Movies: Aki Takejo

  • 2006
    Memories of Matsuko

    Memories of Matsuko (2006)

    Memories of Matsuko

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    While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy....

    Memories of Matsuko
  • 1983
    The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

    The Ballad of Narayama

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    In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mounta...

    The Ballad of Narayama
  • 2014
    The Little House

    The Little House (2014)

    The Little House

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    Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discovers several pages of closely written lines in which the old lady has recorded her memories. This is how he learns the truth about her youth working as a...

    The Little House
  • 1983
    Tora-san Goes Religious?

    Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)

    Tora-san Goes Religious?

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    Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thin...

    Tora-san Goes Religious?
  • 2004
    Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio

    Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio (2004)

    Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio

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    With the help of the real-life pachislot gambling group "Capone," the film depicts the friendship between a man who gambles and a man who lives in the underworld....

    Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
  • 1996
    Supermarket Woman

    Supermarket Woman (1996)

    Supermarket Woman

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    A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business....

    Supermarket Woman
  • 1980
    Foster Daddy, Tora!

    Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)

    Foster Daddy, Tora!

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    After a friend and business colleague dies, Tora-san visits the man's daughter, then takes her to Tokyo so she can study for a night school exam....

    Foster Daddy, Tora!
  • 1992
    Sosuke Loses His Lover

    Sosuke Loses His Lover (1992)

    Sosuke Loses His Lover

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    Koji Wakamatsu adapted Kouhei Tsuka's play of the same name into a human comedy about the members of a traveling acting troupe....

    Sosuke Loses His Lover
  • 1997
    Woman in Witness Protection

    Woman in Witness Protection (1997)

    Woman in Witness Protection

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    Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed. Under the watch of two dedicated cops, Biwako struggles to maintain her career, her public image, and her personal life as...

    Woman in Witness Protection
  • 1983
    Choji Snack Bar

    Choji Snack Bar (1983)

    Choji Snack Bar

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    Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown....

    Choji Snack Bar
  • 1985
    Demon

    Demon (1985)

    Demon

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    Shuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but he's reformed his ways, abandoned his old life and left the city for a small coastal fishing town where he's become an honest fisherman....

    Demon
  • 2003
    Iden & Tity

    Iden & Tity (2003)

    Iden & Tity

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    If you loved movies such as Shonen Merikensack and GS Wonderland, then this one, which predates the former, will impress you as well. The story is set in the 80s rock scene and revolves around Nakajima (Kazunobu Mineta), the lead singer of a band cal...

    Iden & Tity
  • 1978
    Comedy actors: Cooper and Gable

    Comedy actors: Cooper and Gable (1978)

    Comedy actors: Cooper and Gable

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    This film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Hisashi Inoue, which tells the story of a comedian who teams up with a strange man he meets while traveling, and the two become very popular in Asakusa while performing their unusual acts....

    Comedy actors: Cooper and Gable
  • 1977
    Nikutai no akuma

    Nikutai no akuma (1977)

    Nikutai no akuma

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    A high school boy with violent impulsive tendencies begins a troubled relationship with an older woman he sees at a funeral....

    Nikutai no akuma
  • 1981
    Ore to aitsu no monogatari

    Ore to aitsu no monogatari (1981)

    Ore to aitsu no monogatari

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    Ore to aitsu no monogatari
  • 2002
    Kewaishi

    Kewaishi (2002)

    Kewaishi

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    Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori was an official selection at the 5th Shanghai International Film Festival and won the award for Best Screenplay at the 14th Tokyo International Film Festival....

    Kewaishi
  • 1984
    Oshin

    Oshin (1984)

    Oshin

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    Oshin comes from a family of poor rice farmers. Her father and brother must work in the fields and her grandmother and mother, who is expecting another child, barely have enough to eat. In order to make ends meet for her family, 7-year-old Oshin give...

    Oshin
  • 1989
    Dream Street

    Dream Street (1989)

    Dream Street

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    A comedy about the lives of people living in the shopping district of Osaka....

    Dream Street
  • 1985
    Terra Warrior Ψ BOY

    Terra Warrior Ψ BOY (1985)

    Terra Warrior Ψ BOY

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    Six year old Momoko and Motoharu are turned suddenly into High school students. And more than that they have now psychic powers....

    Terra Warrior Ψ BOY
  • 2002
    Snowland Revisited

    Snowland Revisited (2002)

    Snowland Revisited

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    Kunio Shibano was bankrupted. He visits a snowland spa area to commit suicide. But he meets Geisha Moeko, and she gives him power to face life one more time......

    Snowland Revisited