In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. Read More »
Tag Archives: Takahiro Tamura
Yorokobi mo kanashimi mo ikutoshitsuki / Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957) Keisuke Kinoshita, Hideko Takamine, Keiji Sada, Takahiro Tamura
Covering the years from 1932 through 1957, this is the story of the trials and tribulations of lighthouse keeper Keiji Sada and his wife Hideko Takamine. Read More »
Hoodlum Soldier / Heitai yakuza (1965) Yasuzô Masumura, Shintarô Katsu, Takahiro Tamura, Mikio Narita
A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. Read More »
Stakeout / Harikomi (1958) Yoshitarô Nomura, Minoru Ôki, Takahiro Tamura, Seiji Miyaguchi
Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching Read More »
Hoodlum Soldier: Rebel in the Army / Shin heitai yakuza: Kasen (1972) Yasuzô Masumura, Shintarô Katsu, Takahiro Tamura, Michiyo Ohkusu
On the Chinese front, Kisaburo, a young soldier, falls in love with a Chinese spy. Read More »
The Sea and Poison / Umi to dokuyaku (1986) Kei Kumai, Eiji Okuda, Ken Watanabe, Takahiro Tamura
Downed American fliers in WWII are vivisected by Japanese surgeons in cruel medical experiments. Read More »
The River Fuefuki (1960) Fuefukigawa
A young man decides to become a warrior, causing trouble for his clan. Read More »
The Great White Tower / Shiroi Kyotô (1966) Satsuo Yamamoto, Jirô Tamiya, Eijirô Tôno, Takahiro Tamura
Zaizen Goro may only be an assistant professor but he has already made a name for himself. Read More »
Magino Village: A Tale / 1000-nen kizami no hidokei (1987) Shinsuke Ogawa, Tatsumi Hijikata, Junko Miyashita, Takahiro Tamura
The movie compiles footage taken by Ogawa Production for a period of more than ten years Read More »
Muddy River AKA Doro no kawa (1981) Kôhei Oguri, Takahiro Tamura, Mariko Kaga, Nobutaka Asahara
Two boys, whose parents ply their trade by the mouth of a muddy river in Osaka, become close friends. Read More »