegy

Nov. 09, 1966

Fighting Elegy

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, ...
None But the Brave
6.4

None But the Brave

Feb. 24, 1965

None But the Brave

American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive ...
High and Low
8.4

High and Low

Mar. 01, 1963

High and Low

A shoe company executive who has mortgaged everything he has becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped and is ...
Pigs and Battleships
7.5

Pigs and Battleships

Jan. 21, 1961

Pigs and Battleships

In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.
The Bad Sleep Well
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The Bad Sleep Well

Sep. 15, 1960

The Bad Sleep Well

In this loose adaptation of „Hamlet,“ illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and ...