Segawa, a teacher in a small village, decides to break with his cowardice after discovering their pariah origin. Read More »
Tag Archives: Osamu Takizawa
The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)
After Japan’s loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give Read More »
Men and War II / Senso to ningen II: Ai to kanashimino sanga (1971) Satsuo Yamamoto, Osamu Takizawa, Shinsuke Ashida, Hideki Takahashi
The second part follow the the stories of two brothers serving in different units of the Imperial Japanese army Read More »
Stolen Desire / Nusumareta yokujô (1958) Shôhei Imamura, Osamu Takizawa, Shin’ichi Yanagisawa, Hiroyuki Nagato
A rambunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows. Read More »
Till We Meet Again (1950) Tadashi Imai, Yoshiko Kuga, Eiji Okada, Osamu Takizawa, Drama, History
Saburo and Keiko fall in love with each other but the tide of the war separates them. Read More »
Kurobe no taiyo / The Sands of Kurobe (1968) Kei Kumai, Toshirô Mifune, Yûjirô Ishihara, Osamu Takizawa, Drama
Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of the massive Kurobe Dam. Read More »
Flag in the Mist / Kiri no hata (1965) Yôji Yamada, Chieko Baishô, Osamu Takizawa, Michiyo Aratama
When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shark Read More »