Taeko Nakanishi

Swan Lake (1981)

The hero, Prince Siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a particularly eye-catching one with a crown on its head, the familiar Princess ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kimio Yabuki
CAST:  Tarō Shigaki  •  Keiko Takeshita  •  Asao Koike  •  Yoko Asagami

The hero, Prince Siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a particularly eye-catching one with a crown on its head, the familiar Princess ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kimio Yabuki
CAST:  Tarō Shigaki  •  Keiko Takeshita  •  Asao Koike  •  Yoko Asagami

Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)

The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. In the midst of these high living times, Naomi and Ichiro plan to get married and start a family. But when a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroaki Yoshida
CAST:  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Ichirôta Miyakawa  •  Setsuko Karasuma  •  Eri Watanabe

The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. In the midst of these high living times, Naomi and Ichiro plan to get married and start a family. But when a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroaki Yoshida
CAST:  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Ichirôta Miyakawa  •  Setsuko Karasuma  •  Eri Watanabe

Barefoot Gen (1983)

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A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mori Masaki
CAST:  Issei Miyazaki  •  Masaki Kouda  •  Seiko Nakano  •  Takao Inoue

A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mori Masaki
CAST:  Issei Miyazaki  •  Masaki Kouda  •  Seiko Nakano  •  Takao Inoue

The Wizard of Oz (1982)

An animated version of the classic story of a young farm-girl who is transported to the magical land of Oz.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fumihiko Takayama
CAST:  Mari Okamoto  •  Kazuo Kumakura  •  Joji Yanami  •  Masashi Amenomori

An animated version of the classic story of a young farm-girl who is transported to the magical land of Oz.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fumihiko Takayama
CAST:  Mari Okamoto  •  Kazuo Kumakura  •  Joji Yanami  •  Masashi Amenomori

Locke the Superman (1984)

When the villainous Lady Kahn starts building an army of super-powerful espers, Colonel Ryu Yamaki is dispatched to recruit the most powerful superhuman in the known universe to help oppose her. Unfortunately, the esper known only as Locke has either never heard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Fukutomi
CAST:  Keiichi Nanba  •  Keiko Han  •  Taeko Nakanishi  •  Toshiko Fujita

When the villainous Lady Kahn starts building an army of super-powerful espers, Colonel Ryu Yamaki is dispatched to recruit the most powerful superhuman in the known universe to help oppose her. Unfortunately, the esper known only as Locke has either never heard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Fukutomi
CAST:  Keiichi Nanba  •  Keiko Han  •  Taeko Nakanishi  •  Toshiko Fujita

Little Women (1980)

A TV special based on the novel, Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. It covers a year in the lives of four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy as their father is away fighting in the American Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yugo Serikawa  •  Kazuya Miyazaki
CAST:  Mami Koyama  •  Yuko Takagi  •  Keiko Han  •  Chiyoko Kawashima

A TV special based on the novel, Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. It covers a year in the lives of four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy as their father is away fighting in the American Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yugo Serikawa  •  Kazuya Miyazaki
CAST:  Mami Koyama  •  Yuko Takagi  •  Keiko Han  •  Chiyoko Kawashima

Yuki (1981)

Up in Heaven, Yuki’s grandparents decide that, having turned thirteen years old, she must go down to Earth to a village that is torn by bandits and intervene to save its people. However if she does not succeed within one year she will become as insubstantial as the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadashi Imai
CAST:  Chie Ushihara  •  Akiji Kobayashi  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Hōsei Komatsu

Up in Heaven, Yuki’s grandparents decide that, having turned thirteen years old, she must go down to Earth to a village that is torn by bandits and intervene to save its people. However if she does not succeed within one year she will become as insubstantial as the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadashi Imai
CAST:  Chie Ushihara  •  Akiji Kobayashi  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Hōsei Komatsu

Papa Mama Bye Bye (1984)

Dungaree-wearing teenage tomboy Kaori lives next door to the brothers Ko and Yasu. One day as Kaori is walking to school, a US jet crashes near the boys' house. Based on the real life 1977 Yokohama F-4 crash incident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shidara
CAST:  Tomoe Hiiro  •  Yuko Mita  •  Hideo Nagai  •  Toru Furuya

Dungaree-wearing teenage tomboy Kaori lives next door to the brothers Ko and Yasu. One day as Kaori is walking to school, a US jet crashes near the boys' house. Based on the real life 1977 Yokohama F-4 crash incident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shidara
CAST:  Tomoe Hiiro  •  Yuko Mita  •  Hideo Nagai  •  Toru Furuya

Beaten by Black Rain (1984)

Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Kae Shimamura  •  Keiko Han  •  Takeshi Ōbayashi

Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Kae Shimamura  •  Keiko Han  •  Takeshi Ōbayashi

Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (1985)

Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Kimura
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Takeshi Aono  •  Kai Ato

Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Kimura
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Takeshi Aono  •  Kai Ato

Summer with Kuro (1990)

Hiroshima, summer of 1945. A young girl named Nobuko saves a starving kitten from crows. She wants to keep the kitten, but her parents dismiss the idea. Nobuko eventually convinces them to let her keep it. She and her brother Makoto name the cat Kuro. Kuro quickly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Koji Yada  •  Taeko Nakanishi

Hiroshima, summer of 1945. A young girl named Nobuko saves a starving kitten from crows. She wants to keep the kitten, but her parents dismiss the idea. Nobuko eventually convinces them to let her keep it. She and her brother Makoto name the cat Kuro. Kuro quickly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Koji Yada  •  Taeko Nakanishi

Break Down that Wall (1959)

A man is wrongfully accused of murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kō Nakahira
CAST:  Hiroyuki Nagato  •  Izumi Ashikawa  •  Yuji Odaka  •  Misako Watanabe

A man is wrongfully accused of murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kō Nakahira
CAST:  Hiroyuki Nagato  •  Izumi Ashikawa  •  Yuji Odaka  •  Misako Watanabe

Jungle Block (1960)

A young doctor falls into a despair of developments. He plans to revenge the disgrace inflicted upon his sister, whose engagement was broken as a result.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kō Nakahira
CAST:  Ryōji Hayama  •  Kazuko Yoshiyuki  •  Yôko Minamida  •  Shoichi Ozawa

A young doctor falls into a despair of developments. He plans to revenge the disgrace inflicted upon his sister, whose engagement was broken as a result.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kō Nakahira
CAST:  Ryōji Hayama  •  Kazuko Yoshiyuki  •  Yôko Minamida  •  Shoichi Ozawa

Ringing Bell (1978)

Chirin is an innocent though adventurous young lamb whose carefree life on the farm comes to an abrupt end when a wolf murders his mother. Confused and angry, Chirin pursues the wolf into the mountains, seeking revenge. The laws of nature are brutal, however, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masami Hata
CAST:  Akira Kamiya  •  Minori Matsushima  •  Seizô Katô  •  Hitoshi Takagi

Chirin is an innocent though adventurous young lamb whose carefree life on the farm comes to an abrupt end when a wolf murders his mother. Confused and angry, Chirin pursues the wolf into the mountains, seeking revenge. The laws of nature are brutal, however, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masami Hata
CAST:  Akira Kamiya  •  Minori Matsushima  •  Seizô Katô  •  Hitoshi Takagi