Takako Irie — Actor (14)
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A Woman's Sorrows (1937) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
女人哀愁
director: Mikio Naruse actor: Takako Irie / Masako Tsutsumi …
other title: Les Larmes d'une femme / 女人哀愁
Young Hiroko’s conservative principles place her at odds with most modern women, as she has already submitted to her mother’s choice of man for any marriage prospect. Wed into an affluent family that practically treats her as a housemaid, locked away like a 'doll' by her estimation, Hiroko’s own submission to traditional thinking brings contradictions to light.
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Learn from Experience, Part Two (1937) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
禍福 後篇
director: Mikio Naruse actor: Takako Irie / Chieko Takehisa …
other title: Les Vicissitudes de la vie II / 禍福 後篇
Toyomi is pregnant -- and while Shintaro and Yurie are on their extended honeymoon, she bears his child, a girl named Kiyoko. She is supported in adversity by close friend Michiko and her mother but also, surprisingly, Shintaro's mother and siblings. Even moreso, Toyomi and Yurie become friends. Part two of a two-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan.
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Learn from Experience, Part One (1937) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
禍福 前篇
director: Mikio Naruse actor: Takako Irie / Chieko Takehisa …
other title: Les Vicissitudes de la vie I / 禍福 前篇
Wealthy young Toyomi and Shintaro are in love. However, Shintaro’s father is arranging for him to marry Yurie, the scion of an even wealthier family. The two lovers flee to Tokyo, but when Shintaro returns to proclaim his intent to marry Toyomi, his father browbeats him into attending the marriage meeting with Yurie. Part one of a two-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan.
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Sincerity (1939) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
まごころ
director: Mikio Naruse actor: Takako Irie / Minoru Takada …
other title: Le Cœur sincère / Sinceridad …
Two young girls, Nobiko and Tomiko, go to the same school. The less fortunate girl Nobiko is one of the top students, while the rich girl Tomiko is not. At one time Tomiko's father was quite fond of Nobuko's mother.
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The Most Beautiful (1944) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
一番美しく
director: Akira Kurosawa actor: Takashi Shimura / Shōji Kiyokawa …
other title: Lo spirito più elevato / A Mais Bela …
Young women at a precision optics factory in wartime Japan push to exceed production quotas, enduring illness, injury, and personal hardship to “serve the country.” Led by Tsuru Watanabe, they fight fatigue and setbacks to keep their line moving—even when duty collides with grief.