Movies: Takashi Kanda

Ken Takakura's screen debut, following his admission into Toei ranks via the studio's annual New Faces program, came surprisingly enough in this pair of Okinawa karate films. The two-parter was released on Jan. 29, 1956 as two thirds of a triple feat...

Sequel to the movie Denko karate uchi....

Strange events plague the Aoyama family's residence, led by samurai Aoyama Harima. Three months earlier, Harima was asked to show a family heirloom, a red Goryeo dish, to his uncle and a senior official. The dish was found broken, and Harima's attend...

Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror....

As a bid to win contacts, ship building companies wine and dine political leaders, inviting the geisha Hidekoma and Hidechiyo to entertain the politicians....

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This film tells about the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Aikawa, the head of the Bureau of Military Affairs, about the beginning of the incident 2.26 and the execution of young officers....

1962 Japanese movie...

1961 Japanese movie...

Sequel to the movie Judo Ichidai (Judo Life) with Sonny Chiba...

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Junpei Kihara, a young president of the University's wrestling club, is nicknamed "Mr. Chop". One day, on the way back from visiting the hospital after being thrown by Nobuyoshi Shinohara during practice and injured, he met Asako, the sister of Arisa...

Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood....

A young lawyer falls in love with the daughter of his former professor, whom he's hired to tutor his children....

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The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and the other cadets undergo intensive training under Captain Kotani, a famous pilot, but gradually begin ...

1961 Japanese movie...

1950s Japanese drama....