Atsuko Takahata

Atsuko Takahata (高畑 淳子, Takahata Atsuko, October 11, 1954) is a Japanese actress, voice actor, and talent, born in Zentsūji City, Kagawa Prefecture. She is a member of the Seinenza Theater Company.

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Snowy Love Fall in Spring (2005)

Based on the first novel, Spring Snow, of Mishima Yukio's Sea of Fertility tetralogy, it follows the troubled and illicit affair between two youngsters amongst the aristocracy and rich of early twentieth century Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Sousuke Takaoka  •  Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Based on the first novel, Spring Snow, of Mishima Yukio's Sea of Fertility tetralogy, it follows the troubled and illicit affair between two youngsters amongst the aristocracy and rich of early twentieth century Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Sousuke Takaoka  •  Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Twilight of the Dark Master (1998)

Tsunami is an ancient gaurdian fom days long ago when the Mother Spirit created Daemons and Gaurdians to aid a fledgling human race. Tsunami becomes involved with a woman who has just lost her fiance and her arm and now wants to figure out why this has happened ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akiyuki Simbo
CAST:  Toshihiko Seki  •  Akira Kamiya  •  Emi Shinohara  •  Atsuko Takahata

Tsunami is an ancient gaurdian fom days long ago when the Mother Spirit created Daemons and Gaurdians to aid a fledgling human race. Tsunami becomes involved with a woman who has just lost her fiance and her arm and now wants to figure out why this has happened ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akiyuki Simbo
CAST:  Toshihiko Seki  •  Akira Kamiya  •  Emi Shinohara  •  Atsuko Takahata

Yamato (2005)

Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in the United States, where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junya Satō
CAST:  Takashi Sorimachi  •  Shido Nakamura  •  Yu Aoi  •  Noboru Takachi

Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in the United States, where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junya Satō
CAST:  Takashi Sorimachi  •  Shido Nakamura  •  Yu Aoi  •  Noboru Takachi

Rokumeikan (2008)

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DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Morio Kazama  •  Tomoko Fujita

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DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Morio Kazama  •  Tomoko Fujita

Bunny Drop (2011)

Daikichi learns that his recently deceased grandfather has an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl's name is Rin and she is just 6 years old. Everybody in Daikichi's family looks at the girl as an embarrassment and wants no part of her. Daikichi, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Karina  •  Mana Ashida  •  Mirei Kiritani

Daikichi learns that his recently deceased grandfather has an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl's name is Rin and she is just 6 years old. Everybody in Daikichi's family looks at the girl as an embarrassment and wants no part of her. Daikichi, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Karina  •  Mana Ashida  •  Mirei Kiritani

The Sango Ranger (2013)

On Ishigaki Island, conflict brews over a large-scale bridge construction project. One day, Yajima (Sho Aoyagi), a public official from the Ministry of Environment, is sent to Ishigaki Island. Yajima announces to his colleagues that he is absolutely opposed to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuji Nakamae
CAST:  Sho Aoyagi  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Tetsuhiro Ikeda  •  Atsuko Takahata

On Ishigaki Island, conflict brews over a large-scale bridge construction project. One day, Yajima (Sho Aoyagi), a public official from the Ministry of Environment, is sent to Ishigaki Island. Yajima announces to his colleagues that he is absolutely opposed to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuji Nakamae
CAST:  Sho Aoyagi  •  Nozomi Sasaki  •  Tetsuhiro Ikeda  •  Atsuko Takahata

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Takahata
CAST:  Aki Asakura  •  Kengo Kora  •  Nobuko Miyamoto  •  Atsuko Takahata

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Takahata
CAST:  Aki Asakura  •  Kengo Kora  •  Nobuko Miyamoto  •  Atsuko Takahata

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)

The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Koyuki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Maki Horikita  •  Shota Sometani

The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Yamazaki
CAST:  Koyuki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Maki Horikita  •  Shota Sometani

X: The Movie (1996)

It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best friend) and Kotori, Fuma's little sister (and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Junko Iwao  •  Ken Narita  •  Tomokazu Seki  •  Atsuko Takahata

