Movies: Isamu Yamaguchi

A film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi Fudoyama....

Minowada, a young teacher at a National People's School, has his own theory of education and the daughter of his linguistics teacher becomes drawn to him. Kayo, a strong-willed doctor, is also attracted to him. A mediator tries to arrange a marriage ...

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1945 Japanese movie...

Venice Film Festival 1939...

Based on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school in a beautiful northern harbor town. Teacher Masaki (Obinata) speaks up for Keiko, one of the girls at the school, every time she causes problems because...

A fatherless boy's mother passes him from one aunt to another....

The film centers a compassionate teacher (Setsuko Hara) who teaches at a Tokyo grade school where students curse and gamble. The school has a pond on-premises that she's in charge of and cares for. The pond holds a number of carp, but someone is snat...

A series of grisly murders with strange claw marks lead Mito Komon into discovering a deadly plan that involves a strange gorilla creature....

The final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of characters and exciting developments....

The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government....

First film of the The Black Hooded Man series....

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The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film....

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1960 movie directed by Taizō Fuyushima...

A village romantic drama. (Now lost.)...

Heinosuke Gosho evokes in this film the family conflicts engendered by the eternal problem of a father who projects his professional desires on the life of his son. The sister Machiko is the essential link that will allow everyone to apologize to eac...

Tai Kato's first film directed at Toei....

After getting permission to dig up the pawnbroker's grave, Young lord samurai was surprised to find the body was missing, as was the Gosu plate. He had a suspect in mind, and was able to use him to learn of the pawnbroker's hideout and try to piece t...