Kazuo Takimura

Filmes

The Angry Sea
Producer
A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.
The Adventures of Kantaro
Producer
Comedy historical film about a wandering warrior, based on the novel by Shin Hasegawa.
The Child Writers
Producer
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Executive Producer
Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.
Women in Prison
Executive Producer
The woman prison has a cast all with a story of their own and with no dull or routine day. There is an employee who is divorced after her husband had an affair. She loves the jailed criminals and almost sees them as family. One day at a workshop someone faints while working hard to make money because she has a poor boyfriend. Another inmate is knocked up Another is a mother and has her child with her.
The Vampire Moth
Executive Producer
The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.
O Samurai Dominante 3: Duelo na Ilha Ganryu
Producer
Neste terceiro filme da Trilogia do Samurai de Hiroshi Inagaki (baseado no livro "Musashi" de Eiji Yoshikawa), Musashi (Toshirô Mifune) é desafiado pelo confiante e habilidoso Sasaki Kojiro (Koji Tsuruta), com o qual duelará dentro de um ano. Neste período decide viver nos arredores de uma vila cultivando legumes, enquanto ainda é perseguido por Otsu (Kaoru Yachigusa) e Akemi (Mariko Okada), ambas apaixonadas por ele. Conforme a data do duelo se aproxima, Musashi é forçado a tomar uma decisão que concilie ou não seus sentimentos por Otsu e sua paixão pelo caminho do guerreiro, ao mesmo tempo que se prepara para o maior desafio de sua vida.
Stray Sheep
Executive Producer
1955 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.
O Samurai Dominante 2: Morte no Templo Ichijoji
Producer
Aqui a história se passa entre 1600 e 1612, no Período Edo. Segundo filme que retrata a vida do lendário samurai e estrategista Musashi Miyamoto, onde são retratados vários dos duelos históricos de um dos espadachins mais conhecidos do mundo. É dito que Musashi lutou em sessenta duelos e nunca foi derrotado.
O Samurai Dominante: Miyamoto Musashi
Producer
Ao lado do amigo Matahachi, o jovem órfão Takezo deixa seu vilarejo para se juntar ao exército e enfrentar uma batalha. Vendo-se perdedores, os dois procuram abrigo numa casa isolada onde vive a viúva Oko e sua filha Akemi. Oko acaba seduzindo Matahachi, que cai na tentação da mulher e se esquece de seu noivado com Otsu. Logo Oko, Matahachi e Akemi partem para viver em outro local, enquanto Takezo resolve voltar ao seu vilarejo. Lá ele narra os acontecimentos à família de Matahachi, que além de não aceitar os fatos ainda condena o jovem Takezo por traição. Ele será salvo da morte por um monge que irá ensinar ao rapaz o código dos samurais. O destino acaba colocando Otsu e Takezo no mesmo caminho. Apaixonada, ela promete a ele que irá esperar seu retorno como um cavaleiro errante.
A Saga de Anatahan
Producer
Doze marinheiros japoneses náufragos ficam encalhados em uma ilha abandonada e esquecida chamada An-ta-han por sete anos tensos de conflitos internos. Josef von Sternberg dirigiu, fotografou, fez a narração e escreveu o roteiro (a partir de um romance baseado no evento real de Michiro Maruyana traduzido por Younghill Kang). Os únicos habitantes da ilha são o superintendente da plantação abandonada e uma jovem japonesa atraente. A disciplina é mantida pelo antigo administrador, mas termina quando ele sofre um acidente e perde de face. Logo, a disciplina e a racionalidade são substituídas por uma luta pelo poder e pela mulher. O poder é representado por um par de pistolas encontradas nos destroços de um avião americano, tão importante que cinco homens pagam por suas vidas em uma tentativa de conquista-las. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Producer
Hamako has just started working for her personal hero, Madame Yuki. Her romanticized view of the Madame is broken immediately, though, as she is introduced with a ever-growing list of the Madame’s personal problems.
When We Came Back
Producer
Melodrama by Kiyoshi Saeki
Enoken’s Boxing Generation
Producer
Near the end of the Taisho era (1912-1926), Enokichi, a popular figure in the world of boxing entangled in the Yakuza business.
Enoken's Singing Detective Story
Executive Producer
A modern take on history with songs and comedy presented by Enoken (as Gonza), Fujiyama (as Sukeju), and Kasagi (Gonza’s wife Osaki).
Enoken's Home Run King
Executive Producer
Postwar! Baseball! Comedy! Enoken plays a superfan of the Yomiuri Giants – the real Tokyo team, with many of its star players "acting" as themselves – who, despite his utter lack of athletic abilities, becomes embroiled in their successes, and their personal lives. Will Enoken help the Giants take the pennant?
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
Producer
The Splendid Gold Mine
Executive Producer
Dancers of Awa
Executive Producer
Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin. His brother (Kazuo Hasegawa) vowed vengeance on the day of his brother's death. So every year the villains are worried during the Awa Dance Festival (which is part of the Obon festival), but nothing has ever happened, until seven years later...
Iemitsu and Hikoza
Executive Producer
A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing somewhat against type).
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
Executive Producer
Feature film.
Songoku 2
Producer
Second part of the Comedy-Musical about the legendary Monkey King.
Songoku 1
Producer
Comedy-Musical about the legendary Monkey King.
China Night
Executive Producer
Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese merchant marine officer. Part spy thriller and part Shanghai travelogue, it was part of a popular series known as "Chinese Continental Friendship" made by the occupying Japanese in China.
Enoken's Kurama Tengu
Producer
The legendary ninja Kurama Tengu (Enoken) uses his superhuman powers to help free a band of street urchins from their Fagin-like master. The film's incredible climax, when Enoken fends off dozens of men attacking with ladders and handcarts, brings to mind a slightly less dextrous Jackie Chan.
Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip
Producer
This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip" is an 80-minute compilation of the first (東海道の巻 or "Tokaido no maki") and second (日本晴れの巻 or "Japan's Fine Weather Reel") parts (147 minutes), which were re-edited and screened at a time when presentable films were dried up immediately after the defeat of the war.