4 Movies Starring Osamu Takizawa

The Ball at the Anjo House

The Ball at the Anjo House

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1947-09-27

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

89 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (146 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Kaneto Shindè

Kèzaburè Yoshimura (idea)

Fullplot:

After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves for his defeated father and the values that the war destroyed, while the daughter tries to prevent father from taking his life and to find her own place in the new Japan.

Children of Hiroshima

Children of Hiroshima

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1952-08-06

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (641 Reviews)

Director:

Kaneto Shindè

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Arata Osada (novel)

Kaneto Shindè

Fullplot:

Six years after the atomic bombing of 06 August 1945, the school teacher Takako Ishikawa returns to Hiroshima on her vacation to visit friends and to honor her parents that died in the bombing. Takako was raised by her uncle and aunt. While in her hometown she stays with her friend, Natsue Morikawa, who has become infertile due to the side effect of the A-bomb. While walking along the destroyed city, she sees a former family friend, Iwakichi, who worked with her father, and is almost blind and has become a beggar. She pays a visit to his shanty in the slums and discovers that his grandson, Taro, is living in an orphanage since Iwakichi's shanty is no place to raise the child. When Morikawa tells her that three former pupils from the kindergarten have survived to the bombing, Takako pays a visit to each one of them and finds how the A-bomb and the radiation have affected their lives. Before returning home, Takako asks Iwakachi to let her bring Taro with her; but their bond is very strong.

Stolen Desire

Stolen Desire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-07-01

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (215 Reviews)

Director:

Shèhei Imamura

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Tèkè Kon (novel)

Toshiro Suzuki

Fullplot:

A rumbunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows.

Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-11-03

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(2996 Reviews)

Director:

Kon Ichikawa

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Shohei Ooka (novel)

Natto Wada

Fullplot:

It is the Philipines, 1945. The Japanese Imperial Army has been reduced to a ragtag mob hiding in the jungles. Among them is Pvt. Tamura. The situation goes from bad to worse and in the face of the brutal conditions facing the men, some go insane and resort to murder and cannibalism. In the midst of this, Pvt. Tamura tries to survive without giving up his principles.

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