Yukiyo Toake
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1942-11-23
Locus Natus: Tokyo, Japan
Et ut:
Women's Police
Around Ginza there is a night-city of bars and cabarets, hostesses, customers. Assisting to keep order here is Kagari (Akira Kobayashi) who...
release : 1969.02.08popularis : 1.228
Pineapple Butai
The story of the role played by Japanese-American soldiers from Hawaii in the Korean War of the 1950s.
release : 1959.12.27popularis : 0.881
A Fishmonger's Tour
The supply of sea bream to the fish market has decreased, and the price has increased to a whopping 1 ryo, and unable to face his customers openly...
release : 1963.01.15popularis : 1.42
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same...
release : 1973.04.21popularis : 4.827
Sodachi zakari
Japanese movie released on September 30 , 1967 . Produced and distributed by Toho . Color , Toho scope . Running time is 88 minutes.
release : 1967.09.30popularis : 1.183
Blood End
Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time of famine. He is befriended by Kada Gentaro, a...
release : 1969.11.15popularis : 0.665
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
From his early days as Matsudaira Motoyasu through his rise to the most powerful man in Japan as Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first of the Tokugawa Shoguns,...
release : 1988.07.12popularis : 2.029
Oar
Drama about the difficult relationship between a former wrestler, his wife and their adopted children.
release : 1985.01.15popularis : 8.388
Children of Nagasaki
August 9, 1945. An atomic bomb drops on Urakami, Nagasaki at 11:02am. The story of Dr. Nagai and his family.
release : 1983.09.16popularis : 1.504
The Catch
A young man tries to overcome the hostility of his girlfriend's father, a tuna fisherman, by getting the father to teach him the trade's secrets.
release : 1983.10.29popularis : 2.508
Writhing Tongue
Masako, a five-year-old girl living, gets a scratch on her finger. After that, she suffered horrible spasms. The doctor checks on her and arrives at...
release : 1980.11.22popularis : 4.629
Tora-san's Lullaby
After Hiroshi is injured in a workplace accident, Torajiro gives Sakura the money he has saved and leaves to work as a traveling salesman once again....
release : 1974.12.28popularis : 2.474
Days with Harasu
The movie depicts the interaction between a childless middle-aged couple and a small dog.
release : 1989.11.18popularis : 2.475
Arashi Tatsunari
Can a woman love two men at the same time? Set against the backdrop of Kyoto's rich history, this story depicts a woman's difficult choice for love....
release : 1982.08.25popularis : 2.254
The House of Wedlock
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...
release : 1986.10.18popularis : 1.028
Dash to the Sun
A song drama based on the autobiographical song "The sun is laughing" by composer Endo Minoru. It tells the story of a young man who moves to Tokyo...
release : 1966.09.08popularis : 2.84
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family...
release : 1974.04.24popularis : 1.775
Journey to the North
Winter holidays at the university. Eikichi visits a city in the north of the country, the hometown of Yuko, a classmate for whom he has feelings....
release : 1967.01.03popularis : 1.145
Gray Sunset
Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when he is affected by Alzheimer's disease, but his...
release : 1985.10.10popularis : 0.89
Black Strait
Newly out of prison after killing his boss' rival, Akio Maki is eager to move on and start a new life with the boss' daughter. However, the chains of...
release : 1964.12.31popularis : 1.324
Tomorrow's Sun
A playful short film made in the style of a trailer for a fictional feature film that seems to be a spoof of films that were popular in Japan at the...
release : 1959.03.13popularis : 1.938
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
When Nizaemon Kumogiri, a major thief quits his job as a thief, he has two more big jobs planned in order to obtain a huge sum of money to enable his...
release : 1991.03.29popularis : 3.36
Ekiro
An employee of a bank goes missing following his retirement from the bank. Veteran detective Yobuno (Koji Yakusho), who is set to retire himself, is...
release : 2009.04.11popularis : 4.357
Love Comes with Youth
During his idle journey on the Izu Peninsula, a university student, Kawasaki, encounters a group of traveling entertainers – including Kaoru...
release : 1963.06.01popularis : 2.105
Night Train
A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love.
release : 1987.01.17popularis : 2.734
Farewell to Spring
Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.
release : 1959.04.28popularis : 2.001
Spring Dreams
When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous...
release : 1960.01.03popularis : 2.016
Glorious Fights
A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern...
release : 1966.10.29popularis : 0.782
Fushin no Toki
Suspense TV movie adaptation of an original story by Sawako Ariyoshi, starring Yukiyo Toake.
