Yoko Takahashi

Yoko Takahashi

Born: May 11, 1953
in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Yoko Takahashi...

Yaeko's Hum
Title: Yaeko's Hum
Character: Yaeko Ishizaki
Released: October 29, 2016
Type: Movie
Yaeko has taken care of her husband Seigo who has stomach cancer. Seigo goes through 4 surgeries, but survives. Yaeko is then diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and her condition worsens. Their family struggles to take care of Yaeko, but they also cherish their time with her. Seigo takes care of Yaeko as best as he can.
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The Stormy Times
Title: The Stormy Times
Released: January 4, 1991
Type: Movie
The Stormy Times is a collection of three short films created as a series of visual poems (Dream Running, Grasshopper’s One-Game Match, andWe Can Hear Joe’s Poem). Katsu Kanai screened this films together, along with extra documentary footage, as a memorial to his friend Jônouchi Motoharu.
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Farewell to the Ark
Title: Farewell to the Ark
Character: Temari
Released: September 8, 1984
Type: Movie
A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among them are two cousins who love each other and who get into a quarrel with other villagers.
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Alone in the Rain
Title: Alone in the Rain
Released: June 11, 1983
Type: Movie
Yoko Takahashi's directorial debut.
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Morning Moon Is Cruel
Title: Morning Moon Is Cruel
Released: June 21, 1981
Type: Movie
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The Beauty in the Bathroom
Title: The Beauty in the Bathroom
Released: January 7, 1978
Type: Movie
Original work: The second installment of Edogawa Rampage's Inference Masterpiece series, which began airing on Asahi TV in the second half of the 1970s and gained popularity. Famous actor Tian Zhimao plays detective wise Kogoro. A magician who targets the Yucun family, who obtain huge wealth through gemstones. Even the wise Kogoro was fooled by his meticulous criminal plan
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Title: Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Character: Ayako / Taeko
Released: August 20, 1977
Type: TV
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田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
Title: 田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
Released: July 2, 1977
Type: Movie
A family murder case that occurred in Hita City, Oita Prefecture. A murderer whose statute of limitations is about to expire is shown on TV, and detective Kiyoshi Atsumi heads to Tokyo, but... The upstart Keiju Kobayashi, his old friend Etsuko Ichihara, and Atsumi. The postwar experiences of three people who were tossed about by the war overlap. The screenplay by Satoru Hayasaka, the music by Kousuke Kanno, and above all, the performances of Atsumi and Ichihara make this a masterpiece in the history of TV dramas. A two-hour version was later created as an art festival award-winning work.
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Lullaby to Kill
Title: Lullaby to Kill
Character: Yasuko Yura (Atsuko's daughter, Toshiro's younger sister)
Released: April 2, 1977
Type: Movie
Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.
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Hokuriku Proxy War
Title: Hokuriku Proxy War
Released: February 26, 1977
Type: Movie
In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada, a Hokuriku yakuza who will use any measure for survival, disregarding parents, brothers, and tradition.
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Murderer!
Title: Murderer!
Character: Oyo
Released: October 16, 1976
Type: Movie
A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan's former sword instructor, a man whose sword and spear skills are second to none.
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Hangyaku no Tabi
Title: Hangyaku no Tabi
Released: September 4, 1976
Type: Movie
Hiroshi Kakurai is an assassin who was thinking of retiring. He travels to an island in the Seto Inland Sea and begins to live peacefully with Shinobu, a woman he has fallen in love with, but the intensity of his love for her begins to drive him towards destruction...
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Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
Title: Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
Released: July 12, 1975
Type: Movie
Fujishita Kumi is an ordinary office lady. Longing to escape her poor fishing village for a life in the city, she came to Tokyo. One day while alone in the office, she's spotted rolling up her pantyhose by the window cleaner Kurata Katsuo. This was to be their first encounter. Completely enchanted by Kumi, Katsuo does everything he can to get close to her. Katsuo is a man with a terrible past. With the death of his coal miner father, his family was broken up and he was forced to follow in his father's footsteps laboring away in the mud. In spite of this, Katsuo still has dreams. He dreams of living in Resiporuko, a utopian fantasyland that exists only in his imagination. When Katsuo and Kumi finally meet they find themselves unable to communicate. Katsuo spends all his time talking about Resiporuko with a starry look in his eyes, while Kumi dreams of living the high life in the city. One day when the two travel to the seashore, they discover a wounded seagull.
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Light of Africa
Title: Light of Africa
Character: Sayoko
Released: June 21, 1975
Type: Movie
Two semi-slackers with an ultra-intimate friendship work, slack and drink in a freezing Hokkaido town.
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Invitation of Lust
Title: Invitation of Lust
Released: April 5, 1975
Type: Movie
Hirobe is a lonely man. After witnessing her girlfriend die with a terminal illness, he wanders through the city like a shadow. One day, he meets Masako and they begin an affair. Masako is in an unhappy marriage with Yazawa, who is also cheating on her with a younger lover. The tension builds up to an unforgiving, yet quiet climax...
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Evening Primrose
Title: Evening Primrose
Character: Shino Hokujoji
Released: December 28, 1974
Type: Movie
The Taisho era was a time of turbulence in Japan. From new marks of modernity to full-blown riots, a sense of revolution filled the air. The Dam Dam Group is a small anarchist organization lead by Daijiro, a silver tongued "Benshi", a performer who provides narratives for silent films, playing multiple roles. In other words, he was a master at the art of deception, a handy talent when it came to 'doing jobs' for his group. His revolutionary ideals attracted many to his squadron, but among them was a young girl who was oblivious to his group's activities. Her name was Shino.
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Sandakan No. 8
Title: Sandakan No. 8
Character: Young Osaki
Released: November 2, 1974
Type: Movie
A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a brothel called Sandakan No. 8.
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Title: Kita no kazoku
Character: 佐々木志津
Released: April 2, 1973
Type: TV
The 13th NHK Asadora. Starring Youko Takahashi in a story about a brother and sister coming of age in Hakodate and Kanazawa.
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Journey Into Solitude
Title: Journey Into Solitude
Character: A girl ('Me')
Released: October 28, 1972
Type: Movie
Bored with her school life, a 16-year-old student leaves home to take a trip along the Pacific Ocean. After meeting with a theatre group she falls sick and is rescued by a fisherman with who she shares her life with.
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Bridge to the Sun
Title: Bridge to the Sun
Released: October 17, 1961
Type: Movie
Tells the true story of Gwen Terasaki, who falls in love with, then marries a Japanese diplomat. When war breaks out they find animosity and trouble from both sides.