Chieko Takehisa

Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946)

Two sisters, one a dancer and the other a script supervisor at a big movie studio, become embroiled in union activities when a strike is called in sympathy with striking railroad workers, one of whom boards with the sisters and their parents. The girls' father ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa  •  Hideo Sekigawa  •  Kajirō Yamamoto
CAST:  Chieko Nakakita  •  Mitsue Tachibana  •  Itoko Kōno  •  Yuriko Hamada

Two sisters, one a dancer and the other a script supervisor at a big movie studio, become embroiled in union activities when a strike is called in sympathy with striking railroad workers, one of whom boards with the sisters and their parents. The girls' father ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa  •  Hideo Sekigawa  •  Kajirō Yamamoto
CAST:  Chieko Nakakita  •  Mitsue Tachibana  •  Itoko Kōno  •  Yuriko Hamada

Horse (1941)

Ine Onoda, the eldest daughter of a poor family of farmers, raises a colt from birth and comes to love the horse dearly. When the horse is grown, the government orders it auctioned and sold to the army. Ine struggles to prevent the sale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kajirō Yamamoto
CAST:  Hideko Takamine  •  Kamatari Fujiwara  •  Chieko Takehisa  •  Kaoru Futaba

Ine Onoda, the eldest daughter of a poor family of farmers, raises a colt from birth and comes to love the horse dearly. When the horse is grown, the government orders it auctioned and sold to the army. Ine struggles to prevent the sale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kajirō Yamamoto
CAST:  Hideko Takamine  •  Kamatari Fujiwara  •  Chieko Takehisa  •  Kaoru Futaba

Tadano Bonji: Jinsei Benkyô (1934)

Based on the comic by Yutaka Asou  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sotoji Kimura
CAST:  Kamatari Fujiwara  •  Sadao Maruyama  •  Chieko Takehisa  •  Roppa Furukawa

Based on the comic by Yutaka Asou  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sotoji Kimura
CAST:  Kamatari Fujiwara  •  Sadao Maruyama  •  Chieko Takehisa  •  Roppa Furukawa

Botchan (1935)

1935 P.C.L. adaptation of Natsume's novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kajirō Yamamoto
CAST:  Hiroshi Uruki  •  Sadao Maruyama  •  Musei Tokugawa  •  Kamatari Fujiwara

1935 P.C.L. adaptation of Natsume's novel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kajirō Yamamoto
CAST:  Hiroshi Uruki  •  Sadao Maruyama  •  Musei Tokugawa  •  Kamatari Fujiwara

Brother and Sister (1936)

Ino tries to control Mon’s every move, but she becomes a fallen woman, having an affair with a student, Obata whereas her sister San remains a “good girl.” The mother is very supportive of her daughters, but, the father, Akaza, who is the stonecutter foreman on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sotoji Kimura
CAST:  Chieko Takehisa  •  Sadao Maruyama  •  Yoshio Kosugi  •  Yuriko Hanabusa

Ino tries to control Mon’s every move, but she becomes a fallen woman, having an affair with a student, Obata whereas her sister San remains a “good girl.” The mother is very supportive of her daughters, but, the father, Akaza, who is the stonecutter foreman on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sotoji Kimura
CAST:  Chieko Takehisa  •  Sadao Maruyama  •  Yoshio Kosugi  •  Yuriko Hanabusa

Nangoku taiheiki (1937)

Japanese film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyōtarō Namiki
CAST:  Denjirō Ōkōchi  •  Yataro Kurokawa  •  Sōji Kiyokawa  •  Yōnosuke Toba

Japanese film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyōtarō Namiki
CAST:  Denjirō Ōkōchi  •  Yataro Kurokawa  •  Sōji Kiyokawa  •  Yōnosuke Toba

Learn from Experience, Part One (1937)

Part 1 of a 2-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. The central character here is Toyomi (played by Takako IRIE, star of Mizoguchi’s "Water Magician), a rich young woman in love with Shintaro (Minoru TAKADA), a rich young man. Unfortunately, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Minoru Takada  •  Takako Irie  •  Chieko Takehisa  •  Yumeko Aizome

Part 1 of a 2-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. The central character here is Toyomi (played by Takako IRIE, star of Mizoguchi’s "Water Magician), a rich young woman in love with Shintaro (Minoru TAKADA), a rich young man. Unfortunately, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Minoru Takada  •  Takako Irie  •  Chieko Takehisa  •  Yumeko Aizome

