Kaichi Yamamoto

Earth (1939)

Kanji is a poor peasant widower who struggles to earn a living for his daughter and himself and to pay off his father-in-law's debts. ...

Jinsei Gekijo: Zankyaku hen (1938)

1938 Theater of Life adaptation. ...

The Naked Town (1937)

A 1937 Japanese language film directed by Tomu Uchida, starring Ryo Akaboshi, Mitsuru Date and Hisao Furutani. ...

Great Bodhisattva Pass 2 (1936)

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass ...

Happy Daughter (1934)

Banquet Under the Midnight Sun (1932)

In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status. He nevertheless pursues her until her initial disgust breaks down into fondness, then romantic feelings, ind ...

Hatobue wo Fuku Onna (1932)

The 26 Martyrs of Japan (1931)

Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity. ...

Jean Valjean: Part Two (1931)

The second part of the melodrama based on the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, the action of which is transferred to the era of the Meiji Revolution. The film has not survived. ...

Jean Valjean: Part One (1931)

The first part of a fascinating melodrama based on Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, the action of which is transferred to the era of the Meiji Revolution. The film has not survived. ...