Art

Takashi Kono

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I Was Born, But...I Was Born, But... · 1932
I Was Born, But...
7.61932
MovieComedyDrama
Brothers Keiji and Ryoichi move to a new neighborhood in the Tokyo suburbs after their father, an office clerk, is promoted. The boys join the local gang as lowly new kids and emerge as natural leaders after defeating a bully. While visiting the home of their father's boss, the brothers witness the ridicule their father endures to please his superior. Angry and embarrassed, the boys find their naive ideas about power being challenged.
Ginza CosmeticsGinza Cosmetics · 1951
Ginza Cosmetics
6.51951
MovieDrama
A few days in the life of a quiet geisha, single mother of a smart young boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza. A woman devoted to others' needs, she'll end by taking part herself in one of the many disguises of Ginza.
AnatahanAnatahan · 1953
Anatahan
6.81953
MovieDramaWar
From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.
Young PeopleYoung People · 1937
Young People
6.01937
MovieDrama
Based on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school in a beautiful northern harbor town. Teacher Masaki (Obinata) speaks up for Keiko, one of the girls at the school, every time she causes problems because he feels sorry for her, a child born out of wedlock. Sumi (Natsukawa), one of Masaki’s colleagues and who is secretly in love with him, strongly disagrees with him about Keiko. Then Sumi hears a rumor that Keiko is pregnant with Masaki's child . . . .
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1 · 1931
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
7.01931
Movie
The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a lumberland epic with a forest fire on Sakhalin Island, turns into a tragedy of King Lear dimensions, and manages to amaze the blasé audience with a happy end in the Wild West.
When We Came BackWhen We Came Back · 1950
When We Came Back
1950
Movie
Melodrama by Kiyoshi Saeki
Riverside Fish Market EmpireRiverside Fish Market Empire · 1952
Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952
Movie
Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki
University GatesUniversity Gates · 1948
University Gates
1948
Movie

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Mado Kara TobidaseMado Kara Tobidase · 1950
Mado Kara Tobidase
1950
MovieDrama
The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two families. Shusuke Tokuyama (Den Obinata) runs an agricultural and livestock industry, and has his father Ritaro (Hiroshi Shiomi), younger brother Yuji (Keiju Kobayashi), wife Fujiko (Kiko Todoroki), and four children (three of whom are Obinata's sons). They lived in a large family of 8 people, including 2 children and 2 daughters. The Fujieda family next door is Chieko (Ayako Okamura), whose husband, a captain, died in a shipwreck at sea, her daughter Mariko (Kyoko Kagawa), and her son Michio (Oohinata's son), who has a leg disability and is undergoing rehabilitation. ) We were a family of three. Through the interaction between the Tokuyama family and the Fujieda family, the importance of family and the kindness of people are reflected on the screen.

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