Kazunari Takeda

Directing

Kazunari Takeda

Born November 15, 1930 · Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan (age 95)

Director. Worked as an associate director under several directors at Nikkatsu in the 1950s and 60s, including many AD roles on the films of director Seijun Suzuki. He then was promoted to director and went on to become a notable, and fairly active contributor to Nikkatsu's Roman Porno series.

Known For

Fearless ComradesFearless Comrades · 1966
Fearless Comrades
1966
MovieActionCrime
The first film in the Fearless Guy series. Kosuke was part of a huge organized crime group, but decided to leave after his best friend died a brutal death at the hands of the gang leader. He goes on a trip with a guitar in his hand and ends up in Yokohama. The guitar he plays at the bar in the evening was given to him by his late best friend. At the bar, Kosuke meets Kumagoro. Kosuke saves Kumagoro from bandits. Kumagoro is a funny man, he came to this city to reunite with the woman he swore to marry. Kosuke decides to settle in this city and help him find his beloved, but the future of this city is not cloudless either, because the cruel Yakuza is in power in the city, and soon Kosuke will have to fight with him...
East Side Waltz Garden of Earthly DelightsEast Side Waltz Garden of Earthly Delights · 1998
East Side Waltz Garden of Earthly Delights
6.01998
MovieDrama
Fukano, an elderly novelist who grew up in the mountains of Tokyo, met a young woman, Kana, for the first time in Fukagawa. Overcoming the age difference, they are strongly attracted to each other. However, in Fukano, in addition to the problem of downtown and uptown, there was a deep “river” that separated women and men. However, Kana, on the other hand, easily crossed that "river" due to her sexual love with Fukano. "I never thought I'd live west of the Sumida River," Kana said. However, behind this lies the conspiracy of Fukano's old lover, Junko. The two get married, but Kana's behavior is gradually haunted by a mystery, and the shadow of her detective and old man flickers. The core of the mystery involved a strange sex shop
Take Aim at the Police VanTake Aim at the Police Van · 1960
Take Aim at the Police Van
6.21960
MovieThrillerMystery
A sniper kills two prisoners in a police van, and the driver sets out to find the killer.
The Boy Who Came BackThe Boy Who Came Back · 1958
The Boy Who Came Back
7.61958
MovieDrama
Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.
Room of ShameRoom of Shame · 1982
Room of Shame
4.51982
MovieDrama
After an accident a husband becomes impotent. To help solve the problem of having a sexy wife with an overabundance of desire he invites his three best friends to help out.
Smashing the 0-LineSmashing the 0-Line · 1960
Smashing the 0-Line
6.31960
MovieDramaCrime
Katiri is a reporter so ambitiously amoral that he’ll sell out anyone—including his partner and the drug dealer he’s sleeping with—to get a scoop. But what happens when an even more ruthless female gang boss kidnaps his sister?
Passport to DarknessPassport to Darkness · 1959
Passport to Darkness
7.51959
MovieMysteryCrime
A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in search of the real killer.
Sensei no tsushinboSensei no tsushinbo · 1977
Sensei no tsushinbo
9.01977
Movie

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Fearless ComradesFearless Comrades · 1966
Fearless Comrades
1966
MovieActionCrime
The first film in the Fearless Guy series. Kosuke was part of a huge organized crime group, but decided to leave after his best friend died a brutal death at the hands of the gang leader. He goes on a trip with a guitar in his hand and ends up in Yokohama. The guitar he plays at the bar in the evening was given to him by his late best friend. At the bar, Kosuke meets Kumagoro. Kosuke saves Kumagoro from bandits. Kumagoro is a funny man, he came to this city to reunite with the woman he swore to marry. Kosuke decides to settle in this city and help him find his beloved, but the future of this city is not cloudless either, because the cruel Yakuza is in power in the city, and soon Kosuke will have to fight with him...

Assistant Director

East Side Waltz Garden of Earthly DelightsEast Side Waltz Garden of Earthly Delights · 1998
East Side Waltz Garden of Earthly Delights
6.01998
MovieDrama
Fukano, an elderly novelist who grew up in the mountains of Tokyo, met a young woman, Kana, for the first time in Fukagawa. Overcoming the age difference, they are strongly attracted to each other. However, in Fukano, in addition to the problem of downtown and uptown, there was a deep “river” that separated women and men. However, Kana, on the other hand, easily crossed that "river" due to her sexual love with Fukano. "I never thought I'd live west of the Sumida River," Kana said. However, behind this lies the conspiracy of Fukano's old lover, Junko. The two get married, but Kana's behavior is gradually haunted by a mystery, and the shadow of her detective and old man flickers. The core of the mystery involved a strange sex shop

Director