Reizaburo Yamamoto

The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords (1964)

The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will become Jirocho's wife, as well as other members of his future family. There is a particularly great swordfight n ...

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery (1964)

Pale Flower (1964)

A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling. ...

A Carpenter and Children (1962)

A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning combination of drama and humor. The warm friendship that grows between the carpenter, the woman and the childr ...

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering (1962)

1962 Japanese movie. ...

Love at the Fogged Harbor (1962)

A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko. ...

Nippon no obaachan (1962)

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With n ...

Afraid to Die (1960)

On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned wh ...

Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2 (1957)

The conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of daring adventures, Kojiro seems to have finally discovered the ultimate happiness in life when he is reunited with Tone, the love of his life. However, his days of h ...

Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten (1954)

Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten: Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie ...

Hana to ryû - Dai-ichi-bu: Dôkai-wan no rantô (1954)

Dai-ichi-bu: Dôkai-wan no rantô - Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie. ...

Brother and Sister (1953)

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempe ...

Five Men of Edo (1951)

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep ...

Sasaki Kojiro (1951)

Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as Sasaki Kojiro, who rises from humble beginnings to national fame, and a young Toshiro Mifune appears as the leg ...

The Blue Pearl (1951)

The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally "women of the sea") in a superstitious coastal town. Though raised within the same tradition-bound crucible, the two women – Noe and Riu – are port ...

New Yuuden 2: Yuu Traffic (1951)

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki (Part 2 of 2) ...

New Yuuden (1951)

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki (Part 1 of 2) ...

Zoku Sasaki Kojiro (1951)

1951 Japanese movie ...

Red Peony of Night (1950)

A romantic melodrama about the shifting relationship between Ryosuke and Miki as their precarious employment and social circumstances shift around them. ...

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog (1950)

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki ...

A Man from Akagi (1950)

I Saw a Phantom Fish (1950)

A village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish. ...

Heat and Mud (1950)

With one million yen in stolen cash, Kurita plans his escape to Hokkaido with an unwilling bar girl named Katsumi. ...

The Motherland Far Far Away (1950)

Directed by Daisuke Itō. ...

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu (1950)

A continuation of the prior film (影法師). ...

Escape from Prison (1950)

Kagebōshi (1950)

On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken down. His colleague Ryunosuke felt responsible and decided to catch the culprit, not only for the sake of the beautiful wife of Utsugi, Chika, but also for his own ...

Stray Dog (1949)

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo's sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of c ...

Thirty-three footprints (1948)

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka ...

Drunken Angel (1948)

In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that's tested when the gangster's ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can't escape. ...

Miss Hanako (1943)

Hanakosan (1943, TOHO, MAKINO Masahiro), a thoroughly light and joyful musical comedy, influenced by Busby Berkeley films, against the national policy under the wartime, was made into a film from comic serials by SUGIURA Yukio published in a magazine. ...

The Opium War (1943)

The Opium War is a 1943 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Masahiro Makino. "Ahen senso" in Japan refers to the First Opium War. The story of the film concerns this war. ...

Onna keizu (1942)

1942 adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's novel. ...

The Man Who Waited (1942)

A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts snooping around, however, he finds himself reluctantly drawn in to the case. ...

A Man's Flower Road of Triumph (1941)

The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the main supply wagons and the supply troops to transport materiel to the Uesugi army. To this are added episodes ...

Mud and Soldiers (1939)

A group of Japanese soldiers land in Chinese territory. They advance on a village ; one soldier, Norimoto, is killed in the attack, but the village is captured. Norimoto's body is recovered and buried. Over the next two days, the soldiers advance inland. T ...

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. ...

A Pebble by the Wayside (1938)

Tomotaka Tasaka's A Pebble by the Wayside (Robo no Ishi), made in 1938 and taken from a Yuzo Yamamoto novel, takes place around 1902, was about a young boy brought up entirely by his mother since his drunken father is never home. An intelligent teacher wan ...

Jinsei Gekijo: Zankyaku hen (1938)

1938 Theater of Life adaptation. ...

Otôsan no uta dokei (1937)

Theater of Life: Youth Version (1936)

Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1935)

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it. ...

Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords (1935)

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film like the other two is similar in tone and spirit to the Yamanaka Tange Sazen film and would appeal to fans of ...

Kunisada Chūji (1935)

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost. ...

Mito Komon - The Secret Letter (1935)

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. ...

Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen (1934)

Directed by Daisuke Itō. ...

Bangaku no issho (1933)

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. ...

Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword (1933)

A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. ...

Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen (1933)

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 ...

Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings (1932)

Jirokichi the Rat (1931)

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel by her criminal brother, Nikichi. When he goes to find Nikichi, Jirokichi immediately falls for Okino, a poo ...

Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen (1931)