Akira Takarada Movies

  • 1955
    New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain

    New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain

    New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain

    01955HD

    Kurama Tengu uncovers a suspicious gold robbery tied to a political scheme within the shogunate. As he follows the clues, hidden alliances,...

    New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
  • 1962
    Chûshingura

    Chûshingura

    Chûshingura

    7.21962HD

    After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their...

    Chûshingura
  • 1961
    The End of Summer

    The End of Summer

    The End of Summer

    7.4661961HD

    The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old...

    The End of Summer
  • 1992
    Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

    Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

    Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

    6.71992HD

    An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they...

    Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
  • 1968
    Devils-in-Law

    Devils-in-Law

    Devils-in-Law

    01968HD

    Devils-in-Law
  • 1960
    The 6th Suspect

    The 6th Suspect

    The 6th Suspect

    01960HD

    Police investigate the murder of a private eye/blackmailer who had numerous enemies, including six prime suspects.

    The 6th Suspect
  • 1962
    A Wanderer's Notebook

    A Wanderer's Notebook

    A Wanderer's Notebook

    7.21962HD

    Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko...

    A Wanderer's Notebook
  • 2007
    Glory to the Filmmaker!

    Glory to the Filmmaker!

    Glory to the Filmmaker!

    6.362007HD

    Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete...

    Glory to the Filmmaker!
  • 1955
    Tomboy Daughter Diary

    Tomboy Daughter Diary

    Tomboy Daughter Diary

    01955HD

    Olympic gymnast Yukiko resists marriage plans, stumbling into a newspaper job under reporter Tsubasa. Amid comic mix-ups with a fake fortune teller,...

    Tomboy Daughter Diary
  • 1958
    The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl

    The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl

    The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl

    01958HD

    Minako, a runaway from Osaka chasing her dream of becoming a singer, struggles through poverty, failed jobs, and exploitation in Tokyo. With the help...

    The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
  • 2023
    Nikko Story

    Nikko Story

    Nikko Story

    02023HD

    Oba Kamon runs a cafe in the Nikko city. One day, a mysterious woman appears before him and leaves behind a message, “In the ring where the sun...

    Nikko Story
  • 1959
    The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

    5.3081959HD

    The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the...

    The Three Treasures
  • 1963
    Walleyed Nippon

    Walleyed Nippon

    Walleyed Nippon

    01963HD

    Comedy about a Japanese-American professor, a nuclear scientist, who returns to Japan to search for a typically subservient Japanese wife.

    Walleyed Nippon
  • 1990
    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    6.0671990HD

    Nayoko, a good-hearted geisha, brings luck to the men she sleeps with, even though most are scoundrels who don’t deserve it.

    Tales of a Golden Geisha
  • 1959
    Three Dolls in College

    Three Dolls in College

    Three Dolls in College

    01959HD

    The first of eight "Three Dolls" features. In this entry the girls, students at Nichinan University, balance studying for the final exams while...

    Three Dolls in College
  • 1962
    Me and Me

    Me and Me

    Me and Me

    01962HD

    Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong...

    Me and Me
  • 1960
    The Lovelorn Geisha

    The Lovelorn Geisha

    The Lovelorn Geisha

    6.31960HD

    A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in...

    The Lovelorn Geisha
  • 1996
    Sure Death 6

    Sure Death 6

    Sure Death 6

    01996HD

    When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an...

    Sure Death 6
  • 1965
    The White Rose of Hong Kong

    The White Rose of Hong Kong

    The White Rose of Hong Kong

    01965HD

    Narcotics officer Matsumoto’s investigation into a drug smuggling ring leads him from Tokyo to Hong Kong, where personal ties and painful...

    The White Rose of Hong Kong
  • 1960
    The Storm of the Pacific

    The Storm of the Pacific

    The Storm of the Pacific

    5.61960HD

    Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in...

    The Storm of the Pacific