Takeji Sano

Most Popular Takeji Sano Trailers

Total trailers found: 22

Ran Trailer (1985)

01 June 1985

Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.

Dreams Trailer (1990)

11 May 1990

Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s canvases, nuclear nightmares, and a water-mill utopia—meditate on childhood, art, mortality, and humanity’s uneasy bond with nature.

Kagemusha Trailer (1980)

26 April 1980

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans.

Madadayo Trailer (1993)

17 April 1993

In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast.

After the Rain Trailer (2000)

22 January 2000

A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the trapped travelers.

Twin Sisters of Kyoto Trailer (1963)

13 January 1963

In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister.

Samurai from Nowhere Trailer (1964)

15 January 1964

Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money.

Time Within Memory Trailer (1973)

24 February 1973

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 recalls the old days spent on the island with his young, beautiful mother.

Leonie Trailer (2010)

20 November 2010

The true life story of Leonie Gilmour, whose life crossed continents, wars and cultures, embodied with courage and passion in search of art and freedom.

Mandala Trailer (1971)

11 September 1971

Two university students from Kyoto decide to swap partners and spend the night in an isolated motel. However, one of the couples is attacked.

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide Trailer (1967)

02 September 1967

A sex-obsessed woman, a suicidal man she meets on the street, and a gun-crazy wannabe gangster become trapped in an underground hideaway.

Women in the Mirror Trailer (2003)

02 April 2003

Three women who share memories of the Hiroshima disaster try to uncover the hidden family ties that may or may not bind them together.

The Motive Trailer (2004)

18 December 2004

Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens it is discovered that one of the victims isn't related to the family.

Rainbow Bridge Trailer (1993)

09 October 1993

Set in Edo-era Kyoto, this drama depicts the adolescent battles and the love between parents and children who are born and raised in the same tenement house.

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha' Trailer (2002)

25 October 2002

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Kagemusha" (1980).

A. K. Trailer (1985)

20 May 1985

An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

Island of the Evil Spirits Trailer (1981)

03 October 1981

Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he meets beautiful twin sisters and tragic events unfold.

Gonza the Spearman Trailer (1986)

15 January 1986

The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokugawa Period, a time in which appearances are very important.

The Three Magicians Trailer (1960)

21 January 1960

Cash Calls Hell Trailer (1966)

15 January 1966

Before leaving prison, Oida uncomfortably enters into an agreement with his cell mate: in exchange for a half-share of 30,000,000 yen, he is to assassinate three strangers given to him on a list.

Tange Sazen Trailer (1963)

17 November 1963

In 1730, the Tokugawa Shogunate orders the Yagyu Clan to repair a huge shrine. Since it cannot refuse the Shogunate's request, the impoverished Yagyu Clan tries to raise funds by obtaining a sword which holds the key to a wondrous, hidden treasure.

The Love Suicides at Sonezaki Trailer (1981)

11 November 1981

A bunraku puppet drama of the courtesan Ohatsu and her lover, Tokubei, a soy-sauce merchant whose fortunes have gone awry through the perfidy of a trusted associate.