release : 1984.12.28popularis : 0.713
River of Fireflies
During the winter in Toyama in 1962, Tatsuo Mizushima is fretting about his feelings for his classmate Eiko Tsujisawa while agonizing about his...
release : 1987.02.21popularis : 1.459
Surgical Designs in Flames
A story of the skilled brain surgeon, Todo, whose talent and ambition are put to test through a series of high risk surgical procedures.
release : 1986.05.24popularis : 1.75
Company Executives
A fierce succession battle ignites at a newspaper company when the president passes away.
release : 1989.06.10popularis : 2.998
Bright Sea
On the day of college graduation, Mieko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) stood on stage as the valedictorian for the Department of English. During her university...
release : 1963.12.26popularis : 0.572
Gone in the Rain
Ayako (Sayuri Yoshinaga) is a free-willed college girl who shares a room with Takako and Kimie. They each have a clear vision of what they want from...
release : 1963.03.17popularis : 1.137
A Brief Message from the Heart
A young woman tries to reconcile with her mother, who left their family for another man.
release : 1995.11.23popularis : 1.595
The Partner
A story about the special friendship between Phan Boi Chau and Japanese doctor Asaba Sakitaro, which began 100 years ago when Chau went to Japan to...
release : 2013.09.29popularis : 0.989
Yakuza Ladies 2
Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband’s role as a yakuza boss while he serves out a prison sentence....
release : 1987.10.10popularis : 3.386
The Hunter's Diary
Leaving his wife in Osaka, Honda leads a double life in Tokyo – after spending the day as an elite businessman, he flirts around in the...
release : 1964.04.19popularis : 1.027
Aoba shigereru
Based on the novel of the same name by Hisashi Inoue.
release : 1974.09.21popularis : 2.103
Tokyo Omnibus
The story tells of Tsuchiya, a university professor and a widower who is in love with a widow who runs a small restaurant, and his son is in love...
release : 1959.10.30popularis : 1.639
The Stars and I Decided...
The brother of an up-and-coming kendoka is mysteriously murdered while working on a new model of motorboat.
release : 1965.08.14popularis : 1.611
Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen
This film is the memoirs of Takasugi Shinsaku about the life of his great teacher Yoshida Shoin. Yoshida Shōin (吉田...
release : 2000.01.03popularis : 1.89
Taikoki
Rising from the lowliest of country samurai to the heights of power as Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is one of the pivotal figures of the Sengoku period.
release : 1987.01.01popularis : 2.003
The Dragon of Macao
Ryu (Akira Kobayashi) sets foot on the Yokohama port with a suitcase filled with 300 thousand dollars. He was sent by a jewelry company in Hong Kong...
release : 1965.12.18popularis : 1.009
The Soup of Heaven
Follows the life of an Office Lady who gets through her tedious work days by dreaming of a legendary soup and soup chef she's heard of. She decides...
release : 2008.10.19popularis : 1.141
The Sweet Interns
The love and friendship adventures of seven internship medical students.
release : 1968.01.03popularis : 1.772
Nippon no obaachan
Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...
release : 1962.01.03popularis : 2.104
Cherry Blossoms
A story about love triangle between mother and daughter relation...
release : 1989.05.13popularis : 3.282
The Great Duel
In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home...
release : 1964.09.05popularis : 1.156
The Four Loves
A father gives his four daughters his substantial retirement allowance on the stipulation that they leave him alone, as he wants some freedom. Each...
release : 1965.12.28popularis : 1.315
She-Shogun
The rise to power of the famed Lady Kasuga no Tsubone, who established the 'Ooku' (the women's quarters at Edo castle) and acted as nursemaid to...
release : 1990.01.20popularis : 2.109
Yakuza of Seki
A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo,...
release : 1963.11.20popularis : 1.248
Taira no Kiyomori
The tale of Taira Kiyomori who started as a young inexperienced warrior who led the Heike into the battle against the brutal pirates on Setouchi.
release : 1992.07.25popularis : 1.35
The Great Shogunate Battle
The early days of the Tokugawa shogunate are brought to light in this exciting historical tale of broken vows and violent swordplay. In an ambush...
release : 1991.12.14popularis : 1.48
Goryokaku
After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the...
release : 1988.12.30popularis : 2.531
Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition
The live of the daimyo Date Masamune
release : 1995.01.01popularis : 1.244
Tokyo Olympics
Adapted from the song " Tokyo Olympic Ondo " , which was the theme song for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics held in October 1964 . Song was composed by Masao...
release : 1964.09.09popularis : 1.131