Movies: Reikō Tani
- 1942
There Was a Father (1942)
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Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects....
- 1934
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
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An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all....
- 1941
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
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After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced to sell their house to cover his debts and decide to move in with one of the former's children, each of whom is scarcely happy to accommodate....
- 1933
Dragnet Girl (1933)
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A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him....
- 1936
Mr. Thank You (1936)
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In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo....
- 1931
Tokyo Chorus (1931)
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In Depression-era Tokyo, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is fired from his job....
- 1933
Passing Fancy (1933)
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In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a homeless young lady and convinces a bar owner to take her in....
- 1934
Street Without End (1934)
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Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman ac...
- 1933
Every-Night Dreams (1933)
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In Depression-era Tokyo, the life of a single mother and her young son are disrupted by the return of her ex-husband, who fathered the child and walked out on her years earlier....
- 1937
Children in the Wind (1937)
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On vacation's eve, a boy is sent to the countryside to live with his uncle after his father is imprisoned and accused of embezzlement....
- 1931
The Strength of a Moustache (1931)
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Kato's splendid mustache is an obstacle when it comes to finding a job. However, he gets a job as a security guard at a construction site. The president of the construction company tries to grow a mustache like Kato's and, failing, orders Kato to sha...
- 1939
Surging Waves (1939)
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- 1933
The Dancing Girl of Izu (1933)
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"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets there, including their youngest girl. The student finds the naïve girl attractive even though he eve...
- 1935
Burden of Life (1935)
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A middle-aged father has just married off his third daughter, but still has his nine year old son to raise whom he resents as he was unwanted....
- 1933
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep (1933)
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This pair of gentle yet witty and inventive comedies from the director of The Neighbour's Wife and Mine typify both the formal experimentation of early Japanese sound cinema and the social milieux that Shochiku tended to depict. 'Virtually plotless, ...
- 1936
The New Road: Akemi (1936)
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The eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow aristocrat she thinks is a dullard. This part is told from the perspective of Akemi....
- 1956
Twice on a Certain Night (1956)
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Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to notice the terrible sacrifices made by his wife when she accepts a job at a local inn....
- 1937
Lady Doctor Kinuyo (1937)
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Kinuyo is a daughter of doctor of Chinese medicine, and Yasuo is a son of surgeon. Their families always fight like cat and dog. This relationship is ancestral. Although Kinuyo and Yasuo love each other, they have different thoughts toward treatments...
- 1935
Mother's Love Letter (1935)
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Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run judo school....
- 1937
Song of the Flower Basket (1937)
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Three men fall in love with the same young girl who works in a tonkatsu restaurant in the Shitamachi district of Tokyo....