Ken Tanaka

Ken Tanaka

March 6, 1951 · 75 years old

Known For

8 titles
1
Godzilla 1985

Godzilla 1985

1985 · 1h 27m · Movie

Thirty years after the original monster's rampage, a new Godzilla emerges and attacks Japan.

6.1
2
The Return of Godzilla

The Return of Godzilla

1984 · 1h 43m · Movie

The Japanese government suppresses news of Godzilla's resurrection as political tensions increase between the US and USSR, both of whom willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.

6.8
3
Sandakan No. 8

Sandakan No. 8

1974 · 2h 0m · Movie

A journalist interviews an old woman who was forced into prostitution, just like many other Japanese women working in Asia outside of Japan during the first half of the 20th century. She worked in a Malaysian brothel called Sandak...

7.5
4
Hi no tori

Hi no tori

1978 · 2h 17m · Movie

Evil Queen Himiko and her army invade a small rural province in order to kill a Phoenix in order to achieve immortality, a young boy survives and goes on an adventure to amend the injustices.

5.9
5
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

1986 · 2h 15m · Movie

This is Japanese melo-dramatist director Yoji Yamada's ode to 1930s film production during the transition from silent film to talkies. With many loose associations we can see the rise of a young star Koharu Tanaka for the big New ...

7.0
6
My Son! My Son!

My Son! My Son!

1979 · 2h 11m · Movie

A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.

6.7
7
In the City of Dawn

In the City of Dawn

2011 · 2h 9m · Movie

By chance, Watabe meets subordinate worker Nakanishi at batting center. A friendship occurs which leads to a heated love affair. Watabe then learns that Nakanishi is the prime suspect of a murder case that occurred 15 years - the ...

5.4
8
The Gate of Youth

The Gate of Youth

1975 · 3h 8m · Movie

Shinsuke's life from infancy to teens revolves around coal mining. His father sacrifices himself rescuing trapped miners. Shinsuke and his mother receive support from a kind Korean man and a yakuza biker as they cope with the loss.

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