Hisako Takihana Movies

Melodrama by Kiyoshi Saeki

Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his...

Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in postwar Japan.

A youth lyrical story of pure love of a girl who grew up in the Kyoto Gion quarter, with a geisha mother and sisters Maiko and a college student.

A biting portrait of the world of classical Japanese dance: an ambitious young woman (Wakao Ayako) shoves aside her mentor (Kyo Machiko) on her way...

The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.

Obscure Masumura film shot in 1961.

A story of aristocratic star-crossed love.

A wife is diagnosed with an incurable disease at a young age. Her husband loves her, supports her, and tries to stay with her. However, the wife is...

The southern tip of Shikoku. This village, surrounded by a bay, where, according to legend, the former warriors of the Heike clan settled, is famous...

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...

Tradition and modernity clash when a young woman inherits a sweet-making firm in Kyoto.

Japanese war film.

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.

Based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Story of the beautiful blind daughter of a wealthy businessman who falls in love with a servant.

This film begins with a teacher describing to his students how brave the crew was which died as result of Japan's first submarine accident. The film...

A beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope, are paired with an innocent young artist and the...

A young female president of a company who hates men and a new male employee who hates women: a one-on-one fight in which sparks fly! A cheerful youth...