Writing

Nisan Takahashi

Born February 3, 1926 · Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Died May 5, 2015 · aged 89

No biography available.

Known For

Gamera, the Giant MonsterGamera, the Giant Monster · 1965
Gamera, the Giant Monster
★ 5.91965
MovieActionHorror
A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sympathic link to the monster, to put a stop to Gamera's rampage.
Gamera vs. BarugonGamera vs. Barugon · 1966
Gamera vs. Barugon
★ 6.41966
MovieFantasyAction
Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.
Gamera vs. VirasGamera vs. Viras · 1968
Gamera vs. Viras
★ 5.61968
MovieAdventureAction
As alien invaders plot to conquer the Earth, two Boy Scouts steal a mini-submarine and discover Gamera in their midst. Transported to the alien's spaceship, the Scouts are menaced by the evil inhabitants, including Viras, a squid-like monster that grows to colossal size to battle Gamera.
Gamera vs. GyaosGamera vs. Gyaos · 1967
Gamera vs. Gyaos
★ 6.11967
MovieActionAdventure
Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new threat, a young boy forms an alliance with Gamera; a monster no one else seems to trust.
Gamera vs. GuironGamera vs. Guiron · 1969
Gamera vs. Guiron
★ 5.31969
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Two young boys sneak aboard a spaceship and find themselves whisked away to the mysterious planet Terra. There, they encounter Gamera's old foe Gyaos and two female aliens with a taste for human brains. Gamera must save the children and battle the new monster Guiron, whose entire body is a deadly living weapon.
Gamera Super MonsterGamera Super Monster · 1980
Gamera Super Monster
★ 4.91980
MovieScience FictionFamily
As a massive alien craft heads to Earth to do evil, three good and powerful superwomen befriend a young boy who has a special connection to Gamera. The alien Zanon launches a battery of familiar foes against Gamera, who might have to give the ultimate sacrifice to defeat the alien invader.
Gammera the InvincibleGammera the Invincible · 1966
Gammera the Invincible
★ 5.11966
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
An atomic explosion awakens Gammera, a giant fire breathing turtle monster from his millions of years of hibernation.
Naki warai jigoku gokurakuNaki warai jigoku gokuraku · 1955
Naki warai jigoku gokuraku
1955
MovieComedy
A rakugo storyteller who makes people laugh falls in love with his master’s daughter.

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Smart-sanSmart-san · 1978
Smart-san
★ 7.81978
SeriesAnimationDrama
Benio Hanamura is a 17-year-old schoolgirl in Tokyo during the Taisho era. Benio lost her mother when she was very young and has been raised by her father, a high-ranking official in the Japanese army. As a result, she has grown into a tomboy—contrary to traditional Japanese notions of femininity, she studies kendo, drinks sake, dresses in often outlandish-looking Western fashions, and isn't as interested in housewife duties as she is in literature. She also rejects the idea of arranged marriages and believes in a woman's right to a career and to marry for love. Benio's best friends are the beautiful Tamaki, who is much more feminine than Benio but equally interested in women's rights, and Ranmaru, a young man who was raised to play female roles in the kabuki theater and as a result has acquired very effeminate mannerisms.

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