Osamu Takizawa Movies
- 1965
Kwaidan
Kwaidan7.71965HD
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money...
- 1959
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain7.6461959HD
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of...
- 1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo6.71970HD
With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a...
- 1968
The Sands of Kurobe
The Sands of Kurobe6.21968HD
Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of...
- 1958
Stolen Desire
Stolen Desire6.61958HD
A rambunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows.
- 1952
Children of Hiroshima
Children of Hiroshima7.2051952HD
Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in...
- 1978
August without Emperor
August without Emperor71978HD
Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the...
- 1970
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny6.61970HD
The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into...
- 1966
The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower6.71966HD
The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The...
- 1971
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow5.81971HD
Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family from 1935 through Japan's invasion of...
- 1980
An Ocean to Cross
An Ocean to Cross01980HD
Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and bring a high priest back to Japan with them. The...
- 1963
When Women Lie
When Women Lie71963HD
Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...
- 1965
A Trap
A Trap7.11965HD
When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shark, pretty, young Kiriko travels from her home in...
- 1971
Shadow of Deception
Shadow of Deception6.31971HD
It was five years ago when Minako spent a night with Sozo, younger brother of her ex-husband. She now lives in a local town with a rich old man who...
- 1961
Buddha
Buddha01961HD
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha...
- 1961
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
Bitter End of a Sweet Night5.81961HD
An opportunistic department store clerk gets involved with three women and attempts to manipulate them so he can move up the social ladder.
- 1962
The Inheritance
The Inheritance7.21962HD
A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and...
- 1976
Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku
Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku01976HD
A great famine struck all of Japan: the so-called Great Tenpō famine. It was a time when there were frequent uprisings in rural areas due to...
- 1948
Apostasy
Apostasy5.81948HD
In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.
- 1956
How Sorrowful
How Sorrowful01956HD
The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when...