Takeshi Sakamoto Movies

Japanese silent film from 1929.

Hirano's wife Yasuko had grown weary of her life of poverty. Her feelings of dissatisfaction deepened when she met her elegantly dressed friend...

A period drama about samurai who survived a loss in battle. An early jidaegeki by Hiroshi Shimizu.

A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second...

1961 Japanese movie

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

A geisha helps a runaway who looks just like her.

A silent 3-reel comedy short that uses the 1933 film King Kong as a backdrop to the story. It was produced by Shochiku Studios (who released the...

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as...

A melodrama about an orphan and her mother who are separated and lose contact, but are later reunited.

Japanese mystery film marking Yuka Mizuhara's film debut.

Japanese jidaigeki from 1927. The titular character's nickname may suggest agility, stealth, or other outstanding skills.

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

1945 Japanese movie

Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...

Before a young woman can be sold to a geisha, she becomes pregnant.

Movie about a devoted and single woman and her daughter. The mother's nickname is "Bokuseki" (wooden head) because of his supposed stubbornness....

In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a homeless young lady and convinces a bar owner to take...