Toshio Takahara

Acting

Toshio Takahara

Born May 1, 1923 · Tokyo, Japan

Died February 26, 2000 · aged 76

No biography available.

Known For

Seven SamuraiSeven Samurai · 1954
Seven Samurai
8.41954
MovieActionDrama
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's PrayerThe Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer · 1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
8.41961
MovieWarDrama
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his old life, he faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his men sneak behind enemy lines.
Scrap CollectorsScrap Collectors · 1968
Scrap Collectors
8.01968
MovieComedy
Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka.
Barrow Gang BCBarrow Gang BC · 1985
Barrow Gang BC
9.01985
Movie
Film about a pirate radio station.
Twenty-Four EyesTwenty-Four Eyes · 1954
Twenty-Four Eyes
7.71954
MovieDrama
From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.
Trigger-HappyTrigger-Happy · 1968
Trigger-Happy
1968
MovieAction
A 72-hour story about a group of rookie police officers and detectives who are candidates for the Mexican Olympic team and are in training camp for shooting competition, as they hunt down a violent criminal.
Life of a Country DoctorLife of a Country Doctor · 1960
Life of a Country Doctor
8.51960
MovieDrama
A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and novel as removing a patient's kidney for the first time in Japan. Unfortunately for him, however, his wife's addiction to gambling is of such a magnitude that he is down to selling his underwear to make money. The image sticks and he becomes known as the 'underwear doctor.' On the other hand, his successful surgery's patient is so grateful he himself wants to become a physician.
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanKiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan · 1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
5.91959
MovieDrama
Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father, in postwar Japan.

Movies

Seven SamuraiSeven Samurai · 1954
Seven Samurai
8.41954
MovieActionDrama
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's PrayerThe Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer · 1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
8.41961
MovieWarDrama
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his old life, he faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his men sneak behind enemy lines.
Scrap CollectorsScrap Collectors · 1968
Scrap Collectors
8.01968
MovieComedy
Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka.
Barrow Gang BCBarrow Gang BC · 1985
Barrow Gang BC
9.01985
Movie
Film about a pirate radio station.
Twenty-Four EyesTwenty-Four Eyes · 1954
Twenty-Four Eyes
7.71954
MovieDrama
From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.
Trigger-HappyTrigger-Happy · 1968
Trigger-Happy
1968
MovieAction
A 72-hour story about a group of rookie police officers and detectives who are candidates for the Mexican Olympic team and are in training camp for shooting competition, as they hunt down a violent criminal.
Life of a Country DoctorLife of a Country Doctor · 1960
Life of a Country Doctor
8.51960
MovieDrama
A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and novel as removing a patient's kidney for the first time in Japan. Unfortunately for him, however, his wife's addiction to gambling is of such a magnitude that he is down to selling his underwear to make money. The image sticks and he becomes known as the 'underwear doctor.' On the other hand, his successful surgery's patient is so grateful he himself wants to become a physician.
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanKiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan · 1959
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
5.91959
MovieDrama
Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father, in postwar Japan.
Pigs and BattleshipsPigs and Battleships · 1961
Pigs and Battleships
7.11961
MovieCrimeDrama
In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.
The Lovable TrampThe Lovable Tramp · 1966
The Lovable Tramp
7.71966
MovieComedyDrama
Saotome is a white-collar worker on the brink of a burnout who one day strikes up a friendship with Gen, a boorish drifter who approaches life one day at a time.
Quick Draw JoeQuick Draw Joe · 1961
Quick Draw Joe
1961
MovieActionWestern
One day, a lone horseman rides into town with a wounded man strapped behind him. Joe, the Ace, had captured one of the bandits who had held up the armored payroll car headed for the dam construction site, takes the wounded man to the police and claims the reward offered. He is told to wait until the driver of the armored car returns to identify the bandit and goes over to the Blue Star where he is introduced to Mishima, the owner of the cabaret, who is highly respected in the town. Joe then meets Saburo, while fishing, and his lovely sister, who seem to sense the real man beneath the rough appearance and take him into their home. Word reaches Joe that the bandit he'd captured had been shot and he hurries over to the hospital.
The Sacrifice of the Human TorpedoesThe Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes · 1955
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
9.01955
MovieWar
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraA Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era · 1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
7.01957
MovieComedy
Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.
The Great White TowerThe Great White Tower · 1966
The Great White Tower
6.91966
MovieDrama
The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research.
Love in the AirLove in the Air · 1962
Love in the Air
1962
Movie
Satake Shoji had been a trapeze artist in the Ezaki Circus, but when Shingo, his team mate, slipped and fell to his death, he had felt responsible and, sick at heart, left the circus for a life at sea. On land again Shoji goes to a cabaret where he is soon involved in a brawl. Kasamatsu, the owner of the cabaret, impressed by Shoji's strength, offers him a job as his bodyguard. The next morning Shoji visits Shingo's grave and meets Miyako, Shingo's former sweetheart, who is still a trapeze performer and now the star of the Kuroko Circus which Shoji realizes Kasamatsu intends to control.
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Volcano's Last Big EruptionHimitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Volcano's Last Big Eruption · 1976
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Volcano's Last Big Eruption
5.21976
MovieActionAdventure
When Magman makes a blunder that finally makes him lose the Black Cross Furher's trust, he begins a rampage against EAGLE with Navarone Fortress, the Gorenger must finally stop them. It features the destruction of Volcano Mask General Magman and his Mobile Fortress Navarone, as well as the Gorenger Machines, and the first appearance of his successor Commander-in-Chief Golden Mask. This is a theatrical version of episode 54 of the Himitsu Sentai Gorenger television series.
The Street Without SunThe Street Without Sun · 1954
The Street Without Sun
7.01954
MovieDrama
Based on the novel by proletarian writer Sunao Tokunaga. The story is about a long strike by workers at a large printing house and the strikers' steadfastness, which neither hunger nor violence could break. The heroine of this story actively participates in her colleagues' struggle against layoffs, oppression, and police brutality.
Rusty KnifeRusty Knife · 1958
Rusty Knife
5.91958
MovieThrillerAction
Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug. The D.A. gets an anonymous letter about the suicide five years' before of a city council member. Evidence about the case leads the D.A. to Tachibana, struggling to go straight after involvement with the mob and a prison sentence for killing the man responsible for the rape and suicide of his fiancée. One of Tachibana's friends is Keiko, the daughter of the dead councilman and the ward of another powerful official. How do these stories connect?
Bad GirlBad Girl · 1963
Bad Girl
7.71963
MovieDramaRomance
Wakae is a 15 year old girl who lived under the same roof with her alcoholic father and stepmom. Her mother had died years ago. She spends her nights at a rundown bar, sharing drinks and cigarettes with the lowlife drunks. She has nowhere to turn and no one to talk to, until she is reunited with her childhood friend, Saburo, who brings warmth to her heart.
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane!Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane! · 1976
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane!
8.61976
MovieActionAdventure
The Gorenger head for Matsuyama to prevent the Black Cross from firing a missile to destroy Japan. Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane is a theatrical film based on the Himitsu Sentai Gorenger television series. It was originally shown on July 22, 1976 (between Episodes 56 and 57 of the TV series) as part of the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival. It was the only Gorenger film that was a completely original work and not a theatrical version of a TV episode.
Shadow of DeceptionShadow of Deception · 1971
Shadow of Deception
6.51971
MovieMysteryDrama
It was five years ago when Minako spent a night with Sozo, younger brother of her ex-husband. She now lives in a local town with a rich old man who owns a dry goods store. Minako travels to Tokyo on business every three months, during which time she continues to meet Sozo, who has married the daughter of his respected teacher.
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus SwordKasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword · 1982
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982
MovieDramaCrime
A series of murders at Fukagawa lumberyard is tied to a grudge letter from the deceased Kansuke Tsukunamiya. Officer Kasajiro Sakane investigates the baffling case.
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The MovieHimitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Movie · 1975
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Movie
8.01975
MovieScience FictionAction
A Masked Monster being chased for stealing a microfilm with EAGLE secrets hides on a houseboat to avoid Kaijo and Asuka's pursuit.
Voice Without a ShadowVoice Without a Shadow · 1958
Voice Without a Shadow
6.21958
MovieCrimeDrama
Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued to haunt her. Years later her husband invites his boss, Hamazaki, over for dinner and she realises his voice is suspiciously like that of the killer. Before she can investigate further, Hamazaki is found dead and her husband becomes the prime suspect.

