Yoji Yamada Movies

An uptight young man comes to suspect that his factory worker girlfriend has a secret involving his boorish older brother.

Saotome is a white-collar worker on the brink of a burnout who one day strikes up a friendship with Gen, a boorish drifter who approaches life one...

Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.

The film is based on the 1959 hit song of the same name by the Three Cats.

This special performance was held to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the release of the film Tora-San. The event was a must-see for fans and...

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,...

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

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

This is a film adaptation of a popular NHK drama that depicts a strong-willed woman, Hana, who lives a lively life while being swept up in the waves...

Based on the long running manga of the same name by Sadao Shouji.

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

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

Yuka came to work as an intern nurse at a hospital and she met Shunichi again. They were school friends, and she liked him. But, she found out that...

A story set in a small harmonica factory in Kita-Senju that celebrates the love lives of young workers.

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

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...

After meeting as college students in the cinema town of Seijo, husband and wife Nobuhiko and Kyoko Obayashi have gone on to direct and produce...

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