Eiko Takamatsu Movies

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 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...

A group of rank-and-file soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

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 man who seemed to have found happiness with a wife and child loses his wife and his daughter gets married... A man's life, full of joy and sorrow,...

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

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

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

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,...

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...

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

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

A young lawyer falls in love with the daughter of his former professor, whom he's hired to tutor his children.

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

A Japanese film

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

Lost silent film