Minoru Takada
Birthday: 1899-12-20
Place of Birth: Higashinaruse, Ogachi, Akita, Japan
Biography: Minoru Takada (December 20, 1899 - December 27, 1977) was an actor and film producer in the Taisho and Showa periods, he appeared in over 230 films between 1924 and 1971. His wife was the former actress Mikiko Mitsuki. Description above from the Wikipedia article Minoru Takada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Sun over the River
Father, son Kentaro and daughter Ochiyo, who live on the banks of the Sumida River, regain their lov...
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Attack from Space
The superhero Starman is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect Earth from belligerent aliens from th...
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Atragon
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. Wh...
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To Love and Swear
After facing hard times, an orphan Korean boy gets adopted to Japanese society. He meets several Jap...
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Evil Brain from Outer Space
An evil brain from outer space unleashes monsters with deadly diseases on Earth with trying to conqu...
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Battle in Outer Space
In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on...
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Atomic Rulers
Super criminals are planning to infiltrate Earth with mass nuclear destruction! Only Starman can def...
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Adventure in Kigan Castle
Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the grea...
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The Last War
A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superp...
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Invaders from Space
A bunch of pernicious salamander men from the planet Kulimon in the Moffit Galaxy plan on taking ove...
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Eternal Heart
Toshie, a young, conservative secretary-typist has fallen in love with Shozo Narita, a young man she...
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A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again
Kayo and Kuniko graduated from girls' school together and are as close as sisters. Kuniko's fiancé, ...
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White Heron
OSHINO, the beautiful daughter of restaurant owners, is in love with SHIRASAGI the painter. But ther...
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Learn from Experience, Part One
Part 1 of a 2-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. The central character here...
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Learn from Experience, Part Two
Part 2 of a 2-part romance (first part - Kafuku zempen) based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan...
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Invisible Man
When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
At the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and Kakusan,...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
The deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at Jigokuda...
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I Graduated, But...
Tetsuo Nomoto, a young college graduate tries to find a decent job by himself. Later on, he will mar...
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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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Super Giant Continues
The 2nd Super Giant film. Super Giant continues his battle against the foreign terrorists. In retur...
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So Young, So Bright
Two high school girls, Ruri and Yumi, go to Kyoto on a school trip, here they get acquainted with Hi...
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and...
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Marching On
A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, de...
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Walk Cheerfully
Kenji is a small-time thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet and si...
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Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky
Young men endure challenging flight training in the Yokaren, a program feeding new pilots into the ...
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Sincerity
Two young girls, Nobiko and Tomiko, go to the same school. The less fortunate girl Nobiko is one of ...
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Iron Brothers
It's been a long time since the war. Since we haven't been at war with America yet, there is a line ...
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The Eagle of the Pacific
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grav...
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Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events...
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Traitors of the Blue Castle
Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself....
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Love Letter
A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letter...
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The Battleship Yamato
The film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland threa...
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The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the sout...
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Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
In World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western diplom...
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Twilight Saloon
Set in a tavern, director Tomu Uchida depicts the joys and sorrows of the people who gather there in...
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Yukiko and Natsuyo
Adaptation of a novel by Nobuko Yoshiya that was serialized in "Shufu no tomo" between 1939 and 1940...
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The Devil comes and plays the Flute
The film depicts the exploits of Kindaichi Kosuke, who pursues a series of serial murders that occur...
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Suicide Troops of the Watchtower
Stalwart soldiers of the Japanese Empire – Japanese and Korean alike – stand in defense of a militar...
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Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
A 1944 propaganda film that depicts the fictionalised career of IJAAF pilot Tateo Kato, who led the ...
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The Green Music Box
Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doe...
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Shin ono ga tsumi
20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901)....
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Let's Go! Young Guy
College student Yuichi Tanuma is fired up for Nationals where his university Kyonan will face off ag...
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A Ripple in a Morning
Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in pos...
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Silver Stream
Michiko gets pregnant after a rape. She marries a boring business partner of her father to avoid the...
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Crazy Big Explosion
Chaos ensues when a secret agent gathers a group of criminals (The Crazy Cats) to steal gold from a ...
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Lady From Hell
Three and a half years after Japan was bombed, the tax authorities organized the T-Men. Nango is in ...
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A Primer on Marriage
Bored in his marriage, a dentist flirts with a young woman on a train. However he soon finds himself...
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Pastoral Symphony
A priest in Hokkaido adopts a blind orphan girl, and as she grows up he finds himself falling in lov...
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Japan's Longest Day
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and th...
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Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
Scammer Horikawa Shinbei hopes to make a quick buck using Namie, a stripper under his control....
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Sky of Hope
What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited marr...
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Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the Americ...
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A Husband's Chastity: Fall Again
Kayo and Kuniko graduated from girls' school together and are as close as sisters. Kuniko's fiancé, ...
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A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes
Kayo and Kuniko graduated from girls' school together and are as close as sisters. Kuniko's fiancé, ...
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The Terror of Z
Marune Santaro directed this actionner about two fearless Kobe Harbor Patrol Officers who fight to k...
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Holiday in Japan
Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding....
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近藤勇 池田屋騒動
Kyoto in the third year of Bunkyu. --Serizawa Kamo, the head of the Shinsengumi, and the group aroun...
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日本敗れず
In May 1945, Japan's defeat was imminent after the attacks on Saipan, Iwo Jima, and the Philippines,...
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First Decade Showa Company President vs. Second Decade Showa Company President: Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Friday
After a highway accident forces a motel stay, a company president devises a plan to create spring-ba...
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Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into ...
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College Champ
Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. H...
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The 6th Suspect
Police investigate the murder of a private eye/blackmailer who had numerous enemies, including six p...
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Where Do Women Go?
Japanese silent film from 1930 with an acclaimed performance by Sumiko Kurishima....
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Shirai Gonpachi
The film adaptation of the famous tragic love story of the young samurai Shirai Gonpachi and the bea...
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Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman
The first in a series of 31 "mother films" produced by Daiei in the post-war period....
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