
Directing
Eisuke Takizawa
Born — Died
1902-09-06 — 1965-11-29
Place of birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Known for
Directing
Credits
41 titles
Eisuke Takizawa (滝沢英輔, Takizawa Eisuke, 6 September 1902 – 29 November 1965) (alternate name: Kinpachi Kajiwara) was a Japanese film director. Born in Tokyo, Takizawa worked at Tōa Cinema and Makino Film Productions before debuting as a director in 1929 with Aru onna to gaka. He later directed primarily jidaigeki at Toho and Nikkatsu.
Known for
NRNo synopsis available yet.
死の壁の脱出
1958
NRA biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
1957
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Yasugorō shusse
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Children of Izu
1962
10.0After Ryusaku Nishikawa and his girlfriend Katsuko are attacked by a gang, he trains in karate to seek revenge. Years later, Ryusaku is a skilled martial artist preparing for an inter-school match, but his past resurfaces when Katsuko, now involved with the gang, brings tragedy. In a final confrontation, Ryusaku faces the gang and finds redemption through his karate, with the support of his friends.
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
1953
10.0Story of a bandit king part 2.
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
1937
Film credits
1920s · 1 titles
Behind the camera
NRNo synopsis available yet.
死の壁の脱出
1958
NRA biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
1957
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Yasugorō shusse
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Children of Izu
1962
10.0After Ryusaku Nishikawa and his girlfriend Katsuko are attacked by a gang, he trains in karate to seek revenge. Years later, Ryusaku is a skilled martial artist preparing for an inter-school match, but his past resurfaces when Katsuko, now involved with the gang, brings tragedy. In a final confrontation, Ryusaku faces the gang and finds redemption through his karate, with the support of his friends.
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
1953
10.0Story of a bandit king part 2.
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
1937
NRFukagawa's chef Ushimatsu of the restaurant Kawatake fell in love with a maid named Omame and changed dramatically. He stopped gambling and womanizing much to the surprise of his friends. As their wedding day approached, Minosuke who had long been infatuated with Omame threatened her mother Okuma by using a promissory note for three ryō that he lent to her.
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1954
9.0A young lord joins gang of Robin-esque robbers.
Swords and Brocade
1951
NRA dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees the building of a bridge in Japan, a powerful gangster plans to stop the project. By any means necessary.
The Flower and the Sword
1964
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Six Assassins
1955
10.0A forceful indictment of the devastating effects of war and nationalistic fanaticism on the average man, who, in the face of the absurdity of violence, is reduced to apathy or victimhood.
The Day Before
1939
NRA touching story of a girl who sails away from her love to keep her family together.
Season of Farewell
1962
NRA war veteran clashes with a mob boss in this crime saga. When Ryuji returns from the war, he finds himself torn by the death of an old friend - the son of crime kingpin Kiyomiya. A death Ryuji feels responsible for.
The Scarred Crest
1964
6.0This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, and therefore, shows audience the dynamic change from Edo to Meiji. Before the war, the director, Eisuke Takizawa, together with the writers, formed a scenario writer group "Narutaki-gumi and they shot many historical masterpieces.
The Samurai of Edo
1955
NRA samurai who slashes a young girl's mage appears in Edo, and she is never caught.
The Beautiful Nuns
1955
NRThe new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood.
Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man
1965
NRThe movie is about a man who started a brothel to make money out of his poor circumstances in the late Meiji period.
Muhō Ichidai
1957
NRThe first time that up-and-coming architect Yuji Muraoka (Yujiro Ishihara) met Natsuko (Ruriko Asaoka) was at a contemporary art exhibition at the Ueno Museum of Art. At the time, he didn't feel anything special about her, other than being impressed that she was the younger sister of the respected Nonomura-san. Later, at Nonomura's birthday party, some people who were jealous of Yuji's talent tried to embarrass him by forcing him to perform a hidden talent show, and Natsuko quickly came to his rescue. This incident caused the two of them to become much closer...
