Directing
Eisuke Takizawa
Born September 6, 1902 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died November 29, 1965 · aged 63
Eisuke Takizawa (滝沢英輔, Takizawa Eisuke, 6 September 1902 – 29 November 1965) (alternate name: Kinpachi Kajiwara) was a Japanese film director. Born in Tokyo, Takizawa worked at Tōa Cinema and Makino Film Productions before debuting as a director in 1929 with Aru onna to gaka. He later directed primarily jidaigeki at Toho and Nikkatsu.
Known For
The Flower and the Sword · 1964The Flower and the Sword
1964
MovieCrime
A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees the building of a bridge in Japan, a powerful gangster plans to stop the project. By any means necessary.
Swords and Brocade · 1951Swords and Brocade
★ 9.01951
MovieDrama
A young lord joins gang of Robin-esque robbers.
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16 · 1957Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
1957
MovieDrama
A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.
Duel at Yagyu Valley · 1945Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
MovieAction
During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword and martial arts. Hozoin loses a series of matches with master swordsman Kozumi Ise-no-kami. Bitterly ashamed, Hozoin embarks on a journey, trying to perfect his skills. A few years later, Hozoin is ready and it's time for the ultimate showdown with Ise-no-kami!
Facing to the Clouds · 1962Facing to the Clouds
1962
MovieDrama
A rookie newspaper journalist, Takema Sakaki, has a strong sense of justice. In the Diet Building he gets acquainted with a library worker, Reiko Nakafuji. Reiko's father was a member of the Diet who was assassinated six years ago. Through Reiko, Takema joins Tsūkai-kai, a group of young people who respect her late father's political ideas. With the assistance of Tsukai-kai, Takema eventually uncovers the political scandal related to postwar compensation which led to the murder of Reiko's father.
The Temptress and the Monk · 1957The Temptress and the Monk
★ 8.01957
MovieHorrorDrama
A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn · 1937Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
★ 10.01937
MovieActionAdventure
Story of a bandit king part 2.
Subterranean Heat · 1938Subterranean Heat
★ 7.01938
MovieHistoryDrama
Movies
The Flower and the Sword · 1964The Flower and the Sword
1964
MovieCrime
A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees the building of a bridge in Japan, a powerful gangster plans to stop the project. By any means necessary.
Swords and Brocade · 1951Swords and Brocade
★ 9.01951
MovieDrama
A young lord joins gang of Robin-esque robbers.
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16 · 1957Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
1957
MovieDrama
A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.
Duel at Yagyu Valley · 1945Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
MovieAction
During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword and martial arts. Hozoin loses a series of matches with master swordsman Kozumi Ise-no-kami. Bitterly ashamed, Hozoin embarks on a journey, trying to perfect his skills. A few years later, Hozoin is ready and it's time for the ultimate showdown with Ise-no-kami!
Facing to the Clouds · 1962Facing to the Clouds
1962
MovieDrama
A rookie newspaper journalist, Takema Sakaki, has a strong sense of justice. In the Diet Building he gets acquainted with a library worker, Reiko Nakafuji. Reiko's father was a member of the Diet who was assassinated six years ago. Through Reiko, Takema joins Tsūkai-kai, a group of young people who respect her late father's political ideas. With the assistance of Tsukai-kai, Takema eventually uncovers the political scandal related to postwar compensation which led to the murder of Reiko's father.
The Temptress and the Monk · 1957The Temptress and the Monk
★ 8.01957
MovieHorrorDrama
A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn · 1937Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
★ 10.01937
MovieActionAdventure
Story of a bandit king part 2.
Subterranean Heat · 1938Subterranean Heat
★ 7.01938
MovieHistoryDrama
Kirare no Senta · 1949Kirare no Senta
★ 10.01949
MovieDramaHistory
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi · 1954Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1954
MovieDrama
Fukagawa's chef Ushimatsu of the restaurant Kawatake fell in love with a maid named Omame and changed dramatically. He stopped gambling and womanizing much to the surprise of his friends. As their wedding day approached, Minosuke who had long been infatuated with Omame threatened her mother Okuma by using a promissory note for three ryō that he lent to her.
Muhō Ichidai · 1957Muhō Ichidai
1957
MovieDrama
The movie is about a man who started a brothel to make money out of his poor circumstances in the late Meiji period.
Zesshou · 1958Zesshou
1958
MovieRomance
The story of the tender love between Junki, the son of a wealthy landowner, and Kayuki, the daughter of a forester, who decided to unite their destinies against their parents' wishes. Neither war nor years of separation could kill this love. It was only cut short by Kayuki's tragic death.
The Samurai of Edo · 1955The Samurai of Edo
★ 6.01955
MovieHistoryWar
This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, and therefore, shows audience the dynamic change from Edo to Meiji. Before the war, the director, Eisuke Takizawa, together with the writers, formed a scenario writer group "Narutaki-gumi and they shot many historical masterpieces.
Fighting Yasubei · 1952Fighting Yasubei
1952
MovieDramaHistory
Yasube Nakayama left the clan and lives in Edo. One day, Yasubei visits his uncle Rokuroemon Kanno to borrow money from a moneylender in the amount of 13 ryo in order to save Oteru, the daughter of a merchant. However, the next day, Rokuroemon was killed in a fight by the Murakami brothers. Yasubei rushed to the scene, took revenge and became the husband of Miya, the daughter of Horibe Yahei.
死の壁の脱出 · 1958死の壁の脱出
1958
MovieCrime
Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man · 1965Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man
1965
MovieCrimeDrama
The new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood.
Shutsugeki · 1964Shutsugeki
1964
MovieWar
An original warrior directed by Toshio Takagi, directed by Eisuke Takizawa of “Kiriko's Tango” by Toshio Yasumi, a comedy, cheerful widow. The photo was taken by Minoru Yokoyama from “Asakusa no Toko Odoriko Monogatari”
Kantaro of Ina · 1943Kantaro of Ina
1943
MovieDramaHistory
War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.
The Rule for a Vagabond · 1965The Rule for a Vagabond
1965
MovieActionDrama
A brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this historical action saga.
Yasugorō shusse · 1953Yasugorō shusse
★ 10.01953
MovieCrimeDrama
Ōma no tsuji · 1938Ōma no tsuji
1938
Movie
Set in the late Edo period of the assassination of Dairo Ii, the sword and emotional romance that depicts the murderous world. The turmoil of the end of the Edo period is depicted through the nameless Ichii people, centering on the main character of the Hatamoto collapse that is drunk by the waves of the end of the Edo period.