Learn from Experience, Part Two (1937)

Part 2 of a 2-part romance (fist part - Kafuku zempen) based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. In the second half, we discover that Toyomi is pregnant -- and while Shintaro and Yurie are on their extended honeymoon, she bears his child, a girl named Kiyoko. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Takako Irie  •  Chieko Takehisa  •  Yumeko Aizome  •  Minoru Takada

Part 2 of a 2-part romance (fist part - Kafuku zempen) based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. In the second half, we discover that Toyomi is pregnant -- and while Shintaro and Yurie are on their extended honeymoon, she bears his child, a girl named Kiyoko. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Takako Irie  •  Chieko Takehisa  •  Yumeko Aizome  •  Minoru Takada

Hikari to kage (Kōhen) (1940)

Part two of two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasujirō Shimazu
CAST:  Den Obinata  •  Yoko Mizumachi  •  Setsuko Hara  •  Masako Tsutsumi

Part two of two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasujirō Shimazu
CAST:  Den Obinata  •  Yoko Mizumachi  •  Setsuko Hara  •  Masako Tsutsumi

Hikari to kage (Zenpen) (1940)

Part one of two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasujirō Shimazu
CAST:  Den Obinata  •  Yoko Mizumachi  •  Setsuko Hara  •  Masako Tsutsumi

Part one of two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasujirō Shimazu
CAST:  Den Obinata  •  Yoko Mizumachi  •  Setsuko Hara  •  Masako Tsutsumi

The Monkey King (1940)

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenichi Enomoto) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kajirō Yamamoto
CAST:  Kenichi Enomoto  •  Akira Kishii  •  Toshio Kanai  •  Sadaichi Yanagida

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenichi Enomoto) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kajirō Yamamoto
CAST:  Kenichi Enomoto  •  Akira Kishii  •  Toshio Kanai  •  Sadaichi Yanagida

Ai to chikai (1945)

After facing hard times, an orphan Korean boy gets adopted to Japanese society. He meets several Japanese people who are kind to him, and grows up wanting to repay his debt to Japan, by becoming a kamikaze pilot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadashi Imai  •  Choi In-kyu
CAST:  Minoru Takada  •  Chieko Takehisa  •  Takashi Shimura  •  Dog Eun-gi

After facing hard times, an orphan Korean boy gets adopted to Japanese society. He meets several Japanese people who are kind to him, and grows up wanting to repay his debt to Japan, by becoming a kamikaze pilot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadashi Imai  •  Choi In-kyu
CAST:  Minoru Takada  •  Chieko Takehisa  •  Takashi Shimura  •  Dog Eun-gi

Wife of a Lily (1940)

This is a rokyoku film of Tenjuken Ungetsu II (Hideko Itami), a popular rokyoku performer who was famous for her seven different voices for men and women of all ages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun'ichi Fujita
CAST:  Satoko Date  •  Ranko Hanai  •  Hyo Kitazawa  •  Tamae Kiyokawa

This is a rokyoku film of Tenjuken Ungetsu II (Hideko Itami), a popular rokyoku performer who was famous for her seven different voices for men and women of all ages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun'ichi Fujita
CAST:  Satoko Date  •  Ranko Hanai  •  Hyo Kitazawa  •  Tamae Kiyokawa

Kantaro of Ina (1943)

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa. Didn't find anything about it online, but Takizawa was a well-regarded director in his time. Akira Kurosawa worked as A.D. on several of his films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Takizawa
CAST:  Kazuo Hasegawa  •  Kitsunosuke Bando  •  Satoko Date  •  Kyōzō Fuyuki

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa. Didn't find anything about it online, but Takizawa was a well-regarded director in his time. Akira Kurosawa worked as A.D. on several of his films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eisuke Takizawa
CAST:  Kazuo Hasegawa  •  Kitsunosuke Bando  •  Satoko Date  •  Kyōzō Fuyuki

Blizzard Ronin (1939)

The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kondo Katsuhiko
CAST:  Kazuo Hasegawa  •  Ranko Hanai  •  Sachiko Chiba  •  Kokuten Kōdō

The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kondo Katsuhiko
CAST:  Kazuo Hasegawa  •  Ranko Hanai  •  Sachiko Chiba  •  Kokuten Kōdō