TV Shows

Himitsu Sentai GorengerHimitsu Sentai Gorenger · 1975
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
8.31975
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
A powerful terrorist organization known as the Black Cross Army threatens to destroy the Earth, with only the defense organization EAGLE (EArth Guard LEague) able to oppose them. In retaliation, Black Cross Army destroys multiple EAGLE headquarters across Japan, killing all but five people. Now, these five remaining EAGLE members are called to form a secret, powerful team known as Gorenger, the only force left that has a chance to stop the Black Cross Army and their evil leader, Black Cross Führer.
Denshi Sentai DenzimanDenshi Sentai Denziman · 1980
Denshi Sentai Denziman
8.81980
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Denzimen are warriors who fight against the Vader Clan, a clan that tries to pollute the Earth with sludge. Denzimen fight using the Super Science of the Denzi people.
Police Tactical UnitPolice Tactical Unit · 2019
Police Tactical Unit
2019
SeriesDramaMystery
A story that tackles the life experience and mental issues that plague the PTU officers from the perspective of a former undercover cop who returns to the force. After successfully bringing down the triads, Gao Jiasheng (Raymond Lam) goes back to wearing the police badge and crosses paths with Sergeant He Huiling (Charlene Choi) and Team Leader Liu Jianhui (Alex Fong). The three have their share of misgivings, but learn to build trust and friendship through a series of dangerous missions.
Kogarashi MonjiroKogarashi Monjiro · 1972
Kogarashi Monjiro
8.01972
SeriesDrama
Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mouth. Monjiro avoided getting involved in anything, but wherever he went, he ended up getting involved in incidents