The best Ken Takakura’s comedy movies
We present our ranking of the best Ken Takakura’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Ken Takakura.
Mr. Baseball
6/10
Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball league find it in him?
The Yellow Handkerchief
7.3/10
Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.
Red Peony Gambler
6.8/10
Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years old, her father was attacked and killed by a stranger in alley. Ryuko then dissolves her yakuza family, and, carrying the wallet left by the killer, she sets out on a journey to avenge her father's death. Five years later, she wanders the nation, known only as! Red Peony Oryu who has a red peony tattooed on her shoulder and has the defiance and courage of a man. She meets Katagiri - a loner gambler, Kumatora - boss of a family in Shikoku, and Otaka - female boss of the Doman Family in Osaka. With their help, she finally catches up with the man who murdered her father.
Flower, Storm and Gangster
6.5/10
A gang of bank robbers plan a big robbery, but they all plot to betray each other after the heist for different reasons.
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
Japanese comedy film.
No Advice Taken
A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man.
Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor.
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
A comedy of a high-spirited geisha, Koharu, who is at risk of being trapped in a conspiracy to take over a lucrative diamond mine business.
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
Popular geisha Koharu suspects that Yusaku, a handsome stranger she falls in love with, is involved in a robbery of precious diamond.
A Fishwife's Tale
Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological father who has fallen victim to an evil plot orchestrated by those who would take over his successful business.
Man of the World
An upstanding young man who is popular with the ladies takes on a corrupt group of men in his company.
