Taiji Tonoyama Movies

  • 1958
    Hobo Village

    Hobo Village

    Hobo Village

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    Live-action adaptation of Yoshiro Kato’s manga.

    Hobo Village
  • 1964
    The Desperate

    The Desperate

    The Desperate

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    A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai pursues Chiyo, the mistress...

    The Desperate
  • 1959
    A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

    A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

    A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

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    A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
  • 1958
    The Boy Who Came Back

    The Boy Who Came Back

    The Boy Who Came Back

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    Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.

    The Boy Who Came Back
  • 1971
    Onna no Iji

    Onna no Iji

    Onna no Iji

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    2 years ago, Kumi broke up with Shuhei and decided to forget everything about him for good. However, after being told that her younger sister, Junko,...

    Onna no Iji
  • 1973
    Time Within Memory

    Time Within Memory

    Time Within Memory

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    Minoru visits his home on Okinoerabu island for the first time in thirty years. Seeing the old man who used to be in love with his mother, Minoru...

    Time Within Memory
  • 1962
    Foundry Town

    Foundry Town

    Foundry Town

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    Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl's dreams of higher education.

    Foundry Town
  • 1953
    Tower of Lilies

    Tower of Lilies

    Tower of Lilies

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    A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the...

    Tower of Lilies
  • 1951
    The White Orchid

    The White Orchid

    The White Orchid

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    A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo

    The White Orchid
  • 1952
    Sisters of Nishijin

    Sisters of Nishijin

    Sisters of Nishijin

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    A family of Kyoto textile workers struggles after tragedy.

    Sisters of Nishijin
  • 1959
    Tokyo no Kodoku

    Tokyo no Kodoku

    Tokyo no Kodoku

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    A coming-of-age story about two newcomers to the world of professional baseball who compete for Rookie of the Year honors and love.

    Tokyo no Kodoku
  • 1972
    Hymn

    Hymn

    Hymn

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    The story tells of the adoration of Sasuke for his mistress, the blind samisen-teacher Shunkin, who treats him imperiously and subjects him to cruel...

    Hymn
  • 1980
    Until Evening

    Until Evening

    Until Evening

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    Intellectual collegue professor Sasa becomes obsessed with beautiful Sugiko, a virgin. Eventually, luring her to a love hotel.

    Until Evening
  • 1963
    Bamboo Doll of Echizen

    Bamboo Doll of Echizen

    Bamboo Doll of Echizen

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    Based on a novel by Tsutomu Mizukami, this haunting melodrama focuses on a young bamboo worker who takes his father's prostitute as his wife.

    Bamboo Doll of Echizen
  • 1965
    The Start of Life

    The Start of Life

    The Start of Life

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    A young girl in an industrial town is saving her money to enter college. But her drunken father loses his job, her mother cannot make ends meet, and...

    The Start of Life
  • 1951
    Clothes of Deception

    Clothes of Deception

    Clothes of Deception

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    The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.

    Clothes of Deception
  • 1962
    The King

    The King

    The King

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    The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional...

    The King
  • 1973
    Love Lost in Tears

    Love Lost in Tears

    Love Lost in Tears

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    Japanese “kayo” film based on the song by "Namida koi" by Aki Yashiro.

    Love Lost in Tears
  • 1974
    The Homeless

    The Homeless

    The Homeless

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    Two inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross paths again in the nearest brothel. There they make the...

    The Homeless
  • 1968
    Seishun no kaze

    Seishun no kaze

    Seishun no kaze

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    A romantic Nikkatsu youth film about three female friends.

    Seishun no kaze