Takeshi Sakamoto Movies

  • 1943
    Port of Flowers

    Port of Flowers

    Port of Flowers

    7.0421943HD

    The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’...

    Port of Flowers
  • 1952
    Our Chief, Our Doctor

    Our Chief, Our Doctor

    Our Chief, Our Doctor

    01952HD

    It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him...

    Our Chief, Our Doctor
  • 1958
    Maria of the Ant Village

    Maria of the Ant Village

    Maria of the Ant Village

    01958HD

    Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been...

    Maria of the Ant Village
  • 1954
    The Cock Crows Twice

    The Cock Crows Twice

    The Cock Crows Twice

    01954HD

    Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.

    The Cock Crows Twice
  • 1961
    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

    01961HD

    Third film in the "Ekimae" series, this time set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother Jiro run the bento shop, "Goraku." One day, Keiko...

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
  • 1940
    Wood and Stone

    Wood and Stone

    Wood and Stone

    51940HD

    Movie about a devoted and single woman and her daughter. The mother's nickname is "Bokuseki" (wooden head) because of his supposed stubbornness....

    Wood and Stone
  • 1939
    Mother is Strong

    Mother is Strong

    Mother is Strong

    01939HD

    Mother is Strong
  • 1941
    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

    6.8391941HD

    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...

    Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
  • 1953
    Young Miss Executive

    Young Miss Executive

    Young Miss Executive

    01953HD

    A President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old granddaughter, Madoka was ordered to be a new head. But...

    Young Miss Executive
  • 1958
    City of Love

    City of Love

    City of Love

    01958HD

    Aiko, a bar hostess, falls for the son of a company president who also keeps a mistress, and whose family disapproves of his relationship with the...

    City of Love
  • 1936
    Family Meeting

    Family Meeting

    Family Meeting

    01936HD

    A melodrama about a businessman's relations with the three women in his life.

    Family Meeting
  • 1942
    Moon of the Plateau

    Moon of the Plateau

    Moon of the Plateau

    01942HD

    An older sister and brother (Mieko Takamine and Masayoshi Otsuka) come to visit their grandfather (Takeshi Sakamoto) who lives deep in the mountains....

    Moon of the Plateau
  • 1938
    The Tree of Love

    The Tree of Love

    The Tree of Love

    6.51938HD

    A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run...

    The Tree of Love
  • 1945
    Victory Song

    Victory Song

    Victory Song

    5.21945HD

    Hisshoka is a 1945 Drama film directed by four Japanese directors.

    Victory Song
  • 1958
    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    101958HD

    Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...

    I Want to Be a Shellfish
  • 1942
    Flowers of Patriotism

    Flowers of Patriotism

    Flowers of Patriotism

    01942HD

    A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second...

    Flowers of Patriotism
  • 1942
    There Was a Father

    There Was a Father

    There Was a Father

    6.9551942HD

    Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

    There Was a Father
  • 1963
    Yakuza of Seki

    Yakuza of Seki

    Yakuza of Seki

    8.51963HD

    A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo,...

    Yakuza of Seki
  • 1946
    Twenty-Year-Old Youth

    Twenty-Year-Old Youth

    Twenty-Year-Old Youth

    01946HD

    The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by the American occupiers of Japan following World War...

    Twenty-Year-Old Youth
  • 1952
    Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

    Carmen's Innocent Love

    5.1151952HD

    Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

    Carmen's Innocent Love