Tazuko Sakane Trailers
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Trailer
Japan's first female director. Was mentored by director Kenji Mizoguchi and worked as assistant director and editor for several of his films.
Most Popular Tazuko Sakane Trailers
Total trailers found: 13
The Feast of Gion Trailer (1933)
31 August 1933
A sad love film where the action takes place in Kyoto, in a trading house. Considered a lost film.
The Love of the Actress Sumako Trailer (1947)
16 August 1947
Stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with outspoken actress Sumako Matsui, and leaves his family to be with her, while trying to keep his Art Theatre solvent.
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum Trailer (1939)
13 October 1939
In late 19th-century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that the praise he receives is only due to his status as his father's heir.
Women of the Night Trailer (1948)
26 May 1948
In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law—descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.
Osaka Elegy Trailer (1936)
28 May 1936
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss in order to pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.
Mistress of a Foreigner Trailer (1930)
01 July 1930
Tōjin Okichi is a 1930 film by Kenji Mizoguchi based on the novel by Gisaburo Juichiya. Only 4 minutes have survived.
The Water Magician Trailer (1933)
01 June 1933
Taki no Shiraito is a very independent young woman with a famous water juggling act in a travelling carnival troupe.
The Straits of Love and Hate Trailer (1937)
17 June 1937
A servant girl is seduced and abandoned by her lover, a man from a higher social class, forcing her to navigate a harsh world as an itinerant performer to survive and raise their child.
New Clothing Trailer (1936)
05 March 1936
Japan's first feature film directed by a female. The film was about the naïve, premature emotions between a young geisha-to-be and a youth destined for Buddhist priesthood; it concluded with their separation.
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Trailer (1975)
24 May 1975
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.
Sisters of the Gion Trailer (1936)
15 October 1936
A geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto feels obliged to help her lover when he asks to stay with her after going bankrupt and leaving his wife.
Poppy Trailer (1935)
31 October 1935
Fujio is beautiful, talented, well-heeled, and engaged to up-and-coming diplomat Munechika. She has promised him a gold watch, a family heirloom, as an emblem of their engagement.
Brides of the Frontier Trailer (1943)
01 January 1943
The only surviving film directed by Tazuko Sakane. A propaganda film to encourage Japanese young woman to move to Manchuria to become the wives of Japanese emigrants, so-called brides of the Continent.
