Eiko Takamatsu Movies

A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods.

A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.

A Japanese war widow recalls her love affair with her deceased husband.

Pretty Oshige is deceived by her first love. After this, she lives a hard lifestyle, working at a number of jobs. Her only pleasure is her nephew,...

Lost silent film

A section chief at the Bureau of Construction is in a shady relationship with a construction company. Then a new, young and honest subordinate is...

Tokiko patiently awaits her husband's return from WWII when her four-year old son falls ill. She takes him to the doctor but has no means of paying,...

A hard-hearted old woman in a bombed-out Tokyo neighborhood reluctantly takes in an abandoned boy, leading to a heartwarming bond between them.

A young student falls for an invalid girl, whom he can only see from afar.

A Japanese film

A rural widow sends her only son to Tokyo to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him and finds he has become a night school teacher...

In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the...

A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.

Two childhood friends go their own ways but meet again some years later after they have both married. They get re-acquainted, meet each others’...

A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.

Shigeo is an aspiring writer living with his girl friend Minako and hoping for success and a better tomorrow every day. Both live on what Minako...

Two friends accidentally run into a young, homeless woman, so they take her in.