Yoji Yamada Movies

A Japanese stage actor in Yokohama is terminally ill, and is determined to end his life, but doesn’t know to have inherited a large sum of...

Anime adaptation of the "Otoko wa Tsurai yo (It's tough being a man)" film series by Youji Yamada. Kuruma Torajirou (or Tora-san), a traveling...

A documentary made to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Satsuo Yamamoto's death.

One summer day, Tokujiro, who works at an ironworks in the industrial area of ​​Kawasaki, joins a choir group in order to seduce the...

The return of a man to Japan from Borneo creates chaos in a village.

A road trip comedy set against the backdrop of the famous historical sites of Tohoku and Hokkaido.

After the war, many filmmakers were expelled from the Japanese film industry due to the Toho Dispute and the Red Purge. Amid such circumstances,...

Set in a rubber company in Tokyo, this comedy depicts the sorrows of salarymen in a humorous way, centering on the commotion caused by the passionate...

Taiji (Kawazu Yusuke), who works at Noble Cosmetics, wants to marry his girlfriend Tomie (Kuwano Miyuki), but is having a hard time saving up the...

1957 Japanese movie.

Kyoko is a university librarian and she also helps her parents with their drycleaning company. She is involved with a childhood friend from the...

Hama-chan and Su-san go fishing during a business trip, but Hama-chan has to give a lecture on Su-san's behalf in a case of mistaken identity.

Set in the downtown area in the heart of Tokyo, this film depicts the lives of poor but kind-hearted people.

1962 Japanese movie

A sequel to Ohana han.

This action drama depicts the conflict between orthodox and new yakuza gangsters.

This appears to be a labor of love. Its about a village which is given the opportunity to put on a musical. They would have to pay the overhead and,...