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Takeshi Sato

Born April 13, 1903 · Tokyo, Japan

Died December 8, 1978 · aged 75

No biography available.

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The Invisible 108th UnitThe Invisible 108th Unit · 1956
The Invisible 108th Unit
1956
MovieWarDrama
A poignant and deeply moving story of the officers and men of the Saipan “Total Annihilation” Unit, who, longing for their loved ones back home, return to their homeland unseen.
His Highness SurabayaHis Highness Surabaya · 1955
His Highness Surabaya
1955
MovieComedy
Hisaya Morishige is Kyutaro, a nuclear physicist and his twin brother, Eiji, a con man. Eiji finally hits on his most elaborate scheme yet, to pretend to be a king of a remote, undiscovered island, and becomes a media sensation.
Japanese Girls at the HarborJapanese Girls at the Harbor · 1933
Japanese Girls at the Harbor
★ 6.31933
MovieDramaRomance
Set in the port city of Yokohama, two girls, Sunako and Dora who attend a Christian school, pledge to be friends. But when a youth named Henry appears on his motorcycle and offers to take Sunako for a ride, we know that this friendship won't last and that the lives of both girls will change in ways they are barely able to comprehend, and can do little to change.
Okoto and SasukeOkoto and Sasuke · 1935
Okoto and Sasuke
★ 6.81935
MovieDrama
A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki Junichiro.
Young TeacherYoung Teacher · 1942
Young Teacher
1942
MovieDrama
A novice city-based teacher's first assignment is to a fishing village's grade school. The young teacher's first week with her new students is enjoyable, but she gradually notices that many of the students are skipping school. Visiting her students after class, she realizes that many of them are charged with work and tasks like making money, toiling on the farm, doing housework or tending to their younger siblings. Many of them live in unhygienic homes due to poverty or overwork. She not only reports and explains the situation to the school's principal, but also attempts to improve the conditions by making textbooks, teaching cleanliness, and making her classes relevant.
Our Neighbor, Miss YaeOur Neighbor, Miss Yae · 1934
Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
★ 7.41934
MovieDrama
Keitaro is a law student and Yaeko is a high school girl. They are neighbors, and their friendship is starting to develop into something more romantic. Then, Yaeko's sister Kyouko has a breakup with her husband and returns home. Kyouko is clearly interested in Keitaro and Yae becomes anxious.
The Boss's Son at CollegeThe Boss's Son at College · 1933
The Boss's Son at College
★ 7.51933
MovieComedyDrama
The story deals with Fuji, nicknamed Waka-danna (Young Master), the star athlete on his university's rugby team. The son of a wealthy soy sauce manufacturer, Fuji basks in the glory of his athletic celebrity. Attracting the attention of admiring young women, Fuji resists family pressure to settle down and marry after college. Instead, he spends much of his time drinking and womanizing, behavior which eventually leads the college officials to expel him from the team.
Seven Seas: Chastity ChapterSeven Seas: Chastity Chapter · 1932
Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter
★ 8.01932
MovieDrama
Part two of Shimizu's major silent Seven Seas, a family drama of the intertwining fates of the rich, decadent Yagibashis and the far less prosperous Sone family.

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Chocolate and SoldiersChocolate and Soldiers · 1938
Chocolate and Soldiers
★ 8.51938
MovieWarDrama
Chocolate and Soldiers (チョコレートと兵隊, Chokorēto to Heitai) is a 1938 Japanese war film directed by Sato Takeshi and one of the most effective Japanese propaganda films of the late 1930s. The American director Frank Capra said of Chocolate and Soldiers "We can't beat this kind of thing. We make a film like that maybe once in a decade. We haven't got the actors. It shows the common Japanese soldier as an individual and as a family man, presenting even enemy Chinese soldiers as brave individuals. It is considered to be a "humanist" film, paying close attention to the human feelings of both the soldier and his family. Cinema theorist Kate Taylor-Jones suggests that Chocolate and Soldiers provided "a vision of the noble, obedient and honourable Japanese army fighting to defend the emperor and Japan.

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