Movies: Takeshi Sakamoto

This was 1942, so it was a national policy film, no matter what you call it. But when the war was still on the winning side, there wasn't even a little bit of sadness in the film (as the war was getting worse and worse, the burdens on our backs were ...

Comedy about a young man juggling several girlfriends. Considered to be a lost film....

A student comes up with various schemes to avoid paying a tailor the money he owes him. Considered to be a lost film....

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Japanese mystery film marking Yuka Mizuhara's film debut....

Movie about a devoted and single woman and her daughter. The mother's nickname is "Bokuseki" (wooden head) because of his supposed stubbornness. No.10 in the list of "The 10 best films of 1940" by Kinema Junpo....

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1961 Japanese movie...

A salaryman finds some money in the street and gets a reward for returning it to its rightful owner. However his colleagues immediately start borrowing money and selling him things he doesn't need, much to his wife's annoyance. Considered to be a los...

That Night's Woman...

A road trip comedy set against the backdrop of the famous historical sites of Tohoku and Hokkaido....

A melodrama about an orphan and her mother who are separated and lose contact, but are later reunited....

Kotobuki-za is a story of the Naniwa-bushi singer Baichuken Tsurumaru....

1961 Japanese movie...