Michiko Takano

High School Third Graders (1963)

In 1963, Funaki Kazuo's debut song of the same name was released and then it was adapted to a movie based on Kenji Tomishima 's novel "Shake to Tomorrow" with the same title, produced by Daiei with this song as a motif. Singer and actor Funaki Kazuo also a ...

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp (1963)

Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear him any more, attempts to kill him, but without success. Saburouta is rescued by his niece, Keisuke at the last moment. Keisuke is a a good-for-nothing. Since t ...

Ken ni kakeru (1962)

Kakkoii wakamono tachi (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

The Whale God (1962)

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it. ...

Sutekina 16-sai (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Wakai yatsura no kaidan (1961)

1961 Japanese movie ...

The Radiant Prince (1961)

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu's "Genji Monogatari" (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor's illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imper ...

A Geisha's Diary (1961)

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person. ...

A Woman's Testament (1960)

The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince male cli ...

On This Earth (1957)

Ichiro's family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with eac ...