Movies by Yôji Yamada
As a director:
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Kyoto Story (2010)
Cast: Hana Ebise, Sôtarô Tanaka
Directed by: Yôji Yamada, Abe Tsutomu
The ancient and beautiful neighborhood of Uzumasa in Kyoto, Japan, is the true star of this quirky romantic drama about a young university librarian, Kyoko Higashide (Hana Ebise), who must…
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About Her Brother (2009)
Cast: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Yû Aoi …
Directed by: Yôji Yamada
When her ne'er-do-well younger brother Tetsuro (Tsurube Shôfukutei) shows up at a family wedding, gets drunk and makes a scene, successful pharmacy owner Ginko (Sayuri Yoshinaga)…
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Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
Cast: Tsurube Shôfukutei, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Keiko Toda …
Directed by: Yôji Yamada
When her husband is jailed for radical scholarship and accused of being a Communist, Kayo Nogami (Sayuri Yoshinaga) faces the daunting task of raising two daughters -- and enduring the biting…
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Love and Honor (2006)
Cast: Takuya Kimura, Rei Dan, Mitsugoro Bando …
Directed by: Yôji Yamada
Unhappy with his food-tasting job, samurai Shinnojo Mimura (Takuya Kimura) dreams of opening a martial arts school for boys. But when eating toxic shellfish leaves him blind, his hopes for…
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The Hidden Blade (2004)
Cast: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka …
Directed by: Yôji Yamada
Caught in the changing climate of mid-19th-century Japan, a samurai warrior must choose between loyalty and duty when ordered to kill a former friend. But will he be prepared to face off…
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The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi …
Directed by: Yôji Yamada
Seibei Iguchi, a recent widower and impoverished accountant, eschews his responsibilities as a samurai in order to care for his two daughters and ailing mother. But when his clan leaders…
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Tora-San: Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
Cast: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Sachiko Mitsumoto …
Directed by: Yôji Yamada
Kiyoshi Atsumi stars as traveling salesman Torajirô Kuruma, aka Tora-san, whose unexpected return home after 20 years wreaks havoc on his family, in this classic first installment in…
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Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)
Cast: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Chocho Miyako …
Directed by: Yôji Yamada
In this second tale in the Tora-san saga, the titular traveling salesman (Kiyoshi Atsumi) returns home for the birth of his nephew and is soon smitten with the beautiful Natsuko (Orie Satoh),…