Takeo Kimura Movies

  • 1952
    Asu wa Nichiyōbi

    Asu wa Nichiyōbi

    Asu wa Nichiyōbi

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    A comedy movie for salaryman.

    Asu wa Nichiyōbi
  • 1958
    Showdown in the Storm

    Showdown in the Storm

    Showdown in the Storm

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    A lively coming-of-age movie about the activities of Mr. Yu-chan, a teacher who helps the weak and discourages the wicked.

    Showdown in the Storm
  • 1965
    Born Under Crossed Stars

    Born Under Crossed Stars

    Born Under Crossed Stars

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    A young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the serious Suzuko. With wisdom, courage and honor in a...

    Born Under Crossed Stars
  • 1993
    Yearning

    Yearning

    Yearning

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    Famed onnagata (a man who plays women's parts in Kabuki) Tamasaburo Bando follows up on the success of his directorial debut, Gekashitsu, with this...

    Yearning
  • 1995
    How Old Is the River?

    How Old Is the River?

    How Old Is the River?

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    Three brothers, their father missing and tensions boiling, gather at their rural summer house; soon enough, they're unexpectedly joined by a female...

    How Old Is the River?
  • 1959
    Kamen no Onna

    Kamen no Onna

    Kamen no Onna

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    A touching literary and artistic story about the sadness and pathos of a woman's love, crying in agony over her hidden past.

    Kamen no Onna
  • 1952
    Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

    Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

    Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

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    Romantic comedy about a love triangle between two girls who fall in love with a reliable young doctor.

    Kanpai! Tokyo Musume
  • 1959
    The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

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    An action drama similar to Wyler's "The Desperate Hours", adapted by Seiji Hoshikawa of "Tasogare no Tokyo Tower" based on Shinji Fujiwara's original...

    The Fugitive
  • 2004
    The Face of Jizo

    The Face of Jizo

    The Face of Jizo

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    Based on a play by Hisashi Inoue, it focuses on the sufferings of the survivors of Hiroshima. The film takes place during 4 days in the summer of...

    The Face of Jizo
  • 1997
    To Love

    To Love

    To Love

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    Mitsu works in a factory and has a crush on Tsutomu, a young man she met on the Tokyo streets. One day the two go out, and after some deception,...

    To Love
  • 1959
    The Echo of Love

    The Echo of Love

    The Echo of Love

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    A pure love melodrama movie.

    The Echo of Love
  • 2003
    The Soul Odyssey

    The Soul Odyssey

    The Soul Odyssey

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    A young man is on an inner journey as he searches for meaning in love, eroticism and marriage. He boards a train, and all the clocks are mirrored...

    The Soul Odyssey
  • 2002
    Seijun Suzuki: kabuki & yakuzas

    Seijun Suzuki: kabuki & yakuzas

    Seijun Suzuki: kabuki & yakuzas

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    Film director and screenwriter Seijun Suzuki (1923-2017), who in the sixties was the great innovator of Japanese cinema; and his collaborator, art...

    Seijun Suzuki: kabuki & yakuzas
  • 1986
    The House of Wedlock

    The House of Wedlock

    The House of Wedlock

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    Tokiko Enomoto finds out that her husband Kazuya, who mostly lives at an apartment near his work while she and their children live at home, has been...

    The House of Wedlock
  • 2006
    Old Salmon

    Old Salmon

    Old Salmon

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    A musical film by Takeo Kimura, renowned as one of Japan's foremost art directors, known for his work on Seijun Suzuki’s films. The story...

    Old Salmon
  • 2005
    From the Ruins: Making 'Gate of Flesh'

    From the Ruins: Making 'Gate of Flesh'

    From the Ruins: Making 'Gate of Flesh'

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    Made for in 2005, this video interview features director Seijun Suzuki and production designer Takeo Kimura. These longtime collaborators discuss the...

    From the Ruins: Making 'Gate of Flesh'