A Love that Wagers the World
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Forever, My Love
1958
NRSenko Tamagawa is a third-year junior high school student, and she is the captain of the badminton club. Her father, Kinzo, remodeled her barn and lent it to her only Mikayo. Senko was somehow envious of her flashy life... In a tragedy with a girl living in the base as the main character, Katsumi Miki of "Life like a weed" adapted the original story of Muraji Uchiki and directed by Eisuke Takizawa of "Ajisai no Uta".
Sixteen years old
1960
NRThe man is chased by losing the beauty and preciousness of love and the foundation of life without overcoming the hardship of life.
Hirate Miki the Swordman
1954
8.0A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.
The Temptress and the Monk
1957
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Subterranean Heat
1938
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Subterranean Heat
1938
NRA rookie newspaper journalist, Takema Sakaki, has a strong sense of justice. In the Diet Building he gets acquainted with a library worker, Reiko Nakafuji. Reiko's father was a member of the Diet who was assassinated six years ago. Through Reiko, Takema joins Tsūkai-kai, a group of young people who respect her late father's political ideas. With the assistance of Tsukai-kai, Takema eventually uncovers the political scandal related to postwar compensation which led to the murder of Reiko's father.
Facing to the Clouds
1962
NRAn original warrior directed by Toshio Takagi, directed by Eisuke Takizawa of “Kiriko's Tango” by Toshio Yasumi, a comedy, cheerful widow. The photo was taken by Minoru Yokoyama from “Asakusa no Toko Odoriko Monogatari”
Shutsugeki
1964
NRA brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this historical action saga.
The Rule for a Vagabond
1965
8.0Story of a bandit king.
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part One: Tiger and Wolf
1937
NRDuring the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword and martial arts. Hozoin loses a series of matches with master swordsman Kozumi Ise-no-kami. Bitterly ashamed, Hozoin embarks on a journey, trying to perfect his skills. A few years later, Hozoin is ready and it's time for the ultimate showdown with Ise-no-kami!
Duel at Yagyu Valley
1945
NRSet in the late Edo period of the assassination of Dairo Ii, the sword and emotional romance that depicts the murderous world. The turmoil of the end of the Edo period is depicted through the nameless Ichii people, centering on the main character of the Hatamoto collapse that is drunk by the waves of the end of the Edo period.
Ōma no tsuji
1938
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Scarface Senta
1949
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Scarface Senta
1949
NRA touching love story about a heroine who loses her parents in the war and tries to keep her pure love alive despite the many difficulties she faces.
The Song of the Season
1961
NRThe story of the tender love between Junki, the son of a wealthy landowner, and Kayuki, the daughter of a forester, who decided to unite their destinies against their parents' wishes. Neither war nor years of separation could kill this love. It was only cut short by Kayuki's tragic death.
Zesshou
1958
NR1961 Japanese movie
Shokei zen'ya
1961
9.0Kunisada Tadaharu, a peasant of Kunisada Village in Joshu Sai County, could not stand the bad government and poor harvest of Takebe Genhan, the governor of the time. entered the world of As he played more and more games at the gambling hall, he became feared as "Chuji the gambling robber", and became a boss who had a share of Inui such as Nikko's Enzo and Shimizu's Kentetsu. However, due to a disagreement, he killed his benefactor Isaburo Boss, and was abandoned by Yasugoro and was chased. However, Chuji cleverly took advantage of the peasant uprising, shut himself up on Mt. Akagi, opened a gambling hall, and was touted as the greatest boss in the Kanto region. The magistrate, who learned of the close relationship between the peasants and Chuji, finally arranged for Chuji to go on a trip. Chuji, who doesn't know that he was weighed, gleefully descends the mountain, but...
Kunisada Chūji
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ajisai no uta
1960
NRA story of the conflicting friendship and love between two young men over a young girl from a working-class neighborhood.
Kiriko's Tango
1963
NRWar-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.
Kantaro of Ina
1943
NRA woman's happiness is gained through marriage. Yet marriage does not necessarily bring happiness... Director Takizawa Eisuke adapts Tamiya Torahiko's serialised novel. A grand tale of pure love, depicting the path of a woman's happiness with a fluid touch.
The Praying Man
1959

