Akira Takarada Movies

  • 1957
    Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

    Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

    Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

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    After a transfer to a rural factory, salesman Hideyoshi faces blunders, schemers, and rivalries but proves his integrity, winning respect and a...

    Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
  • 1959
    The College Ruggers

    The College Ruggers

    The College Ruggers

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    Story of love, friendship, and college sports.

    The College Ruggers
  • 2005
    A Melody for My Father

    A Melody for My Father

    A Melody for My Father

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    Kaoru Kobayashi stars as a man tasked with saving a failing company. Instead of harsh tactics, he lifts the workers’ spirits through music.

    A Melody for My Father
  • 1958
    The College Hero

    The College Hero

    The College Hero

    81958HD

    Romantic melodrama about the loves and adventures of Kageyama (Takarada) and his fellow oarsmen at Meikyo University.

    The College Hero
  • 1963
    Daybreak Chorus

    Daybreak Chorus

    Daybreak Chorus

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    In a small town, Tomoko, a new bus conductor, works hard to prove herself. She crosses paths with Saburō, the company president’s playful...

    Daybreak Chorus
  • 1956
    Triumphant Song of Youth

    Triumphant Song of Youth

    Triumphant Song of Youth

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    Swimmers Akio and Natsuko train hard for national competition while Natsuko struggles with family chaos — her father’s affair and her...

    Triumphant Song of Youth
  • 1956
    Eacape of Fear

    Eacape of Fear

    Eacape of Fear

    01956HD

    The story follows a man haunted by debt and crime, who flees with his mistress on a tense journey marked by betrayals and desperate choices. The film...

    Eacape of Fear
  • 1956
    Fighting Cha Cha Girl

    Fighting Cha Cha Girl

    Fighting Cha Cha Girl

    81956HD

    After winning a singing contest, Momoko leaves her rural village for Tokyo to pursue her dream. Misunderstandings, scams, and shifting ambitions lead...

    Fighting Cha Cha Girl
  • 1956
    Wharf with the Weeping Girl

    Wharf with the Weeping Girl

    Wharf with the Weeping Girl

    01956HD

    After a gang killing forces him to flee abroad, ex-yakuza Ryūji returns to Yokohama a year later to find his lover’s sister’s...

    Wharf with the Weeping Girl
  • 2004
    The Spirit of Godzilla

    The Spirit of Godzilla

    The Spirit of Godzilla

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    The Spirit of Godzilla
  • 1958
    The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl

    The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl

    The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl

    91958HD

    Minako, a runaway from Osaka chasing her dream of becoming a singer, struggles through poverty, failed jobs, and exploitation in Tokyo. With the help...

    The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
  • 1959
    Young Lovers

    Young Lovers

    Young Lovers

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    Engineer Shuichi defies his wealthy family to live with bar hostess Kazuyo, whose loyalty to her struggling family complicates their love. As class,...

    Young Lovers
  • 1965
    Start Here

    Start Here

    Start Here

    71965HD

    Teacher Miyako Hanai, disillusioned by her sisters’ unhappy marriages, rejects love until family conflicts and her mother’s unexpected...

    Start Here
  • 1957
    Schooldays

    Schooldays

    Schooldays

    71957HD

    Three college friends support swimmer Okubo through family and financial troubles. Junko, a woman he helped, develops feelings for him, while a...

    Schooldays
  • 2000
    Road to the Don 12

    Road to the Don 12

    Road to the Don 12

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    The twelfth 'Road to the Don' film.

    Road to the Don 12
  • 2005
    Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary

    Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary

    Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary

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    Because his style was similar to that of Yasujiro Ozu, who was already active at Shochiku, he moved to PCL (currently Toho) in 1933, where he...

    Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
  • 1960
    Singing in the Sun

    Singing in the Sun

    Singing in the Sun

    81960HD

    After their troupe disbands, musician Moriyama and his friends join Orion Records and form “Orion Stars.” Their song Love Express becomes...

    Singing in the Sun
  • 1956
    The Wife is a University Student

    The Wife is a University Student

    The Wife is a University Student

    01956HD

    With one year left until graduation, college student Keiko marries her newly employed partner Noboru, only to face family disapproval and financial...

    The Wife is a University Student
  • 1985
    Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!

    Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!

    Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!

    01985HD

    Three young girls coming of age in a Catholic boarding school bond over the strict rules and vow to support each other. Kikuka dreams of becoming a...

    Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
  • 2023
    Nikko Story

    Nikko Story

    Nikko Story

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    Oba Kamon runs a cafe in the Nikko city. One day, a mysterious woman appears before him and leaves behind a message, “In the ring where the sun...

    Nikko Story