Eiko Takamatsu
Acting
Biography
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Born: July 2, 1893
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Known For
The Only Son
A silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son's education up to a college level despite their poverty. Many years later, she travels to Tokyo to visit her son.
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board.
The Thick-Walled Room
A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.
A Hen in the Wind
Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for treatment but has no way of paying. She resorts to prostitution. One month later her husband returns from WWII to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together they must deal with the consequences.
Mr. Thank You
In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.
So Goes My Love
Shigeo is an aspiring writer living with his girl friend Minako and hoping for success and a better tomorrow every day. Both live on what Minako earns from working in a café. Shigeo is not happy with the situation and neither is his family who do not approve of Minako. Especially his uncle tries to convince him to leave Minako, even using his influence behind the scenes. Things start to change when Shigeo's sister pays the young couple a visit, being the first member of Shigeo's family to actually get to know Minako in person.
Farewell to Dream
A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are fishmongers, and Yoichi lives together with them and his four siblings in cramped living conditions. His beloved younger sister is given to a wealthy, childless uncle; his best friend moves away; the girl he fell in love with from afar is with someone else: little by little, Yoichi loses all the people that are important to him.
The Ball at the Anjo House
After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.
Boyhood
When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.
Morning for the Osone Family
A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.
Filmography
as Tsune
as Old housekeeper
as Old domestic servant
as Obasan
as Miss Tsumura
as Yoshioka
as Matsuya
as Lodging House Keeper
as Jokou
as Namiji's nanny
as Maid
as Otatsu, the mother
as Lady
as Atsuta's mother
as Ogen
as Otane
as Okatsu
as Proprietress of the rooming house
as Haneda Household Maid