Hisao Toake
Birthday: 1908-09-08
Place of Birth: Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan
Biography: No biography available.
Movies
Turbid Youth
Shigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around Dosa, ...
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Men Fighting Whales
A film about the rivalry between Captain Gondo and the harpooner Yosuke Yamagami, working on the bes...
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Chikamatsu Monogatari
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his b...
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The Woman in the Rumor
After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, ru...
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Sound of the Mountain
An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slight...
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Outlaw island
The southern tip of Shikoku. This village, surrounded by a bay, where, according to legend, the form...
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Tokyo Story
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to v...
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The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man ...
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Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation ...
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Gang and G-Men Part 2
A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that one of...
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Yearning
War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years ...
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I Will Buy You
A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko...
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My Hobo
Story of a resourceful hobo (Kobayashi), a con woman (Takamine) who pretends to be a victim of the N...
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Stolen Pleasure
High-end cabaret hostess Masuko discovers her long-term lover is actually married. Determined to sec...
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The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
A group of four chorus singers leave their hometown in Kyushu and go to Tokyo to become stars. It’s ...
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Song of Yakuza
A low ranking yakuza who spends more time enjoying life than doing the yakuza work falls in love wit...
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若き日の千葉周作
Chiba Sōsaku, whose childhood name was Otome, was raised by his father Yukiuemon, the successor of t...
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Where did Sharaku go?
Writer Jippensha Ikku hears Tsutaya Juzaburo, a wholesaler of picture books, mutter on his deathbed,...
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Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru
Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi....
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Freedom School
Minamimura, who had always wanted to be free, suddenly quits his job. His hardworking wife is surpri...
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Flying in the Air
The movie depicts the youth of kamikaze pilots who scattered young lives in the sky....
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Anything For Success
A "hustler's hustler" (Takarada), works his way up the corporate ladder at a camera company. His big...
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A Flame at the Pier
A young dockworker who owes his life to his boss becomes embroiled in union activity on the Yokohama...
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The Thin Line
Tashiro coincidentally meets his best friend Sugimoto in a bar very close to the apartment in which ...
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An Inn at Osaka
An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from...
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Here Is a Spring
The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide...
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The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business....
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Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a min...
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. The...
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With Wife, Children, and Friends
Japanese life during the past thirty-five turbulent years is depicted in this film through the eyes ...
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A Fishwife's Tale
Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she...
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Zero Focus
One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip...
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The Other Woman
In "The Other Woman" the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have come to...
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Equinox Flower
Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares...
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Two in the Shadow
A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to ...
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I Hear the Whistle
Tells of the feelings and sufferings of a young girl with an incurable paralytic disease....
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An Osaka Story
A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji...
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Man with the Funky Hat
Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and ...
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Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor. Sado Ma...
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The Face
A notorious abortion doctor fell down from a night train and he was dead. A man who knows the truth ...
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The Black Cat
Helping her mother manage a nightclub, young Emiko quickly realizes how difficult life is....
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Moment of Terror
When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the drive...
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Five Paths to Revenge
The orphaned son of a count who was assassinated by his subordinates in a conspiracy during the Paci...
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The Master Spearman
This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit hara...
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Adolescence Part II
A story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education....
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Late Autumn
A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particular...
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Shameless School
Comedy of high school where students and teachers run wild, based on a popular comic strip....
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos ...
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The Trail of Blood
Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a ...
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Mahiru no wana
On his way to Tokyo one night, a truck driver picks up a country girl and has his way with her amids...
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Women in Prison
The woman prison has a cast all with a story of their own and with no dull or routine day. There is ...
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Spring Dreams
When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home...
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Happiness of Us Alone
The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a scho...
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Mexican Free-for-All
The eleventh film in the comedy series starring Japan's leading comedy group, the Crazy Cats. Susumu...
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Red-Light Bases
Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution....
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Taira Clan Saga
Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba...
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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
Former boxer Daishiro lost his wife, and his only son, Kaoru, went missing, it was a heavy blow for ...
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Doctor's Day Off
Having completed the first year at his new medical practice, a doctor plans to relax on his day off....
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An Inlet of Muddy Water
A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about th...
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Tokyo Sweetheart
Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are ...
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I Want to Be a Shellfish
Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Sh...
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The Tokyo Mighty Guy
Mega star Akira Kobayashi stars as Jiro in the rambunctious tale of a chef who opens a restaurant in...
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Life of a Country Doctor
A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and nov...
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Street of Shame
The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passag...
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New Couple's Guide: The Young Wife is Popular
A coming-of-age story that depicts the crisis of love in marital life in a light-hearted way, center...
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Lucky Dragon No. 5
An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu i...
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I'm a Bodyguard
Kita Ippei (Atsumi Kiyoshi) became a security officer in the Metropolitan Police Department's Securi...
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Marathon Samurai
The TV drama of Ima Harube was adapted by Yagi Ryuichiro ("Komuso Henge"), directed by Mori Issei ("...
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Hibari Jolly Angel
A heartfelt story about a young girl from the choir and her sympathy for a poor boy until she organi...
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Akutoku
A movie adaptation of Funayama Kaoru's novel of the same name, which depicts the story of a modern ...
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Pure White Nights
"Pure White Nights" - A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the psychology o...
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The Ginza Three Boys
The story of three sportsman brothers living in the Ginza. One day, the three meet a raving beauty o...
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Executive Chair
In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip...
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Wedding Season
Urban love comedy in which Koji Tsuruta, who works for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Parks and...
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Door of Flowers
Goto Tamiko starred in TV commercials and her father, Keisuke, was a powerful financier who is now f...
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Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Set in a rubber company in Tokyo, this comedy depicts the sorrows of salarymen in a humorous way, ce...
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Las Vegas Free-For-All
The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures through...
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Playboy President
A straight-laced employee is tasked with supervising his impulsive CEO during a business trip intend...
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Playboy President: Part II
After a promotion brings new professional challenges, a diligent employee is pulled into corporate m...
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Five Gents and a Kuniang
A food company undergoes leadership changes, with younger staff rising to key roles....
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The Blue Mountains
About schoolgirls in a rural town, and a love letter which has the entire community in an uproar....
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The Blue Mountains Part 2
At Kaikō Girls’ School, a fake love letter sparks a heated PTA debate. Teacher Shimazaki wins the vo...
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Tekirei san'nin musume
The Matsukawa family lived modestly as a close-knit trio of mother and daughters, relying on the inc...
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