Takamine also made two films for Ozu—one silent, “Tokyo Chorus” (1931); the other, with sound, “The Munekata Sisters” (1950). The latter features her and Tanaka as yin-and-yang siblings ...

Takamine is a biopic about Dr. Jokichi Takamine, the late biochemist known for successfully crystallizing and isolating adrenaline, which is also called epinephrine. Dubbed the father of modern ...