It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best friend) and Kotori, Fuma's little sister (and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Junko Iwao  •  Ken Narita  •  Tomokazu Seki  •  Atsuko Takahata

Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (1990)

Ginga is a simple—yet energetic—country girl, living with her father far from the capital city of the empire in ancient China. When she learns of an opportunity to become a concubine of the young new Emperor, with the possibility of becoming his head wife in charge ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisayuki Toriumi
CAST:  Ryoko Sano  •  Atsuko Takahata  •  Ikuko Tani  •  Yosuke Akimoto

Ginga is a simple—yet energetic—country girl, living with her father far from the capital city of the empire in ancient China. When she learns of an opportunity to become a concubine of the young new Emperor, with the possibility of becoming his head wife in charge ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisayuki Toriumi
CAST:  Ryoko Sano  •  Atsuko Takahata  •  Ikuko Tani  •  Yosuke Akimoto

Samurai Commando Mission 1549 (2005)

An accident during tests of an anti-plasma artificial magnetic shield at Japan's Ground Self Defense Force East Fuji practice range sends the 3rd Special Experimental Company, under Colonel Matoba on a time-slip 460 years into the past, into 'the Age of civil War'. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Tezuka
CAST:  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Daisuke Shima  •  Haruka Ayase

An accident during tests of an anti-plasma artificial magnetic shield at Japan's Ground Self Defense Force East Fuji practice range sends the 3rd Special Experimental Company, under Colonel Matoba on a time-slip 460 years into the past, into 'the Age of civil War'. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Tezuka
CAST:  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Daisuke Shima  •  Haruka Ayase

Kamen Rider: Run All Over the World (1989)

In the film, the Crisis Empire devise a plan to defeat Kohtaro Minami by reverting him back to his old form of Kamen Rider Black and sending out several revived monsters after him. However, Kamen Rider Black is assisted by another RX, who used a time warp to help ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kobayashi
CAST:  Tetsuo Kurata  •  Toshimichi Takahashi  •  Atsuko Takahata  •  Kazunori Arai

In the film, the Crisis Empire devise a plan to defeat Kohtaro Minami by reverting him back to his old form of Kamen Rider Black and sending out several revived monsters after him. However, Kamen Rider Black is assisted by another RX, who used a time warp to help ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kobayashi
CAST:  Tetsuo Kurata  •  Toshimichi Takahashi  •  Atsuko Takahata  •  Kazunori Arai

Hana's Miso Soup (2015)

Yasutake Shingo is a newspaper reporter whose only redeeming feature is his earnestness. He meets Matsunaga Chie, who attends a music college, and they start dating. Each day becomes all the more bright and enjoyable for Shingo because of the lively Chie. She loves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoaki Akune
CAST:  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Kenichi Takitoh  •  Emina Akamatsu  •  Mahiru Konno

Yasutake Shingo is a newspaper reporter whose only redeeming feature is his earnestness. He meets Matsunaga Chie, who attends a music college, and they start dating. Each day becomes all the more bright and enjoyable for Shingo because of the lively Chie. She loves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoaki Akune
CAST:  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Kenichi Takitoh  •  Emina Akamatsu  •  Mahiru Konno

The Land of Rain Trees (2015)

Nobuyuki Sakisaka (Yuta Tamamori) is a salaryman. When he was in middle school student, he read light novel "Fairy Game”. He still has that light novel, because he was so shocked by the ending. One day, Nobuyuki Sakisaka browses the internet and comes across the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshishige Miyake
CAST:  Mariya Nishiuchi  •  Yuta Tamamori  •  Kanna Moriya  •  Ren Osugi

Nobuyuki Sakisaka (Yuta Tamamori) is a salaryman. When he was in middle school student, he read light novel "Fairy Game”. He still has that light novel, because he was so shocked by the ending. One day, Nobuyuki Sakisaka browses the internet and comes across the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshishige Miyake
CAST:  Mariya Nishiuchi  •  Yuta Tamamori  •  Kanna Moriya  •  Ren Osugi

Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014)

For his first film in fourteen years animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya". A dream project for the director that would hopefully establish the recently formed Ghibli Studio 7, created to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Miki  •  Hidekazu Sato
CAST:  Isao Takahata  •  Kazuo Oga  •  Joe Hisaishi  •  Toshio Suzuki

For his first film in fourteen years animation director Isao Takahata embarked on a visually sumptuous adaptation of "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya". A dream project for the director that would hopefully establish the recently formed Ghibli Studio 7, created to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Miki  •  Hidekazu Sato
CAST:  Isao Takahata  •  Kazuo Oga  •  Joe Hisaishi  •  Toshio Suzuki

Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File (2011)

"Elite" members of an insurance company are gathered together to form a unit to investigate an accident and whether the company needs to pay out on the insurance policy or not.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Saeki
CAST:  Atsuko Takahata  •  Shigeaki Kato  •  Koji Matoba  •  Kenjirō Nashimoto

"Elite" members of an insurance company are gathered together to form a unit to investigate an accident and whether the company needs to pay out on the insurance policy or not.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Saeki
CAST:  Atsuko Takahata  •  Shigeaki Kato  •  Koji Matoba  •  Kenjirō Nashimoto

Life in Overtime (2018)

After decades of single-minded dedication to his work, a worker with an elite career course at a major bank is transferred or rather relegated to a subsidiary company, where he finds himself at a loos as he reaches retirement age.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Hiroshi Tachi  •  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Asami Usuda

After decades of single-minded dedication to his work, a worker with an elite career course at a major bank is transferred or rather relegated to a subsidiary company, where he finds himself at a loos as he reaches retirement age.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Nakata
CAST:  Hiroshi Tachi  •  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Asami Usuda

Wild Flowers (2004)

Real pro wrestlers Mizuho Ishikawa, Cutie Suzuki and Emi Tojyo star alongside newcomer Miki Suzuki as the women tag teams, and they are managed reluctantly by Yoshinori Okada, forced to take over as manager of his mom's struggling female wrestling team.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Komatsu
CAST:  Yoshinori Okada  •  Houka Kinoshita  •  Miki Suzuki  •  Magi

Real pro wrestlers Mizuho Ishikawa, Cutie Suzuki and Emi Tojyo star alongside newcomer Miki Suzuki as the women tag teams, and they are managed reluctantly by Yoshinori Okada, forced to take over as manager of his mom's struggling female wrestling team.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Komatsu
CAST:  Yoshinori Okada  •  Houka Kinoshita  •  Miki Suzuki  •  Magi

Seicho Matsumoto Special: Fingers (2006)

Fukue Yumiko is a struggling actress who isn't afraid to lie, cheat, or exploit her own sexuality if it means her own success. But as she becomes a big star, one TV reporter decides that it's time someone uncovered her dark past and reveal just how far she was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akimitsu Sasaki
CAST:  Maki Goto  •  Saki Takaoka  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Hisako Manda

Fukue Yumiko is a struggling actress who isn't afraid to lie, cheat, or exploit her own sexuality if it means her own success. But as she becomes a big star, one TV reporter decides that it's time someone uncovered her dark past and reveal just how far she was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akimitsu Sasaki
CAST:  Maki Goto  •  Saki Takaoka  •  Mari Hoshino  •  Hisako Manda

Guard Center 24 (2016)

The Security Guard Center sets the stage for this drama that stars Mamoru Shinomiya, a newly-hired emergency responder. Together with his brilliant colleagues, all of whom have colorful personalities, they tackle one emergency after another with flying colors and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matsubara Hiroshi
CAST:  Kento Nakajima  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Kendô Kobayashi

The Security Guard Center sets the stage for this drama that stars Mamoru Shinomiya, a newly-hired emergency responder. Together with his brilliant colleagues, all of whom have colorful personalities, they tackle one emergency after another with flying colors and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matsubara Hiroshi
CAST:  Kento Nakajima  •  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Kei Tanaka  •  Kendô Kobayashi
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