Acting

Chieko Takehisa

Born March 6, 1912 · Nakakawaguchi, Akita, Japan

Died September 14, 2006 · aged 94

Chieko Takehisa (March 6, 1912 – September 14, 2006) was a Japanese actress from Akita Prefecture. At 15, she dropped out of high school to join the movie industry. She then starred in many films and plays from the 1930s to the 1940s, becoming popular as an actress in "moga" (modern girl) roles. In 1935, Takehisa met American journalist Clarke Kawakami at a Christmas party. They soon fell in love…

Known For

The Responsibility of Kissing

The Responsibility of Kissing · 1936

The Responsibility of Kissing

Learn from Experience, Part One

Learn from Experience, Part One · 1937

Learn from Experience, Part One

Wealthy young Toyomi and Shintaro are in love. However, Shintaro’s father is arranging for him to marry Yurie, the scion of an even wealthier family. The two lovers flee to Tokyo, but when Shintaro returns to proclaim his intent to marry Toyomi, his father browbeats him into attending the marriage meeting with Yurie. Part one of a two-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan.

Japanese Women's Textbook

Japanese Women's Textbook · 1937

Japanese Women's Textbook

MovieDramaHistory

Horse

Ine Onoda, the eldest daughter of a poor family of farmers, raises a colt from birth and comes to love the horse dearly. When the horse is grown, the government orders it auctioned and sold to the army. Ine struggles to prevent the sale.

Uta e! Taiyō

Uta e! Taiyō · 1945

1945 Japanese movie

The Bride from Japan

The Bride from Japan · 1959

The Bride from Japan

MovieRomanceComedy

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.

Kaze no ko

Kaze no ko · 1949

1949 drama film

Learn from Experience, Part Two

Learn from Experience, Part Two · 1937

Learn from Experience, Part Two

Toyomi is pregnant -- and while Shintaro and Yurie are on their extended honeymoon, she bears his child, a girl named Kiyoko. She is supported in adversity by close friend Michiko and her mother but also, surprisingly, Shintaro's mother and siblings. Even moreso, Toyomi and Yurie become friends. Part two of a two-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan.

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The Responsibility of Kissing

The Responsibility of Kissing · 1936

The Responsibility of Kissing

Learn from Experience, Part One

Learn from Experience, Part One · 1937

Learn from Experience, Part One

Wealthy young Toyomi and Shintaro are in love. However, Shintaro’s father is arranging for him to marry Yurie, the scion of an even wealthier family. The two lovers flee to Tokyo, but when Shintaro returns to proclaim his intent to marry Toyomi, his father browbeats him into attending the marriage meeting with Yurie. Part one of a two-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan.

Yurie

Japanese Women's Textbook

Japanese Women's Textbook · 1937

Japanese Women's Textbook

MovieDramaHistory

(Volume 1)

Horse

Ine Onoda, the eldest daughter of a poor family of farmers, raises a colt from birth and comes to love the horse dearly. When the horse is grown, the government orders it auctioned and sold to the army. Ine struggles to prevent the sale.

Saku Onoda, Ine's mother

Uta e! Taiyō

Uta e! Taiyō · 1945

1945 Japanese movie

The Bride from Japan

The Bride from Japan · 1959

The Bride from Japan

MovieRomanceComedy

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.

Taro's mother

Kaze no ko

Kaze no ko · 1949

1949 drama film

Learn from Experience, Part Two

Learn from Experience, Part Two · 1937

Learn from Experience, Part Two

Toyomi is pregnant -- and while Shintaro and Yurie are on their extended honeymoon, she bears his child, a girl named Kiyoko. She is supported in adversity by close friend Michiko and her mother but also, surprisingly, Shintaro's mother and siblings. Even moreso, Toyomi and Yurie become friends. Part two of a two-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan.

Yurie

Those Who Make Tomorrow

Those Who Make Tomorrow · 1946

Those Who Make Tomorrow

In postwar Japan, two sisters—a film studio script girl and a revue dancer—become swept up in the growing labor movement when workers around them strike for better conditions. As their conservative father opposes their activism, his own dismissal forces him to confront the realities of class struggle and join their fight for a fairer future. Now considered a lost film, Those Who Make Tomorrow was produced by Toho to promote unionization during Japan’s Allied Occupation.

Kin Okamoto, Mother

Kantaro of Ina

Kantaro of Ina · 1943

MovieDramaHistory

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

Hikari to kage (Zenpen) · 1940

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

Part one of two.

The Monkey King

The Monkey King · 1940

The Monkey King

MovieComedyFantasy

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenichi Enomoto) fight their way to their goal, their path is fraught with internal strife.

Witch

Subterranean Heat

Subterranean Heat · 1938

Subterranean Heat

MovieHistoryDrama

Okayo

Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister · 1936

Brother and Sister

Ino tries to control Mon’s every move, but she becomes a fallen woman, having an affair with a student, Obata whereas her sister San remains a “good girl.” The mother is very supportive of her daughters, but, the father, Akaza, who is the stonecutter foreman on the damn, lacks control of his family.

To Love and Swear

To Love and Swear · 1945

To Love and Swear

After facing hard times, an orphan Korean boy gets adopted to Japanese society. He meets several Japanese people who are kind to him, and grows up wanting to repay his debt to Japan, by becoming a kamikaze pilot.

Shiraishi's wife

Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

Hikari to kage (Kōhen) · 1940

Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

Part two of two.

Tadano Bonji: Jinsei Benkyô

Tadano Bonji: Jinsei Benkyô · 1934

Tadano Bonji: Jinsei Benkyô

Based on the comic by Yutaka Asou

Blizzard Ronin

Blizzard Ronin · 1939

MovieDramaHistory

The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.

Yoru no hato

Yoru no hato · 1937

Okiyo runs a restaurant in Asakusa. She struggles with the times and the relationships around her.

Okiyo