Isuzu Yamada Movies

The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the interesting human image of his...

His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried...

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

Martial Arts Encyclopedia

The common-law wife and daughter of a wealthy old man plot to murder him and steal his fortune, with the help of their male acquaintances.

Across the Inagawa River that runs through the center of the village, the children of the two villages scrambled for a swimming pool, and each time a...

During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest with his ideas of how to overthrow the corrupt...

The Siege of Osaka

The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when...

From birth Hideyoshi was a restless, defiant spirit--a child of the poorest of the poor. Cast out of his peasant cottage, he would live by his wits,...

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

Onna Hitori Daichi wo Yuku (A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land, Kinuta Production, 1953) was the second feature film directed by Kamei Fumio, who is...

A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in...

An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to...

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.