Eiko Takamatsu Movies

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

A hard-hearted old woman in a bombed-out Tokyo neighborhood reluctantly takes in an abandoned boy, leading to a heartwarming bond between them.

A rural widow sends her only son to Tokyo to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him and finds he has become a night school teacher...

In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.

Tokiko patiently awaits her husband's return from WWII when her four-year old son falls ill. She takes him to the doctor but has no means of paying,...

A man who seemed to have found happiness with a wife and child loses his wife and his daughter gets married... A man's life, full of joy and sorrow,...

A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.

A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods.

A group of rank-and-file soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the...

A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.

A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.

A Japanese war widow recalls her love affair with her deceased husband.

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

A section chief at the Bureau of Construction is in a shady relationship with a construction company. Then a new, young and honest subordinate is...

The movie follows a young woman (Kinuyo Tanaka), a daughter of a high-ranking businessman and his neglected mistress, as she struggles to ease her...

Two childhood friends go their own ways but meet again some years later after they have both married. They get re-acquainted, meet each others’...

A Japanese film

Eiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at singing, and lived her life playing around with her...

A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.