Ken Takakura Movies

Ken Takakura's screen debut, following his admission into Toei ranks via the studio's annual New Faces program, came surprisingly enough in this pair...

A ruffian joins the ranks of the emperor’s guards.

Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor.

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

Historical Yakuza gangster film set the early years of the Showa era.

A number of recently released prisoners become involved in a racket with a rancher who is a rival to a neighboring landowner and wants to use the...

A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is...

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and...

Japanese comedy film.

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

The life of entertainers in Asakusa’s pleasure quarters. An exciting yakuza story with superb action.

The love between young college students Toki and the handsome Takaga is tested when Takaya's parents, who despise Toki's family's geisha house...

An upstanding young man who is popular with the ladies takes on a corrupt group of men in his company.

A geisha helps a runaway who looks just like her.

A film adaptation of the original novel by Kazuo Dan. This exciting film, set in Asia on the eve of violent changes, tells the story of a young man...